| Federal and Foundation Assistance Monitor Stories posted week of 7/10/10 - 7/16/10 |
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Story of the WeekFUNDRAISING: Nonprofits, Agencies Can Benefit from Resolution Document Nonprofits can get a foothold with their local governments by taking advantage of a new strategy adopted by U.S. mayors that lays out funding priorities over the next year, says FAM Editor Ray Sweeney. The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) releases a document on the adopted resolutions at its 78th A... read more 07/14/2010 11:12 AM |
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| (EDUCATION) Comments Sought on Charter Funding Reports (Comment Deadline: Sept. 13) The Education Dept. (DoEd) seeks comments on extending the reporting requirements for the $8.3 million Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities grants program (CFDA Number: 84.354A). DoEd uses these grantee-generated reports to monitor and evaluate the com... read more 07/16/2010 06:20 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) DoEd: Reinstate Minorities Funding Reports (Comment Deadline: Aug. 9) The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) at the Education Dept. wants to reinstate the annual performance reporting for its Title III and Title V programs. Title III and Title V funds go to minority serving institutions of higher education to support improvements in ed... read more 07/12/2010 06:14 AM |
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| (HOUSING) 'Stabilization' Notice Provides Purchase Priority for Grantees (Effective: Through May 31, 2013) The Federal Housing Admin. (FHA) at the Housing & Urban Development Dept. sets the method for Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grantees to receive preference in purchasing FHA real estate-owned (REO) properties. NSP grantees, including government agenci... read more 07/16/2010 11:04 AM |
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| (NUTRITION) Agriculture Dept. Seeks Comments on Food Assistance Funding (Comment Deadline: Sept. 13) The Food & Nutrition Service at the Agriculture Dept. seeks comments on revising the application and report processes for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which expire on Dec. 31. SNAP, historically and commonly known as the Food Stamp Program,... read more 07/15/2010 6:45 PM |
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| (FY 2010) Congressional Leaders Discuss Funding Future with White House As President Obama huddles with top House Democratic lawmakers about their legislative plans before the chamber breaks for August recess, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Democrats are unlikely to lose House majorities in the mid-term elections. At a pen-and-pad press conference, Hoye... read more 07/16/2010 06:23 AM |
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| (NUTRITION) House Moves Quickly on Child Nutrition Reauthorization As FAM predicted (http://www.grantsandfunding.net/fam/6849), Congress is moving quickly to approve the child reauthorization measures (S 3307/HR 5504). The House Education & Labor Committee approves its child nutrition reauthorization measure (HR 5504) on July 15 by a bipartisan 32-13 ma... read more 07/16/2010 11:28 AM |
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| (NUTRITION) Staffers Tell FAM Child Reauthorization Has Chance of Passage Influential congressional members push the White House to reauthorize child nutrition programs by Sept. 30 deadline. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry and Rep. George Miller (D-CA , chairman of the House Committee on Education an... read more 07/14/2010 12:46 PM |
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| (DISABILITIES) New Center will Focus on Employment Research Agency: Education Dept. (Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services) (Nat'l Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, NIDRR); Program: Disability Rehabilitation Research Project: Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (CFDA Number: 84.133A-5); Eligibility:... read more 07/12/2010 11:34 AM |
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| (ENVIRONMENT) $5.4M Goes to Improve Energy Efficiency in Housing Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Program: Market-Based Approaches to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Energy Efficiency in Homes & Buildings (CFDA Number: 66.034) (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OAR-CPPD-10-11); Eligibility: Governments and institutions of higher educatio... read more 07/16/2010 11:09 AM |
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| (ENVIRONMENT) States, Tribes Can for $16.6M in Public Access Funding Agency: Agriculture Dept. (Farm Service Agency); Program: Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) (CFDA Number: 10.093) (Funding Opportunity Number: CEPD-2010-02); Eligibility: State and tribal governments; Funding: $16.6 million for multiple awards ranging from $75,000 to $2... read more 07/13/2010 06:43 AM |
