July 2, 2008
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
Innovative Recycling/Waste Reduction Grants for FY 2009-2010
Funding Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Funding Amount: Program funding: $2,000,000. Matching Funds: Yes
Eligibility: Be a Florida county, municipality, special district or nonprofit organization that has legal responsibility for the provision of solid waste management.
Description: The applicant must: demonstrate technologies or processes that represent a novel application of an existing technology or process to recycle or reduce waste, or that overcome obstacles to recycling or waste reduction in new or innovative ways; demonstrate innovative processes to collect and recycle or reduce materials targeted by the department and the recycling industry; or demonstrate effective solutions to solving solid waste problems resulting from waste tires, particularly in the areas of enforcement and abatement of illegal tire dumping and activities to promote market development of waste tire products.
Application Information: Link to announcement: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/recycling/
InnovativeGrants/IGyear11/Request%20for%20Proposals.pdf The Request for Proposals, and all other information connected with the FY 2009-10 Innovative Grants, is available via this web site: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/recycling/pages/InnovativeGrants2009-10.htm
Deadline: September 2, 2008.
Federal Grants:
Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
Funding Amount: Awards: 20; Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,700,000. Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Public and non-profit private entities, including faith-based and community organizations. The grantee must meet the following requirements: The applicant organization must be located in an eligible rural county or a rural census tract of a metropolitan county (list included in application materials and on program website
and all grant activities must support rural areas. Existing networks that seek to expand services or expand their service area are not eligible to apply for this program. Applicant providing services exclusively to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural areas and is supported under Section 330G of the Public Health Service Act. Federally recognized Native American Tribe or Tribal Organization that will deliver services on a Reservation or federally recognized Tribal lands. The applicant organization must represent three or more separately owned entities. Funding Preference: Those applicants where the service area is located in officially designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) or medically underserved communities (MUCs) or serve medically underserved populations (MUPs);(2)Applicants whose projects focus on primary care, and wellness and prevention strategies.
Description: To provide support to entities that need assistance to plan, organize and develop a health care network because they do not have a significant history of collaboration and are not sufficiently evolved to apply for a three year Rural Health Network Development Grant. This support may be sufficient to jumpstart a network into becoming operational and developing strategies for becoming sustainable. The grant program supports one year of planning to develop and operationalize health care networks, consisting of at least three health care providers in rural areas. Identify potential collaborating network partners in the community/region. Convene potential collaborating network partners, conduct planning activities, which could include undertaking a community assessment identifying the most critical need of potential network partners to ensure their viability.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-09-004; CFDA: 93.912; Link to announcement:
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?
ID=6C638A6F-AD5B-495F-B12A-9DE799C3F8F2
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Technology-Based Learning (TBL) Initiative (repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
Funding Amount: Awards: 20; Estimated Total Funding: $10,000,000; Award Ceiling: $500,000, Award Floor: $100,000. Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: The applicant must be either: • An accredited educational institution in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board. The applicant must have a letter of commitment from the Workforce Investment Board. • A private provider of workforce system services determined to be tax exempt under section 501(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, including registered apprenticeship sponsors, in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board. The applicant must have a letter of commitment from the Workforce Investment Board. • A One-Stop Career Center as established under Section 121 of WIA, [29 USC 2841], in partnership with a state or local Workforce Investment Board. The eligible applicant for One-Stop Career Centers is the One-Stop Operator, as defined under Section 121(d) of WIA [29 USC 2841(d)], on behalf of the One-Stop Career Center. The One-Stop applicant must have a letter of commitment from the state or local Workforce Investment Board, and demonstrate that the Workforce Investment Board, or its designated fiscal agent, will serve as the fiscal agent for the grant by clearly providing the legal name and the Employer Identification number of the fiscal agent. The Workforce Investment Board’s support and involvement in the project should be detailed in the letter of commitment. Applications from One-Stop Career Centers without a letter of commitment from their Workforce Investment Board will be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed. • An employer or industry association in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board. The applicant must have a letter of commitment from the Workforce Investment Board. • Private, for-profit organizations in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board. The applicant must have a letter of commitment from the Workforce Investment Board.
Description: The purpose of the Initiative is to expand access to training resulting in an increased number of workers trained, particularly in high-growth, high-demand occupations, and to meet the needs of industry for skilled employees. Applicants must seek to train individuals towards attainment of an industry or occupationally recognized certificate or credential. Funds available under this Solicitation may only be used for projects that provide training in the occupations and industries for which employers use H–1B visas or those related activities necessary to support training in such occupations and industries.
Application Information: FON: SGA-DFA-PY-08-04; CFDA: 17.269. Link to PDF announcement for complete details: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-13967.pdf A Webinar for prospective applicants will be held for this grant competition on July 29, 2008, 2 p.m. EDT. Access information for the Webinar will be posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Web site at: http://www.workforce3one.org.
Deadline: August 19, 2008
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program (repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 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
Eligibility: Local and county governments, regional Organizations Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations Hispanic-Serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, non-profit entities that do not have 501(c)(3) status may only apply as a joint applicant with an entity that is so certified. Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Private institutions of higher education, faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Please access the full announcement for all additional information on eligibility.
Description: Grantees use the Federal AFI program awards to support and administer AFI projects that assist low-income individuals and families in becoming economically self-sufficient. A primary feature of each AFI project is that project participants are given access to special matched savings accounts called an Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). Participants receive up to $2,000 per individual or $4,000 per household from the Federal AFI grant and at least an equal amount in non-Federal funds as match funds for their IDA savings. After saving earned income in the IDA for a number of months or years, participants use their IDA savings and match funds for qualified purchases including homeownership, business capitalization or to obtain higher education or training. Participants may transfer their IDA savings to an IDA owned by their spouse or a dependent. In addition to enabling participants to save in an IDA, grantees also ensure that participants have access to financial literacy education and coaching including training on money management and consumer issues.
