External Grant Opportunities

April 6, 2007

Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants

State Grants:

Federal Grants:

Small Grassroots Organizations Connecting with the One-Stop Delivery System Grants

Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment Training Administration (ETA)
Funding Amount: $3,000,000 in total grant funds; The agency expects to award approximately 40 grants. The grant amount for each ``grassroots'' organization will range between $50,000-$75,000.
Eligibility: Grassroots organizations; For purposes of this announcement, eligible ``grassroots'' organizations must be non-profit organizations that: Have an Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) status at the time of application submission;Have social services as a major part of their mission; Are headquartered in the local community to which they provide these services; Have a social services budget of $500,000 or less. If an applicant is an affiliate of a larger organization, to be eligible, the applicant must be located in local community to which they provide services, must have its own Federal tax identification number, have direct control of its funds and operates independently from the larger organization.
Description: The selected grantees will be expected to achieve the following
objectives: Help unemployed or underemployed individuals with barriers to employment through (1) providing services that complement and support those offered by the identified One Stop Career Center, such as pre- and post-job placement mentoring, intensive case management, job retention support, life skills training and employability skills training; (2) connecting individuals with the existing training, apprenticeship and job opportunities of the One-Stop Career Center or other local affiliates of DOL's national business partners; and (3) providing post-job placement services to increase job retention. Expand the access of faith-based and community-based organizations' clients and customers to the training, job and career services offered by the local One-Stop Career Centers; Leverage volunteer hours and in-kind donations to maximize DOL's investment in grants to ``grassroots'' FBCOs; Thoroughly document the impact and outcomes of these grant investments through quarterly and final reporting; and Establish methods and mechanisms to ensure sustainability of these partnerships and participation levels beyond the life of the grant.
Application Information: Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY-06-11.
CFDA Number: 17.261. Link to announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-6306.pdf Any technical questions regarding this SGA should be faxed to Linda
Forman at DOL, Fax number (202) 693–2705 (not a toll-free number). You must
specifically address your fax to the attention of Linda Forman and should include the following: SGA/DFA PY 06–11, a contact name, fax, and telephone number. For further information contact Linda Forman, at (202) 693–3416 (not a toll-free number). This announcement is also being made available on http://www.grants.gov. at http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13393
Deadline: May 8, 2007

Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:103; Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding: $19,700,000; Range of Amounts of Individual Awards:; $0 to $1,000,000 per budget period, Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: County governments, State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, City or township governments Additional eligibility types: Local Governments Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Non-profit or for-profit organizations which are neither faith-based organizations nor community-based organizations are ineligible for funding under this announcement. Current MCP grantees with project periods ending on or before September 29, 2007, may apply for a new competitive MCP grant under this announcement. Current MCP grantees (including subgrantees) with one or more years remaining in their project period may not apply for a new MCP grant for the community they currently serve. These grantees will receive instructions from their Federal project officers on the procedures for applying for non-competitive continuation grants.
Description: This program supports the creation and maintenance of one-on-one mentoring relationships between children of incarcerated parents and caring, supportive adult mentors. The intent of this program is to support the establishment or expansion and operation of mentoring programs, using a network of public and private community entities, in areas with substantial numbers of children of incarcerated parents. The MCP program is designed to be a community-based mentoring program in which children and youth ages four up to age 18, are appropriately matched with an adult mentor, who has been screened and trained, for a one-on-one (one mentor/one youth), friendship-oriented (non curriculum-based) mentoring relationship.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CV-0029, CFDA: 93.616 See Modification to the Mentoring Children of Prisoners Announcement, HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CV-0029, published to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage on April 3, 2007. The application procedures are hereby modified. The modification affects information found in Section II, Section V, and Section VIII of the published announcement at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/Modification_to_CV0029.html Link to full announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CV-0029.html or PDF version: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/pdf/HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CV-0029.pdf Address to Request Application Package: ACYF Operations Center
c/o The Dixon Group, Inc. ATTN: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program Funding 118 Q Street, NE. Washington, DC 20002-2132 Phone: 866-796-1591 Email: fysb@dixongroup.com
Deadline: June 4, 2007

