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Grants Alert

Below you will find information regarding Grants that are available to you. If you are looking for more resources and Grant information, visit our page that list Grant Resources with more general information. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

 

Small Grants to Libraries: John Adams Unbound


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20080404-LS
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 01, 2008
Creation Date: Feb 01, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 04, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 04, 2008   
Archive Date: May 04, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Award Ceiling: $2,500
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 45.164  --  Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education


Agency Name
National Endowment for the Humanities

 

Description
The Small Grants to Libraries program brings traveling exhibitions and other types of public programming to libraries across the

country. “John Adams Unbound” is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Boston Public

Library, and the American Library Association (ALA). The exhibition is based upon a major exhibition of the same name that

was on display in the galleries of the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, in 2006 and 2007 (see www.johnadamslibrary.org).

The traveling exhibition and tour are funded by a major grant from NEH to the Boston Public Library “John Adams Unbound”

has been designated as part of the NEH’s We the People program, which supports projects that explore significant events and

themes in our nation’s history and culture and advance knowledge of the principles that define America.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_JohnAdams.html


If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269 PublicPgms@neh.gov

 

Small Grants to Libraries: Pride and Passion


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20080404-LT
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 01, 2008
Creation Date: Feb 01, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 04, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 04, 2008   
Archive Date: May 04, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Award Ceiling: $2,500
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 45.164  --  Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education


Agency Name
National Endowment for the Humanities

 

Description
The Small Grants to Libraries program brings traveling exhibitions and other types of public programming to libraries across the

country. "Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience" is a collaboration between the National Endowment for

the Humanities, the American Library Association (ALA), and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The exhibition is

based upon a permanent exhibition of the same name on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,

Cooperstown, N.Y. The traveling exhibition and tour are funded by a major grant from the National Endowment for the

Humanities (NEH) to the American Library Association. "Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience" has

been designated as part of the NEH’s We the People program, exploring significant events and themes in our nation’s history and

culture and advancing knowledge of the principles that define America.

 

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_PrideAndPassion.html

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Division of Public Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 426
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606-8269 PublicPgms@neh.gov

 

 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program


Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 08-540
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 25, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 28, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 20, 2008    Preliminary Proposal Due Dates(required)(due by 5p.m. proposer's local

time):April24,2008 IGERT Traineeship preliminary proposals. FullProposalDeadlines:April24,2008 IGERT ResourceCenter

October20,2008 IGERT Traineeship full proposals(InvitationOnly)
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 24, 2008    Prelim Proposal Due Date (req): 04/24/2008 IGERT Traineeship

preliminary proposals Full Proposal Deadlines: 04/24/2008 IGERT Resource Center 10/20/2008 IGERT Traineeship full

proposals (Inv. Only)
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards: 21
Estimated Total Program Funding: $12,600,000
CFDA Number: 47.041  --  Engineering Grants
CFDA Number: 47.049  --  Mathematical and Physical Sciences
CFDA Number: 47.050  --  Geosciences
CFDA Number: 47.070  --  Computer and Information Science and Engineering
CFDA Number: 47.074  --  Biological Sciences
CFDA Number: 47.075  --  Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
CFDA Number: 47.076  --  Education and Human Resources
CFDA Number: 47.078  --  Polar Programs
CFDA Number: 47.079  --  International Science and Engineering (OISE)
CFDA Number: 47.080  --  Office of Cyber Infrastructure
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - For IGERT Traineeship proposals: U.S. academic

institutions in the United States, its territories or possessions that grant the Ph.D. degree in the sciences and engineering may

submit proposals. Projects may involve more than one institution, but a single institution must accept overall management

responsibility. Non-Ph.D. granting institutions, nonacademic, and international organizations may serve as collaborating

organizations. For IGERT Resource Center proposals: Only institutions located in the U.S are eligible to apply; see the Grant

Proposal Guide for further information. All organizations with an educational mission are eligible. *PI Limit:For IGERT

Traineeship proposals: The PI must be on the faculty of the submitting institution. For IGERT Resource Center proposals: The PI

must be employed by the submitting institution.

 

Agency Name
National Science Foundation

 

Description
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of

educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary

backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own

careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for

students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile

environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity

in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and

engineering workforce.

