September 16, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Arts/Culture Enduring Questions: Pilot Course Grants Children/Youth Queer Youth Fund Grants Environment SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund - In-Situ Conservation Oregon Governor's Fund for the Environment Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula Health Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants Program Announcement The Interaction of HIV, Drug Use, and the Criminal Justice System Innovative Nurse Education Technologies Nursing Workforce Diversity State Donor Registry Support Program State Primary Care Offices Housing Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program; Funding Availability; Technical Corrections Allocations and Common Application and Reporting Waivers Granted to and Alternative Requirements under the Supplemental Appropriations Act Nutrition Fluid Milk Substitutions in the School Nutrition Programs Recreation Parks & Trails New York: Capacity Building Grants Transportation FY 2008 Clean Fuels Grant Program Discretionary Funds; Announcement of Project Selections Capital Grants for Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Projects Disclaimer Arts/Culture Enduring Questions: Pilot Course Grants — Deadline: November 13, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To encourage faculty and students at the undergraduate level to grapple with the most fundamental concerns of the humanities, and to join together in deep, sustained programs of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day. Contact: Division of Education Programs, 202-606-8380; 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=42830&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Children/Youth Queer Youth Fund Grants — Deadline: October 7, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and total youth program budgets of less than $750,000. Fund uses: To support programs dedicated to improving the quality of life of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth. Contact: Carol Lee, 310-453-3611, ext. 130; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.libertyhill.org/qyf/. Environment SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund - In-Situ Conservation — Deadline: December 1, 2008. Eligibility: Conservation projects involving government-managed lands. Fund uses: To protect natural habitats in order to benefit native species living in their home range. Contact: SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/get_involved.html. Oregon Governor's Fund for the Environment — Deadline: October 24, 2008. Eligibility: State, local, tribal and federal government entities, private nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To reduce pollution, protect wildlife and better enforce environmental protection laws in Oregon's Willamette River Basin. Contact: Cara Rose, 503-417-8700, ext. 6008; 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=10440. Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program — Deadline: November 7, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, school districts, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To increase the use of woody biomass from Forest Service lands. Contact: Susan LeVan-Green, 608-231-9518. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42843&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula — Effective: September 10, 2008. Action: The Environmental Protection Agency revised the allotment formula contained in EPA's Clean Water Act Section 106 Water Pollution Control grant regulations to include a financial incentive for states to voluntarily collect adequate National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit fees. Contact: Robyn Delehanty, 202-564-3880; 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/E8-21046.pdf. Health Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants Program Announcement — Deadline: September 30, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit entities. Fund uses: To disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible. Contact: Edna Frazier, 240-276-1405; 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=42848&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. The Interaction of HIV, Drug Use, and the Criminal Justice System — Deadline: November 25, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, independent school districts, public housing authorities and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To link drug abuse, HIV/AIDS prevention and the criminal justice system by conducting intervention research or proposing descriptive research that can clearly lead to effective new intervention. Contact: Maryellen Connell, 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=18365&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Innovative Nurse Education Technologies — Deadline: October 27, 2008. Eligibility: Nursing schools and centers, academic health centers, state, local and tribal governments, faith-based and community-based organizations, and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To strengthen the capacity for registered nurse education to address the registered nursing shortage. Contact: Aisha Mix, 301-443-1443; 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=18353&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Nursing Workforce Diversity — Deadline: November 21, 2008. Eligibility: Nursing schools and centers, state, local and tribal governments, and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing student scholarships or stipends, pre-entry preparation and retention activities. Contact: Aisha Mix, 301-443-6193; 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=18356&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. State Donor Registry Support Program — Deadline: December 11, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To develop and implement a statewide organ donor registry or to make improvements to an existing statewide donor registry in order to maximize its effectiveness. Contact: Venus Walker, 301-443-7578; 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=18352&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. State Primary Care Offices — Deadline: November 17, 2008. Eligibility: State governments and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To coordinate local, state and federal resources contributing to primary care service delivery and workforce issues in the state to meet the needs of medically underserved populations through health centers and other community-based providers of comprehensive primary care and the retention, recruitment and oversight of health professions for medically underserved populations. Contact: Andy Jordan, 301-594-0816; 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=18343&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Housing Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program; Funding Availability; Technical Corrections — Deadline: October 16, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development clarified the CoC NOFA regarding projects subject to the calculation for housing emphasis points and moved the deadline date for the submission of applications. Contact: E-Snaps Help Desk, 877-637-6277. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21493.pdf. Allocations and Common Application and Reporting Waivers Granted to and Alternative Requirements under the Supplemental Appropriations Act — Effective: September 16, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development advised of the initial allocation for grant funds for CDBG disaster recovery grants for the purpose of assisting in the recovery in areas covered by a declaration of major disaster as a result of recent natural disasters. Contact: Jessie Handforth Kome, 202-708-3587. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21092.pdf. Nutrition Fluid Milk Substitutions in the School Nutrition Programs — Effective: October 14, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R Parts 210 and 220. Action: The Food and Nutrition Service implemented a legislative provision on milk substitutes that is consistent with current regulations on menu exceptions for students with disabilities and adds requirements for the optional substitution of nondairy beverage for fluid milk for children with medical or special dietary needs in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Contact: William Wagoner, 703-305-2590. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21293.pdf. Recreation Parks & Trails New York: Capacity Building Grants — Deadline: October 31, 2008. Eligibility: New York nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status that are associated with a public park or trail. Fund uses: To build the capacity of New York nonprofit organizations to operate and preserve public parks and trails across the state. Contact: Parks & Trails New York, 518-434-1583; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.ptny.org/advocacy/grants.shtml. Transportation FY 2008 Clean Fuels Grant Program Discretionary Funds; Announcement of Project Selections — Action: The Federal Transit Administration announced the discretionary selection of projects that will be funded using the unallocated fiscal year 2008 Clean Fuels Grant program funds. Contact: Kimberly Sledge, 202-366-2053. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21074.pdf. Capital Grants for Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Projects — Deadline: November 28, 2008. Eligibility: States and local governments. Fund uses: To assist in rail line relocation and improvement projects. 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