September 28, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
Federal Grants:
Community Based Jobs Training Grants (Repeat with Amendment
Notice)
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
Amendments to grant announcement via September 25th Federal
Register: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-18826.htm (Amendment makes changes to the August 8 document by (1)Removing
the requirement that 50% of the grant funds must be spent
on tuition in Section III Eligibility Information and Other
Grant
Specifications; (2) Updating the data required in the one-to
three-page summary of projected outcomes in Section IV Application
and Submission Information; (3)Replacing outcomes associated
with the 50% requirement with new outcomes and clarifying
and Correcting the total number of points the section is
worth
in the Description of Outcomes section in Section V Application
Review Information; and (4) Extending the closing date to
October 31, 2007.
Link to original August grant announcement:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-15362.pdf .For further information contact: Melissa Abdullah, Grants
Management Specialist, Telephone (202) 693-3346.
Deadline: Extended until October 31, 2007
Brownfield Economic Development Initiative (BEDI)
Funding Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Funding Amount: The maximum amount of a BEDI award under this
competition is $2
million per project. An application in excess of $2 million
will be reduced to the extent HUD determines that such a reduction
is appropriate and the project remains feasible.
Eligibility: Any public entity eligible to apply for Section
108 loan guarantee assistance in accordance with 24 CFR 570.702,
including Guam, the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, and
the Virgin Islands for FY 2007, may apply for BEDI grant assistance
under Section 108(q). Eligible applicants are CDBG entitlement
units of general local government and non-entitlement units
of general local government eligible to receive loan guarantees
under 24 CFR part 570, subpart M. Urban Counties, as defined
at 24 CFR 570.3 and 570.307, are eligible applicants for BEDI
funds; units of general local government that participate in
an Urban County program are not independently eligible applicants.
Non-entitlement public entities in 49 states and Puerto Rico
are eligible to participate in the Section 108 and BEDI programs,
with assistance of the state’s or commonwealth’s
pledge of CDBG allocations.
Description: BEDI is designed to help local governments redevelop
brownsfields, defined as abandoned, idled, or underutilized
real property, including industrial and commercial facilities,
where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by the presence
or potential presence of environmental contamination. BEDI
funds must be used as the stimulus for local governments and/or
private sector parties to commence redevelopment or continue
phased redevelopment efforts of brownfields sites where contamination
is present or potentially present and a redevelopment plan
exists. HUD desires to see BEDI and Section 108 funds used
to finance projects and activities that involve investment
in the brownfields site by an identified private sector party
that will provide near-term results and measurable economic
benefits, such as job creation and increases in the local tax
base.
Application Information: FON: FR-5142-N-01; CFDA 14.246 http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp Full announcement can be viewed on Grants.gov website by using
CFDA or FON numbers above: http://www07.grants.gov/search/basic.do For assistance with program related
questions, please contact David Kaminsky, Office of Economic
Development; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development;
451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7140;
Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 402–4612 (this
is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech challenged persons
may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800–877–8339
(this is a toll-free number).
Deadline: December 24, 2007
Brownfield Job Training Grants (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Funding Amount: The total estimated funding available under
this competitive opportunity is $2,500,000. EPA anticipates
award of 12-13 cooperative agreements, whose maximum value
each shall not exceed $200,000, resulting from this competitive
opportunity.
Eligibility: 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.
Description: EPA's Brownfields Program is an organized commitment
to help communities revitalize brownfield properties both environmentally
and economically, mitigate potential health risks, and restore
economic vitality to areas where brownfields exist. As a part
of the Brownfields Program, EPA has funded 118 Brownfields
Job Training grants totaling over $23 million. As of spring
2007, more than 3,800 people had completed training; and more
than 2,400 obtained employment in the environmental field with
an average starting hourly wage of $13.88. For information
on Brownfields visit EPA webpage at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/index.html
Application Information: CFDA: 66.815. Link to PDF file announcement:
http://www.epa.gov/swerrims/docs/grants/epa-oswer-obcr-07-10.pdf . Applicants may download individual grant application forms,
or electronically request a paper application package and an
accompanying computer CD of information related to applicants/grant
recipients roles and responsibilities from EPA’s Grants
and Debarment website by visiting: http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/how_to_apply.htm.
or visit http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm#jt
Deadline: October 19, 2007
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR)
Funding Amount: Total Funding: $$60,000,000; Awards: 9;
Range of Awards: $2,000,000-$14,000,000, Average Award:
$$5,000,000
per budget period; Match Required: Yes
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are private, non-profit
organizations that: Have, through its national offices and
its affiliates,
an ongoing relationship with the refugees that has been established
as a result of providing reception and placement services
under the terms of a cooperative agreement with DOS or DHS;
and Are
national voluntary resettlement agencies able to coordinate
comprehensive multilingual, multicultural services for refugees,
Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian entrants, certified victims
of trafficking, and asylees at local sites. Faith-based and
community
organizations that meet the statutory eligibility requirements
are eligible to apply under this announcement.
