October 12, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program
Funding Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Funding Amount: Approximately $12 million is available to support
the entire Bridges
program, with 6-9 awards going to the Baccalaureate program
in FY 08.
Eligibility: Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher
Education, Private Institution of Higher Education, Hispanic-serving
Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs),
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Other(s):
Community Colleges and other two-year post-secondary educational
institutions that offer associate degree programs with an emphasis
on the biomedical and behavioral sciences and that have a high
enrollment, as determined by the applicant institution, of
students from target groups/populations. A Tribally Controlled
College/University or a community college that has a substantial
enrollment of associate degree students in biomedical/behavioral
sciences, but also offers a baccalaureate program in one or
two unrelated disciplines, is eligible to apply as an applicant
institution. However, institutions offering both associate
and baccalaureate degrees may not form partnerships within
their own institution for graduates of their own associate
degree programs to enter their own baccalaureate programs,
even if a student is moving to another department, school,
or college. The program seeks to promote and enhance partnerships
BETWEEN institutions.
Description: Supports partnerships between 2-year & 4-year
colleges/universities to facilitate the transition (R25) of
underrepresented minority students into baccalaureate degree
programs in natural, physical & behavioral sciences. Its
purpose is to facilitate the transfer and graduation of students,
the Bridges to Baccalaureate Program promotes inter-institutional
partnerships/consortia between community colleges or other
two-year post-secondary educational institutions granting the
associate degree and colleges or universities that grant baccalaureate
degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences. The program
expects that the joint efforts of baccalaureate degree-granting
and associate degree-granting institutions will foster the
development of a well-integrated institutional program that
will provide students from targeted groups/populations with
the necessary academic preparation and skills to enable their
transition and successful completion of the baccalaureate and
subsequently more advanced degrees in biomedical and behavioral
sciences. Since an effective partnership/consortium requires
considerable effort and resources, the proposed partnership/consortium
should be composed of no more than four institutions, unless
strongly justified otherwise, including the applicant institution.
An eligible institution may participate in only one Bridges
to the Baccalaureate partnership/consortium.
Application Information: CFDA: 93.859; Applications submitted
in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through
Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research
and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application
Guide. . Link to announcement: See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-411.html.
Contact: Shiva P. Singh, Natl. Inst. of Gen. Med. Sciences,
45 Center Dr. Bethesda, MD 20892-6200, 301/594-3900; E-mail:
singhs@nigms.nih.gov
Deadline: January 18, 2008
Nursing Workforce Diversity (Repeat)
Funding Source: Awards: 25; Total Program Funding: $7,500,000;
Average Size of Award: $300,000. Cost Sharing: No
Funding Amount: Health Resources & Services Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, nursing
centers, academic health centers, State or local governments,
Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, other public or private
non-profit entities including faith-based and community organizations,
and for-profit organizations capable of carrying out the legislative
purpose. Schools of nursing involved in project activities
must be accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission, Inc. (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) to be eligible applicants.
Description: Grants are awarded to increase nursing education
opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
(including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among
registered nurses) by providing student scholarships or stipends,
pre-entry preparation, and retention activities.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-08-027; CFDA: 93.178 Link
to Full Announcement and to RFP word document: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=CE4BB1FD-B6A0-4E19-A115-F100F2A8AAFA Contact information: Janice Young, Jyoung2@hrsa.gov; (301)
443-6193 or Aisha Mix, amix@hrsa.gov; (301) 443-6193
Deadline: November 16, 2007
Advanced Education Nursing Grants (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Awards: 48; Total Program Funding: $12,012,680
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are collegiate schools of
nursing, academic health centers, and other private or public
nonprofit entities accredited by a recognized body or bodies
or State agency, approved for the purpose of nursing education
by the Secretary of Education. A new program of nursing that
is not accredited at the time of submission of a grant application,
by reason of an insufficient period of operation, but eligible
for accreditation by a recognized body or bodies or State agency,
is eligible to apply for funding if the Secretary of Education
finds, after consultation with the appropriate accrediting
body or bodies, that there is reasonable assurance that the
program will meet the accreditation standards of such body
or bodies prior to the beginning of the academic year following
the normal graduation date of students of the first entering
class. Applicants that are “new programs” just
beginning the accreditation process and wish to establish eligibility
based on the provisions above should contact the Department
of Education, Accreditation and State Liaison Unit at 202-219-7011
for further guidance on securing the required determination
from the Secretary of Education.
