Friday, May 29, 2009

Funding Opportunity by the Community College National Center for Community Engagement

The Community College National Center for Community Engagement is a leader in advancing programs and innovations that stimulate active participation of institutions in community engagement for the attainment of a vital citizenry.

The Community College National Center for Community Engagement (the Center) is a national training and technical assistance organization with a 19-year history of successfully developing and managing innovative partnerships and disseminating lessons learned throughout the higher education community. An outcome of the mission of the Center is to support and promote the pedagogy of service-learning, a teaching method which combines academic instruction with community service as it focuses on increasing academic achievement and engagement, critical and reflective thinking and civic responsibility at community colleges.

CCNCCE is soliciting applications through a Request for Proposal (RFP) from community colleges (community, technical, and tribal) and 2 year campuses within a university system to help implement a national service-learning mentoring program, pending funding by the US Department of Justice – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

For RFP guidelines please visit our website at http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/engagement

Application Deadline:
July 9, 2009

NO EXCEPTIONS!

If fully funded – CCNCCE will award 42 grants in 42 states and/or US Territories in the amount of up to $100,000 per year per college for 3 years for up to $300,000.00 per college.

Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth Grants

The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education by inspiring all young Americans through rich arts experiences. A high quality education in the arts opens a critical gateway to a lifetime of appreciation and engagement. For two reasons, learning in the arts is an indispensable part of American education: 1) children celebrate and participate in their cultural inheritance, and 2) academic and social maturity follow directly from arts education experiences.

The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. Funded projects apply national or state arts education standards. All projects submitted to the Learning in the Arts category must include:
  • Experience: Students and their teachers will have the chance to experience exemplary works of art -- in live form where possible.
  • Study: Through the guidance of teachers, teaching artists, and cultural organizations, students will study works of art in order to understand the cultural and social context from which they come, and to appreciate the technical and/or aesthetic qualities of each work. Where appropriate, study will include the acquisition of skills relevant to practicing the art form.
  • Performance: Informed by their experience and study, students will create artwork. In the case of literature, the primary creative activities will be writing and/or recitation.
  • Assessment: Students will be assessed according to national or state arts education standards. Where appropriate, projects will employ multiple forms of assessment including pre- and post-testing.
See http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP10/LITA.html for more information.

Scholarships for New England Schools/Districts

We define service-learning as a teaching strategy through which K-12 students identify, research and address real community challenges, using knowledge and skills learned in the classroom.

The basic objectives of the day are to help faculty members:

* understand the difference between the KIDS model of service-learning and other community-oriented educational experiences
* understand the importance of community partners
* learn about a variety of service-learning projects and see the benefits of service-learning
* learn the steps in a KIDS service-learning project

KIDS Education Consultants will work closely with selected applicants to tailor the day to meet local needs. We invite applicants to propose their ideas for how to best use the day.

* One option may be to offer a brief overview training for all staff in the morning and then a more in-depth session for selected faculty later in the day.
* Another option might be to offer two half-day sessions at different schools in the district (i.e. one session at an elementary school in the morning and the same session in the afternoon at the middle school).

KIDS Consortium will provide materials and a facilitator. Depending on the applicants request (e.g. number of people to be trained and depth of training), we will offer FREE of charge, a limited number of our award winning KIDS as Planners Guidebook. It may be advantageous to consider purchasing additional guidebooks.

Participating schools and districts are asked to provide appropriate space for the training, snacks/meals as needed, and to cover any expenses related to substitute teachers or other stipends for faculty.

To apply, please fill out an electronic application by June 12, 2009.

See http://www.kidsconsortium.org/scholarship.php for more information and to apply.

K-12 Green School Projects in New England

Deadline: August 31, 2009

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board announced that KIDS Consortium received a $93,000 service-learning grant for an environmental education initiative in Maine and New England. Grant funds will be used to support “Green” projects at K-12 schools, such as energy efficiency and recycling. Students involved in these projects will have an opportunity to participate in a 2010 Green Schools Student Summit where they will share their projects with students from around the region.

