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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Agriculture
Maximum Interest Loans
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Arts/Culture
American Masterpieces: Presenting
NAMM Foundation Grants
Children/Youth
Children and Adolescent Grief Grants
Community Development
Detroit Tigers Foundation Grants
Economic Development
Small Disadvantaged Business Program
Introduction of New Application for Investment Assistance
Employment/Training
Young Parents Demonstration Program
Environment
National List of Beaches Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act
Migratory Bird Joint Ventures Midwest Region Opportunities
Region 5 Tribal Air Grants Request For Proposals
Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009
Health
Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Research on Emergency Medical Services for Children
Unique Interactions Between Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS
Medicaid Program; Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services Program State Plan Option
Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership through Alliances III Program
Drug Abuse Epidemiology and Services Research in Cooperation with the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium
Child Mental Health Initiative
Enhancing Access to Quality HIV Care for Women of Color: Demonstrations Sites and Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center
Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Demonstration Grants
Biosignatures of Chronic Drug Exposure
Superfund Basic Research and Training Program
HIV/AIDS
2008 Southern REACH Initiative
Basic HIV Vaccine Discovery Research
Housing
Emergency Assistance for Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes Grantees
Native Americans/Alaska Natives
List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Fiscal Year 2009 Funding Agreement to be Negotiated with Self-Governance Tribes
Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program
Rural Development/Services
Solid Waste Management Grant
Technical Assistance and Training Grant
Transportation
E-911 Grant Program
State Damage Prevention Grants
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant Opportunity
Grant Management Guidance
Capital Investment Program: Availability of Final Circular
Third Party Contracting Guidance: Notice of Final Circular
Subway Train Location Overlay System
Wireless Communications with Subway Passengers
Disclaimer
Agriculture
Maximum Interest Loans — C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Parts 761 and 762. Action: The Farm Service Agency proposed to clarify its guaranteed farm loan program regulations governing interest rates. Contact: Trent Rogers, 202-720-3889. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22871.pdf.
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program — Deadline: March 5, 2009. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Contact: Trista Etzig, 202-690-4942;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42939&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Arts/Culture
American Masterpieces: Presenting — Deadline: October 14, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy through American Masterpieces performances, exhibitions, tours and educational programs. Contact: Mario Garcia Durham, 202-682-5469;
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More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42993&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
NAMM Foundation Grants — Deadline: December 1, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, public schools and individual researchers. Fund uses: To support in-school music programs for children and community music programs for senior citizens; to study the positive physiological effects of music-making on participants; or to study the educational benefits of music programs. Contact: NAMM Foundation, 760-438-8001;
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More information: http://www.music-research.org/Grants/guidelines.html.
Children/Youth
Children and Adolescent Grief Grants — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Nonprofit hospices or other bereavement service providers. Fund uses: To support bereavement programs for children and adolescents who have lost loved ones. Contact: Hospice Foundation of America,
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More information: http://www.hospicefoundation.org/newsroom/releases/080917.asp.
Community Development
Detroit Tigers Foundation Grants — Deadline: December 20, 2008. Eligibility: Public charities serving the Detroit metropolitan area. Fund uses: To support Detroit-based charities working in the areas of education, recreation, and softball and baseball field renovation projects. Contact: Detroit Tigers Foundation, 313-471-2052. More information: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/community/grant_application.jsp.
Economic Development
Small Disadvantaged Business Program — Effective: October 3, 2008. Action: The Small Business Administration changed the requirements relating to which firms may certify their status as small disadvantaged businesses for purposes of federal prime contracts and subcontracts. Contact: LeAnn Delaney, 202-205-5852;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23472.pdf.
Introduction of New Application for Investment Assistance — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Economic Development Administration published a notice to introduce its new Application for Investment Assistance. Contact: Maureen Klovers, 202-482-2785;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23116.pdf.
Employment/Training
Young Parents Demonstration Program — Deadline: November 17, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To fund demonstration grants that target the employment and training needs of young parents. Contact: Eileen Banks, 202-693-3403. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23319.pdf.
Environment
National List of Beaches Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act — Action: The Environmental Protection Agency published the National List of Beaches to provide a national baseline of the extent of monitoring of waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access, which will allow EPA to measure state program performance in implementing the monitoring and notification provision of the BEACH Act. Contact: Lars Wilcute, 202-566-0447;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23555.pdf.
