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September 9, 2008 |
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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Agriculture
General Grant Administrative Provisions and Program-Specific Administrative Provisions for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; Correction
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program; Farm Bill
Arts/Culture
Museum and Community Connections
Symposia and Workshops Program
Community Development
Annual General Fund Grants Program
Employment/Training
Prisoner Re-entry Initiative Grants
Environment
Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund
Guidelines for the Award of Alaska Rural and Native Villages Program Grant
Health
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership For Children Program
Own Your Future Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign Cooperative Agreements
State Long-Term Care Partnership Program: State Reciprocity Standard
Nurse Education, Practice and Retention
Housing
Prohibition on Use of Indian Community Development Block Grant Assistance for Employment Relocation Activities
Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2009
Transportation
Airport Improvement Program Grant Assurances
Capital Grants for Rail Line Relocation and Improvement
Border Enforcement Grant
Veterans
DAV Charitable Service Trust Grant
Disclaimer
Agriculture
General Grant Administrative Provisions and Program-Specific Administrative Provisions for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; Correction — Comments: October 30, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 3430. Action: The Department of Agriculture added a valid e-mail address and extended the comment period for 30 days to the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service published on Aug. 1, 2008, an interim final rule concerning one set of administrative requirements that contain elements common to all of the competitive and noncompetitive non-formula grant programs the agency administers. Contact: Erin Daly, 202-401-3319;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20562.pdf.
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program; Farm Bill — Effective: September 5, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 1291. Action: The Department of Agriculture provided regulations to administer the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Contact: Trista Etzig, 202-690-4942. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20486.pdf.
Arts/Culture
Museum and Community Connections — Deadline: October 17, 2008. Eligibility: Art museums located in one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas or Wisconsin. Fund uses: To encourage art museums to develop programs that foster community development and bring people from diverse backgrounds together. Contact: Rohit Burman, 212-578-3194. More information: http://www.metlife.com/WPSAssets/11311170211219696558V1F2008MetLifeFoundationMuseumsRFP.pdf.
Symposia and Workshops Program — Deadline: November 4, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To fund up to two bilateral symposia or workshops in the area of digital humanities. Contact: Office of Digital Humanities Staff,
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42749&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Community Development
Annual General Fund Grants Program — Deadline: November 14, 2008. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations located in West Virginia, southwest Virginia, eastern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee. Fund uses: To address the underlying causes of social and economic distress in the central Appalachian region. Contact: Appalachian Community Fund, 865-523-5783;
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More information: http://www.appalachiancommunityfund.org/html/generalfund.html.
Employment/Training
Prisoner Re-entry Initiative Grants — Deadline: November 4, 2008. Eligibility: Faith-based or community organizations located in an urban community within the target county. Fund uses: To reduce recidivism by helping inmates find work when they return to their communities, keep those jobs and increase their earnings over time. Contact: Jeannette Flowers, 202-693-3332. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20570.pdf.
Environment
Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund — Deadline: October 15, 2008. Eligibility: State, local, tribal and federal government agencies, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To protect and restore habitat for threatened Alaska fish and wildlife species. Contact: Cara Rose,
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More information: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=10426.
Guidelines for the Award of Alaska Rural and Native Villages Program Grant — Action: The Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of a memorandum entitled, "Award of Alaska Rural and Native Villages Program Grant Authorized by the Clean Water Act and the EPA Section of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008" and the accompanying grant guidelines. Contact: Matthew Richardson, 202-564-2947;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20731.pdf.
Health
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership For Children Program — Deadline: October 9, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private entities. Fund uses: To stimulate innovative community-based programs that employ prevention strategies to promote access to health care for children and their families nationwide. Contact: Christopher DeGraw, 301-443-1964;
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More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=18339&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Own Your Future Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign Cooperative Agreements — Deadline: October 31, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To increase awareness among the American public about long-term care risks, costs and payment options, and the importance of planning for future long-term care needs. Contact: Linda Gmeiner,
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More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42750&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
State Long-Term Care Partnership Program: State Reciprocity Standard — Comments: November 3, 2008. Action: The Department of Health and Human Services set forth standards for states that choose to enter into a reciprocity agreement, under which they agree to provide the same disregards and offsets for qualified partnership policies that a Medicaid applicant purchased in another state that participates in the reciprocity agreement. Contact: Hunter McKay, 202-205-8999. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20225.pdf.
Nurse Education, Practice and Retention — Deadline: November 3, 2008. Eligibility: Schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state, local or tribal governments, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To strengthen and enhance the capacity for nurse education, practice and retention to address the nursing shortage. Contact: Catherine Rupinta, 301-443-6193;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=18322&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Housing
Prohibition on Use of Indian Community Development Block Grant Assistance for Employment Relocation Activities — Comments: November 7, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development prohibited Indian tribes and Alaska native villages from using ICDBG funds to facilitate the relocation of for-profit businesses from one labor market area to another, if the relocation is likely to result in significant job loss. Contact: Deborah Lalancette, 301-675-1600. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20785.pdf.
Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2009 — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development designated "Difficult Development Areas" for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Contact: Michael K. Hollar, 202-402-5878;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20322.pdf.
Transportation
Airport Improvement Program Grant Assurances — Comments: October 8, 2008. Action: The Federal Aviation Administration proposed to modify the standard grant application requirements that are required of a sponsor of a nonprimary airport before receiving a grant under the Airport Improvement Program. Contact: Wayne Heibeck, 202-267-8775. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20459.pdf.
Capital Grants for Rail Line Relocation and Improvement — Deadline: November 28, 2008. Eligibility: Local governments. Fund uses: To fund rail line relocation and improvement projects. Contact: John Winkle, 202-493-6067. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20669.pdf.
Border Enforcement Grant — Deadline: November 1, 2008. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and state, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To ensure motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles entering the United States from a foreign country are in compliance with commercial vehicle safety standards and regulations, financial responsibility regulations and registration requirements of the United States, and to ensure drivers of those vehicles are qualified and properly licensed to operate the commercial motor vehicle. Contact: Carla Vagnini, 202-366-3771;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42732&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Veterans
DAV Charitable Service Trust Grant — Deadline: October 20, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support long-term service projects that care for disabled veterans and their families. Contact: Disabled American Veterans National Headquarters, 877-426-2838, ext. 3309;
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More information: http://www.dav.org/cst/grant_application.html.
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