September 7, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers (BAHEC)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Awards: 7; Total Program Funding: $5,500,000,
Average Size of Award: $785,714; Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit accredited medical
schools, osteopathic schools of medicine, and incorporated
consortia made of such schools or their parent institutions
are eligible. In States where no AHEC program is in operation,
accredited schools of nursing are appropriate
Description: To improve the distribution, diversity, and quality
of health personnel in the health services delivery system
by encouraging the regional organization of health professions
schools. The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program assists
schools in planning, developing, and operating area health
education centers that will initiate educational systems incentives
to both attract and retain health care personnel in scarcity
areas. By linking the academic resources of the university
health science center with local planning and educational and
clinical resources, the AHEC programs and centers establish
a network of community-based training sites that provide educational
services to students, faculty, and practitioners in underserved
areas, and ultimately, improve the delivery of health care
in the service area.
Application Information: CFDA: 93.824 / BAHEC Announcement
Number: HRSA-08-053; MAHEC Announcement Number: HRSA-08-055
/CFDA: 93.107
Contact information: Louis D. Coccordrilli, M.P.H.,(301) 443-6950,
lcoccodrilli@hrsa.gov Link to announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=6AE99226-F2BA-480B-A3E7-9113B3224B69&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup or Word file posted on website: HRSA-08-053 BAHEC FINAL.doc
Deadline: January 23, 2008
Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers (MAHEC)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Total Funding: $5,500,000; Awards:12; Funding
Average Award: $458,333; Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit accredited medical
schools, osteopathic schools of medicine, and incorporated
consortia made of such schools or their parent institutions
are eligible. In States where no AHEC program is in operation,
accredited schools of nursing are appropriate.
Description: To improve the distribution, diversity, and quality
of health personnel in the health services delivery system
by encouraging the regional organization of health professions
schools. The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program assists
schools in planning, developing, and operating area health
education centers that will initiate educational systems incentives
to both attract and retain health care personnel in scarcity
areas. By linking the academic resources of the university
health science center with local planning and educational and
clinical resources, the AHEC programs and centers establish
a network of community-based training sites that provide educational
services to students, faculty, and practitioners in underserved
areas, and ultimately, improve the delivery of health care
in the service area. Preference will be given to any qualified
applicant that: (1) has a high rate for placing graduates in
practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents
of medically underserved communities; (2) during the 2-year
period preceding the fiscal year for which an award is sought,
has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing
graduates in such settings; or (3) fulfills the requirements
for new programs. This statutory general preference will only
be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile
of applications recommended for approval by the peer review
group. To be considered for this funding preference, an applicant
must request it by either completing the appropriate table,
or in the case of a new program, request and submit the appropriate
narrative to support the request. Only data from the applicant/awardee
school may be submitted to support this preference
Application Information: FON: HRSA-08-055; CFDA: 93.107 Link
to announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=3177F124-86AE-4A69-B09B-E8FFC0883E17&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup= or Word Document on website HRSA-08-055 MAHEC FINAL.doc
Deadline: January 23, 2008
Summer of Service for Middle-School Aged Youth (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Corporation for National and Community
Service
Funding Amount: Up to $900,000 for grants to support summer
of service activities. Grants may range in size from approximately
$100,000 to $200,000. Approximately 6 awards covering a period
not to exceed one year inclusive of May-August 2008. Cost Sharing:
Yes.
Eligibility: Native American tribal organizations (other than
Federally recognized tribal governments), Independent school
districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher
education, State governments, County governments, Public housing
authorities/Indian housing authorities, Private institutions
of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with
the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Native
American tribal governments (Federally recognized), City or
township governments, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3)
status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
Eligible applicants include national, state, and multi-state
organizations that create new or expanded service-learning
opportunities in the summer programming of youth-serving organizations
that serve large numbers of youth from disadvantaged circumstances
at multiple sties. Applications from organizations not currently
receiving Corporation funding as well as from organizations
that are now receiving Corporation funds, including AmeriCorps,
Learn and Serve America, and Senior Corps are encouraged to
apply as well as submissions from organizations with little
or no experience with federal grants, where CNCS’s investment
could dramatically improve volunteer management capacity and
infrastructure. Eligible faith-based and other community-based
organizations are encouraged to apply. Organizations that currently
operate a Corporation-funded program or are applying for other
Corporation funding are eligible applicants. However, applicants
must differentiate between this grant’s proposed activities
and those of the currently-funded program or pending application.
