October 10, 2008
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
FDDC RFP To Support Training and Conferences For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities
Funding Source: Florida Development Disabilities Council
Funding Amount: Request should not exceed $15,000. Match is required.
Eligibility: Open
Description: To provide opportunities for public and private sector agencies, organizations, and other interested individuals to conduct local, regional, or statewide workshops, training sessions, and conferences that are directed at enhancing the quality of life for families and individuals with developmental disabilities in their community and reflect the Council's mission and goals. This RFP is in response to the need demonstrated by the numerous requests received by the Council for funds to support workshops, training sessions and conferences. The Council believes that individuals with developmental disabilities should be included in all aspects of life - school, community, work, and play. Appropriate supports and services are needed to ensure full participation in the community. Successful inclusion and attainment services and supports requires advocacy by individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Such advocacy necessitates knowledge of disabilities, available supports and services, program requirements, best practices, federal and state laws, and numerous other aspects of the issues and systems for disability services. Advocates who are more informed are better equipped to obtain the supports they need to live successful lives in the community. Advocates need training and access to information to help them navigate the complex disability system and empower them to obtain the support they need.
Application Information:RFP#2009-IP-100. Copies of the RFP can be downloaded from the FDDC website at http://www.fddc.org/funding/RFP-2007-IP-100 or through main website at (http://www.fddc.org). 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). Proposals should be submitted according to the appropriate quarterly deadlines to ensure they are received at least three (3) months prior to the date of the training or conference for which applicant is requesting funding.
Deadlines:Quarterly: 1st: Monday, December 15, 2008 by 2:00 p.m. (EST). 2nd: Monday, March 2, 2009 by 2:00 p.m. (EST); 3rd:Thursday, June 3, 2009 by 2:00 p.m. (EDT) and 4th: Thursday, September 3, 2009 by 2:00 p.m. (EDT).
Federal Grants:
Community-Based Job Training Grants
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Funding Amount: It is anticipated that individual awards will range from $500,000 to $2 million. Up to 70 Awards.
Eligibility: Funds will be awarded to individual community and technical colleges, community college districts, state community college systems, and One-Stop Career Centers to support or engage in a combination of capacity building and training activities for the purpose of building the capacity of community colleges to train individuals for careers in high-growth/high-demand industries in the local and/or regional economies. This Solicitation contains an exception for rural areas and other communities that are educationally underserved due to their lack of access to community or technical colleges.
Description: To support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries through the national system of community and technical colleges.
Application Information: CFDA:17.269 ; Link to website: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm or Federal Register text announcement: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-24107.htmhttp://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-24107.htm.
A Virtual Prospective Applicant Conference will be held for this grant competition on October 24, 2008 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Additional information and links to registration for the Virtual Prospective Applicant Conference will be posted on at www.doleta.gov/business/Community-BasedJobTrainingGrants.cfm.
Deadline: November 24, 2008
YouthBuild Grants
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor; Employment and Training Administration
Funding Amount: Approximately $47 million. Applicants can apply for 3 year grants (2 years of program operations with a 12 month follow-up period) that will range from $700,000 to $1.1 million. These grants will be incrementally funded, with half of the grant funds awarded from fiscal year (FY) 2009 appropriations, for the first 12 months of operations. DOL intends to fund approximately 90-100 grants based on the type and the number of quality submissions. Applicants must provide cash or in-kind resources equivalent to 25 percent of the grant award amount as matching funds. Appropriation funding this competition does not allow for funds to be obligated prior to April 1, 2009
Eligibility: Community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations; an entity carrying out activities under the WIA, such as a local workforce investment board or One-Stop Career Center; a community action agency; a state or local housing development agency; An Indian tribe or other agency primarily serving Indians; a community development corporation; A state or local youth service conservation corps; or any other relevant public or private non-profit entity that provides education or employment. Applicants applying for these grants are asked to describe their community, the youth to be served, the need for this federal support, and their plan for providing education, skills training, and leadership development services to youth. They must describe how their efforts contribute to the overall economic development of their community, demonstrate established partnerships with--or made a good faith effort to establish partnerships with--local workforce investment boards, the public school system, local community colleges, the juvenile justice system, registered apprenticeship programs, local faith-based and community organizations that serve at-risk and disadvantaged youth, and/or the local housing authority. Commitment letters of partners must accompany the application electronically. Applicants are also expected to identify their plan to access other funding sources to provide other ``wrap around'' supportive services as well as to support the costs associated with their defined construction project, describe their previous experience operating YouthBuild or similar youth programs with educational components, how occupational safety is addressed at their worksite and their organization's ability to manage this grant.
