Title/Description: FEDERAL-STATE MARKETING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - FSMIP funds a wide range of applied research projects that address barriers, challenges, and opportunities in marketing, transportation, and distribution of U.S. food and agricultural products domestically and internationally. Proposals may deal with barriers, challenges or opportunities manifesting at any stage of the marketing chain including direct, wholesale, and retail. Proposals may involve small, medium or large scale agricultural entities but should potentially benefit multiple producers or agribusinesses. Proprietary proposals that benefit one business or individual will not be considered. Proposals that address issues of importance at the State, regional or national level are appropriate for FSMIP. FSMIP also seeks unique proposals on a smaller scale that may serve as pilot projects or case studies useful as a model for others. Of particular interest are proposals that reflect a collaborative approach between the States, academia, the farm sector and other appropriate entities and stakeholders. The average award is $50,000. FSMIP funds are awarded for a period of one to two years.
Source: Agriculture Marketing Service
Application Deadline: February 11, 2009
Available: $1,300,000
Eligibility: State Departments of Agriculture State Agricultural Experiment Stations Other Appropriate State Agencies
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44447
Contacts: Janise Zygmont, FSMIP Staff Officer, Phone 202-720-8043 FSMIP Staff Officer

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Title/Description: SMALL MINORITY PRODUCER GRANT - Provides technical assistance to small, minority agricultural producers through eligible minority cooperatives and minority associations of cooperatives.
Source: Business and Cooperative Programs
Application Deadline: April 8, 2009
Available: $1,463,000
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are minority cooperatives or minority associations of cooperatives. Individuals are not eligible for this program.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=40712
Contacts: Tracey Kennedy, Phone 2027207558 Program Contact

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2. ARTS

Title/Description: NEA CHALLENGE AMERICA: REACHING EVERY COMMUNITY FAST-TRACK REVIEW GRANTS, FY2010 - An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2010 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. The Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted here also must be present. This category, as an essential component of the Arts Endowment's goal of providing wide access to artistic excellence, supports local projects that can have significant effects within communities. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. Partnerships can be valuable to the success of these projects. While not required, applicants are encouraged to consider partnerships among organizations, both in and outside of the arts, as appropriate to their project. These Fast-Track Review Grants: Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Are limited to the specific types of projects outlined below. Are for $10,000 each. Receive an expedited application review. Organizations are notified whether they have been recommended for a grant approximately six months after they apply; projects may start shortly thereafter.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts
Application Deadline: May 28, 2009
Available: $10,000
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and Private institutions of higher education.
Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (school districts), and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the Arts Endowment. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application. (All organizations must apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal agent are not allowed.) Have a three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline. Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment grant(s) previously received.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45080
Contacts: NEA Web Manager NEA Web Manager

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Title/Description: NEA LEARNING IN THE ARTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, FY2010 - An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2010 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education by inspiring all young Americans through rich arts experiences. A high quality education in the arts opens a critical gateway to a lifetime of appreciation and engagement. For two reasons, learning in the arts is an indispensable part of American education: 1) children celebrate and participate in their cultural inheritance, and 2) academic and social maturity follow directly from arts education experiences. The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. Funded projects apply national or state arts education standards. All projects submitted to the Learning in the Arts category must include: Experience: Students and their teachers will have the chance to experience exemplary works of art -- in live form where possible. Study: Through the guidance of teachers, teaching artists, and cultural organizations, students will study works of art in order to understand the cultural and social context from which they come, and to appreciate the technical and/or aesthetic qualities of each work. Where appropriate, study will include the acquisition of skills relevant to practicing the art form. Performance: Informed by their experience and study, students will create artwork. In the case of literature, the primary creative activities will be writing and/or recitation. Assessment: Students will be assessed according to national or state arts education standards. Where appropriate, projects will employ multiple forms of assessment including pre- and post-testing.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts
Application Deadline: June 11, 2009
Available: $150,000
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and Private institutions of higher education
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45077
Contacts: NEA Web Manager NEA Web Manager

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Title/Description: NEA ACCESS TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE fy 2010, DEADLINE 1 - An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2010 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. Access to Artistic Excellence encourages and supports artistic creativity, preserves our diverse cultural heritage, and makes the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country. While projects in this category may focus on just one of these areas, the Arts Endowment recognizes that many of the most effective projects encompass both artistic excellence and enhanced access. Support is available to organizations for projects that do one or more of the following: Provide opportunities for artists to create, refine, perform, and exhibit their work. Present artistic works of all cultures and periods. Preserve significant works of art and cultural traditions. Enable arts organizations and artists to expand and diversify their audiences. Provide opportunities for individuals to experience and participate in a wide range of art forms and activities. Enhance the effectiveness of arts organizations and artists. Employ the arts in strengthening communities. The Arts Endowment is particularly interested in projects that extend the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. This is achieved in part through the use of Challenge America: Reaching Every Community funds. Please note: Congress has prohibited the Arts Endowment from making direct grants to individuals except for Literature Fellowships, NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships, NEA National Heritage Fellowships in the Folk & Traditional Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors.
Source: National Endowment For the Arts
Application Deadline: March 12, 2009
Available: $150,000.00
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, and Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (school districts), and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the Arts Endowment. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application. (All organizations must apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal agent are not allowed.) Have a three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline. Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment grant(s) previously received.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45076
Contacts: NEA Web Manager NEA Web Manager

