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Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community Organization Eligibility
The grant opportunities this week for community and faith-based organizations are through programs administered by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and Labor, and by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Potential applicants should be aware that some grant programs require specific technical expertise, or experience in particular foreign countries. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the grant entitled, PART C EIS: Categorical Grant Program to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV Disease. The purpose of this program is to provide, on an ongoing outpatient basis, high quality early intervention services/primary care to individuals with HIV infection. These services become part of a continuum of HIV prevention and care for individuals who are at risk for HIV infections or are HIV infected. All early intervention services (EIS) programs must provide: HIV counseling and testing; counseling and education on living with HIV; appropriate medical evaluation and clinical care; and other essential services such as oral health care, outpatient mental health services, outpatient substance abuse services and nutritional services, and appropriate referrals for specialty services. For the EIS Grants, a major focus is on increasing access to HIV primary care and support services for communities of color. Funding preferences have been established for organizations serving communities of color that are highly affected by HIV/AIDS in an effort to improve care, and reduce disparities in health outcomes. Preference will be given to applicants in an area experiencing an increase in the burden of providing services regarding HIV/AIDS, as described by AIDS cases, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, Hepatitis B or C, drug abuse, lack of availability of early intervention services, lack of primary health providers other than the applicant, and the distance patients have to travel for care. Preference will also be given to applicants that provide services in rural or underserved communities where the HIV epidemic is increasing and in areas that receive limited or no Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds. The closing date for applications is July 1, 2008. Approximately $2,935,220 is expected to be available to fund seven grantees.Successful applicants will receive a grant for up to five years. The full application can be found at National Institutes of Health Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for the Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) grant. The successful applicants will be part of the CCOP Network whose purpose is to accelerate the development of interventions to prevent and treat cancer and its symptoms by increasing accrual to trials, to foster quality care in the community through adoption of results from clinical trials, and to increase the involvement of minority and underserved patient/participant populations in cancer clinical trials and associated research. The CCOP Network consists of two types of components, CCOP Groups (also referred to as CCOPs) and CCOP Research Bases. A CCOP Group encompasses community oncologists who accrue patients/participants to NCI-approved clinical trials. These trials are designed and conducted by the CCOP Research Bases, which also manage and analyze the data, and report the results. CCOP Research Bases must be located either at an NCI-supported Clinical Cooperative Group or at an NCI-designated Cancer Center. A letter of intent should be received by June 10, 2008 and the closing date for applications is July 10, 2008. Up to $8.2 million will be awarded to y ten CCOP Group and/or Research Base grants.The full announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may also apply for the Indo-US Program on Maternal and Child Health and Human Development Research (MCHDR) to enhance maternal and child health, disease prevention, product development and/or technology transfer. The MCHDR program places specific emphasis on the need for more "translational" types of research intended to move beyond basic science and discovery to product development and delivery, and improved care for women, infants and children. An emphasis will also be placed on studies addressing social and behavioral factors affecting prevention, care, and treatment of disease/poor health in women, infants, and children. Proposed research should focus on addressing risk factors, prevention, and treatment for: conditions associated with maternal morbidity and mortality in India; adverse birth outcomes; and pediatric infection.More specifically and within the context of the above general areas the following have emerged as high priority to the MCHDR program: chlorhexadine; human microflora; HIV infection in infants and children; hepatitis and pregnancy; anti-microbial resistance; social/behavioral components of anti-microbial; studies related to continued quality control and benchmarking of perinatal care; domestic violence; stillbirths; newborn screening; birth defects, genetic disorders, and developmental disabilities; and medical rehabilitative medicine. The amount of awards is dependent on the scope and scale of the proposed research.Letters of intent are due June 30, 2008 and applications are due July 30, 2008.The program announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Tissue Injury grant. Successful applicant will conduct comparative and interactive (or integrative) research that elucidates mechanisms of injury common to many body and organ systems, with the eventual goal of identifying early markers of ethanol induced pathology and developing therapeutic strategies to serve multiple alcohol-related disorders. The closing date for application submission is July 5, 2008. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The full announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program grant. The overall objective of this program is to bring state-of-the-art cancer clinical trials to minority individuals in their own communities and to involve physicians practicing within these communities into National Cancer Iinstitute-approved clinical trials. A letter of intent should be received by June 10, 2008 and the closing date for applications is July 10, 2008. Up to $1.1 million will be awarded for three grants. The full announcement can be found at Office of Public Health and Science Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for the Family Planning Regional General Training and Technical Assistance Projects grant. The purpose of the family planning general training program is to ensure that all levels of personnel working in Title X family planning service projects have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the effective delivery of high quality family planning services. General