DIVISION OF ACCOUNTABILITY & ACADEMICS

WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & GRANTS DEVELOPMENT

NEW & UPDATED INFORMATION AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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CURRENT MSDE OPPORTUNITIES

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OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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USDE Discretionary Grant Application Packages
List of Currently Open Grant Competitions

Information regarding application packages and forms will be available at the IES web site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/edresearch/applicant.html

To obtain Grant Application Packages, please contact: The Education Publication Center, PO Box 1398, Jessup, Maryland 20794-1398. Telephone; 1-877-433-7827. TDD: 1-877-576-7734. Fax: 301-470-1244. Email: customerservice@edpubs.org. Web site: http://edpubs.ed.gov/

FORECAST OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR

This document lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department (we) has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards and provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of charts -- organized according to the Department's principal program offices -- and include programs and competitions we have previously announced, as well as those we plan to announce at a later date.

Note: This document is advisory only and is not an official application notice of the Department of Education. We expect to provide updates to this document starting in the first week of November in a fiscal year and continuing through the following July.

Note on printing: For best results, print this document in landscape orientation.

ORGANIZATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

We have assigned to each principal office a separate chart as follows:

Chart 1 - Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students.

Chart 2 - Institute of Education Sciences.

Chart 3 - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Chart 4 - Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.

Chart 5 - Office of Innovation and Improvement.

Chart 6 - Office of Postsecondary Education (links to HEP, PPI charts).

Chart 7 - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (links to NIDRR, SEP, RSA charts).

Chart 8 - Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

DATES

Here's how you can tell whether we've already published an application notice for a particular program or competition in the Federal Register and whether the dates we list in this Forecast of Funding Opportunities are actual or estimates:

If we have published the application notice, we will list the Federal Register (FR) volume and page number (e.g., 65 FR 53402) after the date in column two. The other dates for that program or competition (columns four and five) are actual (as opposed to estimated) dates.

If we do not follow the date in column two with an FR citation, it means that we have yet to publish the application notice, and the dates (columns, two, four, and five) are estimates only. The actual dates will appear in the official application notice for that program or competition in the Federal Register.

Date of Application Notice. In column two of the charts, we lists the actual or estimated date for publication of the application notice for a given program or competition.

Link to Notice. In column three of the charts, after its publication in the Federal Register, we will provide a link to the application notice for a given program or competition.

Deadline Date for Transmitting Application. In column four of the charts, we list the actual or estimated deadline for transmitting an application under a given program or competition.

Deadline Dates for Transmitting Intergovernmental Reviews. Certain programs identified in this document are subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. In column five of the charts, we list the actual or estimated deadline date for transmittal of State Process Recommendations by State Single Points of Contact (SSPOCs) and comments by other interested parties. If you are an applicant under a program subject to the Executive Order or another party interested in that program, you can find additional information in the appendix to this document.

Electronic Grant Applications. Applications may be submitted electronically, for certain programs listed in the Forecast, through the Electronic Grant Application System (e-Application: http://e-grants.ed.gov/) function in our Grant Administration and Payment System, or through Grants.gov. We have identified these programs by putting either "e-Application" or "Grants.gov" under the program title in column one of the charts. The requirements and instructions for submitting applications electronically under the program identified will appear in the Federal Register in the application notice for these programs or competitions. It is important to note that, if a competition is using Grants.gov, it will not be using e-Application and vice versa.

USDE CURRENT FORECAST

(As of January 29, 2010)

TBD = To be determined

Chart 4 - Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools (OSDFS)

TBD - To be determined

Chart 5 - Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)

TBD - To be determined

Chart 6 - Office of Postsecondary Education

TBD - To be determined

Chart 7 - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

TBD - To be determined

Chart 7A - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Office of Special Education Programs (OSERS/OSEP)

TBD - To be determined

Chart 7B - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Rehabilitation Services Administration (OSERS/RSA)

TBD - To be determined.

