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Federal funding opportunities
Dep't:
Education
Agency:
Office of Postsecondary Education
Program:
Underground Railroad Educational & Cultural Program
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to provide grants to establish a facility to house, display, and interpret artifacts related to the history of the Underground Railroad, and to make the interpretive efforts available to institutions of higher education that award a baccalaureate or graduate degree. Estimated Range of Awards: $500,000-$1,000,000 total for up to three years. Estimated Number of Awards: 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Not more than 20% of the total funds for this project may be provided by the Federal Government.
Eligibility:
Nonprofit educational organizations that research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad.
Deadline:
12 June 2008
URL:
Dep't:
Health and Human Services
Agency:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Program:
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Summary:
The demonstration program will continue the coordination of services between the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and community health centers to improve the prevention, identification, and support of individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome. In addition, funds have been included to engage and include maternal child health sites in this demonstration.
Eligibility:
Any public or non-profit entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 450B), and faith and community-based orgaizations are eligible to apply.
Deadline:
10 June 2008
URL:
Dep't:
Health and Human Services
Agency:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Program:
Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Program
Summary:
The purpose is to develop and implement patient navigator programs.
Eligibility:
Public and nonprofit health centers (including FQHCs as Federally defined), health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the IHS, hospitals, cancer centers, rural health clinics, academic health centers, or a nonprofit entity that enters into a partnership or coordinates referrals with such a center, clinic, facility, or hospital to provide patient navigator services. Public and nonprofit health centers (including FQHCs as Federally defined), health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the IHS, hospitals, cancer centers, rural health clinics, academic health centers, or a nonprofit entity that enters into a partnership or coordinates referrals with such a center, clinic, facility, or hospital to provide patient navigator services.
Deadline:
13 June 2008
URL:
Dep't:
Interior
Agency:
National Park Service
Program:
Preserve America 2008
Summary:
Preserve America grants offer a new type of funding from the Federal Government to support communities that have demonstrated a commitment to recognizing, designating, and protecting local cultural resources. Grants are available to assist local economies find self-sustaining ways to promote their cultural resources through heritage tourism. Preserve America is a White House initiative developed in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies.
Deadline:
30 June 2008
URL:
Dep't:
Justice
Agency:
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Program:
Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Summary:
The Program helps local communities improve the capacity of local justice systems and provides for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local needs. Funds can be used for national scope replication, expansion, enhancement, training, and/or technical assistance programs.
Eligibility:
Applications are solicited from national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, tribal jurisdictions, and units of local government that support national initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. Preference will be given to statutorily authorized organizations. For-profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services.
Deadline:
11 June 2008
URL:
Dep't:
N/A
Agency:
Environmental Protection Agency
Program:
Source Reduction Assistance Grant
Summary:
EPA annually awards grants and cooperative agreements under the Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grant Program to support pollution prevention/source reduction and/or resource conservation projects that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source. The grant program does not support projects that rely on reducing pollution by using recycling, treatment, disposal or energy recovery activities.
Deadline:
9 June 2008
URL:
State & local government funding opportunities
State:
CA
Dep't:
N/A
Agency:
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Program:
Community Partnering Program
Summary:
Provides sponsorships to non-profit community organizations, educational institutions, public agencies and professional associations for short and long-term water-related projects, events and activities. Due to record dry conditions, CPP’s primary focus is currently on water conservation programs and activities. The District offers two categories of sponsorships, each with the following funding schedule: (1) Special Events or Activities for short-term programs (1-3 days). Applications must be submitted 60 days prior to the date funding is required. Requests for up to $3,000 will be reviewed year-round. Funding is limited and will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. (2) Community Partnering Program - Applications for longer-term projects. If approved by MWD's Board, it will take approximately three to four months before the funds will be available. Requests for more than $3,000 must be submitted by August 1, 2008. Requests for CPP or Special Events / Activities will be reviewed on a year-round basis.
