May 2, 2008
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Rural Housing and Economic Development
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Funding Amount: Total Amount of Funding: $17,000,000; Award
Floor: $300,000.
Eligibility: Local rural nonprofit organizations, community
development corporations, federally recognized Indian tribes,
state housing finance agencies and state community and/or economic
development agencies. Individuals are NOT eligible to apply
for this funding opportunity.
Description: The purpose of the RHED program is to provide
support for innovative housing and economic development activities
in rural areas
Application Information: FON: FR-5200-N-04; CFDA:14.250 Link
to Grants.gov announcement and view Fed Register announcement
under ‘Full Announcement’ link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LY7db7GHHGG7
vJTvt9QPb75F0jvGn5nQ78YLcnny4nTg3zG5dvsn!-168084777?oppId=41430&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Deadline: May 30, 2008
Rural Housing and Economic Development
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Funding Amount: Total Amount of Funding: $17,000,000; Award
Floor: $300,000.
Eligibility: Local rural nonprofit organizations, community
development corporations, federally recognized Indian tribes,
state housing finance agencies and state community and/or economic
development agencies. Individuals are NOT eligible to apply
for this funding opportunity.
Description: The purpose of the RHED program is to provide
support for innovative housing and economic development activities
in rural areas
Application Information: FON: FR-5200-N-04; CFDA:14.250 Link
to Grants.gov announcement and view Fed Register announcement
under ‘Full Announcement’ link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LY7db7GHHGG7
vJTvt9QPb75F0jvGn5nQ78YLcnny4nTg3zG5dvsn!-168084777?oppId=41430&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Deadline: May 30, 2008
Women in Apprenticeships in the Non-Traditional Occupations
(Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Funding Amount: Awards: 3, Amount of Awards: $300,000; Total
Amount of Funding: $1,000,000
Eligibility: Only Community Based Organizations (CBO/RAP) consortium,
which must consist of a construction industry RAP sponsor;
and a CBO ( which may be a faith-based organization (FBO) with
demonstrated experience in providing training services, placement,
and support services to women for construction industry jobs.
Description: The WANTO Act's purpose is to provide technical
assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage employment
of women in apprenticeships and non traditional occupations.
One of the means of providing technical assistance is through
competitive grants which focus on conducting innovative projects
to improve the recruitment, selection, training, employment,
and retention of women in apprenticeships in the construction
industry.
Application Information: Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA–PY–07–08.
CFDA: 17.201; Link to announcement: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17557
Deadline: June 6, 2008
Community Economic Development Program Operational Projects
(Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Administration for Children and Families
Funding Amount: Awards: 45; Total Funding: $29,000,000; Award
Ceiling: $700,000
Eligibility: An applicant must be a private, non-profit Community
Development Corporation (CDC) experienced in developing and
managing economic development projects governed by a Board
of Directors consisting of residents of the community and
business and civic leaders. The application must include
documentation
that the organization has as a primary purpose: planning,
developing, or community development or managing low-income
housing activities.
Eligible CDCs must submit a business plan that demonstrates
the economic viability of the venture. Eligible CDCs, including
faith-based CDCs, must have in place: (1) written financial
commitments for all non-CED funding needed for the project,
(2) management, staff and other resources to operate the
project, (3) evidence of site control for the project (e.g.,
lease agreement
or deed), and (4) referral sources from which low-income
individuals would access the project.
Description: OCS intends that grant funds awarded under this
announcement will provide resources to eligible CDCs for
their job creation and business projects, as a strategy to
address
broader objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial
dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration
in both urban and rural areas. These grants should create
new employment and business development opportunities for
low-income
individuals. Low-income beneficiaries, as determined by the
HHS Guidelines on Poverty (found at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/poverty.shtml),
of such projects include those who are living in poverty.
Beneficiaries may be unemployed; public assistance recipients,
including
recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF);
at-risk youth; custodial and non-custodial parents; residents
of public housing; persons with disabilities; persons who
are homeless; or individuals transitioning from incarceration
back
into the community.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EE-0024, CFDA:
93.570. Link to announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EE-0024.html
Deadline: June 25, 2008
Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Administration for Children and Families
Funding Amount: Awards: 11; Estimated Total Program Funding:
$4,838,000; Award Ceiling: $475,000
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the
IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Non-profits
with 501(c)(4) IRS status are also eligible applicants under
this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations
are eligible to apply
Description: The Office of Community Services' (OCS) Job
Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program helps
low-income
individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency. The purpose
of the JOLI program is to create jobs to be filled by low-income
individuals. JOLI applicants provide technical and/or financial
assistance to private employers in the community to assist
them in creating employment and business opportunities for
individuals receiving TANF and other low-income individuals.
In order to create these sustainable employment and other
opportunities, funded projects should focus on the following
three program
strategies: (1) new business ventures, (2) business expansion,
and (3) self-employment/micro-enterprise projects. Applicants
must state clearly both in the abstract and at the beginning
of the project, which one of these three program strategies
they will be using. While OCS will accept applications that
propose projects containing more than one of these program
strategies, OCS encourages applicants to focus on one. Applicants
are required to allot a minimum of 20 percent of the JOLI
funds received for the provision of financial assistance
to program
participants for the purpose of creation or expansion of
a business created by the applicant's project.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EO-0054; CFDA
93.593; Link to Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EO-0054.html
Deadline: June 2, 2008
Urban and Non-Urban Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program
(HVRP) (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Funding Amount: Award Floor: $75,000; Award Ceiling: $300,000;
Total Program Funding: $3,500,000
Eligibility: State and local Workforce Investment Boards, local
public agencies, for-profit/commercial entities, and non-profit
organizations, including faith-based and community organizations.