Chart 8 - Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)

OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

WEEK OF MARCH 8, 2010 GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Agriculture
Farmers' Market Promotion Program 
Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program 
Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program 
Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States 

Children/Youth
Youth Ambassadors Program with North America, Central America, and the Caribbean 

Community Service
Seattle International Foundation: Global Program Grants 
Serve America Act Amendments to the National and Community Service Act of 1990 

Education
Information Assurance Scholarship Program 
Suder Scholars Program Planning Grant 
Native Hawaiian Education Program 

Election Reform
Help America Vote College Poll Worker Program 

Emergency Preparedness
National Urban Search And Rescue Response System 

Environment
William Bingham Foundation Grants 
Indoor Air Quality Projects in Region 7 
White-nose Syndrome Grants 

Health
Public Health Law Research: Making the Case for Laws That Improve Health 
Discretionary Grant Program 
Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals - Nursing Workforce Diversity 
Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities 
Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant Program 
Prevention Research Centers Comparative Effectiveness Research Program (U48) 
Delta State Rural Development Network Grant Program 

HIV/AIDS
Mechanisms and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of HIV/SIV 

Homeland Security
Border Interoperability Demonstration Project 

Justice
OJJDP Strategic Enhancement to Mentoring Programs 
State Advisory Group Training and Technical Assistance Project 

Native Americans/Alaska Natives
Computerized Tribal IV-D Systems and Office Automation 

Nutrition
School Food Safety Program Based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles 
Team Nutrition Training Grant 

Senior Citizens
Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems 

Social Services
Citizenship and Integration National Capacity Building Grant Program 
Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program 

Substance Abuse
Workforce Development to Increase Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment Services among Minority Populations 

Transportation
FMCS Labor-Management Cooperation Grant Program 

Violence Prevention
Helping Organizations and Programs Expand (HOPE III) 

Disclaimer


Agriculture

Farmers' Market Promotion Program — Deadline: April 15, 2010. Eligibility: Local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and agricultural cooperatives. Fund uses: To increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. Contact: Carmen Humphrey, 202-694-4000. More information:http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-4056.pdf. 

Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program — Deadline: April 15, 2010. Eligibility: States, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To fund projects that provide limited-resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally underserved producers with training, informational opportunities and assistance necessary to understand: the kind of risks addressed by existing and emerging risk management tools; the features and appropriate use of existing and emerging risk management tools; and how to make sound risk management decisions. Contact: Jacquea Howard-Brock, 202-690-4789;jacquea.howard-brock@rma.usda.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-4111.pdf. 

Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions Program — Deadline: April 27, 2010. Eligibility: State departments of agriculture, universities and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To deliver training and information in management of production, marketing and financial risk to U.S. agricultural products. Contact: Leonard Randolph, 202-720-0779; RMA.risk-ed@rma.usda.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3975.pdf. 

Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States — Deadline: April 27, 2010. Eligibility: State departments of agriculture, universities and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To deliver crop insurance education and information to U.S. agricultural producers in certain states that have been designated as historically underserved with respect to crop insurance. Contact: Leonard Randolph, 202-720-0779; RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3974.pdf. 

Children/Youth

Youth Ambassadors Program with North America, Central America, and the Caribbean — Deadline: April 22, 2010.Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To recruit and select youth and adult participants, to provide them with three-week exchanges focused on civic education, community service, and leadership, and to support follow-on projects in their home communities. Contact: Jennifer Phillips, 202-632-9352; phillipsJA@state.gov. More information:http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3894.pdf. 

Community Service

Seattle International Foundation: Global Program Grants — Deadline: March 14, 2010. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations based in Washington state with an operating budget of less than $2 million per year. Fund uses: To increase the ability of nonprofit organizations located in the Pacific Northwest to serve overseas communities. Contact: Michele Frix, 206-547-9335;mvivero@seaif.org. More information: http://www.seaif.org/sections/howtoapply/howtoapply_smallgrants.asp. 

Serve America Act Amendments to the National and Community Service Act of 1990 — Comments: April 26, 2010. C.F.R.:45 C.F.R. Parts 2510, 2522, 2525, 2526, 2527, 2528, 2529, 2530, 2531, 2532, 2533, 2550, 2551 and 2552. Action: The Corporation for National and Community Service proposed to implement changes to the operation of the National Service Trust under the Serve America Act. Contact: Amy Borgstrom, aborgstrom@cns.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3385.pdf. 

Education

Information Assurance Scholarship Program — Comments: April 30, 2010. C.F.R.: 32 C.F.R. Part 240. Action: The Department of Defense proposed to add a part to DoD regulations to implement policy, responsibilities and procedures for executing an information assurance scholarship and grant program. Contact: Sandra Smith, 703-699-0122. More information:http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3993.pdf. 