Description: The YouthBuild model balances in-school learning, geared toward a high school diploma or passing the General Education Development (GED) test, and construction skills training, geared toward a career placement for the youth. The in-school component is an alternative education program that assists youth who are often significantly behind in basic skills to obtain a high school diploma or GED credential. The primary target populations for YouthBuild are high school dropouts that may also be adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, and other at-risk youth populations.. Because disadvantaged youth possess a wide range of challenges that must be addressed through multiple strategies, prospective applicants must undertake an inventory of their communities to identify resources and services provided by faith-based and community organizations, government entities, and other youth serving organizations. The inventory will provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to do a fresh assessment of potential partners and resources that will support the YouthBuild program. Collaboration across youth serving agencies/organizations is critical to the success of any youth initiative or program.
DOL hopes to serve approximately 2,900 youth participants during the first year of the grant, with projects operating in approximately 90-100 communities across the country. Under this announcement, DOL will be awarding grants to organizations to oversee the provision of education and employment services to disadvantaged youth in their communities. Each applicant should indicate the proposed number of participants to be served based on an average annual cost of between $15,000--$18,000.
Funds made available through the YouthBuild grants will be used to carry out a YouthBuild program with the following core objectives: To enable disadvantaged youth to obtain the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency in occupations in demand and post-secondary education and training opportunities; To provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities for meaningful work and service to their communities; To foster the development of employment and leadership skills and commitment to community development among youth in low-income communities; and To expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals and low-income families by utilizing the energies and talents of disadvantaged youth. Eligible Enrollees- An individual may participate in a YouthBuild program only if such individual: Is between the ages of 16 and 24 on the date of enrollment; and is a member of a disadvantaged youth population such as a member of a low-income family, and/or a youth in foster care (including youth aging out of foster care), and/or a youth offender, and/or a youth who is an individual with a disability, and/or a child of an incarcerated parent, and/or a migrant youth; and A school dropout. Organizations are not required to serve the entire age group population between 16 and 24, but all participants must fall within this range. Up to (but not more than) 25 percent of the participants in the program may be youth who do not meet the education or disadvantaged criteria above but: Are basic skills deficient, despite attainment of a
secondary school diploma, GED credential, or other state-recognized equivalent (including recognized alternative standards for individuals with disabilities); or have been referred by a local secondary school for participation in a YouthBuild program leading to the attainment of a secondary school diploma
Application Information: FON: SGA/DFA PY 08-07. CFA: 17.274. DOL requires applicants to submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, unless prior written approval for an exception is granted. Applicants must submit exception requests and, upon receiving an exception of the electronic submission requirements, their complete applications in paper copy to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Division of Federal Assistance, Attention: Donna Kelly, Reference SGA/DFA PY 08-07, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210.Applications must be successfully submitted at http://www.grants.gov The application must also submit a Work Site Description Form (ETA-9143) including all requested attachments, which describes the planned work site that will be used for on-site construction training for youth participants. These forms can be found at http://www.doleta.gov/youth%5Fservices/youthbuildgrantee.cfm
A Virtual Prospective Applicant Conference will be held for this grant
competition. The date and access information for this Virtual Prospective Applicant Conference will be posted on ETA's Web site at
http://www.doleta.gov/youth%5Fservices/youthbuildgrantee.cfm.
Link to ETA webpage: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm#young
Deadline: January 15, 2009
The Young Parents Demonstration Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor; Employment and Training Administration
Funding Amount: Between 5-7 grants with individual grants ranging in value from $500,000 to $1 million. This does not preclude ETA from funding grants at either a lower or higher amount, or funding a smaller or larger number of projects, based on the type and the number of quality submissions.
Eligibility: An accredited educational institution in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board; a non-profit provider of workforce system services determined to be tax exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board. Please note that 501(c)(4) organizations which engage in lobbying activities are not eligible applicants under this solicitation; A One-Stop Career Center as established under Section 121 of WIA, [29 U.S.C. 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 U.S.C. 2841(d)], on behalf of the One-Stop Career Center; An employer or industry association in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board; A private, for-profit organization in partnership with a Workforce Investment Board. Applicants must have a letter of commitment from the participating Workforce Investment Board. ETA encourages applicants who are targeting disconnected populations to partner with networks of faith and community-based organizations.
Description: To conduct a new demonstration program of competitive grants to address the employment and training needs of young parents. The Young Parents Demonstration program is to provide educational and occupational skills training leading to family economic self-sufficiency to both mothers and fathers, and expectant mothers ages 16 to 24. Projects funded are to serve young parents including, as applicable, those in high-risk categories such as victims of child abuse, children of incarcerated parents, court-involved youth, youth at risk of court involvement, homeless and runaway youth, Indian and Native American youth, migrant youth, youth in or aging out of
foster care, and youth with disabilities. To ensure rigorous, valid results from the Young Parents Demonstration, each grantee must agree to participate in an innovative random assignment technique called a ``bump-up'' experiment. A ``bump-up'' experiment is a random assignment experiment that provides an additional level of services above and beyond what exists in the current environment (the bump). Project participants have a 50/50 chance of receiving the additional level of services. Those participants assigned to the treatment group would get the additional services while participants assigned to the control group would receive the existing services offered by the grantee. Individuals assigned to the control group would not be harmed or denied services under this design. Please note that submissions that do not propose a ``bump-up'' experiment will be deemed non-responsive to this solicitation and will not be considered.
