March 30, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
Florida’s Learn and Serve New and Renewal Grants
Funding Source: Florida Learn & Serve is a federally funded
grant program, supported by the Corporation for National and
Community Service, Florida Learn & Serve is part of the
Florida Alliance for Student Service (FASS). FASS is a collaboration
among several statewide programs dedicated to infusing service-learning
into the curriculum of all Florida schools, from Kindergarten
to Higher Education.
Funding Amount: New/Pilot applicants can apply for up to $6,000.00,
and Renewal applicants for up to $9,000.00.
Eligibility: schools and school districts
Description: New and existing projects to engage youth in service-learning.
Application Information: Applications are available at website:
http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve/ and how to apply information:
http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve/apply/RFP%20Pilot%20Projects.doc The web site also includes answers to frequently asked questions,
sample proposals, and a PowerPoint presentation to be used
in a series of workshops that will be provided to applicants
across Florida from April 3-April 19. Please call 850-488-9661
or email jfollman@admin.fsu.edu if you have any questions.
Deadline: May 18, 2007
Farmworker Housing Recovery Program and Special Housing Assistance
Funding Source: The Florida Housing Finance
Corporation (FHFC)
Funding Amount: FHFC currently anticipates the allocation
of approximately $11,000,000 (approximately $3 million is
available
for the Farmworker Housing Recovery Program and approximately
$8 million for the Special Housing Assistance
and Development Program (Florida Housing) announces a funding
cycle for the Farmworker Housing
Eligibility: see website information.
Description: Visit website for updated information: http://www.floridahousing.org/Home/Disaster/HurricaneFarmWorkerSpecialNeeds/
Application Information: For more information on opening
and closing dates of the
application cycle, or on how to obtain an Application, please
access the Florida Housing Finance Corporation Website at
http://www.floridahousing.org or contact Rob Dearduff at
(850)488-4197. The Application Package,
when available, may be obtained at the Florida Housing web
site or by submitting a written request to: Florida Housing
Finance Corporation, City Centre Building, 227 North Bronough
Street, Suite 5000,
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1329 ATTN: Rob Dearduff
Deadline: June 22, 2007 (for Timelines visit http://www.floridahousing.org/Home/Disaster/
HurricaneFarmWorkerSpecialNeeds/Timeline.htm
2007 Florida Forever Grant
Funding Source: Florida Department of Community Affairs,
Florida Communities Trust
Funding Amount: Approximately $66 million in grant funds
will be available
Eligibility: local governments and non-profit environmental
organizations
Description: For the acquisition of parks and conservation
lands
Application Information: Link to webpage information and
application forms in Word or PDF versions: http://www.floridacommunitydevelopment.org/fct/index.cfm
Contact information: Department of Community Affairs, Division
of Housing and Community Development, Florida Communities
Trust, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Ken Reecy, (850) 922-2207 (Suncom 292-2207), Fax: (850) 921-1747
(Suncom 291-1747) E-mail: ken.reecy@dca.state.fl.us
Deadline: May 9, 2007
Federal Grants:
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program (CoC)
Funding Source: U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development
Funding Amount: Approximately $1.25 billion is available
for funding.
Eligibility: See Federal Register notice page 11746 for eligibility
lists http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa07/cocsec.pdf
Description: The purpose of the Continuum of Care (CoC) homeless
assistance program is to reduce the incidence of homelessness
in CoC communities by assisting homeless individuals and
families to move to self-sufficiency and permanent housing.
Application Information: FON: FR-5100-N-14; CFDA Number:14.235
-- Supportive Housing Program; CFDA Number:14.238 -- Shelter
Plus Care, CFDA Number:14.249 -- Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation
Single Room Occupancy. Link to Announcement: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa07/grpcoc.cfm and program information: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa07/cocsec.pdf
Deadline: June 8, 2007
Community Services Block Grant Program Community Economic
Development Discretionary Grant Program--Operational Projects
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:40 ; Estimated
Total Program Funding: $25,400,000; Award Ceiling: $700,000,
Award
Floor: $635,000
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the
IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Faith-based
and community organizations are eligible to apply. An applicant
must be a private, non-profit Community Development Consortium
experienced in developing and managing economic development
projects. An applicant must document its eligibility as a
CDC for the purposes of this grant program.