The successful applicant must be experienced in working with
and planning activities for middle-school age youth. The applicant
must demonstrate: (1) ability to engage large numbers of youth
in the program; (2) ability to provide youth from disadvantaged
circumstances with meaningful service-learning opportunities
within their communities; (3) experience working with youth
from disadvantaged circumstances in out-of-school settings;
(4) ability to serve youth in the geographic location for which
the program is designed, and; (5) ability to apply the principals
of service-learning (http://www.servicelearning.org). Applicants
must demonstrate how the program design aligns with standards
set by local school boards for such programs.
Description: Summer of service activities are defined as high
quality, supervised, volunteer activities in multiple locations
during the summer (out-of-school) months. The participants
will be middle school youth (typically 10 to 14 years old)
from disadvantaged circumstances in urban and rural areas.
The purpose of this competition is to stimulate new or expanded
service-learning opportunities in the summer programming of
youth-serving organizations that already serve large numbers
of youth from disadvantaged circumstances at multiple sites.
Service learning opportunities are designed so that the youth
meet unmet needs in their communities. Youth participating
will be expected to: • Perform a minimum of 50 hours
of volunteer project planning, implementation, and reflection
with an adult or older person’s supervision, over a 2
to 8 week period between May and August, 2008 • Address
unmet needs in the communities in which they live through high-quality,
supervised, volunteer activities based on a service-learning
model that engages participants in structured, hands-on projects
while helping participants develop personal, civic, and/or
academic skills • Receive the President’s Volunteer
Service Award in recognition of their volunteer service The
successful applicant will be expected to: • Engage youth
in identifying, developing and reflecting on the service activities;
(more information on service learning models is available at
http://www.servicelearning.org • Design structured hands-on,
team-based projects • Implement these projects in a way
that creates awareness of and excitement for the power of youth
to contribute in meaningful way to the communities in which
they live. Preference may be given to applications that (a)
serve larger numbers of youth; (b) include a mentoring component
that connects service to a sustained mentoring relationship;
(b) include youth who are homeless or in foster care as participants;
(c) engage the same group of youth in volunteer activity beyond
the summer months; (d) demonstrate the ability to collaborate
with existing youth-serving organizations in planning and implementing
their proposed activities, including coordinating effective
communication and participation among all partners.
Application Information: FON: CNCS-GRANTS-082907-001; CFDA:
94.007
Link to website for information http://www.cns.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=51
or contact: Special Initiatives Hotline-202-606-7507 or email:
summerofservice@cns.gov or view Nofa PDF file http://www.cns.gov/pdf/07_0829_sos_nofa.pdf . The Corporation will host a technical assistance call to
answer questions from potential applicants. Applicants are
strongly encouraged to participate in the technical assistance
call. The call information is as follows: Date: September 12,
2007 ;Time: 2:00pm - 3:00 P.M. EasternTime; Call Leader: MR
BRENDAN MURPHY; Dial-In Number: 888-455-0603; Verbal Passcode:
MURPHY CALL . Applications are to be submitted electronically
using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure,
web-based system for applications. You may access eGrants at
http://www.nationalservice.gov/egrants/index.html. If you cannot
submit an application electronically due to technical difficulties
or limitations, submit a paper application, together with an
electronic version of the application on a CD Rom postmarked
by the October 10, 2007 to facilitate data entry into the eGrants
system, to the following address: Corporation for National
and Community Service, 1201 New York Avenue, N.W., Box Summer
of Service, Washington, D.C., 20525.
