November 16, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Awards: 352; Estimated Size of Award: $45,714.00;
Total Program Funding: $16,000,000
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.
Description: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions to
provide financial support through traineeships for registered
nurses enrolled in advanced education nursing programs to prepare
nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse- midwives,
nurse anesthetists, nurse administrators, nurse educators,
public health nurses and nurses in other specialties requiring
advanced education. The traineeship program is a formula program
so all approved applicants will receive funds.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-08-016;CFDA: 93.358; Link
to announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=5DE8174A-8D8E-4391-8A50-F0ACC0167ADD&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup.
Contact: Karen Breeden, (301) 443-6333), email: kbreeden@hrsa.gov
Deadline: December 17, 2007
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Awards: 79; Total Program Funding: $1,250,000;
Average Size of Award: $16,667.00
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, academic
health centers, and other private or public entities that provide
registered nurses with full-time Master’s degree nurse
anesthesia programs accredited by the Council on Accreditation
of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
Description: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for
traineeships for licensed registered nurses enrolled as full-time
students beyond the twelfth month of study in a Master's degree
nurse anesthesia program. The traineeship program is a formula
program so all approved applicants will be funded. As provided
by section 805 of the Public Health Service Act, preference
will be given to applicants with projects that will substantially
benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public
health nursing needs in state or local health departments.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-08-017; CFDA: 93.124; Link
to announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=C78CA4FF-4A64-4E4E-A028-5A659B66B6AB&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup=.
Contact: Karen D. Breeden (301) 443-6333 kbreeden@hrsa.gov
Deadline: December 17, 2007
SSA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Projects
Funding Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Funding Amount: Awards 99; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$15,826,362; Award Floor: $83,333; Award Ceiling: $249,999.
Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Eligible applicant organizations are ONLY those
already awarded by SSA for the Work Incentives Planning and
Assistance program and having a current Budget Period end date
of March 31, 2008.
Description: Section 1149 of the Social Security Act, as added
by section 121 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement
Act of 1999 (TWWIIA), requires the Commissioner of Social Security
(the Commissioner) to establish a community-based work incentives
planning and assistance program for the purpose of disseminating
accurate information to beneficiaries with disabilities on
work incentives programs and issues related to such programs
to assist them in their employment efforts. The Commissioner
has established a competitive program of cooperative agreements
to provide work incentives planning, assistance and outreach.
This SSA program is called the Work Incentives Planning and
Assistance (WIPA) Program. The WIPA program also provides information
on the availability of protection and advocacy services to
beneficiaries with disabilities, including beneficiaries participating
in the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established
under section 1148, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
program established under section 1619, and other programs
that are designed to encourage beneficiaries with disabilities
to seek, maintain and regain employment. The WIPA Program is
an important part of SSA’s employment strategy for beneficiaries
with disabilities. One of SSA’s goals in implementing
TWWIIA is to help achieve a substantial increase in the number
of beneficiaries with disabilities who return to work and achieve
greater self sufficiency.
Application Information: FON: SSA-OAG-08-1; CFDA: 95.008; This
is a non-competing continuation opportunity which, therefore,
has no published announcement. Use Grants.gov announcement
to download application: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=H9rLhKqpvrQbqKQjpgq1vvwbj
D3Y33npG0PKMgVZR52Y2hTdMvNd!1802045917?oppId=40056&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Youth Violence Prevention through Community-Level Change (U49)
Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Funding Amount: Number of Awards: 2; Estimated Total Program
Funding: $1,000,000; Award Ceiling: $500,000
Eligibility: For profit organizations other than small businesses,
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits
that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education, Small businesses, Native
American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native
American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized
tribal governments), State governments, Special district governments,
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher
education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher
education, County governments, City or township governments
Description: The purpose of the program is to announce the
availability of fiscal year (FY) 2008 funds for a cooperative
agreement to assess the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions
designed to change community characteristics and social processes
to reduce rates of youth violence perpetration and victimization.
Youth violence has been linked to a variety of factors, including
individual, family, community, and societal characteristics.
