October 28, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program and Food for Progress Program Arts/Culture Arts Connect All Grants Children/Youth Relatives as Parents Program Economic Development Revisions to the EDA Regulations Education Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Employment/Training Federal State Unemployment Compensation Program; Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages Environment Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program Abandoned Mine Lands Request for Initial Proposals for EPA Dedicated Water Quality Program Funding Health New Jersey Health Initiatives 2009 Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust Healthy Communities, Tobacco Control, Diabetes Prevention and Control, and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Conditional Approval of the Joint Commission's Continued Deeming Authority for Critical Access Hospitals Contextual Approaches to Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy Contextual Approaches to Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy (R21 award mechanism) Final Guidance on Engagement of Institutions in Human Subjects Research Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related Injury Unintentional Poisoning from Prescription Drug Overdoses in Adults Research Priorities in Acute Injury Care Housing Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Justice Developing and Enhancing Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification Programs Grant Guidelines Libraries/Literacy Books Across America Library Books Awards Telecommunications Public Telecommunications Facilities Program; Notice of Application Closing Date Transportation Projects of National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs Value Pricing Pilot Program Disclaimer Agriculture McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program and Food for Progress Program — Comments: December 8, 2008. C.F.R.: 48 C.F.R. Part 470. Action: The Department of Agriculture proposed a rule to amend the regulations to administer the Food for Progress Program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Contact: Babette Gainor, 202-720-4221; 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/E8-25186.pdf. Arts/Culture Arts Connect All Grants — Deadline: December 12, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit performing and exhibiting arts organizations with 501(c)(3) status. Fund uses: To support arts programs that benefit school-age students with disabilities. Contact: Arts Connect All, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.vsarts.org/x273.xml. Children/Youth Relatives as Parents Program — Deadline: December 4, 2008. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and state agencies in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah. Fund uses: To create or expand supportive services for grandparents and other relatives who care for children as surrogate parents. Contact: Melinda Perez-Porter, 212-308-7355 ext. 105; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/RAPP/rappinitiatives.html. Economic Development Revisions to the EDA Regulations — Effective: October 22, 2008. Comments: December 22, 2008. C.F.R.: 13 C.F.R. Parts 300, 301, 302, 303, 305. Action: The Economic Development Administration made necessary revisions to its RLF regulations in order to ensure that they correspond with new policy determinations that EDA has made in response to the OIG's audit report titled Aggressive EDA Leadership and Oversight Needed to Correct Persistent Problems in the RLF Program. Contact: Hina Shaikh, 202-482-4687. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25004.pdf. Education Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program — Effective: July 1, 2009. C.F.R.: 34 C.F.R. Part 674, 682 and 685. Action: The Department of Education amended the Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program regulations to implement provisions of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2008. Contact: Pamela Moran, 202-502-7732; 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/E8-24922.pdf. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 — Deadline: December 8, 2008. Action: The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the secretary will select representatives of Indian tribes for the committee from among individuals nominated by tribes whose students attend BIE-funded schools either operated by the bureau or by the tribe through a contract or grant. Contact: Michele F. Singer, 505-563-3805. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25190.pdf. Employment/Training Federal State Unemployment Compensation Program; Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages — Effective: January 6, 2009. C.F.R.: 20 CFR Part 616. Action: The Department of Labor issued a final rule to amend its regulations governing combined-wage claims filed under the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation program. Contact: Stephanie Garcia, 202-693-3207. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25097.pdf. Environment Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program Abandoned Mine Lands — Deadline: September 30, 2009. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To support the operation of mine reclamation projects on eligible lands, which are lands and waters mined or affected by coal mining processes that occurred prior to August 7, 1977. Contact: Renata Garris, 202-208-2747. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43210&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Request for Initial Proposals for EPA Dedicated Water Quality Program Funding — Deadline: December 8, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and individuals. Fund uses: T improve the capacity of the state and tribal governments of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to effectively and efficiently develop total maximum daily loads for impaired waters located in these states. Contact: Jayne Carlin, 206-553-8512; 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=43170&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Health New Jersey Health Initiatives 2009 — Deadline: January 15, 2009. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and public agencies located in New Jersey. Fund uses: To support partnerships between community-based organizations and established health care providers to improve the health status of immigrants living in New Jersey. Contact: Gretchen Hartling, 856-225-6733; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20423. Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust — Deadline: December 1, 2008. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit research institutions. Fund uses: To support research on treating Alzheimer's disease. Contact: Dr. James B. Puryear, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://afar.org/CART.html. Healthy Communities, Tobacco Control, Diabetes Prevention and Control, and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System — Deadline: December 29, 2008. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To reduce the morbidity and premature mortality associated with chronic diseases and to eliminate associated health disparities by supporting capacity building, program planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and surveillance for chronic disease conditions and chronic disease-related risk factors. Contact: Anella Higgins, 770-488-2710; 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=18494&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Conditional Approval of the Joint Commission's Continued Deeming Authority for Critical Access Hospitals — Effective: November 21, 2008. Action: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced their decision to conditionally approve, with a probationary period, the Joint Commission's request for continued recognition as a national accreditation program for critical access hospitals seeking to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Contact: Cindy Melanson, 410-786-0310. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25193.pdf. Contextual Approaches to Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy — 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 strengthen and revitalize scientific research on the prevention of unintended pregnancies in the United States. Contact: Cecilia Bruce, 301-496-1304; 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=43212&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Contextual Approaches to Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy (R21 award mechanism) — 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 strengthen and revitalize scientific research on the prevention of unintended pregnancies in the United States. Contact: Cecilia Bruce, 301-496-1304; 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=43213&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Final Guidance on Engagement of Institutions in Human Subjects Research — Action: The Office for Human Research Protections, Office of Public Health and Science announced the availability of a guidance document entitled, "OHRP Guidance on Engagement of Institutions in Human Subjects Research". Contact: Julie Kaneshiro, 240-453-6900; 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/E8-25177.pdf. Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related Injury — Deadline: January 21, 2009. 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 expand and advance the understanding of violence, its causes and prevention strategies. Contact: Gladys Gissentanna, 770-488-2712; 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=43183&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Unintentional Poisoning from Prescription Drug Overdoses in Adults — Deadline: January 21, 2009. 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 support research that will build the scientific base for the prevention of unintentional poisoning from drug overdoses in the adult population. Contact: LaKasa Wyatt, 770-488-2728; 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=43178&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Research Priorities in Acute Injury Care — Deadline: January 21, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To translate, disseminate, implement and adopt science-based recommendations and guidelines for the care of acutely injured persons, or to determine and evaluate the components of trauma systems that contribute to improved outcomes for acutely injured persons. Contact: Terrian Dixon, 770-488-2774; 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=43179&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Housing Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities — Effective: November 26, 2008. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development amended regulations governing the requirements for pet ownership in HUD-assisted public housing and multifamily housing projects for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Contact: Bryan Greene, 202-619-8046. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25474.pdf. Justice Developing and Enhancing Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification Programs — Deadline: January 2, 2009. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To protect crime victims from further victimization and ensure their legal rights are upheld by providing registered victims with timely and accurate information about any changes to the status of their offender. Contact: Christopher Casto, 202-353-7193; 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=43189&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Grant Guidelines — Effective: October 23, 2008. Action: The State Justice Institute set forth the administrative, programmatic and financial requirements attendant to fiscal year 2009 State Justice Institute grants, cooperative agreements and contracts. Contact: Janice Munsterman, 703-684-6100 ext. 202; 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/E8-24858.pdf. Libraries/Literacy Books Across America Library Books Awards — Deadline: November 20, 2008. Eligibility: Public K-12 school libraries. Fund uses: To purchase reading materials for libraries in K-12 public schools. Contact: Anita Merina, 202-822-7289; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/BAAawards2008.htm. Telecommunications Public Telecommunications Facilities Program; Notice of Application Closing Date — Deadline: December 18, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, independent school districts and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To extend delivery of service to as many citizens as possible by the most cost-effective means, including the use of broadcast and non-broadcast technologies, to increase public telecommunications services and facilities available to, operated by, and controlled by minorities and women; and to strengthen the capability of existing public TV and radio stations to provide public telecommunications services to the public. Contact: Larry Dyer, 202-482-1762. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=18484&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Transportation Projects of National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating — Effective: November 24, 2008. C.F.R.: 23 C.F.R. Part 505. Action: The Federal Highway Administration established the required evaluation and rating guidelines for proposed projects to finance critical, high-cost transportation infrastructure facilities that address critical national economic and transportation needs. Contact: Edward Strocko, 202-366-2997. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25382.pdf. Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs — Effective: November 1, 2008. C.F.R.: 49 C.F.R. Part 40. Action: The Department of Transportation amended its drug and alcohol testing procedures rule. Contact: Jim L. Swart, 202-366-3784; 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/E8-25102.pdf. Value Pricing Pilot Program — Deadline: November 7, 2008. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To participate in the Value Pricing Pilot program to manage congestion on highways, including tolling of highway facilities, as well as other strategies that do not involve tolls, such as congestion pricing at port facilities, mileage-based vehicle taxes and leasing fees, parking pricing, and car sharing. 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