Deadline: October 10, 2007 (Please submit an email stating
your intent to apply to summerofservice@cns.gov by September
19 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
BROWNFIELDS JOB TRAINING GRANTS (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Funding Amount: Awards: 13; Total Program Funding: $2,500,000;
Award Ceiling: $200,000. Cooperative Grant. No match required.
Eligibility: County governments, Others (see text field entitled "Additional
Information on Eligibility" for clarification in PDF file
below),City or township governments, State governments, Native
American tribal governments (Federally recognized) , Nonprofits
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education. Applicants that received a Brownfields
Job Training grant from EPA in Fiscal Year 2007 (announced
November 2006) are not eligible to apply in Fiscal Year 2008.
A list of brownfields job training grants awarded in Fiscal
Year 2007 can be found on the Brownfields Website, http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/pilot.htm#previous.
Applicants who received a brownfields job training grant in
or before Fiscal Year 2006 are eligible to apply for this competition.
Description: This notice announces the availability of funds
and solicits applications from eligible entities and non-profit
organizations to provide environmental job training projects
that will facilitate the assessment, remediation, or preparation
of brownfield sites. Applicants must propose to serve a community
that currently receives, or has received, financial assistance
from EPA for brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund or
cleanup competitive grants. States and certain eligible Indian
Tribes currently receiving CERCLA Section 128 funding may propose
to serve any community within their jurisdiction where the
state or Indian Tribe is conducting site-specific brownfields
work (e.g., assessment or clean up activities) with state,
Indian Tribal or Federal CERCLA Section 128 funds.
Application Information: FON: EPA-OSWER-OBCR-07-10 ; CFDA:
66.815; Link to PDF http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/epa-oswer-obcr-07-10.pdf Using http://www.Grants.gov, applicants may submit the complete
application package on-line with no hard copy or computer disks.
Please be sure to view the additional instructions that are
available for download on http://www.Grants.gov for this announcement
and which are included below. If you have any technical difficulties
while applying electronically, please call the toll free Contact
Center at 1-800-518-4726.
Deadline: October 19, 2007
Community-Based Job Training Grants (CBJTG) (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration
Funding Amount: Estimated Total Program Funding: $125,000,000;
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000; Award Floor: $500,000; Awards:
75
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for consideration under
this solicitation, the applicant must be either: (1) An individual
Community or Technical College, (2) a Community College District,
(3) a state Community College System, or (4) a One-Stop Career
Center in partnership with its Local Workforce Investment
Board.
Description: The Community-Based Job Training Grants (CBJTGs)
are designed to
support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries
through the national system of community and technical colleges.
The primary purposes of these grants are to build the capacity
of community colleges to provide training and to train workers
to develop the skills required to succeed in local or regional
(i) industries and occupations that are expected to experience
high-growth and (ii) industries where demand for qualified
workers is outstripping the supply. It is ETA's expectation
that CBJTGs will contain at least seven critical elements.
These elements consist of: (1) A focus on skill and competency
needs of high-growth/high-demand industries that are Locally
Defined in the Context of the Regional Economy; (2) strategic
partnerships; (3) industry-driven capacity building and training
efforts; (4) leveraged resources; (5) replication of successful
models for broad distribution; (6) clear and specific outcomes;
and (7) integration with regional economic and talent development
strategies. CBJTGs are intended to drive the community college
and workforce investment systems to be more responsive to
the workforce demands of industry by making the products,
models,
and effective approaches that result from CBJTG investments
available to both systems. . Projects funded through CBJTGs
should leverage resources from key entities in the strategic
partnership. ETA also encourages applicants to integrate
WIA funding at the state and local level into their proposed
project.
Integrating WIA funds ensures that the full spectrum of assets
available from the workforce system is leveraged to support
capacity building and training activities. The wide variety
of WIA programs and activities provide both breadth and depth
to the proposed solution offered to both businesses and individuals.
The use of WIA funds also serves to embed the solutions-based
approach into the local or regional workforce investment
system, which strengthens the system's ability to become
more demand-driven.
Application Information: FON: SGA/DFA PY 07-01; CFDA: 17.269.
