August 15, 2003
Contents:
Federal/State Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
Federal/State Grants:
HOPE VI Revitalization Grants
for the Enhancement of Neighborhood Networks for Fiscal
Year 2002 -Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public
Housing
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Funding Amount: $5 million. Each applicant may request
up to $180,000. If funds remain after all grants are awarded, HUD will
divide these funds equally among the grant award recipients. This may result
in grant amounts larger than $180,000. HUD reserves the right to award
a greater or lesser amount of funds than requested, based upon the merit
of the submitted grant application. HUD may deobligate amounts for the
grant if proposed activities are not initiated or completed within the
required time after the effective date of the award. The grant agreement
will set forth in detail circumstances under which funds may be deobligated
and other sanctions imposed.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are Public Housing Authorities
(PHAs) that are awardees of HOPE VI Revitalization Grants, awarded under
the Notice of Funding Availability for Revitalization of Severely Distressed
Public Housing HOPE VI Revitalization Grants; Fiscal Year 2002, as published
in the Federal Register on July 31, 2002, page 49766 to 49791, Docket Number
FR-4768-N-01 (HOPE VI NOFA).
Description: The funds must be used for the expansion
of Neighborhood Networks facilities and services beyond those described
in the applicant's HOPE VI NOFA application. Joint applications are not
permitted. However,
in accordance with Section XI (A)(4), Community and Supportive Services, of the
HOPE VI NOFA, the applicant may enter into subgrant agreements with procured
developers, other HOPE VI partners, non- profits, or state or local governments
to perform the activities proposed under the application. Grantees from the FY
2002 HOPE VI NOFA (defined below) are building Neighborhood Network Centers (NNCs)
and/or developing Neighborhood Networks programs as part of their revitalization
plan.
HOPE VI monies can be used for NNC construction, computer and information technology
hardware, staffing, and services. The Neighborhood Networks enhancement grant
will provide additional funding to HOPE VI grantees to accelerate and optimize
the development of their NNCs as focal points for innovative information technology
(IT) programs and supportive service delivery through digital technologies. This
Neighborhood Networks NOFA (NN NOFA) provides grants to qualified Public Housing
Agencies (PHAs) to (1) Update, maintain, and expand existing Neighborhood Networks/community
technology centers (NNCs); or (2) establish new NNCs. Programs offered by NNCs
shall be designed to meet public housing residents' needs, be geared towards
helping residents transition from welfare to work, assist school-age children
and youth with homework, provide guidance and preparatory programming to high
school students (or other interested residents) for post-secondary education
(college or trade schools), offer life-skills and job training for youth, adults,
and seniors, and provide health care information and other services as deemed
necessary by results
obtained from resident surveys. NNCs must be located within the HOPE VI development's
locally defined neighborhood, on PHA owned land (including land leased to an
ownership entity via a ground-lease) or land leased by the PHA, procured developer,
or owner entity on a long-
term lease of at least 15 years, NNCs provide computer and Internet access to
public housing residents and offer a full range of supportive services. Applicants
should submit proposals that will: provide job training; reduce welfare dependency;
promote economic self-sufficiency; increase the use of computer technology; expand
educational opportunities for residents; develop access to health and nutrition
information; and meet other needs of residents. HUD is looking for applications
that implement comprehensive programs within the grant term that will result
in improved economic self-sufficiency for public housing residents. HUD is looking
for proposals that also involve partnerships with organizations that will help
supplement and enhance the services grantees will offer to residents.
Application Information: Send the original and one copy
of your completed application to Mr. Milan Ozdinec, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public Housing Investments, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone
(202) 401-8812; fax (202) 401-2370 (these are not toll-free numbers). Please
make sure that you note the room number. The correct room number is very
important to ensure that your application is not misdirected. Persons with
hearing and/or speech challenges may access these telephone numbers via
text telephone (TTY) by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339. Frequently asked questions, clarifications,
and any technical corrections will be posted to the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov.