Description: The Matching Grant Program is an alternative
to public assistance designed to enable refugees to become
self-sufficient
within four to six months from date of arrival into the United
States (U.S.). Services provided under this agreement include,
but are not limited to, case management, employment services,
maintenance assistance and cash allowance, and administration.
The goal of the Matching Grant program is to help refugees,
certain Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian entrants, asylees,
and certified victims of human trafficking attain economic
self-sufficiency
as defined by 45 CFR 400.2.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RV-0120; CFDA:
93.567; Link to announcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RV-0120.html
Deadline: November 16, 2007
Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education
Challenge Grants Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture; Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
Funding Amount: Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000;
Award Ceiling: $50,000; Award Floor: $35,000; Cost Sharing
Yes.
Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by eligible public
secondary schools and public or private, nonprofit junior
or community colleges. IMPORTANT! See RFA for specific eligibility
requirements.
Description: The Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture
Education Challenge Grants (SPEC) program seeks to: (a) promote
and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary
education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help
ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified
workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system;
and (b)
promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary,
two-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in
the food and agricultural sciences in order to advance excellence
in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue
and
complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and
agricultural sciences.
Application Information: FON: USDA-CSREES-SAECP-001053; CFDA:
10.226. All applications be submitted electronically through
http://www.grants.gov website. The central point for all
information related to electronic application submission
is http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/electronic.
This site is updated frequently and it should be checked
often for program-specific help concerning electronic submissions.
Link to announcement PDF http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/08_sec_challenge.pdf ;
Deadline: January 11, 2008
Improving Health and Educational Outcomes of Young People
Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards 85; Estimated
Total Program Funding: $32,025,000; Award Ceiling: $475,000;
Award
Floor: $10,000
Eligibility: Private institutions of higher education, State
governments, Public and State controlled institutions of
higher education, County governments, Special district governments,
Independent school districts, City or township governments,
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally
recognized tribal governments), Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized) See announcement for eligibility in
priority areas
Description: The purpose of this announcement is to improve
the health and well-being of youth and prepare them to be
healthy adults. This program announcement places a strong
emphasis
on coordination of school health programs and activities
in the following five (5) Priority Areas: Priority 1: Youth
Risk
Behavior Survey (YRBS); Priority 2: HIV Prevention (HIV);
Priority 3: Coordinated School Health Programs and Promotion
of Physical
Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco-Use Prevention (CSHP and
PANT); Priority 4: Asthma Management (AM); Priority 5: National
Professional
Development (NPD). Applicants are encouraged to coordinate
their activities through cross-agency partnerships, across
programmatic areas, and/or across components of a Coordinated
School Health Program.
Application Information: FON: CDC-RFA-DP08-801; CFDA: 93.938;
Link to announcement: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/DP08-801.htm Technical assistance will be available for potential applicants
during four conference calls. Participation in a conference
call is not mandatory. The purpose of each conference call
is to help potential applicants understand the scope and
intent of the program announcement and become familiar with
Public
Health Services funding policies, application, and review
procedures. All calls will be accessible for all participants.
Instructions
for the calls and call recordings will be placed on the CDC/DASH
website for review and download at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/FOA-801.
Deadline(s): Letter of Intent: October 23,
2007; Application due: November 21, 2007
Awards & Scholarships
2008 Search For 100 Best Communities for Young People Competition
Funding Source: The America's Promise Alliance and Capitol
One.
Funding Amount: Winning communities will be featured prominently
on the Alliance's Web site, in the Alliance's weekly newsletter,
and as part of national and local media materials. They will
also be given the opportunity to participate in the Alliance's
Regional Best Practice Forums, where their programs and policies
will serve as a model for other cities and towns across the
country. Furthermore, All winning communities are invited
and provided a partial stipend to attend the Alliance's
National
Forum and Celebration held every fall in Washington, D.C.
All applicants will also be eligible to apply for a total
of $300,000
in grants from the Alliance. (Applications for the 2008 grant
program will be accepted in early February 2008.)
Eligibility:
Description: Official call for entries from communities across
the United States that are the best places for young people
to live and grow up. Winners will range from large urban
cities to small rural towns.
Application Information: Access online application at http://www.americaspromise.org/APAPage.aspx?id=5858
Deadline: November 2, 2007
Lexus Environmental Challenge Contest Education Program For
Teens
Funding Source: Lexus and Scholastic
Funding Amount: More than $1 million in total scholarships
and grants will be awarded to students, teachers, and schools.
