August 8, 2008
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
Project Search High School Transition Program
Funding Source: Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
Funding Award: Five local collaboratives. FDDC will provide mini-grants to each local pilot site in the amount of $10,000 to cover travel expenses related to attending the 2-day orientation session in Florida and the 2 day tour/training in Cincinnati. Other funds may be used to cover expenses related to materials and equipment required for the Project SEARCH classroom. FDDC will fund 2-3 site visits by Project SEARCH staff to each pilot site for the purpose of securing a business partner and providing ongoing technical assistance and training for program implementation.
Eligibility: Not-for-profit agencies/businesses, for-profit agencies/businesses, school systems, and governmental entities may submit proposals as the lead agency in response to this competitive solicitation.
Description: The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC) is seeking five (5) local collaboratives to participate in a statewide pilot of the Project SEARCH High School Transition Program. The High School Transition Program is a one-year educational program for students with disabilities in their last year of high school. It is targeted for students whose main goal is competitive employment. The program takes place in a not for profit agency/business, for-profit agency/business, a school system, or governmental entity total immersion in the workplace facilitates career exploration and training leading to competitive employment. The Project SEARCH High School Transition Program is a unique one-year school-to-work program that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and on the-job training and support. The goal for each student is competitive employment. The program provides real-life work experience combined with training in employability and independent living skills to help youth with significant disabilities make successful transitions from school to productive adult life
Application Information: Link to complete announcement: http://www.fddc.org/about/_doc/Year-2-PS-Competitive-Application-instructions-application-timeline-3rd-revision.pdf Link to website: http://www.fddc.org/
Deadline: August 27, 2008 by 2 p.m.
Consumers and Families Leadership and Development Assistance
Funding Source: The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (FDDC), funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Funding Award: FDDC has set aside federal funds for a period not to exceed one (1) year for fiscal support of this RFP. Funding for this contract will not exceed $50,000, match is required.
Eligibility: See website for RFP for information or eligibility requirements at: http://www.fddc.org/funding/7100/
Description: to assist individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to participate in various training opportunities, meetings, forums and information sessions that will enable them to become better self-advocates and enhance their quality of life through improved knowledge of many aspects of the disability system. The selected provider will do this by awarding financial assistance and making arrangements for individuals with developmental disabilities and families to attend such events.
Application Information: FON: (RFP #2008-IP-7100). Copies of the RFP can be downloaded for the FDDC website (www.fddc.org) or copies may be requested by writing FDDC at 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203, Tallahassee, Florida 32301; or calling (850) 488-4180; 1 (800) 580-7801 (Toll Free); 1 (888) 488-8633 (TDD). Link to announcement: http://www.fddc.org/funding/7100/
Deadline: September 1, 2008 by 4:00 p.m for letter of intent; Proposals Due: October 10, 2008 by 2:00 p.m.
Federal Grants:
Veteran Stand Down Awards (Repeat)
Funding Source: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Funding Amount: VETS anticipates that up to $400,000 will be available in each of the three fiscal years for grant awards of up to a maximum of $10,000 per multi-day event (more than one day), and a maximum of $7,000 for a one (1) day event. VETS expects to award approximately forty-five (45) grants each fiscal year. Availability of Fiscal Year 2009, and Fiscal Year 2010 funds will be dependent upon Congressional appropriations. Stand Down funding is a non-competitive grant awarded on a first-
come, first-served basis until available residual funding is exhausted.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants will generally fall into one of the following
categories:State and local Workforce Boards, Veteran Service Organizations, local public agencies, and non-profit organizations including community and faith-based organizations. Current competitive HVRP grantees are not eligible for a separate
non-competitive Stand Down grant award as described in the announcement. Current competitive HVRP grantees are authorized to utilize existing funds for Stand Down purposes.
Description: A Stand Down is an event held in a local community where homeless veterans are provided with a wide variety of social services in one location. Any events approved in Fiscal Year 2008 must be held prior to 12/31/08. For the purpose of this Stand Down grant award, applicants must plan (and indicate in writing in their grant application package) to provide the following minimum services to homeless veteran participants: Department of Veterans Affairs medical and mental health services;
Department of Labor--State Workforce Agency employment and training services to include Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program and Local Veterans' Employment Representatives participation where available; an assortment of hot and/or cold foods to provide to homeless veteran participants; an assortment of clothing appropriate for the local climate to provide to homeless veteran participants; and Referral services to secure emergency housing on-the-spot for homeless veteran participants.Application Information: Application for Stand Down grant funding are to be submitted to the appropriate State Director of Veterans Employment and Training/ Grant Officer Technical Representative (DVET/GOTR). Address and contact information for each State DVET/GOTR can be found at Web site address: http://www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/contacts/main.htm. FLORIDA DVET contact: Derek W. Taylor: taylor.derek@dol.gov. Any events approved in Fiscal Year 2008 must be held prior to 12/31/08.. Link to Federal Register announcement: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-17622.htm
Deadline: August 30, 2008 for 2008 events; applications for other events planned in Fiscal Year 2009 must be received at least sixty (60) days prior to the event and no later than July 30, 2009. Applications for events planned in Fiscal Year 2010 must be received at least sixty (60) days prior to the event and no later than July 30, 2010
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Funding Amount: Applicants must also provide matching funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Matching funds consist of cash, computer hardware and software and third-party, in-kind contributions. Funding from other federal grants cannot be counted as matching funds.