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3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Title/Description: REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM - Drinking water systems are basic and vital to both health and economic development. With dependable water facilities, rural communities can attract families and businesses that will invest in the community and improve the quality of life for all residents. Without dependable water facilities, the communities cannot sustain economic development. Rural Development provides financial and technical assistance to help communities bring safe drinking water and sanitary, environmentally sound waste disposal facilities to rural Americans in greatest need. It supports the sound development of rural communities and the growth of our economy without endangering the environment. 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 Water and Waste Disposal loan and grant programs administered by Rural Development. 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 interest rate on loans made under RFP shall be determined in the approved grant work plan.
Source: Utilities Programs
Application Deadline: May 31, 2009
Available: $496,000
Eligibility: An applicant is eligible to apply for the RFP grant if it: 1. Is a private, non-profit organization that has tax-exempt status from the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS); 2. Is legally established and located within one of the following: (a) A state within the United States; (b) The District of Columbia; (c) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or (d) A United States territory; 3. Has the legal capacity and authority to carry out the grant purpose; 4. Has a proven record of successfully operating a revolving loan fund to rural areas; 5. 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; 6. Has no delinquent debt to the Federal Government or no outstanding judgments to repay a Federal debt; 7. Demonstrates that it possesses the financial, technical, and managerial capability to comply with Federal and State laws and requirements.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45502
Contacts: Anita Obrien, Loan Specialist, Phone 202-690-3789 Government Email Address

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Title/Description: BEA PROGRAM 2009 - Through the Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program, the CDFI Fund supports financial institutions around the country that are dedicated to financing and supporting community and economic development activities. The BEA Program complements the community development activities of insured depository institutions (i.e., banks and thrifts) by providing financial incentives to expand investments in CDFIs and to increase lending, investment, and service activities within economically distressed communities. Providing monetary awards for increasing community development activities leverages the Funds dollars and puts more capital to work in distressed communities throughout the nation.
Source: Community Development Financial Institutions
Application Deadline: March 13, 2009
Available: $20,000,000.00
Eligibility: FDIC Insured Depository Institutions (banks and thrifts).
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44886
Contacts: - CDFI Fund IT Help Desk call (202) 622-2455. - For Grants.Gov access problems call (800) 518-4726. CDFI Fund's IT Help Desk

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Title/Description: LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA COMMUNITY-BASED COMPETATIVE FY 2009 - Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $4.2 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement community-based service-learning projects. These funds will be awarded to an estimated five to eight eligible applications with awards ranging from approximately $350,000 to $450,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in community-based service-learning programs that provide direct and demonstrable educational, public safety, human, or environmental service, and to provide training and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations. Key agency priorities for the 2009 Community-Based Healthy Communities initiative include: • Expanding opportunities for out-of-school time service-learning activities that increase civic engagement, leadership capacity and community problem solving skills and promote retention in school and readiness for careers and post-secondary education. • Engaging young people, particularly youth in disadvantaged circumstances, in the planning and implementation of service-learning activities that directly address community needs in order to build healthier communities. • Developing community partnerships at the local level that include well-defined roles for public or profit nonprofit organization partners and adult volunteers engaged in service-learning programs.
Source: Corporation for National and Community Service
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009. Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants.
Available: $4,200,000.00
Eligibility: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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, and Private institutions of higher education.
Eligible applicants for Learn and Serve America Community-Based funds include: (1) Grantmaking Entities – public or private nonprofit organizations that have been in existence at least a year and propose to make subgrants in two or more States, and (2) State Commissions on National and Community Service. A key role for grantees is to support and manage subgrantee partnerships through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44793
Contacts: Cara Patrick - 202-606-7510 Contact the Learn and Serve America program directly.

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Title/Description: LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA HIGHER EDUCATION - The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $9.27 million of grant funding to support higher education service-learning and community service programs that address community needs through local service projects The following Notice provides a description of the competition. These funds will be awarded to both individual institutions and consortia. An estimated six to eight individual institution applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $85,000 to $195,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. An estimated seven to nine consortia applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. Key agency priorities for the 2009 Higher Education grant competition include:• Creating and/or expanding initiatives engaging campuses and the communities they serve. Activities should focus on assisting with economic recovery and strengthening the vitality of the nonprofit and social service sectors• Promoting student leadership through program models incorporating student-initiated and student-led service and service-learning activities addressing critical social needs, particularly those resulting from the economic downturn.
Source: Corporation for National and Community Service
Application Deadline: Mar 26, 2009 - The deadline for eGrants application submissions is Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation requires that applicants make every effort to submit their applications electronically using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grants application and management. Go to http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants/ and create an eGrants account (if you do not already have one) to begin the process of submitting your application online. Instructions on how to create an account are available at this website.
Available: $9,270,000.00
Eligibility: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and Private institutions of higher education.
The following entities may apply for a Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant from the Corporation: 1. An institution of higher education. 2. A consortium of institutions of higher education. 3. A higher education partnership, as defined in 45 CFR § 2510.20 – One or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher education that have entered into a written agreement specifying the responsibilities of each partner.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44746
Contacts: Cara Patrick - Corporation for National & Community Service - Learn and Serve America 202-606-7510 For any questions about the competition.

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Title/Description: RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - Provides grant funds to establish or operate a Center to assist individuals or entities in the startup, expansion or operational improvement of cooperative business.
Source: Business and Cooperative Programs
Application Deadline: April 8, 2009
Available: $4,400,000
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, and 1994 Institutions.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=40711
Contacts: The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown in a light grey background.

