May 27, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Arts/Culture Museum Interpretation Grants America's Media Makers Development Grants Community Development Dryer's Foundation: Small Grants & Product Donations Construction Grant Program Education Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Environment Mid-Capacity Assistance Program The Nature of Learning Grant Program Multi-Media Grant Program Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act Partnership Grants Health Medicaid Infrastructure Continuation Grants State Implementation Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with ASD Housing Project Design and Cost Standards for the Section 202 and Section 811 Programs Nutrition Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Refugees Voluntary Agency Matching Grant Substance Abuse Drug Policy Alliance Advocacy Grants Peter F. McManus Charitable Trust Grants Transportation Clean Fuels Grant Program Tribal Transit Program Disclaimer Arts/Culture Museum Interpretation Grants — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Museums with permanent collections of art objects of national or international significance. Fund uses: To expand museums' educational capacity by funding interpretive projects that enrich visitors' museum experiences. Contact: Museum Interpretation Grants, 310-440-7320. More information: http://www.getty.edu/grants/education/museum.html. America's Media Makers Development Grants — Deadline: August 27, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To collaborate with scholars to develop humanities content and format and to prepare programs for production. Contact: Division of Public Programs, 202-206-8269; 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=41720&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Community Development Dryer's Foundation: Small Grants & Product Donations — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide nonprofit organizations with funding and ice cream products to support nonprofit event-planning. Contact: Dreyer's Foundation, 510-450-4586. More information: http://www.dreyersinc.com/dreyersfoundation/small_grants.asp. Construction Grant Program — Deadline: July 21, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To construct new research science buildings or expand existing buildings. Contact: Chris Hunton, 301-975-5718; 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=41723&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Education Career and Technical Education Programs of Study — Deadline: July 7, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To support state efforts to offer rigorous career and technical education programs of study using articulation agreements. Contact: Scott Hess, 202-245-7772; 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/E8-11271.pdf. Environment Mid-Capacity Assistance Program — Deadline: June 13, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support collaborative nonprofit organizations that are at a relatively early stage in their organizational development and working in the areas of community forestry, watershed restoration, wildlife habitat or outdoor recreation. Contact: Chelsea Pennick, 406-542-2805 ext. 20; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.natlforests.org/mid_capacity_assistance.html. The Nature of Learning Grant Program — Deadline: June 16, 2008. Eligibility: Partnerships of schools and/or community nonprofit organizations working with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Fund uses: To support organizations interested in implementing the "Nature of Learning" program, which seeks to promote community stewardship and environmental education. Contact: Ellen Gabel, 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/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=4784. Multi-Media Grant Program — Deadline: July 8, 2008. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To build and expand the capacity and ability of states and tribes to operate their environmental compliance and enforcement program. Contact: Ginger Gotliffe, 202-564-7072; 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=41789&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act Partnership Grants — Deadline: July 19, 2008. Eligibility: State and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and individuals. Fund uses: To advance partnerships that focus on pesticide risk-management issues, with a special focus on integrated pest management approaches. Contact: Frank Ellis, 703-308-8107; 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=41788&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Health Medicaid Infrastructure Continuation Grants — Deadline: August 22, 2008. Eligibility: States with existing Medicaid Infrastructure Grants. Fund uses: To support people with disabilities procure and sustain competitive employment in an integrated setting. Contact: Nicole Nicholson, 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=41785&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. State Implementation Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with ASD — Deadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: Any public or private entity. Fund uses: To improve access to comprehensive, coordinated health care and related services for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Contact: Lynda Honberg, 301-443-2370. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17738&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Housing Project Design and Cost Standards for the Section 202 and Section 811 Programs — Effective: June 23, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development amended the regulations governing the Section 202 and Section 811 supportive housing programs to allow project sponsors to use HUD funds to install dishwashers in assisted supportive housing units. Contact: Yvonne Jefferson, 202-708-3000. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11619.pdf. Nutrition Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — Comments: October 15, 2008. Action: The Food and Nutrition Service announced a request for public comments to help the United States Department of Agriculture prepare for the 2009 Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. Contact: Robert M. Eadie, 703-305-2879 (fax). More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11236.pdf. Refugees Voluntary Agency Matching Grant — Effective: May 22, 2008. Action: The Office of Refugee Resettlement will award $2.17 million in noncompetitive supplemental funds to nine agencies that are currently serving refugees. Contact: Ronald Munia, 202-401-4559; 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/E8-11440.pdf. Substance Abuse Drug Policy Alliance Advocacy Grants — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status located in the U.S. Fund uses: To support organizations working to effect change in the national and state drug policy laws through public education initiatives. Contact: Asha Bandele, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.drugpolicy.org/about/jobsfunding/grants/rapid/. Peter F. McManus Charitable Trust Grants — Deadline: August 30, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support research that investigates the causes of drug and alcohol addiction. Contact: Katharine G. Lidz, 610-647-4974. More information: http://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/opportunities/2008/peter-f-mcmanus-charitable.html?log-event=sp2f-view-item&nid=39450657. Transportation Clean Fuels Grant Program — Deadline: July 21, 2008. Eligibility: Public transit operators. 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