May 11, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Multiple Education Pathways Blueprint Grants (MEPB)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Training
Administration
Funding Amount: Awards: 10; Estimated Total Funding: $3,000,000,
Award Ceiling: $300,000; Cost Sharing: No (Cost sharing or
matching funds are not required as a condition for application,
but leveraged resources are strongly encouraged and failure
to commit and integrate leveraged resources into the project
may have a significant impact on an applicant’s ability
to successfully compete for grant funds.)
Eligibility: Mayors of cities whose population
is between 75,000 and 350,000 based on the 2000 Census and
who have a cohort
dropout rate of more than 40 percent. (To find the cohort rate
for dropouts in the area being served, provide the 9th grade
enrollment at each high school that serves youth from the city
for 2001 and the graduating class for those same high schools
in May/June 2005.) Applicants will demonstrate that the
blueprint will be developed by a comprehensive partnership
which includes a Superintendent of Schools and the Chairs of
the local Workforce Investment Boards. The Superintendent of
Schools and the Chairs of the local Workforce Investment Boards
are required partners for this grant. The partnership may also
include community colleges, businesses, community or faith-based
organizations, and/or municipal or state agencies who work
with at-risk youth such as the juvenile justice system
Description: To create a blueprint to build systems of multiple
education pathways. These grants will support small cities
(population 70,000 – 350,000) in the development of detailed
blueprints for multiple education pathways systems that provide
a mix of alternative learning environments. For population
size please go to: http://www.demographia.com/db-uscity98.htm
ETA is targeting cities of this size in order for the blueprints
to have maximum impact on the community’s dropout challenges.
It is ETA’s expectation that the blueprints developed
with these funds will serve as the city’s strategic action
plan and foundation for building multiple education pathways.
Youth who are at risk of dropping out of school and youth who
have already dropped out of school are the main targets of
this grant; however, it is important that the blueprint developed
fits within the city’s larger education strategy. These
two objectives, reducing the dropout rate and re-engaging youth
who have dropped out, are critical to ensuring a prepared and
educated youth pipeline to compete in a demand-driven workforce.
Application Information: FON: SGA-DFA-PY-06-12; CFDA: 17.261.
Link to announcement: Link to USDOL announcement: http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm or Federal Register http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8720.pdf For additional information regarding multiple education pathways
and alternative education please go to: http://www.doleta.gov/youth%5Fservices/Alternative.cfm.
The proposal will consist of two separate and distinct parts—a
cost proposal (I) and a technical proposal (II) with 15 page
limit. Applicants may apply online at http://www.grants.gov For further information regarding this SGA, please contact
B. Jai Johnson, Grants Management Specialist, Division of Federal
Assistance, at (202) 693–3296 (please note this is not
a toll-free number). Applicants should fax all technical questions
to (202) 693–2705 and must specifically address the fax
to the attention of B. Jai Johnson and should include SGA/DFA
PY 06–12, a contact name, fax and phone number, and email
address.
Deadline: June 7, 2007
Science of Learning Centers
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Funding Amount: Awards: 25; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$3,000,000
Eligibility: Unrestricted
Description: The goals of the Science of Learning Centers Program
are to advance the frontiers of all the sciences of learning
through integrated research; to connect the research to specific
scientific, technological, educational, and workforce challenges;
to enable research communities to capitalize on new opportunities
and discoveries; and to respond to new challenges.The Science
of Learning Centers program (SLC) offers awards for large-scale,
long-term Centers that create the intellectual, organizational
and physical infrastructure needed for the long-term advancement
of Science of Learning research. It supports research that
harnesses and integrates knowledge across multiple disciplines
to create a common groundwork of conceptualization, experimentation
and explanation that anchor new lines of thinking and inquiry
towards a deeper understanding of learning. The Program places
high value on creativity, integration of theoretical and empirical
work, innovative models of research and research transfer,
and inventive uses of technology. Science of Learning Centers
are built around a unifying research focus and incorporate
a diverse, multidisciplinary environment involving appropriate
partnerships with academia, industry, all levels of education,
and other public and private entities. Catalyst awards are
made during the initial years of the program. Catalyst awards
are designed to enable partnership-building and research activities
that facilitate interdisciplinary approaches to questions that
require multiple areas of expertise. There will be no SLC Centers
or Catalyst competitions for FY07 and FY08. However, the Science
of Learning Centers Program is currently accepting proposals
for workshops, Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGERs),
and supplements to NSF awards, including those funded by other
programs. Please contact the SLC Program Officers for additional
information and guidelines prior to proposal submission
Application Information: FON: PD-07-7278; 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: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5567
Deadline: August 3, 2009. Full Proposal Target Date(s): February
05, 2007
CreativeIT
Funding Source: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Funding Amount: Awards: 35; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$10,000,000; Award Ceiling: $800,000
Eligibility: Unrestricted. NSF welcomes proposals on behalf
of all qualified scientists, engineers and educators. The
Foundation strongly encourages women, minorities and persons
with disabilities
to participate fully in its programs
Description: The goal of the CreativeIT Program is to fund
research that focuses on creativity to produce simultaneous
advances in both computer science and creative cognition,
creativity support tools, engineering design or science.
