April 20, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
Federal Grants:
National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Training
Administration
Funding Amount: The amount available nationally for the
NFJP state service area
allotments is $74,302,000.
Eligibility: State agencies, Local Workforce Investment Boards
(LWIBs), faith-based and community organizations, institutions
of higher learning, and other entities capable of delivering
services on a statewide basis are all examples of organizations
eligible to apply for WIA Section 167 grants.
Description: The NFJP is designed to serve economically disadvantaged
persons who primarily depend on employment in agricultural
labor performed within the United States, including Puerto
Rico, and who experience chronic unemployment
or underemployment. Qualifying participants are typically
those persons employed on a seasonal or part-time basis in
the unskilled
and semi-skilled manual labor occupations in crop and animal
production. Through training and other workforce development
services, the program is intended to assist eligible migrants
and seasonal farmworkers and their families to prepare for
jobs likely to provide stable, year-round
employment both within and outside agriculture.
Application Information: Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA-PY
06-04. CFDA Number: 17.264. Link to announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-7497.htm or Federal Register PDF http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7497.pdf Mailed
applications must be directed to the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Division
of Federal
Assistance, Attention: James Stockton, Room N-4673, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deadline: May 29, 2007
National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Housing Assistance
for Program Year 2007
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Training
Administration
Funding Amount: $4,950,000 appropriated for NFJP Housing
assistance, approximately $3,465,000 will be available for
permanent housing
assistance and approximately $1,485,000 for temporary and/or
emergency housing assistance.
Eligibility: State workforce agencies and State Workforce
Boards, Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs), and faith-based
and community organizations
are examples of the entities eligible to apply for a grant
award.
Description: The NFJP serves economically disadvantaged persons
who primarily depend on employment in agricultural labor
performed within the United States,
including Puerto Rico, and who experience chronic unemployment
or underemployment. Housing assistance is a supportive service
offered to
assist migrant and seasonal farmworkers to retain employment
or enter
into or complete training.
Application Information: Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA-PY
06-05.
CFDA Number: 17.264. Link to announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-7496.htm of Federal Register PDF http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7496.pdf Applications
must be directed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment
and Training Administration, Division of
Federal
Assistance, Attention: James Stockton, Room N-4673, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deadline: May 29, 2007
Preparing Ex-Offenders for the Workplace Through Beneficiary-Choice
Contracting
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor; Employment and
Training Administration (ETA)
Funding Amount: $5 million; ETA expects to make five awards
including a minimum of two to faith-based and community organizations.
Eligibility: Applicants must be either a faith-based or community
organization
that is exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)
at the time of application submission, or a government agency
(such as a Workforce Investment Board, One-Stop Career Center,
corrections agency, State or local government, housing authority).
The applicant will be the lead organization that will represent
a partnership system that
consists of the public workforce system, the local corrections
agency and other social services providers (including faith-based
and community organizations). At least one of the contracted
specialized service providers offered to participants must
offer a program that contains no religious content. As stated
above, applicants must demonstrate the existence of a partnership
with both their local Workforce Investment Board/One-Stop
Career Center system and their local corrections agency.
In addition to relationships with both these organizations
and
specialized services sub-contractors, collaborations are
also encouraged with other entities, including child welfare
and
foster care agencies, substance abuse treatment providers,
social service agencies, education and
training providers, business representatives, transitional
housing providers, health care providers, etc. These providers
may fill a role as sub-grantees. A single organization, or
its affiliates, cannot serve as both coordinator and specialized
service provider.
Description: ETA has developed six areas of emphasis for
projects funded through this SGA: (1) Increasing service
provider choice
for ex-offenders returning to their communities; (2) helping
ex-offenders connect to local FBCOs to receive support services
that increase attachment to the labor market; (3) building
strategic partnerships; (4) leveraging resources; (5) achieving
high-performance outcomes; and (6) replicability. These areas
of emphasis are taken into account in the evaluation of proposals.
The overarching objective of these programs will be to help
ex-offenders receive services and training, enter and retain
employment, and avoid recidivism. This solicitation is designed
to draw on the unique strengths of faith-based and community
organizations that may not readily partner with the government
under more typical funding mechanisms. These organizations
will serve as a primary partner for social service delivery
to ex-prisoners, offering highly personalized support as
well as a direct link into the communities to which the ex-prisoners
are returning. The program also seeks to coordinate the provision
of these services with judicial system supervision of the
released
prisoners by working with parole and probation officers.