In addition, all materials related to this NN NOFA will be posted to the
HOPE VI Web site at http://www.hud.gov/hopevi. http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
other/nnetworks.doc
Deadline: September 12, 2003
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service (Repeat)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Funding Amount: A total of up to $10 million
is expected to be available in FY 2003 to fund up to 10
awards. Grant awardees will be required to provide matching
non-federal funds equal to the amount of the grant received
Eligibility: Independent producers, eligible agricultural
producer groups, farmer or rancher cooperatives, or majority-controlled
producer based business ventures are eligible to apply.
Description: to establish agriculture innovation centers
that assist agriculture producers in developing value-added businesses.
Application Information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-19618.htm
Deadline: NA
Fusion Science Centers
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy;
Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES)
Funding Amount: anticipated that about $2,000,000
of Fiscal Year 2004 funding will be available to fund one or two new
Fusion Science Centers. Since the thrust of this initiative is for
university-based institutions, any participation of a (FFRDC), including
a Department of Energy National Laboratory, should be limited to no
more than 20 percent of the Center funding. The host institution is
required to provide at least 15 percent matching funds for the Center.
Eligibility: academic institutions and groups within
the United States, which have research and educational programs in plasma
science. The Center is expected, and encouraged, to participate in collaborations
with other research institutions. The FSC is envisioned to combine the
expertise and approaches of national laboratories and universities.
Description: The objective of this initiative is to
establish one or two university-based Fusion Science Centers (FSC), which
will focus on fundamental issues in plasma science. The FSC will be supported
to perform fusion plasma science research in areas of such wide scope
and complexity that it would not be feasible for individual investigators
or small groups to make progress. Since future manpower requirements
of the fusion energy sciences program are an important concern, proposals
should discuss effective ways in which education and training are integrated
within their research programs. Centers should be expected to sponsor
multidisciplinary workshops and summer schools that will bring together
students and researchers from various fields and institutions to focus on basic
plasma science. The workshops should also serve to communicate
the advances and challenges of fusion science to the broader scientific community.
The duration of the Center grant will be five years, with the possibility of
a one time renewal for five more years. All institutions or groups planning
to submit applications for funding a new center in Fiscal Year 2004 should
submit in response to this Notice. Applicants are not being asked, in any way,
to fund or establish a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).
Application Information: Applicants are requested to
submit a letter-of-intent by October 15, 2003. Letters-of-Intent should
be sent by e-mail to the following e-mail address: john.sauter@science.doe.gov and
the subject line should state: Letter-of-Intent regarding Program Notice
DE-FG01-03ER03-26. Letters-of-intent must include the title of the application,
the name of the Principal Investigator(s), the requested funding and
a one-page abstract. These letters-of-intent will be used to organize
and expedite review processes. Failure to submit a letter-of-intent will
not negatively prejudice a responsive formal application submitted in
a
timely fashion.
A copy of the Preliminary Application should be sent by e-mail to: john.sauter@science.doe.gov with
a subject line titled Preliminary Application Regarding Program Notice DE-FG01-03ER03-26.
In addition, you must provide two CDs, with one PDF file copy of the Preliminary
Application on each, to be sent Federal Express to: John Sauter, SC-55, Office
of Fusion Energy Sciences, Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290. Full Applications in response
to this solicitation Number DE-FG01-03ER03-26 are to be electronically submitted
by an authorized institutional business official through DOE's Industry Interactive
Procurement System (IIPS) at: http://e-center.doe.gov/.
Contact: Dr. Michael D. Crisp, Research Division, SC-55, Office of Fusion Energy
Sciences, Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290. Telephone: (301) 903-4883, or by e-mail
address: michael.crisp@science.doe.gov.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this program is 81.049,
and the solicitation control number is ERFAP 10 CFR part 605.