Deadline:
1 August 2008
URL:
State:
NY
Dep't:
N/A
Agency:
Division of Criminal Justice Services
Program:
Enhanced Defense 2008-2009
Summary:
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Program Development & Funding announces the availability of funding for the five New York City district attorneys’ offices and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor to enhance their ability to combat identity theft, violent crime, gangs and the trafficking of illegal guns and drugs, as well as enhance offender re-entry strategies and community prosecution programs. Funding will be competitively awarded with each agency encouraged to define and prioritize the critical crime problems facing their jurisdiction within the parameters of the program areas presented below. It is expected that the agencies will form collaborative partnerships with federal, state and local criminal justice and community agencies as well as neighborhood groups and associations in the development of creative solutions to the targeted issues.
Deadline:
30 May 2008
URL:
State:
OH
Dep't:
N/A
Agency:
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Program:
Diesel School Bus Retrofit Grants
Summary:
A new grant program is helping school districts retrofit their diesel school buses with pollution control equipment and use cleaner fuels to reduce emissions. Priority will be given to applications from school districts in communities that do not meet the federal air quality standards for outdoor concentrations of fine air particles, and districts that employ additional measures such as anti-idling programs, to reduce emissions from their school bus fleets. Ohio EPA recently received reauthorization from the Ohio General Assembly to continue the school bus retrofit grant program into 2008 - 2009. The next grant application deadlines will be March 3, 2008; September 2, 2008; March 2, 2009.
Deadline:
2 March 2009
Contact:
614-644-3768
URL:
State:
SD
Dep't:
Health
Agency:
Office of Rural Health
Program:
Health Professional Recruitment Incentive Program
Summary:
The program is intended to help recruit certain health professionals by providing a financial incentive for them to fill vacancies in health care facilities. The payment each health professional receives is split between the state and employing facility. The proportion each pays is dependent on the size of the community in which the facility is located. Communities of 2,500 or less pay 25% of the $5,000. Communities over 2,500 pay 50% of the $5000. The community portion of the payment can be made at any time; the state payment occurs only after completion of the two-year service obligation. Licensed hospitals, nursing homes, federally certified home health agencies, licensed inpatient chemical dependency facilities, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, adjustment training centers, community mental health centers, ESRD facilities or community health centers must submit applications on behalf of health professionals.
Deadline:
30 November 2008
URL:
State:
WI
Dep't:
Health and Family Services
Agency:
Division of Long Term Care
Program:
Pathways to Independence Regional Grants
Summary:
The Pathways to Independence project within the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Long Term Care is offering grant funds up to $440,000 statewide to decrease barriers to and increase opportunities for person-centered, integrated employment in order to support people with disabilities in achieving their desired employment outcomes.
Deadline:
30 May 2008
Contact:
Samantha Ninnemann (608) 266-5209
URL:
Foundation funding opportunities
Funder:
American Association of Community Colleges
Program:
MentorLinks
Summary:
MentorLinks is designed to provide technical assistance and networking opportunities for the purpose of improving undergraduate programs that prepare technicians in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. AACC invites proposals from member colleges interested in working with a community college mentor who has successfully planned and implemented a major change in a program in a high-technology field. The grant is primarily a professional development and technical assistance program, with emphasis on the development of a mutually beneficial mentoring relationship. Grant awards will be made in the amount of $15,000 for the two-year grant period, with primary emphasis on opportunities for technical assistance and professional development as part of the mentoring relationship. Colleges are invited to apply in the following program areas: Aquarium Science/Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Chemical Technology, Environmental and Energy Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Information Technology, Nanotechnology, Manufacturing Technology, and Multimedia Technology.
Deadline:
13 June 2008
URL:
Funder:
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Program:
Richard Riley Award 2008
Summary:
This award recognizes design and educational excellence in "schools as centers of community," and the winning school will receive a $10,000 prize. Schools that serve as centers of community provide a rich array of social, civic, recreational and artistic opportunities to the broader community and to students, often clustering educational and municipal buildings together. These additional services and opportunities often improve student achievement and help maximize local tax dollars. All public schools, new and old, including charter schools, are eligible to submit entries for the award.
Deadline:
25 July 2008
URL:
Funder:
MultiPlan Inc.
