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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. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Corporation for National and Community Service, 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 RESOURCES Administration for Children and Families Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for a Demonstration Project Rural Host Homes for Basic Center Program grant. The purpose of these grants is to support innovative projects that address the special needs of runaway, rural youth by establishing proposed, or strengthening existing, community-based Basic Center Programs (BCPs) that use a host home model to provide temporary emergency shelter and care to runaway and homeless youth in rural settings. BCPs provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth, who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Each BCP must provide runaway and homeless youth with a safe and appropriate shelter; individual, family and group counseling-as appropriate; and aftercare. Host home programs require recruitment, screening, training, and ongoing support of host home families. Projects must: establish and/or operate a host home program that provides temporary, safe, and appropriate emergency shelter (up to 15 days) and counseling services to runaway youth who are less than 18 years of age; provide outreach to youth who are eligible to receive services; deliver individual, family, and group counseling services; develop a plan to follow up with youth after they leave the program; develop a plan for addressing youth who have run away from foster care placement or correctional institutions in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws; assist youth being served to stay connected with their schools or stay current with the curricula in accordance with the provisions of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; assure youth are provided information about education services available to them by working with the McKinney-Vento School District Liaison; develop a plan to ensure the safe return of youth and reunite them with their families; and assist youth with transportation issues that arise in a rural setting. A total of $1 million will be awarded for ten grants. Applications are due August 4, 2008. The program announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners Training and Technical Assistance grant. The successful applicant will provide the following services and activities: a National Mentoring Children of Prisoners Conference; skill-based training sessions; distance learning training; technical assistance (TA) clinics; program specific technical assistance through consultation (on-site, via telephone or any combination of strategies that address and/or correct programmatic and administrative concerns); monitoring reports, On-Line Data Collection (OLDC) data, and corrective action reports to provide technical assistance to address the grantee's program specific needs; information sharing; immediate technical assistance to newly funded and inexperienced MCP grantees; and create and manage the MCP T&TA center website and the website for FYSB MCP grantees only. A total of $1.2 million per year will be awarded to a single successful applicant. A total of three years of funding is anticipated. Applications are due August 11, 2008. The full announcement is at National Institutes of Health Qualified faith-based and other applicants may apply for the Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing grant. This funding opportunity is for projects from individual-investigators or small groups to collaborate with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap for Medical Research National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBCs). The intention of the collaborating projects is to engage researchers across the nation in building an excellent biomedical computing environment, using the computational tools and biological and behavioral application drivers of the funded NCBCs as foundation stones. These collaborations are meant to expand the scope of biological, behavioral, and computational problems currently being addressed by the NIH NCBCs. The deadline for submission of applications under this announcement is October 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 applicants may apply for the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 (CJ-DATS 2) grant. The goal of this cooperative research program is to develop and test systems-level models that integrate public health and public safety approaches for criminal justice-involved adults and adolescents with drug abuse and addictive disorders. CJ-DATS 2 research will be carried out in prisons, jails, reentry drug courts, and community-based treatment settings, in collaboration with other awardees and with the National Institutes of Drug Abuse (NIDA). The CJ-DATS 2 program will consist of a
A letter of intent should be received by July 28, 2008 while the full application should be submitted by August 28, 2008. A total of $3.5 million will be awarded to four to six grants. For specific research objectives please see the full announcement at Qualified faith-based and other applicants may apply for the Exploratory Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing grant. The purpose of this grant is to support exploratory biomedical informatics and computational biology research. Applications should be innovative, with high risk/high impact in new areas that are lacking preliminary data or development. This grant is in parallel with the Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing grant, which is identical in scientific scope The deadline for applications is October 16, 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 applicants may apply for the Exploratory/Developmental Grant for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( Applications are due October 16, 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 total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism, numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. The program announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other applicants may apply for either of the research grants entitled, Harnessing Inflammation for Reconstruction of Oral and Craniofacial Tissues. The R01 grant mechanism is for NIH Research Projects (R01) the R21 grant mechanism is for NIH Exploratory/Developmental grants. The R01 grant invites applications that will elucidate the molecular mechanisms of resolution of acute and chronic inflammation, and will develop novel multidisciplinary approaches for predictable control and patterning of tissue inflammatory microenvironments. The R21 will support early stages of high risk-high impact