Suder Scholars Program Planning Grant — Deadline: April 15, 2010. Eligibility: Public institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To help public institutions of higher education provide scholarships and individualized assistance programs for first-generation college students, thereby improving retention and graduation rates for such students. Contact: Diane Schorr, 469-429-2200;dschorr@suderfoundation.org. More information: http://www.suderfoundation.org/downloads/2010_call_for_proposals_2010-02-15.pdf. 

Native Hawaiian Education Program — Deadline: April 27, 2010. Eligibility: Native Hawaiian educational organizations, Native Hawaiian community-based organizations and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support innovative projects that enhance the educational services provided to Native Hawaiian children and adults. Contact: Irene Harwarth, 202-401-3751; irene.harwarth@ed.gov.More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-4058.pdf. 

Election Reform

Help America Vote College Poll Worker Program — Deadline: March 31, 2010. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations working in partnership with state and local election offices. Fund uses: To recruit, train and support college students to assist state and local governments in the administration of elections by serving as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants. Contact: Mark Abbott, 202-566-2166; HAVACollegeProgram@eac.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52085&mode=VIEW. 

Emergency Preparedness

National Urban Search And Rescue Response System — Deadline: March 15, 2010. Eligibility: State and local sponsoring agencies currently designated by FEMA as members of the National US&R Response System. Fund uses: To prepare the designated Task Forces for US&R disaster response, including response to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction that would require a limited hazmat capability for the core structural collapse mission, National Special Security Events, or other designated disasters or emergencies. Contact: FEMA Call Center, 866-927-5646; ASK-GMD@dhs.gov. More information:http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52161&mode=VIEW. 

Environment

William Bingham Foundation Grants — Deadline: March 26, 2010. Eligibility: Educational programs for students and the general public that serve South Florida communities. Fund uses: To support environmental education programs located in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Contact: William Bingham Foundation, info@wbinghamfoundation.org. More information: http://www.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/bingham/procedures.html. 

Indoor Air Quality Projects in Region 7 — Deadline: April 12, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To fund indoor air quality projects that address assistance with the adoption of EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools program, and indoor asthma triggers and exposure education. Contact: Greg Crable, 913-551-7391;crable.gregory@epa.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52067&mode=VIEW. 

White-nose Syndrome Grants — Deadline: March 30, 2010. Eligibility: State fish and wildlife agencies. Fund uses: To provide needed assistance to state agencies in addressing the spread of white-nose syndrome and the resultant loss of cave bat populations. Contact: Judy Driscoll, 413-253-8409; judy_driscoll@fws.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52056&mode=VIEW. 

Health

Public Health Law Research: Making the Case for Laws That Improve Health — Deadline: April 14, 2010. Eligibility: Public and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support research investigating the impact of public health law, regulations and policy on public health. Contact: Public Health Law Research Grant Solicitation Helpdesk, 215-204-2134; phlr@temple.edu. More information: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21022. 

Discretionary Grant Program — Action: The Health Resources and Services Administration provided extensions with funds ranging from five to 10 months to program grantees for certain programs to bring these programs into alignment with changes resulting from HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau's developing strategic plan and Early Learning and Development Initiative.Contact: David Heppel, 301-443-2250; dheppel@hrsa.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3886.pdf. 

Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals - Nursing Workforce Diversity — Deadline: March 26, 2010.Eligibility: State and local governments, tribes and tribal organizations, accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To provide federal funding for equipment to support pre-entry preparation and retention activities of the Nursing Workforce Diversity program and to support the purchase of equipment for projects that will increase nurse education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Contact: Aisha Fields, 301-443-3656;afields1@hrsa.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52189&mode=VIEW. 

Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities — Deadline: April 12, 2010. Eligibility: State governments and designated state oral health programs. Fund uses: To improve the accessibility of the oral health workforce for underserved geographic areas and populations. Contact: Shane Rogers, 301-443-5260; SRogers@hrsa.gov. More information:http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52178&mode=VIEW. 

Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant Program — Deadline: April 1, 2010. Eligibility: U.S. certified and uncertified poison control centers. Fund uses: To support poison centers' efforts to prevent and provide treatment recommendations for poisonings; comply with operational requirements needed to sustain certification and/or achieve certification; and conduct an evaluation of the strategies and activities undertaken within the project application. Contact: Maxine Jones, 301-443-6192; MJones@Hrsa.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52139&mode=VIEW. 