 

Link to Full Announcement
NSF Publication 08-540

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

 

Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure

 

Document Type: Grants Notice

Funding Opportunity Number: 08-542
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 31, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 31, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2008    Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 30, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2008    Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 30, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards: 50
Estimated Total Program Funding: $0
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $100,000
CFDA Number: 47.041  --  Engineering Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure

 

Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on

Eligibility"
 
Agency Name
National Science Foundation

 

Description
The Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) program supports research which addresses

three basic issues related to engineering education: (1) how students best learn the ideas, principles, and practices to become

creative and innovative engineers, and how this learning is measured; and (2) research that helps the community understand how

to better attract a more talented and diverse student body, in particular U.S. citizens and permanent residents, to all levels of

engineering study. This would also include research to understand how to increase student interest in engineering by leveraging

partnerships among engineering schools, school districts and exemplary non-profit organizations to recruit and retain engineering

students. Finally (3), this program will support projects to investigate potential models for the evaluation of and assessment of

how successful teaching, advising, and mentoring leads to improved retention and graduation, and ultimately, to a sound business

model for engineering education.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08542


If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
 
American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 08-541
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 29, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 29, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2008    Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 01, 2008 May 1, Annually Thereafter
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2008    Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 01, 2008 May 1, Annually Thereafter
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $200,000
CFDA Number: 47.049  --  Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: Fellowship proposals may be submitted by a US

university, college, or non-profit, non-academic organization with the prospective Fellow as the Principal Investigator (PI).

Fellowship proposals may also be submitted by individuals who are unaffiliated or who are affiliated with for-profit organizations,

state or local governments or federal agencies. When applying as independent/unaffiliated individuals, Fellow applicants must

register with FastLane or Grants.gov prior to submitting their proposals and, if recommended for a Fellowship, must affiliate with

a US university, college, or non-profit, non-academic organization, which administers the Fellowship award. PI Limit:The PI on

an American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship must be the prospective Fellow. No co-PIs are allowed. At the time of

the award, a Fellow must hold a doctorate in the chemical sciences and must be a US citizen or permanent resident. For a

Postdoctoral Fellowship, the individual must have received his or her doctorate within two years from the start date of the

fellowship. PIs who have not yet received their PhD are eligible to apply. Exceptions to this time-related restriction can be made

for extenuating personal circumstances, such as a career interruption due to family responsibilities, but must be approved by a

cognizant program officer prior to submission of the proposal.


Agency Name
National Science Foundation

 

Description
The American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship program is a program to support postdoctoral associates in chemistry. 

It seeks to (1) build ties between academic and industrial, and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center

researchers (partners) and (2) involve beginning scientists in efforts to broaden participation in chemistry.  Fellows will pursue

research with industrial, and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center partners that will enrich their in-

house research program.  In addition, fellows will develop and implement their own plans for broadening participation in the

chemical sciences. Successful applicants must propose a well-integrated, synergistic research plan with their chosen affiliate as

well as an effective outreach plan that will broaden participation by underrepresented groups in chemistry.  The research must be

in a thematic area that is supported by the NSF Division of Chemistry.  The Program will support Fellows for two years of

postgraduate study.  The Chemistry Division envisions that Postdoctoral Fellows with successful programs who pursue careers

in academia will have opportunities for significant additional funding, either through supplements to their original ACC-F award,

or through new awards from the Division.  Future revisions of this solicitation will expand the scope of this program to other

beginning scientists, pending availability of funds.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08541

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

 

University Radio Observatories Program


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 08-543
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 31, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 31, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 30, 2008    Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 30, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 30, 2008    Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 30, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards: 9
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
Award Floor: $100,000
CFDA Number: 47.049  --  Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and Colleges: Universities and two- and

four-year colleges (including community colleges) located and accredited in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members.

Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.