The CreativeIT
Program solicits proposals for projects that explore the
synergies of cross disciplinary research in creativity and
computer science
and information technology. Information technology is playing
an increasing role in extending the capability of human creative
thinking and problem solving. The study of creativity as
a way to advance computer science and information technology
can lead to new models of creative computational processes,
innovative approaches to education that encourage creativity,
innovative modes of research that include creative professionals,
and new technology to support human creativity. A better
understanding
of creativity and it's role in computer science research,
encouraging creativity in education, and supporting creativity
with new
information technology will improve American competitiveness
and innovation.
Application Information: FON: 07-562; CFDA: 47.070. Link
to announcement:
NSF Publication 07-562
Deadline: Sep 21, 2007 Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (optional):
July 23, 2007 Full Proposal Deadline(s): September 21, 2007
Resource and Evaluation Center
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Awards:1, Estimated Total Award: $500,000;
Eligibility: include public or private non-profit entities
that serve predominantly minority populations, including schools
and academic health sciences centers. Faith-based and community-based
organizations are eligible to apply.
Description: to support a Resource and Evaluation Center (REC)
which will coordinate and maintain a central repository of
training materials, assist in dissemination of successful training
strategies, and evaluate outcomes of the Peer Education Training
Sites (PETS)as part of the PETS/REC program. The PETS/REC Program
provides nationwide peer education and training and other technical
assistance to increase the number of HIV/AIDS peer treatment
educators within Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization
Act of 2006 (Ryan White Program) funded programs.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-07-137; CFDA: 93.145; Link
to Full Announcement
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=F0DB2A99-EBF4-4B7D-9AD0-EBD0F0351A8E
Deadline: June 22, 2007
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Training and Technical Assistance
(T/TA) to Assist Protection and Advocacy Systems (P & As)
to Establish or Improve Voting Access for Individuals with
Disabilities
Funding Source: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities
(ADD) in the Administration for Children and Families ( ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Funding Amount: Awards: 4; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$338,115; Award Ceiling: $84,529; Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Private institutions of higher education, Nonprofits
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education. Faith-based and community organizations
are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under
this announcement. As stated in the HAVA of 2002, P.L. 107-252,
Title II, Subtitle D, Part 5, Section 291(c)(3), in order for
an entity to establish eligibility, the entity must show that
it: (A) is a public or private non-profit entity with demonstrated
experience in voting issues for individuals with disabilities;
(B) is governed by a board with respect to which the majority
of its members are individuals with disabilities or family
members of such individuals or individuals who are blind; and
(C) submits to the Secretary an application as required under
this announcement.
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS,
other than institutions of higher education, Public and State
controlled institutions of higher education
Description: To provide T/TA to P & As in their promotion
of full participation in the electoral process for individuals
with disabilities, including registering to vote, casting a
vote, and accessing polling places; developing proficiency
in the use of voting systems and technologies as they affect
individuals with disabilities; demonstrating and evaluating
the use of such systems and technologies by individuals with
disabilities (including blindness) in order to assess the availability
and use of such systems and technologies for such individuals;
and providing T/TA for non-visual access. (At least one recipient
must provide T/TA in this area.)
Application Information: FON: HHS-2007-ACF-ADD-DH-0034; CFDA:
93.618. Link to announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ADD-DH-0034.html Letter of Intent-Applicants are strongly encouraged to notify
Melvenia Wright at 202-690-5557 or by email at melvenia.wright@acf.hhs.gov of
their intention to submit an application under this announcement.
