August 7, 2007

Here are the grant notices and rules GrantsWire editors have zeroed in on this week: Agriculture 2008 Challenge Cost Share Grant Program Arts/Culture Conservation Project Support Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants Children/Youth 2008 Lead Agency Program Education Building State Capacity to Improve the Achievement of Students With Disabilities Accessible Educational Materials for Students With Visual Impairments Media Activities to Improve State Systems for Providing Accessible Educational Materials Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program 2008 National Grant Competition Environment Secure Rural Schools & Community Self-Determination Act, Title II, Community Assistance Program, Oregon Water Conservation Program - Yuma Area Chehalis Fisheries Restoration Program Uncertainty of Predictions from Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models Recreation Improvements, Fish and Wildlife Enhancements, Millerton Lake State Recreation Area Request for Nominations for 2007 Clean Air Excellence Awards Program Health Radiological Health Assuring Radiation Protection Service Area Competitions - Additional Areas HIV/AIDS Surveillance HIV/AIDS National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System Housing NOFA for the HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program Justice NIJ FY08 Institutional Corrections Technology Native Americans/Alaska Natives Risk Management Education - Native American Tax Guide RFA Social Services 2007-08 Rapid Response Fund Violence Prevention Celebrating Solutions Awards Disclaimer Agriculture 2008 Challenge Cost Share Grant Program — Deadline: September 6, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, tribal organizations, independent school districts, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, public and Indian housing authorities and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To fund projects related to urban forestry. Contact: Nancy Stremple, 202-205-7829; 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=15040&mode=VIEW. Arts/Culture Conservation Project Support — Deadline: October 1, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, museums, and state and local governments. Fund uses: To help safeguard the collections housed in the nation's museums. Contact: Barbara Smith, 202-653-4688; 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=15055&mode=VIEW. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants — Deadline: October 16, 2007. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, individuals and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: For the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in all areas of the humanities. Contact: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants, 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=15038&mode=VIEW. Children/Youth 2008 Lead Agency Program — Deadline: September 17, 2007. Eligibility: Organizations that engage youth in service in one or more of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, or New Brunswick. Fund uses: To recruit organizations to serve as Lead Agencies for Global Youth Service Day 2008. Contact: Youth Service America, 202-296-2992. More information: http://ysa.org/GYSD/LeadAgency/tabid/177/Default.aspx. Education Building State Capacity to Improve the Achievement of Students With Disabilities — Deadline: September 5, 2007. Eligibility: For-profit organizations, state, local and tribal governments, tribal organizations, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, independent school districts, state and local educational agencies, public charter schools, and public and Indian housing authorities. Fund uses: To improve academic results for children with disabilities by supporting technical assistance, model demonstration projects and implementation activities supported by scientific research. Contact: Julius Cotton, 202-245-6140; 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=15086&mode=VIEW. Accessible Educational Materials for Students With Visual Impairments — Deadline: September 4, 2007. Eligibility: National nonprofit entities. Fund uses: To provide free educational materials in accessible media for use by students with visual impairments and other print disabilities. Contact: Glinda Hill, 202-245-7376. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-15130.pdf. Media Activities to Improve State Systems for Providing Accessible Educational Materials — Deadline: September 4, 2007. Eligibility: State educational agencies, local educational agencies, public charter schools that are LEAs under State law, institutions of higher education, tribes or tribal organizations, other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To support educational media activities that establish or enhance state systems for providing accessible educational materials for students with disabilities. Contact: Glinda Hill, 202-245-7376. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-15131.pdf. Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program — Deadline: August 31, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit educational organizations. Fund uses: To establish a facility to house, display and interpret artifacts related to the history of the Underground Railroad and to make the interpretive efforts available to institutions of higher education. Contact: Jay Donahue, 202-502-7507. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-14929.pdf. 2008 National Grant Competition — Deadline: September 7, 2007. Eligibility: School districts, institutions of higher education, private schools and public and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To develop and expand family literacy efforts nationwide, and to support the development of literacy programs that build families of readers. Contact: Kiev Richardson, 202-955-6183; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.html. Environment Secure Rural Schools & Community Self-Determination Act, Title II, Community Assistance Program, Oregon — Deadline: August 29, 2007. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To fund restoration, maintenance and stewardship projects on federal lands, or projects on other lands that benefit federal lands as defined by Pub. L. 106-393. Contact: Pamella Sterling, 503-808-6221; 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=15037&mode=VIEW. Water Conservation Program - Yuma Area — Deadline: August 13, 2007. Eligibility: Agricultural and municipal or industrial water districts, small public or private entities that have contracts for water with Reclamation under the Warren Act, Native American tribes, universities, states, local governments and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To leverage money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency. Contact: Brenda Murray, 702-293-8570; 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=15026&mode=VIEW. Chehalis Fisheries Restoration Program — Deadline: September 14, 2007. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To recover Chehalis Basin fisheries. Contact: Brian Peck, 360-753-9560; 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=15021&mode=VIEW. Uncertainty of Predictions from Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models — Deadline: August 14, 2007. Eligibility: Nonprofit research institutions and institutions of higher learning. Fund uses: To develop a methodology and software to assess parameter uncertainty and its impact on the predictions of hydrologic, hydraulic and sediment transport models. Contact: Randale Jackson, 303-445-2432; 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=15028&mode=VIEW. Recreation Improvements, Fish and Wildlife Enhancements, Millerton Lake State Recreation Area — Deadline: August 22, 2007. Eligibility: State and local governments. Fund uses: To provide for a variety of recreational improvements and fish and wildlife enhancements over the life of the project. Contact: Judy Hudson, 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=15030&mode=VIEW. Request for Nominations for 2007 Clean Air Excellence Awards Program — Deadline: September 21, 2007. Action: Announcement of competition for 2007 awards program to recognize outstanding and innovative efforts that support progress in achieving clean air. Contact: Pat Childers, 202-564-1082. More information: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-14731.pdf. Health Radiological Health — Deadline: August 24, 2007. Eligibility: State government entities. Fund uses: To provide equipment, supplies, personnel, training and facility upgrades to Food Emergency Response Laboratory Network radiological laboratories. Contact: Michelle Caraffa, 301-827-7025; 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/E7-15061.pdf. Assuring Radiation Protection — Deadline: August 15, 2007. Eligibility: Any domestic private or public nonprofit organization, including state and local units of government and domestic for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To coordinate federal, state and tribal activities to achieve effective solutions to present and future radiation control problems. Contact: Marc Pitts, 301-827-7162; 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=15043&mode=VIEW. Service Area Competitions - Additional Areas — Deadline: August 31, 2007. Eligibility: Public and private entities, including tribal, faith-based and community-based organizations. Fund uses: To support comprehensive primary and preventive health care service delivery to areas where the existing Section 330 grantee's continuation application was not approved. Contact: HRSA Call Center, 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=15013&mode=VIEW. HIV/AIDS Surveillance — Deadline: September 28, 2007. Eligibility: Washington, D.C. and territorial health departments, state health departments, and the Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco health departments. Fund uses: To monitor the HIV epidemic through core surveillance of HIV/AIDS cases. Contact: PGOTIM, 770-488-2700; 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=15008&mode=VIEW. HIV/AIDS National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System — Deadline: September 14, 2007. Eligibility: Directly funded city or county health departments containing specified metropolitan statistical areas or divisions within MSAs. Fund uses: To monitor the HIV epidemic through HIV behavioral surveillance. Contact: PGOTIM, 770-488-2700; 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=15056&mode=VIEW. Housing NOFA for the HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program — Deadline: November 7, 2007. Eligibility: Public housing authorities with severely distressed housing in their inventory. Fund uses: To assist public housing authorities to improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects and revitalize public housing project sites. Contact: Leigh van Rij, 202-402-5788; 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/07-3713.pdf. Justice NIJ FY08 Institutional Corrections Technology — Deadline: August 22, 2007. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To fund technology research, development, testing and technical evaluation projects that address the technology needs of state and local corrections agencies. Contact: Marc Caplan, 202-307-2956; 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=15085&mode=VIEW. Native Americans/Alaska Natives Risk Management Education - Native American Tax Guide RFA — Deadline: August 31, 2007. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses: To discuss and provide options and consequences regarding federal income tax reporting issues and methods for individual Native Americans with income derived from land. Contact: 202-401-5048, 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=15054&mode=VIEW. Social Services 2007-08 Rapid Response Fund — Deadline: Rolling. Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To enable eligible organizations to act on unique, time-sensitive and unforeseen opportunities for policy changes that accord with the overall goals of the foundation. Contact: Connect US, 415-561-6330; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More information: http://www.connect.us/fileadmin/cus/RR_Grant_RFP__2_.pdf. Violence Prevention Celebrating Solutions Awards — Deadline: October 5, 2007. 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