training also includes specialized technical assistance, which consists of specific, specialized or highly skilled family planning training that is usually provided to a single organization based on identified need. The closing date for applications is June 30, 2008. Approximately $4.7 million will be available to support ten Regional Family Planning General Training and Technical Assistance Centers. For the program guidelines and key issues please view the full announcement at DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Private nonprofit owners of eligible multifamily assisted housing developments specified in the program announcement may apply for a grant under the Assisted Living Conversion Program for Eligible Multifamily Housing Projects. These grants are for the conversion of dwelling units in an eligible project into assisted living facilities for frail elderly persons.The funds are used for the physical costs of converting some or all of the units of an eligible multifamily development into an assisted living facility (ALF), including unit configuration and related common and services space and any necessary remodeling, consistent with HUD or the state's statute/regulations (whichever is more stringent). Typical funding will cover basic physical conversion of existing project units, as well as related common and services space.ALFs accommodate frail elderly persons and people with disabilities who need certain support services. ALFs and must provide support services such as personal care, transportation, meals, housekeeping, and laundry. Frail elderly person means an individual 62 years of age or older who is unable to perform at least three activities of daily living as defined by the regulations for HUD's Section 202 Program. A total of $24.75 million is available for this program. Applications are due July 3, 2008.The program announcement is at Faith-based and other organizations may apply for one or all of the five areas of funding under the Community Development Technical Assistance (TA) grant. The program areas for TA are HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), HOME Investment Partnerships Program for Community Housing Development Organizations [CHDO (HOME)], McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance, Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), and CDBG. Successful applicants will provide national and/or local technical assistance to relevant program entities. A total of $27.9 million will be awarded for all technical assistance program area grants: $1 million for CDBG national programs, $10 million for national and local HOME, $8.5 million for national and local CHDO (HOME) programs, $7.6 million for national and local McKinney-Vento programs, and $820,000 for national HOPWA programs. Applications are due July 3, 2008. The program announcement that includes all five program areas can be found at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for two of the three grants under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The two categories are Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), and Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI).The Fair Housing Initiatives Program assists fair housing activities that increase compliance with the Fair Housing Act and with substantially equivalent fair housing laws administered by State and local government agencies under the Fair Housing Assistance Program.Funding under the PEI will assist private, tax-exempt fair housing enforcement organizations in the investigation and enforcement of alleged violations of the Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws.Projects under the EOI will inform the public about their rights and obligations under the federal, state and local fair housing laws. A total of $19 million will be awarded for PEI grants and a total of $2.8 million will be awarded for EOI grants.Applications are due July 9, 2008.The program announcement is at Three of the four categories of funding under the Housing Counseling Program are open to qualified faith-based and other organizations. This program supports the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- to moderate-income renters, and the homeless. The primary objectives of the program are to expand homeownership opportunities, improve access to affordable housing and preserve homeownership. Counselors provide guidance and advice to help families and individuals improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. Counselors also help borrowers avoid inflated appraisals, unreasonably high interest rates, unaffordable repayment terms, and other conditions that can result in a loss of equity, increased debt, default, and eventually foreclosure. A total of $15.84 million will be awarded for grants under HUD-Approved Local Housing Counseling Agencies with $14.84 for comprehensive housing counseling and $1 million for reverse mortgage counseling. $26 million will be awarded to HUD-Approved Intermediaries with $23 million for comprehensive counseling and approximately $3 million for reverse mortgage counseling grants. $2.58 million will be awarded to multi-state organizations for housing counseling services provided directly through its branch offices.Applications are due May 17, 2007.The program announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grants.The successful applicants will operate long-term projects that provide housing and related supportive services to low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families in areas that are not eligible for HOPWA formula allocations, and for Special Projects of National Significance that undertake housing service delivery models to provide HOPWA clients with improved stable housing arrangements by a governmental agency or an eligible nonprofit organization. Approximately $8 million is available for new projects. The average grant award will be approximately $1.2 million.Applications are due July 18, 2008.The program announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service (ROSS) Coordinators Program grant.The successful applicant will coordinate supportive services and other activities designed to help Public and Indian housing residents attain economic and housing self-sufficiency.A Service Coordinator ensures that program participants are linked to the supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency or remain independent. Funds in this program will no longer be allowed to be used for the direct provision of these services. A total of approximately $28 million will be awarded.Awards will pay for the annual salary and fringe benefits of Service Coordinators.Awards may be for up to three coordinators, depending on size and type of applicant and each coordinator salary must not exceed $68,000.Awards will also include funds for training and for administrative expenses. Total awards for 3-year grant term will range from approximately $240,000 to $720,000.The application