IMLS FY2011 National Leadership Grants CFDA 45.312

National Leadership Grants support projects that have the potential to elevate museum and library practice. The Institute seeks to advance the ability of museums and libraries to preserve culture, heritage and knowledge while enhancing learning. IMLS welcomes proposals that promote the skills necessary to develop 21st century communities, citizens, and workers. Successful proposals will have national impact and generate results—new tools, research, models, services, practices, or alliances—that can be widely adapted or replicated to extend the benefit of federal investment. Applications are due by February 1, 2011.


The Institute seeks to fund projects that have the following characteristics:

Strategic Impact—Proposals should address key needs and challenges that face libraries and museums. They should expand the boundaries within which libraries and museums operate, show the potential for far-reaching impact, and influence practice throughout the museum and/or library communities.

Innovation—Proposals should demonstrate a thorough understanding of current practice and knowledge about the project area, and show how the project will advance the state of the art of museum and library service.

Collaboration—While partners are not required in all National Leadership Grant categories, the Institute has found that involving carefully chosen partners with complementary competencies and resources can create powerful synergies that extend project impact. Proposals should show understanding of the challenges of collaboration and propose means for addressing them.

Applications may be submitted in the following categories: Advancing Digital Resources, Research, Demonstration, and Library and Museum Collaboration Grants.

Collaborative Planning Grants are also available in any of the four categories to enable project teams from more than one institution to work together to plan a project for a National Leadership Grant.

Grant Amount: $50,000–$1,000,000; up to $100,000 for planning grants
Grant Period: Up to three years
Matching Requirement: 1:1 for requests over $250,000, except research projects. Cost sharing of at least one-third is encouraged for requests under $250,000 and for research projects.



Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-FY10
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 27, 2010
Creation Date: Oct 27, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 01, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 01, 2011
Archive Date: Mar 03, 2011
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: 45
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $50,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.312 -- National Leadership Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm
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EDA Economic Development Assistance Programs

Under this announcement, EDA solicits applications for its planning and local technical assistance programs. EDA's Planning Program halps support planning organizations, including District Origanizations and Indian Tribes, in the development and implemantation, revision or replacement of comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS), and for related short-term planning investments and State plans designed to create and retain higher-skill, higher-wage jobs, particularly for the unemployed and underemployed in the nations most economically distressed regions. The local Technical Assistance Program helps fill the knowledge and information gaps that may prevent leaders in the public and nonprogit sectors in economically distressed regions from making optimal decisions on local economic development issues.
The application due date has been extended to January 21, 2011.

The Planning Program helps support planning organizations, including District Organizations and Indian Tribes, in the development, implementation, revision or replacement of comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS), and for related short-term planning investments and State plans designed to create and retain higher-skill, higher-wage jobs, particularly for the unemployed and underemployed in the nation’s most economically distressed regions.

The Local Technical Assistance Program helps fill the knowledge and information gaps that may prevent leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors in economically distressed regions from making optimal decisions on local economic development issues.

Document Type: Grants Notice (modification to previous)
Funding Opportunity Number: EDA06222009EDAP
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jun 24, 2009
Creation Date: Nov. 15, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov. 15, 2010 Applications are accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 21, 2011 Applications are accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received
Archive Date: March 31, 2011
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Regional Development
Category Explanation: EDA’s 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. In implementing this mission pursuant to its authorizing statute, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA), EDA advances economic growth by assisting communities and regions experiencing chronic high unemployment and low per capita income to create an environment that fosters innovation, promotes entrepreneurship, and attracts increased private capital investment. EDA also administers the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program (TAAF Program) under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. §§ 2341-2391) (Trade Act). Under this program, EDA funds a national network of 11 non-profit organizations known as Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers, with each being assigned a different geographic service region, which in turn provide technical assistance to firms that have been adversely affected by increased import competition.
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
11.300 -- Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities
11.302 -- Economic Development_Support for Planning Organizations
11.303 -- Economic Development_Technical Assistance
11.307 -- Economic Adjustment Assistance
11.313 -- Trade Adjustment Assistance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=48106
Full Funding Announcement Link--EDAP

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NPS American Battlefields FY2011 Battlefield Project Grants CFDA 15.926

The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) of the National Park Service invites non-profit groups, academic institutions, and local, regional, state, and tribal governments, and other private sector organizations to submit applications for grants. The purpose of this grant program is to provide seed money for projects that lead directly to the identification, preservation and interpretation of battlefield land and/or historic sites associated with battlefields. Project funding has ranged from $5,000 to $80,000.
Applications are due by January 13, 2011.

Application Due Dates

Applications sent by commercial express delivery service or hand-delivered by the applicant must be received in the ABPP office by 4:00 p.m. January 13, 2011.

Applications sent by mail must be USPS postmarked by January 2, 2011.

ABPP encourages applicants to use an express delivery service, as packages sent via regular USPS mail will be irradiated - a process that destroys photographs and colored paper.

Definitions

Project areas must be on American soil and/or within U.S. territorial waters.

Battlefield Land - Sites where armed conflict, fighting, or warfare occurred between two opposing military organizations or forces recognized as such by their respective cultures (not civil unrest).

Associated Sites - Sites occupied before, during, or after a battle at which events occurred that had a direct influence on the tactical development of the battle or the outcome of the battle. A site must be associated with a battle in order to be considered an Associated Site.

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/grants/battlefieldgrants/2011grants.htm
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NEH 2011 America's Historical and Cultural Organizations Implementation Grants CFDA 45.164

Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized institutions such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. These may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects and digital materials.