Eligibility: A private or public non-profit organization qualifying for tax exemption under IRC 501, a state or local government agency, a regional, statewide or local coalition with one lead organization that meets one of the eligibility criteria stated above.
Description: The Community VITA grant program is the first of its kind at the IRS. In December 2007, Congress appropriated funds to the IRS to establish and administer a one-year matching grant program in consultation with the Taxpayer Advocate Service. The VITA program offers free tax help for low-to-moderate income individuals for tax return preparation. Under the grant program, the IRS will award matching grants to extend services to underserved populations and hard-to-reach areas, both urban and non-urban. The grants will also be used to increase the capacity to file returns electronically and enhance training of volunteers at VITA sites.
Application Information: Interested applicants may apply at Grants.gov. Applicants can also mail a completed application to: IRS-SPEC Grant Program Office 401 West Peachtree Street, NW Stop 420-D Atlanta, GA 30308 Copies of Publication 4671, http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4671.pdf VITA Grant Program Overview and Application Package, are available on IRS.gov. More information, including Frequently Asked Questions, can be found on the Partner and Volunteer Resource Center page on IRS.gov. Questions about the VITA Grant program or the application process should be e-mailed to Grant.Program.Office@irs.gov or mailed to the Grant Program Office at the address listed above.
Deadline: Application period for 2009 is from July 1 through Sept. 2, 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
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
Funding Amount: Total Program Funding: $11,000,000. Estimated Average Size of Award: $125,000; Number of Awards: 88. Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Public and non-profit entities, including faith-based and community organizations. Applicants in rural counties or eligible rural census tracts within and urban county. Applicant providing services exclusively to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural areas and is supported by Section 330G of the Public Health Service Act. Federally recognized Native American Tribe or Tribal Organizations that will deliver services on a Reservation or federally recognized Tribal lands. Those aplicants 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.To ascertain HPSA and MUP designation status, plese refer to the following Web site: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov.shortage/index/htm
To receive a funding preference, applicants must request and clearly identify and demonstrate for which preference they are eligible.
Description: This program encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential care services. The emphasis of the grant program is on service delivery through collaboration, requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners. Estimated Project period is 3 years.
Application Information: FON: HRSA-09-002, CFDA: 93.912; Submit application through http://www.grants.gov website. Program contact: Nisha Patel
Outreach Grant Program Coordinator, HRSA, Office of Rural Health Policy, Phone: 301-443-6894. Fax: 301-443-2803, E-mail: npatel@hrsa.gov.
Link to Full Announcement:
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=99865F79-FF7E-4A12-80D6-0C51287F1E14
Deadline: October 16, 2008
Partnerships for Innovation Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Funding Award: Awards: 12-15 partnerships among academia, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation. Awards may be up to $600,000 with an award duration of two or three years.
Eligibility: Proposals may only be submitted by accredited degree granting Institutions: U.S. universities and two- and four-year colleges located in the U.S., its territories, or possessions.
Description: The goals of the Partnerships for Innovation Program are to: stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. In the Partnerships for Innovation program, NSF seeks to stimulate and capitalize on innovation by catalyzing partnerships among colleges and universities, the private sector, and federal, state, and local governments. Key factors in the innovation enterprise include the creation of, and access to new knowledge; a scientifically and technologically literate workforce prepared to capitalize on new knowledge in a global context; and an infrastructure that enables innovation and collaboration. For the purposes of this program, innovation explicitly extends both to developing people and tools. Academic institutions which are traditionally recipients of NSF's support play an essential role in generating new knowledge and creating a scientifically and technologically literate workforce.
Application Information: Full Proposals submitted via FastLane: NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, Part I: Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg.
Full Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf . Link to website http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08583/nsf08583.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Deadline: Letter of Intent October 31, 2008; Application Deadline: December 31, 2008
Awards & Scholarships
2008 Outstanding Service to Homeless People in Florida Award
Funding Source: Florida Coalition for the Homeless
Funding Award: Recognition at October 6, 2008 during annual conference in Orlando at the Royal Plaza Hotel. All nominations will be listed in the 2008 annual conference packet.
