March 7, 2008
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
Funding Amount: Award ceiling: $195,000.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include: State designated
agencies; nonprofit agencies working in collaboration with
a State designated agency; and local agencies working in
collaboration with a State designated agency. Applicant
must be a novice
applicant.
Description: The purpose of the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
program is to provide grants for vocational rehabilitation
services to individuals with disabilities who are migrant
and seasonal farmworkers, as determined in accordance with
rules
prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, and to the family members
who are residing with
such individuals (whether or not such family members are
individuals with disabilities).
Application Information: Link to Federal Register announcement:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-3143.htm
Deadline: May 20, 2008
Standing Announcement for the Ethnic Community Self-Help Program
Funding Source: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Funding Amount: Awards: 3 to 8; Award ceiling: $200,000;
Floor: $50,000.
Eligibility: ORR is interested in applications from national,
regional (multi-state) or local refugee community organizations
that address community building, facilitate cultural adjustment
and integration of refugees, and deliver mutually supportive
functions such as information exchange, civic participation,
resource enhancement, orientation and support to newly arriving
refugees (and other refugees that maybe in need of such assistance
regardless of their resettlement date) and public education
to the larger community on the background, needs and potential
of refugees.
Description: connect newcomer refugees and their communities
with community resources. The objective of this program is
to strengthen organized ethnic communities comprised
and representative of refugee populations to ensure ongoing support and services
to refugees after initial resettlement.
Application Information: CFDA 93.576. Link to announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RE-0117.html
Deadline: March 24, 2008, February 24, 2009, February 24, 2010
Wilson/Fish Alternative Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health And Human Services,
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Funding Amount: Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding:
$23,000,000;
Anticipated Number of Awards: 12 to 15; Ceiling on Amount
of Individual Awards: $6,000,000 per budget period; Average
Projected
Award Amount:
$1,800,000 per budget period; Length of Project Periods:
60-month project with five 12-month budget periods
Eligibility: public and private non-profit organizations,
including faith-based and community organizations,
Description: Proposes alternative approaches to providing
integrated services and cash assistance to refugees. Projects
will be
accepted under either of two categories: (1) Projects to
establish or maintain a refugee program in a State where
the State is
not participating in the refugee program or is withdrawing
from the refugee program or a portion of the program; and
(2) projects to provide an alternative to the existing system
of
assistance and services to refugees.
Application Information: CFDA: 93.583. Link to announcement:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RW-0121.html
Contact: Carl Rubenstein at crubenstein@acf.hhs.gov
Deadline: (For a current listing of Wilson/Fish projects
and project end dates see the ORR Website at: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/wilson_fish_prg.htm)The
closing date for applications proposing new projects in States
where there is not an existing Wilson/Fish project is April
30, 2008, 2009, and 2010. The closing date for existing Wilson/Fish
projects that are applying to begin a new project period
is
April 30 of the final year of the project period. Applicants
proposing new projects in States where there is an existing
Wilson/Fish project will also be considered at the April
30 deadline of the final year of the existing Wilson/Fish
project.
Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived Refugees
Funding Source: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Funding Amount: 10-20 awards. Total program funding: $4,300,000;
Ceiling: $500,000; Floor: R75,000.
Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit agencies are eligible
applicants.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the statutory
eligibility requirements are eligible to apply under this
announcement
Description: To provide services to arriving refugees or
sudden and unexpected large secondary migration of refugees
where
communities are not sufficiently prepared in terms of linguistic
or culturally appropriate services. ORR invites applications
that propose seventeen (17) month projects for a minimum
of 100 refugees annually. Examples of situations for which
applicants
may request funds for grants under Supplemental Services
for Recently Arrived Refugees are as follows: (1) Refugee
services
do not presently exist or the service capacity is not sufficient
to accommodate significant increases in arrivals; and (2)
the existing service system does not have culturally and
linguistically
compatible staff.
Application Information: Contact: Susan S. Benjamin at susan.benjamin@acf.hhs.gov Link to full announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RU-0113.html Intergovernmental Review: Yes
Deadline: March 24, 2008, February 24, 2009,
February 24, 2010
Awards & Scholarships
Healthy Florida's Sapphire Awards
Funding Source: Blue Foundation
Funding Award: Up to 3 awards; each will receive up to $120,000
to recognize and further their work.
Eligibility: Each program must be nominated by three individuals
familiar with its work.
Description: The Sapphire Award is designed to recognize and
promote programs that have demonstrated excellence and impact
in improving the health-related outcomes of Florida's at-risk
populations and communities. The Award's recognition of effective
initiatives is meant to promote greater and more lasting support
for improved services and systems that can be sustained over
time. Strategies that build on community assets, enhance organizational
capacity, foster systemic change, and/or lead to lasting policy
changes that improve health will be especially sought after
for this Award. Successful nominations will support the goals
of The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida.