research that will lead to breaking new ground or extend previous discoveries toward significant advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of inflammation resolution and tissue regeneration, and will lead to development of clinically-relevant approaches for promoting inflammation resolution, for overcoming tissue fibrosis and scarring, and for regenerating and reconstructing diseased and injured oral and craniofacial tissues. Letters of intent for each grant types must be received by September 30, 2008 while the deadlines for applications are October 30, 2008. A total of $3 million will be awarded for 7-9 grants. The R01 full announcement is at Qualified faith-based and other applicants may also apply for an R01 or an R21 grant on Integrating Biobehavioral and Sociocultural Research to Prevent HIV Transmission and Infection. Both grants will support research projects to develop theoretically grounded approaches to the prevention of HIV infection and transmission that incorporate approaches in studies that are culturally appropriate and biobehavioral--biomedical, or consisting of behavioral interventions using biological markers of efficacy. Sociocultural appropriateness involves, at minimum, application of knowledge of the norms, beliefs and values of potential research subjects in varied contexts, and an appreciation of culture as dynamic. Examples of research topics can be found in the program announcements. The due date is November 1, 2008 for R01 applications and October 16, 2008 for R21 applications. Awards issued under both announcements are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. The R01 announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other applicants may apply for R01 and R21 grants to research the Mechanisms of Immune Modulation. This initiative is intended to elicit mechanistic studies of complementary and alternative medicine ( Applications for both the R01 and R21 announcements are due on October 17, 2008. A total of $1.8 million will be awarded for up to three R01 grants and two R21 grants. The full announcement for the R01 can be found at Qualified faith-based and other applicants may apply for either an R01 or and R21 research grant to investigate the Medications Development for Polydrug Addiction Treatment. The National Institute on Drug Abuse of NIH is seeking medication discovery and development research grant applications focused on the treatment of patients who are simultaneously addicted to multiple substances, including alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and/or prescription drugs. Novel proposals for clinical or preclinical testing of potential medications, as well as relevant animal model development and medicinal chemistry efforts are encouraged. Examples of potential research topics are included in the announcements. The due date is November 5, 2008 for R01 applications and October 16, 2008 for R21 applications. 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 for the R01 grant can be found at Qualified faith-based and other applicants may apply for the Preterm Birth in Nulliparas Women: An Understudied Population at Great Risk grant. Women for whom the current pregnancy will lead to their first delivery (nulliparas) comprise about 40% of pregnant women in the This grant program will support the creation of a network of clinical research sites with a Data Coordinating and Analysis Center (DCAC) to develop common research protocols to study nulliparous women. The program is for a prospective cohort study of a racially/ethnically/geographically diverse population of 10,000 nulliparous women with singleton gestations to undergo intensive research assessments during the course of their pregnancies to study the prediction and prevention of adverse pregnancy outcome. Successful applicants may: determine maternal characteristics that influence and/or predict adverse pregnancy outcome to include genetics, epigenetics, physiological response to pregnancy, and the interaction with environmental exposures; identify specific aspects of placental development and function that lead to adverse pregnancy outcome; characterize genetic, growth, and developmental parameters of the fetus that are associated with adverse pregnancy outcome; and/or determine whether assessments and potential interventions during pregnancy may provide useful information to reduce the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcome. A letter of intent should be received no later than February 18, 2009 and the deadline for submission of applications will be March 18, 2009. The estimated amount of funds available for support of 6-8 projects awarded as a result of this announcement is $9.7 million over a three year project period. The full announcement can be found at DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of International Labor Affairs Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for the Research on Forced Labor in the Production of Goods in Selected Countries grant. The successful applicant will carry out research in eight countries on forced labor in the production of goods, and will also develop strategies to assist governments, industries, and/or third parties in taking action to address these problems. Applicants must propose research on forced labor in the production of a good or goods in Where relevant, the successful applicant’s research must answer the following general research questions in each of the eight proposed countries: What are the demographic characteristics (e.g., age, sex) of the adults and/or children in forced labor? What are the means by which individuals enter forced labor? What are the working conditions to which individuals are subjected, and what are the factors that hold them there? Is there a significant incidence in the country of forced labor in the production of the particular good(s) proposed? Are there particular characteristics of the proposed sector(s), such as geographic locations or nature of work, that increase the likelihood of the existence of forced labor? Are there government, industry, or other efforts or initiatives to combat forced labor in the proposed countries? What are they? What tools, initiatives, and good practices can be used to combat these problems? A total of $1.25 million will be awarded to a single successful applicant. Applications are due August 8, 2008. The program announcement can be downloaded from CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Qualified faith-based and other organizations that are national organizations may apply for the The successful applicant for the first type of grant will galvanize critical community support for other organizations that offer direct support services for children and youth, such as providing mentors