Street Outreach Program

Funding Source: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Funding Amount: Awards: 80; Estimated Total Program Funding:$8,400,000; Award Ceiling:$200,000; Award Floor:$0 Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Current SOP grantees with project periods ending on or before September 29, 2007, and all other eligible applicants not currently receiving SOP funds may apply for a new competitive Street Outreach grant under this announcement. Current SOP grantees with one or two years remaining in their project period may not apply for a new Street Outreach grant for the community they currently serve. These grantees will receive instructions from their respective ACF RHY Specialist on the procedures for applying for non-competitive continuation grants. Current grantees that have questions regarding their eligibility to apply for new funds should consult with the appropriate ACF RHY Specialist to determine if they are eligible to apply for a new grant award.
Description: The Street Outreach Program (SOP). SOP is one of the programs authorized by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 42 USC sections 5701 through 5752 to address runaway and homeless youth problems. SOP's purpose is to conduct outreach services designed to build relationships between grantee staff and street youth. A range of education, intervention, and prevention services are offered to youth who are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse or exploitation. The goal of these efforts is to help young people leave the streets and assist in moving and adjusting to a safe and appropriate living arrangement. SOPs must be designed to address the homelessness issue of street youth, build trusting relationships with street youth, and encourage them to leave the streets. Grantees must operate a program that will deliver outreach and education services to street youth, up to age 21, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation during peak hours where street youth congregate. Grantees must deliver a set of services that encourage street youth to leave the streets. These services must include: Street-based outreach and education, Access to emergency shelter, Survival aid, Individual assessments, Treatment and counseling, Prevention and education activities, Information and referrals, Crisis intervention, and Follow-up support.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-YO-0105; CFDA: 93.557; Link to full announcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-YO-0105.html Link to Grants.gov announcement: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13395&mode=VIEW
Deadline: June 4, 2007

Discretionary Funds for Refugee Microenterprise Development Projects

Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:9-27; Estimated Total Program Funding:$2,700,000;Award Ceiling:$300,000; Award Floor:$100,000, Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, Local governments, City or township governments, Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education, Non-profits with 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), Non-profits without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), Private institutions of higher education, Faith-based and community organizations that meet the statutory eligibility requirements are eligible to apply under this announcement.
Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement, Eligible applicants for refugee programs under 412(c)(1)(A) are "public and private nonprofit agencies." Client Eligibility: Eligible clients are refugees who aspire to establish, expand, or stabilize a microenterprise but who lack the financial resources, credit history, or personal assets to qualify for business loans or assistance through commercial institutions. Refugees who are not yet citizens may participate regardless of their date of arrival in the U.S. However, refugees who arrived in the U.S. within the last five years have priority for services. More specifically, eligibility for refugee microenterprise development program services includes: (1) refugees; (2) asylees; (3) Cuban and Haitian entrants; (4) certain Amerasians, and (5) victims of severe forms of trafficking. Detailed information is available at 45 CFR 400.43 and in Letters 00-17, 01-13, 02-01, and 04-12. Please visit the website at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr to access these letters. Grantees will be responsible for documenting refugee client eligibility for services under this project.
Description: The main purposes of the ORR Microenterprise Development program are: 1) to assist refugees in becoming economically self-sufficient, 2) to help refugee communities in developing employment and capital resources, and 3) to enhance the integration of refugees into the mainstream. To achieve these purposes, applicants for microenterprise development projects may request funds for business technical assistance, short-term training, a revolving microloan fund or loan loss reserve fund, and post-loan technical assistance. Funds may also be requested to cover administrative costs associated with managing a microenterprise project.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2007-ACF-ORR-RG-0094; CFDA Number:
93.576 Link to announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/pdf/HHS-2007-ACF-ORR-RG-0094.pdf or website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ORR-RG-0094.html . Private, non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit with their applications the survey located under "Grant Related Documents and Forms," "Survey for Private, Non-Profit Grant Applicants," titled, "Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants," at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.htm.
Deadline: June 4, 2007

