HOPE VI Revitalization Grant

Note that eligible applicants for this grant are public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. Please feel free to pass this information on to any organizatonal partners or groups that may be interested.

Hope VI Revitalization Grant works to improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects through demolition and rehabilitation.

In accordance with Section 24(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937(42 U.S.C. 1437v) (1937 Act), the purpose of HOPE VI Revitalization grants is to assist PHAs to:

1. Improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects through the demolition, rehabilitation, reconfiguration, or replacement of obsolete public housing projects (or portions thereof);

2. Revitalize sites (including remaining public housing dwelling units) on which such public housing projects are located and contribute to the improvement of the surrounding neighborhood;

3. Provide housing that will avoid or decrease the concentration of very low income
families; and

4. Build sustainable communities.

If you are interested in this program, please email Joan Flintoft for further information or questions.


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5198-N-01
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 28, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 28, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 20, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 20, 2008
Archive Date: Jun 21, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Community Development
Housing

Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Estimated Total Program Funding: $97,000,000
Award Ceiling: $20,000,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 14.866 -- Demolition and Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes



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Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) - Learn and Serve America 2008 Higher Education College Student Social Media Initiative

The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $2.3 million of grant funding to support the facilitation of better engagement of college students in service through social media. Some examples of social media include: social networking (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Ning, or integrating social networking capacity into existing sites), wikis, podcasts, blogs, RSS feeds, mashups, social bookmarking, widgets, etc. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their program can use these tools to engage increased numbers of college students, especially in partnership with other nonprofit or for-profit entities. The following Notice provides a description of the competition. One time awards of approximately $100,000 to $750,000 will be made to an estimated twelve eligible applicants for a project period of up to three years. While all applicants can build in funds for subgrants as part of their program model, the Corporation expects to fund at least one partnership dedicated primarily to disbursing small subgrants (under $10,000) to seed student-driven projects. This awardee must promote, review, and award subgrants using social media. Under this model, it is expected that the grantee will allocate at least 80% of funding for subgrants. Eligible applicants include (a) consortia of institutions of higher education and (b) 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. Examples of such partnerships include: a national service-focused organization and college campuses where it has affiliated chapters; a national non-profit partnering with a university to run a national subgranting competition; a regional group of student organizations with a campus advisor serving as a legal applicant. Applicants should have demonstrable experience in planning and implementing significant service and technology programs. The purpose of this competition is to facilitate better engagement of college students in service through the use of social media. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their program design can significantly increase the number of college students volunteering.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-032608-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 26, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 26, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 07, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 07, 2008 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2008.
Archive Date: May 08, 2008
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: 12
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,300,000
Award Ceiling: $750,000
Award Floor: $100,000
CFDA Number: 94.005 -- Learn and Serve America_Higher Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

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BLM “Stay The Trail” Responsible Recreation Campaign

The purpose of this ongoing and continuing program is to reinforce and highlight responsible Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV), use and to modify and mitigate irresponsible use in an effort to minimize resource damage on public land.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CO-NOI08-0004
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 21, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 21, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 18, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 18, 2008
Archive Date: Apr 25, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation: Recreation Resource Management
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000
Award Ceiling: $25,000
Award Floor: $2,500
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

If you are interested in this program, please email Joan Flintoft for application instructions.

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Notice of Funding Availability Policy Requirements for HUD FY2008

Here you may find HUD's FY2008 policy requirements applicable to all of HUD's NOFAs (Notice of Funding Available) being published in FY 2008. Each NOFA will contain a description of the specific requirements for the program in which funding is made available and each will refer to applicable policies found in this Notice.

Stay tuned to HUD announcements for FY2008 as past grants have addressed issues of sustainability, revitalization and Main Street rejuvenation.

2007 announcement example:
Hope VI Main Street


HUD Funds Available Website


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5200-N-01
Opportunity Category: Other
Posted Date: Mar 19, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 19, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2008 NO APPLICATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE.
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2008 NO APPLICATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE.
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type: Other

Category of Funding Activity: Housing

Category Explanation: NO APPLICATION PACKAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POSTING.
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

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Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Public Transportation Participation Pilot Program

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is soliciting proposals for applied research in the area of public participation as it relates to the planning of public transportation projects and programs. The purpose of the Public Transportation Participation (PTP) Program, as called for under Section 3046 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), is to support the research and development of innovative approaches to enhance the quality and level of public participation in public transportation planning. FTA has budgeted approximately $1,028,000 for conducting research under this third phase of the PTP Program. Funding for future years of the Program will be based on availability of funds. In keeping with that concept, FTA anticipates awarding 6-10 proposals for work to be completed within 12-18 months of receipt of the funding award. FTA also may choose to fund only a part of a proposed project. FTA will consider projects of longer duration, but the work activities and product delivery must be phased in such a way as to produce a viable first-phase product. After the first phase of a project, funding for subsequent phases will be contingent on availability of funds and satisfactory progress against planned work to that point. FTA also reserves the right to not fund proposed projects. FTA also may withdraw its obligation to provide Federal assistance if the recipient does not submit the formal application (to be completed after selection) within 90 days following the date of the offer.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2008-DOT-FTA-PTPP
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
Archive Date: May 31, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,028,000
Award Ceiling: $0
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 20.514 -- Public Transportation Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Public Transportation Participation Pilot Program

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Department of Commerce FY 2008 Regional Training Curriculum Implementation Program Competition

Through this competitive solicitation, the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce solicits applications for the nationwide delivery of an open source regional training curriculum to practitioners through a series of workshops and other delivery methods to be proposed by the applicant. The open source curriculum that will be delivered under this solicitation was informed by a national survey of practitioners to assess their needs and knowledge levels. The results of the survey have been organized and analyzed in a needs assessment report, which is available online at http://knowyourregion.wcu.edu/pdf/EDANeedsAssessment.pdf. The format and materials for workshops that will be delivered under this competitive solicitation have been completed and successfully tested. The two-day workshop format is designed to develop forward-thinking regional economic development plans that generate momentum for regional economic development and help economic development practitioners and stakeholders identify and access appropriate federal resources. Additional workshop content information and materials can be accessed at http://knowyourregion.wcu.edu/. Applicants should describe the number of workshops contemplated; other means by which the curriculum will be disseminated; the methods by which appropriate workshop participants and target audiences for other curriculum delivery methods will be identified; and what, if any, certification or other credential will be awarded to participants who successfully complete any training program the applicant proposes. Please see the full funding opportunity for more information.


Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EDA03142008REGTRAINING
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 14, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 14, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 25, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 25, 2008 To be considered timely, a completed application, regardless of the format in which it is submitted, must be either: (a) received by Dr. William P. Kittredge, Program Officer, no later than April 25, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); or (b) transmitted and time-stamped at www.grants.gov no later than April 25, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Any application received or transmitted, as the case may be, after 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 25, 2008 will not be considered for funding.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Regional Development
Category Explanation: The Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. EDA works towards fulfilling its mission by funding research and technical assistance projects to promote competitiveness and innovation in distressed rural and urban regions throughout the United States and its territories. By working in conjunction with its technical assistance and research partners, EDA will help States, local governments, and community-based organizations to achieve their highest economic potential. Recent studies on economic development, including several EDA-funded reports, stress the importance of a regional approach to successful economic development. However, the actual implementation of economic development from the regional perspective is not robust. Therefore, in FY 2006, EDA funded the development of a practitioner-oriented, open source curriculum to acquaint local economic development practitioners with the benefits, process, and practice of economic regionalism. On July 16, 2007, EDA published a Federal Register notice (72 FR 38812) soliciting applications for funding under its NTA Program to deliver the regional training curriculum throughout the United States. The deadline for receipt of applications closed August 13, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. After completing its review of the applications submitted, EDA decided not to make an award for the project. EDA now re-solicits applications for the regional curriculum training implementation project in accordance with the project description and deliverables set out in the full federal funding opportunity.
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number: 11.303 -- Economic Development_Technical Assistance
CFDA Number: 11.312 -- Research and Evaluation Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes (generally 1:1)

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Department of Commerce FY 2008 Economic Development Research Projects Program Competition

Through this competitive solicitation, Economic Development Administration (EDA), Dept. of Commerce solicits applications for funding that address one or more of the following three research projects: (1) regional innovation systems; (2) urban economic development policy; and (3) global economic development strategy. EDA's intent is to create practitioner-accessible tools that can be used to bring the best current thinking to bear on specific problems. As described in the complete funding opportunity announcement, deliverables for each of these three projects vary. For the first research project on regional innovation systems, there are four deliverables: (1) a comparative analysis; (2) a practitioner-accessible report; (3) a practical asset mapping guide; and (4) production of a practitioner-accessible report or equivalent document that presents findings in a visually appealing format. For the second research project on urban economic development policy, there are three deliverables: (1) creation of a classification and analytical methodology; (2) implementation of the methodology using a statistically significant sample of economic regions; (3) production of a practitioner-accessible report or equivalent document that presents findings in a visually appealing format. For the third research project on global economic development strategy, there are five deliverables: (1) development of an analytic method; (2) application of the method to a statistically significant sample of U.S. metropolitan regions; (3) identification of best practices throughout the sampled regions; (4) production of a report describing research findings; and (5) production of a practitioner-accessible report or equivalent document that presents findings in a visually appealing format. Please see the full funding opportunity announcement for more detailed information on each report and the required deliverables.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EDA03142008RESEARCH
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 14, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 14, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 09, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 09, 2008 To be considered timely, a completed application, regardless of the format in which it is submitted, must be either: (a) received by Dr. William P. Kittredge, Program Officer, no later than May 9, 2008 at 5:00 pm EDT; or (b) transmitted and time-stamped at www.grants.gov no later than May 9, 2008 at 5:00 pm EST. Any application received or transmitted, as the case may be, after May 9, 2008 at 5:00 pm EDT will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for funding.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Regional Development
Category Explanation: The Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. EDA works towards fulfilling its mission by funding research and technical assistance projects to promote competitiveness and innovation in distressed rural and urban regions throughout the United States and its territories. By working in conjunction with its research partners, EDA will help States, local governments, and community-based organizations to achieve their highest economic potential. EDA is soliciting applications for three economic development research projects addressing the areas of: (1) regional innovation systems; (2) urban economic development policy; and (3) global economic development strategy.
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number: 11.303 -- Economic Development_Technical Assistance
CFDA Number: 11.312 -- Research and Evaluation Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes (1:1 in most cases)

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FY 2008 Request for Proposals, Pollution Prevention Grant Program

The Pollution Prevention Grant Program supports State and Tribal technical assistance programs which help businesses identify better environmental strategies and solutions for reducing or eliminating waste at the source. EPA anticipates it will award approximately $4.1 million in total program funding during Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. Grants will be awarded and managed by each of EPA's ten Regional Pollution Prevention Program Offices. Grant amounts awarded are dependent on the Congressional appropriations for this program and the quality of proposals received.

Please note that private nonprofit organizations are not eligible for this grant. Feel free to pass this information on to any other organizational partners or groups that may be interested.


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-HQ-OPPT-08-006
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 04, 2008
Creation Date: Mar 04, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 16, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 16, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: May 16, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Environment

Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 60
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,100,000
Award Ceiling: $180,000
Award Floor: $20,000
CFDA Number: 66.708 -- Pollution Prevention Grants Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

FY 2008 Request for Proposals for the Pollution Prevention Grant Program


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