U.S. Forest Service: Urban and Community Forestry National Grant Program - 2009 Special Focus Grant: Storm Event Protocol CFDA 10.675

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) serves to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the status of the nation’s urban and community forests. The Council seeks to establish sustainable urban and community forests, by encouraging communities of all sizes to manage and protect their natural resources. Well managed urban forests provide critical environmental services that can improve the public’s health, and well being; economic viability and restore functioning environmental systems for people today and future generations. Through the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry competitive Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program, the Council only supports urban and community forestry projects that have national or multi-state, significance in their impact or application.
Applications are due by June 5, 2009.


Definition of Urban and Community Forestry: The art, science, and technology of managing trees, forests, and natural systems in and around cities, suburbs, and towns for the health and well-being of all people. Storm Event Protocol Category: This special focus grant of up to $50,000 is for the development of a new storm event protocol that blends urban forest programs with emergency management operations. The purpose is to reduce the impact of storms on urban forests, lessen personal injuries and property damage, and decrease emergency management costs. The Storm Event Protocol is to be generic enough to address any natural storm event and national in scope to assist any community across the country.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2009-USDA-FS-UCF-02-NUCFAC
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 26, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 26, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 05, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 05, 2009
Archive Date: Jul 05, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 10.675 -- Urban and Community Forestry Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Weblink to National Urban Forestry website (Posting expected by 3/30/09)
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EPA 2009 Healthy Communities Grant Program CFDA 66.110

The Healthy Communities Grant Program is seeking projects that: • Target resources to benefit communities at risk (environmental justice areas of potential concern, places with high risk from toxic air pollution, urban areas) and sensitive populations (e.g. children, elderly, others at increased risk). • Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks. • Increase collaboration through community-based projects. • Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environment and human health problems. • Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits. Applications are due by May 8, 2009.


Proposed projects must: (1) Be located in and/or directly benefit one or more of the three Target Investment Areas which include: Environmental Justice Areas of Potential Concern, Sensitive Populations, and/or Urban Areas in one or more of the EPA Region I States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and/or Vermont; and (2) Identify how the proposed project will achieve measurable environmental and/or public health results in one or more of the six Target Program Areas which include Asthma, Capacity Building on Environmental and Public Health Issues, Clean Energy, Healthy Indoor/Outdoor Environments, Healthy Schools, Urban Natural Resources and Open/Green Space.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R1-HC-2009
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 27, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 27, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 08, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 08, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Jun 07, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Estimated Total Program Funding: $300,000
Award Ceiling: $35,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 66.110 -- Healthy Communities Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

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NPS Save America's Treasures 2009 Grant Round CFDA 15.929 (mod 1)

Save America’s Treasures grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and collections and on nationally significant historic properties. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and require a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match, which can be cash, donated services, or use of equipment. The grant and the non-Federal match must be expended during the grant period, generally 2 to 3 years, to execute the project. The minimum grant request for collections projects is $25,000 Federal share; the minimum grant request for historic property projects is $125,000 Federal share. The maximum grant request for all projects is $700,000 Federal share. Applications are due by May 22, 2009. Applications WILL NOT be accepted through Grants.gov.

The Save America’s Treasures Grants Selection Panel may, at its discretion, award less than the minimum grant request. Example of activities supported by these grants may be found at at their website.

Save America's Treasures Website

Application Instructions

Applications are due by May 22, 2009. Applications WILL NOT be accepted through Grants.gov. Information on the application can be found here: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/application.htm

Please complete and save all of the REVISED Save America's Treasure(SAT) application forms onto your computer. Though most of the forms look exactly the same as the previous forms, they include a box at the top of the form for an application number. This number is essential for your application submittal.
REQUEST AN SAT APPLICATION NUMBERAn application number will be sent to the email address provided.

Who May Apply

• Federal Agencies funded by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
• Other Federal agencies collaborating with a nonprofit partner to preserve the historic properties or collections owned by the Federal agency may submit applications through the nonprofit partner.
• Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c), U.S organizations.
• Units of state or local government.
• Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
• Historic properties and collections associated with active religious organizations are eligible to apply for grants. They must meet the grant Selection Criteria, including national significance.