 

Agency Name
National Science Foundation

 

Description
The URO program provides support for operations, technical enhancements, scientific investigations, and student training at

university-based radio facilities. A primary function of funded University Radio Observatories is to provide focused research

environments that foster hands-on student access to state-of-the-art radio astronomy instrumentation. UROs also serve the

general astronomical community by providing open access to 30% - 50% of available telescope time.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08543

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

 


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program
 
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-RMA-RME-2008-03
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 30, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    Applications are due 5 p.m. EDT. Applications received after this

deadline will not be considered for funding.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    Applications are due 5 p.m. EDT. Applications received after this

deadline will not be considered for funding.
Archive Date: Apr 23, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Education
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation: Agricultural Risk Management Education
Expected Number of Awards: 50
Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 10.459  --  Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk Management Education Sessions
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants include State departments of agriculture, universities, non-profit agricultural organizations, and other public or

private organizations with the capacity to lead a local program of risk management education for farmers and ranchers in an RMA

Region. Individuals are not eligible applicants.

 

Agency Name
Risk Management Agency

 

Description
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the

availability of approximately $500,000 (subject to availability of funds) for Commodity Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk

Management Education Sessions (Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program). The purpose of this cooperative

partnership agreement program is to deliver training and information in the management of production, marketing, and financial

risk to U.S. agricultural producers in small sessions. The program is to give priority to educating producers of crops not insurable

with Federal crop insurance, specialty crops, and underserved commodities, including livestock and forage. A maximum of 50

cooperative partnership agreements will be funded, five each in ten designated RMA Regions. The maximum award for any

agreement will be $10,000. Recipients of awards must demonstrate non-financial benefits from a partnership agreement and must

agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. Funding availability for this program may be announced at

approximately the same time as funding availability for similar but separate programs. CFDA No. 10.455 (Community Outreach

and Assistance Partnerships), CFDA No. 10.456 (Risk Management Research Partnerships), CFDA No. 10.457 (Commodity

Partnerships for Risk Management Education) and CFDA No.10.458 (Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States).

Prospective applicants should carefully examine and compare the notices for each program.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/agreements/

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lon Burke
Grants & Agreements Specialist
Phone 202-720-5265; E-mail: RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov

 

Rural Development Utilities Programs Community Connect Grant Program


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RDUP-08-01-CC
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 29, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 29, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 28, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 28, 2008   
Archive Date: Apr 27, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development
Expected Number of Awards: 27
Estimated Total Program Funding: $13,405,500
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $50,000
CFDA Number: 10.863  --  Community Connect Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

 

Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
 
Agency Name
Utilities Programs

 

Description
The Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance to furnish

broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where such service does not currently exist. Grant funds may

be utilized to deploy broadband transmission service to critical community facilities, rural residents, and rural businesses and to

construct, acquire, or expand, equip, and operate a community center that provides free access to broadband services to

community residents for at least two years. Grants will be awarded, on a competitive basis, to entities serving communities of up

to 20,000 inhabitants to ensure rural consumers enjoy the same quality and range of telecommunications service as are available

in urban and suburban communities.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Long Chen
Electronics Engineer
Phone 202-720-7276; E-mail: community.connect@usda.gov

 

Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-RD-RUS-HECG08
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 28, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 28, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 28, 2008    Paper applications must be postmarked on or before Friday, March 28,

2008, or hand delivered to the agency by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 28, 2008. Electronic applications must be filed with

Grants.gov on or before Friday, March 28, 2008.. Applications will be accepted on publication of this notice.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 28, 2008    Paper applications must be postmarked on or before Friday, March 28,

2008, or hand delivered to the agency by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 28, 2008. Electronic applications must be filed with

Grants.gov on or before Friday, March 28, 2008.. Applications will be accepted on publication of this notice.
Archive Date: Apr 27, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Energy
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,800,000
Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
Award Floor: $75,000
CFDA Number: 10.859  --  Assistance to High Energy Cost_Rural Communities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on

Eligibility"
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
The category of grant applicants is unrestricted, however, Applicants must meet all of the following requirements to receive a

grant: (1) You must be an eligible applicant and located in the United States or a U.S. Territory, Possession, or other area

authorized by law to participate in programs of the Rural Utilities Service or the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended

(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). (2) The grant project must serve an eligible extremely high energy cost community and not be for the

primary benefit of a single household or business. (3) The proposed project must provide or improve energy generation,

transmission, or distribution facilities serving an eligible community. (4) The planning and administrative costs of the grantee not

directly related to carrying out the grant project must not exceed 4 percent of grant funds.

