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Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week:
Arts/Culture
National Film Preservation Foundation Partnership Grants

Children/Youth
Child Care and Development Fund State Match Provisions

Community Development
Preserve Americas 2007 Round II

Education
DHS Homeland Security Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (HS-STEM) Career Development Grants

Environment
Region 3 Clean School Bus USA
Shade Structure Program
Land Stewardship Projects on Public Lands

Health
Low Income Levels Used for Various Health Professions
Child Care State Research Capacity Cooperative Agreements
Child Care Policy Research Grants
Health Promotion Among People With Thalassemia
FLEX Critical Access Hospital Health Information Technology Network Implementation Grants
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility
Social Security Administration Youth Transition Demonstration Program
Early Intervention Services: Ongoing Expansion Funds for Current Part C Grantees

HIV/AIDS
Quality Improvement Development for Part C and Part D Grantees
Addressing the Role of Pregnancy in HIV Prevention

Homeland Security
Cyber Security Research and Development

Housing
Section 523 Mutual and Self-Help Housing Program
Thermal Standards

Individuals With Disabilities
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition and Employment for Youth With Disabilities

Job Training/Employment
YouthBuild; Solicitation for Grant Applications; Amendment No. 1

Justice
OJJDP FY 2007 Expansion and Maintenance of the Model Programs Guide
National Juvenile Justice Programs
State and Local Prosecutors National Training Program

Law Enforcement
Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants

Recreation
Saucony Run for Good Grants

Social Services
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

Transportation
Transportation Equity and Emergency Preparedness

Violence Prevention
Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Shelter Grants

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Arts/Culture

National Film Preservation Foundation Partnership GrantsDeadline: June 15, 2007. Eligibility: Federal, state, local and nonprofit archives. Fund uses: To support preservation work at laboratories and post-production houses that have donated their services to the National Film Preservation Foundation for films made in the United States or by American citizens abroad that are not protected by commercial interests. Contact: National Film Preservation Foundation, 415-392-7291; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.filmpreservation.org.

Children/Youth

Child Care and Development Fund State Match ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2007. C.F.R.: 45 C.F.R. Part 98. Action: Revised the Child Care and Development Fund regulations to permit states to designate multiple public or private entities as eligible to receive private donations that may be certified as child care expenditures to receive federal matching funds. Contact: Andrew Williams, 202-401-4795; 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/E7-9626.pdf.

Community Development

Preserve Americas 2007 Round IIDeadline: June 29, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, state, local and tribal governments, for-profit entities other than small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and independent school districts. Fund uses: To support communities that have demonstrated a commitment to recognizing, designating and protecting local cultural resources through heritage tourism. Contact: 202-354-2020. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13919&mode=VIEW.

Education

DHS Homeland Security Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (HS-STEM) Career Development GrantsDeadline: June 19, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To help institutions of higher education establish career development awards for students in homeland security-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics curricula. Contact: Rosemary Springer, 202-447-5608. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?ippId=13999&mode=VIEW.

Environment

Region 3 Clean School Bus USADeadline: June 26, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, schools and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To reduce diesel emissions from school buses. Contact: Bill Jones, 215-814-2023; 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=13980&mode=VIEW.

Shade Structure ProgramDeadline: March 5, 2008. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and schools. Fund uses: To purchase permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas utilized by children. Contact: Jennifer Allyn, 847-240-1730; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.aad.org/public/News/2008+Shade+Structure+Program.htm.

Land Stewardship Projects on Public LandsDeadline: June 7, 2007. Eligibility: State youth conservation corps. Fund uses: To conserve natural resources on public lands through natural resource management projects. Contact: Leona Parker, 530-252-5338; 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=13969&mode=VIEW.

Health

Low Income Levels Used for Various Health ProfessionsAction: Updated the income levels used to identify eligible low-income families for programs that provide health professions and nursing training for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Contact: None. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-9548.pdf.

Child Care State Research Capacity Cooperative AgreementsDeadline: July 2, 2007. Eligibility: State and tribal governments. Fund uses: To support Child Care and Development Fund lead agencies' analyses of administrative data; data improvements, including linking data across programs; and measurements of the effect of CCDF on program outcomes. Contact: Susan Jekielek, 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=13977&mode=VIEW.

Child Care Policy Research GrantsDeadline: July 2, 2007. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support child care research that addresses issues of significance related to Child Care Development Fund services and programs and informs policy decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved populations. Contact: Susan Jekielek, 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=13975&mode=VIEW.

Health Promotion Among People With ThalassemiaDeadline: July 16, 2007. Eligibility: State, local, territorial and tribal governments, private nonprofit organizations and universities. Fund uses: To encourage health promotion among people with thalassemia by supportive prevention education and outreach activities to increase knowledge about proven prevention strategies and encourage adoption of healthy behaviors that reduce or prevent complications of thalassemia, including prevention of blood-born infections. Contact: CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 770-488-2700. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13954&mode=VIEW.

FLEX Critical Access Hospital Health Information Technology Network Implementation GrantsDeadline: June 29, 2007. Eligibility: Current FLEX grantees and other state governments that are eligible to apply for the FLEX program. Fund uses: To provide funds for up to 15 grantees to support the development of one FLEX CAH-HIT Network pilot program in each state that is awarded a grant. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 301-998-7373. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13944&mode=VIEW.

Medicare Rural Hospital FlexibilityDeadline: June 18, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To improve and sustain access to health care in rural America, support conversion of small rural health care networks, and strengthen and integrate rural emergency medical services. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 301-998-7373; 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=13933&mode=VIEW.