Prevention Research Centers Comparative Effectiveness Research Program (U48) — Deadline: March 22, 2010. Eligibility:Current prevention research centers. Fund uses: To perform comparative effectiveness research that compares innovative public health strategies or interventions, in new settings or populations (such as minorities or people with disabilities). Contact: CDC Procurement and Grants, 770-488-2700; pgotim@cdc.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52162&mode=VIEW. 

Delta State Rural Development Network Grant Program — Deadline: April 16, 2010. Eligibility: County governments and rural public or private entities located within eligible rural Delta counties/parishes within Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Fund uses: To fund organizations that address unmet local health care needs and prevalent health disparities through the development of new and innovative projects. Contact: Valerie Darden Craig, 301-443-0837;vdarden@hrsa.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52094&mode=VIEW. 

HIV/AIDS

Mechanisms and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of HIV/SIV — Deadline: July 19, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, tribal organizations, public and Indian housing authorities, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Fund uses: To enhance the understanding of early events in mucosal transmission of HIV/SIV, leading to the discovery of novel mechanisms of virus transmission and host cell-virus interaction, and to advance new concepts for HIV prevention strategies/approaches. Contact: Kimberly Belk, 301-451-7380; belkk@niaid.nih.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52137&mode=VIEW. 

Homeland Security

Border Interoperability Demonstration Project — Deadline: April 26, 2010. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To identify solutions that facilitate emergency communications along and across the border and ensure emergency response providers can communicate during natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other man-made disasters. Contact: Joan Keiser, 202-447-5589;joan.keiser@dhs.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52160&mode=VIEW. 

Justice

OJJDP Strategic Enhancement to Mentoring Programs — Deadline: April 14, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To support evidence-based enhancements that include these moderators of program effectiveness: involving parents in activities or services; providing structured activities and programs for the mentoring matches; and developing and implementing ongoing training and support for mentors. Contact: GMS HelpDesk, 888-549-9901; gms.helpdesk@usdoj.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52230&mode=VIEW. 

State Advisory Group Training and Technical Assistance Project — Deadline: April 29, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations except small businesses. Fund uses: To provide training and technical assistance resources to support justice systems response to juvenile delinquency. Contact: Thomas Murphy, 202-353-8734; Thomas.Murphy@usdoj.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52138&mode=VIEW. 

Native Americans/Alaska Natives

Computerized Tribal IV-D Systems and Office Automation — Effective: February 25, 2010. C.F.R.: 45 C.F.R. Parts 309 and 310. Action: The Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule enabling tribes and tribal organizations currently operating comprehensive Tribal Child Support to apply for and receive direct federal funding for the costs of automated data processing.Contact: Paige Hausburg, 202-401-5635. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3572.pdf. 

Nutrition

School Food Safety Program Based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles — Effective: December 15, 2009. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Parts 210 and 220. Action: The Food and Nutrition Service's final rule required school food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program to develop a school food safety program for the preparation and service of school meals served to children. Contact: Lynn Rodgers-Kuperman, 703-305-2600;lynn.rogers@fns.usda.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3476.pdf. 

Team Nutrition Training Grant — Deadline: April 30, 2010. Eligibility: State governments. Fund uses: To expand and enhance training programs that incorporate and implement the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA Foods in meals served under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program. Contact: Leslie DavisByrd, 703-305-2867;leslieb@fns.usda.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52098&mode=VIEW. 

Senior Citizens

Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems — Deadline: April 21, 2010. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Fund uses:To protect and enhance essential rights and benefits of needy older persons in states across the country, through the creation and maintenance of well integrated, cost-efficient legal service delivery systems that effectively target scarce legal resources to older adults in the greatest social or economic need and that are an integral part of the broad aging service network. Contact: Omar Valverde, omar.valverde@aoa.hhs.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52153&mode=VIEW. 

Social Services

Citizenship and Integration National Capacity Building Grant Program — Deadline: April 30, 2010. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To build capacity among eligible organizations' local affiliates/members to promote immigrant integration through direct citizenship services to legal permanent residents. Contact: Tamara Marshall-Jones, 202-447-0737; tamara.marshall-jones@dhs.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52144&mode=VIEW. 

Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program — Deadline: April 30, 2010. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and public school districts. Fund uses: To support the expansion of citizenship services in communities nationwide and focus on promoting the rights and responsibilities of citizenship through citizenship education and naturalization preparation programs for legal permanent residents. Contact: Tamara Marshall-Jones, 202-447-0737; tamara.marshall-jones@dhs.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52147&mode=VIEW. 

Substance Abuse

Workforce Development to Increase Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment Services among Minority Populations —Deadline: April 2, 2010. Eligibility: Current grantees. Fund uses: To prepare the substance use disorder treatment workforce to engage specific minority populations in medication-assisted treatment. Contact: Eileen Bermudez, 240-276-1412;eileen.bermudez@samhsa.hhs.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52070&mode=VIEW. 

Transportation

FMCS Labor-Management Cooperation Grant Program — Deadline: June 30, 2010. Eligibility: State and local governments, tribal, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To encourage and support the establishment and operation of joint labor-management committees. Contact: Linda Gray-Broughton, 202-606-8181;lgbroughton@fmcs.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52172&mode=VIEW. 

Violence Prevention

Helping Organizations and Programs Expand (HOPE III) — Deadline: April 20, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To expand the vision and impact of the crime victim services field. Contact: Meg Morrow, 202-305-2986; meg.morrow@usdoj.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=52065&mode=VIEW. 

Agriculture
Strategic Agricultural Initiative Grant Program
Compliance with NEPA

Arts/Culture
Kresge Arts in Baltimore Grants
Building Up Infrastructure Levels for Dance

Children/Youth
Investigator Initiated Grants

Community Development
Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program

Criminal Justice
Attorney's Fees

Environment
Healthy Forests Reserve Program

Health
Maternal Child Health Epidemiology: National and State Coalition Capacity Building to Improve Outcomes
Natural Experiments and Effectiveness Studies to Identify the Best Policy and System Level Practices to Prevent Diabetes and Its Complications (U58)

HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Bureau Policy Notice 99-02 Amendment 1

Homeland Security
National Disaster Recovery Framework

Housing
Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly
Section 8 Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors
Section 8 Renewal Funding Annual Adjustment Factors

Justice
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program




Agriculture

Strategic Agricultural Initiative Grant Program — Deadline: March 31, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and individuals. Fund uses: To promote the transition to reduced-risk pest management practices in agriculture to protect human health and the environment. Contact: Carmine DiSanzo, 215-814-2139; disanzo.carmine@epa.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=51772&mode=VIEW.

Compliance with NEPA — Effective: February 10, 2010. Action: The Natural Resources Conservation Service issued final regulations to bring newly identified additional categorical exclusions into compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act. Contact: Matt Harrington, 202-720-4925. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2815.pdf.

Arts/Culture

Kresge Arts in Baltimore Grants — Deadline: March 31, 2010. Eligibility: Baltimore-based nonprofit organizations, local government agencies and individuals with a nonprofit sponsor group. Fund uses: To support innovative community arts projects in the city of Baltimore that have the potential to address local community challenges. Contact: Sarah Cordi, 410-332-4172 ext. 160; scordi@bcf.org. More information: http://www.bcf.org/ourgrants/ourgrantsdetail.aspx?grid=27.

Building Up Infrastructure Levels for Dance — Deadline: March 15, 2010. Eligibility: New York City dance companies. Fund uses: To support New York City dance companies' artistic mission through organizational development assistance. Contact: Margie Lempert, mlempert@nyfa.org. More information: http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=78&fid=2.

Children/Youth

Investigator Initiated Grants — Deadline: April 6, 2010. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To study how youth settings affect youth development between the ages of 8 and 25 years old. Contact: William T. Grant Foundation, 212-752-0071; info@wtgrantfdn.org. More information: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/investigator_initiated_grants/investigator_initiated_grants.

Community Development

Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program — Comments: March 12, 2010. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced its intent to offer funding under its Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program and is seeking comments on how the program should be structured in order to have the most meaningful impact on regional planning for sustainable development. Contact: Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, sustainablecommunities@hud.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2979.pdf.

Criminal Justice

Attorney's Fees — Effective: March 15, 2010. C.F.R.: 45 C.F.R. Parts 1609, 1610 and 1642. Action: The Legal Services Corporation repealed its regulatory prohibition on claiming, collecting and retaining attorneys' fees pursuant to federal and state law permitting or requiring the awarding of such fees. Contact: Mattie Cohan, 202-295-1624. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2895.pdf.

