February 26, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture Special Research Grants Program - Potato Research Conservation Innovation Grants - Caribbean Area Component FY 2008 Arts/Culture Knight Arts Partnership Children/Youth ESA Foundation Grants Criminal Justice Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Evidence Based Decision Making for Local Criminal Justice Systems Economic Development Solicitation of Proposals and Applications for Economic Development Assistance Programs Education Motorola Lincoln Grants Partnerships in Character Education Program Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program Environment Shell Marine Habitat Program - Gulf of Mexico State Of Utah 2008 CIG 2008 Rural Fire Assistance with BIA, BLM, NPS & USFWS - Request for Pre-Applications New Jersey Conservation Innovation Grant New York Component Conservation Innovation Grant Noxious Weed Control National Community-Based Lead Outreach and Training Grant Program: Request for Proposals FY 2008 Health William Bingham Foundation Grants Spina Bifida Patient Registry Demonstration Project (U01 award mechanism) Strengthen and Improve the Nation's Public Health Capacity through National, Nonprofit, Professional Public Health Organizations to Increase Health Protection and Health Equity Standing Announcement for Unaccompanied Alien Children Nutrition FY 2008 Food Stamp Participation Program Rural Development/Services Notice of Funds Availability for Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2008 Substance Abuse Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol and Crime Transportation Availability of Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) Modernization Grant Funds Capital Assistance to States - Intercity Passenger Rail Service Contractor Performance Incentives for the Capital Investment Program Disclaimer Agriculture Special Research Grants Program - Potato Research — Deadline: March 24, 2008. Eligibility: State agricultural experiment stations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support potato research that focuses on varietal development/testing whose output will be or will include potato varieties. Contact: Dr. Ann Marie Thro, 202-401-6702. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16904&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Conservation Innovation Grants - Caribbean Area Component FY 2008 — Deadline: April 25, 2008. Eligibility: State, county, and city governments, institutions of higher education, school districts, individuals, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Contact: Lynn Merrill, 352-338-9553. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40745&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Arts/Culture Knight Arts Partnership — Deadline: April 15, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies and individuals working in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida. Fund uses: To help transform the South Florida community through the arts. Contact: Knight Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.knightarts.org/. Children/Youth ESA Foundation Grants — Deadline: April 15, 2008. Eligibility: Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations with current or future programs that will serve young people in at least two states. Fund uses: To support positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in the quality of life, health and welfare of America's youth. Contact: Jenny Lai, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.theesa.com/foundation/grant.php. Criminal Justice Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Evidence Based Decision Making for Local Criminal Justice Systems — Deadline: April 4, 2008. Eligibility: Private agencies and individuals. Fund uses: To establish and test articulated linkages between local criminal justice decisions and the application of human and organizational change principles to achieve measurable reduction of pretrial misconduct and post-conviction risk of re-offending. Contact: Robert Brook, 801-524-5682. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-3264.pdf. Economic Development Solicitation of Proposals and Applications for Economic Development Assistance Programs — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: State, local and tribal government agencies, institutions of higher education and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To promote comprehensive, entrepreneurial and innovation-based economic development efforts. Contact: Jamie Lipsey, 202-482-3467; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-3022.pdf. Education Motorola Lincoln Grants — Deadline: March 30, 2008. Eligibility: Schools and school systems, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support educational programs that actively engage the public in the lessons from President Abraham Lincoln's life. Contact: Motorola Foundation, 1-847-576-6200; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectId=8772. Partnerships in Character Education Program — Deadline: March 31, 2008. Eligibility: State and local education agency members. Fund uses: To design and implement character education programs that can be integrated into classroom instruction consistent with state academic content standards. Contact: Sharon J. Burton, 202-205-8122; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16939&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program — Deadline: May 20, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide grants for vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities who are migrant and seasonal farmworkers and to family members who are residing with such individuals. Contact: Sonja T. Turner, 202-245-7557; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16906&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Environment Shell Marine Habitat Program - Gulf of Mexico — Deadline: April 1, 2008. Eligibility: State and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Fund uses: To catalyze conservation and restoration projects that benefit marine and coastal habitats in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Contact: Suzanne Sessine, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=6611. State Of Utah 2008 CIG — Deadline: April 4, 2008. Eligibility: Individuals, state, county, city and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in Utah. Contact: Pamela Harvey, 801-524-4580. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40773&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. 