December 16, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program Children/Youth William T. Grant Foundation: Field-initiated Major Grants Program Child Support Enforcement Program Education Grant to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students FINRA Investor Education Foundation General Grant Program Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program Emergency Preparedness Disaster Housing Assistance Program - Ike Environment Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation LGAC Support and Circuit Rider Program Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List for Conservation Projects West Coast Estuaries Initiative Health Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2009 Researching Implementation and Change while Improving Quality Climate Change: Environmental Impact on Human Health Researching Implementation and Change While Improving Quality Historic Preservation Professional Development Grants for Archives and Historical Publishing Digitizing Historical Records Strategies and Tools for Archives and Historical Publishing Projects Electronic Records Projects State and National Archival Partnership Grants Publishing Historical Records Housing Section 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Grant Program: Extension of Application Due Date Matching Requirement in McKinney-Vento Act Programs Justice BJA FY 09 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Intensive Case Management for Family Members of Homicide Victims in Rural Areas Public Awareness and Outreach for Victims in Underserved Communities Libraries/Literacy ICMA Public Library Innovation Grants Native Americans/Alaska Natives Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program Development, Management, and Protection of Indian Tribal Water Resources Rural Development/Services Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program Technology 2009 National Geological & Geophysical Data Preservation Program Telecommunications Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Transportation Federal CVISN Deployment Grant Program United We Ride State/Tribal Mobility Management Coordination Grants Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair Grant Program Disclaimer Agriculture Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program — Deadline: February 13, 2009. Eligibility: Educational institutions, community-based organizations, associations of farmers and ranchers, state departments of agriculture and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide limited-resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally underserved producers with training, informational opportunities and assistance necessary to understand the features and appropriate use of existing and emerging risk management tools. Contact: David Wiggins, 202-690-2686; 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/E8-29549.pdf. Children/Youth William T. Grant Foundation: Field-initiated Major Grants Program — Deadline: January 8, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support research in the foundation's areas of focus: improving understanding of how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved. Contact: William T. Grant Foundation, 212-752-0071; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url5243/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=646398. Child Support Enforcement Program — C.F.R.: 45 C.F.R. Parts 301, 302, 303 and 304. Action: The Administration for Children and Families issued final rules that address: the use of the federal tax refund offset program to collect past-due child support on behalf of children who are not minors; mandatory review and adjustment of child support orders for families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; reduction of the federal matching rate for laboratory costs incurred in determining paternity; states' option to pay more child support collections to former-assistance families; and the mandatory annual $25 fee in certain child support enforcement cases. Contact: Paige Hausburg, 202-401-5635; 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/E8-28660.pdf. Education Grant to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students — Deadline: January 30, 2009. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and consortia of such institutions, public and private nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Fund uses: To develop or enhance, implement and evaluate campus- and community-based strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior among college students. Contact: Amalia Cuervo, 202-245-7881; 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/E8-29656.pdf. FINRA Investor Education Foundation General Grant Program — Deadline: February 4, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support educational and research programs that provide underserved Americans with financial knowledge and guidance. Contact: Susan Sarver, 202-728-6948; Robert Ganem, 202-728-8362. More information: http://www.finrafoundation.org/grants.asp. Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program — Deadline: February 10, 2009. Eligibility: State and local governments and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To enhance the credit of charter schools so that they can access private-sector and other nonfederal capital in order to acquire, construct and renovate facilities at a reasonable cost. Contact: Valarie Perkins, 202-260-1924; 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/E8-29501.pdf. Emergency Preparedness Disaster Housing Assistance Program - Ike — Effective: November 1, 2008. Action: The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development executed an interagency agreement establishing a grant program called "Disaster Housing Assistance Program-Ike" for hurricanes Ike and Gustav, which will provide temporary housing rental assistance and case management for individuals and families displaced by the hurricanes. Contact: D. Jones, Jr., 202-212-1000. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-29438.pdf. Environment Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation — Deadline: September 30, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To assist local organizations to begin actual construction to clean up streams impacted by acid mine drainage. Contact: Renata Garris, 202-208-2747; 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=44354&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. LGAC Support and Circuit Rider Program — Deadline: January 23, 2009. Eligibility: State and local governments and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support local government implementation of nutrient and sediment pollution load reduction. Contact: Veronica Kuczynski, 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=44336&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List for Conservation Projects — Action: The Fish and Wildlife Service announced the fiscal year 2009 priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Contact: John C. Stremple, 703-358-2156; 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/E8-28830.pdf. West Coast Estuaries Initiative — Deadline: February 19, 2009. Eligibility: Local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To support the protection and restoration of high-value coastal resources in areas threatened by growth pressure. Contact: Daniel Steinborn, 206-553-2728; 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=44221&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Health Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities — Deadline: February 3, 2009. Eligibility: Local and tribal governments and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To combat childhood obesity by supporting healthy eating and active lifestyles for at-risk children. Contact: Sarah Strunk, 919-843-8430; 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=20603. Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2009 — Effective: October 1, 2008. Action: The Department of Agriculture announced the surplus and purchased foods that it expects to make available for donation to states for use in providing nutrition assistance to the needy under the Emergency Food Assistance Program. Contact: Lillie Ragan, 703-305-2662. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-29090.pdf. Researching Implementation and Change while Improving Quality — Deadline: May 7, 2011. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, independent school districts and public housing authorities. Fund uses: To rigorously study the implementation of quality improvement strategies and provide generalizable scientific findings about the implementation of the quality improvement strategy, related organizational changes, and their impact. Contact: Kevin Hornbeak, 301-427-1704; 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=44209&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Climate Change: Environmental Impact on Human Health — Deadline: March 9, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To assess regional environmental impact and climate change effects on human health. 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=44234&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Researching Implementation and Change While Improving Quality — Deadline: May 7, 2011. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and independent school districts. Fund uses: To rigorously study the implementation of quality-improvement strategies and provide generalizable scientific findings about the implementation of the quality improvement strategy, related organizational changes, and their impact. Contact: Kevin Hornbeak, 301-427-1704; 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=44209&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Historic Preservation Professional Development Grants for Archives and Historical Publishing — Deadline: October 5, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To improve the training and education of professionals in the archival and historical publishing communities. Contact: David Davis, 202-357-5022; 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=44340&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Digitizing Historical Records — Deadline: June 5, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To digitize nationally significant historical record collections and make the digital versions freely available online. Contact: David Davis, 202-357-5022; 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=44338&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Strategies and Tools for Archives and Historical Publishing Projects — Deadline: October 5, 2009. Eligibility: State, county and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To develop new strategies and tools that can improve the preservation, public discovery or use of historical records. Contact: David Davis, 202-357-5022; 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=44341&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Electronic Records Projects — Deadline: June 5, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To increase the capacity of archival repositories to create electronic records archives that preserve records of enduring historical value. Contact: David Davis, 202-357-5022; 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=44339&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. State and National Archival Partnership Grants — Deadline: March 2, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To strengthen archives and historical records programs in each of the states and build a national archival network. Contact: David Davis, 202-357-5022; 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=44369&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Publishing Historical Records — Deadline: October 5, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education and individuals. Fund uses: To publish historical records of national significance. Contact: David Davis, 202-357-5022; 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=44356&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Housing Section 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Grant Program: Extension of Application Due Date — Deadline: February 18, 2009. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development extended the Section 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Grant Program application deadline. Contact: Denise Taylor-Parker, 202-402-2892; 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/E8-29425.pdf. Matching Requirement in McKinney-Vento Act Programs — Effective: January 12, 2009. C.F.R.: 24 C.F.R. Parts 576, 582, 583. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a final rule codifying the regulations governing the Supportive Housing program, the Shelter Plus Care program and the Emergency Shelter Grants program, including the scope of the match requirement and the responsibility of grantees to ensure that matching funds do not violate any statute that governs the use of matching funds. Contact: Marie Oliva, 202-708-4300. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-29304.pdf. Justice BJA FY 09 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program — Deadline: February 12, 2009. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To enhance the capacity of regulatory and law enforcement agencies and public health officials to collect and analyze controlled substance prescription data through a centralized database administered by an authorized state agency. Contact: Chris Casto, 202-353-7193; 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=44237&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery — Deadline: January 26, 2009. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To research, develop and demonstrate emerging digital evidence recovery technology solutions for law enforcement agencies. Contact: Martin Novak, 202-616-0630; 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=44330&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program — Deadline: January 26, 2009. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To develop or deliver knowledge-based forensic science curricula at the state or local level to train forensic scientists and to inform other criminal justice practitioners and policymakers. Contact: Charles Heurich, 202-616-9264; 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=44266&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Intensive Case Management for Family Members of Homicide Victims in Rural Areas — Deadline: January 20, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To identify, institutionalize and replicate promising practices related to the provision of a comprehensive array of services to family members of homicide victims in rural areas. Contact: Mary Atlas-Terry, 202-353-8473; 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=44211&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Public Awareness and Outreach for Victims in Underserved Communities — Deadline: January 22, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and tribal governments. Fund uses: To raise awareness among underserved populations regarding victims? rights and available resources for crime victims in the local community. Contact: Millicent Crawford, 202-353-8172; 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=44218&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Libraries/Literacy ICMA Public Library Innovation Grants — Deadline: January 9, 2009. Eligibility: Partnerships of public libraries and their corresponding local governments. Fund uses: To strengthen the relationship between local governments and public libraries to better serve community needs. Contact: Molly Donelan, 202-962-3645; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.icma.org/main/bc.asp?bcid=1080&t=0. Native Americans/Alaska Natives Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program — Deadline: January 30, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To conduct agricultural research that addresses high-priority concerns of tribal, national or multistate significance. Contact: TCRGP, 202-720-1793; 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=18685&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Development, Management, and Protection of Indian Tribal Water Resources — Deadline: February 6, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To fund the use, protection or development of water-related tribal assets. Contact: Lisa Strong, 208-383-2204; 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=44350&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Rural Development/Services Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program — Deadline: February 11, 2009. Eligibility: State departments of agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations and other appropriate state organizations. Fund uses: To enable states to explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products and to encourage research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the U.S. marketing system. Contact: Janise Zygmont, 202-720-8043. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-29044.pdf. Technology 2009 National Geological & Geophysical Data Preservation Program — Deadline: January 26, 2009. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To archive geologic, geophysical and engineering data, maps, well logs, and samples; provide a national catalog of such archival material; and to provide technical and financial assistance related to the archival material. Contact: Margaret Eastman, 703-648-7366. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=44315&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Telecommunications Public Telecommunications Facilities Program — Deadline: May 18, 2009. Action: The Department of Commerce announced the new closing date for certain digital television Distributed Transmission System projects. Contact: William Cooperman, 202-482-5802. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-29096.pdf. Transportation Federal CVISN Deployment Grant Program — Deadline: July 15, 2009. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To deploy, operate and maintain elements of states' CVISN programs, including commercial vehicle, commercial driver, and carrier-specific information systems and networks. Contact: Julie Lane, 202-385-2391; 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=43355&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. United We Ride State/Tribal Mobility Management Coordination Grants — Deadline: February 12, 2009. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To address individual customer needs for mobility within workforce development, health care, aging, youth, disability, education, housing, veterans and other social service or human service support networks. Contact: Douglas Birnie, 202-366-1666; 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=44334&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair Grant Program — Deadline: January 16, 2009. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To assist in rail rehabilitation and repair projects. Contact: Alice Alexander, 202-493-6363; 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=43455&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW.   This newsletter contains links to external sites that are not owned or controlled by Thompson. While we have attempted to ensure that the information in this newsletter is obtained from reliable sources, no representation as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, fitness for purpose or accuracy of any information presented on any linked web site is made or should be implied. 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