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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:

Agriculture
Caribbean Area Conservation Innovation Grants
Florida Conservation Innovation Grants
Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program
Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants Program

Arts/Culture
Programming Grants to Accompany NEH on the Road Exhibitions

Children/Youth
Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through Education

Economic Development
Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

Education
Staples Foundation for Learning Grants
Early Reading First
Grants to Help Immigrants Learn English in Innovative Ways
Child Care Research Scholars

Employment/Training
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
National Farmworkers Jobs Program
National Farmworkers Jobs Program, Housing Assistance
YouthBuild Grants
Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program

Environment
Keep America Beautiful Graffiti Hurts Grants
Recovery Program
The National Environmental Policy Act and Environmental Management Systems
Region 5 2007 Healthful Homes/Healthful Schools Grants
Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule
Royal Caribbean Cruises' Ocean Fund
Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
Training Workshops for Wastewater Management
Strategic Agricultural Initiative
Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants
Region 5 Clean School Bus USA

Family Services
Using Comprehensive Family Assessments to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes

Health
Medicaid Transformation Grants
Maternal and Child Health Program

HIV/AIDS
Minority AIDS Initiative Programs for Part B Grantees

Homeland Security
FY07 UASI Nonprofit Security Grant Program
Outreach, Education, and Technical Assistance for Public Safety Interoperability Efforts—Technical Services

Housing
Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Program for Fiscal Year 2007
Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program for New Construction in Fiscal Year 2007

Individuals With Disabilities
Institute on Technology Effectiveness for Children With Disabilities: Web-Supported Instructional Approaches
Projects of National Significance: Ongoing Data Collection

Justice
Immigration Related Employment Discrimination Public Education Grants

Law Enforcement
Tribal Resources Grant Program

Social Services
Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance

Telecommunications
Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by Satellite

Transportation
Section 5339 Funding to Support Alternatives Analysis Activities for Major Transit Capital Investments

Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence/Runaway and Homeless Youth Collaboration on the Prevention of Adolescent Dating Violence

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Agriculture

Caribbean Area Conservation Innovation GrantsDeadline: May 31, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and special district governments, individuals, institutions of higher education and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Contact: Lynn Merrill, 352-338-9553. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13676&mode=VIEW.

Florida Conservation Innovation GrantsDeadline: May 31, 2007. Eligibility: State, local, tribal and special district governments, individuals, institutions of higher education and tribal, for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Contact: Lynn Merrill, 352-338-9553. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13671&mode=VIEW.

Small Business Innovation Research Grants ProgramEffective: April 26, 2007. C.F.R.: 7 CFR Part 3403. Action: Revised the Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program's administrative regulations to implement changes and comply with the Small Business Innovation Research Policy Directive. Contact: Deborah Sheely, 202-401-1924; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7934.pdf.

Supplemental and Alternative Crops Competitive Grants ProgramDeadline: May 28, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and tribal, for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support the development of superior germplasm and the establishment and extension of various methods of planting, cultivating, harvesting and processing in order to transfer such applied research from experimental sites to on-farm practice as soon as practicable. Contact: CSREES Help Desk, 202-401-5048. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13662&mode=VIEW.

Arts/Culture

Programming Grants to Accompany NEH on the Road ExhibitionsDeadline: October 31, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations with a confirmed booking for one of the "NEH on the Road" exhibitions through Mid America Arts Alliance. 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://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13631&mode=VIEW.

Children/Youth

Combating Exploitive Child Labor Through EducationFund uses: To develop and implement formal, informal and vocational education projects as a means to combat exploitive child labor internationally. Contact: Lisa Harvey, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7962.pdf.

Economic Development

Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory ActionsComments: May 30, 2007. Action: The agencies of the federal government issued semiannual regulatory agendas outlining recently completed, pending and proposed regulations. Contact: John Thomas, 202-482-7340; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/11dec20060800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/ua070430/pdf/ua070402.pdf.