and other caring adults, supporting afterschool venues and activities for children to learn and play safely, fostering healthy lifestyles including access to quality health care, enhancing educational and career opportunities, and creating opportunities for youth to give back to their communities through service and volunteerism. Specifically, the successful applicant will: recruit and mobilize private sector support through increased workplace volunteerism, and financial and in-kind service contributions to youth development organizations; develop and co-convene with local partners local planning and asset mapping activities across the United States and in major metropolitan areas focusing on identifying community resources; support implementation strategies derived from the local planning events by brokering technical assistance and securing financial and other resources for youth serving organizations; and act as an effective leader in the youth space working to align national and local youth serving organizations around a common agenda. The successful applicant for the second type of grant will provide: comprehensive wrap around services for youth (e.g. health, mental health, before and after-school activities, enrichment, case management, etc.) focused on helping students stay in school, excel in studies, and graduate ready for success in life; training and technical assistance to teachers, staff, and community youth development professionals in positive youth development and service-learning strategies; on-going training for youth leadership skills and opportunities for older youth to mentor/train younger youth; increased youth leadership opportunities through service and service-learning associated with community involvement in schools; and engaging baby boomers and other targeted populations in fulfilling entrepreneurial and coordinating roles within schools. A total of $3.5 million will be awarded with approximately $2.5 million for a grant to advance a national agenda for children and youth, and $1 million for a grant to program bringing volunteers into local schools on a national scale. Applications are due Deadline July 29, 2008. The program announcement is at UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Qualified faith-based and other applicants are encouraged to apply for the Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Productive Agriculture (AVIPA) Program grant. The grant will support a program that provides accessible and affordable agricultural inputs to drought-affected subsistence farmers to promote the production of wheat and other staple food crops during the fall/winter 2008 snow-fed and the spring 2009 rain-fed crop seasons. It is envisaged that the program will provide a short-term recovery stimulus to agricultural producers in The successful applicant will: develop a voucher system that provides a menu of items necessary for food crop cultivation and ensures beneficiary farmers have a choice: develop, in close collaboration with the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, voucher values, co-pays, and beneficiary selection criteria that provide inputs to small-scale farmers in selected areas; identify and enlist participating private sector agricultural input suppliers to make selected inputs available to beneficiary farmers; and distribute and redeem vouchers for payment and verify that farmers receive requested inputs in the quantity and quality desired/ordered. The due date for applications under this announcement is December 26, 2008. A total of approximately $37 million will be awarded for one or more grants, of $5 million is to administer/manage a $32 million voucher distribution and redemption program. The full announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other eligible applicants may apply for the Health Systems Strengthening grant. The USAID/Cambodia Strategy for 2006-2010 has three priority goals: good health, good education and good governance. This grant will support the “good health” component by building on previous investments in public health while creating opportunities to link health services with improved governance and oversight at the local and national level (e.g. by supporting civil society organizations, consumers and commune councils) to play a stronger role in monitoring and advocacy for consumers of health care. The successful applicant will conduct activities that: strengthen public and private health service delivery systems; improve the quality and potential impact of maternal, neonatal and infant/child health services and interventions; strengthen management and control of infectious disease; and build the capacity of local Cambodia non-governmental organizations in the health sector. The deadline for applications under this announcement is August 13, 2008. A total of $36 million will be awarded to a single successful applicant for a five- year project period. The estimated amount for year one is $3.9 million. A link to the full announcement can be found at Qualified faith-based and other applicants may apply for the Justice Sector Development Program grant. The purpose of the program is to increase the credibility, professionalism, and accountability of, and the focus on citizens’ needs by, legal system actors in The successful applicant will: increase the credibility and professionalism in the lower-level courts in targeted regions; and improve the standards and governing mechanisms for professionalism and accountability in the Russian legal system at the national/regional level. The closing date for this announcement is August 15, 2008. USAID intends to award one grant, providing approximately $12 million to be allocated over a four year period. The full announcement can be accessed at Qualified faith-based and other qualified organizations are eligible to apply for a grant through the Tajikistan Maternal and Child Health Annual Program Statement. USAID/Central Asian Republics encourage submissions that creatively address the maternal and child health priorities and issues in Project activities include: increasing the availability and use of proven life-saving interventions that address the major killers of mothers and children and improve their health and nutrition status, including effective maternity care and management of obstetric complications; prevention services including newborn care, routine immunization, polio eradication, safe water and hygiene, and micronutrients; improved maternal, infant and young child feeding; and treatment of life-threatening childhood illnesses. The closing date for this announcement is June 24, 2009. A total of $3.5 million will be awarded for one or more grants. The full announcement can be found at
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