Although much research has been conducted on interventions
to change the characteristics of individuals and families,
fewer interventions have focused on changing variables at the
broader community level. Funds are available to examine the
effects of a community-level intervention on rates of youth
violence. Funds are intended to support new evaluations rather
than to supplement or support long-term extensions of existing
effectiveness studies of community-level interventions. This
program addresses the Healthy People 2010 focus area(s) of
Injury and Violence Prevention.
Application Information: FON: RFA-CE-08-001; CFDA: 93.136 For
complete program details, please see the full announcement
on the CDC website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CE-08-001.html The estimated funding date is prior August 31, 2008. Â Technical
assistance will be available for potential applicants during
one conference call to be held on December 17, 2007 from 1:30
p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). The conference can be accessed
by calling: 1-866-704-7564, stating the leader name: LADY PATTERSON,
and entering the passcode: 1314492. 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.
Deadline: Letter of Intent: January 7, 2008 ; Proposal: February
5, 2008
Assessing the Effects of Interpersonal Violence Prevention
on Suicide (U49)
Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Funding Amount: Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000,
Eligibility: Native American tribal organizations (other
than Federally recognized tribal governments), City or township
governments, Public and State controlled institutions of
higher
education, Private institutions of higher education, Native
American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education, Special district governments, County
governments, State governments, For profit organizations
other than small
businesses, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status
with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,
Small businesses
Description: The purpose of the program is to determine whether
interventions designed to prevent interpersonal violence
(e.g., youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual
assault)
impact self-directed violence (i.e., suicidal behavior).
Application Information: FON: RFA-CE-08-007; CFDA: 93.136;
see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CE-08-007.html
Deadline: February 5, 2008
Environmental Education Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental
Education Division (EED), Office of Children's Health Protection
and Environmental Education
Funding Amount: Annual funding for the program ranges between
$2 and $3 million. More than 75 percent of the grants awarded
by this program receive less than $15,000.
Eligibility:
Description: Supports environmental education projects that
enhance the public's awareness, knowledge, and skills to help
people make informed decisions that affect environmental quality
Application Information: The Fiscal Year 2008 Solicitation
Notice for EPA’s EE Grants Program is now available online
at http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html Along with the required
Federal application forms, EPA is pleased to offer applicants
a blank logic model template to use for identifying outputs
and outcomes of the activities described in their proposals.
Download the template, along with the application and budget
form, from the EE Web site at http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html.
Deadline: December 20, 2007
2008 Solar America Cities Opportunity
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Funding Amount: Subject to negotiation of final terms, DOE
will provide up to $2.4 million in financial assistance to
the competitively selected, cost-shared, two-year projects.
Additionally, DOE will provide up to $3.0 million over two
years in hands-on technical assistance from technical and policy
experts to help cities integrate solar technologies into city
energy planning, zoning, and facilities; to streamline city-level
regulations and practices that affect solar adoption by residents
and local businesses; and to promote solar technology through
outreach, curriculum development, and incentive programs. Including
cost share, the value of the awards is expected to be up top
$7.8 million.
Eligibility: To be eligible for a Solar America Cities award,
cities must have a population of 100,000 or more, as the DOE
attempts to promote solar in America’s electricity load
centers.
Description: To help cities integrate solar technologies into
city energy planning, zoning, and facilities; to streamline
city-level regulations and practices that affect solar adoption
by residents and local businesses; and to promote solar technology
through outreach, curriculum development, and incentive programs.
This grant will create partnerships between DOE and a new round
of Solar America Cities. The Solar America Initiative is part
of the President's Advanced Energy Initiative, http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2006/energy/ and The Solar America Initiative Posture Plan http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_america/publications.html#saiposture which summarizes key elements of the Solar America Initiative.
Application Information: Link to DOE webpage on announcement.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_america/index.html . Link to Grants.gov announcement for application: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15792&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
Deadline: January 10, 2008
Awards & Scholarships
Fourth Annual County Conservation Leadership Awards
Funding Source: Trust for Public Land and the National Association
of Counties (NACo)
Funding Award: Award winners will be recognized at NACo's
Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. in March 2008.
