Community Economic Development Program Operational Projects

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, contingent upon available funding, the Office of Community Services (OCS) will award Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects. OCS will award funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) that are experienced in implementing economic development projects. OCS intends that grant funds awarded under this announcement will provide resources to eligible CDCs for their job creation and business projects, as a strategy 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 viability of the venture.

OCS Full Announcement


An applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC experienced in developing and managing economic development projects. For purposes of this grant program, the CDC must be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of residents of the community and business and civic leaders. The CDC must have as a principal purpose: planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development activities. An applicant must document its eligibility as a CDC for the purposes of this grant program. The application must include a list of governing board members that provides a designations as one of the three types: a community resident, business, or civic leader. In addition, the application must include documentation that the organization has as a primary purpose: planning, developing, or community development or managing low-income housing activites. This documentation may include incorporation documents or other CDC organizational documents (e.g., article of incorporation papers, by-laws, official documents that identify the organization). Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EE-0024
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 23, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 23, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 25, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 25, 2008
See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
Archive Date: Jul 25, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services

Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 45
Estimated Total Program Funding: $29,000,000
Award Ceiling: $700,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 93.570 -- Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
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Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program

The Office of Community Services' (OCS) Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program helps low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency. The purpose of the JOLI program is to create jobs to be filled by low-income individuals. JOLI applicants provide technical and/or financial assistance to private employers in the community to assist them in creating employment and business opportunities for individuals receiving TANF and other low-income individuals. In order to create these sustainable employment and other opportunities, funded projects should focus on the following three program strategies: (1) new business ventures, (2) business expansion, and (3) self-employment/micro-enterprise projects.

OCS Full Announcement


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EO-0054
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 23, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 23, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 02, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 02, 2008
See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
Archive Date: Jul 02, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services

Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 11
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,838,000
Award Ceiling: $475,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 93.593 -- Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Applicants must state clearly both in the abstract and at the beginning of the project, which one of these three program strategies they will be using. While OCS will accept applications that propose projects containing more than one of these program strategies, OCS encourages applicants to focus on one. Applicants are required to allot a minimum of 20 percent of the JOLI funds received for the provision of financial assistance to program participants for the purpose of creation or expansion of a business created by the applicant's project.
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EPA Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting applications from eligible applicants for the planning, arranging, administering and/or conducting of conferences, workshops, and/or meetings (hereinafter referred to as “conferences”) that focus on research to protect human health and safeguard the environment. Specifically, EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology.

This BAA is open from December 10, 2007 through December 9, 2008. Applications must be received by January 7, 2008; June 5, 2008; and December 9, 2008 depending upon the cycle (as identified in Section II of this BAA) for which the applicant is requesting funding.

Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-C2008-BAA-C3
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 16, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 16, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 09, 2008 See Sections I and IV for additional information on submission dates.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 09, 2008 See Sections I and IV for additional information on submission dates.
Archive Date: Jan 08, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Environment

Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number: 66.510 -- Surveys, Studies, Investigations and Special Purpose Grants within the Office of Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
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Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG) is designed to provide funding for eligible applicants working on, or planning to work on, a project that addresses a local environmental and public health issue within an affected community. The EJSG Program is a multi-statute program designed to help communities understand and address their exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Applications are due June 30, 2008.

Link to Environmental Justice Small Grants Program annoucement



Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OECA-OEJ-08-01
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 08, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 09, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 30, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 30, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Jul 30, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 40
Estimated Total Program Funding: $800,000
Award Ceiling: $20,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number: 66.604 -- Environmental Justice Small Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
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NEH Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants

These grants support national or regional (multi-state) education and training programs on the care and management of, and the creation of intellectual access to, library, archival, and material culture collections. Eligible projects include: the development and presentation of courses or programs on the care and management of collections for staff in cultural organizations who are responsible for the day-to-day care of collections; the development and presentation of courses or programs that focus on the skills and knowledge required to provide or enhance intellectual access to humanities collections; graduate programs in preservation and conservation; and preservation field services that serve a multi-state region and provide surveys, consultations, workshops, reference services, and informational materials to the staff of institutions responsible for the care of humanities collections. Applications are due July 1, 2008.