What is funded

• Preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture and works of art (hereinafter collections).
• Historic structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects (hereinafter historic properties).
  

What is not funded

• Acquisition (i.e. purchase in fee simple or interest) of intellectual and cultural artifacts, historic sites, buildings, structures or objects.
• Survey or inventory of historic properties or cataloging of collections.
• Long-term maintenance or curatorial work beyond the grant period.
• Interpretive or training programs.
• Reconstruction of historic properties (i.e. recreating all or a significant portion of a structure that no longer exists).
• Moving historic properties or work on historic properties that have been moved.
• Construction of new buildings.
• Historic structure reports and condition assessments, unless they are one component of a larger project to implement the results of these studies by performing work recommended by the studies.
• Cash reserves, endowments or revolving funds. Funds must be expended within the grant period, which is generally 2 to 3 years, and may not be used to create an endowment or revolving fund or otherwise spent over many years.
• Costs of fund-raising campaigns.
• Costs of work performed prior to announcement of award.
• For Federal agency grantees - Federal salaries, agency overhead or administrative costs.
  

Selection Criteria

• The collection or historic property must be nationally significant.
• Collections or historic properties not meeting this criterion will receive no further consideration.
• The collection or historic property must be threatened or endangered, and the application must document the urgent preservation and/or conservation need.
• Projects must substantially mitigate the threat and must have a clear public benefit (for example, historic places open for visitation or collections available for public viewing or scholarly research).
  The project must be feasible (i.e. able to be completed within the proposed activities, schedule, and budget described in the application), and the application must document adequately the required non-Federal match.

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Information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Grants.gov put together a pretty nice page of Recovery Act information, but that's not going to prevent me regurgitating it all right here. Thank you Grants.gov.
Federal agencies receiving recovery funding were required to create webpages linking to the the main government portal Recovery.gov. Agency specific sites are listed below.


Agency for International Development (USAID)
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Education (ED)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of State (DOS)
Department of the Interior (DOI)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Department of Treasury (TREAS)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
General Services Administration (GSA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
Social Security Administration (SSA)

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NPS American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Preservation Grants

In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to jump-start our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. Included in this Act was $15 million to be competitively awarded to HBCUs for the preservation of campus buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Applications are due by April 10, 2009.


The goal of this grant program is to make historic properties on the campuses of HBCUs safe and useable. Eligible activities include structural stabilization; masonry work; abating environmental hazards; installing or replacing heating, ventilating, and cooling systems; replacing damaged electrical and plumbing systems; repairing leaky roofs; treating termite damage; and providing handicapped accessibility. All work must be performed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

Applications must be submitted directly to NPS and not through Grants.gov. Go to www.nps.gov/history/hps/hpg/hbcu/index.htm to download application and guidelines.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NPS-HBCU2009
Opportunity Category: Other
Posted Date: Mar 12, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 12, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 10, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 10, 2009
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Recovery Act
Category Explanation: Recovery Act Grant
Expected Number of Awards: 50
Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
Award Floor: $100,000
CFDA Number(s):
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

NPS Historic Preservation Grants HBCU application
HBCU GRANT SELECTION PROCESS
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CNCS AmeriCorps State and National Recovery Act Assistance CFDA 94.007

What are AmeriCorps State and National Recovery Act grants? The purpose of this guidance is to assist current AmeriCorps State and National grantees in accessing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to engage AmeriCorps members and community volunteers in efforts to stimulate the economy through the expansion of current programming or the addition of a new program component. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, providing job counseling and skills training to the unemployed, constructing or rehabilitating housing, assisting nonprofits facing increased need and decreased resources, recruiting volunteers, making housing resource referrals for and providing legal services to those experiencing eviction or foreclosure, connecting children and families to health care, and allowing after-school centers that have lost funding to stay open. Applications are due by April 3, 2009.


Is my organization eligible and to whom do we apply? Current grantees only are eligible to apply, Current grantees with planning grants are not eligible to apply. Current grantees are those who were operating AmeriCorps programs on February 17, 2009.