Community-based partners are well suited for this work because
they can provide
the resources and infrastructure necessary to intervene in
the lives of returnees and interrupt cycles of crime and
incarceration. This grant will rely heavily on FBCOs to develop
relationships
and ensure connections to rehabilitation services for the
formerly incarcerated. Grant funds awarded under this competition
will
be used to implement a program of services for ex-offenders
(ages 18 to 29) under a beneficiary-choice contracting model.
The beneficiary choice contracting model involves providing
program participants with an independent choice among multiple
service providers for specific services. Participants will
receive case management services from the grantee, but will
choose among contracted specialized service providers for
more in-depth services, including soft-skills training and
long-term
follow up on participant outcomes. The grantee will compensate
the contracted specialized service providers on a per capita
basis for services provided, as well as per capita performance-based
incentives. Each application must provide evidence of partnerships
with a network of faith-based and community organizations
(FBCOs), the public workforce investment system and the criminal
justice
system. Strategic partnerships between business representatives
from high-growth/high-demand industries and the education
and training community are also encouraged. It is anticipated
that
individual awards will average $1,000,000 for the first year of operation to
serve 225 participants per site.
Application Information: FON: SGA/DFA PY-06-14. CFDA 17.261.
There will be an informational webinar held for this grant
competition. Information on the date/time of this webinar
and a recording for applicants who cannot attend will be
available
on http://www.dol.gov/cfbci. Mailed applications must be
addressed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration,
Division of Federal Assistance, Attention: Eric Luetkenhaus,
Reference SGA/DFA PY-06-14, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210. Applicants are advised
that mail
delivery in the Washington area may be delayed due to mail
decontamination procedures. Hand delivered applications will
be received at the above address. Applicants may apply online
at http://www.grants.gov: Link to announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7151.pdf
Deadline: May 25, 2007
Rural Cooperative Development Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service
Funding Amount: Approximate Total Funding: $3.5 million.
Approximate Number of Awards: 18. Approximate Average Award:
$200,000.
Floor of Award Range: None. Ceiling of Award Range: $200,000.
Anticipated Award Date: September 14, 2007.Budget Period Length:
12 months. Project Period Length: 12 months. The matching fund
requirement is 25 percent of the total project cost (5 percent
in the case of 1994 Institutions)
Eligibility: Grants may be made to nonprofit corporations and
institutions of higher education. Grants may not be made to
public bodies.
Description: Provides grant funds for rural cooperative development
Application Information: CFDA: 10.771 ADDRESSES:
Application materials for a RCDG may be obtained at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/rcdg/rcdg.htm or
by contacting the applicant's USDA Rural Development State
Office at (202) 720-4323 and pressing ``1''. Submit completed
paper applications for a grant
to Cooperative Programs, Attn: RCDG Program, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail
Stop 3250, Room 4016-South, Washington, DC 20250-3250. The phone number that
should be used for courier delivery is (202) 720-7558. Submit electronic grant
applications at http://www.grants.gov, following
the instructions found on this
Web site. Link to announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-7370.htm or
grants.gov announcement; http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13553&mode=VIEW
Deadline: June 8, 2007
Rural Policy Analysis Cooperative Agreement
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:1 ; Estimated Total
Program Funding:
$225,000 ; Award Ceiling:$225,000; Award Floor: $225,000
Eligibility: Eligibility open to public, private, and nonprofit
organizations including faith-based and community organizations,
State Governments and their agencies such as universities,
colleges, research institutions, hospitals, and local governments
or their bonafida agents. Federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, and Indian tribal organizations
are also eligible. Institutions that received a Rural Health
Research Center Award in 2004 are ineligible for this grant
program. Eligibility open to public, private, and nonprofit
organizations including faith-based and community organizations,
State Governments and their agencies such as universities,
colleges, research institutions, hospitals, and local governments
or their bona fide agents. Federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, and Indian tribal organizations
are also eligible. Rural Health Research Center grantee awardees
in 2004 are ineligible for this grant program.