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| (HEALTHCARE) $10M Funds Technical Assistance for 'Putting' Grantees Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Program: Recovery Act: Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW)--Supplemental Funding to Support Community Mentoring, Technical Assistance & Training (CFDA Number: 93.724) (Funding Opportunity Number: R... read more 07/15/2010 06:11 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) $9.9M Goes for Course Material Rental Programs Agency: Education Dept. (Office of Postsecondary Education); Program: Pilot Program for Course Material Rental (CFDA Number: 84.116T); Eligibility: Institutions of higher education (IHEs); Funding: $9.9 million for nine-10 awards averaging $1 million each; Deadline: Aug. 12. Purpose: IHEs use this... read more 07/14/2010 11:09 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) Office of Naval Research Offers $10M for STEM Efforts Agency: Defense Dept. (DoD) (Office of Naval Research, ONR); Program: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) for K-12 & Institutions of Higher Education (Funding Opportunity Number: 10.023); Eligibility: Institutions of higher education (IHEs); Funding: $10 million for multipl... read more 07/15/2010 06:10 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) Program Aids Campus Work Study Programs Agency: Education Dept. (Office of Postsecondary Education); Program: Campus Community Service Program (CFDA Number: 84.116H); Eligibility: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in the Federal Work Study (FWS) Program; Funding: $742,500 for 11 awards averaging $67,000 each; Deadli... read more 07/12/2010 06:38 AM |
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| (MENTAL HEALTH) Grantee Will Study First Responder Population Agency: Homeland Security (Office of Procurement Operations--Grants Division); Program: First Responder Coping Mechanisms for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Project (CFDA Number: 97.108) (Funding Opportunity Number: BAA10-18); Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, nonprofits (those w... read more 07/15/2010 06:43 AM |
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| (MINORITIES) $3.5M Goes to Improve Native Asian Higher Education Efforts Agency: Education Dept. (Office of Postsecondary Education); Program: Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program (CFDA Number: 84.031L); Eligibility: Institutions of higher education (IHEs); Funding: More than $3.5 million for 11 awards; Deadline: A... read more 07/12/2010 06:38 AM |
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| (NATIVE AMERICAN) Grantee Will Improve Cancer Prevention Initiatives Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention); Program: Collaborative Partnerships in Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for American Indian/Alaska Native People (CFDA Number: 93.283) (Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DP10-1016); Eligibility: Tribal gove... read more 07/16/2010 11:06 AM |
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| (NATIVE AMERICAN) HHS Revises Psychology Funding Notice Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Indian Health Service); Program: American Indians into Psychology (CFDA Number: 93.970) (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2010-IHS-INPSY-0001, new number); Eligibility: Public and nonprofit private colleges and universities that offer a Ph.D. in clinical pro... read more 07/12/2010 06:27 AM |
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| (TRANSPORTATION) States Can Participate in Motorcycle Safety Effort Agency: Transportation Dept. (Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin., NHTSA); Program: Motorcycle Law Enforcement Demonstrations (CFDA Number: 20.614) (Funding Opportunity Number: DTNH22-10-R-00386); Eligibility: State law enforcement agencies; Funding: $350,000 for five awards; Deadline: Aug. 13. Pur... read more 07/15/2010 06:44 AM |
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| (WOMEN) $100K Awards Go to Address Community Health Issues Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Office of Public Health & Science, Office of Women's Health, OVH); Program: OVH Coalition for a Healthier Community (CFDA Number: 93.290) (Funding Opportunity Number: WH-CCE-10-001); Eligibility: Nonprofits, governments, colleges/universities and hospit... read more 07/16/2010 11:02 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) Program Funds Digital Social Science Fellows (Deadline: Sept. 29) The American Council of Learned Societies' (ACLS) Digital Innovation Fellowship, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowshi... read more 07/12/2010 06:14 AM |