Applicants must apply to the same entity to which they applied for their current AmeriCorps grant program (either to a state service commission or directly to the Corporation for National and Community Service). More Information on AmeriCorps State and National Recovery Grants These one-time AmeriCorps Recovery Act funds are being made available to current grantees to meet critical community needs resulting from, or exacerbated by, the current economic crisis. Programs addressing any of the AmeriCorps issue areas are welcome to apply but the selection process will give preference to the activities listed below. Additionally, AmeriCorps Recovery Act grantees addressing the following activities will be required to adopt and collect data on Corporation-determined performance measures. AmeriCorps Priority Recovery Act Activities  Employment and skills training  Tutoring and literacy  Financial literacy  Home foreclosures and housing assistance  Housing rehabilitation and access including weatherization and other energy-efficiency techniques  Healthcare access and delivery  Nonprofit capacity building and  Volunteer generation and management It is expected that grantees will seek Recovery Act funding for their current areas of programming. However a grantee may choose to apply for a new area of programming and make the case that it has the expertise and capacity to implement new programming quickly and effectively. The Corporation recognizes that many current grantees are eligible for Recovery Act funding from other federal agencies that would complement their proposed AmeriCorps Recovery Act program. As with any AmeriCorps grant competition, grantees may request AmeriCorps positions without grant funds (sometimes referred to as an Education Award Only grant). For more than a decade, the Corporation for National and Community Service—through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve programs—has mobilized a new generation of engaged citizens. This year, more than 1.8 million individuals of all ages and backgrounds will serve through these programs. They will help thousands of national and community nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, schools, and local agencies meet local needs in education, the environment, public safety, homeland security, and other critical areas. Roughly three quarters of all AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Governor-appointed state service commissions, which award subgrants to nonprofit organizations in their states. These organizations recruit AmeriCorps members to respond to local needs. The Corporation distributes most of the remainder of the grant funding directly to organizations operating in more than one state.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-031009-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 10, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 10, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 03, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 03, 2009 To submit your application, access eGrants (www.americorps.gov/egrants), the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for applications. See the 2009 Guidance for Applying for AmeriCorps State and National Recovery Act Grants for more information, including application instructions, found here: http://www.nationalservice.gov/recovery. The deadline for eGrants submissions is April 3, 2009, 5:00 pm Eastern Time.
Archive Date: Apr 06, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Recovery Act
Category Explanation: AmeriCorps grants are generally awarded to eligible organizations to recruit, train, and manage AmeriCorps members who address community needs. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who is enrolled in an approved national service position and engages in community service. Members may receive a living allowance while serving. Upon successful completion of their service members receive an education award from the National Service Trust.
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 94.007 -- Planning and Program Development Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

AmeriCorps State and National Recovery Act Guidance
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HUD American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Neighborhood Stablization Program CFDA 14.256

Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), round 2. Competitive grants awarded for activities eligible under division B, title III of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289, NSP round 1), to address home foreclosure and abandonment and for the provision of capacity building and support for NSP grantees. For programmatic funding, rating factors will include grantee capacity to execute projects, leveraging potential, and concentration of investment to achieve neighborhood stabilization. Applications are due by September 1, 2009.


HUD must issue a NOFA with application requirements no later than May 3, 2009. Grantees will prepare an application and complete citizen participation before submitting to HUD. Applications will be due to HUD not later than 150 days after enactment. HUD will review applications and make awards shortly thereafter. Grantees must expend at least 50 percent of each grant within 2 years and 100 percent within 3 years of grant award. HUD may also utilize a portion of available funding for a competitive technical assistance program to assist NSP grantees.