Description: The purpose of these grants is to create new
employment and business development opportunities for low-income
individuals.
Eligible CDCs, including American Indian, Native Alaskan,
and faith-based CDCs, must have in place: (1) written unconditional
financial commitments for all non-CED funding needed for
the
project, (2) management, staff and other resources to operate
the project, (3) evidence of site control for the project
(e.g., lease agreement or deed), and (4) referral sources
from which
low-income individuals would access the project. Written
proof of commitments from third parties must be signed by
the head
of the partnering organization providing funding, referrals,
or other resources. Beneficiaries may be unemployed; public
assistance recipients, including recipients of Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); at-risk youth; custodial
and non-custodial
parents; residents of public housing; persons with disabilities;
persons who are homeless; or individuals transitioning from
incarceration into the community. Grant funds awarded under
this announcement are intended to provide resources to eligible
CDCs for their job creation and business projects, as well
as to address broader objectives such as arresting tendencies
toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community
deterioration in both urban and rural areas. Eligible CDCs
must submit a business plan that demonstrates the economic
feasibility of the venture.
Application Information: FON:HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-EE-0024; CFDA:
93.570. Link to Full Announcement
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-EE-0024.html
Deadline: May 29, 2007
Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity-Building Program(Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families
Funding Amount: Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding:
$10,000,000
Awards: 0 to 200, Ceiling: $50,000 per budget period, Floor-
None
Average Projected Award Amount: $50,000 per budget period
Eligibility: Indian/Native American Tribal governments (Federally
recognized)
Indian/Native American Tribal organizations (other than Federally
recognized)
Non-profits with 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions
of higher education)
Non-profits without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions
of higher education)
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the statutory
eligibility requirements are eligible to apply under this
announcement. Consortia of Native American Tribal governments
(Federally
recognized); Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act and Consortia of such Villages;
Non-profit Alaska Native regional associations/organizations
and other non-profit Alaska Native organizations, with Village-specific
projects; Incorporated Indian Tribes (State-recognized) and
consortia of such Tribes; Incorporated national and regional
non-profit Native American organizations, with Native American
community-specific projects; Incorporated non-profit, multi-purpose
community-based American Indian, Alaska Native and Tribal
organizations;
Urban Indian centers; and Non-profit private agencies serving
Native Hawaiians.
Description: Funds to help build the capacity of faith-based
and community organizations that address the needs of distressed
communities. A distressed community is defined as a neighborhood
or geographic community with an unemployment rate and/or
poverty rate equal to or greater than the State or national
rate. The
Targeted Capacity Building program will focus on capacity
building among organizations addressing the following programmatic
service
areas: help for at-risk youth; help for the homeless; marriage
education and preparation services to help couples who choose
marriage for themselves develop the skills and knowledge
to form and sustain healthy marriages; or social services
to those
living in rural communities. Link to website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/index.html
Application Information: Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-IJ-0036
CFDA: 93.009; Link to Webpage: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-IJ-0036.html Applicants may access the electronic application for this program at http://www.Grants.gov.
using CFDA or FON number.
Deadline: April 10, 2007
Economic Development Assistance Programs (Repeat)
Funding Source: Economic Development Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce
Funding Amount: Total Program Funding: $250.741 million
available in FY 2007 for the economic development assistance
programs
authorized by PWEDA and for the Trade Adjustment Assistance
for Firms Program (TAA Program) authorized under the Trade
Act. Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Pursuant to PWEDA, eligible applicants for and
eligible recipients of EDA investment assistance include
a(n): (i) District Organization; (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium
of Indian Tribes; (iii) State, a city or other political
subdivision
of a State,
including a special purpose unit of a State or local government
engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities,
or a consortium of political subdivisions; (iv) institution
of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher
education; or (v) public or private non-profit organization
or association acting in cooperation
with officials of a political subdivision of a State. Projects
eligible for Public Works or Economic Adjustment investment
assistance include those projects located in regions meeting
``Special Need'' criteria (as defined in 13 CFR 300.3), as
set forth in section VIII.B. of the FFO announcement. For-profit,
private-sector entities do not qualify for investment assistance
under PWEDA, with one minor exception: EDA may award a grant
under section 207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) of PWEDA under its Local
Technical
Assistance Program or National Technical Assistance Program
to a for-profit organization for the specific purposes set
forth in 13 CFR 306.1. EDA is not authorized to provide grants
directly to individuals or to for-profit entities seeking
to start or expand a private business. Such requests may
be referred
to State or local agencies, or
to non-profit economic development organizations serving
the region in
which the project will be located. Any community affected
by the 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995 or 2005 base realignment and
closure
(BRAC) actions, which qualifies under EDA's Public Works
Program or Economic Adjustment Assistance Program, may
apply for assistance under one or both of these programs.