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| (HEALTHCARE) HIV/AIDS Funding Strategy Focuses on Collaboration Much like its does with other pressing domestic issues like homelessness, the White House unveils plans to improve HIV/AIDS funding programs through improving federal agency collaboration. "While agencies already undertake many actions to address HIV/AIDS, successful implementation of the str... read more 07/14/2010 12:47 PM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) International Application Revisions Underway (Comment Deadline: Aug. 9) The Office of Postsecondary Education at the Education Dept. seeks comments on revising the application for its Undergraduate International Studies & Foreign Language Program (CFDA Number: 84.016A). The program provides grants to institutions of higher education, part... read more 07/12/2010 06:13 AM |
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| (CHILDREN) Webcast Provides Insight on Winning Funding Strategies (Deadline: Aug. 4) The Child Welfare Financing Strategies, a new webcast offered by the Nat'l Governors Association Center for Best Practices, will bring together national and state experts to discuss strategies for flexible child welfare financing. The webcast will be held on Aug. 4th, from 2-3 p... read more 07/13/2010 06:24 AM |
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| (ADVOCACY) Southern Communities Offers 'Change' Funds in GA, NC, SC (Deadline: Sept. 1) The Fund for Southern Communities, a member foundation of the Funding Exchange, supports small community nonprofits working to promote environmental justice, anti-racism, women's rights, youth development, alternative lifestyle rights, worker's rights, civil rights and disability... read more 07/14/2010 06:25 AM |
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| (ARTS & CULTURE) New PBS Program Seeks to Diversify Programming (Deadline: Sept. 15) The new Corp. for Public Broadcasting & Public Broadcasting Service Diversity & Innovation (DI) Fund seeks to: Diversify the Nat'l Programming Service (NPS) by attracting more racially and ethnically diverse viewers and Web visitors within the target demographic. Exp... read more 07/13/2010 06:44 AM |
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| (ENVIRONMENT) Patagonia Provides Grants up to $8,000 Each (Deadline: Aug. 31) Patagonia, the outdoor sporting goods chain, supports small, grassroots activist organizations that have provocative direct-action agendas and are working on multi-pronged campaigns to preserve and protect the environment. Grants generally range from $3,000 to $8,000 each. The c... read more 07/16/2010 11:14 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) USA Provides $1M Awards to Bolster Graduation Rates (Deadline: Oct. 1) To commemorate its 50th anniversary of service to higher education, the Indianapolis-based USA Funds will award two $1 million grants to nonprofits to bolster student success in postsecondary education. The USA Funds Trustees' Nat'l Award for College Success will go to a nonprofi... read more 07/14/2010 06:27 AM |
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| (WOMEN) Open Meadows Provides $2,000 Grants for Smaller Projects (Deadlines: August and February) The Open Meadows provides grants up to $2,000 each for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. Projects must: reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organ... read more 07/16/2010 11:14 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) Law Requires Partnerships to Improve 'Green' Efforts A new Connecticut law requires public institutions of higher education (IHEs) and regional vocational high schools to partner with employers to improve the state's green technology offerings. Under the law, IHEs will consult with regional workforce development boards in creating career ladders and... read more 07/14/2010 06:22 AM |
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| (HIGHER EDUCATION) Virginia Foundation to Direct 'Green' Funds A new Virginia law creates the Virginia Universities Clean Energy Development & Economic Stimulus Foundation to fund the development of alternative fuels, clean energy technology and related technologies. The foundation will identify, obtain, disburse and administer funding to support the foll... read more 07/14/2010 06:23 AM |
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| (WORKFORCE) Arizona Provides $10M to Revamp Development Efforts Arizona reworks its economic development efforts by creating the Arizona Commerce Authority, an executive board of industry leaders and committing $10 million to advance the state's economy through improved economic development efforts. The private-sector leadership board will help Arizona be more... read more 07/13/2010 06:21 AM |
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| (WORKFORCE) SC Law Gives Businesses Greater Say on Jobs Funding A new South Carolina law seeks to enhance the state's ability to attract jobs and improve its global competitiveness. A key reform will enable the Coordinating Council on Economic Development to administer part of the state's Endowed Chairs program, an economic development research program. T... read more 07/13/2010 06:20 AM |
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