March 4, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture Farmers Market Promotion Program Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Arts/Culture Avant-Garde Masters Grants On the Record: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 Children/Youth Adoption Opportunities: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System Abandoned Infants Assistance Education Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs School Leadership Grant Program Environment FY 2008 Assessment and Watershed Protection Program Grants Water 2025 Preventing Crisis and Conflict in the West Resource Conservation Challenge Program 2008 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Family Services Chafee National Youth in Transition Database Health Elimination of Health Disparities Through Translation Research Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention; Urban Indian Communities Enhance Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Effects Related to Harmful Algal Blooms Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Tracking, Surveillance and Integration Grants for Injury Control Research Centers Individuals With Disabilities Family Services Community Grants Physical Activity for People with Disabilities Information Resource Center Libraries/Literacy LetÂ?s Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness Grants Native Hawaiian Library Services Mental Health National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Community Treatment and Services Center Grants Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Refugees Limitation on Use of Funds and Eligibility for Funds Made Available to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Senior Citizens Senior Medicare Patrol Projects Substance Abuse Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap Technology MMS Test of E-Grants and Grants.gov Connectivity Conservation Innovation Grants - Florida Component Conservation Innovation Grants - Kansas Component Transportation Rural Safety Innovation Program Commercial DriverÂ?s License Information System Modernization Grants National Rural Transportation Assistance Program Violence Prevention Not Seen, Not Heard: Helping Children of Domestic Violence Disclaimer Agriculture Farmers Market Promotion Program — Deadline: March 24, 2008. Eligibility: Local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To address issues related to farmers markets roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs and other direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels. Contact: Carmen Humphrey, 202-720-8317; 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=40895&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — Effective: May 2, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R Part 246. Action: The Food and Nutrition Service amended the regulations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children by implementing most of the nondiscretionary provisions of the Child Nutrition and Women, Infants and Children Reauthorization Act of 2004 that address participant certification and general program administration in the Women, Infants and Children program. Contact: Debra Whitford, 703-305-2746; 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/E8-3880.pdf. Arts/Culture Avant-Garde Masters Grants — Deadline: April 4, 2008. Eligibility: Public and nonprofit film archives. Fund uses: To support the preservation of films by a single filmmaker or cinematic movement that are significant to the development of avant-garde film in America. Contact: National Film Preservation Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.filmpreservation.org/. On the Record: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Nonprofit institutions that own significant archival collections relevant to the history of postwar art in the Los Angeles area. Fund uses: To document and preserve the history of postwar art in Southern California. Contact: Getty Foundation, 310-440-7320. More information: http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/institutions/on_the_record.html. Children/Youth Adoption Opportunities: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System — Deadline: May 29, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To fund multifaceted, diligent recruitment programs for a range of resources for families of children in foster care, including kinship, foster, concurrent and adoptive families. Contact: Heidi Staples, 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=17039&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Abandoned Infants Assistance — Deadline: May 27, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To develop and implement programs of comprehensive community-based support services for the target population; evaluate the implementation and outcomes of these comprehensive support services; and develop these programs as sites that other locales seeking to implement comprehensive support services can look to for guidance, insight and possible replication. Contact: Patricia Campiglia, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16961&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Education Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs — Deadline: October 2, 2008. C.F.R.: 34 C.F.R. Parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97 and 99. Eligibility: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To provide parents, educators, students, researchers, policy makers and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all students. Contact: David Sweet, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Allen Ruby, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Kristen Lauer, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Jacquelyn Buckley, 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/08-911.pdf. School Leadership Grant Program — Deadline: May 2, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To assist high-need local educational agencies in the development, enhancement or expansion of innovative programs to recruit, train and retain principals. Contact: Beatriz Ceja, 202-205-5009; 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/E8-4044.pdf. Environment FY 2008 Assessment and Watershed Protection Program Grants — Deadline: April 22, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education and individuals. Fund uses: To advance the science of total maximum daily load development and watershed management through the provision of technical training/information transfer and enhancement of daily load production efficiencies. Contact: Tom Icke, 202-566-1211. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40880&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Water 2025 Preventing Crisis and Conflict in the West — Deadline: April 28, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal government entities with water delivery authority located in the western United States. Fund uses: To help governmental entities with water delivery authority to leverage their money and resources by cost-sharing with Reclamation on projects that create water markets and make more efficient use of existing water supplies. Contact: Randale Jackson, 303-445-2432. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40860&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Resource Conservation Challenge Program — Deadline: April 16, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To address the national Resource Conservation Challenge priorities of increasing recycling of municipal solid waste, increasing industrial materials through recycling and greening electronics in EPA Region 5. Contact: Susan Mooney, 312-886-3585. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40840&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. 2008 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program — Deadline: March 31, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To archive geologic, geophysical and engineering data, maps, well logs and samples; provide a national catalog of such archival material; and provide technical and financial assistance related to the archival material. Contact: Jennifer Arnold, 703-648-7304. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40847&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Family Services Chafee National Youth in Transition Database — Effective: April 28, 2008. Action: The Administration for Children and Families added new regulations to require states to collect and report data to ACF on youth who are receiving independent living services and on the outcomes of certain youth who are in foster care or who age out of foster care. Contact: Kathleen McHugh, 202-401Â?5789; 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/E8-3050.pdf. Health Elimination of Health Disparities Through Translation Research — Deadline: May 2, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; and state, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To accelerate the translation of research findings into public health practice through implementation, dissemination and diffusion research within health disparity populations. Contact: Mattie Jackson, 770-488-2696. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17023&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention; Urban Indian Communities — Deadline: April 4, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To establish a tribal epidemiology center for American Indians, Alaska Natives and urban Indian organizations in California. Contact: Michelle G. Bulls, 301-443-6290. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/08-863.pdf. Enhance Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Effects Related to Harmful Algal Blooms — Deadline: April 28, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To collect specific data related to harmful algal blooms using the Harmful Algal Bloom-related Illness Surveillance System, and to analyze and interpret this data to understand the health impact of these blooms on the general public. Contact: Adrianne K. Holmes, 770-488-3404; 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=16976&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Tracking, Surveillance and Integration — Deadline: April 28, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To enhance the tracking and surveillance systems for the EHDI program to accurately identify, match and collect unduplicated individual data at the state level; enhance the capacity of EHDI state programs to accurately report the status of every birth throughout the EHDI process; and develop and enhance the capacity of EHDI programs to integrate with other state screening, tracking and surveillance programs that identify children with special health needs. Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 770-488-2700. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16968&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Grants for Injury Control Research Centers — Deadline: September 1, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To build the scientific base for the prevention and control of injuries and violence; integrate professionals from a wide spectrum of disciplines to perform injury and violence prevention research; and encourage research that involves intervention development, testing, adoption and maintenance methods. Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 770-488-2700. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16978&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Individuals With Disabilities Family Services Community Grants — Deadline: March 28, 2008. Eligibility: Community-based organizations. Fund uses: To promote services that will enhance the lives of those affected by autism spectrum disorders. Contact: Lisa Goring, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/fsdb/grants.php. Physical Activity for People with Disabilities Information Resource Center — Deadline: April 28, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To fund a program that will operate a national information and resource center on physical activity for persons with disabilities. Contact: PGOTIMS, 770-488-2700. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16970&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Libraries/Literacy Let's Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness Grants — Deadline: July 15, 2008. Eligibility: Public libraries. Fund uses: To promote and present a five-part literary discussion series led by a local scholar and based on one of three themes. Contact: Angela Thullen, 312-280-5286; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.ala.org/ala/ppo/programs/currentprograms/letstalkaboutit/ltailove.cfm. Native Hawaiian Library Services — Deadline: May 15, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To enhance existing library services or to implement new library services, particularly as they relate to the goals of the Library Services Technology Act. Contact: Alison Freese, 202-653-4665; 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=16980&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Mental Health National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Community Treatment and Services Center Grants — Deadline: April 29, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To improve treatment and services for all children and adolescents in the United States who have experienced traumatic events. Contact: Gwendolyn Simpson, 240-276-1408; 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=17022&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program — Deadline: May 6, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illness who come into contact with the criminal or juvenile justice system. Contact: Rebecca Rose, 202-514-0726; 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=17040&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Refugees Limitation on Use of Funds and Eligibility for Funds Made Available to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons — Comments: April 28, 2008. Action: The Office of Refugee Resettlement announced a proposed rule that would implement two provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003, concerning limitations on the use of program funds. Contact: Vanessa Garza, 202-401-2334; 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/E8-3489.pdf. Senior Citizens Senior Medicare Patrol Projects — Deadline: April 11, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, state, tribal and local governments, nonprofit organizations and for-profit entities. Fund uses: To educate beneficiaries and older consumers in their communities on how to prevent, detect and report health care fraud, error and abuse. Contact: Barbara Lewis, 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=16957&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Substance Abuse Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap — Deadline: April 11, 2008. Eligibility: State and local government entities and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To create an awareness of, and increase resources to close the widening gap between drug and alcohol addicts' treatment costs and their ability to pay for that treatment. Contact: Lindsey Caruso, 410-234-1092 ext. 214; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/treatmentgap/news/catg_2080211. Technology MMS Test of E-Grants and Grants.gov Connectivity — Deadline: September 30, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To test e-Grants connectivity with Grants.gov. Contact: Wallace Adcox, 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=40872&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Conservation Innovation Grants - Florida Component — Deadline: April 30, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education 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=40849&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Conservation Innovation Grants - Kansas Component — Deadline: April 8, 2008. Eligibility: State, tribal and local governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and for-profit entities. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging the federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. Contact: Rhonda Sulsar, 785-823-4505. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40832&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Transportation Rural Safety Innovation Program — Deadline: April 14, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal government entities. Fund uses: To improve rural road safety by assisting rural communities in addressing highway safety problems. Contact: John Dewar, 202-366-2218; 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/E8-3716.pdf. Commercial Driver's License Information System Modernization Grants — Deadline: April 30, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To establish a program for modernizing CDLIS, including adding additional security features, upgrading the communications network, integrating medical certificate information, improving self-auditing and expanding the systemÂ?s capability to exchange information. Contact: Margaret Jones, 202-493-0439. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40834&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. National Rural Transportation Assistance Program — Deadline: April 11, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To assist states and local communities in the expansion and provision of rural public transportation. Contact: Pamela Brown, 202-493-2503; 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/E8-3604.pdf. Violence Prevention Not Seen, Not Heard: Helping Children of Domestic Violence — Deadline: April 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Fund uses: To assist children who have been exposed to or have been victims of domestic violence. 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