deadline date is August 14, 2008.The program announcement is at Applications are being accepted for the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program.This program is listed in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives’ grants catalog, “Federal Funds for Organizations That Help Those In Need”.The goal of the program is to promote innovative approaches to housing and economic development in rural areas.Innovative housing activities means projects, techniques, methods, combinations of assistance, construction materials, energy efficiency improvements, or financing institutions or sources new to the eligible area or to its population. The innovative activities can also build upon and enhance a model that already exists. Permissible activities may include, but are not limited to the following: the cost of using new or innovative construction, energy efficiency, or other techniques that will result in the design or construction of innovative housing and economic development projects; preparation of plans or of architectural or engineering drawings; preparation of legal documents, government paperwork, and applications necessary for construction of housing and economic development activities to occur in the jurisdiction; acquisition of land and buildings; demolition of property to permit construction or rehabilitation activities to occur; purchase of construction materials; homeownership counseling; conducting conferences or meetings with relevant entities; establishing Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), lines of credit, revolving loan funds, microenterprises, and small business incubators; and provision of direct financial assistance to homeowners, businesses, and developers. A total of $17 million will be awarded with a maximum individual award amount of $300,000.Applications are due May 30, 2008.The program announcement can be found in the Federal Register at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for funds under the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program.The program provides funding in the form of capital advances for new construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of rental housing for very low-income elderly tenants.Successful applicants will develop and operate supportive housing for very low-income persons 62 years of age or older. A total of $431.7 million is estimated to be available for capital advances. Applications are due July 10, 2008.Additional detail can be found in the program announcement at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may also apply for funds under the Section 811 Program of Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities.The program provides funding in the form of capital advances for the construction/rehabilitation and operation of rental housing for very low-income persons with disabilities who are at least 18 years old. Supportive services for the tenants must be identified and available. A total of $99.3 million is estimated to be available for capital advances. Applications are due July 16, 2008.Further details can be found in the program announcement at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP). These grants are intended to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national geographically-diverse basis through self-help housing programs that require a significant amount of sweat-equity by the homebuyer toward the construction or rehabilitation of the dwelling.Eligible applicants are national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia demonstrating experience in administering self-help housing programs in which the homebuyers contribute a significant amount of sweat-equity toward construction or rehabilitation of the dwelling. A total of $26.5 million is available under this program. Applications are due July 11, 2008.The program announcement is at DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for the 2008 Nonparticipating State Program, Wyoming. The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention is soliciting applications only from agencies operating in Wyoming. Successful applicant will assist Wyoming in developing a range of secure and nonsecure alternatives for juveniles in custody and in revising pertinent policies to address compliance with the core requirements of the JJDP Act.The State of Wyoming has elected not to participate in the JJDP Act Formula Grant Program. Since Wyoming does not comply with the Act’s core requirements, the state will not be submitting a program plan for the FY 2008 Formula Grants Program and the funds will instead by allotted to public or private nonprofit agencies within the state. The recipient agency must use the funds solely for use in carrying out the activities described in the core requirements. The closing date for this announcement is May 29, 2008. Up to $570,000 will be awarded for a two year project period.The grantee must use at least $513,000 to contract with local public or private nonprofit agencies to provide services to reduce violations of the JJDP Act and may retain up to $57,000 to manage the contracts and coordinate and provide technical assistance and training to the contractors. OJJDP will require the grantee to contract with American Indian tribes for at least $42,350; the same amount that it would have required the state to disburse to tribes.The full announcement can be found at DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of International Labor Affairs Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the Enhancing Skills of Colombian Trade Unionists grant. Colombia has a long history of very contentious labor-management relations, which has impacted the promotion and protection of basic worker rights.The successful applicant must establish a selection procedure to identify Colombian trade union leaders who would benefit from advanced training in labor-management relations, trade union administration, collective bargaining, train-the-trainer skills, and dispute prevention and resolution. The closing date for applications is June 6, 2008. A total of up to $1.25 million will be awarded under this solicitation. The full announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for a grant entitled, Ensuring Benefits in the Formal Sector in El Salvador.The successful applicant will increase compliance with laws regarding employer payments to the Salvadoran Social Security Institute. Specifically, the project will improve current systems to enforce compliance with laws regarding payments to the Salvadoran Social Security Institute, and it will raise awareness among workers and employers about how they can verify that correct payments are being made and where to go if they are not being made. A single award of $940,000 will be made under this program.Applications are due June 6, 2008.The announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the Strengthening Labor Law Compliance in the United Republic