September 30, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Arts/Culture Culture and Heritage Grants Children/Youth State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information Indian Head Start Study Community Development Appalachian Community Fund: Grants for Social Change Entergy Hurricane Relief Fund Grants Program Policies and Proposal Guidelines Employment/Training Guidance for Drug Free Workplace Requirements Environment Kansas Green Schools Grant Program NOAA Community-based Restoration Program Guidelines Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects Minerals Management; Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees Regulations for Complying with the National Environmental Policy Act Grants Management Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations Health Medicaid Integrity Program; Eligible Entity and Contracting Requirements for the Medicaid Integrity Audit Program Enhancing and Making Programs and Outcomes Work to End Rape Utilizing Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology Housing Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program Funding Awards for the Continuum of Care Program, Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and 2007 Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Program 2009 One Call Disclaimer Agriculture Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers — Deadline: December 12, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To conduct outreach and technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to own and operate farms and ranches and to participate in agricultural programs. Contact: Dionne Toombs, 202-401-2138; 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=18408&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Arts/Culture Culture and Heritage Grants — Deadline: November 28, 2008. Eligibility: Qualified individuals, schools and community-based organizations. Fund uses: To support projects seeking to promote, study or conserve aspects of Italian-American cultural heritage. Contact: The National Italian American Foundation, 202-387-0600; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: https://www.niaf.org/grants/May2008/2008-user/terms.asp. Children/Youth State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information — Effective: March 23, 2009. Action: The Administration for Children and Families prescribed requirements for: State Parent Locator Service responses to authorized location requests; and State IV-D program safeguarding of confidential information and authorized disclosures of this information. Contact: Yvette Hilderson Riddick, 202-401-4885; 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/E8-22054.pdf. Indian Head Start Study — Comments: November 23, 2008. Action: The Administration for Children and Families plans to conduct a set of studies designed to focus on the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start-eligible population. Contact: Anne Bergen, 202-546-4273; 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/E8-22335.pdf. Community Development Appalachian Community Fund: Grants for Social Change — Deadline: November 14, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status located in the Appalachian counties of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia or West Virginia. Fund uses: To provide support to new and established nonprofit organizations seeking to bring about social change in the central Appalachian region designed to address the area's social and economic challenges. Contact: Appalachian Community Fund, 865-523-5783; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.appalachiancommunityfund.org/html/generalfund.html. Entergy Hurricane Relief Fund Grants — Deadline: October 17, 2008. Eligibility: Schools, local government agencies, hospitals and private nonprofit organizations located in areas impacted by hurricanes Ike and Gustav. Fund uses: To provide support to organizations that are helping communities affected by hurricanes Ike and Gustav to recover from the storms. Contact: Denise Ellis, 601-863-0477; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.fndmidsouth.org/grants_opportunities.htm. Program Policies and Proposal Guidelines — Action: The Agency for International Development gave notice that the draft Food for Peace Program policies and proposal guidelines for fiscal year 2009 are being made available. Contact: Juli Majernik, 202-712-4088; 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/E8-22036.pdf. Employment/Training Guidance for Drug Free Workplace Requirements — Comments: October 27, 2008. C.F.R.: 2 C.F.R. Parts 1 and 182. Action: The Office of Management and Budget proposed guidance on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance. Contact: Marguerite Pridgen, 202-395-7844; 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/E8-22717.pdf. Environment Kansas Green Schools Grant Program — Deadline: October 17, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private K-12 schools in Kansas. Fund uses: To support innovative school projects that improve the environment and cut school operating costs, with three areas of emphasis: solid waste management, air quality and water quality. Contact: Shari L. Wilson, 913-287-6879; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.kansasgreenschools.org/kansas-green-schools-grant-program. NOAA Community-based Restoration Program Guidelines — Action: The NOAA Restoration Center issued revised program guidelines, which include measures that are in place or planned to enable the program to demonstrate increase accountability for the expenditure of public dollars. Contact: Robin Bruckner, 301-713-0174; 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/E8-22708.pdf. Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects — Deadline: November 21, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To train older adults to be environmental leaders on local planning decisions that affect their community's built environment and to demonstrate how greenways and sustainable streets can improve the quality of life for persons of all ages by improving environmental quality. Contact: Kathy Sykes, 202-564-3651; 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=42906&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Minerals Management; Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees — Effective: October 1, 2008. C.F.R.: 43 C.F.R. Part 3000. Action: The Bureau of Land Management amended the mineral resources regulations to update some fees that cover the BLM's cost of processing certain documents relating to its minerals programs. Contact: Tim Spisak, 202-452-5061. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22255.pdf. Regulations for Complying with the National Environmental Policy Act — Effective: September 23, 2008. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 650. Action: The Natural Resources Conservation Service finalized its National Environmental Policy Act, and finalized the interim final rule published on June 25. 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/E8-22090.pdf. Grants Management Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations — Comments: November 7, 2008. Action: The Office of Management and Budget requested comments on its Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulation. Contact: Darcel D. Gayle, 202-395-3084. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22324.pdf. Health Medicaid Integrity Program; Eligible Entity and Contracting Requirements for the Medicaid Integrity Audit Program — Effective: October 27, 2008. C.F.R.: 42 C.F.R. Part 455. Action: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services established the Medicaid Integrity Program to promote the integrity of the Medicaid program by requiring CMS to enter into contracts with eligible entities to review the actions of individuals or entities furnishing items or services for which payment may be made under an approved state plan and/or any waiver of such plan approved under Section 1115 of the Act. Contact: Barbara Rufo, 410-786-5589. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22693.pdf. Enhancing and Making Programs and Outcomes Work to End Rape — Deadline: November 24, 2008. Eligibility: State health departments. Fund uses: To build states' individual and sexual violence prevention system capacity to evaluate and sustain sexual violence primary prevention strategies using an empowerment evaluation approach; develop and implement a process evaluation, outcome evaluation, continuous quality improvement and sustainability state plans using an empowerment evaluation approach; build local and state capacity to collect and utilize evaluation data; and have EMPOWER II grantees provide support to non-EMPOWER II RPE grantees by sharing processes, tools and lessons learned via CDC sponsored Web conferences, listservs and RPE grantee meetings. Contact: Pamela L. Robbins Render, 770-488-2712; 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=18422&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Utilizing Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality — Deadline: May 7, 2011. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support health information technology demonstration projects that evaluate factors associated with successful implementation and utilization of health IT in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and efficiency of health care in ambulatory settings and in the transitions between care settings. Contact: Sherry Cochran, 301-427-1458; 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=18414&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology — Deadline: November 16, 2011. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support a wide variety of research designs in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and efficiency of health care through the implementation and use of health IT. Contact: Sherry Cochran, 301-427-1458; 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=18412&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology — Deadline: November 16, 2011. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and state, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To support short-term preparatory, pilot or feasibility studies that will inform larger-scale, real-world health IT implementation and use or conduct more-comprehensive health IT implementation research. Contact: Sherry Cochran, 301-427-1458; 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=18413&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Housing Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development provided fiscal 2009 fair market rents for the Housing Choice Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy programs. Contact: Marie L. Lihn, 202-708-0590. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22793.pdf. Funding Awards for the Continuum of Care Program, Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and 2007 — Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development notified the public of past funding decisions made by the department in a competition for funding in 2005, 2006 and 2007 for the Homeless Assistance Grants Program. Contact: Ann M. Oliva, 202-708-4300. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-21945.pdf. Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Program 2009 One Call — Deadline: November 3, 2008. Eligibility: State agencies that have a certification or agreement with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to do pipeline safety inspections. Fund uses: To further promote efforts specifically for damage prevention, including one-call legislation, related compliance activities, training and public education. Contact: Carrie Brown, 617-494-3318; 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=42902&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.   This newsletter contains links to external sites that are not owned or controlled by Thompson. 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