Eligibility: Awards are made in three population categories:
Small: under 150,000, Medium: between 150,000-500,000, Large:
over 500,000. Counties must be members of NACO. To view Florida
county membership visit http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&statecode=FL
Description: The awards recognize leadership, innovation, and
excellence by forward-thinking county leaders in local land
conservation. Successful programs will be judged on the basis
of:•Innovation, •Financing Mechanisms, • Visioning
and Planning, • Diversity and Strength of Partnerships, • Acquisition
and/or Implementation Excellence, •Generating Public
Awareness and •Support Program Management
Application Information: Link to website for application form
and submission online at http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cdl.cfm?content_item_id=21816&folder_id=2867 You will need to create an account/login with NACo to complete
the online application form. For more information please contact
us at (415) 495-4014 or on the web at http://www.tpl.org.
Deadline: December 5, 2007
Brick Awards to Honor Young People
Funding Source: Do Something
Funding Award: Nine Brick Award winners will receive a minimum
of $10,000 in community grants and scholarships (if applicable).
Of those nine winners, one will be selected by a national online
vote as a Golden Brick Award winner and will receive a total
of $100,000 in community grants. The community grant money
is paid directly to the not-for-profit of the winner’s
choice.
Eligibility: Applicants must be permanent residents or citizens
of the U.S. or Canada and must be born on or after June 30,
1982. Only winners who are age 18 and under are eligible for
a scholarship of $5,000 and a $5,000 community grant. Winners
between the ages of 19 and 25 receive their entire award in
the form of a community grant.
Description: An annual program of Do Something to honor young
people (age 25 and under) in the United States and Canada for
their efforts to address problems in their local or global
communities.
Application Information: Link to Do Something website for information
and apply online at http://www.dosomething.org/brick or view
application guide: http://www.dosomething.org/brick_application_guide
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Third Annual Awards of Excellence for Community Trees
Funding Source: Home Depot Foundation and U.S. Conference of
Mayors
Funding Amount: Two step process. Based on the first round
applications, a group of finalists will be selected. Within
each category two grant awards will be made -- $75,000 to the
winning project and $25,000 to the runner-up. Outstanding Achievement
Awards of $2,500 each will also be given in each category.
All finalists will receive recognition at the US Conference
of Mayors’ Annual Meeting in June 2008. An independent
Advisory Committee of experts will select project winners.
While both the city and the nonprofit partner will be recognized,
the grant will be awarded to the nonprofit partner to be used
at their discretion for charitable purposes to further the
goal of promoting healthy communities through tree planting
and the management of the urban forest.
Eligibility: Applications must demonstrate a partnership between
city government and one or more local nonprofits having a 501(c)(3)
status that exhibited innovation in the development and enhancement
of a city’s urban forest. Awards will be presented in
two population categories: cities with fewer than 100,000 people;
and cities with a population of 100,000 or more.
Description: The program is designed to recognize the outstanding,
innovative work of public/private partnerships engaged in enhancing
and strengthening communities through the use of trees. Awards
will be given for the overall excellence of the initiative
based on the work completed prior to July 31, 2007 (ongoing
projects/programs will be evaluated on the work completed).
Application Information: Link to Home Depot Foundation website
for information and application process at http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/ or overview at http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/awards_trees_apply.html Any city or nonprofit organization interested in submitting
a first-round application for the Awards of Excellence Program
for Community Trees should go to https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_248?SA=SNA&FID=35032 . Awards will be announced June 26, 2008 at the U.S. Conference
of Mayors Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida.
Deadline: December 14, 2007 for first round applications
NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships
Funding Source: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
Funding Award: The Hollings Scholarship Program provides
successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include
academic
assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000 per year) for full-time
study during the 9-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time
internship position ($650/week) during the summer at a NOAA
facility; and, if reappointed, academic assistance (up to a
maximum of $8,000) for full-time study during a second 9-month
academic year. The internship between the first and second
years of the award provides the Scholars with ‘‘hands-on''/
practical educational training experience in NOAA-related science,
research, technology, policy, management, and education activities.
