HIGHER EDUCATION: Compilation Helps Keep Readers Informed
With higher education among the top issues of discussion at the federal, state and local levels, FAM Editor Ray Sweeney wants to remind subscribers to take advantage of a new feature--the Higher Education Monitor (HEM).
HEM is a new monthly compilation to help grant seekers keep informed about the ... Read More
09/03/2010 08:07 AM
(HEALTHCARE) $250M Goes for State Insurance Premium Reviews
Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS); Program: Grants to States for Health Insurance Premium Review (CFDA Number: 93.511) (Funding Opportunity Number: PR-IPR-11-001); Eligibility: States; Funding: $250 million for grants up to $1 million each; Deadline: Oct. 1.
Purpose: These funds, whic... Read More
09/03/2010 06:33 AM
(HIGHER EDUCATION) Funding Scrutiny Expected for For-Profits
With the Senate set to begin debating its FY 2011 education funding bill (S 3686) this month, a high-ranking Democrat is expected to ad language to curb controversial funding activities at for-profit colleges and universities.
Speaking in Chicago, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who is the Senate Majorit... Read More
09/02/2010 08:04 AM
(ENVIRONMENT) EPA Seeks Comments on New Funding Solicitation
(Comment Deadline: Sept. 13) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks comments on its proposed application package for its Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) Grants Program.
EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) oversees the Brownfields P... Read More
09/02/2010 08:03 AM
(HOUSING) $110M Focuses on Lead Hazard Control Initiatives
Agency: Housing & Urban Development Dept. (Office of Healthy Homes & Lead Hazard Control); Program: Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC)Grant Program (CFDA Number: 14.900) and Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) Grant Program (CFDA Number: 14.905) (Funding Opportunity Number:... Read More
09/02/2010 08:02 AM
(HEALTHCARE) $1.2M Goes to Improve Spina Bifida Data Collections
Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC); Program: Nat'l Spina Bifida Patient Registry (NSBPR)--Clinic Demonstration Project (CFDA Number: 93.283) (Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DD11-001); Eligibility: Nonprofits, institutions of higher educatio... Read More
09/02/2010 08 AM
(SENIORS) Labor Dept. Sets Final Rule for Employment Program
(Effective: Oct. 1) The Employment & Training Admin. (ETA) at the Labor Dept. sets the final rule for its Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).
SCSEP (CFDA Number: 17235) is a community service and work-based training program for older workers. The program provides subsidized, s... Read More
09/02/2010 08 AM
(EDUCATION) $20M Goes for AP Placement Test Fee Program
Agency: Education Dept. (DoEd) (Office of Elementary & Secondary Education); Program: Advanced Placement Test Fee Program (CFDA Number: 34.330B); Eligibility: State educational agencies (SEAs); Funding: $20 million for up to 42 awards averaging a bit more than $438,000 each (funding is contingen... Read More
09/02/2010 07:59 AM
(FAITH-BASED) Groups Fighting to Retain Religious Hiring Provisions
Faith-based groups are fighting a provision in a piece of federal legislation that they say would restrict them from receiving federal funding if they consider a job applicant's religion in the hiring process.
The provision in question is in the current version of the Substance Abuse & Mental H... Read More
09/01/2010 06:30 AM
(HOMELESS) WA Effort Is Model for White House Funding Revisions
A new Washington State effort is the kind of partnerships that the White House wants to see as it plans to overhaul the Continuum of Care (CoC) program--the nation's primary homeless funding program.
In the effort, King, Pierce & Snohomish counties in the state have joined forces and secured $6... Read More
09/01/2010 06:29 AM
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