Migratory Bird Joint Ventures Midwest Region Opportunities — Deadline: November 14, 2008. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To fund bird conservation activities in the areas of research, monitoring, evaluation, outreach and habitat implementation. Contact: Barbara Pardo, 612-713-5433;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42950&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Region 5 Tribal Air Grants Request For Proposals — Deadline: November 21, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To assist tribes in addressing air pollution and prevention activities within their Bureau of Indian Affairs-approved jurisdictional boundaries. Contact: Stephanie Cheany, 312-886-0247;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42948&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009 — Deadline: November 3, 2008. Action: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice to add proposal format requirements, place a limit on proposed indirect costs, further clarify cost-sharing requirement, and change the full proposal submission deadline to Nov. 3, 2008. Contact: Steve Aguzin, 301-713-2358;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22970.pdf.
Health
Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse — Deadline: January 7, 2012. 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 improve the quality of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Contact: Edith Davis, 301-443-6710;
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More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42991&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Research on Emergency Medical Services for Children — Deadline: September 15, 2010. 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 improve the quality and quantity of research related to emergency medical services for children, with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality in children through improved care delivery. Contact: Bryan Clark, 301-435-6995;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42972&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Unique Interactions Between Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS — Deadline: January 7, 2012. 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 stimulate research related to the unique, interactive health effects of cigarette smoking and HIV/AIDS. Contact: Cheryl Nathaniel, 301-443-6710;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42974&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Medicaid Program; Self-Directed Personal Assistance Services Program State Plan Option — Effective: November 3, 2008. C.F.R.: 42 C.F.R. Part 441. Action: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provided guidance to states that wish to administer self-directed personal assistance services through their state plans. Contact: Marguerite Schervish, 410-786-7200. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23102.pdf.
Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership through Alliances III Program — Deadline: November 3, 2008. Eligibility: Organizations currently funded recipients under CDC-RFA-05039. Fund uses: To integrate primary prevention principles, concepts and practices into local coordinated community responses that address intimate partner violence, such that the incidence of such violence is reduced. Contact: Gladys Gissentanna, 770-488-2741;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=18436&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
Drug Abuse Epidemiology and Services Research in Cooperation with the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium — Deadline: January 7, 2012. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To develop innovative drug abuse epidemiology or health services research in cooperation with academic centers supported through the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards consortium. Contact: Heidi Young, 301-443-6710;
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More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42958&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Child Mental Health Initiative — Deadline: January 15, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To develop integrated home and community-based services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families by encouraging the development and expansion of effective and enduring systems of care. Contact: Gwendolyn Simpson, 240-276-1408;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42956&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Enhancing Access to Quality HIV Care for Women of Color: Demonstrations Sites and Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center — Deadline: January 9, 2009. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit entities. Fund uses: To implement and evaluate focused interventions designed to improve the timely entry of women of color into HIV primary care following diagnosis and retain women of color in quality primary HIV care. Contact: Sandra Duggan, 301-443-7874;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42962&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Demonstration Grants — Deadline: December 2, 2008. Eligibility: State emergency medical services. Fund uses: To solidify the integration of a pediatric focus within the state emergency medical services system. Contact: Dan Kavanaugh, 301-443-1321;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42959&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Biosignatures of Chronic Drug Exposure — Deadline: January 27, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, independent school districts, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education and public housing authorities. Fund uses: To identify appropriate clinically accessible biomaterial (e.g., blood, lymphocytes, bladder epithelial cells and stem cells) and to identify the best class or classes of molecules (proteins, peptides, RNA, miRNA, etc.) suitable for assay development. Contact: Cheryl Nathaniel, 301-443-6710;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42949&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Superfund Basic Research and Training Program — Deadline: April 15, 2009. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support coordinated, multi-project, interdisciplinary research programs to address the mandates legislated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. Contact: Susan Ricci, 919-316-4666;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=18431&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW.
HIV/AIDS
2008 Southern REACH Initiative — Deadline: November 10, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit, community-based organizations located in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, northern Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Fund uses: To build the capacity of community-based organizations located in eligible states to serve target populations at risk of HIV/AIDS, and to fund efforts to advocate for improvements in public policy relating to HIV/AIDS. Contact: Shannon Wyss, 202-408-4848 ext. 203;
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More information: http://www.aidsfund.org/naf/grantannouncements/display.cfm?contentid=470.