Virtual Prospective Applicant Conferences will be held for
this grant competition on August 14 and 15, 2007 at 1 p.m.
Eastern Time. Additional information and links to registration
for these Virtual Prospective Applicant Conferences will
be posted on ETA's Web site at
http://www.doleta.gov/business/Community-BasedJobTrainingGrants.cfm.
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 07-01. Applications may also be submitted through
http://www.grants.gov website. For further information regarding
this SGA, please contact Melissa Abdullah, Grants Management
Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693-3346
(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
Melissa Abdullah and should include SGA/DFA PY 07-01, a contact
name,
fax and phone number, and e-mail address. This announcement
is being made available on the ETA Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm,.
Link to Federal Register announcement:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-15362.pdf
Deadline: October 10, 2007, 4 p.m.
Awards & Scholarships
2008/2009 Casey Family Scholars Program
Funding Award: approximately 100 new scholarships annually
It provides scholarships of up to $10,000 to young people,
under the age of 25, who have spent at least 12 months
in foster care and were not subsequently adopted
Eligibility: college-bound young people that have been
orphaned or are transitioning out of foster care. Applicants
must...1.
Have been in foster care for one consecutive year at the
time of their 18th birthday or high school graduation or
Have been
adopted or taken into legal guardianship out of foster care
after their 16th birthday or Have lost both parents to death
before the age of 18 and not been subsequently adopted. In
this instance, copies of the death certificates must be provided.
2. Be accepted into or enrolled in an accredited post-secondary
program at the undergraduate level (university, college,
community college or vocational/technical institute). 3.
Be under the
age of 25 on March 31, 2008. NOTE: Although U.S. citizenship
is not required for the OFA/Casey Scholarship, domicile is.
Applicants must have been in foster care or have grown up
in the United States of America and must reside in the
U.S. at
the time of their application.
Description: The scholarships are awarded for the pursuit
of post-secondary education, including vocational/technical
training,
and are renewable each year based on satisfactory progress
and financial need.
Application Information: Visit the application site for more
details, http://www.orphan.org/index.php?id=30
Deadline: Applications for the period will be made available
January 31 - March 31, 2008
5th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition
for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Environmental Protection
Funding Amount: This announcement, which addresses the first
phase (Phase I) of the competition for a P3 Award, requests
innovative design proposals from eligible institutions in order
to obtain support for a student team to compete for one of
EPA’s P3 Awards. In Phase I, the EPA will fund approximately
55 student design projects from around the country during the
2008-2009 academic year to research and develop their sustainable
designs. It is anticipated that a total of approximately $550,000
will be awarded under this announcement for Phase I. The projected
EPA award amount for each Phase I grant is up to $10,000 for
one year
Eligibility: Public nonprofit institutions/organizations (limited
to public institutions of higher education) and private nonprofit
institutions/organizations (limited to private institutions
of higher education) located in the U.S. are eligible to apply
to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate
and/or graduate students. The students on the teams supported
by the institution receiving the grant must be enrolled in
the college, university, or post-secondary educational institution
they will be representing at the time the proposal is submitted.
Institutions are allowed to submit more than one proposal where
each proposal represents a unique design concept and student
team. For the purposes of grant administration, the team's
faculty advisor will be designated the Principal Investigator
throughout the P3 grant award and competition process. In addition
to the Principal Investigator, each team selected for award
will also be asked to provide contact information for a student
lead. Eligible nonprofit organizations include research institutes,
corporations, or foundations that are part of a U.S. institution
of higher education.
Description: Seeking applications proposing to research, develop,
and design solutions to real world challenges involving sustainability.
The P3 competition highlights people, prosperity, and the planet – the
three pillars of sustainability. The P3 Awards program is a
partnership between the public and private sectors to foster
progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals
of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved
quality of life for its people. The EPA offers the P3 competition
in order to respond to the technical needs of the developed
and developing world while moving towards the goal of sustainability.
