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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Arts/Culture
Performing Ensembles Program

Economic Development
Small Business Development Center

Education
Impact Aid Programs

Environment
Wildlife Forever: Challenge Grants
Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program For Tribes
San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund
West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program - FY 2009 Competition

Health
Evidence for Improvement: Evaluating Quality Improvement Training Programs
First Time Motherhood/New Parents Initiative
Maternal and Child Health Research
Population Research Infrastructure Program
The Community Based Doula Program
Community Services Block Grant Training and Technical Assistance Program: Capacity Building
Discretionary Grants for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program
Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education with Women Across the Lifespan Pilot Program
Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visitation Programs to Prevent Child Maltreatment
Long Term MCH Training: LEND Expansion
Long Term MCH Training: LEND

Justice
Reclaim Our Vote Grant Opportunity
Latino Youth Mentoring Program
National Training and Technical Assistance Project
Electronic and Cyber Crime Training and Technical Assistance Program
National Mentoring Programs
Electronic and Cyber Crime Training and Technical Assistance Program

Senior Citizens
Tax Counseling for the Elderly

Transportation
Transportation Border Congestion Relief Program
Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas
Safe Transit In Shared Track Sites and Analysis Research
Clean Fuels
Tribal Transit Program

Veterans
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program

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Arts/Culture

Performing Ensembles ProgramDeadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit professional performing ensembles. Fund uses: To enhance the public's awareness of and appreciation for contemporary American music through general operating support or project-specific funding. Contact: Grants Manager, 212-810-4567; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.coplandfund.org/ensembles.html.

Economic Development

Small Business Development CenterDeadline: August 28, 2008. Eligibility: Small Business Development Center recipient organization. Fund uses: To provide business management and technical assistance, including short- and long-term counseling, training to clients who want to start or expand a small business. Contact: Office of Small Business Development, 202-205-6766; 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=41820&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Education

Impact Aid ProgramsComments: July 2, 2008. C.F.R.: 34 C.F.R. Part 222. Action: The Department of Education proposed to amend regulations governing the Impact Aid program under Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Contact: Catherine Schagh, 202-260-3858; 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/E8-12233.pdf.

Environment

Wildlife Forever: Challenge GrantsDeadline: July 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations based in North America. Fund uses: To acquire and restore valuable wildlife habitat, support research and management projects, and promote wildlife educational activities. Contact: Pat Conzemius, 763-253-0222. More information: http://www.wildlifeforever.org/grants/overview.aspx.

Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program For TribesDeadline: July 14, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To develop and implement hazardous waste programs and for capacity building to address hazardous waste management in Indian Country. Contact: Denise Roy, 703-308-8458; 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=41837&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement FundDeadline: August 25, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To restore and protect the water quality, habitat and environment of the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds through comprehensive approaches to water quality management. Contact: Luisa Valiela, 415-972-3400; 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=41812&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California CoastDeadline: August 25, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To conserve, restore and protect the water quality, habitat and environment of California coastal waters, estuaries, bays and near-shore waters through comprehensive approaches to water-quality management. Contact: Ephraim D. Leon-Guerrero, 415-972-3444; 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=41810&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program - FY 2009 CompetitionDeadline: July 23, 2008. Eligibility: States and territories with Coastal Zone Management Programs. Fund uses: To support coastal and estuarine land conservation projects. Contact: Steve Drescher, 301-713-0926; 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=41800&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Health

Evidence for Improvement: Evaluating Quality Improvement Training ProgramsDeadline: July 16, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To fund existing quality improvement programs in the health care field in order to identify effective quality improvement strategies that can be adapted in the future. Contact: Evidence for Improvement, 800-978-8309; 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=20282.

First Time Motherhood/New Parents InitiativeDeadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: State and territorial maternal and child health Title V agencies. Fund uses: To increase public awareness of resources available to women preparing for childbirth and new parents through advertising campaigns and toll-free hotlines. Contact: Makeva M. Rhoden, 301-443-9847. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17801&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Maternal and Child Health ResearchDeadline: August 4, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support applied research relating to maternal and child health services that show promise of substantial contribution to the advancement of the current knowledge pool. Contact: Rita Haggerty, 301-443-3146; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Hae Young Park, 301-443-2127; 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=17812&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Population Research Infrastructure ProgramDeadline: November 19, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide infrastructure support in order to foster and enhance the research capabilities of established population research centers that are highly productive and influential in the areas of research that fall within the mission of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, Center for Population Research. Contact: Cecilia E. Bruce, 301-435-1304; 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=17811&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