Skilled Service in the Gulf

Funding Source: Corporation for National and Community Service
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:2 ; Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000; Award Ceiling:$1,000,000
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, including national intermediaries, associations, alliances, consortia, and networks; and public charities, faith-based and other community organizations, and private foundations. We expect the successful applicant(s) will have well-developed relationships and networks in the skilled trades and the volunteer sector. Applicants must also be able to develop a program that can serve as a national model, and provide compelling evidence that their model can be replicated in other locations. We encourage submissions from organizations with little or no experience with federal grants, where our investment could dramatically increase community involvement in service. Any organization described in Section 501 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 501 (c)(4) that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to apply, serve as a host site for member placements, or act in any type of supervisory role in Corporation programs. Private institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Description: Funds will be awarded to one to three eligible organizations to create a new national model for involving skilled workers in service in areas affected by disasters. In 2005 when Katrina and Rita ravaged the Gulf states, first responders saved lives and government provided resources, but it was volunteers from the region and across America who returned hope and optimism to the stricken communities. Today these volunteers continue to drive the recovery in the Gulf. Nearly a half a million Americans have volunteered in the Gulf Coast, including more than 41,000 participants from National Service programs. But the work is far from done. This grant is designed to stimulate the particular kind of volunteering that the Gulf needs the most—volunteers who are skilled in the building and other trades—and to create a viable national model for skilled trades volunteering in rebuilding efforts after future disasters. The purpose of the Skilled Service in the Gulf initiative is to create a national model for disaster recovery by mobilizing skilled volunteers to meet the significant unmet needs in areas affected by the 2005 hurricanes. The goal of this initiative is to increase the number of skilled workers (particularly working and retired baby boomers) volunteering to participate in Gulf rebuilding efforts. We expect the successful strategy will include outreach to increase public awareness and facilitate recruitment, and mini-grants to support and manage skilled volunteers.
Application Information: FON: CNCS-GRANTS-040207-001 CFDA Number:94.007 Link to Full Announcement and application materials. http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp
Deadline: May 1, 2007

Advanced Technology Program

Funding Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Funding Amount: Total Amount to be Awarded: Fiscal year 2007 appropriations include funds in the amount of approximately $60 million for new ATP awards. Approximately 60 awards are anticipated. A single company can receive up to a total of $2 million for R&D activities for up to 3 years. ATP funds may only be used to pay direct costs for single-company recipients. Single company recipients are responsible for funding all of their indirect/overhead costs. A joint venture can receive funds for R&D activities for up to 5 years with no funding limitation other than the announced availability of funds.
Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: For profit organizations other than small businesses. U.S.-owned, single, for-profit companies and industry-led joint ventures may apply for ATP funding. In addition, companies incorporated in the United States that have parent companies incorporated in another country may apply.
Description: ATP provides cost-shared multi-year funding to single companies and to industry-led joint ventures to accelerate the development of challenging, high risk technologies with the potential for significant commercial payoffs and widespread benefits for the nation. This unique government-industry partnership aids companies in accelerating the development of emerging or enabling technologies that lead to revolutionary new products and industrial processes and services that can compete in rapidly changing world markets. ATP challenges the research and development (R&D) community to take on higher technical risk projects with commensurately higher potential payoffs for the nation than they would otherwise pursue. ATP is soliciting proposals in all technology areas (Competition Number 2007-A) as well as four broad Crosscutting Areas of National Interest. Four broad Crosscutting Areas of National Interest for the 2007 Competition provide a framework that links a diversity of technical areas to broad-based economic and societal benefits that are important for technological competitiveness and are well-known priorities for the nation. The areas of interest are each multi-disciplinary technological areas that impact a multitude of industry sectors and applications, and represent technology frontiers with many high-technical risk challenges. They also represent areas where teaming among industry, universities, government labs, and regional centers of excellence is likely to be highly competitive due to the nature of the technical challenges and the potential for economic benefits. The four areas are:• Technologies for Advanced and Complex Systems (Competition 2007-B),• Challenges in Advanced Materials and Devices (Competition 2007-C),• 21st Century Manufacturing (Competition 2007-D), and• Nanotechnology (Competition 2007-E).
Application Information: FON: 2007-ATP-01; CFDA: 11.612; It is essential that applicants be familiar with the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit. The April 2007 version of the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit must be used to prepare and submit all proposals under the fiscal year 2007 competition. To get a copy of the Kit submit an electronic request at http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/atpform.htm or call ATP at 1-800-ATP-FUND (1-800-287-3863). The Kit is also available at http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/helpful.htm. Note that ATP is mailing the Kit to all individuals whose names are currently on the ATP mailing list. Those individuals need not contact ATP to request a copy. Chris Hunton Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718 Electronic Proposal Submission Contact
Deadline: May 21, 2007 (3 p.m.)