Environment

Healthy Forests Reserve Program — Effective: February 10, 2010. C.F.R.: 7 C.F.R. Part 625. Action: The Natural Resources Conservation Service amended its Healthy Forests Reserve Program regulations. Contact: John Glover, 202-720-5477. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2812.pdf.

Health

Maternal Child Health Epidemiology: National and State Coalition Capacity Building to Improve Outcomes — Deadline: April 27, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and tribal organizations, and institutions of higher education. Fund uses: To improve maternal, infant, child and reproductive health through the application of evidence-based approaches. Contact: CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 770-488-2700; pgotim@cdc.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=51730&mode=VIEW.

Natural Experiments and Effectiveness Studies to Identify the Best Policy and System Level Practices to Prevent Diabetes and Its Complications (U58) — Deadline: April 15, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, Native American tribal organizations, institutions of higher education and hospitals. Fund uses: To achieve the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010" and to measure program performance as stipulated by the Government Performance and Review Act. Contact: CDC PGOTIM grants, 770-488-2700; pgotim@cdc.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=51747&mode=VIEW.

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Bureau Policy Notice 99-02 Amendment 1 — Effective: February 10, 2010. Action: The Health Resources and Services Administration rescinded Amendment 1 to its HIV/AIDS Bureau Policy Notice 99-02. Contact: Health Resources and Services Administration, http://www.hrsa.gov. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2926.pdf.

Homeland Security

National Disaster Recovery Framework — Comments: February 26, 2010. Action: The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it would accept comments on the draft National Disaster Recovery Framework. Contact: Gerilee Bennett, 202-646-4173. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2970.pdf.

Housing

Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly — Deadline: March 31, 2010. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Fund uses: To support and reward nonprofit organizations that build affordable, sustainable housing for low-income families. Contact: The Home Depot Foundation, 770-384-3889; hd_foundation@homedepot.com. More information: http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/awards_housing.html.

Section 8 Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors — Effective: February 10, 2010. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development established the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Program contract rent annual adjustment factors for fiscal year 2010. Contact: David Vargas, 202-708-2815. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2991.pdf.

Section 8 Renewal Funding Annual Adjustment Factors — Effective: February 10, 2010. Action: The Department of Housing and Urban Development established the renewal funding annual adjustment factors for fiscal year 2010 for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program. Contact: David Vargas, 202-708-2815. More information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-2990.pdf.

Justice

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program — Deadline: April 1, 2010. Eligibility: State, local and tribal governments. Fund uses: To increase public safety through innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders who come into contact with the justice system. Contact: Rebecca Rose, 202-514-0726; Rebecca.Rose@usdoj.gov. More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=51710&mode=VIEW.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH

1. BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES  http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html

2. Student Inventors  Scholarships  http://www.invent.org/collegiate http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3. Student Video Scholarships http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

4. Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

5. Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6. Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http:/ /www.aynrand.org/contests/

7. Brand Essay Competition  http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

8. Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major)http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/re ad.dbm?ID=12

9. Xerox Scholarships for Students  http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp

10. Sports Scholarships and Internships  http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11. National Assoc. Of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ) < /B>< /FONT> http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

12. Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

13. Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund  http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14. FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships)http://www.finaid.org/

15. Presidential Freedom Scholarships  http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

16. Microsoft Scholarship Program  http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp

17. WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search  http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship _searcH.jsp

18. Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/

19. William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students  http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

20. Multiple List of Minority Scholarships http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html

21. Guaranteed Scholarships http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

22. BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects)http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships

23. Easley National Scholarship Program http://www.naas.org/senior.htm

24. Maryland Artists Scholarships http://www.maef.org/

25. Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida) http://www.jackituckfield.org/

26. Historically Black College & University Scholarships  http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm

27. Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students  http://wwwbeanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm

28. International Students Scholarships &Aid Help http://www.iefa.org/

29. College Board Scholarship Search  http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/HTML/fundfind01.HTML

30. Burger King Scholarship Program http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

31. Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens-foundationorg/

32. GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

33. CollegeNet ' s Scholarship Database http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

34. Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid  http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.ht m

35. Federal Scholarships &Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel  http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

36. Scholarship &Financial Aid Help http://www.bl ackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

37. Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group) http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm

38. FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

39. Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students http://www.back2college.com/

40. Scholarships and Fellowships http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.h tml

41. Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm

42. HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

43. Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html

44. INROADS internships http://www.inroads.org