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 acitivities that are th focus of their projects.

NEH Site Announcement
Applications are due by May 01, 2012.

Preservation Assistance Grants may be used for purposes like these.

• General preservation assessments
  Applicants may engage a conservator, preservation librarian, archivist, or other appropriate consultant to conduct a general preservation assessment and to help draft a long-range plan for the care of humanities collections. The consultant visits the institution to assess policies, practices, and conditions affecting the care and preservation of humanities collections and prepares a report that summarizes the findings and contains prioritized recommendations for future preservation action.
• Consultations with professionals to address a specific preservation issue, need, or problem
  Applicants may hire a consultant to help address challenges in the stewardship of humanities collections. For example, consultants can provide advice about
  • developing disaster preparedness and response plans;
  • establishing environmental monitoring programs, instituting integrated pest management programs, and developing plans for improving environmental conditions or security or fire protection for collections;
  • studying light levels in exhibition and storage spaces and recommending appropriate methods for controlling light and reducing damage to collections;
  • developing detailed plans for improving storage or rehousing a collection; and
  • assessing the conservation treatment needs of selected items in a collection.
  From preliminary discussions about the proposed assessment, a consultant may be able to anticipate an institution’s need for basic preservation supplies. In such cases, the applicant may request funds to purchase the recommended supplies, but only if the consultant’s letter of commitment provides a description of the supplies and justification for their use. After the on-site visit, the consultant can refine the list of supplies to be purchased.
• Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies
  Applicants who have completed a preservation assessment or consulted with an appropriate professional may request funds to purchase permanent and durable furniture and supplies (for example, cabinets and shelving units, storage containers, boxes, folders, and sleeves). Grant funds may be used to support vendor fees for shipping and installation of storage furniture. If an institution’s staff and volunteers have limited experience in rehousing collections, the institution should enlist a consultant to provide guidance and training at the beginning of the project. Applicants requesting storage supplies should discuss how plans for the organization or arrangement of the collections have informed the selection of supplies and equipment.
• Purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for humanities collections
  Applicants may purchase environmental monitoring equipment (for example, dataloggers, hygrothermographs, and light meters). If the institution’s staff does not have experience using the equipment, the application should include a request for training in the use and installation of the equipment and the interpretation of the monitoring data.
• Education and training
  Applicants may request support to send staff members who work with humanities collections to workshops and training courses addressing preservation and access topics.
  Applicants may also hire a consultant to conduct on-site training for staff and volunteers. On-site workshops may be tailored to meet specific needs and holdings of the institution. Staff and volunteers from neighboring organizations may also be invited to participate.
  Education and training requests may address both preservation and access topics. For example, workshops could focus on topics such as the following:

  • preservation and care of humanities collections (often offered by collection type, for example, textiles, paintings, photographs, archival records, manuscripts, and books),
  • methods and materials for the storage of collections,
  • environmental monitoring programs,
  • disaster preparedness and response,
  • best practices for cataloging art and material culture collections,
  • proper methods for the arrangement and description of archival collections,
  • best practices for sustaining digital collections,
  • standards for digital preservation, and
  • care and handling of collections during digitization.

Applicants may combine two or more elements of the project types listed above in a single application. For example, an applicant may request funds for a consultant to conduct a preservation assessment and an on-site preservation workshop for the institution’s staff. In such cases, the consultant’s letter of commitment should fully describe both proposed activities and the associated fees.

NEH grants may support consultant fees, workshop registration fees, travel and per diem expenses, and the costs of purchasing and shipping preservation supplies and equipment.

Previously funded projects

An institution that has received a Preservation Assistance Grant may apply for another grant to support the next phase of its preservation efforts. For example, after completing a preservation assessment, an institution might apply to purchase storage supplies and cabinets to rehouse a collection identified as a high priority for improved storage. These proposals receive no special consideration and will be judged by the same criteria as others in the grant competition.

Preservation Assistance Grants may not be used for

• projects focusing on collections that fall outside the humanities;
• projects focusing on collections or materials that are not accessible for research, education, or public programming;
• projects focusing on collections or materials that are the responsibility of an agency of the federal government;
• appraisals of collections to determine their historical or financial value;
• conservation or restoration treatments (including deacidification and encapsulation) or the purchase of conservation or restoration treatment supplies and equipment (for example, mending tape, erasers, and cleaning supplies), or library binding;
• treatment of collections for pest infestation;
• graduate-level conservation training or training related to advanced conservation treatment;
• projects that focus on preserving or restoring buildings or other structures;
• capital improvements to buildings and building systems, including the purchase of equipment such as air conditioners, dehumidifiers, lighting systems, and security and fire protection systems;
• projects to catalog, index, or arrange and describe collections;
• the exhibition or display of collections, and the purchase of furniture and display cases intended for this purpose;
• reformatting of collections (for example, digitizing, photocopying, microfilming, or copying to another medium) or the purchase of equipment for reformatting (for example, computers, scanners, digital cameras, cassette decks, and CD-ROM drives);
• development of digitization programs or digital asset management systems;
• purchase of computers;
• salaries and fringe benefits for the staff of an institution, including the hiring of student interns;
• attendance at regular meetings of museum, library, archives, or preservation organizations; or
• the recovery of indirect costs.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20120501-PG
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 09, 2012
Creation Date: Jan 09, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 01, 2012
Archive Date: May 31, 2012
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: $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

Grants.gov Posting
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NEH 2011 America's Historical and Cultural Organizations Planning Grants CFDA 45.164

America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations grants support projects in the humanities that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways. Grants for America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages. Applications are due by January 12, 2011.