EDA anticipates that proponents with construction proposals
will
seek funding from the Public Works Program, and strategic
planning, credit enhancement or other innovative financing
proposals
will compete under the Economic Adjustment Assistance Program.
Description: For the following programs authorized by the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3121
et seq.) (PWEDA): (1) Public Works and Economic Development
Investments Program, (2) Planning Program, (3) Local Technical
Assistance Program, and (4) Economic Adjustment Assistance
Program. EDA encourages the submission of only those proposals
or applications, as appropriate, which will significantly
benefit regions with distressed economies. Distress may exist
in a
variety of forms, including high levels of unemployment,
low income levels, large concentrations of low-income families,
significant declines in per capita income, large numbers
(or
high rates) of business failures, sudden major layoffs or
plant closures, trade impacts, military base closures, natural
or
other major disasters,
depletion of natural resources, reduced tax bases, or substantial
loss of population because of the lack of employment opportunities.
EDA believes that regional economic development to alleviate
these conditions is effected primarily through investments
and decisions made by the private sector. EDA will give preference
to proposals or
applications (as appropriate) that include cash contributions
(over in-kind contributions) as the matching share.
Application Information: CFDA Numbers: 11.300,
Grants for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities;
11.302,
Economic
Development--Support for Planning Organizations; 11.303,
Economic Development--Technical Assistance; 11.307, Economic
Adjustment
Assistance; 11.313, Economic Development--Trade Adjustment
Assistance. Proposals under EDA's Public Works Program (CFDA
No. 11.300) or Economic Adjustment Assistance Program (CFDA
No. 11.307) must be submitted on Form ED-900P, which may
be submitted in two formats: (i)
In paper (hardcopy) format at the applicable regional office
address provided below; or (ii) electronically in accordance
with the procedures provided on http://www.Grants.gov. For
projects under EDA's Planning Program (CFDA No. 11.302) or
Technical Assistance Program (CFDA No. 11.303), please contact
the appropriate EDA regional office for instructions as to
whether you should complete a pre-application or an application.
In the case of a continuation grant, no pre-application is
required. Addresses and Telephone Numbers for EDA's Regional
Offices: Applicants in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee,
may submit paper submissions to: Economic Development Administration,
Atlanta Regional Office, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW.,
Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, Telephone: (404) 730-3002,
Fax:
(404) 730-3025. For additional information or for a paper
copy of the FFO announcement, contact the appropriate EDA
regional
office listed above. EDA's Internet Web site at http://www.eda.gov
also contains additional information on EDA and its programs.
Link to Federal Register Notice: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-5223.htm
Deadline: Proposals are accepted on a continuing basis and
applications are invited and processed as received.
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education; Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
Funding Amount: Estimated Available Funds: $851,200. Range
of Awards: $170,000-$220,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$212,800.Estimated Number of Awards: 4. Cost sharing of at
least 10 percent of the total cost of the project
Eligibility: State designated agencies (interpreted to mean
designated State agencies as defined in section 7(8) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended); nonprofit agencies
working in collaboration with a State designated agency;
and local agencies
working in collaboration with a State designated agency.
The applicant must be a novice applicant. Novice applicant
means
any applicant for a grant from the Department that: 1. Has
never received a grant or subgrant under the Migrant and
Seasonal Farmworkers program; 2. Has never been a member
of a group
application, submitted in accordance with Sec. Sec. 75.127-75.129,
that received a grant under the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
program; and 3. Has not had an active discretionary grant
from the Federal Government in the five years before the
deadline
date for applications
under the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers program.