Application Information: FON: EPA-G2008-P3-Z1 – Agriculture;
EPA-G2008-P3-Z2 – Materials and Chemistry; EPA-G2008-P3-Z3 – Energy;
EPA-G2008-P3-Z4 – Information Technology; EPA-G2008-P3-Z5 – Water;
EPA-G2008-P3-Z6 – Built Environment. Contacts: Eligibility
Contact: Tom Barnwell (barnwell.thomas@epa.gov); phone: 202-343-9862;
Electronic Submissions: Thomas O'Farrell (O'Farrell.Thomas@epa.gov);
phone: 202-343-9639; Technical Contact: Cynthia L. Nolt-Helms
(nolt-helms.cynthia@epa.gov); phone: 202-343-9693. Link to
complete announcement: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_p3.html
Deadline: December 20, 2007
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Tourism Cares’ Worldwide Grant Program
Funding Source: Tourism Cares
Funding Amount: Typical grants are $10,000; However, based
on availability of funds, grants up to $100,000 will be considered
Eligibility: U.S.-based organizations with IRS non-profit,
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status, or non-U.S.-based organization
has status equivalent to the U.S. IRS 501(c)(3).
Description: Primary consideration is to fund projects and
programs, whose goal is • capital improvements that serve
to protect, restore, or conserve sites of exceptional cultural,
historic, or natural significance, or • the education
of local host communities and the traveling public about conservation
and preservation of sites of exceptional cultural, historical,
or natural significance. Preference is given to organizations
with projects or programs that • allow our grant funding
to be leveraged to provide increased philanthropic support,
through vehicles such as matching grants or challenge grants
that have already been secured from an external source.• are
endorsed by the local, regional, or national tourism office.• demonstrate
strong support from and involvement of the local community.
Application Information: Letters of inquiry packets can be
obtained at website: http://www.tourismcares.org/Worldwide_Grant_Program.aspx
Deadline: Deadlines for Grant Letters of Inquiry Packets October
1, 2007
2007 Accessible America Award Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: National Organization on Disability
Funding Amount: A $25,000 annual award competition for disability-friendly
communities.
Eligibility: The program is open to all cities and towns across
the United States.
Description: Its purpose is to recognize and promote replication
of exemplary practices that communities use to facilitate the
comprehensive involvement of citizens with disabilities in
community life. Accessible America Competition applicants are
asked to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to offering
their citizens with disabilities full and equal opportunities
to participate in community life, including access to jobs,
education, religious worship, voting, transportation, housing,
emergency preparedness planning and services, and the entire
range of social, recreational, cultural, and sports activities.
Application Information: Link to main website: http://www.nod.org/ . To enter the competition, communities must submit an official
Accessible America 2007 application signed by their mayor or
chief elected official, describing how their city or town (or
county representing unincorporated communities within its borders)
provides opportunities for citizens with disabilities to participate
fully in community life. Link to NOD website for award information:
http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=1430&nodeID=1&
FeatureID=1685&redirected=1&CFID=25005389&CFTOKEN=97282974
Deadline: October 31, 2007
Veterans Entrepreneurship Support Grant (Repeat)
Funding Source: Veterans Corporation (TVC)
Funding Amount: Grants will be made in six-month or twelve-month
periods. Multi-year grants will not be accepted. The maximum
grant amount is $50,000. Organizations can apply for multiple
grants.
Eligibility: Applicants for funding under TVC's Development
Grants program must be United States 501(c)(3) organizations
or other organizations identified as tax-exempt by the IRS.
Grants will not be awarded to individuals or to organizations
that serve an exclusively religious purpose.
Description: This initiative will support educational projects
and organizations that address the entrepreneurial needs
of Veterans, including Service-Disabled Veterans and members
of
the National Guard and reserve forces, who are starting or
growing small businesses or preparing a business for deployment.
Organizations may apply for general program grants in two
program categories (education and outreach). Visit main website
at
http://www.veteranscorp.org/developmentgrants/
Application Information: Visit http://www.veteranscorp.org/developmentgrants/main_programs.html for more information on guidelines.
Deadline: open |