Engineering Virtual Organization (EVO) Grants

Funding Source: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Funding Amount: Estimated Number of Awards: 10 to 5; Anticipated Funding Amount: $100,000 to $200,000 per award pending the availability of funds out of a total budget of $2,000,000.
Eligibility: Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. Universities and colleges: U.S. universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges)
Description: This program solicitation requests proposals for two-year seed awards to establish EVOs. Proposals must address the EVO organizing principle, structure, shared community resources, and research and learning goals; a vision for organizing the community, including international partners; a vision for preparing the CI components needed to enable those goals; a plan to obtain and document user requirements formally; and a project management plan for developing both a prototype implementation and a conceptual design of a full implementation. These items will be used as criteria for evaluation along with the standard NSF criteria of Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts. Within the award size constraints, the prototype implementation should provide proof of concept with a limited number of its potential CI features. Successful proposals should expect to demonstrate the benefits of a fully functional EVO and how it will catalyze both large and small connections, circumventing the global limitations of geography and time zones.
Application Information: FON: 07-558; CFDA: 47.041. Link to Full Announcement http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07558 A Letter of Intent (LOI) is required in advance of submission of a full proposal to enable earlier selection and better management of reviewers. It shall contain the PI's and co-PI's names, a proposed title, a list of proposed virtual-organization participants, and a synopsis that describes the work in sufficient detail to permit an appropriate selection of reviewers. The LOI must be submitted electronically via the NSF FastLane System. Full Proposals submitted via FastLane: Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg.
Full Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide: (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf/)
Deadline: July 3, 2007 Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required): May 31, 2007

Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program

Funding Source: Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Funding Amount: Recipients of awards must demonstrate non-financial benefits from a partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. Awards 65; Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000; Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Educational institutions, community based organizations, associations of farmers and ranchers, state departments of agriculture, and other non-profit organizations with demonstrated capabilities in developing and implementing risk management and other marketing options for priority commodities are eligible to apply. Individuals are not eligible applicants.
Description: For collaborative outreach and assistance programs for limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers, who produce Priority Commodities as defined in Part I.C.
Application Information: FON: USDA-RMA-OUTREACH-2007-01; CFDA: 10.455. Link to Application Kit on website at: http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2007/03/outreachapkit.html and Federal Register notice: http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2007/03/outreach.pdf
Deadline: May 1, 2007

Inviting Applications for the Emerging Markets Program(EMP)

Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
Funding Amount: Awards: 50; Estimated Total Funding:$10,000,000, Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Any United States private or Government entity with a demonstrated role or interest in exports of U.S. agricultural commodities or products may apply to the program. Government organizations consist of Federal, State, and local agencies. Private organizations include non-profit trade associations, universities, agricultural cooperatives, state regional trade groups, and profit-making entities and consulting businesses. Proposals from research and consulting organizations will be considered if they provide evidence of substantial participation in and financial support by the U.S. industry. For-profit entities are also eligible, but may not use program funds to conduct private business, promote private self-interests, supplement the costs of normal sales activities, or promote their own products or services beyond specific uses approved by CCC in a given project.
Description: The EMP provides funding for technical assistance to assist U.S. organizations, public and private, to improve market access through generic, rather than branded, activities that can develop and promote U.S. agricultural products and/or processes in low- to middle-income countries that offer promise of emerging market opportunities. Activities funded are those that primarily benefit U.S. industry as a whole. All agricultural products, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration. Proposals which include multiple commodities are also eligible. Only technical assistance activities are eligible for reimbursement.
Application Information: FON: USDA-FAS-OTP-EMP-2007; CFDA: 10.603; Link to website: http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/em-markets.asp . Link to announcement: http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/fr/2007/033007EMPapps.asp Entities wishing to apply for funding assistance should contact the Program Policy Staff, Foreign Agricultural Service, Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024, phone: (202) 720-4327, fax: (202) 720-9361, e-mail: ppsadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is also available on the Foreign Agricultural Service Web site at http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/em-markets.asp
Deadline: May 14, 2007