Description: The purpose of this program is to support research
and analysis into key policy issues affecting rural communities.
This program looks at cross cutting rural health and human
services issues to identify trends and challenges facing rural
communities. Activities emphasize the changing rural environment
including, but not limited to the following: (1) facilitate
public dialogue on key rural policy issues by tracking emerging
rural health and human services policy issues and synthesize
them in a manner that provides for easy consumption by rural
community leaders with particular emphasis on rural health
care providers and systems; (2) identify opportunities for
integrating health and human services in rural policy, program,
and (3) provide community leaders with assistance in examining
ways to address rural health and human services workforce needs
through institutions such as rural community colleges. These
activities work to educate and inform rural decision maker
and policy leaders such as State Offices of Rural Health, State
Rural Health Associations, and the like.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-07-068; CFDA: 93.155; Link
to Full Announcement-https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=17A725F1-F0FE-4261-B11F-BD8E41102E85
Deadline: May 17, 2007
Urban and Non-Urban Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program
(Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Funding Amount: Under this solicitation covering PY 2007,
VETS anticipates that up to $8,200,000 will be available,
with a
maximum award of $300,000 for grants that serve Urban areas
and $200,000 for grants that serve Non- Urban areas. VETS
expects to award grants in both the Urban and Non- Urban
categories.
The number of grants to be awarded in each category will
be announced after selections are made as the grants are
awarded
based on merit of the application and the applicants. Awards
are expected to range from $75,000 to a maximum of $200,000
for grants that serve Non-Urban areas and from $75,000 to
a maximum of $300,000 for grants that serve Urban areas.
Eligibility: State and local Workforce Investment Boards,
local public agencies, for-profit/ commercial entities, and
non-profit
organizations, including faith- based and community organizations.
Applicants must have a familiarity with the area and population
to be served and the ability to administer an effective and
timely program. For-profit/commercial entities. Non-profit
organizations (including faith-based and community organizations).
Description: Both Urban and Non-Urban areas serving homeless
veterans will be considered for funding under this HVRP solicitation.
Urban areas are those that serve a high concentration of
homeless veterans in the metropolitan areas of the 75 U.S.
cities largest
in population and the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto
Rico, and are listed in Appendix G. Non-Urban areas are those
areas that serve homeless veterans that are not listed on
Appendix G. Applicants must indicate whether they are applying
for an
Urban or Non-Urban grant award on their grant application.
HVRP grants are intended to address two objectives: (1) To
provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans
into meaningful employment within the labor force, and (2)
to stimulate the development of effective service delivery
systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless
veterans. Successful applicants will design programs that
assist eligible veterans by providing job placement services,
job
training, counseling, supportive services, and other assistance
to expedite the reintegration of homeless veterans into the
labor force. Successful programs will also be designed to
be flexible in addressing the universal as well as local
or regional
problems that have had a negative impact on homeless veterans
reentering the workforce.
Application Information: FON: SGA-07-07; CFDA: 17.805 Link
to Federal Register notice http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-7024.htm
Deadline: May 14, 2007
FY 2007 Competitive Training Grants Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:20; Estimated Total
Program Funding:$29,100,000; Award Ceiling:$29,100,000, Award
Floor:$1
Eligibility: State, local, tribal and Territorial governments,
national associations, higher education, institutions, nonprofits
and the private sector are eligible and encouraged to apply.
Creative, collaborative partnerships that enhance training
capacity and subject matter expertise are encouraged.
Description: Funding for national preparedness training initiatives
that further DHS' mission of preparing the nation to prevent,
protect against, respond to, and recover from incidents of
terrorism or catastrophic events. In FY 2007, the emphasis
is on the development and delivery of training courses in one
of the following five focus areas: • Public communications• Executive
leadership of homeland security programs• Intergovernmental
coordination and planning• Managing homeland security
risks• Legal issues in preparation, response, and recovery
These five focus areas reflect important components of a national
homeland security
training program that will ultimately support all target capabilities.
These areas are
broad and complex. Each applicant is expected to use a combination
of readily
available resources and their working knowledge of the subject
matter to refine the
focus area and to shape the overall training program in keeping
with current national
policies, doctrines, and priorities. Proposed training must
be consistent with applicable
Federal regulations, policies, and guidance that govern the
focus area.