Please submit the letter of intent by the deadline date. Address
to Request Application Package: Melvenia Wright
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration
on Developmental Disabilities, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW,
Mail Stop HHH 405-D, Washington, DC 20447 Phone: 202-690-5557,
Fax: 202-205-8037
Email: melvenia.wright@acf.hhs.gov
Deadline: July 9, 2007
Federal Funds Grant and Rules Report
Source: U.S. House of Representatives
Dates: April 30-May 4, 2007
Link to website: http://www.house.gov/ffr/federal_funding_reports.shtml
National Public Health Leadership Institute
Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:1 ; Estimated Total
Program Funding: $500,000; Award Ceiling:$500,000
Eligibility: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding
opportunity are listed below: •Public nonprofit organizations •Private
nonprofit organizations •For profit organizations •Small,
minority, and women-owned businesses •Universities •Colleges •Research
institutions •Hospitals •Community-based organizations •Faith-based
organizations •Federally recognized Indian tribal governments •Indian
tribes •Indian tribal organizations •State and
local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)
A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the
state as eligible to submit an application under the state
eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as
a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a letter
from the state or local government as documentation of the
status is required. Place this documentation behind the first
page of the application form.
Description: The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to
enhance the leadership knowledge and competencies of federal,
state and local health officials and other public health professionals
by continuing to develop and conduct an annual National Public
Health Leadership Program (PHLI). PHLI is intended to provide
participants with a comprehensive, developmental experience,
highlighted by an intensive, residence-based program. It will
provide an opportunity for public health leaders to interact
and create a network of leaders who can be instrumental in
influencing the future direction of public health. Participants
will be periodically evaluated during the course of the program
to ascertain the impact of the experience on their personal
leadership skills and its effect on their organization’s
effectiveness and efficiency. The results of these evaluations,
along with the participant’s recommendations for improvement,
will be used to enhance the PHLI program and to help those
at the national, state and local levels to develop their current
and emerging leaders.
Application Information: FON: CDC-RFA-WC07-703; CFDA: 93.283;
Link to announcement: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/WC07-703.htm Submit the LOI by express mail, delivery service, fax, or E-mail
to: Steve L. Frederick, CDC, OWCD,
1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-96, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 (404)
498-6349; (404) 498-6045, SFrederick@cdc.gov Submit applications
electronically at http://www.Grants.gov.
Deadline: July 10, 2007
Youthful Offender Registered Apprenticeship, Alternative Education,
and Project Expansion Grants (SGA-DFA-PY-06-10) (Repeat)
Funding Source: Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:15; Estimated Total
Program Funding:$20,000,000; Award Ceiling:$2,000,000; Award
Floor:$1,000,000, Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Apprenticeship: Faith-based and community organizations,
national community-based organizations, State Apprenticeship
Agencies, local workforce investment boards, state correctional
agencies, state workforce agencies, Indian/Native American,
Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native and Pacific Islander Tribal
Governments or organizations that are Federally recognized.
*Alternative Educational Pathways: Applicants may be public
school districts, faith-based and community organizations
currently operating or wishing to operate charter schools,
state or local
juvenile justice agencies, local workforce investment boards,
Indian/Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native and
Pacific Islander, Tribal Governments or organizations that
are Federally recognized. *Project Expansion: Applicants
may be national or local community and faith-based organizations,
local workforce investment boards, Indian/Native American,
Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native and Pacific Islander Tribal
Governments or organizations that are federally recognized.
Description: These grants will be awarded through a competitive
process for three categories of projects-(1) Registered Apprenticeship
(to increase the placement of young adults being released
from the criminal justice system in registered apprenticeship);
(2) Alternative Educational Pathways (to increase the educational
achievement and attainment of youth in the juvenile justice
system); and (3) Project Expansion (to replicate effective
programs for serving juvenile offenders) Applicants can apply
for grants in more than one of these categories, but separate
applications must be submitted for each category.
Application Information: FON:SGA-DFA-PY-06-10;CFDA:17.261.
