Federal and Foundation Assistance Monitor

(NONPROFITS) Allegheny Executive Negates Bill to Impose Fee

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

Allegheny County (PA) Executive Dan Onorato vetoes a bill that would impose a fee on local nonprofits, because "it appears to be an attempt to circumvent Pennsylvania law and impose real estate taxes" on tax-exempt entities. Nonprofits praise the action, saying the proposed legislation could have be...

(FUNDRAISING) Commission Offers Five Steps to Success

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:13:00 EST

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a federal-state partnership working for sustainable community and economic development in Appalachia, offers five helpful steps to ensure top-notch proposals that can benefit charitable efforts. ARC staffers say the goal is to end up with a well-conceived p...

FUNDRAISING: Outreach to National Groups Improves Chances, Expert Says

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:13:00 EST

Nonprofits can improve their funding chances by nurturing strong relationships with influential national legislative organizations, says FAM Editor Ray Sweeney. Sweeney, who has years of grant submission and management expertise, says many times nonprofits overlook this avenue to promote their wort...

(ARTS & CULTURE) Grants Up to $250,000 Promote Digital Humanities

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:56:00 EST

Agency: Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); Program: Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities (CFDA Number: 45.169) (Funding Opportunity Number: 20100217-HT); Eligibility: Governments and nonprofits; Funding: Multiple grants ranging from $50,000 to $250,000; Deadline: Feb. 10. ...

(RURAL) USDA Offers Funding to Improve Youth Farm Safety Efforts

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:56:00 EST

Agency: Agriculture Dept. (USDA) (Nat'l Institute of Food & Agriculture); Program: Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification (YFSEC) Program (CFDA Number: 10.500) (Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-002673); Eligibility: 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Institutions; Funding: Almost $500,00...

(ENVIRONMENT) Funds Focus on Small Business Energy Efficiency

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:55:00 EST

Agency: Small Business Admin. (SBA); Program: Energy Audit & Efficiency Assistance Program (CFDA Number: 59.037) (Funding Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2010-06); Eligibility: Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs); Funding: $500,000 for four awards of up to $125,000 each (a 1:1 match is required...

(ENVIRONMENT) Grants Go for Small Businesses to Develop 'Green' Plans

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:54:00 EST

Agency: Small Business Admin. (SBA); Program: Energy Efficiency Clean Technology Program (CFDA Number: 59.037) (Funding Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2010-05); Eligibility: Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs); Funding: $500,000 for four awards of up to $125,000 each (a 1:1 match is required); Dea...

(HEALTHCARE) NIH Expands Principal Investigator Definition

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:53:00 EST

(Effective: Dec. 10) The Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH) revises the principal investigator definition for its research funding programs. Under the revised regulations, applicants can name more than one person as principal investigator responsible for scientific and technical direction of the proje...

(HIGHER EDUCATION) DoEd Offers $1.6M for International Studies

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:48:00 EST

Agency: Education Dept. (DoEd) (Office of Postsecondary Education); Program: International Research & Studies (IRS) Program (CFDA Number: 84.017A-1 and 84.017A-3); Eligibility: Public/private agencies, organizations, institutions and individuals; Funding: More than $1.6 million for 10 awards ave...

(CHILDREN) Measure Would Create $1B Drop-Out Grant Program

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:14:00 EST

Lawmakers introduce a bill that would--if passed into law--create a $1 billion competitive grants program to support school and community-based efforts to help drop-outs earn alternate high school diplomas and consider going on to college. The five-year grants would be administered through the Labor...

(HEALTHCARE) $3M Funds Injury Prevention, Care Studies

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:46:00 EST

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC); Programs: Multiple--details below (CFDA Number: 93.136); Eligibility: Public or private nonprofits; for-profits, including small, minority and women-owned businesses; colleges and universities; hospitals; ...

(NUTRITION) Measure Would Expand $2.3B Program

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:44:00 EST

A bill introduced in the Senate would expand the $2.3 billion Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which provides funding for Head Start, Early Head Start and child care center meal programs. The proposed Access to Nutritious Meals For Young Children Act, introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibran...

(CHILDREN) Committee Begins Overhauling CAPTA Grants

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:10:00 EST

Lawmakers are considering an overhaul of the Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) grants programs that support state and local efforts to prevent child abuse. The House Education & Labor subcommittee on Health, Families and Communities held a hearing to consider changes to the 35-year-old Ch...

(WORKFORCE) Bill Would Create 'Green' Training, Assistance Fund

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:31:00 EST

New legislation (S 2742) would create a new fund to provide job training assistance and wage and health benefits replacement for those workers impacted by the transition to a green economy. The training programs would be oriented towards the development of skills related to the rehabilitation of env...

(EDUCATION) States Can Apply for $50,000 Grants to Combat Dropouts

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

(Deadline: Nov. 20) The Nat'l Governors Assn. (NGA) Center for Best Practices will provide six states up to $50,000 each to participate in its State Strategies to Achieve Graduation for All. The year-long initiative (January 2010-December 2010) will support the development of state policies and prac...

(WORKFORCE) Ohio Program Producing Impressive Results

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:29:00 EST

A new report finds that an Ohio workforce effort is returning nearly $10 for each dollar of state investment. Launched in 2002, Ohio Third Frontier is a $1.6 billion, 20-year commitment to investing in the state's innovation economy. The report, conducted by SRI International, finds the effort has g...

(BUDGET) Arizona Agencies Prioritize Programs to Prepare for Cut

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:27:00 EST

Arizona state agencies are prioritizing services and assessing which functions they can no longer afford to perform in preparation for a 15% reduction to their FY 2010 budgets. The plans are in response to a letter from the Arizona Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting requesting data from eac...

(HIGHER EDUCATION) Ohio Centers Direct Green Energy Jobs Funding

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:26:00 EST

Ohio starts nine Centers of Excellence in advanced energy at state universities to help align the emerging workforce with the state's future energy goals. The centers will focus academic and research activities related to advanced energy development and respond to recently signed legislation mandat...

(COMMUNITIES) $200,000 Grants Go for Cities to Increase Volunteerism

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:25:00 EST

(Deadline: Dec. 15) The Cities of Service Coalition, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, will award 10 cities $200,000 each over two years to hire Chief Service Officers to develop and implement a comprehensive service plan. Mayors who are members of the Cities of Service Coalition may app...

(WOMEN) Mary Kay Funds Research, Shelters

fam@cdpublications.com (FAM Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:07:00 EST

(Deadlines: Feb. 12 and June 30) The Mary Kay Ash Foundation--the giving arm of the cosmetic company--provides funding for women's health through two programs: Research Grant Program: The foundation is now accepting applications for innovative grants for translational research in ovarian, uterine, b...