Application Information: FON: DHS-07-OGT-068-1613; CFDA; 97.068;
View Full Announcement at grants.gov website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13548
Deadline: May 4, 2007
Awards & Scholarships
You Make A Difference Awards
Funding Source: The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
(FDDC)
Funding Award: The schools of the award recipients will receive
$500 mini-grants to enhance development of inclusive practices.
Eligibility: Eligible Nominees are educators or administrators
from Florida public and private Pre-Schools, Elementary Schools,
Middle Schools and High Schools who demonstrate excellence
in the practice of educating students with Developmental Disabilities
alongside students without Developmental Disabilities. A maximum
of 10 individuals and/or teams nominated by parents and other
professionals and selected as award recipients by the FDDC
selection committee will be recognized at an awards luncheon
as well as at local school board meetings.
Description: To inform school administrators of the importance
of Inclusion in the classroom and provide positive recognition
to educators who practice Inclusion. A Developmental Disability
(as defined by the Developmental Disabilities Act) is:• A
physical or mental disability that occurred before age 22; • Results
in significant limitations in three or more of the following
areas: Self care, language, learning, mobility, self-direction,
capacity for independent living and economic self-sufficiency;
and, • Reflects a need for services that are of extended
or lifelong duration.
Application Information: Visit website for information and
download of application form: http://www.fddc.org/announcements/YMD%20Awards%202007.asp
Please submit the completed nomination form and letter of support,
if applicable, by email, postal mail, or fax to: Sharon Gray,
P.O. Box 6838,Tallahassee, FL 32314 Email: aplantomeet@earthlink.net or Fax: (850) 877-7022. For more information, please contact
FDDC Special Projects Manager May Herring toll free at 800-580-7801,
or via email at mayh@fddc.org.
Deadline: May 4, 2007
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Young Artists With Disabilities
Funding Source: VSA Arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc
Funding Amount: Grand Prize of $20,000; First Award of of $10,000;
Second Award of $6,000; and 12 Awards of Excellence of $2,000
each.
Eligibility: The competition is open to young artists between
the ages of 16 and 25 living in the United States who have
a physical, cognitive, or mental disability. A disability is
defined as an impairment that substantially limits a major
life activity
Description: The entered artwork must be an original work that
has been completed in the last three years. Eligible media
include: paintings and drawings (oil, watercolor, acrylic,
pencil or charcoal), fine art prints (lithographs, etching,
intaglio, or woodcuts), photography, computer generated prints
and two-dimensional mixed media. Virtually any media that may
be represented in two-dimensions. Artwork should not exceed
60 inches in either direction. Applicants are asked to submit
four (4) JPEG images of work that they feel exemplify the subject
matter and techniques to which they are most committed. The
judges are looking for an overall quality in your submissions.
Main webpage at http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/2007/
Application Information: Submission process is online. All
materials should be submitted in digital format through CaFE™ at
www.callforentry.org Interested artists will be required to
create a CaFE™ profile to apply. Visit website for information
on each step of application process http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/2007/eligibility.html
Deadline: July 6, 2007
ASCAP Foundation Grant 2008
Funding Amount: Grants average between $3,000 and $5,000
each. Grants are made on an annual one-time basis.
Eligibility: 501 (c) (3) organizations engaged in music
education programs; Organizations that have already received
funding
from the ASCAP Foundation may apply in writing for renewed
support as part of their required progress report, providing
the request is for the same program and same dollar amount.
If an organization that has already received funding from
the foundation is requesting funding for a new program,
a Letter
of Inquiry is required.
Description: The ASCAP Foundation is dedicated to nurturing
the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the
past and sustaining the creative incentive for today's creators
through a variety of educational, professional, and humanitarian
programs and activities which serve the entire music community.
Visit website for more information on areas at http://www.ascapfoundation.org/about.html
Application Information: The majority of ASCAP Foundation
grants are awarded through a competitive, two-step process:
a Letter
of Inquiry, and a Full Grant Application. Applicants are
asked to send in the Full Grant Application when requested
by staff
after submitting their Letter of Inquiry. Visit website for
more information at http://www.ascapfoundation.org/grants/grant_app_proceedure.html
Deadline: The Letter of Inquiry requesting funding for the
2008 calendar year must be received in The ASCAP Foundation
Office no later than August 1, 2007.
