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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Agriculture
Farm Loan Programs
Cooperative Agreements for Heir Property
Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops

Arts/Culture
NEH On the Road

Children/Youth
PeyBack Foundation Grants
UnitedHealth Heroes Service Learning Grants
Child Support Enforcement Program; Intergovernmental Child Support

Employment/Training
State Unified Plans and Unified Plan Modifications

Environment
Clean Water Grants
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act
Sustainability for the 7th Generation Initiative
FY 2009 Technical Training Support Activities for the State Revolving Fund Programs

Health
New Careers in Nursing Grants
NIDA Research
State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages
Centers Program for Research on HIV/AIDS and Mental Health (P30 award mechanism)
Comprehensive Alcohol Research Center on HIV/AIDS
Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation
Interdisciplinary Research on Oral Manifestations of HIV/AIDS in Vulnerable Populations (P01 award mechanism)

Housing
Fiscal Year 2009 Opportunity to Register Early and Other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission via Grants.gov

Justice
NIJ FY 09 Biometric Technologies: Mobile Fingerprint Capture
NIJ FY 09 Personal Protective Equipment: Tactical Officers' Full-Face Respirator

Social Services
Social and Economic Development Strategies
Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Planning
Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Immersion
Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Implementation
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
Social and Economic Development Strategies for Alaska
Family Preservation - Improving the Well-Being of Children (Project Planning Grants)
Native Language Preservation and Maintenance Assessment
Family Preservation - Improving the Well-Being of Children (Project Implementation Grants)

Veterans
Assistance to States in Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Veterans Homes

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Agriculture

Farm Loan ProgramsEffective: January 7, 2009. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Parts 761, 762, 764, and 767. Action: The Department of Agriculture issued a rule that amends the Farm Service Agency regulations for direct and guaranteed Farm Operating loans and Farm Ownership loans, and the lease and disposal of inventory property. Contact: James Radintz, 202-720-1632; 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/E8-28903.pdf.

Cooperative Agreements for Heir PropertyDeadline: January 5, 2009. Eligibility: Private, nonprofit community organizations. Fund uses: To develop and implement pilot programs aimed at preventing and alleviating the problems facing African Americans in rural areas involving real estate with clouded title due to unresolved interests of generations of heirs; establishing an outreach/educational program that will assist farmers and homeowners with heir property issues in expanding ownership; and enabling farming heir property owners to develop economically viable agricultural operations and accrue homeownership. Contact: USDA Rural Development, 202-720-8460. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28805.pdf.

Technical Assistance for Specialty CropsComments: January 2, 2009. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 1487. Action: The Commodity Credit Corporation proposed a rule that would amend the regulations used to administer the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program by increasing the amount of funding per proposal to $500,000 in a given year, extending the allowable length of an activity to five years and by allowing up to five approved projects for any one TASC participant at any given time. Contact: Mark Slupek, 202-720-4327; 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/E8-28613.pdf.

Arts/Culture

NEH On the RoadDeadline: January 30, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support ancillary public humanities programs to accompany NEH "On the Road" traveling exhibitions. Contact: Division of Public Programs, 202-606-8269; 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=44196&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Children/Youth

PeyBack Foundation GrantsDeadline: February 2, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations located in Indiana, Tennessee and the New Orleans metropolitan area. Fund uses: To provide disadvantaged children and youth with opportunities for leadership and personal growth. Contact: PeyBack Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.peytonmanning.com/Pages/Main/PeyBack/Foundation.htm.

UnitedHealth Heroes Service Learning GrantsDeadline: January 15, 2009. Eligibility: Schools and youth-focused community centers located in the following 15 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee. Fund uses: To combat childhood obesity through service-learning projects that involve child volunteers. Contact: Youth Service America, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/tabid/58/Default.aspx#grantsavailablenow.

Child Support Enforcement Program; Intergovernmental Child SupportComments: February 6, 2009. C.F.R.: 45 C.F.R. Parts 301, 302, 303, 305, and. Action: The Department of Health and Human Services proposed regulations that would revise federal requirements for establishing and enforcing intergovernmental support obligations in Child Support Enforcement program cases receiving services under the Social Security Act. 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/E8-28812.pdf.

Employment/Training

State Unified Plans and Unified Plan ModificationsAction: The Employment and Training Administration provided planning guidance for use by states in submitting their Unified State Plans under Section 501 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as well as plan modifications. Contact: Gay Gilbert, 202-693-3980. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28406.pdf.

Environment

Clean Water GrantsDeadline: February 2, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support educational programs designed to promote environmentally conscious boating. Contact: Grant Administrator, 703-823-9550 ext. 8354; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.boatus.com/foundation/cleanwater/grants/default.asp.

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration ActDeadline: January 23, 2009. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and management of fish and wildlife resources and their habitat in the Great Lakes basin. Contact: Rick Westerhof, 231-584-3553; 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=44164&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Sustainability for the 7th Generation InitiativeDeadline: January 23, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To integrate transportation, energy, land use and air quality planning programs into projects that yield measurable air quality benefits in a relatively short period of time. Contact: Yvonne W. Johnson, 919-541-3921; 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=44185&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

FY 2009 Technical Training Support Activities for the State Revolving Fund ProgramsDeadline: January 14, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and individuals. Fund uses: To conduct technical training support activities that support the State Revolving Fund programs. Contact: Clifford Yee, 202-564-0598; 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=43488&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Health

New Careers in Nursing GrantsDeadline: January 21, 2009. Eligibility: Accredited schools of nursing that offer an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program or master's in nursing program for non-nursing college graduates. Fund uses: To help schools of nursing provide scholarships to nursing students to cover the costs of their education. Contact: Vernell DeWitty, Ph.D., R.N., 202-463-6930; 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=20621.