Deadline: To permit timely consideration for awards in Fiscal
Year 2004, applicants are required to submit a Preliminary Application by November
14, 2003. Following a review of the Preliminary Application, applicants may
be invited to submit a Full Application in response to this notice which must
be received by DOE no later than 4:30 p.m., March 1, 2004. Electronic submission
of formal applications in PDF format is required.
Research Proposals for Obtaining
Public or Proprietary Data
Funding Agency: U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA)
Funding Amount: More than one contract
may be awarded; no single contract will exceed $100,000.
This procurement is a 100 percent small business set-aside.
Eligibility: small business concerns
Description: SBA's Office of Advocacy invites research
proposals for projects that incorporate non-survey methods of obtaining
or enhancing public or proprietary data.
Application Information: More information is available
at: website: http://www.eps.gov/spg/SBA/OOA/OPGM/SBAHQ-03-Q-0026/listing.html
Deadline: August 27, 2003
Native American Entrepreneurs
Projects (Repeat)
Funding Agency: U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA): Office of Native American Affairs
Funding Amount: The total amount budgeted for this effort is $682,300
Eligibility: eligible small business concerns
Description: proposals for economic development projects that
will empower Native American entrepreneurs in disadvantaged and under-served
Indian reservations and tribal areas. SBA will make awards based on the projects'
ability to provide increased entrepreneurial development opportunities and
other criteria. Selected projects must have the potential to become best practices
for implementation by other entities around the U.S. They also must include
viable plans for identifying alternate funding options so that successful projects
can continue without further SBA funding.
Application Information: http://www.eps.gov/spg/SBA/OOA/OPGM/SBAHQ-03-R-0011/listing.html Contact:
Deborah Woods, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 205-7051, Fax (202) 481-1568,
Email deborah.woods@sba.gov
Deadline: September 12, 2003
Awards & Scholarships:
National Child Care Teacher
Awards
Funding Organization: Tylenol and Terri
Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation http://www.childcareabc.org/
Funding Amount: Award recipients will receive
$500 to $1,000 as a stipend to acknowledge childcare teachers'
special dedication in the face of low wages and an additional
$500 to fund their project
Eligibility: childcare teachers nationwide
Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must be teachers
of infant, toddler, or preschool-age children. Applicants must be employed
in home- or center-based programs that are fully compliant with local and
state regulations for operating childcare programs and have worked in their
current program for at least thirty-six months by November 28, 2003. (Applications
will be accepted from those who have worked for the same childcare entity
for thirty-six months in more than one location.) Programs must be open
a mini mum of 10 hours a day, twelve months a year.
Description: TLLCCF is a nonprofit foundation that funds
nonsectarian, nonprofit childcare programs dedicated to excellence. The
awards are designed to acknowledge the critical role of childcare teachers
in providing quality childcare. Applicants are required to design a project
that enhances their classroom. Projects should demonstrate educational,
social, and emotional benefits and illustrate the critical role of the
teacher.
Application Information: See the TLLCCF Web site for complete
program guidelines. RFP Link: http://www.childcareabc.org/
Deadline: November 28, 2003
Progressive Technology Project
Funding Amounts: $10,000 each to support
the use of technology by grassroots organizing groups to
advance specific aspects of their community-organizing
efforts. Funds can be used for training, technical support,
consulting, needs assessment, planning, hardware and software,
application design, and system setup.
Eligibility: Applicants must be nonprofit, community-based
organizations with 501(c)(3) status or be sponsored by such an organization.
PTP accepts proposals only from organizations focused on and based
in the United States.
Application Information: See the PTP Web site for complete
eligibility information and application guidelines
Description: The Progressive Technology Project (PTP)
seeks to raise the scope and scale of technology resources available
to grassroots community organizing groups working for environmental,
economic, and social justice. PTP provides training, technical assistance,
and grants to develop the capacity of grassroots organizing groups through
the use of information technology.
The purpose of the program is to help grassroots groups strengthen their organizing
efforts through appropriate use of technology. More than just providing funds
to purchase equipment, grants should be used to assist groups in applying technology
to their work in a way that makes them stronger and more effective at achieving
social change ends.
