December 21, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Women’s Business Ownership Program Announcement
Funding Source: U.S. Small Business Administration
Funding Amount: Award Ceiling: $150,000, Award Floor: $100,000,
Cost Sharing Yes. Award recipients must provide non-federal
matching funds as follows: one non-federal dollar for each
two federal dollars in the first two years and one dollar for
every federal dollar in the subsequent three years. Up to 50
percent of the non-federal match funds may be in the form of
in-kind contributions and at least 50 percent of match must
be in cash
Eligibility: Private 501(c) organizations that have been providing
technical assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled
by women for a period of at least one year before the closing
date of this program announcement Applicants must be private,
non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from
the U.S. Treasury/Internal Revenue Service. Public nonprofit
organizations and for-profit businesses are not eligible for
this award.
Description: To invite private nonprofit organizations to apply
for funding to start new, community-based women’s business
centers. Successful applicants will receive awards under cooperative
agreements for one year plus 4 optional years, subject to continued
authorization and funding, to provide business training, counseling,
mentoring and other technical assistance to women who want
to start or expand businesses. This program announcement is
similar to SBA Program Announcement OWBO-2008-029, which invites
eligible applicants (existing women’s business centers)
to apply for a Renewable 3-year grant. A women’s business
center is a community-based project that is funded by the U.S.
Small Business Administration through a grant that requires
matching funds. WBCs provide long-term business skills training,
counseling and mentoring to benefit nascent and existing small
businesses that are owned and controlled by women, especially
those who are socially or economically disadvantaged. The project
must operate as a distinct unit of the recipient’s organization,
having its own budget for staff, facilities, equipment and
resources to carry out project activities. Service areas must
include financial, management, marketing, Internet/electronic
commerce and government procurement/certification assistance.
The applicant may focus on specialized business categories,
e.g., women who are veterans, have disabilities, are in agribusinesses,
home-based businesses, manufacturing, living in rural areas,
inner cities, etc.
Application Information: FON: OWBO-2008-030; CFDA 59.043; Questions
about this program announcement should be directed to the Office
of Women’s Business Ownership at OWBO@sba.gov Link to
grant announcement on SBA website: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/
WBC_2007_GRANT_ANNOUNCEMENT.html
Or http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_program_office/wbc_grant_2007-026final.doc
Deadline: January 22, 2008
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program Standing Announcement
(Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community
Services (OCS)
Funding Amount: Awards: 65; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$19,000,000; Award Ceiling: $1,000,000; $350,000 Per Project
Period. Cost Sharing: Yes As a condition of their Federal
AFI grant, grantees must provide non-Federal funds to support
their
AFI project in an amount at least equal to the Federal AFI
grant amount.
Eligibility: Community Action Agencies (CAA); Community Development
Corporations (CDC); financial institutions such as credit
unions and Community Development Financial Institutions;
faith-based
and community organizations; State, local and Tribal government
agencies; service and fraternal organizations; schools, colleges
and universities; and consortia or groups of organizations
that collaborate to administer an AFI project. See announcement
for examples of types of organizations that may apply and
examples of proposals.
Description: The purpose of the AFI program is to provide
financial awards and other supports to entities that administer
AFI projects.
These projects provide low-income individuals and families
with access to special matched savings accounts called IDAs
and other asset-building tools such as financial literacy
education and coaching and training on money management and
consumer
issues. The OCS objective in administering the AFI program
is to demonstrate the effectiveness of projects that use
IDAs and related asset-building strategies to enable low-income
families and individuals to become economically self-sufficient.
The program-wide expected outcomes are: 1) Increase in the
amount of IDA savings participants use for an asset purchase;
2) Increase in the number of participants who withdraw funds
from their IDA for an asset purchase; and 3) Increase in
the
ratio of amount of earned income that participants save in
their IDA to the cost of project services supported with
Federal AFI grant funds. Unsuccessful applicants may submit
new applications
in any succeeding application cycle.
Application Information: CFDA: 93.602; FON: HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EI-0053.