Description: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for
projects that support the enhancement of advanced nursing education
and practice. For the purpose of this section, advanced education
nurses means individuals trained in advanced degree programs
including individuals in combined RN to Master's degree programs,
post-nursing Master's certificate programs, or in the case
of nurse-midwives, in certificate programs in existence on
November 12, 1998, to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical
nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse
educators, nurse administrators or public health nurses.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-08-020; CFDA: 93.247 Link
to announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=630251B8-C169-4C2F-B427-AF544B2101B8
Deadline: December 14, 2007
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
The Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Community Services (OCS)
Funding Amount: Awards: 50 to 60. Average Projected Award
Amount per project period: $327,273. Ceiling of Individual
Awards
per project period: $1,000,000. Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: OCS seeks to support innovative AFI Projects
administered by national, State-wide, regional and community-based
organizations.
Organizations that may apply include, but are not limited
to, Community Action Agencies; community development corporations;
financial institutions such as banks, credit unions, and
community
development financial institutions; faith-based and community
organizations; State
and local government agencies; and other organizations such
as marriage strengthening coalitions; service and fraternal
organizations; schools, colleges and universities; and consortia
or groups of organizations that collaborate to administer
an AFI Project.
Description: Projects to assist low-income people in becoming
economically self-sufficient. They do so by teaching project
participants about economic and consumer issues and enabling
them to establish matched savings accounts called Individual
Development Accounts (IDA) in order to save for a first home,
a business or higher education. Grantees must participate
in an on-going national evaluation of the impact of AFI Projects
and IDAs
Application Information: FON: HHS-2005-ACF-OCS-EI-0053; CFDA:
93.602 This is a standing announcement. It is effective until
canceled or changed by the Office of Community Services.
Applicants may submit applications at any time throughout
the year. OCS
will review and make funding decisions about applications
submitted by any of three due dates: March 15, June 15, and
November
1. The OCS Asset Building website at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding includes information about the AFI Program. It also features
a downloadable guidebook, The AFI Project Builder that covers
many topics and includes suggestions and best practices for
planning, starting and implementing an AFI Project. Link
to website for announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2005-ACF-OCS-EI-0053.html
Deadline: November 1, 2007
Awards & Scholarships
(none)
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
2007 AT&T Announces Wireless Grant (Repeat)
Funding Source: The AT&T Foundation
Funding Amount: a $1.5 million competitive grant program; grant
will award software and equipment valued at $25,00-$25,000
aimed at integrating wireless communications technologies into
educational outreach programs.
Eligibility: open to 501© (3) public charities School
district/system foundations (but not individual schools or
school districts without a foundation), Private and charter
school foundations, Colleges and universities (public and private),
Libraries, Museums, Nonprofits that work on-site with public
and private education institutions, Nonprofits that work with
public and private education institutions on a project basis
(e.g. symphonies, parks, botanical gardens, historical sites,
etc.)
Description: Funding of programs that "utilize wireless
technology to enhance the delivery of education and other settings
that engage youth and adults in life-long learning." Fifty-one
percent of proposed projects must reach traditionally underserved
groups in the organization's community, including racial and
ethnic groups, low-income populations, seniors, youth, and
people with disabilities, according to the AT&T Foundation.
Samples of projects to be considered for grants, as cited by
AT&T, include the creation of wireless hotspots to make
educational material accessible; development of educational
curricula that can be accessed via mobile devices; delivery
of supplemental educational materials via text messaging; and
development of community education podcasts.
Application Information: Download RFP and application visit
Foundation website: http://www.att.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=10582 or view word document at http://www.att.com/Common/files/pdf/wireless-ed-application.doc . For an overview of AT&T programs visit: http://www.att.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7736
Deadline: October 19, 2007 by 5 p.m.
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