Application Information: Paper copies of the Nomination Form
can be requested by email at TheSapphireAward@bcbsfl.com, or
toll free 1-800-477-3736, ext. 63215.
Link to website for more information: http://www.bcbsfl.com/index.cfm?section=visitors&fuseaction=BLUEFOUNDATION.Sapphire
Deadline: April 2, 2008
Community Partnership Award
Funding Source: Mutual of America Insurance Company
Funding Award: Recognizes ten organizations and produces a
documentary video of the award-winning partnership. This video
is a valuable tool in the partnership's efforts to educate,
inform and provide a model of coordinated action for others
to emulate.
Eligibility: nonprofit organizations
Description: The Mutual of America Community Partnership Award
recognizes outstanding nonprofit organizations in the United
States that have shown exemplary leadership by facilitating
partnerships with public, private or social sector leaders
who are working together as equal partners, not as donors and
recipients, to build a cohesive community that serves as a
model for collaborating with others for the greater good. To
be considered for the Mutual of America Community Partnership
Award, an organization must complete an application and provide
a typewritten statement, not to exceed three pages in length,
which addresses the following criteria: A description of the
partnership and the role of each partner; an explanation of
how the partnership was started; the duration of the partnership
to date (a minimum of one year); a demonstration that the partnership
has made a difference; the ability of the partnership to be
replicated and stimulate new ideas in addressing social issues;
and the partnership's commitment to advancing the mission and
principles of the applicant organization.
Application Information: Visit website to access application
at http://www.mutualofamerica.com/MOAframe.asp?main=about/CPAoverview.asp&ButHit=about
Deadline: April 1, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Financial Education Programs
Funding Source: FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Funding Amount: There is no set minimum or maximum grant amount
Eligibility: The Foundation will award grants to entities designated
as tax-exempt according to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)
and state and other public colleges and universities. The Foundation
accepts grant proposals from persons of any race, color, creed,
age, sex, disability, and national or ethnic origin.
Description: Funds research and/or educational projects that
support its mission of providing underserved Americans with
the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary for financial success
throughout life. In 2008, the foundation is especially interested
in applications that focus on the following areas: new marketing
and distribution channels for financial and investor education;
helping Americans manage their finances and investments in
retirement; meeting the financial and investor education needs
of underserved audiences; and using behavioral finance to improve
saving and investing.
Of particular interest to the Foundation are projects that:
Expand the body of knowledge and/or provide practical materials
that will have a positive impact on investor education or protection,
Research methods to improve disclosure to investors about investments
and financial services, Encourage investors to check the background
of financial professionals prior to doing business with them,
Empower the nation's young people that are about to enter the
workforce to better prepare for retirement and to meet other
financial goals, Better prepare older Americans for handling
their finances during retirement, Encourage women and minority
populations to take control of their financial future through
investor education, Advance practice, policy, and thought in
the fields of investor education and protection.
Application Information: The first step in applying for Foundation
funding is the submission of the Project Concept Form. This
three-page form assists the Foundation in assessing the applicant’s
eligibility for funding and the extent to which the proposed
project furthers the Foundation’s current priorities.
Certain applicants will be invited to submit a full grant proposal.
Link to Foundation websites for grant application guidelines
and forms: http://www.finrafoundation.org/grants.asp . The
FINRA Foundation will hold conference calls to answer general
questions about grant opportunities. Register in advance by
sending an email to finrafoundation@finra.org with your name,
organizational affiliation, email address, and telephone number.
Please use the subject line “Conference Call Registration.” Upon
registration, you will be provided with specific call-in information.
Tuesday, April 1, 2:00 p.m. Eastern , Thursday, April 3, 11:00
a.m. Eastern
Deadline: May 2, 2008, July 12, 2008
Recycling Bin Grant Program
Funding Source: Coca-Cola/National Recycling Coalition
Funding Awards: The program offers recycling bins designed
for use in various settings - special events, general utility
and prestige locations
Eligibility: open to government, civic, school, nonprofit
groups, and for-profit companies. Eligible activities include,
but
are not limited to, establishing or enhancing a recycling
collection program. This includes the use of specialized
containers at
community events or functions, public facilities, and programs
or events conducted by applicants.
Description: supports local community recycling programs
by providing selected grant recipients with containers for
the
collection of beverage container recyclables in public settings.
Selected grant recipients will receive actual recycling bins
instead of funding.
Application Information: Apply online at http://bingrant.org/grant.htm . Link to website for more information: http://bingrant.org/home.htm
Deadline: April 4, 2008 |