Application Information: FON: SGA/DFA PY 08-08. CFDA: 17.261. A Webinar for prospective applicants will be held for this grant competition approximately 30 days from date of publication (October 3, 2008) in the Federal Register . Access information for the Webinar will be posted on the U.S. Department of Labor's, Employment and Training Administration Web site at: http://www.workforce3one.org . Application and submission information is explained in detail in Part IV of this SGA Mailed applications must be addressed to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Division of Federal Assistance, Attention: Eileen Banks, Reference SGA/DFA PY 08-08, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210. Applicants may also apply online through grants.gov http://www.grants.gov. Link to Federal Register announcement: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-23319.htm or ETA webpage: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm#young
Deadline: November 17, 2008; 4:30 P.M.
Awards & Scholarships
Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Awards
Funding Source: National Center for Family Literacy and Toyota
Funding Award: The winner will receive $7,500 for his or her family literacy program as well as a free trip to the 2009 National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando, Florida. In addition, several finalists will be selected to receive a $500 scholarship
Eligibility: Nominations must be submitted by the program director or coordinator—someone who is familiar with the nominated educator's work with children, adult learners, and the community. Please enter the director's or coordinator's contact information in the first fields on the nomination form (First Name, Last Name, Business Phone and Email). Programs may nominate up to two educators, but must submit separate nomination forms online for each nomination. Programs may nominate an educator who has not been a finalist in the past three years (2006, 2007, 2008).
Any educator who strives to help families improve their literacy skills is eligible. Educators may primarily teach children's education, adult education, ESL, parenting education, and/or other educational services provided to families. Nominations should emphasize how the educator supports intergenerational learning. Nominating programs may be publicly or privately funded (or a combination) and may serve families through community-based sites, school-based sites, libraries, or other service settings.
Description: Family educators from across the United States are eligible for the award. Nominees must work primarily in children's education, adult/ESL education, parenting education, or other educational services and must be able to demonstrate an impact on intergenerational learning between parents and children. Programs may nominate up to two educators.
Application Information: Online application and information may be found at: http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.3136491/
Deadline: December 5, 2008
Social Enterprise Awards Project 10 to 100th
Funding Source: Google
Funding Amount: Total of $10 Million will be given out in awards.
Eligibility: Open
Description: Ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible" in the following categories:Community: How can we help connect people, build communities and protect unique cultures? Opportunity: How can we help people better provide for themselves and their families? Energy: How can we help move the world toward safe, clean, inexpensive energy? Environment: How can we help promote a cleaner and more sustainable global ecosystem? Health: How can we help individuals lead longer, healthier lives? Education: How can we help more people get more access to better education? Shelter: How can we help ensure that everyone has a safe place to live? Everything else: Sometimes the best ideas don't fit into any category at all.
Application Information: A detailed description and submission form is at http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html
Deadline: October 20, 2008
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Summer Camps Grants to Introduce Young People to Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering
Funding Source: Through a collaborative effort between the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Foundation and the Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation
Funding Amount: ranging from $2,500 to $5,000
Eligibility: Not-for-profit organizations and educational institutions capable of conducting a quality overnight or day camp experience that introduces young people to metal forming careers in manufacturing may apply. Collaborations between educational institutions and camp organizations are encouraged.. Preference will be given to organizations serving minority populations
Description: The purpose of the manufacturing camps is to provide a positive, hands-on experience so young people will consider manufacturing as a future career option. Camps must target young people between the ages of 12 and 16. Grant funds may be used for the expenses related to curriculum development and instruction, as well as direct expenses such as housing, meals, transportation, and supplies. Expenses related to the purchase of software or other capital expenditures do not qualify. The Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation is dedicated to introducing young people to the joys of tinkering, inspiring the next generation of skilled manual artists, engineers, and inventors. The FMA Foundation is an educational, research, and charitable organization that promotes metal forming and fabricating technology in manufacturing. Suggested curriculum for a week of manufacturing camp might include a day or two of introduction to CAD software, a day or two in a fabrication shop or training facility, and a day of touring regional fabricating or tube & pipe facilities. If assistance is needed, the FMA Foundation is a resource for locating local manufacturers in the metal forming industry
Application Information: Link to website for information http://www.fma-foundation.org/Grants.cfm and application forms: http://www.fma-foundation.org/Apply-for-Grants.cfm
Deadline: December 12, 2008
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