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Title/Description: RURAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS INITIATIVE - The Rural Development, through its community facilities program, provides funding for the Rural Emergency Responders Initiative to specifically strengthen the ability of rural communities to respond to local emergencies. The community facilities program funds are used to support rural emergency responder efforts by financing needed equipment and services.

Source: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.

Available: Please see URL for funding information.

Eligibility: These funds are available to public bodies, nonprofit organizations, and recognized Indian tribes.
Links: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/fic/AL18-7-4.SHTM#F

Contacts: See the USDA local office locator page at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/tx/officeinfo.htm. For more information see http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/Emerg_Responder/rural_emergency_responders_initi.htm . From Rural Assistance Center Web site, accessed 7/18/07, Subject(s) rural health, emergency medicine.

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4. EDUCATION

Title/Description: LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA SCHOOL-BASED COMPETATIVE FY 2009 - The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $9.27 million of grant funding to support higher education service-learning and community service programs that address community needs through local service projects The following Notice provides a description of the competition. These funds will be awarded to both individual institutions and consortia. An estimated six to eight individual institution applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $85,000 to $195,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. An estimated seven to nine consortia applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. Key agency priorities for the 2009 Higher Education grant competition include:• Creating and/or expanding initiatives engaging campuses and the communities they serve. Activities should focus on assisting with economic recovery and strengthening the vitality of the nonprofit and social service sectors• Promoting student leadership through program models incorporating student-initiated and student-led service and service-learning activities addressing critical social needs, particularly those resulting from the economic downturn.
Source: Corporation for National and Community Service
Application Deadline: Mar 26, 2009 The deadline for eGrants application submissions is Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation requires that applicants make every effort to submit their applications electronically using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grants application and management. Go to http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants/ and create an eGrants account (if you do not already have one) to begin the process of submitting your application online. Instructions on how to create an account are available at this website.
Available: $9,270,000.00
Eligibility: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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, and Private institutions of higher education.
Eligible applicants for Learn and Serve America Community-Based funds include: (1) Grantmaking Entities – public or private nonprofit organizations that have been in existence at least a year and propose to make subgrants in two or more States, and (2) State Commissions on National and Community Service. A key role for grantees is to support and manage subgrantee partnerships through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44791
Contacts: Cara Patrick - 202-606-7510 Contact the Learn and Serve America program directly.

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Title/Description: OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT; OVERVIEW INFORMATION: STATE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES INCENTIVE GRANTS PROGRAM CFDA 84.282D - This program provides grants to eligible States to help them establish or enhance, and administer, per-pupil facilities aid programs for charter schools. States eligible for these grants are those with per-pupil aid programs that assist charter schools with their school facility costs. Applications for grants under the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program, CFDA number 84.282D, must be submitted electronically using the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov.
Source: US Department of Education
Application Deadline: Jul 01, 2009 Applications Available: January 15, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 1, 2009.
Available: $14,782,000
Eligibility: State governments. Eligibility Information: 1. Eligible Applicants: States that have enacted a State law authorizing per-pupil facilities aid for charter schools. 2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Under section 5205(b)(2)(C) of the ESEA, as amended by the NCLB, States, or parties that are closely collaborating with them, are required to provide matching funds.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44773
Contacts: Joyce Mays - Management Analyst Phone 202-245-6122 joyce.mays@ed.gov Program Manager: Valarie Perkins, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W25, Washington, DC 20202-5970 Telephone:(202)260-1924 or by e-mail e-mail: Program Manager

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Title/Description: HIGHER EDUCATION DISASTER RELIEF CFDA 84.938 - The Higher Education Disaster Relief Grants Program provides funds to institutions of higher education (IHEs) that are located in an area affected by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring during 2008 for which the President declared a major disaster under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974. The funds may only be used to defray the expenses incurred by IHEs that were forced to close, or relocate, or whose operations were impaired as a result of damage directly caused by such hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring during 2008. Funds may be used to cover lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, and for construction. Funds may also be used to enable these IHEs to provide grants to their students who attend the IHE for academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2008.
Source: US Department of Education
Application Deadline: March 19, 2009
Available: $15,000,000.00
Eligibility: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others: IHEs (as defined in section 101 or section 102(c) of the HEA) that are located in an area affected by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring during 2008, for which the President declared a major disaster under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, are eligible to apply for funds under this program. A list of these areas is available at: http://www.gismaps.fema.gov/2008pages/lcurrent.shtm.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44786
Contacts: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin., Phone (202) 245-6140, julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Sarah Allen, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 10079, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 245-7875 or by e-mail: e-Mail: Program Manager

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Title/Description: USDA DISTANCE LEARNING & TELEMEDICINE GRANT PROGRAM - 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 primarily on funding user equipment that operates via telecommunications to connect students and teachers or medical providers and patients at separate locations.
Source: USDA Utilities Program
Application Deadline: March 24, 2009
Available: $25,000,000
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, and Small businesses.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44614
Contacts: David Noll & Sam Morgan - Management Analysts - Phone 202-720-0413 USDA Rural Development Distance Learning & Telemedicine Branch

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5. ENVIRONMENT / NATURAL RESOURCES

