April 29, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Children/Youth Community Economic Development Program Operational Projects Community Service Endowment Challenge Grants 2008 - 2010 Education Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program Emergency Management for Higher Education Grants Title I Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education Strengthening Institutions Program Employment/Training Workforce Investment Act of 1998; Incentive Funding Availability Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Grants Environment Lake Priorities Migratory Bird Project Support Great Lakes Pollution Prevention and Reduction and Rochester RAP Management Health Therapeutics Development Initiative Grants to States for Operation of Qualified High Risk Pools Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2009 Service Area Competition: New and Competing Continuation Funding Building A Healthy Nation - Strategic Alliance for Health National Organization Activities for Cancer Control in Underserved Populations HIV/AIDS HIV Prevention Projects Housing Demonstration Program for Elderly Housing for Intergenerational Families Rural Housing and Economic Development Demonstration Program for Elderly Housing for Intergenerational Families Job Training/Employment Workforce Investment Act; Lower Living Standard Income Level Justice NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement NIJ FY08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Mental Health Helping Hands Grant Program Native Americans/Alaska Natives FY 2008 Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project Using Traditional Foods and Sustainable Ecological Approaches for Health Promotion and Diabetes Prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities Nutrition Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Social Services Western Union Foundation Grants Disclaimer Children/Youth Community Economic Development Program Operational Projects — Deadline: June 25, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To address broader objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in both urban and rural areas. Contact: Rafael Elizalde, 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=41390&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Community Service Endowment Challenge Grants 2008 - 2010 — Deadline: August 1, 2008. Eligibility: Denver-area nonprofit organizations that provide services in one or more of the following counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. Fund uses: To help nonprofits in the metropolitan Denver community strengthen their long-term financial stability through endowment-building. Contact: Community First Foundation, 720-898-5900. More information: http://www.communityfirstfoundation.org/news_news.cfm?newsid=62. Education Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program — Deadline: June 24, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Contact: Donna Nangle, 202-245-7462; 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/E8-9109.pdf. Emergency Management for Higher Education Grants — Deadline: May 27, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To develop or review, improve and fully integrate campus-based all-hazards emergency management planning efforts for institutions of higher education. Contact: Tara Hill, 202-708-9431; 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/E8-8954.pdf. Title I Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged — Comments: June 23, 2008. Action: The Department of Education proposed a rule to clarify and strengthen current Title I regulations in the areas of assessment, accountability, public school choice and supplemental educational services. Contact: Zollie Stevenson, 202-260-1824. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8700.pdf. Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education — Deadline: May 22, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To develop innovative demonstration projects that provide technical assistance or professional development that faculty and administrators at IHEs need to effectively teach students with disabilities. Contact: Brenda Shade, 202-502-7773. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8699.pdf. Strengthening Institutions Program — Deadline: May 22, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To help IHEs become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students. Contact: Darlene B. Collins, 202-502-7576; 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/E8-8702.pdf. Employment/Training Workforce Investment Act of 1998; Incentive Funding Availability — Deadline: June 9, 2008. Eligibility: The state governments of Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, South Carolina and South Dakota. Fund uses: To support innovative workforce development and education activities that are authorized under Title I or Title II of the WIA, or under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Contact: Karen Staha, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Traci Dimartini, 202-693-3698; 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/E8-8861.pdf. Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program — Deadline: June 2, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To create job opportunities for low-income individuals. Contact: Rafael J. Elizalde, 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=41391&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Grants — Deadline: June 6, 2008. Eligibility: Consortia of community-based organizations and registered apprenticeship programs. Fund uses: To assist employers and labor unions in the placement and retention of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations. Contact: James Stockton, 202-693-3335. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8651.pdf. Environment Lake Priorities — Deadline: June 10, 2008. Eligibility: State pollution control agencies, interstate agencies and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support projects advancing lakewide management plan coordination and project implementation for Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and projects advancing Lake Huron binational partnership objectives. Contact: Lawrence Brail, 312-886-7474. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=41409&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Migratory Bird Project Support — Deadline: September 1, 2008. Eligibility: Individuals, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To preserve the habitats of migratory birds. Contact: Seth Mott, 703-358-1969; 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=41345&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Great Lakes Pollution Prevention and Reduction and Rochester RAP Management — Deadline: June 10, 2008. Eligibility: State pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To advance Great Lakes pollution prevention and reduction and Rochester RAP Management. Contact: Lawrence Brail, 312-886-7474; 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=41364&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Health Therapeutics Development Initiative — Deadline: May 28, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit agencies. Fund uses: To support preclinical development of Parkinson's disease therapies that have the potential for fundamentally altering disease course or improving treatment of symptoms above and beyond current standards of care. Contact: Patricia Schreiber, 212-509-0995 ext. 254; 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=20. Grants to States for Operation of Qualified High Risk Pools — Effective: May 27, 2008. Action: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a final rule regarding extended funding for seed and operational grants for state high-risk pools under the Public Health Service Act. Contact: Jessica Kahn, 410-786-9361; John Young, 410-786-0505. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-9066.pdf. Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2009 Service Area Competition: New and Competing Continuation Funding — Effective: April 24, 2008. Action: HRSA changed the application deadline for the fiscal year 2009 Service Area Competition - New and Competing Continuation Funding, and updated the list of available service areas. Contact: Nicole Amado, 301-594-4300; 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/E8-9009.pdf. Building A Healthy Nation - Strategic Alliance for Health — Deadline: June 24, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To create healthier communities through sustainable, innovative, evidence- and practice-based community health promotion, and chronic disease prevention programs that promote policy, systems and environmental change. Contact: Deborah Mercy, 770-488-2758; 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=17562&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. National Organization Activities for Cancer Control in Underserved Populations — Deadline: June 23, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To develop, enhance and coordinate cancer prevention and control activities for individuals who may be under-served, uninsured or under-insured, at risk, or members of racial or ethnic minorities. Contact: Stephanie Lankford, 770-488-2936; 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=17549&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. HIV/AIDS HIV Prevention Projects — Deadline: May 15, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To support state health departments' HIV-prevention projects in accordance with Section 2625 of the Public Health Service Act. Contact: Rafael J. Elizalde, 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=17563&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Housing Demonstration Program for Elderly Housing for Intergenerational Families — Deadline: July 2, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide assistance for intergenerational dwelling units for intergenerational families in connection with the supportive housing program under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). Contact: Claire M. Trivedi, 202-402-6634; 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=41410&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Rural Housing and Economic Development — Deadline: May 30, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide support for innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas. Contact: Linda Streets, 202-708-2290; 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=41430&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Demonstration Program for Elderly Housing for Intergenerational Families — Deadline: July 2, 2008. Eligibility: Private nonprofit owners of Section 202 projects. Fund uses: To expand the supply of intergenerational dwelling units for very low-income grandparents or older relatives raising a child. Contact: Aretha Williams, 202-708-3000. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-9042.pdf. Job Training/Employment Workforce Investment Act; Lower Living Standard Income Level — Effective: April 25, 2008. Action: The Department of Labor determined the lower living standard income level for uses described in the Workforce Investment Act. Contact: Evan Rosenberg, 202-693-3593. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-9076.pdf. Justice NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement — Deadline: May 23, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To develop novel and innovative methodologies for improving the efficiency and capacity of public forensic DNA laboratories through the development and adoption of an improved laboratory process. Contact: Minh Nguyen, 202-305-2664; 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=17560&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. NIJ FY08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing — Deadline: May 23, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To assist eligible entities in performing DNA analysis on unidentified human remains and reference samples to support the efforts of state and local governments to identify missing persons and to enter resulting DNA profiles into the CODIS+mito index of the FBI's National DNA Index System. Contact: Lois Tully, 202-307-0694; 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=17559&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Mental Health Helping Hands Grant Program — Deadline: May 15, 2008. Eligibility: Medical schools. Fund uses: To encourage medical students to participate in community mental health service activities, particularly those focused on underserved populations. Contact: American Psychiatric Foundation, 703-907-8517. More information: http://www.psychfoundation.org/helping_hands.cfm. Native Americans/Alaska Natives FY 2008 Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project — Deadline: June 9, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To characterize/assess open dumps; develop integrated solid waste management plans and tribal codes and regulations; develop and implement alternative solid waste management activities/facilities (including equipment acquisition); and to develop and implement cleanup, closure and post-closure programs for open dumps in Indian Country. Contact: Tonya Hawkins, 703-308-8278; 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=41394&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Using Traditional Foods and Sustainable Ecological Approaches for Health Promotion and Diabetes Prevention in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities — Deadline: June 6, 2008. Eligibility: American Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Fund uses: To support community use of traditional foods and sustainable ecological approaches for diabetes prevention and health promotion in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, and to engage communities in identifying and sharing the stories of healthy traditional ways of eating, being active, and communicating health information and support for diabetes prevention and wellness. Contact: Zoe Fludd, 770-488-2066; 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=17548&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Nutrition Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — Effective: June 23, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 246. Action: The Food and Nutrition Service amended the regulations governing the requirements for state vendor management and infant formula cost-containment systems. Contact: Debra R. Whitford, 703-305-2746. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-8767.pdf. Social Services Western Union Foundation Grants — Deadline: September 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations whose primary mission is to serve migrant and immigrant populations, and NGOs operating in the developing world that alleviate poverty and provide economic development programs. Fund uses: To fund projects in the U.S. and abroad that: provide migrant and low-income populations with educational and economic opportunities; assist newly arrived immigrants in the U.S. to integrate into their new environment; or provide basic social services to communities in developing countries. 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