Additional Information on Eligibility:
States, units of general local government, nonprofit entities, and consortia of nonprofit entities, which may submit proposals in partnership with for profit entities.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HUD-RA-04
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 10, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 10, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 01, 2009 No Application with this Synopsis
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 01, 2009 No Application with this Synopsis
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Housing Recovery Act
Category Explanation: No Application with this Synopsis
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,980,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 14.256 -- CFDA Recovery NSP2
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

HUD's Recovery Act Program web page
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EPA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Brownfields Job Training Grants CFDA 66.815

This notice announces the availability of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds and solicits applications from eligible governmental entities and non-profit organizations to provide environmental job training projects that will promote job creation and economic development by facilitating the assessment, remediation, or preparation of brownfields sites. Eligible applicants must identify and propose to serve a community that currently receives, or has received, financial assistance (federal, state, or tribal) for brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, cleanup, site-specific work carried out by state or tribal response programs, and/or targeted brownfields assessments performed directly by EPA. Furthermore, under this opportunity, the Agency is soliciting applications for projects that can be started expeditiously by applicants who can demonstrate the ability to contribute to economic recovery through the creation and/or preservation of jobs. The full RFA is expected to be posted by March 19, 2009. Once it is issued, this synopsis will be modified to include the link to the full announcement. Applications are due by April 20, 2009.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-ARRA--OSWER-OBLR-JT
Opportunity Category: Other
Posted Date: Mar 06, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 10, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, which is expected to be posted by March 19, 2009, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: May 20, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 66.815 -- Brownfield Job Training Cooperative Agreements
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Brownfields Job Training Grants
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NEA The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act") CFDA 45.024

All applicants must be previous NEA award recipients from the past four years (see "Applicant Eligibility" for more information). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act") recognizes that the nonprofit arts industry is an important sector of the economy. The National Endowment for the Arts is uniquely positioned to fund arts projects and activities that preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. As part of this important investment, the Arts Endowment has designed a plan to expedite distribution of critical funds for the national, regional, state, and local levels for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. Grants will be made either to organizations for their own job preservation projects, or to designated local arts agencies, eligible to subgrant, for subgranting programs to eligible nonprofit organizations. Applications are due no later than April 2, 2009.


Projects are limited to: * Salary support, full or partial, for one or more positions that are critical to an organization's artistic mission and that are in jeopardy or have been eliminated as a result of the current economic climate. And/or * Fees for previously engaged artists and/or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged.

Grant Amounts and Matching Funds

Direct Funds:
All grants are non-matching and will be awarded for the amount requested.
Organizations may request a grant amount of $25,000 or $50,000.

Subgranting Funds:
For designated local arts agencies which are eligible to subgrant:
All grants are non-matching and will be awarded for the amount requested.

Organizations may request $100,000 or $250,000 for subgranting programs. Of these amounts, up to $50,000 of the NEA grant funds may be used for their own jobs and/or the administration of subgranting programs. Priority will be given to cost-effective programs that maximize the amount of funds distributed.

When using funds for subgranting programs, most of the funds should directly impact a broad constituency, and reach the full geographic range represented by that constituency. As appropriate, efforts should be made to reach organizations that serve underserved populations such as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.

Period of Support
The Arts Endowment's support of a project may start on or after July 1, 2009. Generally, a grant period of up to one year is allowed.
No pre-award costs are allowable in the Project Budget. Project costs that are incurred before July 1, 2009, will be removed from the Project Budget.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2009NEA01ARRA60
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 02, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 02, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 02, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 02, 2009 Organizations are required to submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, the federal government's online application system. The Grants.gov system must receive your application no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 2, 2009.
Archive Date: May 02, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $25,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Application Guidelines for The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act")

Frequently Asked Questions

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NEH Challenge Grants CFDA 45.130

NEH challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down funds (that is, funds that are invested, with both the income and the principal being expended over a defined period of years) that generate expendable earnings to support ongoing program activities. Funds may also be used for one-time capital expenditures (such as construction and renovation, purchase of equipment, and acquisitions) that bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly. Applications are due by May 5, 2009.


Because of the matching requirement, these NEH grants also strengthen the humanities by encouraging nonfederal sources of support. Applications are welcome from colleges and universities, museums, public libraries, research institutions, historical societies and historic sites, scholarly associations, state humanities councils, and other nonprofit entities. Programs that involve collaboration among multiple institutions are eligible as well, but one institution must serve as the lead agent and formal applicant of record. NEH particularly welcomes proposals for programming at America’s historic places (historic sites, neighborhoods, communities, or larger geographical regions).