Toyota Family Literacy Programs for Hispanic and Other Immigrant
Families
Funding Source: National Center for Family Literacy, (NCFL)
Funding Amount: Five $600,000 awards
Eligibility: School districts
Description: The direct funding for the school districts to
be selected will allow for support, training, education materials,
and assistance from NCFL to implement the program for students
in kindergarten through third grade. Targeting communities
with high or fast-growing Hispanic and immigrant populations,
the program incorporates NCFL’s multicultural family
literacy model to increase basic language and literacy skills
among students and parents. The program also provides parents
with the skills they need to help their children succeed in
school. NCFL will consider school systems that provide evidence
of need for family literacy services and that can demonstrate
the capability to deliver these services beginning in the fall
of 2007. Interested applicants should begin now to identify
school sites for the TFLP initiative. The initiative targets
Hispanic and other immigrant students in kindergarten through
third grade and their parents. TFLP development includes: Adult
Education/ESL, Children's Education, Parenting Education, and
Interactive Literacy Activities for Parents and Children. These
services will be offered in three qualifying elementary schools
in each school district selected. NCFL will apply its expertise
in designing programs that connect families, schools and communities
to expand family literacy services in Hispanic/Latino communities.
Application Information: For an opportunity to apply for this
strategic program, complete the Capability Survey at website
http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.2633779/k.E968/Toyota_Family_Literacy_Program_Grant_Opportunity.htm . The original and four (4) copies of the survey must be sent
to Brenda Logan, Director of School Reform Initiatives; National
Center for Family Literacy; 325 West Main Street, Suite 300;
Louisville, KY, 40202. A selection committee will then determine
those districts that will be invited to complete a formal Request
for Proposal (RFP) for this grant. A Bidders' Conference will
be held regarding the RFP. Only one survey may be completed
by each school system.
Deadline: May 9, 2007
New Innovation Generation Grant Program
Funding Source: Motorola Foundation
Funding Amount: $3.5 million; Grant requests may range between
$5,000 and $250,000. Grant requests may be for single-or
multi-year support.
Eligibility: Any U.S. nonprofit organization may apply. Schools
and school districts may apply when programs can be replicated
easily in other locations. Priority funding will be given
for programs that operate in communities where Motorola employees
are located, especially Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Programs
need to have measurable impact.
Description: Grants to U.S. initiatives that inspire young
people, particularly girls and underserved minorities, to
embrace science, technology, engineering, and math. Funding
will focus
on initiatives that creatively generate a love of science
early in life and show the new generation of inventors that
careers
involving science and math are important, challenging, and
possible. Priority will be given to programs that can incorporate
Motorola employees as volunteers.
Application Information: Proposals must be submitted online
at http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectId=8153
Deadline: June 15, 2007
Samuel Harris Fund For Children's Dental Health Grants Program
Funding Source: American Dental Association Foundation
Funding Award: In 2007, a total of $300,000 will be available
for the program; Proposals of up to $5,000 will be accepted
Eligibility: Community-based not-for-profit organizations
in the United States or its territories are eligible to apply
Description: Examples of qualified oral health promotions
include dental health education conducted at schools, health
fairs,
and social agencies via mobile dental clinics or outreach
programs; dental health education programs in conjunction
with preventive
programs such as fluoride and dental sealant application
programs; oral health and nutrition education materials designed
for
parents and/or dental professionals; instruction in the proper
use of oral-care products; and development of public-service
announcements (PSAs) to increase awareness of and appreciation
for proper childhood oral care.
Application Information: Application forms and information
is located at http://www.ada.org/ada/prod/adaf/prog_access_harris.asp#submission
Deadline: July 17, 2007
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Center
Funding Source: National Governor’s Association
Funding Amount: There will be six grants awarded for up to
$500,000 over two years.
Eligibility: Proposals must be submitted by Governors
Description: Proposals can focus on developing a new center,
supporting the development of a network of centers, or supporting
the refocusing of a current center.
Application Information: Learn more about the program here:
http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0702INNOVATIONSTEMRFP.PDF
Deadline: May 15, 2007 |