To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public. NEH offers two categories of grants for America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning and Implementation Grants.

Planning grants are available for projects that may need further development before applying for implementation. This planning can include the identification and refinement of the project’s main humanities ideas and questions, consultation with scholars in order to strengthen the humanities content, preliminary audience evaluation, preliminary design of the proposed interpretive formats, beta testing of digital formats, development of complementary programming, research at archives or sites whose resources might be used, or the drafting of interpretive materials.

Implementation grants support the final preparation of a project for presentation to the public. Applicants must submit a full walkthrough for an exhibition, or a prototype or storyboard for a digital project, that demonstrates a solid command of the humanities ideas and scholarship that relate to the subject. Applicants for implementation grants should have already done most of the planning for their projects, including the identification of the key humanities themes, relevant scholarship, and program formats. For exhibitions, implementation grants can support the final stages of design development, but these grants are primarily intended for installation.

Applicants are not required to obtain a planning grant before applying for an implementation grant. Applicants may not, however, submit multiple applications for the same project at the same deadline. If an application for a project is already under review, another application for the same project cannot be accepted.

Planning grants may be used for:

• meetings with scholars and other content advisers, program partners, and representatives of target audiences or other key personnel involved in the project;
• preliminary audience evaluation and beta testing of digital materials;
• travel to archives, collections, sites, or other resources;
• drafting of text for program or discussion guides, exhibition labels, brochures, publications, or other interpretive materials;
• preliminary design for any of the interpretive formats to be used;
• general preparation of the associated programs and materials for dissemination; and
• planning for training for docents, discussion coordinators, or other relevant interpretive leaders for the project.
  

Planning grants may not be used for:

• single-site temporary exhibitions;
• purchase of art, artifacts, or collections;
• professional development;
• expenses for program venues in foreign countries;
• dramatic adaptations of literary works;
• projects that will satisfy requirements for educational degrees or formal professional training;
• programs primarily for students in formal learning environments;
• general operations, renovation, restoration, rehabilitation, or construction;
• projects primarily devoted to basic background research on a subject, as opposed to actual refinement of interpretive ideas and formats;
• projects—such as encyclopedias—that are documentary rather than interpretive;
• projects for preservation, cataloging, or archiving;
• projects that seek to persuade participants of a particular political, philosophical, religious, or ideological point of view;
• projects that advocate a particular program of social action; or
• print publications that are not an integral part of a larger set of interpretive activities for which funding is being requested.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20110112-GE
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 25, 2010
Creation Date: Oct 25, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 12, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 12, 2011
Archive Date: Feb 12, 2011
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: $75,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.164 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AHCO_PlanningGuidelines.html

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IMLS: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture CFDA 45.309

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 them with the expertise needed to sustain them in the museum field. Applications are due January 18, 2011.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: AAHC-FY11
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Nov 15, 2010
Creation Date: Nov 15, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 18, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 18, 2011
Archive Date: Feb 17, 2011
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: No

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

Link to Full Announcement
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/AfricanAmerican.shtm

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NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections CFDA 45.149

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections. Libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country are responsible for collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art, and historical objects that facilitate research, strengthen teaching, and provide opportunities for life-long learning in the humanities. Applications are due by December 1, 2010.


To preserve and ensure continued access to such collections, institutions must implement preventive conservation measures, which encompass managing relative humidity, temperature, light, and pollutants in collection spaces, providing protective storage enclosures and systems for collections, and safeguarding collections from theft and from natural and man-made disasters. As they strive to be effective stewards of humanities collections, cultural repositories are increasingly interested in sustainable preservation strategies.

NEH therefore invites proposals that explore and implement energy-efficient and cost-effective preventive conservation measures designed to mitigate the greatest risks to collections. To help institutions develop sound preventive conservation projects, NEH encourages collaborative and interdisciplinary planning, which may be especially helpful for identifying sustainable strategies. Such planning would include consideration of the following factors: the nature of the materials in a collection; the performance of the building, its envelope, and its systems in moderating internal environmental conditions; the capabilities of the institution; the nature of the local climate and the effects of climate change; the cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency of various approaches to preventive conservation; and the project’s impact on the environment.

The maximum award for planning and evaluation grants is $40,000, for up to two years. Grants can be made for up to five years for implementation projects, with a maximum award of $400,000. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant in outright funds, federal matching funds, or a combination of the two, depending on the applicant’s preference and the availability of NEH funds.

Cost sharing consists of the cash contributions made to the project by the applicant, third parties, and other federal agencies, as well as third party in-kind contributions, such as donated services and goods. Cost sharing also includes gift money raised to release federal matching funds.

