January 25, 2008
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
High-Growth Job Training Initiative Grants for the Energy
Industry and Construction and Skilled Trades in the Energy
Industry
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration (ETA
Funding Amount: Estimated Total Funding: $10,000,000; Award
Floor: $500,000, Award Ceiling: $1,000,000. Awards: Not Given;
Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: For profit public, private organizations;
private nonprofit organizations including faith-based and community
organizations. The applicant must demonstrate that the proposed
project will be implemented by a robust strategic partnership
that is regional in nature, and that leveraged resources of
the full partnership are in support of the proposed strategy.
The partnership must include at least one entity from each
of
three categories: (1) The workforce investment system, which
may include state and local workforce investment boards, state
workforce agencies, and One-Stop Career Centers and their partners;
(2) the education and training community, which includes the
continuum of education from K–12 to community and technical
colleges, four
year colleges and universities, apprenticeship, and other training
entities; and (3) employers and industry-related organizations
such as trade associations and labor management organizations.
Partners that reflect the character and resources of the region
are strongly encouraged.
Description: This SGA is designed to help
regions address workforce challenges facing the energy industry
and the construction
and skilled trades in the energy industry. ETA is seeking to
fund proposals that build on demonstrated models and promising
practices and make use of existing products, models, and curricula
to meet
the specific needs of regional economies through training and
other activities. Applicants must fully demonstrate a clear
and specific need for the Federal investment in the proposed
activities by: (a) Describing the role of the energy industry
and skilled trade occupations related to energy within the
regional economy; (b) describing the workforce challenges facing
the industry and their impact on specific local or regional
economic and workforce conditions; and (c) describing the resource
analysis and mapping that has been conducted to date that demonstrates
that local or regional resources are not sufficient to address
the workforce challenges.
Application Information: FON: SGA-DFA-PY-07-07; CFDA: 17.268
-- H-1B High Growth Job Training Grants. Link to Federal Register
announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-1061.pdf This announcement is being made available on the ETA Web site
at http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm Applicants may apply online
through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov. Mailed applications
must be addressed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment
and Training Administration, Division of Federal Assistance,
Attention: Ariam Ferro, Grants Management Specialist, Reference
SGA/DFA PY–07–07, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210.
Deadline: March 25, 2008 by 4 p.m.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Opportunities in the Workforce System Initiative (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration
Funding Amount: Awards: 5; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$10,000,000, Award Ceiling: $2,000,000; Award Floor: $1,500,000.
Cost Sharing: No, but recommended.
Eligibility: An individual workforce investment board (WIB),
representing a regional consortium of WIBs, is the eligible
applicant. A WIB must submit an application on behalf of a
specific, defined multi-county economic region comprised of
various workforce investment areas that make up the consortium
and demonstrate responsibility for administering the project.
The application must demonstrate that the consortium of WIBs
representing the region serve in partnership with this applicant,
and should do so by submitting a letter of commitment in Phase
I from each of the WIBs in the partnership. If the defined
region is a rural area or a portion of a state whereby only
one WIB exists, this exception must be explained in the Technical
Proposal in Phase I. Description: These grants will be awarded
through a two-phased competitive process to primarily expand
and align current and new STEM workforce education and training
strategies, activities, and resources in One Stop Career Centers
to promote, attract, and prepare disadvantaged youth and dislocated
workers for STEM careers, while simultaneously enhancing the
competitive position of local and regional employers. Funds
are expected to be awarded in fall 2008 following a two-stage
process.. After a review, applicants of selected initial proposals
will be notified to develop full proposals for Phase II of
the competition. Proposals must clearly outline how activities
will result in the achievement of the overall objectives of
this initiative, including: expanding training and aligning
current STEM-related activities and resources at One-Stop Career
Centers; providing participants with access to STEM coaches
and mentors who will link program participants to employers,
and provide advice and guidance on entering STEM fields; and
creating "career blueprints" outlining career paths
for individual participants.