Activities supported
Challenge grant funds (both federal and nonfederal together) must provide long-term benefits to the humanities. Challenge grant funds should not replace funds already being expended on the humanities, but instead should reflect careful strategic planning to strengthen the institution’s activities in and commitment to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the humanities.
Institutions may use challenge grant funds to meet both ongoing and one-time humanities-related costs, provided that the long-term benefit of the expenditure can be demonstrated. Federal challenge grant funds, as well as funds raised for matching, might be used for purposes such as the following:
- faculty and staff salaries and benefits;
- acquisitions for collections;
- faculty, teacher, and staff development;
- research fellowships;
- lecture or exhibition series;
- visiting scholars or consultants;
- publishing subventions;
- preservation and conservation programs;
- construction, renovation, and maintenance of facilities;
- purchase of equipment and software; and
- fund-raising costs (totaling no more than 10 percent of challenge grant funds).

Expenditures not eligible for support
- Challenge grant funds, federal or nonfederal, may not be used for one-time or
- operating expenditures with minimal long-term impact;
- recovery of indirect costs;
- support for projects eligible for grants from other NEH programs; or
- scholarships or stipends for students below the graduate level.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20090505-CH
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 19, 2009
Creation Date: Feb 19, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 05, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 05, 2009
Archive Date: Jun 04, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.130 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Challenge Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

NEH Challenge Grants Modification Full Announcement
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Grants.gov Error Messages and Attachment Names

Well I learned something new about the Grants.gov system today. The meat of any grant applications is a series of .pdf attachments to the application. Attachments containing special characters (example: &,–,*,%,/,#’, - ) or with a file name of longer than "approximately" 50 characters may cause the application to be rejected by the system. Read more about it here: Filename Attachments - Adobe & System-to-System (S2S). >>Read more >>

NEA Preservation Assistance Grants CFDA 45.149

Preservation Assistance Grants help institutions—particularly small and mid-sized institutions—improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections, including special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine arts, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, and historical objects. Institutions such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, arts and cultural organizations, and town and county records offices are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by May 14, 2009.


Applicants must draw on the knowledge of consultants whose preservation skills and experience are related to the types of collections and the nature of the activities that are the focus of their projects. Within the conservation field, for example, conservators usually specialize in the care of specific types of collections, such as objects, paper, or paintings. Applicants should therefore choose a conservator whose specialty is appropriate for the nature of their collections. Similarly, when assessing the preservation needs of archival holdings, applicants must seek a consultant specifically knowledgeable about archives and preservation. Because the organization and the preservation of archival collections must be approached in tandem, an archival consultant should also provide advice about the management and processing needs of such holdings as part of a preservation assessment that includes long-term plans for the arrangement and description of archival collections. Small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant are especially encouraged to apply.

Outright grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded. All grants are awarded for a period of eighteen months, although a grantee may complete a project in a shorter period of time.

Cost sharing is not required. If eligible expenses are more than $6,000, an applicant may cover the difference and show this as cost sharing in the project’s budget.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20090514-PG
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 09, 2009
Creation Date: Feb 09, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 14, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 14, 2009
Archive Date: Jun 13, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 30
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $6,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.149 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Division of Preservation and Access
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html
Frequently Asked Questions

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NEA Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants FY2010 CFDA 45.024

An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2010 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. Partnerships can be valuable to the success of these projects. While not required, applicants are encouraged to consider partnerships among organizations, both in and outside of the arts, as appropriate to their project. Applications are due by May 28, 2009.


The Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.

Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted here also must be present. This category, as an essential component of the Arts Endowment's goal of providing wide access to artistic excellence, supports local projects that can have significant effects within communities. These Fast-Track Review Grants: Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Are limited to the specific types of projects outlined below. Are for $10,000 each. Receive an expedited application review. Organizations are notified whether they have been recommended for a grant approximately six months after they apply; projects may start shortly thereafter.