CCDO FY 08 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program

Funding Source: Community Capacity Development Office, U.S. Department of Justice
Funding Amount: Award Ceiling: $175,000, Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Per H.R. 3402 Sec. 103(b) and Sec. 105, eligible applicants include these: State governments, including Indian tribal governments; Local governments; and Neighborhood and community-based organizations.
Description: The Weed and Seed strategy aims to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, criminal drug-related activity, and gang activity. The Weed and Seed initiative is a community-based, comprehensive multi-agency approach. Four elements make up the two-pronged Weed and Seed Strategy: Law Enforcement; Community Policing; Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment; and Neighborhood Restoration. It is designed for neighborhoods with persistent high levels of serious crime and corresponding social problems. A Weed and Seed Community (WSC) must be developed in partnership with a variety of key local organizations and the local United States Attorney’s Office (USAO). WSCs must work to reduce crime and improve the quality of life for residents in a community primarily through the redeployment of existing public and private resources addressing both crime and social related problems that without proper intervention often lead to violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity
Application Information: CFDA:16.595 Link to Website, download of information and necessary forms at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/ws/2008guideln.html Apply through Grants.gov website at http://www.grants.gov
Deadline: Notice of Intent: May 31, 2007; Deadline: August 30, 2007

Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need

Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.
Funding Amount: Awards: 16; Total Program Funding: $8,000,000, Award Ceiling: $500,000, Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Eligibility for Category 1 (AI/AN/AA/PI) is restricted to federally recognized tribes, state recognized tribes, urban Indian organizations, tribal organizations, and Asian American/Pacific Islander organizations, including Native Hawaiian organizations, in recognition of their responsibility for, and interest in, providing for the needs of their citizens, and because the success of the program will depend upon their authority and ability to broadly coordinate a variety of resources. Eligible applicants for Category 2 (E-therapy), Category 3 (Grassroots Partnerships), and Category 4 (Other), are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For example, State and local governments, federally recognized tribes, state recognized tribes, urban Indian organizations, tribal organizations, and Asian American/Pacific Islander (AA/PI) organizations, including Native Hawaiian organizations, public or private universities and colleges, and community- and faith-based organizations may apply. The statutory authority for this program prohibits grants to for-profit agencies. Funding is not designed to meet statewide treatment needs, but to meet the needs of individual communities in cities, towns, counties, and multi-county partnerships. Therefore, States that apply must identify a specific city, town, county or multi-county partnership that will be the targeted geographic area of need.
Description: The purpose of this program is to expand and or/enhance the community’s ability to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and community-based response to a targeted, well-documented substance abuse treatment capacity problem and/or improve the quality and intensity of services. Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) is one of SAMHSA’s services grant programs. SAMHSA’s services grants are designed to address gaps in substance abuse services and/or to increase the ability of States, localities, tribes, urban Indian centers and/or tribal organizations to help specific populations or geographic areas with serious, emerging substance abuse problems. For example, a community might seek a Targeted Capacity Expansion grant to add state-of-the-art treatment approaches or new services to address emerging trends or unmet needs (e.g., intensive case management, referral, and follow-up services to address related HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and other primary health care needs of substance abusing clients). SAMHSA/CSAT intends to fund projects for treatment services in four categories in FY 2007: 1. Native American/Alaska Native and Asian American/Pacific Islander Populations: To meet the disproportionate substance abuse treatment needs of certain native communities, this category specifically identifies American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AA/PI), including Native Hawaiians, as native populations to receive expanded and/or enhanced treatment services under this program. 2. E-therapy: This category provides funding for expanding and/or enhancing substance abuse treatment through the use of technology to reduce barriers of distance, disabilities, and social stigma and provides treatment opportunities to those who do not have access to, or are reluctant to access, substance abuse treatment services (See Appendix M - Glossary). 3. Grassroots Partnerships: This category supports applicants who propose to enhance/expand recovery-oriented systems of care involving small, grassroots organizations (see Appendix M - Glossary). 4. Other Populations or Emerging Substance Abuse Issues: This category allows applicants to propose a project for an unmet substance abuse treatment need in a specific target population (e.g., pregnant and post-partum women, HIV/AIDS, adolescents) or focus area (e.g., methamphetamine, alcohol, marijuana) in their community. SAMHSA intends that its services grants result in the delivery of services as soon as possible after award. Service delivery should begin by the 4th month of the project at the latest. TCE grants are authorized under Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 26 (Substance Abuse).
Application Information: FON: TI-07-008, CFDA: 93.243. Link to announcement and download forms : http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2007/TI_07_008.aspx For questions on program issues, contact: Love Foster-Horton,Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Division of Services Improvement, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 5-1138, Rockville, MD 20857 (240) 276-1653 love.foster-horton@samhsa.hhs.gov
Deadline: May 25, 2007

