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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Agriculture
Noxious Weed Control Within Idaho Counties

Arts/Culture
ASCAP Foundation Grants
Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding Program
Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers' Project - Library Outreach Programs

Children/Youth
Target Local Stores Grants

Community Service
Learn and Serve America 2008 Higher Education College Student Social Media Initiative

Disaster Preparedness
Wildfire Community Assistance in MT, ND and SD

Education
Projects With Industry Program
State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Service and Results for Children Who are Deaf-Blind

Employment/Training
Allotments and Additional Funds From WIA
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program

Environment
The Marine Debris Research and Technology Grants Program
Healthy Communities Grant Program
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Prevention Assistance
2008 Healthy Communities Grant Program Synopsis
Region 3 Wetland Program Development Grants
Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grants
Sustainable Skylines Initiative
National Risk Management Research Laboratory Innovation and Research for Water Infrastructure for the 21st Century

Health
Active Living Research
Developing and Validating Web-Based Clinical Assessments for Parkinson's Disease 2008
2008 Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Program
Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Research
State-Based Oral Disease Prevention Program

Housing
Single and Multi-Family Housing
HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program

Justice
OVC Enhancing Services and Public Awareness Outreach for Victims in Underserved Communities

Native Americans/Alaska Natives
Tribal Self-Governance Program Planning Cooperative Agreement
Elder Care Initiative Long-Term Care Grant Program
Traffic Safety Projects on Indian Reservations

Rural Development/Services
Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative

Social Services
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

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Agriculture

Noxious Weed Control Within Idaho CountiesDeadline: August 29, 2008. Eligibility: Idaho county governments. Fund uses: To complete and implement cooperative agreements with state agencies regarding the management of undesirable plant species on federal lands under the agency's jurisdiction, and to establish integrated management systems to control or contain undesirable plant species targeted under such cooperative agreements. Contact: Melinda Ritacco, 208-373-4018; 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=41110&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Arts/Culture

ASCAP Foundation GrantsDeadline: August 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. Fund uses: To support organizations engaging in music education and talent development programs that support music education programs for aspiring songwriters and composers. Contact: Julie Lapore, 212-621-6588; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.ascapfoundation.org/grants.html.

Louisiana Decentralized Arts Funding ProgramDeadline: June 1, 2008. Eligibility: Louisiana local government entities, nonprofit organizations, schools and institutions of higher education located in one or more of the following parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana. Fund uses: To support art exhibits, theatre productions, dance, music, festivals, literary works, media, folk life and design arts throughout East Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding 10-parish region. Contact: Laura Larkin, 225-344-8558; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.artsbr.org/.

Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers' Project - Library Outreach ProgramsDeadline: July 11, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To bring humanities public programming to libraries across the country. Contact: Division of Public Programs, 202-606-8269; 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=41078&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Children/Youth

Target Local Stores GrantsDeadline: May 31, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, schools, libraries and public agencies located in a community with a Target store. Fund uses: To support local community initiatives in one of the three following categories: arts programs for children and families; early childhood reading grants; and family violence prevention. Contact: Target Community Relations, 800-388-6740; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-004090.

Community Service

Learn and Serve America 2008 Higher Education College Student Social Media InitiativeDeadline: May 7, 2008. Eligibility: State and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support the facilitation of better engagement of college students in service through social media. Contact: Meredith Hatch, 202-606-7513; 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=41100&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Disaster Preparedness

Wildfire Community Assistance in MT, ND and SDDeadline: May 15, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To reduce the risk and impact of wildfires on communities within Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota through protection planning, hazardous fuels reduction, maintenance and monitoring, mitigation and education activities. Contact: Lori Anderson, 406-896-5196; 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=41103&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Education

Projects With Industry ProgramDeadline: May 27, 2008. Eligibility: Employers, nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, state and tribal governments, community rehabilitation program providers and trade associations. Fund uses: To create and expand job and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the competitive labor market. Contact: Kerrie Clark, 202-245-7281; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6453.pdf.

State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Service and Results for Children Who are Deaf-BlindDeadline: April 24, 2008. Eligibility: State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, state, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and for-profit entities. Fund uses: To promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance, supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research. Contact: Anne Smith, 202-245-7529. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6057.pdf.

Employment/Training

Allotments and Additional Funds From WIAComments: April 28, 2008. Action: The Employment and Training Administration announced states' allotments for program year 2008 for WIA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs. Contact: Evan Rosenburg, 202-693-3593. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6331.pdf.

Susan Harwood Training Grant ProgramDeadline: May 23, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To train employees and employers to recognize, avoid and prevent safety and health hazards in their workplaces. Contact: Cynthia Bencheck, 847-297-4810; 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/E8-6108.pdf.

Environment

The Marine Debris Research and Technology Grants ProgramDeadline: May 5, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide grants to organizations working on projects that improve understanding of the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal resources, and to reduce and prevent debris in marine environments. Contact: Tom Barry, 202-857-0166; 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=Browse_All_Programs&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=3917.

Healthy Communities Grant ProgramDeadline: May 12, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To reduce environment risks and protect and improve health in and around New England. Contact: Jennifer Padula, 617-918-1698; 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=41123&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Prevention AssistanceAction: The Environmental Protection Agency announced that states receiving leaking underground storage tank prevention assistance agreements must meet a 25 percent cost share requirement. Contact: Lynn DePont, 703-603-9900; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6400.pdf.