January 1, 2010 is the Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2009NEA01CAFT
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 30, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 28, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 28, 2009 May 28, 2009, Application Deadline January 1, 2010, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support If your organization applies to the Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants category, it may not submit another application to either the Access to Artistic Excellence or Learning in the Arts categories.
Archive Date: Jun 27, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 400
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $10,000
Award Floor: $10,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

NEA Web Site Announcement

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NEA Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth FY2010 CFDA 45.024

An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2010 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. Funded projects apply national or state arts education standards. Applications are due by June 11, 2009.


The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education by inspiring all young Americans through rich arts experiences. A high quality education in the arts opens a critical gateway to a lifetime of appreciation and engagement.

For two reasons, learning in the arts is an indispensable part of American education: 1) children celebrate and participate in their cultural inheritance, and 2) academic and social maturity follow directly from arts education experiences. The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts.

All projects submitted to the Learning in the Arts category must include: Experience: Students and their teachers will have the chance to experience exemplary works of art -- in live form where possible. Study: Through the guidance of teachers, teaching artists, and cultural organizations, students will study works of art in order to understand the cultural and social context from which they come, and to appreciate the technical and/or aesthetic qualities of each work. Where appropriate, study will include the acquisition of skills relevant to practicing the art form. Performance: Informed by their experience and study, students will create artwork. In the case of literature, the primary creative activities will be writing and/or recitation. Assessment: Students will be assessed according to national or state arts education standards. Where appropriate, projects will employ multiple forms of assessment including pre- and post-testing.

June 1, 2010 is the Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2009NEA01LITA
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 30, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 30, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 11, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 11, 2009 June 11, 2009, Application Deadline June 1, 2010, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support
Archive Date: Jul 11, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 600
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.024 -- Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

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CNCS Learn and Serve America Community-Based Programs FY 2009 CFDA 94.004

Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $4.2 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement community-based service-learning projects. These funds will be awarded to an estimated five to eight eligible applications with awards ranging from approximately $350,000 to $450,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. Applications are submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system and NOT through Grants.gov. Applications are due by April 14, 2009.


The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in community-based service-learning programs that provide direct and demonstrable educational, public safety, human, or environmental service, and to provide training and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations.

Key agency priorities for the 2009 Community-Based Healthy Communities initiative include:
• Expanding opportunities for out-of-school time service-learning activities that increase civic engagement, leadership capacity and community problem solving skills and promote retention in school and readiness for careers and post-secondary education.
• Engaging young people, particularly youth in disadvantaged circumstances, in the planning and implementation of service-learning activities that directly address community needs in order to build healthier communities.
• Developing community partnerships at the local level that include well-defined roles for public or profit nonprofit organization partners and adult volunteers engaged in service-learning programs.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011609-002
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 16, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 16, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009. Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development, Disaster Prevention and Relief,
Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health,
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification), Regional Development
Category Explanation: Service-learning and Community service
Expected Number of Awards: 7
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,200,000
Award Ceiling: $450,000
Award Floor: $350,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.004 -- Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants for Learn and Serve America Community-Based funds include:
(1) Grantmaking Entities – public or private nonprofit organizations that have been in existence at least a year and propose to make subgrants in two or more States, and
(2) State Commissions on National and Community Service. A key role for grantees is to support and manage subgrantee partnerships through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.

CNCS Website
Full Notice of Funding Availability
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical Assistance Information
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CNCS Learn and Serve America School-Based Indian Tribes & US Territories FY 2009 CFDA 94.004

Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $710,000 to implement service-learning programs in communities with enormous social and economic challenges. Grants ranging from $60,000 to $120,000 per year will be awarded to an estimated 6 to 10 Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories. The Corporation will make grants for project periods of up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and annual appropriations. Applications are submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system and NOT through Grants.gov. Applications are due by April 14, 2009.


The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America School-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs in areas such as the environment, education, public safety, and other human needs.