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

Funding Source: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Overview, U.S. Department of Education
Funding Amount: Estimated Available Funds: $3,807,461. Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$425,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $423,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 9.
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) or private non-profit organizations (including faith-based organizations) that plan their projects in cooperation with an IHE and propose to operate some aspects of the project with the facilities of the IHE.
Description: The purpose of CAMP is to provide the academic and financial support necessary to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children successfully complete their first year of college. This competition includes two competitive preference priorities and one invitational priority.
Application Information: (CFDA) Number: 84.149A Link to Announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-6091.htm Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov Apply site (http://www.Grants.gov). The application package also can be obtained electronically at the following address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/camp/applicant.html If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Contact: David De Soto, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E344, Washington, DC 20202-6135. Telephone Number: (202) 260-8103, or by e-mail: david.de.soto@ed.gov.
Deadline: May 17, 2007

High School Equivalency Program (HEP)

Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education
Funding Amount: Estimated Available Funds: $1,693,807. Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$475,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $423,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) or private non-profit organizations (including faith-based organizations) that plan their projects in cooperation with an IHE and propose to operate some aspects of the project with the facilities of the IHE
Description: The purpose of HEP is to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children obtain a general education diploma (GED) that meets the guidelines for high school equivalency established by the State in which the HEP project is conducted, and to gain employment or be placed in an IHE or other postsecondary education or training. This competition includes two competitive preference priorities and one invitational priority
Application Information: CFDA Number: 84.141A. Address to Request Application Package: Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov Apply site (http://www.Grants.gov). However, if you would like a paper copy of the application to review, you may request one by contacting David De Soto, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E344, Washington, DC
20202-6135. Telephone: (202) 260-8103 or by e-mail:
david.de.soto@ed.gov. The application package also can be obtained electronically at the following address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/hep/applicant.html Applications for grants under the High School Equivalency Program, CFDA Number 84.141A must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. Link to Federal Register announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-6092.htm
Deadline: May 17, 2007

Reinventing the Interstate: A 'New Paradigm' for Multimodal Transportation Facilities RFP

Funding Amount: Funds: $350,000; Contract Time: 18 months
Funding Source: Transportation Research Board (TRB) is a division of the National Research Council, which serves as an independent adviser to the federal government and others on scientific and technical questions of national importance. The National Research Council is jointly administered by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. http://www.trb.org/TRB/about/About.asp
Description: To evaluate the potential for rehabilitating and reconstructing portions of interstate highways and other similar facilities in the urbanized areas in the United States, as "new paradigm" multimodal transportation facilities. The project will also develop strategies to plan and implement these facilities. Transportation agencies throughout the United States are faced with a myriad of transportation problems. People are stuck in traffic consuming oil, polluting the air, and wasting time. These problems exist because the transportation infrastructure in the United States is inadequate. The auto-dominant transportation system becomes inefficient and ineffective during peak hours and emergencies—when it is needed most. Many public transportation services are too slow to attract automobile users. Public transportation should be a truly competitive travel alternative. With the Interstate Highway System reaching and exceeding its design life, investments are needed to restore and expand these critical facilities to maintain their operating and structural integrity. This presents an opportunity to increase people-movement capacity. With the limited availability of rights-of-way in congested urban corridors, it is appropriate to coordinate highway rehabilitation and reconstruction with high-capacity public transportation investments. These high-capacity, multimodal transportation facilities could represent a “new paradigm.” The facilities could be part of a transportation system that promotes connectivity and improves mobility, mitigates congestion, increases travel choices and public transportation use, improves energy efficiency and air quality, and creates opportunities for pedestrian-friendly residential and commercial development. Research is needed to evaluate the potential for redesigning and rebuilding highways as high-capacity, multimodal facilities to improve mobility in urbanized areas throughout the United States. The facilities would provide faster, safer, cleaner, and more efficient travel alternatives. The objectives of this research are to (1) evaluate the potential for rehabilitating and reconstructing portions of interstate highways and other similar facilities in the urbanized areas in the United States, as "new paradigm" multimodal transportation facilities, and (2) develop strategies to plan and implement these facilities. These “new paradigm” facilities would better utilize their capacity for people, offer passenger mobility by multiple modes, and be better integrated into communities. See eleven (11) tasks for conducting research in announcement.
Application Information: Link to announcement: http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1595 Contact: Dianne S. Schwager, Phone: 202/334-2969, Email: dschwage@nas.edu. Delivery Address for proposals: PROPOSAL-TCRP, ATTN: Christopher W. Jenks, Director, Cooperative Research Programs, Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Deadline: May 24, 2007 4:30 p.m.