Description: The purpose of this program is to provide grants
for vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with
disabilities who are migrant and seasonal farmworkers, (individuals
who have been determined in accordance with rules prescribed
by the Secretary of Labor), and to the family members who
are residing with
those individuals (whether or not those family members are
individuals
with disabilities).
Application Information: CFDA: 84.128G; Applications for
grants under the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program
must be
submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site
at http://www.Grants.gov Address to Request Application Package:
Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup,
MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX:
(301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734.
You
may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
For Further Information Contact: Sonja T. Turner, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5019, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2649. Telephone: (202)
245-7557 or by e-mail: Sonja.Turner@ed.gov. Link to Federal
Register
notice: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-5370.htm
Deadline: May 7, 2007
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements
Grants (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Business and
Cooperative Programs
Funding Amount: Awards: 200; Estimated Total Program Funding:$11,400,000;
Award Ceiling:$500,000; Award Floor: $1,500 , Cost Sharing:
Yes. Funding will be available in the form of grants, guaranteed
loans, and combined guaranteed loans and grant applications.
For renewable energy systems, the minimum grant request is
$2,500 and the maximum is $500,000. For energy efficiency improvements,
the minimum grant request is $1,500 and the maximum is $250,000
Eligibility: see announcement
Description: 2007 to purchase renewable energy systems and
make energy efficiency improvements for agriculture producers
and rural small businesses in eligible rural areas.
Application Information: FON: RDBCP-07-01, CFDA: 10.755.
Link to Federal Register announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-5198.pdf Applications must be completed and submitted to the appropriate
USDA Rural Development State Office. For Florida: Joe Mueller,
USDA Rural Development,4440 NW. 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010,
Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, (352) 338–3482.
Deadline: May 18, 2007
Food Stamp Participation Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Funding Amount: A total of $5 million is available for FY
2007 (intention is to award a Federal grant of up to $1 million
to an otherwise acceptable proposal that involves a partnership
between a State agency and one or more private non-profit organizations,
including faith-based or community-based organizations.
Eligibility: Eligible entities include: The 53 State agencies
that administer the Food Stamp Program; State or local governments;
Agencies providing health or welfare services; Public health
or educational entities; and private non-profit entities such
as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks,
or other emergency feeding organization
Description: The purpose of this grant competition is to support
efforts by State agencies and their community-based and faith-based
partners to develop and implement:• Simple food stamp
application and eligibility determination systems; or• Measures
to improve access to food stamp benefits by eligible applicants.
This RFA seeks diverse proposals that would make the entire
process, from certification to recertification, easier and
more efficient for applicants and participants. The proposals
should include innovative development of new or revised State
or County food stamp systems that do not rely solely on outreach.
While this innovation does not have to be a completely new
idea or concept, the proposal needs to demonstrate that the
idea is new and innovative to that specific State or County
office.
Application Information: FON: USDA-FNS-FSPA-07; CFDA:10.580
; Link to Full Announcement http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/government/grants/2007-RFA.pdf
Link to USDA webpage: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/government/program-improvement.htm Applications must be submitted directly to FNS at the address
noted in the Request for Applications or submitted electronically
by accessing http://www.grants.gov.
Deadline: June 13, 2007
Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program 2007 Competitive
Grants and Cooperative Program (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic
Research Service
Funding Amount: Awards: 12, Estimated Total Program Funding
$2,000,000; Award Ceiling: $400,000; Award Floor: $100,000;
Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Unrestricted
Description: The Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Program encourages new and innovative research and joint
projects with ERS researchers. The three priority research
areas are
(1) Food Choices: Economic Determinants and Consequences,
(2) Economic Incentives in Food Assistance Programs, and
(3) Food
Assistance as an Economic Safety Net.
Application Information: FON: FANRP-2007-001; CFDA: 10,250.
Link to USDA Webpage for grant information at http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AP/ap020/DBGen.htm or view publication at http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/AP/ap020/ap020.pdf
Deadline: May 21, 2007
High Growth Job Training Initiative Grants for the Long-Term
Care Sector of the Health Care Industry (HGJTI) (Repeat)
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration (ETA)
Funding Amount: Awards: 5; Estimated Total Funding: $2,500,000.