Link to Full announcement: http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga/DOL-SGA-DFA-PY-06-10.pdf or USDOL page at http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm
Deadline: May 31, 2007
VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Funding Amount: $14 million expected to be awarded, approximately
$1.5 million will be dedicated to programs providing for women
veterans and those with dependent children, and $2.5 million
will be targeted to programs in areas affected by Hurricane
Katrina and Rita. Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: City or township governments, Public housing authorities/Indian
housing authorities, County governments, Native American tribal
governments (Federally recognized), State governments, Nonprofits
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education
Description: For eligible entities to: (1) Expand existing
transitional housing projects; or (2) develop new transitional
housing programs. Supportive service centers will only be considered
under funding priority 3. Funding applied for under the capital
grant component may be used for: (1) Remodeling or alteration
of existing buildings; (2) acquisition of buildings; (3) acquisition
and rehabilitation of buildings; (4) new construction; and
(5) acquisition of vans (in connection with a new or existing
Grant and Per Diem Grant project) for outreach and transportation
for homeless veterans. See Priority areas in announcement.
Application Information: CFDA: 64.024; For a Copy of the Application
Package: Download directly from VA's Grant and Per Diem Program
Web page at: http://www.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=3 or at
Grants.Gov website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13769&mode=VIEW . Link to Federal Register announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-8528.htm An original completed and collated grant application (plus
three copies) and a cover letter clearly stating under which
funding priority applicants wish to be considered must be submitted
to the following address: VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Field Office, 10770 N. 46th Street, Suite C-200, Tampa,
FL 33617. Applications must be received in the Grant and Per
Diem Field office by the application deadline. Applications
must arrive as a complete package. Materials arriving separately
will not be included in the application package for consideration
and may result in the application being rejected or not funded.
Contact: Dr. Guy Liedke, (toll-free) 1-877-332-0334.
Deadline: June 28, 2007
Youthbuild Grants (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration
Funding Amount: ETA intends to fund approximately 90-100
grants ranging from
$700,000 to $1.1 million through this competition; however,
this does not preclude ETA from funding grants at either
a lower or higher amount, or funding a smaller or larger
number
of projects, based on the type and the number of quality
submissions. Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets
within this range
for quality projects at whatever funding level is appropriate
to their project. Grants will be awarded for a three-year
period of performance. This includes two years of core program
operations
(education, occupational skills training, and youth leadership
development activities) for two or more cohorts of youth
plus an additional twelve months of follow-up support services
and
tracking of participant outcomes for each cohort. Matching
funds required.
Eligibility: An organization is an eligible
applicant for these grants if it is
a public or private nonprofit agency or organization (including
a consortium of such agencies or organizations with a designated
lead applicant), including: Community-based organizations;
Faith-based organizations; An entity carrying out activities
under this WIA, such as a local workforce investment board
or One-Stop Career Center; A community action agency; A state
or local housing development agency; An Indian tribe or other
agency primarily serving Indians; A community development
corporation; A state or local youth service conservation
corps; or Any other
relevant public or private non-profit entity that provides
education or employment training and can meet the required
elements of the grant. (Eligible Enrollees- An individual
may participate in a YouthBuild program only if such individual
is: Between the ages of 16 and 24 on the date of enrollment;
and a member of a disadvantaged youth population such as
a
member of a low-income family, a youth in foster care (including
youth aging out of foster care), a youth offender, a youth
who is an individual with a disability, a child of an incarcerated
parent, or a migrant youth; and a school dropout. Up to (but
not more than) 25 percent of the participants in the program
may be youth who do not meet the education or disadvantaged
criteria above but are: Basic skills deficient, despite attainment
of a secondary school diploma, General Education Development
(GED) credential, or other state-recognized equivalent (including
recognized alternative
standards for individuals with disabilities); or Have been
referred by a local secondary school for participation in
a YouthBuild program leading to the attainment of a
secondary school diploma.)
Description: YouthBuild is a youth and community development
program that
simultaneously addresses several core issues facing low-income
communities: Housing, education, employment, crime prevention,
and leadership development. The YouthBuild model balances
in-school learning, geared toward a high school diploma or
GED, and construction
skills training, geared toward a career placement for the
youth. The in-school component is an alternative education
program
that assists youth who are often significantly behind in
basic skills to obtain a high school diploma or GED credential.