There will be sixteen winning teams for each of the four challenges — eight
middle school and eight high school teams. The winning teams
will each receive a total of $3,000 in scholarships and grants.
The sixty-four winners of the first four challenges will be
invited to participate in the Final Challenge, where teams
will develop an environmental program with the potential to
impact the world in a dramatic way. From the Final Challenge
entries, fourteen finalists and two grand-prize-winning teams
will be selected. Each of the fourteen finalists will receive
a total of $50,000 in grants and scholarships, and the two
grand-prize-winning teams will each receive $75,000. The money
will be shared by the students, teacher advisor, and school.
Eligibility: Middle and high school teams comprised of five
to ten students and one teacher advisor are invited to participate
in four initial challenges, each addressing a different environmental
element — land, water, air, and climate.
Description: A nationwide education program and contest about
the environment that empowers teens to create a better world.
Through this program, middle and high school students can participate
in four initial environmental challenges about land, water,
air, and climate. Teams made up of 5 to 10 students and one
teacher-advisor will define an issue, make a plan to address
the issue, implement the plan, and report on the results. To
accompany their efforts, teams will be encouraged to provide
visual documentation in a variety of media including digital
photos, digital videos, Web pages, and PowerPoint presentations.
All winning teams from the initial four challenges will be
invited to participate in the Final Fifth Challenge, where
teams will develop a program with the potential to change the
world. Visit webpage for more information at http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/
Application Information: For Official Rules and application
information visit http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747843
Deadline: For each of the challenges, teams
will define an environmental issue that is important to them,
develop an action
plan to address the issue, implement the plan, and report on
the results. Teams are invited to participate in as many of
the four challenges as they choose. Submission Deadlines are:
Challenge #1 (Land) — October 5, 2007; Challenge #2 (Water) — November
5, 2007; Challenge #3 (Air) — December 5, 2007; and Challenge
#4 (Climate) — January 7, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Inclusive Recreational and Learning Experiences Grants
Funding Source: The Bubel/Aiken Foundation
Funding Amount: Award amounts are $25,000 per year for up
to 12 months
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are public, for profit,
or not-for-profit 501(c)(3) agencies or organizations.
Description: To implement programs that help young people
with special needs interact better with the world around
them by
creating awareness and changing attitudes about their abilities,
particularly through programs that create more inclusive
recreational and learning experiences.
Application Information: Link to website for more information:
http://www.bubelaiken.org/GrantsPrograms/Grants/tabid/62/Default.aspx
Deadline: October 31, 2007
Partners Investing in Nursing's Future
Funding Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest
Health Foundation
Funding Amount: Approximately 10 awards of up to $250,000
each. Projects will last up to 24 months.
Eligibility: Local or regional private, independent, family,
or community foundations and public charities are eligible
to apply for funds. Government entities, corporations, or
corporate grantmakers may participate in funding collaboratives,
but
may not serve as the applicant institution. Local foundations
and other partners such as workforce boards must match awards
with at least $1 for every $2 provided by the program. Eligible
foundations are those classified as tax-exempt under Section
501(c)(3) as a public charity or private foundation, a nonexempt
charitable trust treated as a private foundation under Section
4947(a)(1), or organizations that claim status as private
operating foundations under section 4942(j)(3) or (5) of
the Internal
Revenue Code.
Description: Proposals will be evaluated using the following
criteria: Foundation capacity for and commitment to addressing
nursing issues. Scope and strength of the partnership between
the local foundation and its partners. Innovativeness and
strength of the project design. Potential impact of the project
in the
local or regional area beyond individual institutions. Likelihood
of project sustainability. Grantees may use awarded funds
to engage in policy analyses and research around nursing
workforce
issues; develop a plan and design strategies to address local
nursing workforce issues; establish pilot projects that test
innovative ideas; implement activities that address a particular
local nursing workforce concern; develop new partnerships
with nursing leaders, local funders and government; or launch
comprehensive
activities or strategies that address nursing workforce issues.
Funds will not be awarded for projects that support direct
service projects (e.g., nurse-managed community health clinics).
Funds may be used for project staff salaries, consultant
fees, subcontracts, meetings, data processing, supplies,
project-related
travel and other direct expenses, including a limited amount
of equipment that is essential to the proposed project.
Application Information: Optional Web-based teleconference
for potential applicants October 2, 2007 1-2 p.m. Registration
details for the call will be available at http://www.partnersinnursing.org/ ; Link to announcement and to apply online: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19981 ; Contact Judith L. Woodruff, program director, judith@nwhf.org;
Office: (971) 230-0093 . To view PDF file of proposal http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/cfp_pin3.pdf . All applications must be submitted online.
Deadline: October 25, 2007 for brief proposals;
January 15, 2008 for invited proposals. |