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Grants

Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:25; Estimated Total Program Funding:$16,000,000 Award Ceiling:$3,000,000 Award Floor:$1,800,000
Eligibility: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: Academic institutions in the United States and its territories that grant masters or doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines supported by the National Science Foundation. *PI Limit: The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a faculty member in a STEM discipline at the lead institution.
Description: This program provides funding to graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through interactions with teachers and students in K-12 schools and with other graduate fellows and faculty from STEM disciplines, graduate students can improve communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills while enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 schools. Through this experience, graduate students can gain a deeper understanding of their own STEM research. In addition, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training of their STEM graduate students. Expected outcomes include improved communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills for the fellows; professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers; enriched learning for K-12 students; and strengthened and sustained partnerships in STEM between institutions of higher education and local school districts.
Application Information: FON: 07-555; CFDA Number:47.041 -- Engineering Grants
CFDA Number:47.049 -- Mathematical and Physical Sciences
CFDA Number:47.050 – Geosciences; CFDA Number:47.070 -- Computer and Information Science and Engineering; CFDA Number:47.074 -- Biological Sciences
CFDA Number:47.075 -- Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
CFDA Number:47.076 -- Education and Human Resources; CFDA Number:
47.078 -- Polar Programs; CFDA Number:47.079 -- International Science and Engineering (OISE); CFDA Number:47.080 -- Office of Cyberinfrastructure
Link to announcement and application information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07555
Deadline: July 2, 2007; (Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required): May 16, 2007

Awards & Scholarships

2007 Sapphire Award - Recognizing Community Health Excellence

Funding Source: Blue Foundation of Florida
Funding Award: Up to three non-profit winners will be selected annually, each receiving a financial award toward their defined community health objectives in an amount not to exceed $120,000 per organization. In addition, limited promotional support will be made available to help educate the public and various stakeholders about winning programs.
Eligibility: Three persons familiar with the organization are required to nominate the organization for The Sapphire Award. Nominations can be initiated by: a health professional, volunteer, board member (up to two), or client who knows first-hand the organization's work; a representative of a partnering organization, such as another non-profit organization or governmental agency; a representative of a foundation, corporation, or other funding institution; a program evaluator; someone else who has direct knowledge of the organization's work and impact; Only organizations deemed eligible by The Blue Foundation will be considered eligible for nomination. Criteria include: Organizations must have a proven record of improving the health of their community through measurable outcomes. Organizations must be Internal Revenue Service recognized tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code. Organizations must officially reside and be incorporated in the state of Florida. Organizations must have programs that are involved with health-related services. Only completed nominations, meeting all eligibility requirements, will be reviewed for consideration.
Description: The Sapphire Award is designed to recognize and promote programs that have demonstrated excellence and impact in improving the health-related outcomes of Florida's at-risk populations and communities. The Award's recognition of effective initiatives is meant to promote greater and more lasting support for improved services and systems that can be sustained over time. Strategies that build on community assets, enhance organizational capacity, foster systemic change, and/or lead to lasting policy changes that improve health will be especially sought after for this Award. Successful nominations will support the goals of The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida.
Application Information: For 2007 Nomination Form and information visit website at http://www.bcbsfl.com/index.cfm?section=visitors&fuseaction=BlueFoundation.Sapphire Inquiries can be made to: TheSapphireAward@bcbsfl.com, or toll-free 1-800-477-3736, ext. 63215, option 2. Nomination form in PDF version http://www.bcbsfl.com/DocumentLibrary/AboutOurCompany/SapphireAward2007NominationForm.pdf
Deadline: May 4, 2007

Foundation/Organization Grants:

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC)