Application Information: FON: SGA-DFA-PY-07-03; CFDA: 17.268;
Each WIB applicants are required to submit a maximum eight-page
concept paper describing how its region will advance STEM education,
training and placement activities in Phase I proposals. Link
to Federal Register announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-473.pdf
Deadline: March 11, 2008; 4 p.m. (ET)
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families
Funding Amount: Awards: 65; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$19,000,000; Award Ceiling: $1,000,000. Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: City or township governments, Nonprofits having
a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally
recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than
Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian
housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions
of higher education Independent school districts Special
district
governments
County governments Private institutions of higher education
State governments, Faith-based and community organizations
are eligible to apply
Description: This is a standing announcement. Provide grants
to establish and administer Assets for Independence (AFI)
projects. Grantees provide an array of supports and services
to enable
individuals and families with low incomes to become economically
self-sufficient for the long-term. A primary feature of each
AFI project is that project participants are given access
to special matched savings accounts called Individual Development
Accounts (IDA), in which participants save earned income
for
the purchase of a home, for business capitalization, or to
attend higher education or training.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EI-0053; CFDA:
93.602; Link to announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EI-0053.html
Deadline(s): January 15 and March 25 in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical
Assistance (T/TA) Program: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
and Other Asset Formation Opportunities (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community
Services (OCS)
Funding Amount: Awards: 16; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$8,000,000; Award Ceiling: $50,000
Eligibility: Eligible applicants for these grants are eligible
entities, or statewide or local organizations, or associations
with demonstrated expertise in providing training to individuals
and organizations on methods of effectively addressing the
needs of low-income families and communities. Eligible entity
means any organization that was officially designated as
a CAA or a community action program under Section 673(1)
of the
CSBG Act, and meets all the requirements under Section 673(1)(A)
and 676A of the CSBG Act. All eligible entities must be current
recipients of CSBG funds, including migrant and seasonal
farm worker organizations that received CSBG funding in the
previous
fiscal year. Faith-based and community organizations are
eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under
this announcement.
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other
than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do
not have
a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions
of higher education
Description: This program will fund up to 16 capacity-building
collaborations that create or expand asset formation and
financial literacy services.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-ET-0086; CFDA:
93.570. Link to Full Announcement
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-ET-0086.html
Deadline: February 15, 2008
Awards & Scholarships
(none)
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
2008 Innovation Generation Grants
Funding Source: Motorola Foundation
Funding Amount: Grant applicants may request up to $100,000.
Grants will be for one year of project work, starting after
June 2008.
Eligibility: Any U.S. non-profit organization may apply.
Schools and school districts may apply.
Description: Engage K-12 students and teachers in the U.S.
in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math.
Funding priority will be placed on pioneering programs that:
Engage students and teachers in innovative, hands-on ways,
Teach innovation and creative problem-solving skills, Focus
on girls and underrepresented minorities, Engage Motorola
employees as volunteers, Take place in communities where
Motorola has
an employee presence in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, Demonstrate
measurable outcomes, Are less than two years old.
Application Information: Apply online at http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectId=8153
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Verizon Foundation Grants
Funding Amount: Award amounts are approximately $5,000-$10,000.
Eligibility: tax-exempt organizations in certain 501(c)(3)
subsections, public or private elementary and secondary schools
that are registered with the National Center for Education
Statistics
Description: Grants for projects that focus on literacy,
domestic violence or technology for healthcare and healthcare
accessibility
Application Information: Verizon Foundation only accepts
electronic proposals through its Apply Online process. Visit
website at:
http://foundation.verizon.com/02005.shtml
Successfully submitted online proposals receive an electronic
notice confirming receipt of the application via e-mail.
Please allow up to ninety (90) days for a final decision.
Deadline: (Rolling)
Community-Police Partnership Grants
Funding Source: The MetLife Foundation, in collaboration with
the Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Funding Amount: Award amounts are $10,000-$25,000 for the
Neighborhood Revitalization Awards; $15,000 for the Special
Strategy Awards.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are U.S.-based community organizations,
community development corporations, police/sheriff’s
departments, community partnerships, Weed & Seed Programs,
collaboratives comprising more than one of these elements,
and public agencies (including police departments and public
schools) who apply in conjunction with at least one non-profit,
501(c)(3) organization that was a leading partner in the collaboration
and will serve as a fiscal agent for award funds.
Description: The purpose of the program is to improve community
safety by supporting: 1) Neighborhood Revitalization Projects
that reduce crime and improve economic development outcomes
through community group-police partnerships; or 2) Special
Strategy Awards that improve other significant outcomes in
the areas of applied technology, aesthetics and green space
improvement, diversity inclusion and integration, drug market
disruption, gang prevention and youth safety, seniors and safety,
or school safety
Application Information: Interested applicants must complete
and submit a brief preliminary application. Link to website
to download application http://www.lisc.org/section/areas/sec1/safety/awards
Deadline: February 29, 2008 |