Cost Sharing: Yes
Eligibility: Applicants may be public, private for-profit,
and private non-profit organizations including faith-based
and community organizations. The application must clearly identify
the applicant and describe its capacity to administer the HGJTI
long-term care grant, in terms of organizational and strategic
leadership capacity and data management capabilities. Applications
for supplementation of distinct on-going projects, regardless
of funding source, are eligible for consideration under this
SGA; however, applications for renewal of existing projects
will not be considered. Please note that the applicant and
fiscal agent must be the same organization.
Description: Through the initiative, ETA identifies high-growth,
high-demand industries, evaluates their skill needs, and funds
local and national partnership-based demonstration projects
that: (a) address workforce challenges identified by employers;
and (b) prepare workers for good jobs with career pathways
in these rapidly expanding or transforming industries. When
linked to broader regional economic and talent development
strategies, the HGJTI approach strengthens regional employment
and economic opportunities. The products, models, and effective
approaches that result from HGJTI investments will be broadly
disseminated to employers, education and training providers,
and the workforce system to build their capacity to respond
to employers’ workforce needs. Grant funds awarded under
this Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) should be used
to implement industry-driven training solutions that address
the long-term care sector’s critical workforce challenges.
Each solution must take place in the context of a regional
strategic partnership between the workforce investment system,
long-term care employers, and education and training providers,
as well as other public and private sector partners that bring
critical assets to the table. Proposed solutions should take
full advantage of existing workforce development models, promising
practices, and tools. Solutions must either take an existing
promising solution, model, or approach to scale in the region
or adapt a solution that has been demonstrated to have positive
impact on the identified workforce development challenges in
another region.
Application Information: FON: SGA-DFA-PY-06-07; CFDA: 17268.
Link to announcements on USDOL website: http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm . Link to Federal Register announcements: http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga/SGA-DFA-PY-06-07-02-16-2007.pdf Apply through Grants.Gov website.
Deadline: April 5, 2007
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO)
Grants (Repeat)
Funding Source: Women's Bureau and the Employment and Training
Administration's (ETA) Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department
of Labor (DOL)
Funding Amount: Three Awards; Total Amount: $972,180; Award
Ceiling: $300,000, Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Only Community-based organizations (CBOs) including
faith-based organizations (FBOs)/registered apprenticeship
(RAP) programs or (RAP) consortia. Each CBO/RAP consortium
must consist of a minimum of:1) a construction industry Registered
Apprenticeship Program sponsor, and 2) a CBO (which may be
faith based) with demonstrated experience in securing job
training services from established training institutions
such as community
colleges, and providing placement and support services to
women in construction industry jobs.
Description: To establish a grant program for the purpose
of assisting employers and labor unions in the placement
and retention
of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.
To conduct innovative projects to improve the recruitment,
selection, training, employment, and retention of women in
apprenticeships in the construction industry.
Application Information: FON: (SGA-DFA-PY-06-01). CFDA: 17.201;
Link to full announcement: http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm or Federal Register notice: http://www.doleta.gov/sga/sga/SGA-DFA-PY-06-01-WANTO.pdf
Deadline: April 16, 2007
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Funding Amount: $492.3 million available.
Eligibility: Fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical
services organizations
Description: The operations and safety program allows first
responders to purchase equipment and personal protective equipment.
The funds can also be used to implement training, establish
wellness and fitness programs and modify stations. The other
AFG program helps departments and EMS organizations purchase
vehicles, including ambulances and fireboats.
Application Information: Potential applicants are encouraged
to review the guidance materials before preparing application:
http://www.firegrantsupport.com/docs/2007AFGguidance.pdf. Applications
for the 2007 AFG will be accepted starting on March 29, 2007
at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Up-to-date application information will be
posted on the AFG and USFA websites. The FY 2007 AFG application
will be accessible from the AFG website (http://www.firegrantsupport.com),
the U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) website (http://www.usfa.fema.gov),
and grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov). Applications
submitted by mail must be postmarked by May 1, 2007. Applications
not submitted electronically must be mailed to: Fire Grant
Program Technical Assistance Center U.S. Fire Administration,
Room I-207 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998
Deadline: May 4, 2007
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative for Consortia
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards: 13; Estimated
Total Program Funding: $30,000,000, Award Ceiling:$3,000,000,
Award
Floor:$0; Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Applicant eligibility is restricted to U.S.
colleges and universities, and State owned research institutions.