Title/Description: COMMUNITY ACTION FOR A RENEWED ENVIRONMENT (CARE) PROGRAM - This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits from eligible entities project proposals to receive financial assistance through the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. CARE is a unique community-based, community-driven, multimedia demonstration program designed to help communities understand and reduce risks due to toxic pollutants and environmental concerns from all sources. The CARE grant program works with the eligible entities to help their communities form collaborative partnerships, develop an understanding of the many local sources of risk from toxic pollutants and environmental concerns, set priorities, and identify and carry out projects to reduce risks through collaborative action at the local level. CARE’s long-term goal is to help communities build self-sustaining, community-based partnerships that will continue to improve human health and local environments into the future. The objective of the CARE grant program is to work collaboratively within the community to investigate the effectiveness of the CARE process--whether this cross-Agency, multi-media program provides greater environmental benefits than either non-collaborative or single media approaches.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Application Deadline: March 16, 2009
Available: $3,000,000
Eligibility: See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44423
Contacts: Dennis O'Connor, 202-343-9213 Dennis O'Connor

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Title/Description: REGIONAL SOLID WASTE GRANTS PROGRAM – This program provides grants to support regional programs and local projects consistent with the regional solid waste management plans prepared by the Councils of Governments (COGs). All solid waste grant funds from the TCEQ are allocated to the COGs in the state’s 24 planning regions. The COGs, in turn, administer regional pass-through grant programs to provide funding for projects by local governments.

Eligibility: As a portion of the Regional Solid Waste Grants Program, the COGs administer a pass-through grants program for local or regional projects which assist in implementing the regional solid waste plans. Local governments may apply for pass-through funding for projects falling within the eligible funding categories. Eligible funding categories are specific to each COG region.

Links: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/funding/funding_opps.html#cleanrivers

How may I obtain an application form? For more information about pass-through grants available in your area, contact the COG representing the region of interest. General information about the grants program is available at the TCEQ’s Regional Solid Waste Grants Web page.

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6. HEALTH

Title/Description: WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND SEX/GENDER DIFFERENCES RESEARCH (R01) - Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to study women’s mental health and sex/gender differences in mental health. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-09-109, that solicits applications under the Exploratory/Developmental (R21) award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Source: National Institutes of Health
Application Deadline: May 7, 2012
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, and Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45408

Contacts: NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster

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Title/Description: SUICIDE PREVENTION IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS (U01) - Purpose. Emergency medicine department (ED) practitioners are responsible for conducting appropriate identification, triage, risk assessment, and referral of high-risk suicidal individuals who present to the ED, yet no evidence-based standards exist for these practices. This is a growing public health concern due to the increasing number of individuals who are seeking care in EDs for suicidality. Moreover, when ED staff members provide referrals for outpatient follow-up care, it is estimated that 50 to 70% of suicidal at-risk individuals do not attend appointments. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) solicits cooperative research project grant (U01) applications aimed at developing and testing the effectiveness of practical interventions that can form an evidence base for the improved care of suicidal individuals seen in EDs. Improvements in care can include patient screening, assessment, and interventions that form a chain of care to reduce suicide risk. To optimize the generalize-ability of improved ED care to reduce suicidality, applicants should develop interventions and approaches that can be tested across multiple general medical emergency department settings. The ultimate objective of this FOA is to help improve care in the ED, and care following ED presentation, in order to reduce suicidal behavior and associated morbidity over at least a 12 month period. Mechanisms of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Cooperative Agreement (U01) award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIMH has committed $3 million total costs for Fiscal Year 2009 to fund one application submitted in response to this FOA.
Source: National Institutes of Health
Application Deadline: April 14, 2009
Available: $3,000,000
Eligibility: State governments, Special district governments , Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, and Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45240

Contacts: NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster

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Title/Description: STATE MCH EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS - The purpose of the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems program is to ensure school readiness by creating a seamless system of early childhood services for all children. Through this program States have been able to create environments that foster integrated efforts across health, human service and education agencies in services delivery, strategic planning, policy development, and services quality. A product of the program has been a State wide multi-agency strategic plan to guide the development and implementation of a comprehensive system of services for children and their families extending across the State and down to the local level. Evolving out of the State focused efforts has been a Work Group composed of representatives of Federal programs that provide funding for services for children and their families at the State and local levels. Through this work group Federal agencies are helping to improve access to services on the state and local levels by supporting state-level multi-agency teams in the development of early childhood comprehensive systems and coordinating their funding and technical assistance activities. This Phase of the ECCS program supports the continued implementation of the State Early Childhood strategic plan and the integration of the ECCS program with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations Project LAUNCH, the Administration for Children and Families Home Visiting program, and the State Early Learning Councils mandated by the Head Start reauthorization legislation.
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Application Deadline: March 11, 2009
Available: $7,280,000
Eligibility: Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited to the current grantees of the State MCH Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grant Program.
Links: CallCenter@HRSA.GOV CallCenter@HRSA.GOV Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA (877-464-4772);301-998-7373 or email
Contacts: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45177

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Title/Description: RESEARCH ON INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (R01) – This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits research project grant (R01) applications focused on conducting efficacy and effectiveness trials of child abuse and neglect interventions. Specifically, this FOA solicits grant applications that include various levels of interventions. For those interventions that need preliminary research, applicants should consider additional mechanisms, which are used to establish efficacy, including the R21 and R34, as appropriate. However, given the public health need for children and families who experience the negative effects of child abuse and neglect, interventions in which preliminary developmental/exploratory work has already been undertaken, and pilot studies, or in some cases efficacy trials, have demonstrated positive change are strongly encouraged for R01 grant applications under this FOA. Of particular interest is the development of large scale trials designed to target either or both the victims or perpetrators of child abuse and neglect, including preventive interventions.