2008 Rural Fire Assistance with BIA, BLM, NPS & USFWS - Request for Pre-Applications — Deadline: March 14, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To increase local firefighter safety and enhance fire protection capabilities. Contact: Chris Shaver, 208-373-3817. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40775&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. New Jersey Conservation Innovation Grant — Deadline: April 9, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Contact: Lenora Jordan, 732-537-6084. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40757&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. New York Component Conservation Innovation Grant — Deadline: May 2, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production while leveraging federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection. Contact: Kimberley Stinson, 315-477-6518. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40758&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Noxious Weed Control — Deadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: State and county governments. Fund uses: To inventory, manage, educate, reduce the spread of and prevent the further invasion of noxious and invasive weeds within New Mexico. Contact: Janet Huff, 505-761-8941. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40760&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. National Community-Based Lead Outreach and Training Grant Program: Request for Proposals FY 2008 — Deadline: March 31, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofits, institutions of higher education, county and city governments. Fund uses: To reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning in low-income communities with older housing. Contact: Darlene Watford, 202-566-0516. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16899&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Health William Bingham Foundation Grants — Deadline: April 30, 2008. Eligibility: Public charities working in Cleveland and Washington, D.C. to improve access to treatment for low-income women with breast cancer. Fund uses: To improve access to health care for low-income breast cancer patients through public education, diagnosis, treatment and other means. Contact: William Bingham Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/bingham/procedures.html. Spina Bifida Patient Registry Demonstration Project (U01 award mechanism) — Deadline: April 16, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To test the feasibility of utilizing a standardized registry tool for collecting data on patients with spina bifida. Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 770-488-2700. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16925&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Strengthen and Improve the Nation's Public Health Capacity through National, Nonprofit, Professional Public Health Organizations to Increase Health Protection and Health Equity — Deadline: April 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To strengthen the nation's public health capacity by improving the quality and performance of public health practice, public health systems, public health data and data systems, and the public health workforce. Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 770-488-2700. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40770&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Standing Announcement for Unaccompanied Alien Children — Deadline: March 24, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To fund providers for basic shelter and/or group homes, staff-secure, secure and more specialized types of care. Contact: Jallyn Sualog, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16909&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Nutrition FY 2008 Food Stamp Participation Program — Deadline: May 15, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To support efforts by state agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement simple food stamp applications and eligibility determination systems or measures to improve access to food stamp benefits for eligible recipients. Contact: Lisa Johnson, 703-350-2848. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40761&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Rural Development/Services Notice of Funds Availability for Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year 2008 — Deadline: April 21, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and private nonprofit entities. Fund uses: To assist very low- and low-income homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. Contact: Bonnie Edwards-Jackson, 202-690-0759; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-690.pdf. Substance Abuse Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol and Crime — Deadline: April 1, 2008. Eligibility: Juvenile justice courts, public and private nonprofit treatment agencies, and state, local and tribal government entities. Fund uses: To expand the "Reclaiming Futures" pilot program, which combats teen drug and alcohol abuse. Contact: Jim Carlton, 503-725-8954; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19852. Transportation Availability of Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) Modernization Grant Funds — Deadline: April 30, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To provide funding for states to upgrade their driver licensing information systems to make them compatible with the new modernized CDLIS specifications. Contact: Margaret Jones, 202-493-0439. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-3413.pdf. Capital Assistance to States - Intercity Passenger Rail Service — Deadline: September 30, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To support improved or new intercity passenger rail service. Contact: Peter Schwartz, 202-493-6360. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40667&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Contractor Performance Incentives for the Capital Investment Program — Action: The Federal Transit Administration proposed to establish a new part 612 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations to establish procedures for capital investment project sponsors to apply for incentive awards if their projects meet eligibility criteria for both cost and ridership estimates. Contact: Sherry Riklin, 202-366-4033. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-3025.pdf.   This newsletter contains links to external sites that are not owned or controlled by Thompson. 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