The Community Based Doula ProgramDeadline: July 1, 2008. Eligibility: Any public or private entity. Fund uses: To support community-based doulas, who have specialized knowledge and experience in perinatal care and support. Contact: Angela Hayes-Toliver, 301-443-0543. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17802&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Community Services Block Grant Training and Technical Assistance Program: Capacity BuildingDeadline: July 14, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To fund up to 48 capacity-building collaborations that will aid the Community Services Network, in support of National Community Action Goal 5. Contact: Yolanda J. Butler, 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=41842&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Discretionary Grants for the Family Violence Prevention and Services ProgramDeadline: July 14, 2008. Eligibility: State governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide financial support for the development of family violence intervention services and prevention efforts. Contact: Marylousie Kelley, 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=41843&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education with Women Across the Lifespan Pilot ProgramDeadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To develop cross-generational HIV/AIDS prevention education approaches specific to women at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and other female members of the family age 12 and up. Contact: OPHS Office of Grants Management, 240-453-8822. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17799&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visitation Programs to Prevent Child MaltreatmentDeadline: July 21, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, public housing authorities, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support the infrastructure needed for the widespread adoption, implementation and sustaining of evidence-based home visitation programs. Contact: Melissa Brodowski, 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=41792&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Long Term MCH Training: LEND ExpansionDeadline: July 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To conduct autism activities and build training capacity. Contact: Denise Sofka, 301-443-0344; 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=17773&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Long Term MCH Training: LENDDeadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit agencies. Fund uses: To improve the health of infants, children and adolescents who have, or at risk of developing, neurodevelopmental and other related disabilities by preparing trainees from a wide variety of professional disciplines to assume leadership roles and to ensure high levels of interdisciplinary clinical competence. Contact: Denise Sofka, 301-443-0344; 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=17771&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.

Justice

Reclaim Our Vote Grant OpportunityDeadline: June 16, 2008. Eligibility: Georgia-based nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To promote voter registration and participation in Georgia communities. Contact: Fund for Southern Communities, 404-371-8404. More information: http://www.fundforsouth.org/apply_grant.htm.

Latino Youth Mentoring ProgramDeadline: June 20, 2008. Eligibility: Local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To develop programs for Latino youth to keep gang activity and recruitment at bay. Contact: Steffie Rapp, 202-514-9123; 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=41850&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

National Training and Technical Assistance ProjectDeadline: June 25, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To facilitate direct services to BJA customers through strategic meeting support and responses to emerging challenges in adjudication, corrections, crime prevention, law enforcement, justice information sharing, tribal justice, and substance abuse and mental health. Contact: Christopher Casto, 202-353-7193; 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=41822&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Electronic and Cyber Crime Training and Technical Assistance ProgramDeadline: June 19, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, public housing authorities, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To expand or enhance the training and technical assistance programs that have national scope. Contact: Jonathan Fletcher, 202-350-8115; 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=41821&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

National Mentoring ProgramsDeadline: June 20, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To propose the implementation of ready initiatives that will assist in the development and maturity of community programs to provide mentoring services to populations that are underserved due to locations, shortage of mentors, special physical or mental challenges of the targeted population, or other situations identified by the community in need of mentoring services. Contact: Patrick Dunckhorst, 202-514-4158; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=41814&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Electronic and Cyber Crime Training and Technical Assistance ProgramDeadline: June 19, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To expand or enhance the training and technical assistance programs that have national scope. Contact: Chris Casto, 202-353-7193; 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=41821&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Senior Citizens

Tax Counseling for the ElderlyDeadline: August 2, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To provide training and technical assistance to volunteers who provide free tax counseling and assistance to elderly individuals in the preparation of their federal income tax returns. Contact: Lynn Tyler, 202-283-0189; 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=41877&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Transportation

Transportation Border Congestion Relief ProgramDeadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: International border states, bridge and tunnel operators, and private entities. Fund uses: To identify and assist international land border states with implementing innovative solutions to help address land border travel time delay and facilitate trade and travel without compromising the vital mission of securing America's borders. Contact: Alla C. Shaw, 202-366-1042; 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/E8-12055.pdf.

Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural AreasDeadline: June 27, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To support strategies and activities that have the greatest potential for increasing the seat belt use rate in rural areas for 2009 and beyond. Contact: Terry McBee, 202-366-3998; 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=41823&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Safe Transit In Shared Track Sites and Analysis ResearchDeadline: June 30, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To identify those elements that will support a Federal Railroad Administration waiver and provide an equivalent (or greater) level of safety for shared track operations at the selected transit agency. Contact: Terrell Williams, 202-366-0232; 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=41825&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Clean FuelsDeadline: July 21, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To assist non-attainment or maintenance areas in achieving or maintaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone or carbon monoxide. Contact: Kimberly Sledge, 202-366-2053; 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=41817&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Tribal Transit ProgramDeadline: August 19, 2008. Eligibility: Indian tribes and organizations. Fund uses: To serve any purpose eligible under the Nonurbanized Area Formula Program. Contact: Lorna R. Wilson, 202-366-0893; 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=41824&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Veterans

Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance ProgramEffective: May 28, 2008. C.F.R.: 38 C.F.R. Part 21. Action: The Department of Veterans Affairs amended its regulations governing the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program to implement statutory provisions in the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000, the Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001, the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2002, and the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003. Contact: Diane M. Walters, 202-461-9849. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-11726.pdf.

 

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