December 30, 2008

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Arts/Culture 2009-2010 ArtsCONNECT Grants Summer Seminars and Institutes Education Foundations for Learning Teaching American History Grant Program Teaching American History Grant Program Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Grant Program High School Equivalency Program Environment Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council 2009 Challenge Cost Share Grant Program Health Preventing Sexual Violence Perpetration: Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors Responsive Grants Program HIV/AIDS Regulation on the Organizational Integrity of Entities that are Implementing Programs and Activities Under the Leadership Act Operational Research to Improve the Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions that are Supported by the Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) Project Screening Targeted Populations to Interrupt Ongoing Chains of Transmission with Enhanced Partner Notification - The STOP Study Demonstration Project of Elective Adult Male Circumcision Conducted in Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the United States Evaluating Locally Developed (Homegrown) HIV Prevention Interventions for African-American and Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men Homeland Security Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement Agreement Program Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness Program Housing Policy Requirements and General Section to HUD's FY2009 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs Libraries/Literacy The Charles Evans Book Fund Native Americans/Alaska Natives Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies Rural Development/Services Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program Senior Citizens BJH Foundation Grants to Aid Jewish Senior Citizens in North and South Carolina Social Services Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons Technology Environmental Remediation Science Program Telecommunications Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program Transportation Highway Safety Improvement Program Veterans Elimination of Requirements for Prior Signature Consent and Pre-and-Post-Test Counseling for HIV Testing State Veterans Home Construction Grant Progam Violence Prevention Youth Violence Prevention Through Economic, Environmental and Policy Change Disclaimer Arts/Culture 2009-2010 ArtsCONNECT Grants — Deadline: March 30, 2009. Eligibility: Consortia of nonprofit arts-presenting organizations from Delaware, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, the U.S. Virgin Islands, New York or Pennsylvania. Fund uses: To support the performing arts in the mid-Atlantic region and foster greater access to and understanding of the performing arts amongst public audiences in the mid-Atlantic region. Contact: Krista Bradley, 410-539-6656 ext. 110; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/arts_connect/guidelines.html. Summer Seminars and Institutes — Deadline: March 3, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, independent school districts, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support national faculty development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university teachers. Contact: Division of Education Programs, 202-606-8463; 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=44509&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Education Foundations for Learning — Deadline: February 24, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help eligible children become ready for school. Contact: Dana Carr, 202-245-7868; 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=44519&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Teaching American History Grant Program — Effective: January 22, 2009. Action: The Department of Education announced selection criteria to be used under the Teaching American History Grant Program. Contact: Mia D. Howerton, 202-205-0147; 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/E8-30553.pdf. Teaching American History Grant Program — Deadline: January 22, 2009. Eligibility: Local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and libraries and museums. Fund uses: To raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding and appreciation of traditional American history. Contact: Alex Stein, 202-205-9085; 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/E8-30554.pdf. Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Grant Program — Comments: January 22, 2009. Action: The Department of Education proposed priorities and requirements for the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools grant program. Contact: Sara Strizzi, 301-346-0924; 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/E8-30578.pdf. High School Equivalency Program — Deadline: February 23, 2009. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children obtain a general education diploma that meets the guidelines for high school equivalence. Contact: David De Soto, 202-260-8103; 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/E8-30583.pdf. Environment Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council 2009 Challenge Cost Share Grant Program — Action: The Forest Service has revised its criteria for the U&CF Challenge Cost Share Grant Program for 2009. Contact: Nancy Stremple, 202-205-1054. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-30657.pdf. Health Preventing Sexual Violence Perpetration: Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors — Deadline: February 23, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To conduct a rigorous evaluation of a primary prevention strategy designed to reduce risk for perpetration of sexual violence. Contact: Lisa Williams, 770-488-2897; 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=43446&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Responsive Grants Program — Deadline: January 15, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and public agencies serving northern California health care needs. Fund uses: To alleviate health concerns and problems in northern California by providing emergency, safety-net services such as food and shelter. Contact: Sierra Health Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.sierrahealth.org/doc.aspx?129. HIV/AIDS Regulation on the Organizational Integrity of Entities that are Implementing Programs and Activities Under the Leadership Act — Effective: January 20, 2009. Action: The Department of Health and Human Services issued this final rule to clarify that recipients of HHS funds to implement HIV/AIDS programs and activities under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 are required to have a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking, and must submit certification of this policy with the grant or contract application but may maintain an affiliation with organizations that do not have such a policy, provided such affiliations do not threaten the integrity of the government's programs and its message opposing prostitution and sex trafficking. Contact: Jeanne Monahan, 202-690-6174; 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/E8-30686.pdf. Operational Research to Improve the Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions that are Supported by the Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) Project — Deadline: February 17, 2009. Eligibility: Grantees under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program Announcement PS06-606: Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Training Centers (PTC) Part II. Fund uses: To help local organizations improve their HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in their communities. Contact: Angie Tuttle, 404-639-8305; 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=44507&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Screening Targeted Populations to Interrupt Ongoing Chains of Transmission with Enhanced Partner Notification - The STOP Study — Deadline: February 20, 2009. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To evaluate acute HIV infection screening links to enhanced partner notification and contact tracing. Contact: Julia L. Valentine, 404-639-8051; 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=44503&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Demonstration Project of Elective Adult Male Circumcision Conducted in Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the United States — Deadline: March 3, 2009. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To monitor male circumcision as an effective intervention in reducing the risk of male acquisition of HIV through penile-vaginal sex in populations with high heterosexual HIV incidence. Contact: Louvern Asante, 404-639-8291; 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=44504&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Evaluating Locally Developed (Homegrown) HIV Prevention Interventions for African-American and Hispanic/Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men — Deadline: March 3, 2009. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To support rigorous evaluation of interventions to determine if they reduce HIV-related risk behaviors or new HIV or STD diagnoses. Contact: Angie Tuttle, 404-639-8095; 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=44506&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Homeland Security Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement Agreement Program — Deadline: January 5, 2009. Eligibility: State, local or other public institution/organization responsible for commercial airport operations. Fund uses: To deploy sufficient law enforcement officers to meet their dual responsibility to ensure the safety of passengers and to counter risks to transportation security by partially funding the increased costs of law enforcement officer presence in support of passenger screening activity. Contact: Patricia Masterson, 571-227-1587. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=43454&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness Program — Comments: January 23, 2009. Action: The Department of Homeland Security established a voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program known as "PS-Prep," which will assess whether a private sector entity complies with one or more voluntary preparedness standards adopted by DHS. Contact: Don Grant, 202-646-8243; 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/E8-30685.pdf. Housing Policy Requirements and General Section to HUD's FY2009 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs — Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development provided prospective applicants for it's competitive funding with the opportunity to become familiar with the General Section of HUD's FY2009 NOFAs, in advance of publication of any FY2009 NOFAs. This year, HUD plans to publish its NOFAs as they are approved for publication and not in a combined SuperNOFA. Contact: Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, 202-708-0667. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-30600.pdf. Libraries/Literacy The Charles Evans Book Fund — Deadline: January 23, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide homeless persons with literacy and adult education services. Contact: Michele Diecuch, 315-422-9121 ext. 321; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=484&srcid=191. Native Americans/Alaska Natives Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies — Deadline: April 22, 2009. Eligibility: Local educational agencies and Indian tribes. Fund uses: To reform and improve elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students. Contact: The EDFacts Partner Support Center, 877-457-3336; 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=44497&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Rural Development/Services Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program — Deadline: March 31, 2009. Eligibility: Any entity that is identified by USDA Rural Development as an eligible borrower under the Rural Electrification Act. Fund uses: To promote rural economic development and job creation projects. Contact: USDA Rural Development, 202-720-1400. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-30731.pdf. Senior Citizens BJH Foundation Grants to Aid Jewish Senior Citizens in North and South Carolina — Deadline: March 1, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations that serve Jewish senior citizens in North Carolina or South Carolina. Fund uses: To help meet the physical, mental and social needs of Jewish senior citizens in North Carolina and South Carolina. Contact: Wendee Cutler, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.bjhfoundation.org/guidelines.html. Social Services Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons — Comments: February 27, 2009. C.F.R.: 10 CFR Part 440. Action: The Department of Energy proposed to expand the definition of "state" under the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons and to amend the financial assistance allocation procedure to reflect the expanded definition. Contact: Jean Diggs, 202-586-8506; 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/E8-30836.pdf. Technology Environmental Remediation Science Program — Deadline: April 9, 2009. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To advance fundamental science to understand, predict and mitigate the impacts of environmental contamination from past nuclear weapons production and provide a scientific basis for the long-term stewardship of nuclear waste disposal. Contact: Deborah Greenawalt, 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=18713&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW. Telecommunications Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program — Deadline: March 24, 2009. Eligibility: An incorporated organization or partnership, state, local or tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and consortia. Fund uses: To provide access to education, training and health care resources for people in rural America. Contact: USDA Rural Development, 202-720-0413. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-30759.pdf. Transportation Highway Safety Improvement Program — Effective: January 23, 2009. C.F.R.: 23 C.F.R. Part 924. Action: The Federal Highway Administration issued a final rule to incorporate changes to the Highway Safety Improvement Program that resulted from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, as well as to reflect changes in the overall program that have evolved since the FHWA originally published 23 C.F.R. Part 924. Contact: Erin Kenley, 202-366-0791. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-30168.pdf. Veterans Elimination of Requirements for Prior Signature Consent and Pre-and-Post-Test Counseling for HIV Testing — Comments: January 28, 2009. C.F.R.: 38 CFR Part 17. Action: The Department of Veterans Affairs proposed to amend its informed consent regulations to update requirements concerning testing for HIV so they are consistent with the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008. Contact: Ronald O. Valdiserri, MD, 202-461-7240. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-30841.pdf. State Veterans Home Construction Grant Progam — Deadline: August 15, 2009. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To build or renovate state veteran homes. Contact: Sanitria L. McKenzie, 202-461-6752; 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=43450&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Violence Prevention Youth Violence Prevention Through Economic, Environmental and Policy Change — Deadline: February 23, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To assess the efficacy or effectiveness of policies and other interventions designed to change the economic or environmental characteristics of a community to reduce rates of youth violence perpetration and victimization. Contact: Barbara R. 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