Application Information:
RFP Link: http://www.progressivetech.org/Program/grantmaking.htm
Deadline: August 29, 2003
GED Jump Start Scholarship Application Funding Organization: American School Food Service Association
(ASFSA); The Child Nutrition Foundation http://www.asfsa.org/
Eligibility: To qualify for the scholarship the applicant
must be a member of ASFSA, not currently have a high school diploma or
a GED diploma, and plan to earn a GED within one year of receiving the
scholarship. Local district school foodservice directors and managers
are encouraged to motivate their employees to pursue a GED.
Description: The GED Jump Start Scholarship provides
eligible individuals with funds to pay for GED classes, GED study materials,
GED test fee, transportation and childcare. The GED scholarship is made
possible by generous donations from Kellogg's Food Away From Home and
ASFSA members. The GED Jump Start Scholarship application and promotional
poster/flyer are also available in Spanish.
Application Information: Complete the one-page application
form, write a paragraph about why they want to get their GED, and ask
for a letter of recommendation from their supervisor. The GED exam can
be taken in Spanish or English. To download the application in English
or Spanish: http://www.asfsa.org/continuinged/assistance/
scholarships/ged.asp
Deadlines: for submitting scholarship applications are March
1, June 1, September 1, and December 1.
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Temper of The Times Foundation
Funding Amounts: Grants are typically
between $5,000 and $15,000 and are awarded only to nonprofit
organizations classified as 501(c)(3) public charities
by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation does not
provide grants to individuals or for-profit organizations.
Description: Temper of The Times Foundation promotes
the use of standard marketing concepts to increase environmental awareness.
Recognizing that organizations working to protect the environment in
general have limited access to paid media, the Foundation provides funds
to underwrite advertising designed to promote the conservation and restoration
of native wildlife, plants, and ecosystems in the United States. Grants
should be used to fund the production of print, radio, or television
ads, to pay for advertising space or airtime, or to produce or distribute
pamphlets, books, videos, or press packets.
Application Information: Applications should be limited
to five pages and should include the following information: Organizational
Information: Name, address, telephone number and contact person, Mission
statement ,Budget and sources of funding, Charitable tax status, Title
of project , Amount of funding requested, Summary of project , Target
audience, Detailed description of the proposed advertisement or publication,
including creative work, when possible Project work plan and budget ,
Evidence of feasibility, Additional sources of funding, Anticipated outcomes.
Please submit 2 copies of your application and 2 copies of all supporting
materials (e.g. letters of recommendation, prior advertisements, videos,
tapes or news clippings). Mail your application to: Grant Administrator,
Temper of The Times Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 2188, Vashon, Washington
98070 .Applications must be postmarked by the proposal due date and sent
via the US Postal Service. We will send you a postcard confirming receipt
of your application. Due to limited staffing, we cannot accept telephone
calls
Deadline: October 15, 2003. Letters of inquiry may be
submitted prior to application, but are not required.
Cruise Industry Charitable
Foundation
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations,
local and state units of government are eligible to apply.
Description: The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation
focuses its efforts on programs designed to strengthen and improve
the quality of life in communities served by the industry. The Foundation
supports nonprofit organizations that encourage job creation and training,
improve access to community services, and provide youth and adult education,
particularly for minority and disadvantaged students. The Foundation
also promotes programs designed to improve literacy, teach basic life
skills, and provide mentoring services. The Foundation's areas of emphasis
include civic and community development, educational assistance and
training programs, public health programs, and environmental preservation
initiatives. Requests from organizations in port states or major metropolitan
areas where a large part of industry business is generated are given
priority consideration.
Application Information: To apply for a Foundation grant,
submit a letter of inquiry to the Foundation with a basic description
of the organization and the project, the amount of funding requested,
and the expected results. Applicants whose letters of inquiry satisfy
the Foundation's guidelines and mission may be invited to submit a full
proposal. The full review process may take up to six months. See guidelines
at website: http://www.iccl.org/foundation/guidelines.cfm
Deadline: Applications are accepted at any time.