The
primary target populations for YouthBuild are high school
drop-outs, adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care,
and other
at-risk youth populations. The YouthBuild model enables these
youth to access the education they need to prosper in the
21st century economy. Grant funds will be used to provide
disadvantaged
youth with: The education and employment skills necessary
to achieve economic self-sufficiency in occupations in high
demand
and postsecondary education and training opportunities; opportunities
for meaningful work and service to their communities; and
opportunities to develop employment and leadership skills
and a commitment
to community development among youth in low-income communities.
As part of their programming, YouthBuild grantees will tap
the energies and talents of disadvantaged youth to increase
the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals
and low-income families and to help youth develop the leadership,
learning, and high-demand occupational skills needed to succeed
in today's global economy. ETA hopes to serve approximately
2,900 youth participants during the first year of this initiative,
with projects operating in approximately 90-100 communities
across the country. Funds made available through the YouthBuild
grants will be used to carry out a program with the following
core objectives: To enable disadvantaged youth to obtain
the education and employment skills necessary to achieve
economic
self-sufficiency in occupations in demand and post-secondary
education and training opportunities; To provide disadvantaged
youth with opportunities for meaningful work and service
to their communities; To foster the development of employment
and leadership skills and commitment to community development
among youth in low-income communities; and To expand the
supply
of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals
and low-income families by utilizing the energies and talents
of
disadvantaged youth.
Application Information: FON: SGA/DFA PY 06-08; CFDA: 17.274.
Announcement contains all forms and information for applying.
Link to announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-7974.htm . Solicitation consists of eight parts. Applications must
be successfully submitted through http://www.grants.gov website.
No paper applications accepted. There will be a Prospective
Applicant Conference held for this grant competition. The
date
and location for this Prospective Applicant Conference can
be found at
http://www.dtiassociates.com/youthbuild.
Deadline: July 3, 2007
Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program(Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Administration of Children and Families, Office of Community
Services
Funding Amount: Number of Awards: 12, Total Program Funding:
$4,881,000; Award Ceiling: $500,000.
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the
IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Faith-based
and community organizations are eligible to apply. Non-profits
having 501(c)(4) status with the IRS are also eligible to
apply for this program.
Description: The purpose of the JOLI program is to create
jobs to be filled by low-income individuals. JOLI grantees
provide
technical and/or financial assistance to private employers
in the community to assist them in creating employment and
business opportunities for individuals receiving TANF and
other low-income individuals. In order to create these sustainable
employment and other opportunities, funded projects focus
on
one of the following three program strategies: (1) new business
ventures, (2) business expansion, and (3) self-employment/micro-enterprise
projects. Applicants must state clearly both in the abstract
and at the beginning of the project narrative which one of
these three program strategies they will be using. While
OCS will accept applications that propose projects containing
more
than one of these program strategies, OCS strongly encourages
applicants to focus on only one.. Grantees must allot a minimum
of twenty percent of the JOLI funds received for the provision
of financial assistance to program participants. Interest
accrued on revolving loan funds must be used to continue
or expand
the activities of the approved project. Grantees establish
and maintain a formal, cooperative relationship with the
designated local agency responsible for administering the
Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) program in the area served by the
project. Grantees also attempt to integrate their projects
with the larger economic development strategy within the
target communities. Grantees may focus their projects on
the following
strategy areas: new business ventures, business expansion
and self-employment/Micro-enterprise.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-EO-0054; CFDA:
95.953; Link to Full Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-EO-0054.html Address to Request Application Package: Administration for
Children and Families, OCS Operations Center, 1515 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 1-800-281-9519
Email:
ocsgrants@acf.hhs.gov
Deadline: June 20, 2007
Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance
(Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration
on Children, Youth and Families'(ACYF) Family and Youth Services
Bureau (FYSB)
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards: 2 Estimated Total
Program Funding:$2,600,000 Award Ceiling:$1,400,000,Award Floor:$0,
Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Public and State controlled institutions of higher
education
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
Description: The national effort is designed to enhance and
promote the continuous quality improvement of the services
available to runaway, homeless and street youth and their families.