NIDA ResearchDeadline: May 7, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To provide support for research centers that conduct drug abuse and addiction research that have outstanding innovative science and that are multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and serve as national resource for the NIDA research fields. Contact: Pam Fleming, 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=43580&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit PackagesEffective: February 2, 2009. C.F.R.: 42 C.F.R. Part 440. Action: The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule that affects the Social Security Act by adding a new section related to the coverage of medical assistance under approved state plans. Contact: Donna Schmidt, 410-786-5532. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28330.pdf.

Centers Program for Research on HIV/AIDS and Mental Health (P30 award mechanism)Deadline: January 7, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To improve and expand research in order to provide leadership in the integration of multidisciplinary approaches to HIV/AIDS and mental health research, and to expand and develop information-sharing, expertise, technology, and technology transfer in the institutional and clinical communities. Contact: Rebecca Claycamp, 301-443-2811; 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=43558&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Comprehensive Alcohol Research Center on HIV/AIDSDeadline: May 1, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities and independent school districts. Fund uses: To conduct cross-cutting research on alcohol and HIV/AIDS that is multidisciplinary, thematically integrated, synergistic, and will serve as a national resource for NIAAA. Contact: Judy Fox, 301-443-4704; 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=43566&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase Organ and Tissue DonationDeadline: March 31, 2009. Eligibility: Federally designated organ procurement organizations and other nonprofit private or public entities. Fund uses: To increase solid organ donation and to improve understanding of how to increase solid organ donation. Contact: Rita Maldonado, 301-443-3622. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43533&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Interdisciplinary Research on Oral Manifestations of HIV/AIDS in Vulnerable Populations (P01 award mechanism)Deadline: August 13, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To drive interdisciplinary research to study the oral manifestations and complications associated with HIV/AIDS-related immunosuppression in vulnerable populations, including children and adolescents. Contact: Mary Daley, 301-594-4808; 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=43500&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Housing

Fiscal Year 2009 Opportunity to Register Early and Other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission via Grants.govAction: The Department of Housing and Urban Development provided instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under HUD's fiscal year 2009 grant programs available through Grants.gov, including changes to the Grants.gov registration process scheduled for January 2009. Contact: Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, 202-708-0667. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28868.pdf.

Justice

NIJ FY 09 Biometric Technologies: Mobile Fingerprint CaptureDeadline: January 21, 2009. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To support the development and demonstration of a mobile wireless device for law enforcement applications capable of the simultaneous capture of four fingerprints. Contact: William Ford, 202-353-9768; 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=44168&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

NIJ FY 09 Personal Protective Equipment: Tactical Officers' Full-Face RespiratorDeadline: January 21, 2009. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To develop and demonstrate a tactical officers? full-face respirator, an improved, ergonomic full-face respirator, capable of serving as an air-purifying respirator employing an integral/detachable filter and as a self-contained breathing apparatus, which law enforcement officers and other criminal justice practitioners can use while performing routine and tactical tasks that may pose chemical, biological or radiological hazards. Contact: Brian Montgomery, 202-353-9786; 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=44171&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Social Services

Social and Economic Development StrategiesDeadline: March 25, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To foster the development of stable, diversified local economies and economic activities that provide jobs, options and opportunities that promote economic well-being in Native American communities; to support local access to, control of, and coordination with programs and services that safeguard the health, well-being and culture of Native peoples; and to help tribes and Alaska Native Village governments build capacity that results in local control and decision-making over their resources. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44172&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Native Language Preservation and Maintenance PlanningDeadline: March 11, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To assist Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44175&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Native Language Preservation and Maintenance ImmersionDeadline: March 11, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To ensure the survival and continuation of Native American languages. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44179&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Native Language Preservation and Maintenance ImplementationDeadline: March 11, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To ensure the survival and continuation of Native American languages. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44180&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Environmental Regulatory EnhancementDeadline: March 11, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To strengthen tribal governments through capacity-building in order to identify, plan, develop and implement environmental programs in a manner that is consistent with tribal culture. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44181&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Social and Economic Development Strategies for AlaskaDeadline: March 25, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To foster the development of stable, diversified local economies and economic activities that provide jobs, options and opportunities that promote economic well-being in Native American communities; to support local access to, control of, and coordination with programs and services that safeguard the health, well-being and culture of Native peoples; and to help tribes and Alaska Native Village governments build capacity that results in local control and decision-making over their resources. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44177&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Family Preservation - Improving the Well-Being of Children (Project Planning Grants)Deadline: March 25, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To improve child well-being by removing barriers associated with strengthening families, forming and preserving healthy families, relationships and marriages and sustaining healthy families, relationships and marriages in Native American and Pacific Basin communities. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44173&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Native Language Preservation and Maintenance AssessmentDeadline: March 11, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To conduct an assessment of the current status of the Native American language(s) within an established community. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44176&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Family Preservation - Improving the Well-Being of Children (Project Implementation Grants)Deadline: March 25, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal organizations. Fund uses: To improve child well-being by removing barriers associated with strengthening families and forming and preserving healthy families, relationships and marriages. Contact: Tim Chappelle, 202-401-4855; 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=44178&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.

Veterans

Assistance to States in Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State Veterans HomesEffective: January 2, 2009. C.F.R.: 38 C.F.R. Part 53. Action: The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a final rule setting forth a mechanism for states to obtain payments from VA to assist state veterans homes in the hiring and retention of nurses for the purpose of reducing nursing shortages. Contact: Jacquelyn Bean, 202-461-6771. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28542.pdf.

 

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