January 6, 2009

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Arts/Culture Funding for Intellectual Exchange Projects Education Women's Educational Equity Act Program Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program College Assistance Migrant Program Emergency Preparedness Remote Community Alert Systems Program Environment The Greater New Orleans Foundation: Environment Fund Grants Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, Adult and Community Watershed Education in the Monterey Bay Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009 Tribal Resource Conservation Funds Solid Waste Assistance Grants Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of "Discharge of Dredged Material" Justice Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grants Program Family Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program National Field-Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Discretionary Program: Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance Program National Mentoring Programs Mental Health Visionary and Weiss Grants Social Services Food Stamp Program; Revisions to Bonding Requirements for Violating Retail and Wholesale Food Concerns Technology Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Challenge Grants Veterans Increase in Rates Payable Under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program Disclaimer Arts/Culture Funding for Intellectual Exchange Projects — Deadline: February 27, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To foster Japanese-American relationships that focus on shared strategies for combating global terrorism, global and regional economic issues, and domestic policy issues such as immigration. Contact: Carolyn Fleisher, 212-489-1255 ext. 114; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.cgp.org/index.php?option=article&task=default&articleid=371. Education Women's Educational Equity Act Program — Deadline: February 23, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and individuals. Fund uses: To promote gender equity in education in the United States; provide financial assistance to enable educational agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and to promote equity in education for women and girls who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on sex, race, ethnic origin, limited English proficiency, disability or age. Contact: LaTammya Morton, 202-245-6126. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=44557&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program — Deadline: March 4, 2009. Eligibility: Local educational agencies and charter schools. Fund uses: To support the implementation and enhancement of integrated, comprehensive community-wide plans that create safe and drug-free schools and promote healthy childhood development. Contact: Karen Dorsey, 202-245-7858; 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/E8-31024.pdf. College Assistance Migrant Program — Deadline: February 23, 2009. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide academic and financial support to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children complete their first year of college. 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/E8-31025.pdf. Emergency Preparedness Remote Community Alert Systems Program — Deadline: March 27, 2009. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To provide for outdoor alerting technologies in remote communities that are effectively underserved by commercial mobile service for the purpose of enabling residents of those communities to receive emergency messages. Contact: Steve Drescher, 301-713-0926; 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=44572&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Environment The Greater New Orleans Foundation: Environment Fund Grants — Deadline: January 30, 2009. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations in the New Orleans area. Fund uses: To help communities in the New Orleans area obtain technical assistance on issues relating to the environment, storm resiliency or community sustainability. Contact: Martha Landrum, 504-598-4663; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.gnof.org/index.php/grants/category/apply_for_a_grant/. Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, Adult and Community Watershed Education in the Monterey Bay — Deadline: February 27, 2009. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and state, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To foster the growth of new programs, and encourage the development of partnerships among environmental education programs throughout the Monterey Bay watershed. Contact: Steve Drescher, 301-713-0926; 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=44570&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program — Deadline: March 31, 2009. Eligibility: Coastal states and territories with Coastal Zone Management Programs or National Estuarine Research Reserves. Fund uses: To support coastal and estuarine land conservation project proposals under the CELCP. Contact: Steve Drescher, 301-713-0926; 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=44569&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009 — Action: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice to supplement the agency's solicitation for applications published on July 11, 2008, and announced 13 additional programs that are soliciting applications for FY 2009 funding. Contact: See individual funding notices for contact information. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E8-30851.pdf. Tribal Resource Conservation Funds — Deadline: February 20, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To fund projects that address solid waste reduction and management. Contact: Nancy Sockabasin, 415-972-3772; 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=44543&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Solid Waste Assistance Grants — Deadline: February 20, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To fund projects that address solid waste reduction and management. Contact: Saskia van Gendt, 415-947-4103; 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=44547&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of "Discharge of Dredged Material" — Effective: December 30, 2008. C.F.R.: 40 C.F.R. Part 232. Action: The Environmental Protection Agency amended a Clean Water Act Section 404 regulation that defines the term discharge of dredged material. Contact: Rachel Fertik, 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/E8-30984.pdf. Justice Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grants Program — Deadline: March 12, 2009. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To develop and implement programs that hold American Indian and Alaska Native youth accountable for delinquent behavior and strengthen tribal juvenile justice systems. Contact: Al Roddy, 202-353-1881; 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=44575&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Family Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance — Deadline: February 24, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To develop, maintain and enhance drug courts for substance-abusing adults who are involved with a family court due to child abuse or neglect issues. Contact: Al Roddy, 202-353-1881. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=44542&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program — Deadline: February 19, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To support supervised visitation and safe exchange of children in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Contact: Michelle Dodge, 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=44545&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. National Field-Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects — Deadline: February 24, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support the development of national-scope training, technical assistance and demonstration project initiatives. Contact: Meg Morrow, 202-305-2986; 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=44541&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Discretionary Program: Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking — Deadline: February 24, 2009. Eligibility: States presently designated to administer the EUDL Block Grants Program. Fund uses: To reduce the availability of alcoholic beverages to, and the consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons serving in the U.S. Air Force who are younger than 21 years old. Contact: Al Roddy, 202-353-1881; 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=44548&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance Program — Deadline: March 4, 2009. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To implement the following antigang strategies: primary prevention, secondary prevention, gang intervention, and targeted gang enforcement. Contact: Al Roddy, 202-353-1881; 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=44550&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. National Mentoring Programs — Deadline: February 25, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To enhance or expand initiatives that will assist in the development and maturity of community programs to provide mentoring services to high-risk populations that are underserved due to location, shortage of mentors, special physical or mental challenges of the targeted population, or other analogous situations identified by the community in need of mentoring services. Contact: Al Roddy, 202-353-1881; 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=44539&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW. Mental Health Visionary and Weiss Grants — Deadline: March 15, 2009. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support research, education and intervention projects that emphasize the relationship between physical and mental well-being; understand and prevent violence; or meet the long-term psychological needs of individuals and communities that have been impacted by disasters. Contact: Emily Leary, 202-336-5622; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.apa.org/apf/grantguide.html. Social Services Food Stamp Program; Revisions to Bonding Requirements for Violating Retail and Wholesale Food Concerns — Effective: March 2, 2009. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Parts 278 and 279. Action: The Food and Nutrition Service revised the current bonding requirements imposed against participating retailers and wholesalers who have violated the Food Stamp Program rules and regulations. Contact: Andrea Gold, 703-305-2456. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-30951.pdf. Technology Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Challenge Grants — Deadline: February 2, 2009. Eligibility: Tax-exempt public charities and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To identify and fund the best innovations using wireless-related technology to address critical social issues around the world. Contact: Vodafone Americas Foundation, 925-210-2777; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://challenge.vodafone-us.com/innovAbout.html. Veterans Increase in Rates Payable Under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program — Effective: December 30, 2008. C.F.R.: 38 C.F.R. Part 21. Action: The Department of Veterans Affairs amended regulations to reflect increases effective for fiscal years 2005-2009 in the monthly rates payable under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program. Contact: Brandye R. Terrell, 202-461-9822. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-31033.pdf.   This newsletter contains links to external sites that are not owned or controlled by Thompson. 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