The cooperative agreements will enhance the programmatic and
administrative capacities of public and private agencies providing
services to the Runaway and Homeless Youth populations
Application Information: FON: HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CY-0146 ; CFDA
Number:93.623 -- Basic Center Grant; Link to announcement:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CY-0146.html or Grants.gov announcement: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13665&mode=VIEW Address to Request Application Package: ACYF Operations Center,
c/o The Dixon Group, Inc., Attn: RHY Training Cooperative Agreement
Funding, 118 Q Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-2132 Phone:
866-796-1591, Email: fysb@dixongroup.com
Deadline: June 25, 2007
National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) (Repeat)
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(Repeat)
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(Repeat)
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 (Repeat)
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.htmor grants.gov announcement; http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13553&mode=VIEW
Deadline: June 8, 2007
Awards & Scholarships
(none)
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Jobs to Careers Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality
Care Grants
Funding Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Funding Amount: Up to 8 grants will be awarded. Applicants
may apply for grants of up to $437,750 over three years.
Eligibility: Emerging or existing partnerships of at least
one health or health care employer and at least one educational
institution (e.g., a community college) that provides academic
credit or an industry-recognized credential. Eligible applicant
organizations are employers, educational institutions or other
organizations within the partnership that are public entities
or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Only one organization
representing the partnership may submit a proposal.
Description: Jobs to Careers: will support partnerships to
advance and reward the skill and career development of workers
who provide care and services on the front lines of our health
and health care systems. The implementation grants will fund
partnerships of health and health care employers and educational
institutions to promote learning, career advancement and testing
of new models of work-based learning.
Application Information: Link to announcement for information
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19838&c=EMC-FA135 and to apply online: http://grantmaking.rwjf.org/dfw2
Deadlines: May 16, 2007 (3 p.m. ET) Optional Web conference
for interested applicants (apply online at http://wcc.webeventservices.com/view/wl/r.htm?e=44909&s=1
& k=5E52DB9779F766DD9D96E5B32D62D1B8&cb=genesys . June 12, 2007 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of brief
proposals. July 19, 2007—Applicants notified about invitation
to submit a full proposal. August 30, 2007 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline
for receipt of full proposals.
Health and Education Programs for Children With Disabilities
Funding Source: CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
Funding Amount: varies
Eligibility: Public schools (grades Pre-K through 12, Health
programs that serve children (under the age of 18) with disabilities,
Description: The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust funds the
following: Health programs that serve children (under the
age of 18) with
disabilities and Public schools (grades Pre-K through 12)
that are expanding programs promoting inclusion of children
with
disabilities in all aspects of school functions
Application Information: Link to website: http://www.cvs.com/corpInfo/community/charitable_mission.html All CVS Caremark Charitable Trust applications must be submitted
online.
Deadline: Annual enrollment period, May 1 - June 15, 2007
Katrina Research Grants
Funding Source: Social Science Research Council
Funding Amount: small grants in aid of up to $5,000 each
(in rare cases $7,500). Grants may supplement funds from
other
sources.
Eligibility: Preference will be given to students completing
dissertation projects and to younger researchers, but applications
are welcome from others. The awards are intended to enable
people to bring to fruition research they have already begun.
Description: to enable researchers to complete projects bearing
on Hurricane Katrina, its impacts on people and places, and
the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast.
Application Information: Link to website for more information:
http://www.ssrc.org/announcements/Katrina_Grants/ For more
information, please contact Mari Denby at denby@ssrc.org
Deadline: open
Grants to Help Immigrants Learn English in Innovative Ways
Funding Source: Ray Solem Foundation
Funding Amount: Awards up to $10,000 are available.
Eligibility: nonprofit organizations
Description: funds to support organizations that have found
creative ways to help immigrants in the U.S. further their
verbal English language skills, listening
comprehension, and oral communications.
Application Information: For further information, contact
the Ray Solem Foundation at
rraysol@aol.com; or go to: http://www.raysolemfund.org/grants.html . Applications should be mailed to: Ray Solem Foundation,
P.O. Box 3589, Washington, D.C. 20027-0089
Deadline: July 31, 2007
Empower Women Hello Tomorrow Fund
Funding Source: Avon Products, Inc.
Funding Amount: Fund will award $5,000 every week in 2007.
Eligibility: individuals
Description: To assist individuals in realizing a program,
project, or idea that will empower women in one of the following
areas: business development, community service, or awareness
and outreach.
Application Information: Link to website and information
and apply online at: http://shop.avon.com/HelloTomorrowFund/
Deadline: There is no deadline date for
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