Basic HIV Vaccine Discovery Research — Deadline: January 5, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, independent school districts, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education and public housing authorities. Fund uses: To stimulate the discovery of an effective prophylactic HIV vaccine by soliciting Research Project Grant applications for hypothesis-driven basic research in HIV/AIDS, as well as general virology and immunology research that is focused on directly achieving that aim. Contact: Victoria Connors, 301-402-5065;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42971&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Housing
Allocations, Application Procedures, Regulatory Waivers Granted to and Alternative Requirements for Emergency Assistance for Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes Grantees — Effective: September 29, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development advised the public of the allocation formula and allocation amounts, the list of grantees, alternative requirements and the waivers of regulations granted to grantees for the purpose of assisting in the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes under the Emergency Assistance for Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes program. Contact: Stanley Gimont, 202-708-3587. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23476.pdf.
Native Americans/Alaska Natives
List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Fiscal Year 2009 Funding Agreement to be Negotiated with Self-Governance Tribes — Action: The Minerals Management Service listed the programs or portions of programs that are eligible for inclusion in fiscal year 2009 funding agreements with self-governance tribes and published programmatic targets. Contact: Shirley M. Conway, 202-208-3512. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23175.pdf.
Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program — Deadline: December 19, 2008. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To create demonstrable community development impact through the deployment of credit, capital and financial services within Native American target markets. Contact: CDFI Program/NI, 202-622-6355;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23137.pdf.
Rural Development/Services
Solid Waste Management Grant — Deadline: December 31, 2008. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations, state, local and tribal government entities, and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas, and to improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Contact: LaVonda Pernell, 202-720-9635;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42996&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Technical Assistance and Training Grant — Deadline: December 31, 2008. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas; to assist applicants in preparing applications for water and waste grants made at the state-level offices; and to improve operation and maintenance of existing water and waste disposal facilities in rural areas. Contact: Anita O'Brien, 202-690-3789;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42995&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Transportation
E-911 Grant Program — Comments: December 2, 2008. C.F.R.: 47 C.F.R. Part 400. Action: The departments of Transportation and Commerce jointly issued the application, award and administrative requirements for the E-911 grant program. Contact: Drew Dawson, 202-366-9966;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23266.pdf.
State Damage Prevention Grants — Deadline: December 1, 2008. Eligibility: All state authorities responsible for preventing damage to underground pipeline facilities. Fund uses: To establish or improve the overall quality and effectiveness of programs that are designed to prevent damage to underground pipeline facilities. Contact: Carrie Brown, 617-494-3318;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42980&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant Opportunity — Deadline: December 1, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles through financial assistance to eligible entities that train current and future operators in the safe operation of CMVs. Contact: Arthur Williams, 202-366-3695;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42945&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Grant Management Guidance — Effective: November 1, 2008. Action: The Federal Transit Administration has placed on its Web site a new circular, "Grants Management Requirements," which replaces the previous grants management circular. Contact: Mary Anne Polkiewicz, 202-366-0203;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22891.pdf.
Capital Investment Program: Availability of Final Circular — Effective: November 1, 2008. Action: The Federal Transit Administration has placed in the docket and on its Web site guidance in the form of a circular to assist grantees in implementing the Capital Investment Program, which provides federal funding for buses, new bus facilities and other services. Contact: Kimberly Sledge, 202-366-2053;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22840.pdf.
Third Party Contracting Guidance: Notice of Final Circular — Effective: November 1, 2008. Action: The Federal Transit Administration has issued the circular, "Third Party Contracting Guidance," to provide comprehensive guidance to grantees and recipients of cooperative agreements to implement third-party contracting requirements that apply to FTA-assisted procurements. Contact: James Harper, 202-366-1127;
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More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22914.pdf.
Subway Train Location Overlay System — Deadline: November 12, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To support development, operational testing and evaluation of a rail transit overlay system to provide real-time train location information in subways to a control center. Contact: Terrell Williams, 202-366-0232;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42940&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
Wireless Communications with Subway Passengers — Deadline: November 12, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To support development, operational testing and evaluation of a wireless communication system capable of communicating with passengers aboard transit vehicles located in tunnels. Contact: Terrell Williams, 202-366-0232;
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More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42941&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.
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