Although cost sharing is not required, NEH is rarely able to support the full costs of projects approved for funding. In most cases, NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grants cover no more than 80 percent of project costs for planning and evaluation projects and 50 percent of project costs for implementation projects.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20101116-PF
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: July 28, 2010
Creation Date: Sept 15, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov. 16, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec. 01, 2010
Archive Date: Dec. 31, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 40
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $400,000
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/SCHC.html
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IMLS: Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums CFDA 45.312

The citizens and communities served by libraries, archives, and museums now are offered an increasing variety of choice for information sources and services. In this environment, cultural heritage organizations are challenged to respond to changing user needs and expectations, and to make more productive use of the money, staff, and other resources they are given to serve their users. Innovation will be a key determinant of their success. The IMLS Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums are a new IMLS funding opportunity within the National Leadership Grants program. These grants encourage libraries, archives, and museums to challenge existing assumptions about how they operate and the services they provide. These small grants support the deployment, testing, and evaluation of promising and groundbreaking new tools, products, services, or organizational practices. Applicants may propose activities or approaches that involve risk, as long as the risk is balanced by significant potential for improvement in the ways cultural heritage institutions serve their communities. Successful proposals will address problems, challenges, or needs of broad relevance to libraries, archives, and/or museums, will test innovative responses to these problems, and will make the findings of these tests widely and openly accessible. Applications are due November 15, 2010.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SPARKS-FY11
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 09, 2010
Creation Date: Sep 09, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2010
Archive Date: Dec 15, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Education
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)

Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $25,000
Award Floor: $10,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.312 -- National Leadership Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:
See http://www.imls.gov/applicants/guidelines/sparks_1.shtm#elig for specific eligibility requirements for libraries, archives, and museums.

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/SparksIgnition.shtm

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IMLS: Museums for American CFDA 45.301

Museums for America is the Institute’s largest grant program for museums, supporting projects and ongoing activities that build museums’ capacity to serve their communities.Museums for America grants strengthen a museum’s ability to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the institution’s mission and strategic goals. Museums for America grants are designed to be flexible: funds can be used for a wide variety of projects, including: ongoing museum work, research and other behind-the-scenes activities, planning, new programs, purchase of equipment or services, and activities that will support the efforts of museums to upgrade and integrate new technologies. Grants are awarded in the following categories:Engaging Communities (Education, Exhibitions, and Interpretation); Building Institutional Capacity (Management, Policy, and Training); and Collections Stewardship. Applications are due November 1, 2010.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: MFA-FY11
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Aug 30, 2010
Creation Date: Aug 30, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 01, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 01, 2010
Archive Date: Dec 01, 2010
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: 150
Estimated Total Program Funding: $17,000,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.301 -- Museums for America
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:
All types of museums, large and small, are eligible for funding. Eligible museums include aquariums, arboretums and botanical gardens, art museums, youth museums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers, natural history and anthropology museums, planetariums, science and technology centers, specialized museums, and zoological parks. Federally operated and for-profit museums may not apply for IMLS funds.

An eligible applicant must be: either a unit of state or local government or a private not-for-profit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code; located in one of the fifty states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated states of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; and a museum that, using a professional staff, (1) is organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational or aesthetic purposes; (2) owns or uses tangible objects, either animate or inanimate; (3) cares for these objects; and (4) exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis through facilities which it owns or operates. An organization uses a professional staff if it employs at least one professional staff member, or the fulltime equivalent, whether paid or unpaid primarily engaged in the acquisition, care, or exhibition to the public of objects owned or used by the institution. An organization “exhibits objects to the general public” if such exhibition is a primary purpose of the institution. Further, an organization which exhibits objects to the general public for at least 120 days a year shall be deemed to exhibit objects to the general public on a regular basis. An organization which exhibits objects by appointment may meet the requirement to exhibit objects to the general public on a regular basis, if it can establish, in light of the facts under all the relevant circumstances, that this method of exhibition does not unreasonably restrict the accessibility of the institution's exhibits to the general public.

Please note that an organization which does not have as a primary purpose the exhibition of objects to the general public but which can demonstrate that it exhibits objects to the general public on a regular basis as a significant, separate, distinct, and continuing portion of its activities, and that it otherwise meets the museum eligibility requirements, may be determined to be eligible as a museum under these guidelines.

A museum located within a parent organization that is a state or local government or multipurpose non-profit entity, such as a municipality, university, historical society, foundation, or a cultural center, may apply on its own behalf, if the museum: (1) is able to independently fulfill all the eligibility requirements listed above; (2) functions as a discrete unit within the parent organization; (3) has its own fully segregated and itemized operating budget; and (4) has the authority to make the application on its own. When any of the last three conditions cannot be met, a museum may apply through its parent organization.

Prospective applicants that cannot fulfill all of these requirements should contact IMLS to discuss their eligibility before applying. IMLS may require additional supporting documentation from the applicant to determine the museum’s autonomy. Each eligible applicant within a single parent organization should clearly delineate its own programs and operations in the application narrative. A parent organization that controls multiple museums that are not autonomous but which are otherwise eligible may submit only one application per grant program; the application may be submitted by the parent organization on behalf of one or more of the eligible museums.

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IMLS: American Heritage Preservation Grants CFDA 45.303

The purpose of the American Heritage Preservation Grants program is to raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small and mid-sized museums, libraries and archives that convey the essential character and experience of the United States. These artifacts can be of diverse origin, but should have significance in the heritage of the community in which they are now held. Applications are due September 16, 2010.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: AHPG-FY11
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jul 16, 2010
Creation Date: Jul 16, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 15, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 15, 2010
Archive Date: Oct 15, 2010
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: 50
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.303 -- Conservation Project Support
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Institutions that fulfill the general criteria may apply; see http://www.imls.gov/applicants/guidelines/ahpg_1.shtm#elig for special conditions of eligibility for this program.

American Heritage Preservation Grants Program Guidelines
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Grant Application Deadlines

Follow the link to view the full list of upcoming application deadlines for grants featured in this blog.