Link to announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EI-0053.html Address to Request Application Package: Office of Community
Services
ATTN: Assets for Independence Program, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
S.W. #500 West
Washington, DC 20447. Phone: 202-401-4626. Fax: 202-401-5718.
Email: afiprogram@acf.hhs.gov. Electronic submission is voluntary,
but strongly encouraged.
Applicants may access the electronic application for this
program at http://www.Grants.gov. There applicants can search
for the
downloadable application package by utilizing the www.Grants.gov FIND function. (It is strongly recommended that applicants
do not wait until the application deadline date to begin
the application process. Applicants are encouraged to submit
their
applications well before the closing date and time so that
if difficulties are encountered there will still be sufficient
time to submit a hard copy via express mail. It is to an
applicant's advantage to submit 24 hours ahead of the closing
date and
time in order to address any difficulties that may be encountered.)
Deadline: January 15 and March 25 in 2008, 2009, and 2010
U.S. Prisoner Reentry Grant (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice
Assistance
Funding Amount: Awards of up to $540,000 ; Award Ceiling:
450,000; Award Floor:$0; Cost Sharing: A 25 percent match
is required
for this grant program, and federal funding amount may not
exceed 75 percent of the total project costs.
Eligibility: State government agencies, including state Departments
of Corrections (DOCs) and State Criminal Justice Administering
Agencies with jurisdiction over a single urban community, and
federally recognized Indian tribes with jurisdiction over a
single urban community are eligible to apply.
Description: The design of the FY 2008 PRI Program is structured
to work in conjunction with a DOL-selected FBCO. Thus, the
FY 2008 PRI Program is designed as a demonstration project,
NOT as a replication of evidence-based practices. As a result,
after DOJ has announced its FY 2008 award sites, DOL is expected
to issue a grant solicitation to FBCOs within the jurisdiction
of each DOJ PRI grantee. DOL will then make grant awards to
FBCOs of their choosing to work with DOJ grantees in the provision
of reentry services as required under the DOJ awards. The amount
of DOL funding to be provided to local FBCOs, the nature of
services to be provided, and the organizations selected will
be based on DOL-determined criteria. The DOJ grantee must refer
at least 50 percent of all participants served (100) to the
Department of Labor FBCO grantee for post-release services.
The Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) strengthens communities
characterized by large numbers of returning prisoners. With
the support of several federal agencies, PRI is designed to
reduce recidivism by helping returning offenders find work
and access other critical services in their communities. PRI’s
target population includes individuals ages 18 and older convicted
as an adult and imprisoned in a state or tribal prison or a
tribal, regional, county, or local jail pursuant to state or
tribal law. Individuals convicted of a sexual offense are not
eligible for services under this grant. FY 2008, BJA will again
coordinate the PRI Program with the U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL).
Application Information: CFDA: 16.202 Link to announcement:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/08PRIsol.pdf For assistance
with the requirements of this solicitation, contact: Thurston
Bryant, Policy Advisor, at 202-514-8082 or thurston.bryant@usdoj.gov.
Applications must be submitted through http://www.Grants.gov
Deadline: January 8, 2008
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture; Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
Funding Amount: Estimated Total Program Funding:\$4,600,000;
Award Ceiling:
$300,000; Award Floor: $10,000
Eligibility: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status
with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education;
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than
institutions of higher education
Description: Community Food Projects should be designed to
(1): (A) meet the food needs of low-income people; (B) increase
the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own
food needs; and (C) promote comprehensive responses to local
food, farm, and nutrition issues; and/or (2) meet specific
state, local, or neighborhood food and agriculture needs for
(A) infrastructure improvement and development; (B) planning
for long-term solutions; or (C) the creation of innovative
marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers
and low-income consumers.
Application Information: FON: USDA-CSREES-CFP-001190; CFDA:10.225.