Social Security Administration Youth Transition Demonstration ProgramDeadline: June 30, 2007. Eligibility: Existing Social Security Administration Youth Transition Demonstration Program grantees in California, Colorado, Mississippi and New York. Fund uses: To provide 12 months of continuation funding for existing Youth Transition Demonstration projects in California, Colorado, Mississippi and New York whose current budget period ends Sept. 29, 2007. Contact: Gary Stammer, 410-965-9501. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13921&mode=VIEW.

Early Intervention Services: Ongoing Expansion Funds for Current Part C GranteesDeadline: June 18, 2007. Eligibility: Current EIS Part C grantees. Fund uses: To provide expansion funding to current EIS Part C grantees for fiscal year 2007 to support increased costs of care and increased numbers of patients. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 301-998-7373; 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=13926&mode=VIEW.

HIV/AIDS

Quality Improvement Development for Part C and Part D GranteesDeadline: June 22, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, community and faith-based organizations, schools and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To assist Division of Community-Based Programs grantees in developing, implementing and sustaining a program to track and improve quality of patient care outcomes. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 877-464-4772; 301-998-7373; 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=13989&mode=VIEW.

Addressing the Role of Pregnancy in HIV PreventionDeadline: July 28, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, independent school districts and institutions of higher education, public and Indian housing authorities, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and small businesses. Fund uses: To study how individuals' and couples' desires for pregnancy and/or for family limitation are affected by and affect concerns about their risk of HIV infection. Contact: Cecelia Bruce, 301-496-1304. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13959&mode=VIEW.

Homeland Security

Cyber Security Research and DevelopmentDeadline: June 27, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, public and Indian housing authorities, and tribal, for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To perform research and development aimed at improving the security of existing technologies, and to ensure the security of new emerging systems; develop new and enhanced technologies for the detection of, prevention of, and response to cyber attacks on the nation's critical information infrastructure; and to assist the transfer of these technologies into the national infrastructure. Contact: Margaret Graves, 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=13970&mode=VIEW.

Housing

Section 523 Mutual and Self-Help Housing ProgramComments: July 17, 2007. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 3551. Action: Rural Housing Service proposed to streamline the Mutual and Self-Help Housing Program under a new 7 C.F.R. Part 3551. Contact: Debra Mangrum, 202-720-1366. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-2406.pdf.

Thermal StandardsComments: July 16, 2007. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 1924. Action: Rural Housing Service proposed to amend its thermal standards regulations to be consistent with other federal agencies. Contact: Michel Mitias, 202-720-9653; 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/07-2366.pdf.

Individuals With Disabilities

National Technical Assistance Center on Transition and Employment for Youth With DisabilitiesDeadline: June 25, 2007. Eligibility: Consortia made up of a minimum of three entities, which may include nonprofit and for-profit organizations and higher education institutions. Fund uses: To build capacity within and across both generic and disability-specific youth service delivery systems to help youths with disabilities successfully transition from high school to post-secondary education and/or employment in high-demand career areas. Contact: Cassandra Mitchell, 202-693-4570; 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=13929&mode=VIEW.

Job Training/Employment

YouthBuild; Solicitation for Grant Applications; Amendment No. 1Action: Amended several items in the solicitation for grant applicants published April 26, 2007. Contact: Eric Luetkenhaus, 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/E7-9654.pdf.

Justice

OJJDP FY 2007 Expansion and Maintenance of the Model Programs GuideDeadline: June 8, 2007. Eligibility: State, county, tribal and local governments, and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To implement and facilitate funders' efforts to identify proven programs on which to base their priority funding decisions. Contact: Office of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, 202-307-5924. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14000&mode=VIEW.

National Juvenile Justice ProgramsDeadline: June 8, 2007. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations and Native American tribal organizations (other than tribal governments). Fund uses: To provide support for programs that have a national scope and national impact on combating juvenile delinquency, reducing the victimization of children, improving the juvenile justice system, and supporting OJJDP's mission to provide national leadership, coordination and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. Contact: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 202-307-5914. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13994&mode=VIEW.

State and Local Prosecutors National Training ProgramDeadline: June 5, 2007. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, for-profit entities and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide high-quality training to state and local prosecutors on a range of issues related to the prosecution of criminal cases and to improve the quality of representation and reliability of verdicts in state and local court criminal cases. Contact: Stefanie Harris, 202-353-9272. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13927&mode=VIEW.

Law Enforcement

Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary GrantsDeadline: June 25, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit, for-profit and tribal organizations, public and Indian housing authorities, institutions of higher education and small businesses. Fund uses: To help local communities improve the capacity of local justice systems and provide for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local needs. Contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance, 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=13960&mode=VIEW.

Recreation

Saucony Run for Good GrantsDeadline: October 8, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children. Contact: Saucony Run for Good Foundation, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.sauconyrunforgood.com.

Social Services

Low Income Taxpayer ClinicDeadline: July 6, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide representation to low-income taxpayers in controversies with the Internal Revenue Service or for programs to inform individuals for whom English is a second language about their tax rights and responsibilities. Contact: William Beard, 202-622-8972; 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=13971&mode=VIEW.

Transportation

Transportation Equity and Emergency PreparednessDeadline: July 17, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To improve emergency preparedness, disaster response and disaster recovery for populations with specific mobility needs in the event of a natural or man-made emergency. Contact: David Schneider, 202-366-4018. More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13945&mode=VIEW.

Violence Prevention

Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Shelter GrantsDeadline: August 31, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit shelters for victims of domestic violence. Fund uses: To support nonprofit shelters that assist victims of domestic violence. Contact: Nancy Thomason, 1-877-652-2737. More information: http://www.mkacf.org/PDF/Shelter_Grant_App_07.pdf.

 
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