1. August 12, 2010 - NEA Access to Artistic Excellence FY 2011 CFDA 45.024(2nd round)
   
   
2. September 16, 2010- IMLS American Heritage Preservation Grants CFDA 45.303
   



3. September 30, 2010 - EDA Economic Development Assistance Programs
   



4. October 7, 2010 - NARA Strategies and Tools for Archives and Historical Publishing Projects 2010 CFDA 89.003 (second round)



5. October 7, 2010 - NARA Publishing Historical Records 2010 CFDA 89.003 (New Republic through the Modern Era -- projects preparing publications whose documents fall predominantly after 1820)

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CNCS Nonprofit Capacity Building Program CFDA 94.022

The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $1 million for a two-year cooperative agreement to fund organizations to increase the capacity of a small number of intermediary grantees to work with small and midsize nonprofits in communities facing resource hardship challenges to develop and implement performance management systems. Grantees will provide recipients with organizational development assistance to establish procedures for measuring progress and improving performance towards intended outcomes leading to community impact. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE'S WEBSITE AND DATABASE, eGRANTS. Applications are due by May 18, 2010.


This is a Notice for the selection of nonprofit intermediary organizations to increase their capacity to work with small and midsize nonprofits in communities facing resource hardship challenges to develop and implement performance measurement systems. Grantees will provide recipients with organizational development assistance to establish procedures for measuring the outcomes and impact of their activities which will enable them to better communicate the value of their services to stakeholders, including potential funders.

Letters of Intent to apply to be submitted to NCB@cns.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time April 27, 2010.

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, access eGrants at http://www.nationalservice.gov/egrants/

This assistance will be awarded and administered under the Uniform Administrative Requirements and OMB’s Cost Principles applicable to the entity that receives the award.

The Corporation will host one technical assistance call to provide potential applicants with an opportunity to ask clarifying questions on the requirements of this funding opportunity. Applicants are encouraged to participate in one of the calls. Technical Assistance Call Information: Date: April 19, 2010 Time: 4:00 PM Eastern Time Dial-In Number: toll-free #800-857-3059 and verbal passcode: NCB. .

If you are unable to participate in this call, it will also be recorded. Replays are generally available one hour after a call ends. End date: JUN-19-10 10:59 PM (CT) Toll Free Replay Number: 800-314-8301

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-COOP-03302010
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 30, 2010
Creation Date: Mar 30, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 18, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 18, 2010 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Archive Date: May 19, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Environment
Health
Regional Development
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $200,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.022 -- Nonprofit Capacity Building
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes


This Notice is available at http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp. The TTY number is 202–606-3472. For further information or for a printed copy of this Notice, send an email to NCB@cns.gov or call (202) 606-3619

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NEA Access to Artistic Excellence, FY 2011 CFDA 45.024 (2nd round)

Access to Artistic Excellence encourages and supports artistic creativity, preserves our diverse cultural heritage, and makes the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country. While projects in this category may focus on just one of these areas, the Arts Endowment recognizes that many of the most effective projects encompass both artistic excellence and enhanced access. Particularly relevant at this time are projects that demonstrate innovation by generating new forms of art making, new directions in the field, and/or innovative uses of creative resources. Applications are due by August 12, 2010.

An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2011 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America Fast-Track, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth.

Support is available to organizations for projects that do one or more of the following: Provide opportunities for artists to create, refine, perform, and exhibit their work. Present artistic works of all cultures and periods. Preserve significant works of art and cultural traditions. Enable arts organizations and artists to expand and diversify their audiences. Provide opportunities for individuals to experience and participate in a wide range of art forms and activities. Enhance the effectiveness of arts organizations and artists. Employ the arts in strengthening communities.

The Arts Endowment is particularly interested in projects that extend the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. This is achieved in part through the use of Challenge America funds. Please note: Congress has prohibited the Arts Endowment from making direct grants to individuals except for Literature Fellowships, NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships, NEA National Heritage Fellowships in the Folk & Traditional Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors. January 1, 2011, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support

An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY2011 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America Fast-Track, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2010NEA01AAE2
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 12, 2010
Creation Date: Jan 12, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: August 12, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: August 12, 2010, Application Deadline An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2011 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America Fast-Track, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. June 1, 2011, Earliest Beginning Date for Arts Endowment Period of Support
Archive Date: Sep 11, 2010
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: $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

Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility:
An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY2011 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America Fast-Track, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth. APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. Applicants may be arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (school districts), and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the Arts Endowment. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: Meet the Arts Endowment's "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application. (All organizations must apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal agent are not allowed.) Have a three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline. Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment grant(s) previously received.

NEA Web Site Complete Announcement
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Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation Preservation Fund

This source is NOT FEDERAL, but could be used to match federal funding.

The Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) preservation fund represents a partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. Lowe’s desires to support the preservation of significant public properties in the communities it serves. To this end, the LCEF has provided funding to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a national nonprofit organization that works to preserve historic sites and revitalize communities across America. The National Trust, through the LCEF preservation fund grant program, will use the funds to support historic preservation projects.

In 2010, a new pilot program will focus on historic school buildings that are being stabilized or restored, and that upon completion will be open to the public and serve the community. Grants are intended to further the restoration or rehabilitation of these buildings by providing funding for construction expenses. The maximum grant amount will be $50,000.

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NPS Save America's Treasures 2010 Grant Round CFDA 15.929

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 by 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. Applications are due by May 21, 2010.


Examples of activities supported by these grants may be found at www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/search.htm including a searchable list of projects funded in 2009.

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. The Save America’s Treasures Grants Selection Panel may, at its discretion, award less than the minimum grant request.