Description: The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking applications
from university consortia for research and development (R
D) that will directly support its nuclear energy R D. A consortium
is considered to have, at a minimum, a grouping of at least
three institutions, set up for the common purpose that would
be beyond the capabilities of a single member of the group.
It is anticipated that awarding to consortia will facilitate
and encourage sharing of resources and facilities available
to perform the various portions of the applicable scope by
participating consortia members. It is expected that this
will
facilitate upgrading and sharing of laboratory and reactor
equipment of the various consortia members; improve support
to students; enhance synergies by partnering with non-traditional
institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities
and/or Hispanic-Serving Institutions; enhance the quality
and nature of the commitments to student recruitment and
retention,
faculty development, and facility enhancements for such programs.
Use of consortia should result in needed university resources
being included so world-class research can continue to occur
at consortia universities, including such related areas such
as radiochemistry and health physics; and provide for outreach
opportunities with the public with the purpose of educating
others on nuclear research. By supporting consortia teams,
the NERI program complements other DOE research programs
that support traditional, single-investigator university
research.
NERI consortia awards can provide greater sustained support
than single-investigator awards for the education and training
of students pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering
fields critical to DOE and for associated infrastructure,
such as research instrumentation. The DOE apos;s nuclear
energy
R D that will be supported include the Advanced Fuel Cycle
R D Program under the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)
initiative, Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative,
and Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative. Information describing these
programs, including detailed program and R D plans, may be
found on the Office of Nuclear Energy website, http://www.nuclear.gov/
Application Information: FON: DE-PS07-07ID14812;
Link to announcement:
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/E8B95C19E6FF420A852572AD005B66A5?OpenDocument
Deadline: May 23, 2007
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership University Readiness
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Funding Amount: Expected Number of Awards:40; Estimated Total
Program Funding: $4,000,000; Award Ceiling:$100,000
Eligibility: Eligibility for award is restricted to U.S.
colleges and universities and State owned research institutions
with
nuclear engineering degree programs or equivalent of a minor
in nuclear engineering, or licensed, operating reactor.
Description: The Department of Energy is seeking applications
from universities for capability expansion that will directly
enable them to support GNEP research and development programs.
Application Information: FON: DE-PS07-07ID14817; CFDA: 81.121;
Link to announcement and contact information:
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/E49F94F16199A2B6852572AD005435FF?OpenDocument
Deadline: June 7, 2007
Awards & Scholarships
(none)
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Grants for Programs Serving Children in Need
Funding Source: Mattel and the Mattel Children's Foundation
Funding Amount: one-year grants of $5,000 to $20,000 each.
Funds may be applied to programs or general operating costs
Eligibility: U.S. 501(c)3 Public Charity organizations -
If an organization is a project under a fiscal sponsor, that
sponsor
must have a valid tax exemption status. If an organization
is a project under a fiscal sponsor, that sponsor must have
a valid tax-exempt status. Organizations must serve children
in communities within the U.S.; have a mission that focuses
on the direct service of children up to the age of 12; be
able to demonstrate creative and/or innovative methods to
address
locally defined need directly impacting children; have an
annual operating budget of less than $1 million; and not
be affiliated
in any way with a national organization, regardless of whether
funds are received from the national entity.
Description: Two types of grants will be considered: program-specific
grants for the launch of new programs or the expansion of
existing programs; and core operating support. Programs must
align with
Mattel's philanthropic priorities: Learning, increasing access
to education for underserved children, and in particular
innovative strategies designed to promote and address literacy;
Health,
supporting the physical health and well-being of children,
with particular emphasis on promoting healthy, active lifestyles;
and Girl Empowerment, promoting self-esteem in young girls
up to the age of 12.
Application Information: Link to webpage and announcement,
eligibility and application and budget forms: http://www.mattel.com/About_Us/Philanthropy/ci_mcf_philanthropy_grantmaking.asp
Deadline: June 15, 2007 |