 

Agency Name
Utilities Programs

 

Description
USDA Rural Development’s High Energy Cost Grant Program offers financial assistance to provide or improve energy

generation, transmission, and distribution facilities serving rural communities with home energy costs exceeding 275 percent of the

national average. Applications must meet eligibility requirements for applicants, project activities, and beneficiary communities to

qualify under this program.  Applicants must demonstrate that the grant project target community qualifies as an extremely high

energy cost community under one or more eligibility benchmarks. These extremely high energy cost benchmarks are set at 275

percent of average per unit costs for home energy or average annual household expenditures by fuel or for total energy and are

derived from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration surveys. Eligibility benchmarks for 2008 are as

follows: Electricity: $0.239 per kilowatt hour, or $2,509 (average total household costs) per year; Natural gas; $26.85 per

thousand cubic feet, or $1,859 per year; Fuel oil: $3.35 per gallon, or $1,882 per year; LPG/propane: $3.61 per gallon, or

$1,514 per year; Total household energy: $43.91 per million Btus, or $4,013 per year. Eligible purposes include the acquisition,

construction, installation, repair, replacement, or improvement of energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities in high

energy cost communities. On-grid and off-grid renewable energy projects, and implementation of energy efficiency, and energy

conservation projects are eligible. An activity that meets the objectives of providing or improving energy service, or reducing the

costs of energy services to eligible communities is an acceptable grant purpose. Examples of eligible project activities include the

acquisition, construction, installation, replacement, repair, or improvement of: (1) Electric generation, transmission, and distribution

facilities, equipment, and materials, including associated and supporting activities, land or right of way acquisition, engineering or

professional expenses, and permitting costs;(2) Natural gas distribution or storage facilities and associated equipment;

(3) Petroleum product storage and handling facilities; (4) Renewable energy facilities and equipment for power generation, or

water, space, or process heating (renewable energy sources include solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass technologies); and

(5) Backup or emergency power generation or energy storage equipment, included distributed generation installed on consumer

premises. Grant funds may not be used for: payment of utility bills, fuel purchases, routine maintenance or other operating costs,

or for the purchase of any equipment, structures, or real estate not directly associated with provision of community energy

services, or for the preparation of the grant application. All timely and complete applications will be reviewed, scored, and

ranked by an Agency rating panel according to the published evaluation criteria in the NOFA. Priority consideration is given to

communities experiencing economic hardship and to rural communities based on population. Grant awards will be selected

competitively based on rank order, and panel recommendations. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.usda.gov/rus/electric/hecgp/overview.htm

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Karen Larsen
Management Analyst
Phone 202-720-8787; E-mail: Karen.Larsen@usda.gov

 

Revolving Fund Program


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RDUP-RFP-GRANTS-01292008
Opportunity Category: Mandatory
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 30, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 28, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 28, 2008   
Archive Date: Apr 27, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $496,500
Award Ceiling: $496,500
Award Floor: $496,500
CFDA Number: 10.864  --  Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
An organization is eligible to receive a RFP grant if it: a. Is a private, non-profit organization that has tax-exempt status from the

United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS); b. Is legally established and located within one of the following: • a state within the

United States • the District of Columbia • the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico • a United States territory c. Has the legal capacity

and authority to carry out the grant purpose; d. Has a proven record of successfully operating a revolving loan fund to rural areas;

e. Has capitalization acceptable to the Agency, and is composed of at least 51 percent of the outstanding interest or membership

being citizens of the United States or individuals who reside in the United States after being legally admitted for permanent

residence; f. Has no delinquent debt to the Federal Government or no outstanding judgments to repay a Federal debt;

g. Demonstrates that it possesses the financial, technical, and managerial capability to comply with Federal and State laws and

requirements.

 

Agency Name
Utilities Programs

 

Description
The Revolving Fund (RFP) Grant Program has been established to assist communities with water or wastewater systems.

