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March 11, 2008 |
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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Agriculture
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Arts/Culture
Arts Grants
Children/Youth
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: State Median Income Estimate for Four-Person Family
Education
Early Reading First Program
Environment
State Clean Diesel Grant Program
Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality
Region 1 Wetland Program Development Grants
Pollution Prevention Grant Program
Health
Child Welfare Training: National Child Welfare Workforce Initiatives
Local Funding Partnerships
Microsoft HealthVault Be Well Fund Grants
Grants for Health Care
Tribal Educational Outreach on Lead Poisoning and Baseline Assessment of Tribal Children's Existing and Potential Exposure and Risks Associated with Lead
Reducing Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and other Co-Occurring Risk Behaviors in the Preconception Period
Housing
Fiscal Year 2008 Opportunity to Register Early
Annual Guarantee Fee Due Date
Substance Abuse
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment Medical Residency Program
Technology
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans
Transportation
National Rural Transportation Assistance Program
Disclaimer
Agriculture
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program — Deadline: April 4, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To provide state assistance for specialty crops. Contact: Trista Etzig, 202-690-4952. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17091&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Arts/Culture
Arts Grants — Deadline: May 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, public schools, libraries and public agencies. Fund uses: To bring the arts to schools or make it more affordable for youth and families to participate in cultural experiences. Contact: Target Corporation, 800-388-6740;
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More information: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp;jsessionid=MEEECTHRSTA5TLARAAV5YAQ?contentId=PRD03-003407.
Children/Youth
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: State Median Income Estimate for Four-Person Family — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Administration for Children and Families announced the estimated median income for four-person families in each state and the District of Columbia for FY 2009. Contact: Peter Edelman, 202-401-5292. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4190.pdf.
Education
Early Reading First Program — Deadline: April 7, 2008. Action: The Department of Education announced it is reopening the application process for the Early Reading First grant program and has changed the application deadline date. Contact: Rebecca Marek, 202-260-0968;
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More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4545.pdf.
Environment
State Clean Diesel Grant Program — Deadline: April 24, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To develop and implement clean diesel grant and low-cost revolving loan programs to meet state needs and goals relating to the reduction of diesel emissions. Contact: Jennifer Keller, 202-343-9541;
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More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4702.pdf.
Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality — Deadline: May 8, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To better understand the effect of global change on U.S. water quality. Contact: Darrell Winner, 202-343-9748. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16848&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Region 1 Wetland Program Development Grants — Deadline: April 14, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To develop and refine comprehensive wetland programs. Contact: Jeanne Voorhees, 617-918-1686. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40904&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Pollution Prevention Grant Program — Deadline: April 16, 2008. Eligibility: State and tribal governments and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To help businesses identify better environmental strategies and solutions for reducing or eliminating waste at the source. Contact: Michele Amhaz, 202-564-8857. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40908&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Health
Child Welfare Training: National Child Welfare Workforce Initiatives — Deadline: June 5, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To establish two National Child Welfare Workforce initiatives: a National Child Welfare Workforce Institute and four Child Welfare Comprehensive Workforce Grants. Contact: Donna Hornsby,
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17118&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Local Funding Partnerships — Deadline: July 8, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To forge relationships between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Contact: Curtis Holloman, 609-275-4128;
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More information: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20203.
Microsoft HealthVault Be Well Fund Grants — Deadline: May 9, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit health and research institutions. Fund uses: To stimulate research and development across a broad range of health disciplines that have the potential to significantly improve health outcomes for patients. Contact: Microsoft Health Solutions Group,
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More information: http://healthvault.com/fund/.
Grants for Health Care — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To improve medical and health professional education in the context of the changing health care system; increase diversity among health care professionals; increase teamwork between and among health care professionals; and increase care for underserved populations. Contact: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 212-486-2424;
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More information: http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org/index.php?section=about_priorities.
Tribal Educational Outreach on Lead Poisoning and Baseline Assessment of Tribal Children's Existing and Potential Exposure and Risks Associated with Lead — Deadline: April 21, 2008. Eligibility: Indian tribal governments. Fund uses: To support tribal educational outreach and to conduct a baseline assessment of tribal children's existing and potential exposure to lead-based paint and related lead-based paint hazards. Contact: Darlene Watford, 202-566-0516;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=40945&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Reducing Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and other Co-Occurring Risk Behaviors in the Preconception Period — Deadline: May 7, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal organizations, institutions of higher education, nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To prevent birth defects and developmental disabilities. Contact: Tracey Simms, 770-488-2722. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17099&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Housing
Fiscal Year 2008 Opportunity to Register Early — Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development provided notice of instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under the department's grant programs available through Grants.gov. Contact: Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, 202-708-0667. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4724.pdf.
Annual Guarantee Fee Due Date — Effective: April 4, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 3565. Action: The Rural Housing Service amended its regulations to change the due date of the annual guarantee fee for the Section 538 Guarantee Rural Rental Housing loans. Contact: C.B. Alonso, 202-720-1624. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4288.pdf.
Substance Abuse
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment Medical Residency Program — Deadline: April 30, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To develop and implement training programs to teach medical residents skills to provide evidence-based screening, brief intervention, brief treatment and referral to specialty treatment for patients who have or are at risk for a substance use disorder. Contact: Kathleen Sample, 240-276-1407;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17082&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Technology
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans — Deadline: April 15, 2008. Eligibility: Agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Fund uses: To purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements for agriculture producers and rural small businesses in eligible rural areas. Contact: Arla Hains, 530-543-2773. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4305.pdf.
Transportation
National Rural Transportation Assistance Program — Deadline: April 11, 2008. Effective: February 26, 2008. Action: The Federal Transit Administration revised the deadline for the National Rural Transportation Program. Contact: Pamela Brown, 202-493-2503;
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More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-4721.pdf.
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