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
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
Deadlines: 01/15/2009, 03/25/2009, and 06/25/2009; 01/15/2010, 03/25/2010, and 06/25/2010
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Replacement
Grantee: Collier, Dade, DeSoto, Gadsden, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Levy, Marion, Orange, Pasco, Volusia, and portions of Polk, Manatee, Hendry, and Glades, Florida
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Administration for Children and Families
Funding Amount: Awards: 1; Estimated Total Funding: $$14,804,598
Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations that can provide Head Start services to Migrant and Seasonal Worker children and families in the designated agricultural areas in Collier, Dade, DeSoto, Gadsden, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Levy, Marion, Orange, Pasco, Volusia and a portion of Polk, a portion of Manatee, a portion of Hendry, and a portion of Glades, Florida. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
Description: Competition for funds that are available to provide Head Start services to Migrant and Seasonal Worker children and families in Collier, Dade, DeSoto, Gadsden, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Levy, Marion, Orange, Pasco, Volusia and a portion of Polk, a portion of Manatee, a portion of Hendry, and a portion of Glades, Florida. The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, East Coast Migrant Head Start Project.
Application Information: FON: HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-CM-1202; CFDA: 93.600; Applicants should propose a realistic number of children to serve based on the designated agricultural areas in Florida. Interested applicants must call the ACYF Operations Center at (866) 796-1591 to receive pre-application materials and additional information. ACF welcomes public comments from parents and area residents in the service area under this announcement. The intent of the public comment is not to solicit support for a specific applicant but to inform ACF about the needs of the service area in general. Comments should be sent to the ACYF Operations Center. Link to announcement: Link to Full Announcement http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-CM-1202.html
Deadline: September 2, 2008
2009 Small Business Innovation Research Program - Phase I
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Funding Amount: Estimated Total Funding: $$20,383,332; Award Ceiling: $80,000, Award Floor: $70,000. Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Small Businesses
Description: The purpose of the SBIR program is to provide an opportunity for US-owned, for-profit small business firms to submit innovative, applied, research and development projects that address important problems facing American agriculture and have the potential to lead to significant public benefit if the research is successful. Research proposals are accepted in any of the following topic areas: 1) Forests and Related Resources; 2) Plant Production and Protection - Biology; 3) Animal Production and Protection; 4) Air, Water, and Soils; 5) Food Science and Nutrition; 6) Rural Development; 7) Aquaculture; 8) Bio-fuels and bio-based products; 9) Marketing and Trade; 10) Animal Manure Management; 11) Small and Mid-Size Farms; and 12) Plant Production and Protection - Engineering. The SBIR program exists in three phases. The purpose of Phase I is to prove the scientific or technical feasibility of the proposed research and development effort. Phase I projects typically are for 8 months. Phase II is the principal research and development effort and often involves moving the project from the laboratory to the field or the development of prototypes. Phase II projects typically are for 24 months. Phase III is the commercialization phase and there is no SBIR support provided for this phase.
Application Information: FON: USDA-CSREES-SBIR-001725; CFDA: 10.212; Link to announcement: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/09_sbir_phase1.doc
Deadline: September 4, 2008
Awards & Scholarships
NASWA Award Nominations
Funding Source: National Association of State Workforce Agencies
Funding Award: Award recipients will be honored at NASWA's Annual Conference, September 16-19, 2008, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Eligibility: only one nomination for each category per state is accepted. See each individual award category for specifics as well as submission guidelines.
Description: Five Award Areas: Eagle Award -The Eagle Award honors a senior individual of a state workforce agency (administrator, deputy administrator, or program director) of a state workforce agency or other agency/organization responsible for workforce development, unemployment insurance, employment, or labor market information services, who soars to new heights in efforts to serve employers and workers in the United States. Elected officials are not eligible for the Eagle Award, unless the workforce agency administrator is an elected position.
SEAL Award - State Excellence Award for Leadership honors a state, not an individual, for a workforce related program, project or initiative, which addresses an issue or challenge. The program, project, or initiative should be innovative, a new way to address an issue or challenge, or results in significant improvement of services or performance. Changes in existing programs, projects or initiative, which result in significant improvement of services or performance, is acceptable.
James F. Walls Award -The James F. Walls Award has two categories, one to recognize an individual and one to recognize a team. The award was created in memory of its namesake, an employee of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission, who was killed while performing his duties. The James F. Walls Workforce Agency Employee of the year Award honors an employee whose conduct demonstrates his or her outstanding dedication to customers and colleagues, and extraordinary service to the local community. The James F. Walls Team Award honors a local office, one-stop center, central office division or unit, or a special team (established or ad-hoc) which demonstrates extraordinary service in its assignment area, functions, local community or area.
Merrill Baumgardner Award -The Merrill Baumgardner Award is sponsored by the Information Technology Committee. It recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence in the field of automation in a state workforce agency.
Mark Sanders Award -The Mark Sanders Award is sponsored by the Veterans' Affairs Committee. It recognizes a local office/one-stop center that has provided exceptional services to disabled veterans seeking employment assistance. This is a team award; it is not intended as an award for an individual's performance.
Application Information: Link to website for complete details on each award: http://www.workforceatm.org/articles/template.cfm?results_art_filename=naswaawards08.htm or main website: http://www.naswa.org/index.cfm
Deadline: July 25, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
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