A two-step process for applying for a CFPCGP grant is required
in FY 2008. Eligible applicants must submit a LOI with no more
than 750 words. Applicants of acceptable LOI will be invited
to submit full applications. Applicants wishing to apply to
the CFPCGP for FY 2008 must submit a LOI to the Community Food
Projects program via e-mail at comfood@csrees.usda.gov by COB
on January 10, 2008
(5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).E-mail messages containing the LOI
should state “Letter of Intent” in the subject
line of the message. The responsibility of ensuring and substantiating
that a Letter of Intent was sent and received prior to the
deadline rests with the applicant. Link to announcement for
information: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/08_community_food.pdf Link to website: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/community_food.html
Deadline: Feb 25, 2008: Letter of Intent Due: January 10, 2008
CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Funding Amount: Estimated Total Number of Awards: 17 – 30;
10 to 15 Community Building (CB) awards several of which may
be focused at the national level; 5 to 10 Conceptual Development
and Planning (CDP) Awards; 2 to 5 Transformative Implementation
(TI) awards. Anticipated Funding Amount: $5,000,000 in FY 2008
pending the availability of funds. CB projects will be funded
from levels of $50,000 to a maximum of $500,000 total for durations
of up to three years. CDP projects will be funded at levels
of $50,000 up to a maximum of $150,000 total for durations
of up to two years. TI projects will be funded at levels up
to $1,000,000 total for a maximum duration of three years.
Eligibility: For Conceptual Development and Planning (CDP)
and Transformative Implementation (TI) projects. Universities
and two-and four-year colleges (including community colleges)
located and accredited in the United States, its territories
or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, that award
degrees in a field supported by NSF are eligible to apply for
CDP and TI awards. Such organizations also are referred to
as academic institutions. CPATH proposals that describe partnerships
with other organizations with a stake in undergraduate computing
education are strongly encouraged. Partner organizations may
include industry, professional societies, and not-for-profit
organizations, amongst others. *PI Limit: At least one individual
on the project leadership team (PI or co-PI) must be a member
of the community served by CISE.
Description: Computing has permeated and transformed almost
all aspects of our everyday lives. As computing becomes more
important in all sectors of society, so does the preparation
of a globally competitive U.S. workforce with the ability to
generate and apply new knowledge to solve increasingly complex
problems and understand human behavior. The CPATH vision is
of a U.S. workforce with the computing competencies and skills
crucial to the Nation’s health, security and prosperity
in the 21st century. This workforce includes a cadre of professionals
with the computing depth and breadth needed for sustained leadership
in a wide range of application domains and career fields, and
a broader professional workforce with deep knowledge and understanding
of critical computing concepts, computational thinking methodologies
and techniques. To achieve this vision, CISE is calling for
colleges and universities to work together and with other stakeholders
to formulate and implement plans to revitalize undergraduate
computing education in the United States. The full engagement
of faculty and other individuals in CISE disciplines will be
critical to success. Successful CPATH projects will be systemic
in nature and will demonstrate significant potential to contribute
to the transformation and revitalization of undergraduate computing
education on a national scale. CPATH will support three types
of projects in two major track categories, Community Building
and Institutional Transformation: Community Building Track-
Community Building (CB) Grants. Institutional Transformation-Track:
Conceptual Development and Planning (CDP) Grants, Transformative
Implementation (TI) Grant
Application Information: FON 08-516; CFDA: 47.070; Link to
announcement: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08516
Deadline: March 11,2008
Awards & Scholarships
The Coming Up Taller Awards
Funding Source: This is an initiative with the Institute
of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for
the Arts
and the National Endowment for the Humanities
Funding Amount: The Coming Up Taller Maximum Award: $10,000
Eligibility: Programs initiated by museums, libraries,
performing arts organizations, universities, colleges,
arts centers, community
service organizations, schools, businesses and eligible government
entities.
Description: Awards showcase cultural excellence and enhance
the availability of out-of-school arts and humanities programs
to children. Awards will recognize and reward outstanding
after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs
for underserved
children and youth.
Application Information: Application link: http://www.cominguptaller.org/downloads/2008CUTNominationApplication.pdf To learn more about the awards and program visit: http://www.cominguptaller.org/
Deadline: January 31, 2008
The Christopher Columbus Awards Program
Funding Source: Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Funding Amount: Maximum Award: $25,000, an all-expense-paid
trip to Walt Disney World to attend the program's National
Championship Week and a $2,000 U.S. Savings Bond for each student
team member
Eligibility: middle-school-age (sixth, seventh, and eighth
grade) children; teams do not need to be affiliated with a
school to enter
Description: The Christopher Columbus Awards Program combines
science and technology with community problem-solving. Students
work in teams with the help of an adult coach to identify an
issue they care about and, using science and technology, work
with experts, conduct research and put their ideas to the test
to develop an innovative solution.
