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September 23, 2008 |
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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Agriculture
General Administrative Policy for Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreements
Arts/Culture
Guitar Center Music Foundation Grants
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Children/Youth
NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program
Community Development
Cutting Edge Grants Initiative
Intermediary Relending Program
Community Service
AmeriCorps National Service Program
Employment/Training
ExxonMobil CSJP Grant
Environment
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Assistance and Training Support in Indian Country
National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practice
Health
Studies of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Microbiome Research
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program
HIV/AIDS
Part C Early Intervention Services Grant
Justice
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
Technology
Annual Notice For Continuation of Availability Of Grants and Cooperative Agreements For Nuclear Physics
Transportation
Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects; Expedited Process for Execution of TIFIA Loans
Final Policy Statement on FTA's School Bus Operations Regulations
Value Pricing Pilot Program Participation
Disclaimer
Agriculture
General Administrative Policy for Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreements — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Agricultural Research Service established uniform guidelines within the research, education and economics mission area on the use, award and administration of cooperative agreements. Contact: Kim Hicks, 301-504-1141. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21941.pdf.
Arts/Culture
Guitar Center Music Foundation Grants — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Nonprofit music education programs in the U.S. Fund uses: To support educational and therapeutic youth music programs. Contact: Guitar Center Music Foundation,
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More information: http://www.guitarcentermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm.
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program — Deadline: December 15, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments, nonprofit organization and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To develop faculty and library leaders; recruit and educate the next generation of librarians; conduct research on the library profession; and support early career research on any area of library and information science by tenure-track, nontenured faculty in graduate schools of library and information science. Contact: Kevin Cherry, 202-653-4662. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42871&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Children/Youth
NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program — Deadline: December 15, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit, community-based organizations with 501(c)(3) status, and middle and high schools. Fund uses: To make improvements to local football fields used by schools and community-based nonprofit youth football programs. Contact: Beverly Smith, 212-455-9881;
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More information: http://www.lisc.org/section/goals/healthy/youth/request.
Community Development
Cutting Edge Grants Initiative — Deadline: December 22, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations serving the Los Angeles Jewish community that are proposing new programs or programs that have been successfully tested as pilot programs. Fund uses: To improve the quality of life for Los Angeles' Jewish community. Contact: Grants Department, 323-761-8705;
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More information: http://www.jewishfoundationla.org/grantseekers.aspx?q=10.
Intermediary Relending Program — Effective: November 3, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 CFR Parts 1951 and 4274. Action: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service amended its regulations of the Intermediary Relending Program. Contact: Lori A. Washington, 202-720-9815;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22003.pdf.
Community Service
AmeriCorps National Service Program — Effective: November 17, 2008. C.F.R.: 45 C.F.R. Parts 2510, 2513, 2516, 2517. Action: The Corporation for National and Community Service is issuing several amendments to existing provisions relating to the AmeriCorps national service program and adding rules to clarify its prohibition on making false or misleading statements and requirements for participant evaluations, living allowance disbursements, multiple applications for the same project, use of national service insignia and other requirements. Contact: Amy Borgstrom, 202-606-6930. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21634.pdf.
Employment/Training
ExxonMobil CSJP Grant — Deadline: October 16, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations located in northern Virginia or the Washington, D.C. area. Fund uses: To provide nonprofit organizations with the necessary funds to hire a summer intern for 2009. Contact: Annie Duffield,
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More information: http://www.volunteerfairfax.org/DesktopDefault.aspx.
Environment
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Assistance and Training Support in Indian Country — Deadline: November 3, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To promote the prevention of releases from federally regulated underground storage tanks (USTs) in Indian country and the compliance of UST facilities in Indian country with federal regulations. Contact: Amanda Driggers, 703-603-7156;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42877&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program — Deadline: November 21, 2008. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To expand the National Environmental Information Exchange Network. Contact: Edward Mixon, 202-566-2142. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42875&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practice — Comments: October 11, 2008. Action: The Natural Resources Conservation Service issued a series of revised conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of Conservation Practices. Contact: Noller Herbert,
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21653.pdf.
Health
Studies of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Microbiome Research — Deadline: December 3, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, independent school districts and public housing authorities. Fund uses: To address the ethical, legal and social implications of human microbiome research. Contact: Cheryl Chick, 301-402-0733;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=18386&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program — Effective: September 1, 2008. Action: The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management announced funds will be used to provide technical assistance and training for physiologic hearing screening services in Early Head Start and Head Start programs. Contact: Irene Forsman, 301-443-2370;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21753.pdf.
HIV/AIDS
Part C Early Intervention Services Grant — Effective: September 1, 2008. Action: The Health Resources and Services Administration announced it will provide temporary critical HIV medical care and treatment services through GLH Magnolia Medical Clinic to avoid a disruption of HIV clinical care to clients in Bolivar, Sunflower and Washington counties in Mississippi. Contact: Kathleen Treat, 301-443-0493;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21754.pdf.
Justice
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System — Comments: November 21, 2008. C.F.R.: 28 C.F.R. Part 25. Action: The Department of Justice proposed a rule that clarifies the process by which NMVTIS will be funded and clarifies the various responsibilities of the operator of NMVTIS, states, junk yards, salvage yards and insurance carriers regarding NMVTIS. Contact: David P. Lewis, 202-616-6500. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22070.pdf.
Technology
Annual Notice For Continuation of Availability Of Grants and Cooperative Agreements For Nuclear Physics — Deadline: November 15, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To support research in nuclear physics. Contact: Lori Jernigan,
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=18387&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Transportation
Credit Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects; Expedited Process for Execution of TIFIA Loans — Comments: October 20, 2008. Action: The Department of Transportation announced its intention to develop an expedited process for executions of TIFIA loans for certain eligible highway projects developed pursuant to concession agreements with senior bond and/or bond debt facilities. Contact: Mark Sullivan, 202-366-5785. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21783.pdf.
Final Policy Statement on FTA's School Bus Operations Regulations — Effective: September 16, 2008. Action: The Federal Transit Administration clarified its policy with respect to its interpretation of "tripper service" and "school bus operations" under 49 C.F.R. Part 605. Contact: Michael L. Culotta, 202-366-1936;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21601.pdf.
Value Pricing Pilot Program Participation — Deadline: November 7, 2008. Eligibility: State and local governments and public authorities. Fund uses: To support efforts by state and local governments or other public authorities to establish local value-pricing pilot programs, to provide for the monitoring and evaluation of value-pricing projects included in such program, and to report on these effects. Contact: Wayne Berman, 202-366-4069;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21517.pdf.
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