Qualified private non-profit organizations will receive RFP grant funds to establish a lending program for eligible entities. Eligible

entities for the revolving loan fund will be the same entities eligible to obtain a loan, loan guarantee, or grant from the Rural Utilities

Service Water and Waste Disposal and Wastewater loan and grant programs. As grant recipients, the non-profit organizations

will set up a revolving loan fund to provide loans to finance predevelopment costs of water or wastewater projects, or short-term

small capital projects not part of the regular operation and maintenance of current water and wastewater systems. The amount of

financing to an eligible entity shall not exceed $100,000.00 and shall be repaid in a term not to exceed 10 years. The rate shall be

determined in the approved grant work plan.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/revolving-fund.htm

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Anita OBrien
Loan Specialist
Phone 202-690-3789; E-mail: Anita.Obrien@wdc.usda.gov
 

Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grant Program


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RDUP-08-01-DLT
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 30, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 12, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 12, 2008   
Archive Date: May 12, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Health
Expected Number of Awards: 75
Estimated Total Program Funding: $24,700,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $50,000
CFDA Number: 10.855  --  Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

 

Eligible Applicants
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
County governments
Special district governments
State governments
Small businesses
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
City or township governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
 
Agency Name
Utilities Programs

 

Description

The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program is specifically designed to meet the educational and health care needs

of rural America through the use of advanced telecommunications technologies. In the Grant Program, the focus is on funding

end-user equipment that operates via telecommunications to connect students and teachers or medical providers and patients in

separate rural locations.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
David Noll
Management Analyst
Phone 202-690-3057; E-mail: David.Noll@wdc.usda.gov

 

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs) Health Care

Coordination for Individuals with Physical Disabilities

CFDA Number 84.133A-1


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-020108-008
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 01, 2008
Creation Date: Feb 01, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2008    Applications Available: 02/01/2008. Date of Pre-application Meeting:

02/22/2008. Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties are invited to participate in any of the pre-application meetings held for

the competitions announced in this notice and to receive information and technical assistance through individual consultation with

NIDRR staff. The dates for each of the competitions' pre-application meetings are listed in the chart in the Award Information

section in this notice. For further information or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via conference call

or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), room

6029, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245- 7462 or by e-mail: Donna.Nangle@ed.gov.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: 04/01/2008.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2008    Applications Available: 02/01/2008.

Date of Pre-application Meeting: 02/22/2008.
Archive Date: May 01, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $300,000
Award Ceiling: $300,000
CFDA Number: 84.133  --  National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

 

Eligible Applicants
City or township governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including

for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

 

Agency Name
U.S. Department of Education

 

Description
•Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific

information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document

published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal

Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application

notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities

and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the DRRP program is to improve the effectiveness of

services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation

technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, especially

individuals with the most severe disabilities. DRRPs carry out one or more of the following types of activities, as specified and

defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 350.19: research, development, demonstration, training, dissemination, utilization, and

technical assistance. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.133A-1. If you choose to submit your application

electronically, you must use the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be

able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may

not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Disability

Rehabilitation Research Projects competitions--CFDA number 84.133A-1, 84.133A-3, 84.133A-4, 84.133A-5, 84.133A-6,

84.133A-7, 84.133A-8, 84.133A-9, or 84.133A-10 at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable

application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search

(e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133A). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-1902.pdf

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin.
Phone (202) 245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Donna Nangle
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6029
Potomac Center Plaza
Washington, DC 20202
Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail
E-Mail: Donna.Nangle@ed.gov

 


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

SERVICES

 

Standing Announcement for the Ethnic Community Self-Help Program


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RE-0117
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 01, 2008
Creation Date: Feb 01, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    See link to full announcement for details.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern

time, on the due date referenced above.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    See link to full announcement for details.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern

time, on the due date referenced above.
Archive Date: Apr 23, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services
Expected Number of Awards: 8
Estimated Total Program Funding: $600,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $50,000
CFDA Number: 93.576  --  Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Public or private nonprofit agencies are eligible applicants. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.

Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.

 

Agency Name
Administration for Children and Families

 

Description
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, to 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. This announcement replaces the Priority Area Three - Ethnic Community Self-Help program included in the

Standing Announcement for Services for Recently Arrived Refugees published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004. The

Director will observe March 24, 2008, as the first closing date for applications. Thereafter, the Director will observe February 24,

2009 and February 24, 2010 as the closing dates for applications.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RE-0117.html

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Thomas Giossi
Thomas.Giossi@acf.hhs.gov

 

Standing Announcement for the Preferred Communities Program


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 01, 2008
Creation Date: Feb 01, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    See link to full announcement for details.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern

time, on the due date referenced above.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    See link to full announcement for details.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern

time, on the due date referenced above.
Archive Date: Apr 23, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Estimated Total Program Funding: $600,000
Award Ceiling: $300,000
Award Floor: $100,000
CFDA Number: 93.576  --  Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No


Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are ten national voluntary agencies that currently resettle refugees under a Reception and Placement

Cooperative Agreement with the Department of State or with the Department of Homeland Security. The Preferred Communities

program is restricted to these agencies because placements of new arrivals occur under the terms of the cooperative agreements,

and no other agencies place new arrivals or participate in determining their resettlement sites. Faith-based and community

organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.