NEH link to full annoucement



Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20080701-PE
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 09, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 09, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 01, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 01, 2008
Archive Date: Jul 31, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation: Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 45.149 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
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Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) - Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service FY 2009

The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) provides grants to organizations to plan and carry out projects that bring Americans together to serve in their communities in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Subject to availability of appropriations, a total of approximately $500,000 will be awarded to support 2009 King Day activities, ranging in amounts from approximately $50,000 to $300,000, to support the first year of these grants. These funds are subject to the availability of FY 2009 appropriations authorizing the Corporation to make grants to share the cost of planning and carrying out service opportunities in conjunction with the federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Grantees will be eligible for continuation funding in the second and third years contingent upon the availability of appropriations, compliance with requirements, and satisfactory performance. The purpose of these grants is to mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of service in communities, to encourage those who serve on this holiday to make a long-term commitment to community service, and to bring people together to focus on service to others. The Corporation is interested in multi-state, national (10 or more states) or comprehensive regional initiatives (multi-state regions – for example, the Corporation’s clusters). Activities must include projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged youth and engage them in providing service to others. Grantees must competitively subgrant a portion of the federal funds to eligible local organizations, and may also directly support local projects, to plan and carry out direct service activities on the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekends. Applications are due by April 15, 2008.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-032008-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 20, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 20, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 15, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 15, 2008 The deadline for eGrants application submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2008. Applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.
Archive Date: Apr 16, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development, Disaster Prevention and Relief
Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health
Housing, Law, Justice and Legal Services, Regional Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
Award Ceiling: $300,000
Award Floor: $50,000
CFDA Number: 94.007 -- Planning and Program Development Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

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EPA Request for Initial Proposals, Solid Waste Management Assistance

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 is soliciting proposals to fund projects that address solid waste reduction and management. Funds will be awarded pursuant to Section 8001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), 42 U.S.C. §6981 or Section 10 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C §2609, as appropriate. Funding will be in the form of cooperative agreements and/or grants. Funds will be awarded to applicants carrying out projects that serve the following states: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and the lands in Indian Country which fall under EPA Region 10's geographic area. One of the priorities sought for this proposal includes reducing the environmental impact of new construction through green building techniques, including: (1) Construction and demolition debris – fostering the increased reuse or recycling of salvaged materials; and (2) Market development – promoting the increased use of recycled content material in building construction. Proposals are due by May 19, 2008.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R10-RCC-2008
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 02, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 02, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 19, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 19, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Jun 18, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Estimated Total Program Funding: $120,000
Award Ceiling: $40,000
Award Floor: $10,000
CFDA Number: 66.808 -- Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Request for Initial Proposals, Solid Waste Management Assistance

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NEA Creativity and Aging in America

Creativity and Aging in America is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to actively engage older Americans in quality arts programs. Through this initiative, the Arts Endowment will support exemplary projects in the disciplines of literature and music. Projects must be conducted by professional artists and engage older adults as students, artists, and/or teachers. For the purposes of these guidelines, older adults are age 65 and above. Recent research supported by the National Institutes of Health, AARP, International Foundation for Music Research, and the National Endowment for the Arts found that older adults who actively participated in ongoing, community-based arts programs, conducted by professional artists, experienced more physical and mental benefits than participants in non-arts activities. The research showed that active participation in the arts correlated positively with older adults' health outcomes and their sense of independence, potentially reducing risk factors that drive the need for long-term care. Creativity and Aging in America will focus on the disciplines of literature and music. Activities may take place in a variety of settings such as senior centers, community centers, retirement centers, museums, literary centers, performing arts centers, libraries, schools, and healthcare facilities. Projects must be planned in cooperation with the target population including local organizations that address aging-related issues. Organizations are limited to one Creativity and Aging application per year.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2008NEA01CA
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 01, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 02, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 23, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 23, 2008 Application Deadline: Organizations are required to submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government’s online application system. The Grants.gov system will accept applications through 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 23, 2008.
Archive Date: Jun 22, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $25,000
Award Floor: $15,000
CFDA Number: 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

NEA Creativity & Aging Full Announcement Web Site

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EPA Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities and non-profit organizations to provide training, research, and technical assistance to communities facing brownfields cleanup and revitalization challenges. EPA is particularly interested in funding brownfields training, research and technical assistance projects in the subject areas of protection of human health and the environment, sustainable development, and equitable development. This annoucement has been modified: the floor amount has been removed.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OSWER-OBLR-08-02
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 18, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 18, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: May 31, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
Award Floor: $0.00 (formerly $300,000)
CFDA Number: 66.814 -- Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

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