January 11, 2008
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
Florida Organizations Serving Veterans With Disabilities
Employment Opportunity Grant
Funding Source: The Able Trust
Funding Amount: A total of $60,000; one or two awards.
Eligibility: Existing Florida not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations,
associations, and agencies that provide Florida citizens
with disabilities with employment-related services. Description:
The purpose of the RFP is to provide funding for a project(s)
to create employment opportunities for Florida residents
that
are veterans of a branch of the United States Military Service
and have a disability in gaining competitive employment in
the community. Projects should serve a minimum of 25 individuals
and result in an 80 percent community employment outcome
Application Information: Link to website for information
and application instructions: http://www.abletrust.org/grant/rfp_08_05.shtml
Deadline: March 4, 2008
Federal Grants:
Public Telecommunications Facilities Program(PTFP)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Funding Amount: Up to $16.8 million, Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: To apply for and receive a PTFP Construction
or Planning Grant, an applicant must be: (a) a public or
noncommercial
educational broadcast station; (b) a noncommercial telecommunications
entity; (c) a system of public telecommunications entities;
(d) a non-profit foundation, corporation, institution, or
association organized primarily for educational or cultural
purposes; or
(e) a state, local, or Indian tribal government (or agency
thereof), or a political or special purpose subdivision of
a state.
Description: The Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
(PTFP) assists, through matching grants, in the planning
and construction of public telecommunications facilities
in order
to:(1) extend delivery of service to as many citizens as
possible by the most cost- effective means, including the
use of broadcast
and non-broadcast technologies;(2) increase public telecommunications
services and facilities available to, operated by, and controlled
by minorities and women;(3) strengthen the capability of
existing public TV and radio stations to provide public telecommunications
services to the public.
Application Information: FON: 008-001; CFDA: 11.550. Link
to full website http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp/ or full announcement:
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp/attachments/FFO_Notice_08.html
Deadline: February 22, 2008
Assistance to Small Shipyards Grant Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office
of Shipyards and Marine Financing. U.S. Maritime Administration
Funding Amount: Under this program, there is currently
an aggregate of $10,000,000 available. There is no dollar
limitation on
the amount of a grant for which application may be made
Eligibility: Shipyards or State or local governments on behalf
of shipyards can apply for grants. The shipyard for which
a grant is sought must be one in a single geographical location,
located in or near a maritime community, that (1) is a small
business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the
Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); and (2) does not have more
than 600 production employees. Other Considerations in Making
Awards--In
providing grants, the Administrator shall take into account
(a) the economic circumstances and conditions of the maritime
community near to which a shipyard is located; and (b) the
local, State and regional economy in which such community
is located.
Description: Section 3506 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Pub. L. 109-163) and the section
entitled ``Assistance to Small Shipyards'' in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, provides that the Maritime Administration
shall establish an assistance program for small shipyards.
SSGP grants are for capital improvements, and related infrastructure
improvements at qualified shipyards that will facilitate
the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic
ship
construction for commercial and Federal Government use. Such
grants may not be used to construct buildings or other physical
facilities or to acquire land unless such use is specifically
approved by the Administrator as being consistent with and
supplemental to capital and
related infrastructure improvements.
Application Information: CFDA: 20.814. An application should
be filed on Form SF-424 which can be found at http://www.grants.gov.
For information call-Jean E. McKeever, Associate Administrator
for Business and Workforce Development, Maritime Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone: (202)
366-5737; fax: (202) 366-3511; or e-mail: jean.mckeever@dot.gov.
Link to Federal Register announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-216.pdf
Deadline: February 25, 2008
Even Start Family Literacy Program Women's Prison Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary
and Secondary Education
Funding Amount: $150,000 per year
Eligibility: A prison (other than a Federal
prison) that houses women and their preschool-age children,
an institution
of higher
education, a local educational agency, including a charter
school that is considered a local educational agency under
State law, a hospital, or other public or private organization
or entity. (A Federal prison may not apply for these Federal
funds. However, another eligible entity may apply for a grant
to operate this family literacy program in a Federal prison.)
Eligible participants are female prison inmates who participate
in the project with one or more of their eligible children
(whether or not the child resides in the prison). To be eligible:
(a) The inmate parent must be eligible to participate in
adult education and literacy activities under the Adult
Education
and Family Literacy Act, be within the State's compulsory
school attendance age range (in which case a local educational
agency
must provide or ensure the availability of the basic education
component), or be attending secondary school; and (b) the
child (or children) must be younger than
eight years of age.
Description: The Even Start Family Literacy
program Women's Prison grant is designed to help break the
cycle of poverty
and illiteracy and improve the educational opportunities
of low-income families with mothers in prison by integrating
early
childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education,
and parenting education into a unified, high-quality, family
literacy program. This project, which must be located in
a prison that houses women and their preschool-age children,
will serve women inmates and their children, birth through
age seven. (For the purposes of this program, the term ``prison''
means a correctional institution that houses inmates, most
of whom are incarcerated in the institution for at least
one year.) The grant awarded under this competition must
be implemented
through cooperative activities that: build on high-quality
existing community resources to create a new range of services;
promote the academic achievement of children and adults;
assist children and adults
from low-income families in achieving to challenging State
content and student achievement standards; and use instructional
programs based on scientifically based reading research on
the prevention of reading difficulties for children and adults,
to the extent such research is available. Under this competition
U.S.DOE is particularly interested in applications that address
the following priority -Collaboration With Participating
Children's Preschools or Elementary Schools that structure
formal collaborations
with the preschools and elementary schools that the children
of the inmates participating in the family literacy program
attend. The intent of this invitational priority is to ensure
that the children of inmates in the program are fully participating
in an early childhood education program that is aligned with
the overall Even Start Family Literacy program.