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

WHAT IS NOT FUNDED • Acquisition (i.e. purchase in fee simple or interest) of collections or historic properties. • 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 historic property that no longer exists). • Moving historic properties or work on historic properties that have been moved. • Construction of new buildings. • Historic structure reports and collection 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.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NPS-SAT2010
Opportunity Category: Mandatory
Posted Date: Mar 08, 2010
Creation Date: Mar 10, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 21, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 21, 2010
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Community Development
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation: Expected Number of Awards: 75
Estimated Total Program Funding: $14,000,000
Award Ceiling: $700,000
Award Floor: $25,000
CFDA Number(s): 15.929 -- Save America's Treasures
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Save America's Treasures website
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CNCS Social Innovation Fund FY 2010 CFDA 94.019

This Notice of Federal Funds Availability (Notice) announces the availability of funding for the newly-created Social Innovation Fund (SIF), authorized by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act of 2009. The SIF is a vehicle to: 1) promote public and private investment in effective and potentially transformative portfolios of nonprofit community organizations to help them strengthen their evidence base, and replicate and expand to serve more low-income communities; 2) identify more effective approaches to addressing critical social challenges and broadly share this knowledge; and 3) develop the grantmaking infrastructure necessary to support the work of social innovation in communities across the country. The Corporation considers “social innovation” as the development of a potentially transformative practice or approach to meeting critical social challenges. Applications must be sumitted through the CNCS grant system and NOT through grants.gov. Applications are due by April 8, 2010.


An approach is “transformative” if it not only produces strong measurable outcomes, but also 1) significantly impacts or informs the public discussion about systems of service delivery, 2) addresses more than one critical social challenge concurrently, or 3) produces dramatic cost savings through efficiency gains. In FY 2010, SIF awards will be made to a small number of intermediaries (existing grantmaking institutions or eligible partnerships) which make investments in nonprofit community organizations as an essential (rather than collateral) means of fulfilling their mission and vision.

The resulting national network of intermediaries will identify through competitive processes, invest in, support, and monitor promising, later-stage (as opposed to nascent or early-stage), innovative nonprofit community organizations (subgrantees) working with low-income communities in one or more of the following priority issue areas:
• Economic Opportunity – Increasing economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals
• Youth Development and School Support – Preparing America’s youth for success in school, active citizenship, productive work, and healthy and safe lives
• Healthy Futures – Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the risk factors that can lead to illness

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, the Corporation will award up to $50 million in Federal funding to an estimated seven to 10 intermediary organizations. Annual SIF awards to intermediaries will be in the range of $1 million to $10 million, and must be matched 1:1 in cash. The SIF award periods are up to five years. The SIF funding mechanism will leverage $3 of private funding for every $1 in federal funding, generating a total public-private investment of $200 million in FY 2010.

APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE SUBMITTED THROUGH GRANTS.GOV APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CORPORATION’S EGRANTS SYSTEM: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp

Deadline:
The Letter of Intent to Apply deadline is March 1, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Applications are due by April 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Certification of matching funds to determine eligibility is due at the time of application. Successful applicants will be notified by July 2010.

Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility:
To be eligible for a SIF intermediary award, an applicant must: • Be an existing grantmaking institution or an eligible partnership; • Properly propose to be either a geographically-based or issue-based SIF that will focus on improving measurable outcomes; • Have a strong track record of using rigorous evidence to select, invest in, support, and monitor the replication and expansion of grantees; • Have a well-articulated plan to: o Replicate and expand research-proven initiatives that have been shown to produce sizable, sustained benefits to participants or society; and/or o Collaborate with a research organization to undertake rigorous evaluations to assess the effectiveness of initiatives. • Have appropriate policies on conflicts of interest, self-dealing, and other improper practices; and • Demonstrate either cash-on-hand or commitments (or a combination thereof) toward meeting 50 percent of the first year matching funds, based on the amount of grant funds requested. For example, a request of $1 million needs to be accompanied by documentation of $500,000on-hand at the time of application.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-02182010-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Feb 18, 2010
Creation Date: Feb 18, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 08, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 08, 2010 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 pm Eastern Time on April 8, 2010. Applications must be submitted through the Corporation’s eGrants system: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp
Archive Date: Apr 09, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Energy
Food and Nutrition
Health
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Regional Development
Category Explanation: Social Innovation Fund FY 2010
Expected Number of Awards: 8
Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.019 -- Social Innovation Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Full announcement and directions on submitting an application
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Have Grant Information Delivered to Your Desktop via RSS

The Office of Grants Management encourages all visitors of our blog, Show Me the Money, to subscribe to the RSS feed. It’s the easiest way to have information about new federal grants delivered to you.

What is RSS? Really Simple Syndication. Follow this link: What is RSS? to learn about RSS and exactly how it works. Essentially, you choose a newsreader site (like netvibes or iGoogle), sign up for syndication feeds from the sites you like, and whenever there is new information posted, it comes to your personal page.

You can create a "National Trust" tab on your reader by including several other National Trust blogs that offer RSS feeds:

Preservation Nation
National Trust Historic Sites Weblog
President Lincoln's Cottage blog

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HUD Congressional Grants: EDI Special Project and Neigborhood Initiative Grants

Congressional Grants are authorized each year in the annual HUD appropriation and accompanying conference report. Congress authorizes a specific level of funding to a designated grantee, to undertake a particular activity cited in the appropriation or conference report. The deadline for FY2009 grants was December 31, 2009.

Only those entities desginated by Congress may apply for funds. Unsolicited applications are not accepted.