Source: National Institutes of Health

Application Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates – See Link to Full Announcement for details.

Eligibility: County governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, City or township governments, State governments, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Nonprofits having a 501©(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,
Nonprofits that do not have a 501©(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), and Others: Foreign institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Faith-based or community-based organizations can apply.

Links: Research on Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect (R01) and Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-437.html

Contacts: NIH OER Webmaster, FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

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7. HOUSING

Title/Description: HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME) PROGRAM: COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION RENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOME RENTAL PRESERVATION. – The Department awards HOME funds, typically as a loan, to eligible recipients for the provision of housing for low, very low and extremely low-income individuals and families. Award amounts are limited to no more than $1.5 million per development. These funds are also for the preservation and rehabilitation of existing affordable multifamily developments. Eligible activities include acquisition and rehabilitation of existing affordable housing units that are at risk of becoming market rate units. The existing multifamily rental properties must have previously been financed or subsidized through a state or federal housing program, and be encumbered by regulatory restrictions to provide housing for families of low, very-low, or extremely low income. That financing or subsidy must have already expired or be at risk of expiring within 24 months of the date the application is submitted. A minimum level of rehabilitation of at least $6,000 per unit of hard cost is required.
Source: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)
Application Deadline: First-come, first-served basis
Available: $9 million; match is required for awards

Eligibility: Under HUD guidelines, HOME funds are reserved for people at or below 80 percent (80%) of Average Median Family Income (AMFI) for an area. TDHCA awards contracts through a competitive application process for specific amounts to various municipalities, nonprofit agencies, for-profit and public housing agencies, around the state to administer program activities for HOME eligible recipients.
Links: http://tdhca.state.tx.us/

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8. HOMELAND SECURITY

Title/Description: COOPERATING TECHNICAL PARTNER PROGRAM- The purpose of the CTP Program is to provide, through a cooperative agreement, funds to ensure that CTP partners can perform program management and mapping-related activities, which are defined in the program guidance each fiscal year. Recipients must be a partner in the CTP program, either be or represent a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) community in good-standing, have the capability to perform funded activities, and have existing non-Federally funded processes and/or systems in place to support activities that contribute to flood hazard identification. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement may or may not involve geospatial issues.
Source: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Application Deadline: September 15, 2009
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Private institutions of higher education, and Others: Multi-jurisdictional entities.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44687
Contacts: Centralized Scheduling & Information Desk (CSID) Help Line: (800) 368-6498 askcsid@dhs.gov

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10. HUMANITIES

Title/Description: PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS - Preservation Assistance Grants help institutions—particularly small and mid-sized institutions—improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections, including special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine arts, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, and historical objects. Institutions such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, arts and cultural organizations, and town and county records offices are encouraged to apply. Applicants must draw on the knowledge of consultants whose preservation skills and experience are related to the types of collections and the nature of the activities that are the focus of their projects. Within the conservation field, for example, conservators usually specialize in the care of specific types of collections, such as objects, paper, or paintings. Applicants should therefore choose a conservator whose specialty is appropriate for the nature of their collections. Similarly, when assessing the preservation needs of archival holdings, applicants must seek a consultant specifically knowledgeable about archives and preservation. Because the organization and the preservation of archival collections must be approached in tandem, an archival consultant should also provide advice about the management and processing needs of such holdings as part of a preservation assessment that includes long-term plans for the arrangement and description of archival collections. Small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant are especially encouraged to apply.
Source: National Endowment for the Humanities
Application Deadline: May 14, 2009
Available: $6,000
Eligibility: State governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, and Private institutions of higher education.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45234

Contacts: Division of Preservation and Access, Room 411,National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506 202-606-8570 preservation@neh.gov

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Title/Description: DIGITAL HUMANITIES START UP GRANTS - This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of projects that are particularly innovative and promise to benefit the humanities. In an effort to foster new collaborations and advance the role of cultural repositories in online teaching, learning, and research, this program is cosponsored by IMLS. NEH and IMLS encourage library and museum officials—as well as scholars, scientists, educational institutions, and other nonprofit organizations—to apply for these grants and to collaborate when appropriate. Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve research that brings new approaches or documents best practices in the study of the digital humanities; planning and prototyping new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible digital resources, including libraries’ and museums’ digital assets; scholarship that examines the philosophical implications and impact of the use of emerging technologies; innovative uses of technology for public programming and education utilizing both traditional and new media; and new digital modes of publication facilitating the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels. Innovation is a hallmark of this grant category.

Source: National Endowment for the Humanities
Application Deadline: April 8, 2009
Available: $50,000.00
Eligibility: State governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, and Individuals.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44662
Contacts: If you have questions about the program, contact the ODH Staff at: odh@neh.gov. Because NEH’s ODH staff is dispersed across the agency, for a fast response please contact the program first by e-mail. Applicants wishing to speak to a staff member by telephone should provide in the e-mail a telephone number and a preferred time to call. odh@neh.gov

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9. INCOME SECURITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Title/Description: NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES - The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to establish, through a cooperative agreement, the National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS). NRCCPS will work with other members of the Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Network to build the capacity of State, local, Tribal, and other publicly administered or publicly supported child protection systems. The primary mission of NRCCPS is to help these entities improve their systems and develop and integrate policies and practices that improve the prevention, reporting, assessment and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
Source: Administration for Children and Families
Application Deadline: April 27, 2009
Available: $1,200,000
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, and Small businesses.

