April 3, 2007

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture Non-Insurance Risk Management Program Partnerships Market Access Program Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program Emerging Markets Program Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program Arts/Culture Study of Public Funding Methods for Museums Children/Youth Mattel Children's Foundation Domestic Grantmaking Program Community Development ADM Community Partnership Grants Economic Development Community Economic Development Discretionary Grant Program-Operational Projects Education High School Equivalency Program College Assistance Migrant Program Environment Household Water Well System Grant Program Noxious Weed Control New York Component Conservation Innovation Grants Texas Conservation Innovation Grant Hazardous Materials Emergency Program-Tribal Hazardous Materials Emergency Program-States Region 8 Wetland Program Development Grants Family Services Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects Health Healthy People and Healthy Communities Through Improved Environmental Health Service Delivery Maternal and Child Health Research Program Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Grantees HIV/AIDS HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R03) HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R01) Housing Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program Individuals With Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers Justice Solving Cold Cases With DNA Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat Mental Health Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program Supplements Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and for Women and Their Children Program Supplements Native Americans/Alaska Natives Indian Housing Block Grant Program Proposed Adoption of Administration of Native Americans Program Policies and Procedures Nutrition Food Stamp Participation Program Rural Development/Services Rural Business Investment Program Social Services Gannett Foundation Community Grants Sparkplug Foundation Set Something Off Grants State Median Income Estimate for a Four-Person Family Substance Abuse Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need Transportation Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program Clean Fuels Grant Program Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities, Job Access and Reverse Commute and New Freedom Programs: Final Circulars Fuel Tax Evasion Intergovernmental Enforcement Efforts Violence Prevention CCDO FY08 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program Disclaimer Agriculture Non-Insurance Risk Management Program Partnerships — Deadline: May 17, 2007. Eligibility: Federal, state and local agencies, tribal, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, corporations and other entities. Fund uses: To fund the development of non-insurance risk management tools that will be utilized by agricultural producers to help mitigate the risks inherent in agricultural production. Contact: Kristin Chow, 816-926-6343; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5971.pdf. Market Access Program — Deadline: May 14, 2007. Eligibility: State agencies, agricultural cooperatives and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To create, expand and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products through cost-share assistance. Contact: Program Policy Staff, 202-720-4327; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1590.pdf. Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program — Deadline: May 14, 2007. Eligibility: Government and private organizations. Fund uses: To address sanitary, phytosanitary or related technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. Contact: Program Policy Staff, 202-720-4327; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1592.pdf. Emerging Markets Program — Deadline: May 14, 2007. Eligibility: Government and private entities. Fund uses: To improve market access through generic, rather than branded, activities that can develop and promote U.S. agricultural products and/or processes in low- to middle-income countries that offer promise of emerging market opportunities. Contact: Program Policy Staff, 202-720-4327; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1594.pdf. Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program — Deadline: May 1, 2007. Eligibility: Educational institutions, community based organizations, associations of farmers and ranchers, state departments of agriculture and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support collaborative outreach and assistance programs for limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers, who produce priority commodities. Contact: David Wiggins, 202-690-2686. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13301&mode=VIEW. Arts/Culture Study of Public Funding Methods for Museums — Deadline: May 4, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To examine the effectiveness of different mechanisms of delivering public support to museums in the United States. Contact: Barbara Smith, 202-653-4688; 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=13271&mode=VIEW. Children/Youth Mattel Children's Foundation Domestic Grantmaking Program — Deadline: June 15, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations serving children. Fund uses: To support nonprofit organizations that serve children in need up to age 12 through both program-specific and core operating support grants. Contact: Mattel Children's Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.mattel.com/About_Us/Philanthropy/ci_mcf_philanthropy_grantmaking.asp. Community Development ADM Community Partnership Grants — Deadline: June 30, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To strengthen agricultural areas of the U.S. by funding community improvement projects. Contact: Mirinda Rothrock, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.admworld.com/naen/communitygrants.asp. Economic Development Community Economic Development Discretionary Grant Program-Operational Projects — Deadline: May 29, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To create new employment and business development opportunities for low-income individuals. Contact: Rafael Elizalde, 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=13255&mode=VIEW. Education High School Equivalency Program — Deadline: May 17, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children obtain a general education diploma and to gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher education or other post-secondary education or training. Contact: David De Soto, 202-260-8103; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-6092.pdf. College Assistance Migrant Program — Deadline: May 17, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide the academic and financial support necessary to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children successfully complete their first year of college. Contact: David De Soto, 202-260-8103; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-6091.pdf. Environment Household Water Well System Grant Program — Deadline: May 31, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit orgranizations. Fund uses: To help nonprofit organizations establish loan programs from which individuals may borrow money for household water well systems. Contact: Cheryl Francis, 202-720-1937; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5751.pdf. Noxious Weed Control — Deadline: June 29, 2007. Eligibility: County governments. Fund uses: To establish integrated management systems to control or contain undesirable plant species on federal lands. Contact: Melinda Ritacco, 208-373-4018. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13264&mode=VIEW. New York Component Conservation Innovation Grants — Deadline: June 1, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, individuals and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Contact: Kimberley Stinson, 315-477-6518; 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=13259&mode=VIEW. Texas Conservation Innovation Grant — Deadline: April 30, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, individuals, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Contact: Kathleen Pinckney, 254-742-9984. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13253&mode=VIEW. Hazardous Materials Emergency Program-Tribal — Deadline: September 29, 2007. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To provide hazardous materials planning and training for everyday hazardous materials. Contact: Charles Rogoff, 202-366-0001. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13220&mode=VIEW. Hazardous Materials Emergency Program-States — Deadline: September 29, 2007. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To provide hazardous materials planning and training for everyday hazardous materials. Contact: Charles Rogoff, 202-366-0001. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13217&mode=VIEW. Region 8 Wetland Program Development Grants — Deadline: May 10, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments within EPA Region 8. Fund uses: To increase the quantity and quality of wetlands in the United States by conserving and restoring wetland acreage and improving wetland conditions. Contact: Brent Truskowski, 303-312-6235. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13231&mode=VIEW. Family Services Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects — Deadline: June 1, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To find effective means, within the context of the family, of reaching pre-adolescent and adolescent children before they become sexually active to encourage them to abstain from premarital sexual activity. Contact: OAPP staff, 240-453-2828; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1585.pdf. Health Healthy People and Healthy Communities Through Improved Environmental Health Service Delivery — Deadline: May 29, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and tribal organizations. Fund uses: To establish community efforts to improve the health and environment of underserved populations by building effective environmental health programs and enhancing the delivery of environmental health services. Contact: PGOTIMS, 770-488-2700. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13319&mode=VIEW. Maternal and Child Health Research Program — Deadline: September 14, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support research relating to maternal and child health services which shows promise to advance the current knowledge pool. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 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=13250&mode=VIEW. Information Services to Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Grantees — Deadline: May 4, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide information and assistance to Rural Hospital Flexibility Program grantees, critical access hospitals and other small rural hospitals. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 877-464-4772; 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=13260&mode=VIEW. HIV/AIDS HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R03) — Deadline: June 16, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, public and Indian housing authorities, institutions of higher education and tribal, for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To advance scientific research and intervention regarding HIV treatment adherence. Contact: NIH OER Webmaster, 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=13242&mode=VIEW. HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R01) — Deadline: June 5, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, public and Indian housing authorities, institutions of higher education and tribal, for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To advance scientific research and intervention regarding HIV treatment adherence. Contact: OER Webmaster, 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=13240&mode=VIEW. Housing Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program — Deadline: June 8, 2007. Eligibility: State and local governments, public housing authorities and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To reduce the incidence of homelessness in Continuum of Care communities by helping homeless individuals and families move to self-sufficiency and permanent housing. Contact: Susan Ziff, 202-708-1234 ext. 5464; 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=13251&mode=VIEW. Individuals With Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers — Comments: April 26, 2007. Action: Proposed a new vocational rehabilitation priority under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program. Contact: Donna Nangle, 202-245–7462. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5590.pdf. Justice Solving Cold Cases With DNA — Deadline: May 14, 2007. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To identify, review and investigate violent crime "cold cases" that have the potential to be solved using DNA analysis, and to locate and analyze biological evidence associated with these cases. Contact: Charles Heurich, 202-616-9264. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13313&mode=VIEW. Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat — Deadline: April 30, 2007. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To enhance the ability of law enforcement personnel to deal with the threat of improvised explosive devices. Contact: Chris Tillery, 202-305-9829. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13265&mode=VIEW. Mental Health Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program Supplements — Deadline: May 16, 2007. Eligibility: Entities currently receiving CMH cooperative agreements. Fund uses: To expand and enhance grant activities that develop integrated home and community-based services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families by encouraging enduring and effective systems of care. Contact: Kimberly Pendleton, 240-276-1421. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13284&mode=VIEW. Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and for Women and Their Children Program Supplements — Deadline: May 25, 2007. Eligibility: The 14 PPW/RWC grantees funded in FY 2004 whose awards expire in Sept. 2007. Fund uses: To expand and enhance grant activities that increase the availability of comprehensive, high-quality residential substance abuse treatment services for low-income women, aged 18 and older who are pregnant, postpartum or parenting women, and their minor children, aged 17 and under who have limited access to quality health services. Contact: Kimberly Pendleton, 240-276-1421. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13285&mode=VIEW. Native Americans/Alaska Natives Indian Housing Block Grant Program — Comments: May 29, 2007. C.F.R.: 24 C.F.R. Part 1000. Action: Proposed extending by 30 days the submission deadline for Indian Housing Block Grant recipients' annual performance reports. Contact: Jennifer Bullough, 202-402-4274. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5738.pdf. Proposed Adoption of Administration of Native Americans Program Policies and Procedures — Action: Clarified its intent and provided a definitive statement on the number of awards an eligible applicant can receive under the Social and Economic Development Strategies program. Contact: Sheila Cooper, 877-922-9262. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5630.pdf. Nutrition Food Stamp Participation Program — Deadline: June 11, 2007. Eligibility: State and local governments and agencies, educational entities and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To improve the quality and efficiency of operations within the food stamp office. Contact: Lisa Johnson, 703-305-2848. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13226&mode=VIEW. Rural Development/Services Rural Business Investment Program — Comments: April 28, 2007. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 4290. Action: Requested public comment regarding the possibility of operating the Rural Business Investment Program, in light of the loss of funding starting in the 2007 fiscal year, to provide for non-leveraged rural business investment companies. Contact: Michael Foore, 202-690-4730. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1530.pdf. Social Services Gannett Foundation Community Grants — Deadline: May 15, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in communities where the Gannett Co. owns a daily newspaper or broadcast station. Fund uses: To support grassroots organizations that target social and human services activities, health and mental health services, and other services for the disadvantaged. Contact: Gannett Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.gannettfoundation.org/guidelines.htm. Sparkplug Foundation Set Something Off Grants — Deadline: May 16, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To build lasting infrastructure for carrying out the goals of music, education and community organizing work. Contact: Sparkplug Foundation, 877-866-8285; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org. State Median Income Estimate for a Four-Person Family — Effective: March 28, 2007. Action: Announced the estimated median income for four-person families in each state and the District of Columbia for federal fiscal year 2008 for use under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Contact: Peter Edelman, 202-401-5292; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5631.pdf. Substance Abuse Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need — Deadline: May 25, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and Asian American/Pacific Islander, tribal and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To expand and enhance communities' ability to provide a comprehensive, integrated and community-based response to a targeted, well-documented substance abuse treatment capacity problem and/or improve the quality and intensity of services. Contact: Kimberly Pendleton, 240-276-1421. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13283&mode=VIEW. Transportation Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program — Comments: April 30, 2007. Action: Extended the date by which the Federal Transit Administration indicated it would respond to public comments on establishing and implementing the Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program. Contact: David Horner, 202-366-4040; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5880.pdf. Clean Fuels Grant Program — Effective: April 30, 2007. C.F.R.: 49 C.F.R. Part 624. Action: Revised Clean Fuels Grant Program regulations to reflect amendments that changed the program from a formula-based to discretionary grant program. 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://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5879.pdf. Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities, Job Access and Reverse Commute and New Freedom Programs: Final Circulars — Effective: May 1, 2007. Action: Issued circulars to assist grantees in implementing the Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities, Job Access and Reverse Commute, and New Freedom Programs. Contact: Henrika Buchanan-Smith, 202-366-4020; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Bryna Helfer, 202-366-4020; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Bonnie Graves, 202-366-4011; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5734.pdf. Fuel Tax Evasion Intergovernmental Enforcement Efforts — Deadline: June 8, 2007. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To reduce fuel tax evasion and increase collaboration and coordination amoung public agencies. Contact: Sherri Alston, 202-366-9232. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13261&mode=VIEW. Violence Prevention CCDO FY08 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program — Deadline: August 30, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and neighborhood and community-based organizations. Fund uses: To prevent, control and reduce violent crime, criminal drug-related activity and gang activity in neighborhoods with persistent high levels of serious crime and corresponding social problems. Contact: Romia Smith, 202-307-6031. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13317&mode=VIEW.

 

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