 

Agency Name
Administration for Children and Families

 

Description
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, for the

Preferred Communities program to support the resettlement of newly arrived refugees in Preferred Communities where they have

ample opportunities for early employment and sustained economic independence and, to address special populations who need

intensive case management, culturally and linguistically appropriate linkages and coordination with other service providers to

improve their access to services. This announcement replaces the Priority Area One - Preferred Communities program included

in the Standing Announcement for Services for Recently Arrived Refugees published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004.

The Director will observe March 24, 2008, as the first closing date for applications. Thereafter, the Director will observe

February 24, 2009 and February 24, 2010 as the closing dates for applications. An applicant may submit more than one

application under this announcement.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RP-0112.html

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Susan S. Benjamin
Susan.Benjamin@acf.hhs.gov


Standing Announcement for Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived

Refugees


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RU-0113
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 01, 2008
Creation Date: Feb 01, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    See link to full announcement for details.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern

time, on the due date referenced above.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 24, 2008    See link to full announcement for details.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern

time, on the due date referenced above.
Archive Date: Apr 23, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,300,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $75,000
CFDA Number: 93.576  --  Refugee and Entrant Assistance_Discretionary Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Public or private nonprofit agencies are eligible applicants. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign

entities are not eligible under this announcement.

 

Agency Name
Administration for Children and Families

 

Description
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, for

Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived Refugees 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. This announcement replaces the Priority Area Two - Unanticipated Arrivals program included in the Standing

Announcement for Services for Recently Arrived Refugees published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004. The Director will

observe March 24, 2008, as the first closing date for applications. Thereafter, the Director will observe February 24, 2009 and

February 24, 2010 as the closing dates for applications. An applicant may submit more than one application under this

announcement.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RU-0113.html

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Susan S. Benjamin
susan.benjamin@acf.hhs.gov

 

Minority SA/HIV Prevention Initiative


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SP-08-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 28, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 28, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2008   
Archive Date: May 01, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Expected Number of Awards: 46
Estimated Total Program Funding: $17,890,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 93.243  --  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of Regional and National Significance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are community-level domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For example, non-profit community-based

organizations, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, health care delivery organizations, local governments, tribal

governments, tribal organizations and tribal urban Indian entities are eligible to apply. Since the purpose of this RFA is to expand

the capacity of community-level domestic public and private non-profit entities, State government agencies and national

organizations are not eligible to apply. Eligibility is limited to applicants from geographic areas with high AIDS case rates. Eligible

applicants must be located in and proposing to provide services in a State, MSA, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, or the District

of Columbia with an annual AIDs case rate of 10 or greater per 100,000 population. * See Appendix I of the RFA t for States

and MSAs that meet the above criteria based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Only

applicants serving geographic areas listed in Appendix I may apply. Applicants must specify in Appendix 6 of their application

the geographic area where services will be provided. * The eligibility criteria above were based on the most recent AIDS data

(2005) among racial/ethnic minority populations provided by CDC. SAMHSA is limiting eligibility to applicants listed in Appendix

I because, in the absence of consistent data reporting by all jurisdictions, the best indicator of the magnitude of the epidemic is

AIDS case rates derived from the CDC HIV/AIDS surveillance reports. Instructions for Current Grantees under SAMHSA’s

RFA No. SP-05-001: Current grantees under SAMHSA’s RFA # SP-05-001 (Substance Abuse (SA), HIV, & Hepatitis

Prevention for Minority Reentry Populations in Communities of Color) may apply, but are required to: * serve one of the target

subpopulations listed above in Section I-2.2, Data Supporting of Target Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations. You may serve

the same target subpopulation (as long as it is one chosen from the list) that you are currently serving under RFA # SP-05-001 in

a different catchment area or serve a different subpopulation (chosen from the list) in the same catchment area under

RFA # SP-05-001. Your catchment area must be within an eligible geographic area listed in Appendix I of this RFA. * describe

your target populations, demographics, and catchment areas currently being served under RFA # SP-05-001. This information

must be provided on the form provided in Appendix K of this RFA, and the completed form must be provided in Appendix 6 of

your application. Applications from grantees funded under RFA # SP-05-001 that are found out of compliance with these

requirements will be screened out and returned without review.