2008 Healthy Communities Grant Program SynopsisDeadline: May 12, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks. Contact: Jennifer Padula, 617-918-1698; 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=41123&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Region 3 Wetland Program Development GrantsDeadline: May 2, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To conduct projects that promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction and elimination of water pollution in EPA Region 3. Contact: Anita Provenzano, 215-814-5180; 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=41116&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Region 4 Wetland Program Development GrantsDeadline: May 16, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To improving wetland programs by conducting or promoting the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction and elimination of water pollution in EPA Region 4. Contact: Morgan Jackson, 404-562-9393; 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=41117&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Sustainable Skylines InitiativeDeadline: May 2, 2008. Eligibility: State and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To fund a Sustainable Skylines Initiative project in EPA Region 3. Contact: Bill Jones, 215-814-2023; 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=41094&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

National Risk Management Research Laboratory Innovation and Research for Water Infrastructure for the 21st CenturyDeadline: May 12, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and individuals. Fund uses: To produce, evaluate and summarize performance, cost, and value data and information about innovative technologies that will assist the user community to reduce the cost and improve the effectiveness of design, operation, maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of aging and failing wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water conveyance and treatment infrastructure. Contact: Diana Ruffini, 732-321-6678; 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=41081&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Health

Active Living ResearchDeadline: May 14, 2008. Eligibility: Public agencies and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, thus decreasing their sedentary behaviors to prevent obesity. Contact: Chad Spoon, 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=20221.

Developing and Validating Web-Based Clinical Assessments for Parkinson's Disease 2008Deadline: May 14, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private U.S. and international nonprofit agencies. Fund uses: To create and test the feasibility of online clinical Web assessments that patients can utilize remotely. Contact: The Michael J. Fox Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.michaeljfox.org/research_openFundingPrograms_program.cfm?ID=18.

2008 Adolescent Family Life Demonstration ProgramDeadline: June 11, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To develop, implement and evaluate a multisite primary abstinence education program targeting youth ages 12-18. Contact: Deborah Speight, 240-453-8822; 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=17324&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement ResearchDeadline: January 15, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, public housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education and independent school districts. Fund uses: To encourage applied research attention to clinic efficiency models, service integration and targeted populations. Contact: Eugenia Eckard, 240-453-2800; 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=17291&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

State-Based Oral Disease Prevention ProgramDeadline: May 27, 2008. Eligibility: State health departments. Fund uses: To assist state and territorial health departments establish, strengthen and enhance the infrastructure and capacity of states and territories to plan, implement and evaluate population-based oral disease prevention and promotion programs, prioritizing populations based on oral disease burden. Contact: Teresa Belcher, 770-488-2919; 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=17286&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Housing

Single and Multi-Family HousingDeadline: September 30, 2008. Effective: March 28, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments, nonprofit organizations and individuals. Fund uses: To support the development and improvement of low-income housing in rural areas through a variety of loan and grant programs. Contact: Myron Wooden, 202-720-4780 (single family housing); Tammy S. Davis, 202-720-0021 (multifamily housing). More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6332.pdf.

HOPE VI Revitalization Grants ProgramDeadline: June 20, 2008. Eligibility: Public housing authorities. Fund uses: To improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects. Contact: Leigh van Rij, 202-402-5788; 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/E8-6101.pdf.

Justice

OVC Enhancing Services and Public Awareness Outreach for Victims in Underserved CommunitiesDeadline: April 28, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and state, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To raise awareness among underserved populations regarding victims' rights and available resources for crime victims in the local community. Contact: Meg Morrow, 202-305-2938, 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=41131&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Native Americans/Alaska Natives

Tribal Self-Governance Program Planning Cooperative AgreementDeadline: April 28, 2008. Eligibility: Federally recognized Indian tribes. Fund uses: To provide planning resources to tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Contact: Matt Johnson, 301-443-7821; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6406.pdf.

Elder Care Initiative Long-Term Care Grant ProgramDeadline: June 20, 2008. Eligibility: Indian tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations and consortia of eligible tribes, tribal organizations or urban Indian health programs. Fund uses: To support planning and implementation of sustainable long-term care services for American Indians and Alaska Native elders. Contact: Bruce Finke, 413-584-0790; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6409.pdf.

Traffic Safety Projects on Indian ReservationsDeadline: May 1, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To reduce the number of traffic crashes, death, injuries and property damage within the Indian community. Contact: Patricia Abeyta, 505-563-5371. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6349.pdf.

Rural Development/Services

Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development InitiativeDeadline: May 12, 2008. Eligibility: 1890 land-grant institutions. Fund uses: To provide technical assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural communities, conduct educational programs that develop and improve upon the professional skills of rural entrepreneurs, and provide outreach and promote USDA Rural Development programs in small rural communities with the greatest economic need. Contact: Edgar L. Lewis, 202-690-3407; 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/E8-6129.pdf.

Social Services

Low Income Taxpayer ClinicDeadline: April 24, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To establish a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic to provide services to qualified taxpayers. Contact: William Beard, 202-622-8972; 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=17275&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

 

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