Collaborative efforts and interdisciplinary approaches are acceptable. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45522
Contacts: ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov ACF Applications Help Desk

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Title/Description: NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to establish by cooperative agreement a National Resource Center on Youth Development (NRCYD). The NRCYD will serve as a member of the Children's Bureau's (CB's) Training and Technical Assistance Network (T/TA Network). The T/TA Network is designed to improve child welfare (CW) systems and to support States and Tribes in achieving sustainable, systemic change that results in greater safety, permanency, and well-being for children, youth, and families. The specific focus of the NRCYD is to develop, support, improve and maintain a range of program strategies and expertise on the services and supports using the four core principles of Youth Development (see: www.nrcys.ou.edu/yd ) to assist youth in making a smooth transition to adulthood, achieve permanency, establish and strengthen permanent life connections and reduce the likelihood of dependency on the adult social welfare system. This will be accomplished through the provision of T/TA, consultation and collaboration with partner agencies.
Source: Administration for Children and Families
Application Deadline: April 27, 2009
Available: $1,250,000
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, and Small businesses.

Collaborative efforts and interdisciplinary approaches are acceptable. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45516

Contacts: ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov ACF Applications Help Desk

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Title/Description: FAMILY PRESERVATION-IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION - The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funds for projects that implement approaches to improve child well-being by removing barriers associated with strengthening families (including fatherhood, foster parenting, absentee parent activities and grandparents raising grandchildren), forming and preserving healthy families, relationships and marriages (including Traditional Native American and Pacific Basin marriages). ANA's FY 2009 goals and program areas of interest are focused on strengthening children, families and communities through financial assistance to community-based organizations including faith-based organizations, Tribes and Village governments. Purpose of Modification: To clarify how to figure the non-Federal share (NFS) that is required, per Section III, Part 2 Cost Sharing or Matching of the PA. Currently, the PA explains the NFS calculation using incorrect figures. Both the Federal request amount and the total project costs are identified as $125,000, with a NFS amount of $25,000. To correct the calculation, the Federal request amount should be revised to $100,000.
Source: Administration for Children and Families
Application Deadline: March 25, 2009
Available: $3,000,000.00
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; incorporated non-profit, multi-purpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers; national or regional incorporated non-profit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; Alaska Native Villages, as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and/or non-profit Village consortia; incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based organizations; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; non-profit Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations served may be located on these islands or in the United States); Tribally controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which serve Native Pacific Islanders; and non-profit Alaska Native community entities or Tribal governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44178
Contacts: ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov ACF Applications Help Desk

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11. LAW, JUSTICE, AND LEGAL SERVICES

Title/Description: OVW FY 2009 GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING PROGRAM - The Grants to Enhance Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program (hereinafter referred to as the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program) was created by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) (codified at 42 U.S.C. ' 14045a). This program creates a unique opportunity for targeted community-based organizations to address the critical needs of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking victims in a manner that affirms a victim’s culture and effectively addresses language and communication barriers. Research indicates that survivors are more inclined to seek services from organizations that are familiar with their culture, language and background and that there is no “one size fits all” approach to adequately addressing these critical needs. Culturally specific community-based organizations are more likely to understand the complex multi-layered challenges and obstacles that victims from their communities face when attempting to access services in response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Culturally specific community-based organizations are also better equipped to form essential relationships and engage their communities in the creation and implementation of services relevant to the diverse and unique needs of the victims. They play a vital role in providing services that are relevant to their communities, and they address multi-layered needs. This discretionary grant program is designed to promote the maintenance and replication of existing programs providing successful services to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims. The program also supports the development of innovative culturally and linguistically specific strategies and projects to enhance access to services for victims who face obstacles to using more currently available and traditional services and resources.
Source: Office of Violence Against Women
Application Deadline: March 4, 2009
Available: $300,000.00
Eligibility: Community-based programs whose primary purpose is providing culturally and linguistically specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and Community-based programs whose primary purpose is providing culturally and linguistically specific services and who can partner with a program having demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44769
Contacts: Michelle Brickley - Programs Specialist Cultural and Linguistic E-Mail Address

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Title/Description: FY 2009 ADULT DRUG COURT PLANNING AND TRAINING PROGRAM - The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Adult Drug Court Planning and Training Program supports the Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 3797u et seq.), which assists communities to develop effective drug court strategies for nonviolent substance-abusing offenders through two components. The first component, the Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative, assists jurisdictions in the planning and development of new drug court programs; the second component, the Adult Drug Court Training Initiative, offers a menu of training options to access and incorporate into local, regional and, statewide drug court training events.
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Application Deadline: March 26, 2009
Available: $900,000.00
Eligibility: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, and Others: Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations: Consistent with Executive Order 13279, dated December 12, 2002, and 28 C.F.R. Part 38, it is DOJ policy that faith-based and other community organizations that statutorily qualify as eligible applicants under DOJ programs are invited and encouraged to apply for assistance awards to fund eligible grant activities. Faith-based and other community organizations will be considered for awards on the same basis as other eligible applicants and, if they receive assistance awards, will be treated on an equal basis with all other grantees in the administration of such awards. No eligible applicant or grantee will be discriminated for or against on the basis of its religious character or affiliation, religious name, or the religious composition of its board of directors or persons working in the organization.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45107
Contacts: Al Roddy -Technical Support 202-353-1881 Technical Support