Application Information: CFDA: 84.313. Link to Federal Register
Announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-24865.htm . Intergovernmental Review: April 29, 2008. Address to Request
Application Package: Amber Sheker, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3C142, Washington, DC 20202-6132.
Telephone: (202) 205-0653, or by e-mail: Amber.Sheker@ed.gov or Rebecca Marek, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 3C138, Washington, DC 20202-6132. Telephone:
(202) 260-0968 or by e-mail: Rebecca.Marek@ed.gov. Applications
for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically
using the Grants.gov Apply site http://www.grants.gov.
Deadline: February 29, 2008
CARE (Community Action for a Renewed Environment) Program
Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Funding Amount: Awards: 10; Total Program Funding: $3,500,000;
Award Ceiling: $300,000; Award Floor: $75,000
Eligibility: City or township governments, Public and State
controlled institutions of higher education, Others (see text
field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for
clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Nonprofits
having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education, County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Description: CARE is a unique community-based, community-driven,
multimedia demonstration program designed to help communities
understand and reduce risks due to toxics and environmental
pollutants from all sources. The CARE grant program works with
the eligible entities to help their communities form collaborative
partnerships, develop a comprehensive understanding of the
many sources of risk from toxics and environmental pollutants,
set priorities, and identify and carry out projects to reduce
risks through collaborative action at the local level. CARE’s
long-term goal is to help communities build self-sustaining,
community-based partnerships that will continue to improve
human health and local environments into the future.
Application Information: CFDA: 66.035; FON: EPA-OAR-IO-08-02
Link to announcement: Link to webpage http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html#0802 or announcement for more information: http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/08-02.pdf
Deadline: March 17, 2008
Women’s Business Ownership Program Announcement (Repeat)
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
Awards & Scholarships
2008 Better Community Awards
Funding Source: 1000 Friends of Florida
Eligibility: nominate individuals, organizations, public-private
partnerships, local governments, agencies, and/or projects
that have enhanced the quality of life in your community.
Description: honoring successful efforts to save special
places, fight sprawl, and build better communities across
Florida
Application Information: Please contact Vivian Young at 850-222-6277,
ext. 109 or vyoung@1000fof.org if you have any questions.
Link to nomination form: https://secure.nettally.com/ssl/s0255/FileSaveFolder/2008nomination.pdf
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Casey Family Scholarships
Funding Source: Orphan Foundation
Funding Amount: As part of its mission, the foundation awards
scholarships ranging between $1,500 and $10,000 a year to
students pursuing two-or four-year degrees, or a vocational
training
certificate.
Eligibility: Students mush have been in foster care for one
consecutive year at the time of your 18th birthday or high
school graduation OR Have been adopted or taken into legal
guardianship out of foster care after your 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. Be accepted into or
enrolled in an accredited post-secondary program (university,
college,
community college or vocational/technical institute). Be
under the age of 25 on March 31, 2008.
Description: The Orphan Foundation of America is committed
to helping parentless teens make the difficult transition
from foster care into independent adulthood.
Application Information: For more information and to apply
online visit http://www.orphan.org/index.php?id=30 For more
information about Casey Foundation visit http://www.casey.org/Home
Deadline: March 31, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Public Welfare Foundation Grants
Funding Amount: open
Eligibility: 501(c) (3) non profit tax exempt organizations
Description: The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts
to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in
need. We look for carefully defined points where our funds
can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that
can improve the lives of countless people. Grants are made
in the following program areas: •Criminal and Juvenile
Justice, •Health Reform, • Workers' Rights. A small
number of grants are made under the Special Opportunities category
to field-test new ideas for helping disadvantaged people, for
one-time or emergency needs such as disaster relief, to support
cross-program initiatives or when unusual opportunities arise
to advance the Foundation’s strategic goals.
Application Information: Submit letter of inquiry. Link to
website for application process: http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Guidelines.aspx For more information contact: Phone: 202.965.1800; E-mail:
info@publicwelfare.org
Deadline: ongoing
Pathways Out of Poverty Grants
Funding Source: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Funding Amount: Award amounts are typically $15,000-$250,000.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organizations.
Description: To support national initiatives that enable
low-income people to become self-sufficient.
Application Information: Contact the Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation grant program directly for complete program information
and
program guidelines:
http://www.mott.org/about/programs/pathwaysoutofpoverty.aspx.
First stage: Submit a letter of inquiry.
Deadline: Rolling
All Roads Film Project Seed Grants for Indigenous Filmmakers
Funding Source: National Geographic
Funding Amount: Grants range up to a maximum of $10,000 each.
Eligibility: The grant program is open to indigenous and
under-represented minority culture filmmakers, as well as
filmmakers who can
demonstrate that they have been designated by indigenous
or minority communities to tell their story.
Description: created to provide an international platform
for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists
to
share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the
power of film and photography. All Roads includes a film
festival, photography program, and seed grant program.
Application Information: The All Roads Seed Grant Program
funds film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented
minority-culture filmmakers from all reaches of the globe.
The program seeks filmmakers who bring their lives and communities
to light through first-person storytelling.
Application Information: Visit website for information about
project and application at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads/seed-grants.html To apply for an All Roads Film Project Seed Grant, you must
complete and submit the application as well as the information
or items listed under the application requirements to: All
Roads Film Project, National Geographic, 1145 17th Street,
N.W., Suite M2106, Washington, D.C. 20036; or on-line at
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads. For additional
information, call 202.857.7660 or email at allroads@ngs.org.
Deadline: Quarterly on the 15th of each March, June, September,
and December. |