Eligibility: The Starbucks Foundation
only makes grants to non-profit 501(C)3 literacy organizations
located in North America. Priority is given to organizations
that serve low income, under-served children or youth,
and that have an on-going relationship involving Starbucks
and our partners (employees).
Description: Grant Guidelines The following
program areas serve as our guidelines. * Family Literacy--
children aged 0-5
and their families. Promoting the critical pre-reading and pre-school
experiences with language and literature that will enable a child to
succeed in school. Involving parents and children together in literacy
learning; supporting parents as their children’s first teachers.
* Basic Literacy -- children K-6. Supporting school (K-6) or community
based programs that complement or enhance literacy curriculum and that
encourage individuals to make one-on-one commitments to tutoring or
mentoring needy children around reading and writing. * Language of
Hope -- youth aged 12-21. Benefiting writing programs for older youth
(12-21) that stimulate personal development and encourage social commitment,
especially programs that include a spoken word performance and/or publishing
component to promote youth voices.
Application Information: http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/grantinfo.asp
Deadline: see website for information.
Citigroup Foundation Eligibility: nonprofit organizations
Description: Working with a global network
of colleagues and partners, the Foundation gives grants focused
in three main areas: Financial
Education having a basic understanding of money and how it works in today’s
society, is crucial to a person’s ability to develop assets -- own a
home, start a small business, or save for future education. The Foundation
provides grants for financial education programs which lead to the development
of assets that can help increase family stability, encourage better consumer
habits and eventually increase an individual’s stake in his/her community.
The Foundation also supports organizations that deliver economic and financial
education to young people to help them learn how to create wealth in their
community and make informed financial choices. Educating the Next Generation
The Foundation seeks to improve educational opportunities in low-income communities
that will better prepare the next generation for life-long learning and the
workforce. In early childhood and primary and secondary education, grants support
early literacy development, technology-based curriculum resources, and career
and college preparation programs. The Foundation also provides grants for teacher
training and innovative teaching strategies that increase student achievement.
Programs that enhance learning by integrating the arts into school curricula
and increase student access to leading cultural institutions are also funded.
In higher education, grants are made to improve student and curriculum development
for graduate and undergraduate business programs. The Foundation also provides
scholarships to increase access to higher education and to provide more opportunities
for women and minorities in the workplace. Building Communities and Entrepreneurs
Grants are made to reinforce community-led efforts to revitalize low-income
neighborhoods in Citigroup communities worldwide. The Foundation seeks to support
community development corporations, intermediary organizations and community
development financial institutions that focus on affordable housing, economic
development, welfare-to-work initiatives, community infrastructure improvements,
and environmentally sustainable growth to local economies. Grants are also
made to support community-based health and human services programs and disaster
relief efforts.
Application Information: Citigroup and the Citigroup
Foundation prefer to solicit proposals from prospective grantees with
demonstrated successes in the areas they fund. Unsolicited proposals
will be accepted, but a favorable decision is less likely.
Proposals should include the following:
- Amount requested
- Statement of proposal objective and itemized budget
- Brief statement of history, goals and accomplishments
to date
- Current annual report
- Internal Revenue Service tax-exemption letter [501(c)(3)]
- Current year's budget showing anticipated expenses and
income
- List of current corporate and foundation funding sources,
public and/or private, with amounts contributed within
the most recent 12 months or last fiscal year (for both
organization and specific program for which funds are requested)
- Most recent independently audited financial statement
- List of members of applicant's governing board
- List of accrediting agencies, where appropriate
- Cultural organizations should submit their most recent
12-month audience statistics
To reach the Citigroup Foundation, please contact:
Charles V. Raymond
President
Citigroup Foundation
850 Third Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10043
citigroupfoundation@citigroup.com
Deadline: no deadlines
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