 

Agency Name
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.


Description
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Prevention of Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic

Minority Subpopulations (Short Title: Minority SA/HIV Prevention Initiative) cooperative agreements. The purpose of this

program is to support an array of activities to assist grantees in building a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining quality and

accessible state of the science substance abuse and HIV prevention services. Specifically, the program aims to engage

community-level domestic public and private non-profit entities to prevent and reduce the onset of SA and transmission of

HIV/AIDS among at-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations that are described below. The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) estimates that the number of people infected with HIV in the United States ranges from 800,000 to 900,000.

The HIV/AIDS sub-epidemics not only vary by region and community but also by population, risk behavior, and geography.

Elimination of such disparities among certain racial and ethnic groups, particularly African American and Hispanic populations,

remains a challenge. Since the AIDS epidemic began, injection drug use (IDU) has accounted for more than one-third of AIDS

cases in the United States. Of the 43,517 new cases of AIDS reported in 2000, 25 percent were injection drug use

(IDU)-associated1. Racial/ethnic minorities in the U.S. are most heavily affected by IDU-associated AIDS. In 2000, African

American adults and adolescents accounted for 26 percent of IDU-associated AIDS cases and Hispanic adults and adolescents

accounted for 31 percent, as compared to 19 percent of all IDU-associated AIDS cases among their white counterparts.

IDU-associated AIDS accounts for a larger proportion of cases among women than among men. Fifty-seven (57) percent of all

AIDS cases reported among women have been attributed to injection drug use or sex with partners who inject drugs as

compared with 31 percent of cases among men. Despite the decline in AIDS cases in certain populations and regions resulting

from improved HIV treatment, 2003 data reported by CDC indicate that more people are living with HIV/AIDS than ever

before2. CDC estimates that about 1 million people in the United States are living with HIV or AIDS and about one quarter of

these people are unaware of their infection, which puts them and others at risk. Groups at highest risk since the beginning of the

epidemic include men having sex with men (MSM) and IDUs. Other groups who are also at high risk for HIV transmission

include people of color, women (particularly Black and Latina/Hispanic women), and youth13. SAMHSA, therefore, is

particularly interested in eliciting the interest of providers who can offer quality services to the following at-risk racial/ethnic

minority subpopulations residing in a geographic area(s) with high SA and HIV/AIDS prevalence. Applicants are required to

indicate one racial/ethnic minority subpopulation from the following list that they propose to target in their eligible catchment area:

1) reentry populations (i.e., racial/ethnic minorities who have been released from prisons and jails within the past 2 years);

2) men having sex with men (MSM); 3) Black, Latina or Hispanic women; 4) adolescents (age 12-17); 5) young adults (age

18-24); and 6) older adults, age 50 and over. While grantees will have substantial flexibility in designing their grant projects, all

are required to base their projects on the five steps of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to build state of the

science SA and HIV/AIDS prevention capacity for their targeted at-risk racial/ethnic minority population. Minority SA/HIV

Prevention Initiative cooperative agreements are authorized under Section 516 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 26 (Substance Abuse).

 

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/sp_08_001.aspx

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Edna Frazier
Grants Management Specialist
Office of Program Services, Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1087
Rockville, Maryland 20857
(240) 276-1405 edna.frazier@samhsa.hhs.gov

 

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

Pilot Project – Securing the Cities Initiative


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DHS-08-DNDO-106-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 30, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 17, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 17, 2008   
Archive Date: Mar 20, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation: The Securing the Cities (STC) Initiative seeks to design and implement an architecture for coordinated and

integrated preventative detection and interdiction of illicit radiological materials that may be used as a weapon (Radiation Dipersal

Devises (RDD) or Improvised Nuclear Device (IND)) within a high risk urban area.
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $30,000,000
Award Ceiling: $30,000,000
CFDA Number: 97.106  --  Securing the Cities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
DHS strongly encourages a regional approach to domestic nuclear and radiological detection to reduce risk to major urban areas.