Awards also include travel funds to attend a mandatory Hollings
Scholarship Program orientation, conferences where students
present a paper or poster, and a housing subsidy for scholars
who do not reside at home during the summer internship.
Eligibility: U.S. citizenship.• Full-time status as a
3rd year student in a four-year program or a 4th year student
in a five year-program in the upcoming Fall term in an accredited
college or university within the United States or U.S. territories.• Cumulative
and semester/quarter GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale) in all
completed undergraduate courses and in the major field of study.• Majoring
in a discipline area related to oceanic and atmospheric science,
research, technology, or education, and supportive of the purposes
of NOAA's programs and mission, e.g., biological, social and
physical sciences; mathematics; engineering; computer and information
sciences; and teacher education
Description: This is the fourth year this scholarship is being
made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in
ocean and atmospheric sciences and education.
Application Information: Visit website at http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html or NOAA website at http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/index.html for
application requirements and information and requirements for
submission. Applications will be accepted via e-mail or mail,
and transcripts must be mailed by the academic institution.
Please e-mail applications to StudentScholarshipPrograms@noaa.gov .
Deadline: February 8, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Seed Grants for Start-Up Projects
Funding Source: Heineman Foundation
Funding Amount: The average range of our donations is $20,000-$50,000
per annum.
Eligibility: An organization must have 501(c)3 nonprofit
status
Description: The purpose of the Heineman Foundation is to
provide seed money to start-up projects and new projects
within existing
organizations for a maximum of three to five years. Preference
will be given to organizations that we have not previously
funded. The Foundation's general areas of interest are the
following (in no particular order):Programs that enable economically
challenged women to enter and remain in the workplace, On
site day care centers for women in the workplace, Job training
programs,
Language and leadership skills, Environmental research that
will help prevent, reduce and/or eliminate large-scale water
degradation, Music as education and preserver of culture,
Research into prevention, education and treatment for childhood
illnesses.
Programs that enable youth to think, create and communicate
effectively
Application Information: Visit website for information and
application process http://www.heinemanfoundation.org/about. To speak to a representative at the Foundation, send email
to info@heinemanfoundation.org, please include your phone
number in your email.
Deadline: ongoing
Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)Seed Local Grants
Funding Source: Brookdale Foundation
Funding Amount: Two-year grants of $10,000 will be awarded
to nonprofits. Up to fifteen local and three regional programs
will be selected through this Request For Proposal (RFP)
process from within the United States. Each selected organization
will
receive a mini-grant of $10,000 over a two-year period ($6,000
and $4,000 respectively), contingent on progress made during
year one and potential for continuity in the future. On-going
technical assistance will also be provided. Selected applicants
will be notified in April and are required to attend an Orientation
and Training Conference to be held May 16-18, 2008 in Columbia,
South Carolina.
Eligibility: nonprofit organizations
Description: RAPP is designed to encourage and promote the
creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other
relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate
parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so.
Application Information: To view Request For Proposals and
Guidelines for local applications http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/RAPPrfpdownloads.htm For further information contact: Melinda Perez-Porter, Director,
Relatives As Parents Program, The Brookdale Foundation Group,
950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Telephone:
(212) 308-7355. Email: mpp@brookdalefoundation.org. Website:
http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/relativesasparents.htm
Deadline: January 10, 2008
Young Men At Risk: Transforming the Power of A Generation
Changemakers Competition
Funding Source: Ashoka's Changemakers in cooperation with
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
Funding Amount: Up to $1 million in grants is available to
support promising innovations.
Eligibility: A collaborative competition; organizations must
operate in the U.S. or its territories in order to be eligible
for RWJF funding. collaborative competition
Description: With this competition, RWJF is seeking to identify
solutions and approaches that go beyond targeting the at-risk
individual. Following the competition, selected entries will
be invited to submit proposals to RWJF's Vulnerable Populations
Portfolio for future funding consideration
Application Information: Link to webpage, registration is
free: http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/competition/men
View current submitted applications at http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node
Deadline: January 23, 2008 |