Key agency priorities for the 2009 School-Based Indian Tribes & US Territories grant competition include:
• supporting high-quality service-learning sponsored by Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories working with schools; and
• engaging students in service-learning projects that promote healthy communities and healthy youth by focusing on one or more of the following areas: Health and Wellness; Environment; Retention of Tribal Language, History, and Culture; Community Development/Economic Development; and Crime Prevention/Violence Prevention.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011609-003
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 16, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 16, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009. Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development, Disaster Prevention and Relief,
Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health,
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification), Regional Development
Category Explanation: Service-learning and Community service
Expected Number of Awards: 8
Estimated Total Program Funding: $710,000
Award Ceiling: $120,000
Award Floor: $60,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.004 -- Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes and the “State Educational Agencies” for the following U.S. Territories – Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Island.

CNCS Website
Full Notice of Funding Availability
Frequently Asked Questions

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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FY 2009 National Scenic Byways Program Discretionary Grants CFDA 20.205

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued the FY 2009 solicitation for proposals under the National Scenic Byways Program. Under this program, the Secretary of Transportation may make grants to States or Indian tribes to implement projects on roads designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, State scenic byways, or Indian tribe scenic byways. The Secretary may also make grants to States or Indian tribes to plan, design and develop a scenic byways program. Eligible projects must be from one of the following eight eligible activities: State or Indian tribe Scenic Byway Programs, Corridor Management Plans, Safety Improvements, Byways Facilities, Access to Recreation, Resource Protection, Interpretive Information, or Marketing. Applications are due by March 13, 2009.


FHWA will continue to be more strategic in its FY 2009 National Scenic Byways Program grant awards process by targeting its resources toward projects that provide the greatest benefits. FHWA is particularly focusing on projects with demonstrated benefits for the byway traveler and invites the application of large-scale, high-cost projects that provide strategic benefits to the byway. The Federal share of the byway project grant is 80 percent. The National Scenic Byways Program FY 2009 Grants Information is available at: http://www.bywaysonline.org. Please contact your Scenic Byway coordinator to discuss your project before preparing an application. Their contact information can be found at: http://www.bywaysonline.org/contacts/. Please visit the program website at http://www.bywaysonline.org.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FHWA-2009-BYWAYS
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Dec 17, 2008
Creation Date: Dec 17, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2009
Archive Date: Jul 31, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $43,500,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 20.205 -- Highway Planning and Construction
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Official FY 2009 National Scenic Byways Program Grants Solicitation Memo

National Scenic Byways Program: Common Application Mistakes

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CNCS Learn and Serve America Higher Education FY 2009 CFDA 94.005

The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $9.27 million of grant funding to support higher education service-learning and community service programs that address community needs through local service projects. The following Notice provides a description of the competition. These funds will be awarded to both individual institutions and consortia. An estimated six to eight individual institution applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $85,000 to $195,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. An estimated seven to nine consortia applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. Eligible applicants include higher education partnerships, defined as one or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher education. Thus, all partnerships must include at least one institution of higher education. Applications are submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system and NOT through Grants.gov. Applications are due by March 26, 2009.


Examples of such partnerships include: a national service-focused organization and colleges and universities where it has affiliated chapters; a national non-profit partnering with a Business School to run a national subgranting competition; a regional group of non-profit student organizations working with an institution of higher education which would serve as the legal applicant. Applicants should have demonstrable experience in planning and implementing significant service, volunteering or technology programs. Key agency priorities for the 2009 Higher Education grant competition include:
• Creating and/or expanding initiatives engaging campuses and the communities they serve. Activities should focus on assisting with economic recovery and strengthening the vitality of the nonprofit and social service sectors
• Promoting student leadership through program models incorporating student-initiated and student-led service and service-learning activities addressing critical social needs, particularly those resulting from the economic downturn.

Technical Assistance Information -- Conference Call
Call Date: January 15, 2009
Call Time: 2:00 PM Eastern TIme
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Participant Passcode: 58419 For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call.
Dial Toll Free: 1-888-831-6081

Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone.