Education

Staples Foundation for Learning GrantsDeadline: August 3, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To fund programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Contact: Staples Foundation for Learning, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.staplesfoundation.org/foundapplication.html.

Early Reading FirstDeadline: May 29, 2007. Eligibility: Applicants that have been notified as of April 27, 2007, may submit a full application. Fund uses: To support local efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive and early reading skills of preschool-age children, especially those from low-income families, through strategies, materials and professional development that are grounded in scientifically-based reading research. Contact: Natasha Harding, 202-245-6119; Pilla Parker, 202-260-3710; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Rebecca Haynes, 202-260-0968; 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=13677&mode=VIEW.

Grants to Help Immigrants Learn English in Innovative WaysDeadline: July 31, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help immigrants in the United States further their verbal English language skills, listening comprehension and oral communications through innovative means. Contact: Ray Solem Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.raysolemfund.org/grants.html.

Child Care Research ScholarsDeadline: June 22, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support dissertation research on child care policy issues in partnership with State Child Care and Development Fund lead agencies. Contact: Dr. Behnosh Najafi; 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=13623&mode=VIEW.

Employment/Training

Workforce Investment Act of 1998Deadline: June 14, 2007. Eligibility: Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia. Fund uses: To support innovative workforce development and education activities in states that have exceeded performance levels for outcomes in adult education and vocational education programs authorized by Title I of the Workforce Investment Act. Contact: Karen Staha, 202-693-3698; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Traci DiMartini, 202-693-3698; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8221.pdf.

National Farmworkers Jobs ProgramEffective: April 27, 2007. Action: Amended the solicitation for grant applications for the National Farmworkers Jobs Program, correcting the funding opportunity number. Contact: James Stockton, 202-6693-3335. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8108.pdf.

National Farmworkers Jobs Program, Housing AssistanceEffective: April 27, 2007. Action: Amended the solicitation for grant applications for the housing portion of the National Farmworkers Jobs Program, correcting the funding opportunity number. Contact: James Stockton, 202-693-3335. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8107.pdf.

YouthBuild GrantsDeadline: July 3, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit agencies and organizations. Fund uses: To tap the energies and talents of disadvantaged youths to increase the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals and low-income families as well as to help youths develop the leadership, learning and high-demand occupational skills needed to succeed in today's global economy. Contact: Donna Kelly, 202-693-3934. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7974.pdf.

Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals ProgramDeadline: June 20, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency by assisting participants in overcoming identified personal and systemic barriers to employment, job retention and self-sufficiency. Contact: Rafael J. Elizalde; 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=13669&mode=VIEW.

Environment

Keep America Beautiful Graffiti Hurts GrantsDeadline: June 29, 2007. Eligibility: State and local governments, nonprofit and community organizations and schools and youth groups. Fund uses: To help communities kick-start or add on to a local graffiti prevention program. Contact: Keep America Beautiful, 203-323-8987; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.graffitihurts.org/grant_program/2007/grant_application.pdf.

Recovery ProgramDeadline: May 1, 2007. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To take necessary measures to prevent extinction of species by implementing actions to reverse the decline of listed species and expedite full recovery. Contact: Jodi Bush, 360-753-6046. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13688&mode=VIEW.

The National Environmental Policy Act and Environmental Management SystemsAction: Published "Aligning National Environmental Policy Act Processes with Environmental Management Systems - A Guide for NEPA and EMS Practitioners," to assist federal agencies in aligning their National Environmental Policy Act processes with their Environmental Management Systems. Contact: Horst Greczmiel, 202-395-5750. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7950.pdf.

Region 5 2007 Healthful Homes/Healthful Schools GrantsDeadline: June 15, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support community-based efforts to reduce the exposure of children with asthma to environmental asthma triggers in their homes and/or schools. Contact: Helen Tsiapas, 312-886-7901; 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=13660&mode=VIEW.

Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation RuleEffective: May 29, 2007. C.F.R.: 40 CFR Part 51. Action: Provided rules and guidance on the Clean Air Act requirements for state and tribal plans to implement the 1997 fine particle national ambient air quality standards. Contact: Richard Damberg, 919-541-5592; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-6347.pdf.

Royal Caribbean Cruises' Ocean FundDeadline: June 30, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support efforts to restore and maintain a healthy marine environment, minimize the impact of human activity on this environment, and promote awareness of ocean and coastal issues and respect for marine life. Contact: Ocean Fund Royal Caribbean Cruises, 305-539-6574. More information: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/ourCompany/environment/oceanFund.do.

Revisions to the Definition of Solid WasteComments: June 25, 2007. C.F.R.: 40 CFR Parts 260 and 261. Action: Announced that the comment period to the supplemental proposed rule titled "Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste" was extended until June 25, 2007. Contact: Marilyn Goode, 703-308-8800; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Tracy Atagi, 703-308-8672; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-7761.pdf.

Training Workshops for Wastewater ManagementDeadline: June 11, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, individuals, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide logistical and technical support for the development and delivery of training workshops in five National Workshop Priority Areas to build the capacity of state and local government officials and other interested stakeholders to better understand and implement associated regulations. Contact: Barry Benroth, 202-564-0672. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13628&mode=VIEW.

Strategic Agricultural InitiativeDeadline: June 5, 2007. Eligibility: State and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help implement the Food Quality Protection Act and to support efforts by the agricultural community to transition away from high-risk pesticides to the use of less- and reduced-risk pesticides, alternative methods of agricultural pest control and sustainable practices in food production. Contact: Heather Duncan, 913-551-7640; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Chester Stovall, 913-551-7549;. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13617&mode=VIEW.

Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor PollutantsDeadline: June 8, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support demonstration, training, outreach and/or education projects to increase the number of people breathing healthier indoor air. Contact: Shelly Rosenblum, 415-947-4193. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13627&mode=VIEW.

Region 5 Clean School Bus USADeadline: June 22, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To reduce diesel emissions from school buses in EPA Region 5. Contact: Julie Henning, 312-886-4882. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?OppId=13619&mode=VIEW.

Family Services

Using Comprehensive Family Assessments to Improve Child Welfare OutcomesDeadline: June 25, 2007. Eligibility: State, local, tribal and special district governments and entities in collaborations with child welfare agencies. Fund uses: To demonstrate the implementation of the Comprehensive Family Assessment Guidelines. Contact: Jason Bohn; 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=13667&mode=VIEW.

Health

Medicaid Transformation GrantsDeadline: July 15, 2007. Eligibility: State Medicaid agencies. Fund uses: To adopt and implement innovative methods to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in providing medical assistance under Medicaid. Contact: Joi Grymes; 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=13672&mode=VIEW.

Maternal and Child Health ProgramDeadline: May 15, 2007. Eligibility: Urban Indian organizations, tribal organizations and tribes that currently operate IHS EpiCenters. Fund uses: To improve American Indian and Alaska Native maternal and infant outcomes in key populations through surveillance and outreach projects conducted by existing tribal and urban Indian epidemiology centers. Contact: Judith Thierry, 301-443-5070; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-2051.pdf.

HIV/AIDS

Minority AIDS Initiative Programs for Part B GranteesDeadline: May 29, 2007. Eligibility: States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Fund uses: To evaluate and address the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on and the disparities in access, treatment, care and outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, including African Americans, Alaska Natives, Latinos, American Indians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 301-998-7373, 877-464-4772; 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=13686&mode=VIEW.

Homeland Security

FY07 UASI Nonprofit Security Grant ProgramDeadline: June 22, 2007. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To support target-hardening measures at areas that are at high risk of an international terrorist attack and to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, state and local government agencies and Citizen Corps Councils. Contact: CSID, 800-368-6498; 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=13683&mode=VIEW.