Program:
Rural Health Outreach Grant
Summary:
Since 1995, this program has awarded nearly $190,000 to help rural hospitals reach out to their area’s residents with services designed to improve their access to healthcare. This year, ten more hospitals will be awarded with grants of $3,000 to help educate, start a new program or, in some other way, impact the communities they serve. If your hospital serves a rural area and you would like to be considered for a grant, submit an application today. The applicant must be a participating provider of the MultiPlan, PHCS or HealthEOS networks.
Deadline:
27 June 2008
Contact:
rural@multiplan.com
URL:
Funder:
Toyota Motor Corp.
Program:
Environmental Activities Grant
Summary:
This program supports community-based practical projects by NPOs and other non-profit private groups under the theme of "Environmental Technology and Human Resource Development Contributing to Environmental Revitalization and Conservation". General Grants: There is no restriction regarding project implementation site(s) and the limit of the grant amount per project. This grant targets projects aimed at environmental education activities and experience-based learning, or creating/providing the opportunities for such activities, and also projects aimed at the localization of experiment-based environmental technology at the community level.
Deadline:
20 June 2008
URL:
Funder:
Whirlpool Corp.
Program:
Mother of Invention Grant
Summary:
Whirlpool knows moms are identifying challenges and coming up with creative solutions every day. To recognize this motherly ingenuity, the 2008 Mother of Invention Grant will provide winning moms with the necessary business resources to help bring their ideas to life. To reward moms with sustainable ideas, Whirlpool added a "Green" category this year. Eligible ideas must meet one of the following criteria: minimize the impact on environmental resources, use recycled/natural materials or are an environmentally friendly product/service. One grand prize winner will receive a $20,000 grant, washer and steam dryer pair, a dishwasher and a $3,000 stipend for a new home office. One first-prize winner will receive a $7,000 grant, etc. One second-prize winner will receive a $5,000 grant, etc.
Deadline:
31 July 2008
URL:
News & information
AmeriCorps announces awards totalling $480 million
Washington D.C.– Kicking off AmeriCorps Week, the Corporation for National and Community Service today announced the winners of its 2008 competition, adding 68 new grants to help communities raise graduation rates, mentor youth, recover from disasters, and tackle other national challenges. The rigorous 2008 competition adds 10,000 members and $47 million dollars to the AmeriCorps portfolio, which in total will reach 75,000 members and $480 million in 2008, including continuations, state formula grants, VISTA and NCCC funding, and education awards. The 68 national and local organizations who won the 2008 competition will receive $23.7 million to recruit and supervise those 10,000 members over the next year. These members, upon completing their service, are collectively eligible for up to $23.6 million in Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to help pay for college or to pay back student loans. More…
"Bead Business Development Grant" available to jewelers
Halstead Bead, Inc. is calling for entries to its third annual Business Development Grant competition for new designers entering the bridge jewelry trade. The grant will be awarded to a winning candidate in August. The winner of the 2008 Grant will receive $6,000 in cash and merchandise as well as other benefits. Designers utilizing a wide variety of fabrication techniques including casting, beading, precious metal clay, stamping, or hand finishing are eligible to enter the competition. Candidates must be US citizens who began their businesses after January 1, 2005. Their design companies must focus on “bridge” jewelry which is the segment between costume jewelry and fine jewelry that includes accessories in sterling silver, semi-precious stones, crystal, freshwater pearls and other similar materials. Applications must be received between April 15 and June 17, 2008. More…
Samsung's Hope for Education contest offers technology prizes to schools
Each year, Samsung's Hope for Education invites students from schools nationwide to write a 100-word essay about how technology benefits and helps education. In 2008, the top winner receives a grand prize of over $200,000 worth of Samsung technology, Microsoft software and cash grants from DIRECTV, as well as the SCHOOL CHOICE educational television programming package. The contest will run until August 31, 2008. More…
Foundation for Child Development offers research grants
The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) announces a small grants program funded through its PK-3 Research and Evaluation Forum. A maximum of four awards of up to $50,000 each will be awarded to researchers proposing to use one or more datasets from the PK-3 Data Resource Center. The PK-3 Data Resource Center: The First Six Years of Schooling and Beyond provides access to four longitudinal datasets selected for their potential to inform PK-3 policy and practice. Deadline: July 15, 2008. More…