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Title/Description: OVW FY 2009 GRANTS TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS PROGRAM - The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program). This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting projects designed to address and prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking on college campuses. The Campus Program, authorized under the Higher Education Amendments Act of 1988, is designed to encourage institutions of higher education to adopt comprehensive, coordinated responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The OVW Campus Program strengthens on-campus victim services, security, and investigative strategies to prevent and prosecute violent crimes against women on campuses. In order to receive grant funds through the Campus Program, institutions of higher education must provide prevention education on violence against women for all incoming students, train campus law enforcement or security staff on appropriate responses to violence against women, train members of campus judicial or disciplinary boards on the unique dynamics of violence against women, and create a coordinated community response to violence against women to enhance victim safety and assistance as well as hold offenders accountable.
Source: Office of Violence Against Women
Application Deadline: March 11, 2009
Available: $500,000.00
Eligibility: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education and Private institutions of higher education.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45112

Contacts: Omar Mohammed - Phone 202-305-2381 Campus Email

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Title/Description: SMART FY 09 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 13941, the Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management (CASOM) Program assists state, local, and tribal jurisdictions in improving their adult and/or juvenile sex offender management policies and practices by critically examining existing approaches to monitoring and managing the population; identifying significant gaps and needs in the monitoring and management of sex offenders programs; and developing training programs to address the needs identified in existing programs.
Source: SMART
Application Deadline: March 18, 2009
Available: $200,000.00
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45115
Contacts: Jacqueline O'Reilly -Grant Program Specialist Phone 202-514-5024 jacqueline.o'reilly@usdoj.gov

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12. NATURAL RESOUCES

Title/Description: SERVICE AND CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM - PROJECT OBJECTIVES 1. Develop a program involving cooperative efforts in cultural and natural resource conservation related to projects such as trail development and maintenance, historic, cultural, forest and timber management, minor construction work, archeological conservation, and native plant habitat restoration and rehabilitation. 2. Promote and stimulate public purposes such as education, job training, development of responsible citizenship, productive community involvement, and furthering the understanding and appreciation of natural and cultural resources through the involvement of youth and young adults in care and enhancement of public resources. 3. Continue the longstanding efforts of the NPS to provide opportunities for public service, youth employment, minority youth development and training, and participation of young adults in accomplishing conservation-related work. JOINT (NPS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATION) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES 1. Design and implement conservation related projects. 2. Provide educational programs to the young people working on the conservation related projects at NPS sites. 3. Create a cooperative partnership to maximize the benefits from the projects accomplished by NPS and the partner organizations.4. Complete all projects in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov, under this announcement, to be considered for award.
Source: National Park Service
Application Deadline: March 10, 2009
Available: $20,000,000.00
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, and Private institutions of higher education.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45018
Contacts: Elizabeth Walden - Contracting Officer Phone 303/987-6739 Office

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Title/Description: GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION RESEARCH - The Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) invites proposals for research that uses the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) to advance knowledge discovery and innovation for (1) earthquake and tsunami loss reduction of our nation's civil infrastructure, and (2) new experimental simulation techniques and instrumentation for NEES. NEES comprises a network of earthquake engineering experimental equipment sites available for experimentation on-site or in the field and through telepresence. NEES equipment sites include shake tables, geotechnical centrifuges, a tsunami wave basin, unique large-scale testing laboratory facilities, and mobile and permanently installed field equipment. The NEES networking cyber infrastructure connects, via Internet2, the equipment sites as well as provides telepresence, a curated central data repository, simulation tools, and collaborative tools for facilitating on-line planning, execution, and post-processing of experiments. Projects proposed and supported under this solicitation must use one or more of the NEES equipment sites listed at http://www.nees.org and their related cyber infrastructure.
Source: National Science Foundation
Application Deadline: March 27, 2009
Available: $7,000,000
Eligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.
Links: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18711
Contacts: NSF grants.gov support -grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact

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Title/Description: ASSEMBLING THE TREE OF LIFE - A flood of new information, from whole-genome sequences to detailed structural information to inventories of earth's biota to greater appreciation of the importance of lateral gene transfer in shaping evolutionary history, is transforming 21st century biology. Along with comparative data on morphology, fossils, development, behavior, and interactions of all forms of life on earth, these new data streams make even more critical the need for an organizing evolutionary context. Phylogeny, the genealogical map for all lineages of life on earth, provides an overall framework to facilitate biological information retrieval, prediction and analysis. Currently, single investigators or small teams of researchers are studying the evolutionary pathways of heredity usually concentrating on taxonomic groups of modest size. Assembly of a framework phylogeny, or Tree of Life, for all 1.7 million described species requires a greatly magnified effort, often involving large teams working across institutions and disciplines. This is the overall goal of the Assembling the Tree of Life activity. The National Science Foundation announces its intention to continue support of creative and innovative research that will resolve evolutionary relationships for large groups of organisms throughout the history of life. Investigators also will be supported for projects in data acquisition, analysis, algorithm development and dissemination in computational phylogenetics and phyloinformatics.
Source: National Science Foundation
Application Deadline: March 23, 2009
Available: $12,000,000
Eligibility: Unrestricted
Links: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18709
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13. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES AND OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Title/Description: CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITIES: DEPARTMENTAL MULTI-USER INSTRUMENTATION - The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure that promotes research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division (NSF Chemistry Homepage).The Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation component of CRIF (CRIF:MU) provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments. The maximum request is $500,000 for instrumentation. Additional funds may be requested for personnel who are needed to support cyber-enhanced projects. Other components of CRIF include: CRIF:ID The Instrument Development component of CRIF (CRIF:ID) provides funds for the design and construction of instruments that will enable new chemical measurements or will significantly broaden the use of chemical instrumentation. CRIF:CRF Cyber infrastructure and Research Facilities (CRIF:CRF) provides funds to establish and support either centers for the development of cyber-enabled chemical research, or regional or national instrumentation facilities. Awards in CRIF:CRF range from $300,000-1,200,000/yr for up to five years.
Source: National Science Foundation
Application Deadline: Jun 22, 2009 Full Proposal Deadline(s): June 23, 2008 Fourth Monday in June, Annually Thereafter
Available: $6,000,000
Eligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Only academic institutions in the U.S. and U.S. territories may submit proposals. *PI Limit: The principal investigator must be the chemistry department chairperson or equivalent. Other investigators may be affiliated with U.S. academic institutions, non-profit research organizations, industry, government laboratories, or international institutions. No CRIF:MU award funds may go directly to industry, government laboratories or international institutions.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45618
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Title/Description: AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS IN CHEMISTRY FELLOWSHIP - 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.
Source: National Science Foundation
Application Deadline: April 1, 2009
Available: $1,000,000.00
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.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45619
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14. TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE

Title/Description: COMMUNITY OUTDOOR OUTREACH PROGRAM - To assist communities in providing recreation and conservation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Eligibility: To submit an application for the Community Outdoor Outreach Program you must be a 501 (c)(3) or 501 (c)(4) tax exempt organization, non-political group, or local government.

Religious groups are eligible only if non-religious activities are planned.

Each applicant must submit its Federal Tax Identification Code as part of the CO-OP Application Form.

Each applicant must submit a Certificate of Account Status from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website. A Certificate of Account Status certifies that a corporation or limited liability company doing business in Texas is in good standing with its franchise tax reports and payments, or that the corporation is exempt from the state franchise tax. To obtain this form, follow the instructions below:

1. Go to http://ecpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/Index.html

2. Find your organization status

3. Print a copy and submit with this application

Sponsors must be in good standing to be eligible and to receive any reimbursements.

Previous CO-OP Grant recipients can apply once every two years as long as all funds have been properly spent, and all grants have been properly closed out. All final documentation must be turned in at least six weeks prior to the desired close out date.

Purpose: To build relationships with non-traditional constituencies who have been underrepresented in Texas Parks & Wildlife Department activities and programs.

Links: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/grants/trpa/

Contact Information: For questions on the CO-OP application process, please call (512) 912-7124 Darlene.lewis@tpwd.state.tx.us or Dana Lagarde at Dana.lagarde@tpwd.state.tx.us .

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15. TRANSPORTATION

Title/Description: FY 2009 NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM DISCRETIONARY GRANTS - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued the FY 2009 solicitation for proposals under the National Scenic Byways Program. Under this program, the Secretary of Transportation may make grants to States or Indian tribes to implement projects on roads designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, State scenic byways, or Indian tribe scenic byways. The Secretary may also make grants to States or Indian tribes to plan, design and develop a scenic byways program. Eligible projects must be from one of the following eight eligible activities: State or Indian tribe Scenic Byway Programs, Corridor Management Plans, Safety Improvements, Byways Facilities, Access to Recreation, Resource Protection, Interpretive Information, or Marketing. FHWA will continue to be more strategic in its FY 2009 National Scenic Byways Program grant awards process by targeting its resources toward projects that provide the greatest benefits. FHWA is particularly focusing on projects with demonstrated benefits for the byway traveler and invites the application of large-scale, high-cost projects that provide strategic benefits to the byway. The Federal share of the byway project grant is 80 percent. The National Scenic Byways Program FY 2009 Grants Information is available at: http://www.bywaysonline.org/grants. Please contact your Scenic Byway coordinator to discuss your project before preparing an application. Their contact information can be found at: http://www.bywaysonline.org/contacts/. Please visit the program website at http://www.bywaysonline.org.
Source: DOT Federal Highway Administration
Application Deadline: March 13, 2009
Available: $43,500,000
Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

Federal agencies, local units of government, and nonprofit organizations may apply to this program, but they must coordinate their applications with their State Departments of Transportation (DOT). The formal applications to FHWA are submitted by the State DOTs, and the projects are generally managed by the cognizant State DOT. Indian tribe governments have the option of submitting byway grant applications through the State or directly to the FHWA Division office in their State.
Links: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44414
Contacts: Cindi Ptak, National Scenic Byways Program Manager, Phone 2023661586 Cindi Ptak

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Links to other grant sites:
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Texas Department of Transportation

Office of the Governor - GrantAlert

ESRI GIS and Mapping Software

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

GrantsAlert.com

Grants.gov

Grants Office

Foundation Center

Office of Justice Programs

Texas Department of State Health Services

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
SBA financial assistance