Congress has established two categories of Congressional grants. More information on applying, including past application packets, can be found by clicking the links below:


EDI-Special Project (EDI-SP) grants

Neighborhood Initiative (NI) grants.
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NEA Mayors' Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Statement of Interest CFDA 45.024

Since 1986, the Mayors' Institute on City Design (MICD) has helped transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. To build on the momentum created by the MICD over its history, the Arts Endowment is announcing the NEA Mayors' Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative which will award a limited number of grants, ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, to showcase and celebrate the goals of the MICD during its anniversary in 2011. MICD mayors know that the arts and culture contribute greatly as core components in building livable and sustainable communities. They have discovered that the art of place-making contributes to their communities' economic and cultural vitality. MICD mayors also know first-hand that through design and involvement with the arts and cultural activities, citizens engage in a celebration of place and make their communities dynamic places to live and work. Applications Due by March 15, 2010


Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 2010NEAMICD
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 21, 2010
Creation Date: Jan 21, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2010
Archive Date: Apr 14, 2010
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: Yes

Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants for the NEA Mayors' Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative are cities (or their designees) that have participated in the Mayors' Institute on City Design during its 25-year history. This includes cities that are committed to participate in the Mayors' Institute on City Design during 2010.

Applicant Eligibility Eligible applicants are:

Local governments that have participated in the Mayors' Institute on City Design during its 25-year history, including local governments that are committed to participate in the Mayors' Institute on City Design during 2010.

A state or local public entity or a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that is designated to apply on behalf of a local government that meets the requirements above. Each application must include a statement from the relevant local government that reflects its support for and involvement in the project.

To be eligible, the applicant organization must: For an organization that is designated by the local government to apply on its behalf, have a three-year history of programming prior to the application deadline. Meet the Arts Endowment’s "Legal Requirements," including nonprofit, tax-exempt status, as detailed in the FY 2011 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines, at the time of application. Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.

For projects that involve multiple organizations, one organization that meets the eligibility requirements above must act as the official applicant, submit the application, and assume full responsibility for the grant. Each city is limited to one Statement of Interest and, if invited to apply, one application. An application in response to this announcement does not preclude an organization from applying under other Arts Endowment funding opportunities including Grants for Arts Projects. In each case, the request must be for a distinctly different project.

NEA Complete Web Site Announcement

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USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program CFDA 10.780

Community Programs, a division of the Housing and Community Facilities Programs, is part of the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development mission area. Community Programs administers programs designed to develop essential community facilities for public use in rural areas. These facilities include schools, libraries, museums, childcare, hospitals, medical clinics, assisted living facilities, fire and rescue stations, police stations, community centers, public buildings and transportation. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.

Through its Community Programs, the Department of Agriculture is striving to ensure that such facilities are readily available to all rural communities. Community Programs utilizes three flexible financial tools to achieve this goal: the Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program, and the Community Facilities Grant Program.

Community Programs can make and guarantee loans to develop essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Loans and guarantees are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as to non-profit corporations and tribal governments.

Applicants must have the legal authority to borrow and repay loans, to pledge security for loans, and to construct, operate, and maintain the facilities. They must also be financially sound and able to organize and manage the facility effectively.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Amount of funding: Amount varies.

Applications are handled by USDA Rural Development field offices. For a listing of field offices, see http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html

For more information contact:
Program web site http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/cp.htm

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IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services CFDA 45.308

The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program promotes enhanced learning and innovation within museums and museum related organizations, such as cultural centers. The program provides opportunities for Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge by strengthened museum services in the following areas:Programming: Services and activities that support the educational mission of museums and museum-related organizations.Professional development: Education or training that builds skills, knowledge, or other professional capacity for persons who provide of manage museum service activities. Individuals may be paid or volunteers.Enhancement of museum services: Support for activities that enable and improve museum services. Applications are due by April 1, 2010.

Eligible applicants are Indian tribes or organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians For the purpose of funding under this program, “Indian tribe” means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska native village, regional corporation, or village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. Section 1601 et seq.)) which is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. A list of eligible entities is available from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, except for the recognized Alaska native villages, regional corporations, and village corporations (Alaskan entities should refer to applicable provisions in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referenced above). The same population cannot be served by more than one grant. For the purposes of funding under this program, “organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians” means any nonprofit organization that primarily serves and represents Native Hawaiians, as the term is defined in 20 U.S.C. Section 7517, is also eligible for funding. The term “Native Hawaiian” means (a) any individual who is a citizen of the United States, and (b) a descendant of the aboriginal people who, prior to 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now comprises the state of Hawaii, as evidenced by genealogical records; Kapuna (elders) or Kamaaina (long term community residents) verification; or certified birth records. IMLS recognizes the potential for valuable contributions to the overall goals of the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program by entities that do not meet the eligibility requirements above. Although such entities may not serve as the official applicants, they are encouraged to participate in projects as partners. Federally operated libraries and museums may not apply for the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grants, but they may serve as nonessential partners to applicants if they do not receive IMLS grant funds as a result of the project. Contact IMLS before submitting a proposal involving a federal agency or federal collection. Consult with IMLS about any eligibility questions before submitting an application.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NANH-FY10
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 11, 2010
Creation Date: Jan 11, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2010
Archive Date: May 01, 2010
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: 25
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.308 -- Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeServices.shtm

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IMLS 21st Century Museum Professionals 2010 CFDA 45.307

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 in multiple institutions. 21st Century Museum Professionals grants are intended to reach broad groups of museum professionals throughout a city, county, state, region, or the nation. Applications are due by March 15, 2010.