Application Information: Link to website: http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/ Entries must consist of four written sections and one visual.
Make sure to submit the original and three copies of each component,
along with an entry form signed by the team coach and all team
members. For more details about entry requirements, please
visit Entry Components & Checklist page at www.christophercolumbusawards.com/components_enter.php.
Deadline: March 17, 2008
Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards
Funding Source: Cable in the Classroom Foundation
Funding Award: • A $3,000 cash prize. •An all-expense-paid
trip to Washington, DC in June, 2008. While in Washington,
award recipients will visit with members of Congress to talk
about their award-winning programs.
Winners will attend a spectacular Gala event with policymakers,
government officials, leaders of the national education community,
cable industry executives, and other VIPS.
Eligibility: national
awards recognize outstanding educators, administrators, and
other community leaders at the forefront
of innovation in education. Individuals who implement creative
learning programs in their communities, helping to push education
progress to new heights are encouraged to apply.
Description: Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards recognize
innovative programs in five categories: General Excellence,
Cable Partnerships for Learning, Pushing the Envelope, Policymaker
Excellence and Media Literacy Education.
Application Information: Online application at http://www.leadersinlearningawards.org/
Deadline: January 16, 2008
5th Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Achievement Awards
Funding Source: Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
Funding Amount: $1,000 award. The 2008 Youth Achievement Award
will be presented at the organization’s annual benefit
dinner on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Marriott Hotel in Stamford,
Connecticut. Dana Buchman, the celebrated designer, will serve
as Master of Ceremonies. Transportation and hotel accommodations
will be provided for the student and his/her parents.
Eligibility: Winners are age 18 or under and nominated by a
parent, teacher, mentor, coach or self. Each is required to
submit a completed application and professionally documented
proof of a learning disability or ADHD.
Description: Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities honors a
young person with a learning disability or ADHD who has demonstrated
initiative, drive and determination resulting in a notable
accomplishment in any area — including academics, music,
art, athletics, and community service.
Application Information: Nomination Forms and information may
be found at: http://www.smartkidswithld.org/award.html or http://www.smartkidswithld.org/sk-award-2008.pdf For information, contact Jane Ross at 203-226-6831 or via email
at Info@SmartKidswithLD.org.
Deadline: January 31, 2008
John W. Gardner Leadership Award
Funding Source: Independent Sector
Funding Award: Accompanying this award is a prize of $10,000
and a replica of an original relief bust of John Gardner by
the late sculptor Frederick Hart
Eligibility: Anyone may nominate an individual for the award.
Nominations should be made without the candidate’s knowledge.
Description: The John W. Gardner Leadership Award was established
to honor outstanding Americans who exemplify the leadership
and the ideals of John W. Gardner (1912-2002), American statesman
and founding chair of Independent Sector. Independent Sector
presents the award each year to an individual whose leadership
in or with the nonprofit community has been transformative
and who has mobilized and unified people, institutions, or
causes that improve people’s lives. Learn about the award
at http://www.independentsector.org/about/gardneraward.htm
Application Information: Link to application and forms at http://www.independentsector.org/about/nomination_form.html;
For more information, contact Claire S. Wellington-202-467-6100
phone
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
The Five Star Restoration Challenge Grant
Funding Source: The National Association of Counties, the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the Wildlife Habitat Council,
in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Southern Company, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Funding Amount: Requests must be for $10,000 to $40,000 each.
Eligibility: The grant program is open to any public or private
entity. Projects should be completed within one to two years
of the award.
Description: To support community-based wetland, riparian,
and coastal habitat restoration projects that build diverse
partnerships and foster local natural
resource stewardship through education, outreach and training activities.
Application Information: Link to NFW webpage for more information: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&Template=/
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Deadline: February 15, 2008 |