Funding Source: Florida Department of Education; Bureau of Family and Community Outreach
Funding Amount: Total Funding Amount -$10,921,600- The award amount will vary based upon the type of services offered, the number of students served, and the number of sites within a program. Grants funded by the 21st CCLC program may supplement, but NOT supplant, existing out-of-school funding or programs. Applicants must apply for a minimum of $62,500 in the first year, to meet the $50,000 minimum during years with the 20% funding reduction (year three through five). The applicant must demonstrate a commitment to providing the same level of 21st CCLC services for the entire five-year funding cycle, regardless of the 80% reduction in funding after the second year. (No matching funds requirement. However, grantees must document sufficient in-kind or matching funds in years three, four, and five to continue the original level of services to the original number of students proposed to be served.)
Eligibility: Any public or private organization is eligible to apply. Examples of agencies and organizations include, but are not limited to: Non-profit agencies, city or county government agencies, faith-based organizations, Institution of higher education, for profit corporations. Eligible sub-recipients may receive 21st CCLC grant funding not more than 5 years contingent upon availability of funds, the completion of an annual Request for Application (RFA), and meeting all conditions set forth within the RFA under which funding was provided.
Description: The purpose of the program is to establish 21st CCLC programs that provide at-risk students with opportunities for academic enrichment, personal enrichment, and other activities designed to complement the students’ regular academic program. The 21st CCLC programs must also engage adult family members of actively participating students through educational and personal development opportunities. The 21st CCLC programs provide safe environments for students during non-school hours and may have one or multiple centers/sites which may be located in schools, community facilities, and/or faith-based facilities. All centers must provide a range of high-quality services to support student learning and development, including, but not limited to; tutoring and mentoring, homework assistance, academic enrichment (e.g., hands-on science, technology programs), community service opportunities, music, art, sports, and cultural activities (Specific Funding Authority (ies) No Child Left Behind – Title IV, Part B – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.287)
Application Information: Links to announcements and intent to apply forms at : http://www.fldoe.org/curriculum/21century/competitive-rfp.asp or PDF form http://www.fldoe.org/curriculum/21century/pdf/21rfp.pdf
Contacts-Lani Lingo at lani.lingo@fldoe.org and Gloria Smith at gloria.smith@fldoe.org, Program Grants Management Office (850) 245-0852 (850)245-0718
Deadline: May 9, 2007

2007 Consumer Electronics Recycling Grants

Funding Source: Best Buy Company, Inc.
Funding Amount: Total budgeted: $500,000. Grants will range from $500 to $1500 per recycling event. The amount awarded will depend on the size and scope of the event and the population served by the event. For example, organizations that are holding multiple events or very large events can apply for several grants in one on-line application. Please list all events for which your organization is applying for grant funds.
Eligibility: Priority for funding will be given to 501 3© not-for-profit groups, but any organization or group is welcome to apply.
Description: To help communities sponsor recycling drives and dispose of e-waste, including abandoned rechargeable batteries and cell phones. The retailer hopes to spur more recycling of the estimated 2 million tons of e-waste American consumers retire each year.
Application Information: Link to information about program and apply online at http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/recycling.asp
Deadline: none announced

Enrichment and Accelerated Learning Programs for Children

Funding Source: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Funding Amount: Grants between $100,000 and $600,000 total over a three-year period.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations
Description: The objective of the grants is to increase access to accelerated learning and enrichment programs for low- to moderate-income students ages 5 through 12 who have exceptional academic promise. The Foundation is open to a wide range of programming, including advanced math and reading courses, interdisciplinary inquiry-based enrichment, and distance learning. Additionally, programs may take place during the summer, after school, or during the school day. Regardless of curriculum, all successful programs will:• Serve elementary school students who have been identified, either through testing or teacher recommendation, as having exceptional academic potential. •Demonstrate a commitment to either initiating or significantly expanding access to their programs for students from low- to moderate-income families. This commitment may include developing a strategy to identify and recruit these students in under-resourced schools and communities.• Demonstrate a commitment to sustaining increased access to students with financial need beyond the term of the grant.
Application Information: Proposals for these grants are being solicited by invitation only. If you have not received an invitation and you wish to apply for this grant, the Foundation requires that you first submit a letter of interest and receive an invitation. Once you have received an invitation to participate in this proposal process, please review the Proposal Form and submit your application along with the Submission Form to the Foundation. For proposal and guidelines visit website: http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=5426435 If you have questions about these guidelines, please contact:
Elizabeth Morgan,703-723-8000, ext. 204, emorgan@jackkentcookefoundation.org.
Deadline: June 1, 2007

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