July 1, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture Food Safety and Defense Training for Spanish-Speaking Plant Owners and Operators Arts/Culture America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants Children/Youth Unaccompanied Alien Children Shelter Care Facilities Assets for Independence Demonstration Program Grants for Youth Community Service Youth-serving Organization Capacity Building Economic Development Western Union Foundation Grants for Immigrants, Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development Education Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program Employment/Training Training, Technical Assistance and Information Dissemination Area of Interest 1: Leveraging Partnerships and Data Analysis Environment 2008 Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right Regulations for Complying with the National Environmental Policy Act Health Hospital Conditions of Participation; Laboratory Services Johnson& Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare Grants Regulation on the Organizational Integrity of Entities Implementing Leadership Act Programs and Activities Comprehensive STD Prevention Projects HIV/AIDS Cable Positive's Tony Cox Community Fund Housing HOPE VI Main Street Grants Revisions to the Hospital Mortage Insurance Program Justice Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 Native Americans/Alaska Natives Native American Technical Assistance Program Rural Development/Services Housing Preservation Grants Technology Technology Innovation Program Transportation Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs Veterans Beneficiary Travel Under 38 U.S.C. 111 Within the United States Disclaimer Agriculture Food Safety and Defense Training for Spanish-Speaking Plant Owners and Operators — Deadline: August 11, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Fund uses: To provide training and education to Spanish-speaking owners and operators of establishments producing meat and poultry products subject to FSIS's regulations. Contact: Mildred Rivera-Betancourt, 515-727-8987; 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/E8-14287.pdf. Arts/Culture America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants — Deadline: August 27, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To create Web sites, PDA tours and resources, podcasts, virtual environments, wiki formats or others that utilize user-generated content, virtual imaging, GIS mapping, online scholar-led discussions, video on demand, streaming video, games, or other digital components. 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=42176&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants — Deadline: August 27, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To offer new ways of contextualizing and interpreting information that engages public audiences interactively in exploring humanities ideas and questions. 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=42175&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Children/Youth Unaccompanied Alien Children Shelter Care Facilities — Action: The Office of Refugee Resettlement awarded 10 unaccompanied alien shelter care providers $2,521,320 to support services through Sept. 30, 2008. Contact: Kenneth Tota, 202-401-4858. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14429.pdf. Assets for Independence Demonstration Program — Deadline: January 15, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities. Fund uses: To establish and administer Assets for Independence (AFI) projects. Contact: James Gatz, 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=42135&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Grants for Youth — Deadline: October 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support educational and cultural programs that benefit children and youth. Contact: Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation, http://www.shoptommy.com/tommy/company/emailUs.jsp. More information: http://www.tommy.com/opencms/opencms/corporate/foundation/applicationprocess.html/. Community Service Youth-serving Organization Capacity Building — Deadline: July 29, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To advance a national agenda for helping America's children and youth through the mobilization of volunteers and identification of resources to support other youth-serving organizations. Contact: Special Initiatives Hotline, 202-606-7507; 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=42134&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Economic Development Western Union Foundation Grants for Immigrants, Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development — Deadline: September 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support the foundation's three focus areas: Creating Pathways for Opportunity; Supporting Cultural Inclusion; and Fostering Hope in the Developing World. Contact: Western Union Foundation, 720-332-6606; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://corporate.westernunion.com/foundation_guidelines.html. Education Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program — Deadline: September 25, 2008. Eligibility: State educational agencies. Fund uses: To promote the generation and accurate and timely use of data that are needed to comply with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and other reporting requirements. Contact: Tate Gould, 202-219-7080; 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/E8-14534.pdf. Employment/Training Training, Technical Assistance and Information Dissemination — Deadline: July 28, 2008. Eligibility: Domestic entities. Fund uses: To maintain and disseminate regulatory and technical information for the Weatherization network. Contact: Jacqulyn Wilson, 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=17978&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Area of Interest 1: Leveraging Partnerships and Data Analysis — Deadline: July 28, 2008. Eligibility: Domestic entities. Fund uses: To expand financial resources of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance Program at the federal, state, and local level. Contact: Jacqulyn Wilson, 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=17977&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Environment 2008 Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants — Deadline: August 22, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, and state, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To support demonstration, training, outreach and educational activities to reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants and yield measurable environmental outcomes. Contact: Todd Rinck, 404-562-9062; 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=42150&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right — C.F.R.: 40 C.F.R. Part 745. Action: The Environmental Protection Agency issued its Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right: EPA's Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Program. Contact: Colby Lintner, 202-554-1404; 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/E8-14507.pdf. Regulations for Complying with the National Environmental Policy Act — Effective: June 25, 2008. Comments: July 25, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 CFR Part 650. Action: The Natural Resources Conservation Service amended its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance regulations to clarify the appropriate use of a program environmental assessment and to align its NEPA public involvement process with that of the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations. Contact: Matt Harrington, 202-720-4925; 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/E8-14122.pdf. Health Hospital Conditions of Participation; Laboratory Services — Effective: June 27, 2008. C.F.R.: 42 C.F.R. Part 482. Action: The Department of Health and Human Services finalized the conditions of participation requirement for hospitals that transfuse blood and blood components. Contact: Mary Collins, 410-786-3189 and Marcia Newton, 410-786-5265. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-13279.pdf. Johnson& Johnson/Society for the Arts in Healthcare Grants — Deadline: August 8, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments, schools and educational institutions that are members of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare. Fund uses: To promote the use of the arts to enhance the healthcare experience for patients, their families and caregivers. Contact: Society for the Arts in Healthcare, 202-299-9770; http://thesah.org/about/send_email.cfm. More information: http://thesah.org/template/page.cfm?page_id=15#GrantProgramDeadlines. Regulation on the Organizational Integrity of Entities Implementing Leadership Act Programs and Activities — Comments: July 28, 2008. C.F.R.: 45 C.F.R. Part 88. Action: The Department of Health and Human Services sought comments on the separation that must exist between a recipient of HHS funds to implement HIV/AIDS programs and activities under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003, Pub. L. 108-25, and an affiliate organization that engages in activities that are not consistent with a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking. Contact: William R. Steiger, 202-690-6174. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14609.pdf. Comprehensive STD Prevention Projects — Deadline: August 25, 2008. Eligibility: Public health agencies. Fund uses: To enhance the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases. Contact: Cheryl Pressley, 404-639-8164; 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=17970&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. HIV/AIDS Cable Positive's Tony Cox Community Fund — Deadline: September 12, 2008. Eligibility: AIDS Service organizations working in collaboration with community-based organizations and cable providers. Fund uses: To encourage community-based AIDS Service Organizations and cable outlets to partner in joint community outreach efforts, or to produce and distribute new, locally focused HIV/AIDS-related programs and public service announcements. Contact: Jennifer Medina, 212-459-1504; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.cablepositive.org/documents/TCCF%20Grant%20Guidelines%202008%20Cycle2_web.pdf. Housing HOPE VI Main Street Grants — Deadline: August 15, 2008. Eligibility: Local governments. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making available approximately $4 million in assistance through the FY2008 HOPE IV Main Street Grants Program. Contact: Lawrence Gnessin, 202-402-2676; 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/E8-14445.pdf. Revisions to the Hospital Mortage Insurance Program — Effective: July 25, 2008. C.F.R.: 24 C.F.R. Part 242. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development revised and amended the Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program. Contact: Roger E. Miller, 202-708-0599. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14131.pdf. Justice Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities — Comments: August 18, 2008. C.F.R.: 28 C.F.R. Part 36. Action: The Department of Justice issued corrections to its proposed rule addressing nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in public accommodations and in commercial facilities. Contact: Janet L. Blizard, 202-307-0663. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14395.pdf. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services — Comments: August 18, 2008. C.F.R.: 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Action: The Department of Justice issued corrections to its proposed rule addressing nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in state and local government services. Contact: Janet L. Blizard, 202-307-0663. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14388.pdf. Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 — Deadline: August 28, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education and public housing authorities. Fund uses: To develop and test systems-level models that integrate public health and public safety approaches for criminal justice-involved adults and adolescents with drug abuse and addictive disorders. Contact: Edith Davis, 301-443-6710; 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=17966&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Native Americans/Alaska Natives Native American Technical Assistance Program — Deadline: July 11, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To establish cooperative working relationships with tribes to enable them to take advantage and benefit from the Bureau of Reclamation's technical expertise and resources. Contact: Gerald Casares, 928-343-8262. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42155&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Rural Development/Services Housing Preservation Grants — Effective: September 9, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 CFR Part 1944. Action: The Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Office amended its regulations for the Housing Preservation Grants Program to include faith-based and community organizations as eligible entities. Contact: Bonnie Edwards-Jackson, 202-690-0759. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14456.pdf. Technology Technology Innovation Program — Effective: June 25, 2008. C.F.R.: 15 C.F.R. Part 296. Action: The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a final rule to implement the Technology Innovation Program. Contact: Barbara Lambis, 301-975-4447; 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/E8-14083.pdf. Transportation Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs — Effective: August 25, 2008. C.F.R.: 49 C.F.R. Part 40. Action: The Department of Transportation amended provisions of its drug and alcohol testing procedures to change instructions to collectors, laboratories, medical review officers and employers regarding adulterated, substituted, diluted and invalid urine specimen results. Contact: Jim L. Swart, 202-366-3784; 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/E8-14218.pdf. Veterans Beneficiary Travel Under 38 U.S.C. 111 Within the United States — Effective: July 30, 2008. C.F.R.: 38 C.F.R. Part 17 and 70. Action: The Department of Veterans Affairs amended the beneficiary travel regulations. Contact: Tony Guagliardo, 202-254-0406. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-14722.pdf.   This newsletter contains links to external sites that are not owned or controlled by Thompson. 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