of Tanzania grant. The project activities will focus on strengthening labor law compliance by targeting the specific needs of the government, employers and workers in Tanzania.Within the government, the specific target group will be the labor ministry officials working at the district, provincial and headquarter levels in charge of labor inspections.Among the employers and workers, the specific target groups will be identified at both leadership and grassroots levels at the beginning of project implementation.The project will also carry out direct information and public awareness campaigns regarding rights and responsibilities. The project must implement activities through local community-based organizations that represent workers or advocate for worker rights and will work with government institutions, worker and employer organizations, and other local stakeholders.Partner organizations must consult with the Ministry of Labor as much as possible to share information on a regular basis, including information on labor inspections and alleged violations, and review priority issues as defined by the workers and employers. The closing date for applications is May 30, 2008. A single successful applicant will be awarded a grant of $1,710,000 over three to four years. The full announcement can be accessed at UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the Emergency Water and Sanitation and Other Infrastructure Program grant. Projects will address the following problems in the water, sanitation and other infrastructure sectors in the West Bank and Gaza: critical shortage of material required to repair, upgrade, and expand water and sanitation distribution systems; high drinking water losses; inadequate sanitation systems and inadequate sewage distribution systems; and inadequate infrastructure and service delivery that inhibit economic growth in other development sectors. The objective of the Emergency Water and Sanitation and Other Infrastructure program is to provide rapid response and emergency relief primarily in the water and sanitation sectors, and in other sectors as needed, to address the basic infrastructure needs of the Palestinian people. The program will rehabilitate, expand and upgrade water and sewage systems and will deliver potable water to needy communities. This includes installation of new pipes to carry potable water or sewage, and repair of water and sewer line breaks and small pumping systems. The program will support high priority activities in water conservation and community sanitation and will allow the USAID West Bank/Gaza Mission to quickly intervene in order to respond to emergency and humanitarian needs. The program will target the construction of infrastructure requested by USAID programs in support of the implementation of activities designed to promote democracy, functioning health systems, improved human capacity, economic recovery and growth, and other necessary infrastructure. USAID will support activities that address water and sanitation emergency needs and that promote a variety of development initiatives. In particular, this program will support qualified organizations that can mobilize quickly to address community-level needs by supporting village water and sanitation systems, improved physical infrastructure, such as health, education, and other public facilities. The closing date for applications is June 9, 2008. The anticipated maximum life-of-project funding for this Agreement is $50 million. USAID anticipates making only one award to be dispersed over a project period of five years. The full announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the Learning Centers for Educational Discovery grant. The grant will support innovative, comprehensive learning methodologies based around learning centers that enables educators to utilize television and other electronic media as a teaching and learning tool. The program must link with other ongoing USAID/Tanzania implementing partners who are pioneering the use of digital technology for educational purposes. This program should leverage existing partner’s experience on the ground in Tanzania to support improved student leadership and civic participation, enhanced community governance of educational opportunities, and improved instruction and student performance among both girls and boys.The implementing partner(s) should consider the use of electronic media across the current school curriculum to not only enhance teaching and learning, but also reinforce key social messages, as well as to increase student and community involvement in civic activities. The closing date for applications is May 30, 2008. A total of $3.2 million will be awarded for a three-year project. The full announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for the Maternal and Child Health grant for projects improving maternal and child health in Cambodia.The successful applicant will provide: technical assistance in improving the quality and reach of MCH services, with a particular emphasis on improving the quality of obstetrical and newborn care; health promotion activities by community volunteers under the institutional aegis of local government; technical assistance and capacity-building for public health services in targeted provinces and operating districts; prevention of anemia and other micronutrient deficiency diseases; and improved access through community-based health care financing. Approximately $27.5 million will be awarded to a single successful applicant for a five year project period.Applications are due June 12, 2008.The program announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for a grant to implement a Media Program in Moldova. The project will help consolidate democratic governance in Moldova through a better informed public and provide improved access to reliable, objective news and information by building the capacity of an existing informal network of eleven local television broadcasters through training and technical assistance in order to increase citizen demand for objective news and information. The project will complement and work in partnership with existing media development efforts by concentrating on improving and solidifying an existing informal network of regional television stations.Activities include: developing a centralized network management and/or production facility; improving the quantity and quality of program content available for exchange between network members; developing reliable program distribution systems; building business and advertising capacity at individual stations and network hub; expanding audience research to regional media; and building individual station and network journalism capacity. The closing date for applications is June 16, 2008. A single successful applicant will be awarded a total of $3,150,000 for a three-year project period.The full announcement can be found at . |
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