Applicants must have a familiarity with the area and population
to be served and the ability to administer an effective and
timely program.
Description: Urban or Non-Urban HVRP grants are intended to
address two objectives: (1) to provide services to assist in
reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment
within the labor force, and (2) to stimulate the development
of effective service delivery systems that will address the
complex problems facing homeless veterans as well as addressing
the universal and the local or regional problems that have
had a negative impact on homeless veterans reentering the workforce.
Urban areas are those that serve a high concentration of homeless
veterans in the metropolitan areas of the 75 U.S. cities largest
in population and the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto
Rico, and are listed in Appendix G. All Urban HVRP grant applicants
must provide written documentation and maps, if available,
which demonstrate that the proposed area to be served has a
population equal to or more than 383,545 (the smallest population
on the list of 75 U.S. cities largest in population). Non-Urban
areas are those areas that serve homeless veterans that are
not listed on Appendix G. All Non-Urban HVRP grant applicants
must provide written documentation and maps, if available,
which demonstrate that the proposed area to be served has a
population less than 383,545 (the smallest population on the
list of 75 U.S. cities largest in population). Applicants must
indicate whether they are applying for an Urban or Non-Urban
grant award on their grant application
Application Information: FON SGA-8-06; CFDA: 17.805. Link to
announcement
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LGMPY9spD1ChJSG9QTfqV0V81Nxh
0QLK22YFs8pkHKwcNTRCybSs!-2006807804?oppId=41279&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW . View Full Announcement link to access supporting documentation.
Deadline: May 14, 2008
Awards & Scholarships
(none)
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Western Union Foundation Grants
Funding Amount: open
Eligibility: Nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations
working to serve migrant and immigrant populations, and NGOs
operating
in the developing world that help alleviate poverty and provide
economic development programs are eligible to apply for funding.
Grants are available to U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations
and nongovernmental organizations outside the United States
Description: The foundation's three primary focus areas are
as follows: programs that allow individuals to have better
access to educational opportunities and economic development
programs; programs that help individuals integrate into their
new communities; and programs that provide basic human services
to communities in developing countries
Application Information: Link to website for guidelines:
http://corporate.westernunion.com/foundation_guidelines.html
Deadline: Letters of Inquiry deadline: September 1, 2008
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Grants
Funding Amount: open
Eligibility: charitable and healthcare organizations
Description: The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust focuses primarily
on supporting charitable organizations that are making a
difference in the lives of children with disabilities. Resources
are also
allocated to help support organizations focused on providing
healthcare to the uninsured. We believe these two areas represent
opportunities for the Trust to create positive outcomes for
diverse populations of people in communities across the country.
Application Information: Fund in two areas: programs that
serve children with disabilities and healthcare organizations
that
are dedicated to improving the quality of health and well-being
of uninsured seniors, adults, youth and children All applications
to the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust must be submitted on-line.
Link to website for more information and to apply: http://www.cvs.com/corpInfo/community/charitable_mission.html
Deadline: June 15, 2008
Back-to-School Literacy Grants Programs
Funding Source: Dollar General Stores
Funding Amount: Grants of up to $5,000
Eligibility: In order to be eligible, schools must be located
in Dollar General's 35-state operating territory and must
be within twenty miles of the nearest Dollar General Store.
(A
store locator is available online at http://www.dollargeneral.com/OurStores/Pages/StoreLocator.aspx
Description: Funds must be used to enhance or expand the
school's library, media center, or literacy programs. Programs
or projects
may target new readers, below-grade-level readers, readers
with learning disabilities, or general literacy. Submissions
will be judged based on creativity, statement of need, and
use of funds.
Application Information: Link to website for information
on all grant programs http://www.dollargeneral.com/Community/Pages/GrantPrograms.aspx#backtoschoolgiving
Deadline: June 12, 2008
Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards
Funding Source: partnership of World Hunger Year and the
Harry Chapin Foundation
Funding Amount: Up to $7000
Eligibility: Community base organizations that have non-profit,
501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
Description: For outstanding grassroots organizations in
the United States that have moved beyond charity to creating
change
in their communities. Organizations selected as Harry Chapin
Self-Reliance Award winners are judged outstanding for their
innovative and creative approaches to fighting domestic hunger
and poverty by empowering people and building self-reliance.
Application Information: To download the application and
information, go to website at http://www.worldhungeryear.org/comm_conn/hcsra.asp or view PDF version http://www.worldhungeryear.org/comm_conn/hcsra_app_2008.pdf
Deadline: June 16, 2008
Empower Women Awards
Funding Source: Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund
Funding Amount: The fund will continue to award $5,000 each
week, continuing through April 2009.
Eligibility: The award is for an individual, not an organization
or company. Women and men are eligible to win as long as
the program or project benefits women of all ages in the
U.S. Applicants
must be 18 years of age or older and a legal permanent resident
of the U.S. or a U.S. citizen to apply. For eligibility rules
visit http://shop.avon.com/HelloTomorrowFund/about_eligibility.html
Description: The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund is an initiative
of Avon Products, Inc. with the goal to empower women and
improve society by providing individuals with cash awards
that will
allow them to pursue a project or initiative to better the
lives of women (of all ages) in the United States.
Application Information: Link to website for more information
on application: http://shop.avon.com/HelloTomorrowFund/
Deadline: Upcoming deadlines are June 2,
2008; September 1, 2008; and December 1, 2008 |