Instant Replay Information: Replays are generally available one hour after a call ends.
End Date: 2/16/2010 at 10:59 PM (CT)
Toll Free: 1-866-357-4204
Passcode: 56333

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011309-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 13, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 13, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 26, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 26, 2009 The deadline for eGrants application submissions is Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation requires that applicants make every effort to submit their applications electronically using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grants application and management. Go to http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants/ and create an eGrants account (if you do not already have one) to begin the process of submitting your application online. Instructions on how to create an account are available at this website.
Archive Date: Mar 27, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Food and Nutrition Health Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Regional Development
Category Explanation:
Service-learning and Community service
Expected Number of Awards: 16
Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,270,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor:$85,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.005 -- Learn and Serve America_Higher Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Additional Information on Eligibility:
The following entities may apply for a Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant from the Corporation: 1. An institution of higher education. 2. A consortium of institutions of higher education. 3. A higher education partnership, as defined in 45 CFR § 2510.20 – One or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher education that have entered into a written agreement specifying the responsibilities of each partner.

CNCS Website
Notice of Funding Availability
Application Instructions
Frequently Asked Questions
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IMLS 21st Century Museum Professionals CFDA 45.307 (mod)

Museum professionals need high levels of knowledge and expertise as they help create public value for the communities they serve. The purpose of the 21st Century Museum Professionals program is to increase the capacity of museums by improving the knowledge and skills of museum professionals. 21st Century Museum Professionals grants are intended to have an impact upon multiple institutions by reaching broad groups of museum professionals throughout a city, county, state, region, or the nation. Applications are due by March 16, 2009.

Deadline extended to March 30, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to the 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants program, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after March 16, 2008.


Grants fund a broad range of activities, including the development and implementation of classes, seminars, and workshops; resources to support leadership development; collection, assessment, development and/or dissemination of information that leads to better museum operations; activities that strengthen the use of contemporary technology tools to deliver programs and services; support for the enhancement of pre-professional training programs; and organizational support for the development of internship and fellowship programs.

Eligibility
Museums that fulfill the eligibility criteria for museums may apply. Public or private not-forprofit agencies, organizations or associations that engage in activities designed to advance museums and the museum profession may also apply. In addition, institutions of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities are eligible.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 21MP-FY09
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Dec 17, 2008
Creation Date: Dec 17, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 16, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 16, 2009 Deadline extended to March 30, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to the 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants program, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after March 16, 2008.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $15,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.307 -- 21st Century Museum Professionals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Grant Period: Up to three years
Matching Requirement: 1:1 for all funds requested from IMLS
Program Contact: Christopher J. Reich, Senior Program Officer, Phone: 202-653-4685,
E-mail: creich@imls.gov OR Twinet G. Kimbrough, Program Specialist, Phone: 202/653-4703, E-mail: tkimbrough@imls.gov

Technical Assistance Audio Conference Calls
The Institute has scheduled two audio-conference calls to give prospective applicants an opportunity to ask the IMLS staff questions pertaining to 21st Century Museum Professionals grants.

Date: Friday, January 9
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Participant Dial-In Number: 800-603-9527
Conference ID: 72455038

Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Participant Dial-In Number: 800-603-9527
Conference ID: 72455651

21st Century Museum Professionals


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IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture CFDA 45.309 (mod)

Museum Grants for African American History and Culture are intended to enhance institutional capacity and sustainability through professional training, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise, and other tools. Successful proposals will focus on one or more of the following three goals: 1) developing or strengthening knowledge, skills, and other expertise of current staff at African American museums; 2) attracting and retaining professionals with the skills needed to strengthen African American museums; and 3) attracting new staff to African American museum practice and providing the expertise needed to sustain them in the museum field. Applications are due by January 15, 2009.

Deadline extended to January 29, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after January 15, 2008.


IMLS staff will be hosting a conference call to provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more.
Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. ET
Participant Dial-In Number: (800) 603-9527
Conference ID#: 72454167

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants include museums whose primary purpose is African American life, art, history, and/or culture, encompassing the period of slavery; the era of reconstruction; the Harlem Renaissance; the civil rights movement; and other periods of the African Diaspora. Public or private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to support museums identified above may also apply. Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) are also eligible. Please see Program Guidelines for specific eligibility criteria.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: AAHC-FY09
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 17, 2008
Creation Date: Oct 17, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2009 Deadline extended to January 29, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after January 15, 2008.
Archive Date: Feb 14, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.309 -- Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

2009 Application and Guidelines >>Read more >>