Eligibility: Any Floridian who, in the opinion of the nominator, has made a difference through work with or on behalf of homeless people through education, service, advocacy, organizing, leadership and/or perseverance during 2007-08 is eligible for nomination.
Description: There are three categories to make your nominations: General, Homeless/Formerly Homeless, and Local/State Government Leadership. One person is chosen for each category
Application Information: Nominations must be submitted using the form found on the Public Announcement page of the FCH website, http://www.fchonline.org/PublicAnnouncements.asp You may also request the form by contacting Freyja Harris at freyja@fchonline.org. Nominations can be submitted by email to freyja@fchonline.org, faxed to 850-412-0052, or mailed to the Florida Coalition for the Homeless, P.O. Box 3764, Tallahassee, FL 32315
Deadline: September 5, 2008
2009 SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards
Funding Source: SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
Funding Award: Eight projects will be selected. Each winning organization will receive $10,000; an all-expenses-paid trip for three students and one adult leader to a SeaWorld or Busch Gardens park for a special awards event; one hundred T-shirts to share with school and community partners; and an award trophy and participation certificate for the project leader. From the eight projects, one outstanding environmental educator/leader will be selected to receive $5,000; an all-expenses-paid trip for themselves and one guest to a SeaWorld or Busch Gardens park for a special awards event; an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2009 National Science Teachers Association national conference; and an award trophy and certificate. Eligibility: All schools (grades K-12) in the U.S. are eligible to apply. Projects must be sponsored by a formally recognized school group such as a grade level, classroom, or club. Public, private, and licensed home schools are also eligible to apply. Individual students (e.g., science fair projects) and previous award-winning projects are not eligible to apply. Description: Recognizes the outstanding efforts of students and teachers across the United States who are working at the grassroots. Applicants should be able to demonstrate significant accomplishments that have occurred prior to the submission deadline.
Application Information: Link to announcement and application forms at : http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/projects_Awards.html For information about how you, your school or student group could win both money and recognition, call toll-free 1-877-792-4332. Please submit your Application Packet to: SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards, c/o SeaWorld Orlando Education Department, 7007 SeaWorld Drive, Orlando, FL 32821 (877) 792-4332 (toll-free) or (407) 363-2389
Deadline: November 28, 2008
2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology Scholarships
Funding Source: Siemens Corporation In partnership with the College Board
Funding Award: Scholarships for winning projects range from $1,000 to $100,000.
Eligibility: You can compete as an individual or as a member of a team. Individual projects promote independent research. Team projects foster collaborative research efforts, as well as individual contributions to the cooperative endeavor
Description: The Siemens Competition seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects. It fosters intensive research that improves students' understanding of the value of scientific study and informs their consideration of future careers in these disciplines.
Application Information: Visit website for information on competition and application process at http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition.htm or http://www.collegeboard.com/siemens/index.html
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology Scholarships
Funding Source: Siemens Corporation In partnership with the College Board
Funding Award: Scholarships for winning projects range from $1,000 to $100,000.
Eligibility: You can compete as an individual or as a member of a team. Individual projects promote independent research. Team projects foster collaborative research efforts, as well as individual contributions to the cooperative endeavor
Description: The Siemens Competition seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects. It fosters intensive research that improves students' understanding of the value of scientific study and informs their consideration of future careers in these disciplines.
Application Information: Visit website for information on competition and application process at http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition.htm or http://www.collegeboard.com/siemens/index.html
Deadline: October 1, 2008
2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology Scholarships
Funding Source: Siemens Corporation In partnership with the College Board
Funding Award: Scholarships for winning projects range from $1,000 to $100,000.
Eligibility: You can compete as an individual or as a member of a team. Individual projects promote independent research. Team projects foster collaborative research efforts, as well as individual contributions to the cooperative endeavor
Description: The Siemens Competition seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects. It fosters intensive research that improves students' understanding of the value of scientific study and informs their consideration of future careers in these disciplines.
Application Information: Visit website for information on competition and application process at http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition.htm or http://www.collegeboard.com/siemens/index.html
Deadline: October 1, 2008
CVS Pharmacy Community Grants For Youth with Disabilities
Funding Source: CVS/Caremark
Funding Amount: Qualifying organizations are eligible for grants of up to $5,000
Eligibility: qualifying nonprofit organizations
Description: CVS Pharmacy Community Grants are currently accepting proposals for programs targeting children under age 18 with disabilities that address: health and rehabilitation services; a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs; opportunities or facilities that give greater access to physical movement; and play.
Application Information: Visit website for application process: http://www.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/community-grants/children-with-disabilities
Deadline: October 31, 2008
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