Outreach, Education, and Technical Assistance for Public Safety Interoperability Efforts-Technical ServicesDeadline: June 25, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To help establish a strong technical foundation to guide the public safety community as it moves forward in defining requirements and architecture framework, conducting gap analyses and ultimately developing interface standards for public safety communications. Contact: Joan Keiser, 202-447-5603. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13609&mode=VIEW.

Housing

Section 515 Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization Restructuring Program for Fiscal Year 2007Deadline: May 30, 2007. Eligibility: Borrowers and applicants with ownership of and ability to operate rural rental housing units. Fund uses: To restructure selected existing Section 515 loans expressly for the purpose of ensuring that sufficient resources are available to preserve the rental project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for very low-, low- or moderate-income residents. Contact: Carlton Jarratt, 804-561-0665; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Sherry Engel, 715-345-7677; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Sandra Mercier, 202-720-1617; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8148.pdf.

Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program for New Construction in Fiscal Year 2007Deadline: June 29, 2007. Eligibility: Individuals, corporations, associations, trusts, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, consumer cooperatives and partnerships. Fund uses: To provide rental or cooperative housing and related facilities in rural areas for very low-, low- and moderate-income persons or families, including elderly persons and persons with disabilities, and to offer rental assistance in the form of a tenant subsidy for low- and very-low income families residing in rural rental housing facilities. Contact: Barbara Chism, 202-690-1436; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8157.pdf.

Individuals With Disabilities

Institute on Technology Effectiveness for Children With Disabilities: Web-Supported Instructional ApproachesDeadline: May 30, 2007. Eligibility: States, tribes, state and local educational agencies, public charter schools that are LEAs under state law, other public agencies, institutions of higher education and tribal, for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support a systematic program of research on the use of Web-supported instructional approaches to improve access to, participation and progress in the general curriculum for students with disabilities. Contact: Jane Hauser, 202-245-7373. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8185.pdf.

Projects of National Significance: Ongoing Data CollectionDeadline: June 11, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To collect, analyze and report on data to describe services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities. Contact: Katherine Cargill-Willis; 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=13668&mode=VIEW.

Justice

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination Public Education GrantsDeadline: May 29, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and special district governments and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To conduct public education programs about the rights afforded to potential victims of employment discrimination and the responsibilities of employers under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Contact: Terry Scott, 202-616-5594. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13622&mode=VIEW.

Law Enforcement

Tribal Resources Grant ProgramDeadline: June 8, 2007. Eligibility: Tribal governments. Fund uses: To enhance law enforcement infrastructures and community policing efforts in tribal communities that have limited resources and are affected by high rates of crime and violence. Contact: John Oliphant, 202-307-3411. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13661&mode=VIEW.

Social Services

Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical AssistanceDeadline: June 25, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To enhance and promote the continuous quality improvement of the services available to runaway, homeless and street youth and their families. Contact: Kelli Matson-Geist; 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=13665&mode=VIEW.

Telecommunications

Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by SatelliteDeadline: May 29, 2007. Eligibility: For-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support the acquisition of satellite communications to service Pacific Basin communities and to manage the operations of this network. Contact: William Cooperman, 202-482-5802. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-8113.pdf.

Transportation

Section 5339 Funding to Support Alternatives Analysis Activities for Major Transit Capital InvestmentsDeadline: May 22, 2007. Eligibility: States, authorities of the states, metropolitan planning organizations and local governmental authorities. Fund uses: To support technical work conducted within an alternatives analysis, in which one of the alternatives is a major transit capital investment, and improve and expand the information available to decision-makers considering potential New Starts and Small Starts funding. Contact: Steve Lewis-Workman, 202-366-1868; 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=13673&mode=VIEW.

Violence Prevention

Domestic Violence/Runaway and Homeless Youth Collaboration on the Prevention of Adolescent Dating ViolenceDeadline: June 8, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To design and develop collaborative services to address the intersection of services provided by the domestic violence and runaway and homeless youth communities. Contact: William Riley; 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=13663&mode=VIEW.

 
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