Grants fund a wide 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. IMLS also welcomes proposals that promote the skills necessary to develop 21st century communities, citizens, and workers.

Conference Calls with 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants Staff
IMLS offers an opportunity to discuss your application or general issues about the 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants program with the program staff. We do this through a conference call. We invite anyone to join the call to listen to the comments of the IMLS and those of other callers as well as asking any questions you might have. The conference call schedule is:

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Call in number: 800/603-9527; Conference ID: # 48963420

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Please check back for details and the toll-free conference call number.

Program Overview
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 in multiple institutions. 21st Century Museum Professionals grants are intended to reach broad groups of museum professionals throughout a city, county, state, region, or the nation.

Grants fund a wide 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. IMLS also welcomes proposals that promote the skills necessary to develop 21st century communities, citizens, and workers.

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-FY10
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Dec 10, 2009
Creation Date: Dec 10, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 15, 2010
Archive Date: Apr 14, 2010
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

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryMuseums.shtm
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IMLS Native American Basic Grants and Basic Grants with Education/Assessment Option CFDA 45.311

The Native American Library Services Basic Grant is noncompetitive and distributed in equal amounts among eligible applicants. Basic Grants are available to support existing library operations and to maintain core library services. The Education/Assessment Option is supplemental to the Basic Grant. It also is noncompetitive and must be requested. Requests are due by March 1, 2010.


The purpose of the Education/Assessment Option is to provide funding for library staff to attend continuing education courses and training workshops on- or off-site, for library staff to attend or give presentations at conferences related to library services, and to hire a consultant for an on-site professional library assessment.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NAG-BASIC-FY10
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Dec 16, 2009
Creation Date: Dec 18, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 01, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 01, 2010
Archive Date: Mar 31, 2010
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: $7,000
Award Floor: $6,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.311 -- Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nativeAmerican.shtm
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National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, (NUCFAC) will be filling four positions that will be expiring at the end of December 2009 and one interim position expiring the end of 2010. Interested applicants may download a copy of the application from the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry website: www.fs.fed.us/ucf/. Nomination applications are to be received by: January 29, 2010.


As a National Federal Advisory Council, the membership must be balanced geographically and demographically across the country. Those geographical areas that are needed to meet this requirement are the western and southern parts of the country. For those interested, please review the position criteria to see if you are eligible. Applicants may nominate themselves.
Please note that the due date has been extended to January 29, 2010.
Questions may be sent to Nancy Stremple, Susan Mockenhaupt or Jill Johnson.
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NPS Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program CFDA 15.933

Japanese American Confinement Sites grant applications are now available for the preservation and interpretation of U.S. confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. Grants are awarded to organizations and entities working to preserve historic Japanese American confinement sites and their history, including: private nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and state, local, and tribal governments, and other public entities. Applications are due by March 4, 2010.

Grants will be awarded through a competitive process and require a non-Federal match in at least a 2:1 ratio (2 Federal to 1 non-Federal match). The minimum grant request is $5,000.

Use and Use Restriction: Japanese American Confinement Sites grant funds may be used for identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, protecting, restoring, repairing, and acquiring historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II as authorized by the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-441, 120 STAT 3288, 16 USC 461).

These historic confinement sites are defined as the ten War Relocation Authority internment camps (Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake), as well as other historically significant locations, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. These sites are specifically identified in "Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites", published by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archeological and Conservation Center, in 1999. Public Law 109-441 (16 USC 461) prohibits land acquisition at sites other than: Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT).

Match requirement: Each grant requires a 2:1 Federal to non-Federal match; that is, to receive two dollars of Federal funds at least a one dollar non-Federal match is required. The match may be composed of cash or in-kind contributions. The non-Federal match may be raised and spent during the grant period; it does not have to be “in the bank” at the time of the application. Projects must benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites.

Project categories include: •Capital projects- including construction of new interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails. •Documentation- including identification, research, and evaluation of historic confinement sites; projects may include archeological surveys, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and National Historic Landmark nominations. •Oral history interviews- including recording, transcribing, digitally processing and sharing the interviews. •Interpretation and education related to historic confinement sites- projects may include wayside exhibits, creative arts and educational curricula. •Preservation of confinement sites and related historic resources- projects may include stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, acquisition, relocation of historic buildings and structures to their original locations, reconstruction of key structures, and collections conservation. •Planning projects- such as interpretive plans for new exhibits and programs, land use plans, and resource management plans. •Non-Federal real property acquisition- allowed only with the owner’s written permission at only Jerome, Rohwer, Topaz, and Honouliuli, per stipulations of Public Law 109-441.

Grant applications are available via the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant website: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/HPG/JACS/index.html. The website includes the application, forms, instructions and guidelines available for downloading at no cost.

DO NOT SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION.
Submit applications to: (For Postal Service Delivery) National Park Service ATTN: Kara Miyagishima P.O. Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225-0287 (For Express Delivery) National Park Service ATTN: Kara Miyagishima 12795 West Alameda Pkwy. Lakewood, CO 80228-2838 Applications must be received by THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NPS-IMRO-JACS2010
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 04, 2010
Creation Date: Dec 29, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 04, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 04, 2010
Archive Date: Apr 03, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation: This grant provides for the preservation and interpretation of historic Japanese American confinement sites in order that present and future generations may learn and gain inspiration from these sites and that these sites will demonstrate the Nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law.
Expected Number of Awards: 40
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 15.933 -- Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program website
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