The effort covered by this announcement focuses on the New York City (NYC) region. DHS expects to receive a single

application from a State or local unit of government, interstate or intrastate entity, or a special district, who will work with

governmental entities serving jurisdictions within 45 miles of NYC. DHS will only consider an application that includes

appropriate entities that serve jurisdictions in the NYC area described in the full funding opportunity announcement. Applications

requesting assistance for other geographic areas will be returned without review.

 

Agency Name
Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

 

Description
The Securing the Cities (STC) Initiative seeks to design and implement an architecture for coordinated and integrated

preventative detection and interdiction of illicit radiological materials that may be used as a weapon (Radiation Dipersal Devises

(RDD) or Improvised Nuclear Device (IND)) within a high risk urban area. DHS strongly encourages a regional approach to

domestic nuclear and radiological detection to reduce risk to major urban areas. The effort covered by this announcement is

focused on the New York City (NYC) region. Please see the full funding opportunity announcement ("full announcement" link at

the top of this synopsis page) for a full description of the program. An FAQ containing additional information is also provided

under the "full announcement" link at the top of this page.

 

For more information, please contact:
Joan Keiser
Grants Officer
Phone 202-447-5603; E-mail: Joan.Keiser@dhs.gov

 

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

2008 OSC Immigration Related Employment Discrimination Public Education

Grants


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2008-1794
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 31, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 31, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 31, 2008   
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 31, 2008   
Archive Date: Apr 30, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $35,000
CFDA Number: 16.110  --  Education and Enforcement of the Antidiscrimination Provision of the Immigration and Nationality

Act
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
For profit organizations other than small businesses
City or township governments
State governments
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Small businesses
 
Agency Name
Bureau of Justice Assistance

 

Description
The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment

Practices (OSC) announces the availability of funds for grants to conduct public education programs about the rights afforded

potential victims of employment discrimination and the responsibilities of employers under the anti-discrimination provision of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §1324b. It is anticipated that a number of grants will be competitively awarded

to applicants who can demonstrate a capacity to design and successfully implement public education campaigns to address

immigration related unfair employment discrimination. Grants may range in size from $35,000 to $100,000. Applicants must

demonstrate the ability to educate workers, employers and/or the general public about the anti-discrimination provision of the

INA. OSC welcomes proposals from diverse public service groups, organizations or associations providing information services

to employers and/or potential victims of discrimination, and faith-based organizations and nonprofit groups providing services and

assistance to potential victims of discrimination.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/08OSCImmEdSol.pdf

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jonathan Fletcher
GMS Helpdesk
Phone 202-305-8115; E-Mail: Jonathan.Fletcher@usdoj.gov

 

 

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 

Gulf of Mexico Alliance Regional Partnership Projects

 

Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-GM-2008-1
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2008
Creation Date: Jan 30, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2008    Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional

information on submission methods and due dates.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2008    Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional

information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Apr 14, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Expected Number of Awards: 50
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Award Ceiling: $330,000
Award Floor: $13,000
CFDA Number: 66.475  --  Gulf of Mexico Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

 

Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
City or township governments
County governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
 
Additional Information on Eligibility:
See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

 

Agency Name
Environmental Protection Agency

 

Description
Grants awarded under this announcement may involve Geospatial Information. An estimated amount of up to $3,000,000 for

between approximately ten to fifty cooperative agreements may be awarded under this announcement to eligible applicants for

projects that improve the health of the Gulf of Mexico by addressing improved water quality and public health, priority coastal

habitat protection/recovery, more effective coastal environmental education, improved habitat identification/characterization data

and decision support systems, and strategic nutrient reductions. Projects must actively involve stakeholders and focus on support

and implementation of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Governors' Action Plan for Healthy and Resilient Coasts.

 

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/pdf/gom-alliance-regional-partnership-projects-funding-announcement.pdf

 

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Esther Coblentz, (228) 688-1281; E-Mail: Coblentzesther@epa.gov

 


 

 

                     

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