Go to http://www.kidsconsortium.org/minigrants.php for more information.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Wisconsin's Service-Learning Program Grants

High quality service-learning practice does not happen by accident, nor does it happen in isolation. Wisconsin takes a systems approach to the process, grounding implementation solidly in the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice.

Over the next three years, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI) will leverage funding to develop the necessary support and infrastructure to result in sustainable, high quality service-learning practice in teaching STEM and creativity concepts and skills.

The following components will impact retention and graduation rates and have the potential to reach every student in the state:

1. Funding that specifically addresses support for ongoing professional development and teacher mentoring. A cascade model of professional development will provide ongoing skill development, exemplar curricular models, mentoring, and implementation that fosters continuous improvement. This work will be grounded in the STEM disciplines, focusing on utilizing service-learning as a core instructional methodology to teach 21st century skills across the curriculum.
2. An emphasis on increased support and policy development to advance service-learning.
3. Funding for districts to institutionalize service-learning throughout the educational experience. Leadership institutes will be provided that assist districts in simultaneously adopting the five critical components for institutionalization: Vision and leadership; curriculum and assessment; community-school partnerships; professional development; and continuous improvement.

DPI Administers Service-Learning Grants

Each year the DPI receives a Learn and Serve America (LSA) grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support school-based service-learning programs. The current focus of the Learn and Serve grant is to support ongoing professional development and establish an infrastructure to nurture the practice of high quality service-learning as an instructional methodology in teaching STEM and creativity concepts and skills.

Grant awards of up to $20,000 to local education agency partnerships or a consortium of LEAs to support the implementation and institutionalization of programs that advance service-learning as an effective pedagogy in teaching STEM and creativity. This year, $118,172 is available to support applications to create a lasting service-learning culture in Wisconsin schools.

The 2009-10 RFP is available as a pdf. A fill-enabled application form MS Word Document is also available.

Deadline for proposals is June 15, 2009 with grant awards to be announced no later than August 31, 2009.

See http://dpi.wi.gov/fscp/sllsapg.html for more information and to apply.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Florida Campus Compact Engaged Scholarship Fellows Program, 2009-2010

Applications Due May 20, 2009

As part of an ongoing effort to improve the theory and practice informing collegiate service-learning and community engagement in the state of Florida, Florida Campus Compact invites research proposals from engaged scholars at our member campuses through this new fellows program. Researchers from all disciplines are invited to apply.

Up to five Florida scholars will be chosen by a panel of qualified reviewers to receive this distinction. Fellows will have the opportunity to be part of an active community of scholars who will meet quarterly (either virtually or in person) to discuss strategies for research design and dissemination. Each scholar will receive a small amount of financial support for her or his research and will be invited to submit an article for publication in a special peer-reviewed volume of Florida Engaged Scholarship to be published in 2011.

At least three of the five scholars selected will be tenure-earning. Projects focusing on community impacts of collegiate service-learning and community engagement will be favored. Interested researchers should complete the attached application and must include a project budget not to exceed $2500, with no more than $2000 to be spent on a faculty stipend. Funds will be available for distribution beginning July 15, 2009, and all deliverables will be due June 15, 2010. Deliverables will include a copy of a 25-30 page article on the research outcomes that may be submitted to our Florida publication or another appropriate forum, a short report/précis on the project based on an FL|CC template for inclusion in promotional materials, and an updated CV for the fellowship recipient that can be used in promotional materials.

Participants will also be invited to present research at FL|CC events and may be invited to provide informal mentoring for emerging researchers in the state.
Fellowship applications are due May 20 at 5 p.m. and should be emailed to mbowdon@mail.ucf.edu.

Please email questions to Melody Bowdon at this address.

First Choice Power Classroom Energy Innovation Grant Applications Available for Texas Teachers

Deadline: September 15

Electricity provider First Choice Power is accepting online applications for its Classroom Energy Innovation Grants. First Choice Power will award grants to inventive teachers across Texas working to stimulate and inspire young minds with innovative classroom projects on energy and energy efficiency.

Full-time Texas K-12 teachers and pre-K teachers with an early childhood license in communities served by First Choice Power are eligible to apply.

For complete program information, visit the First Choice Power Web site.

Project Ignition Grant

Deadline: June 30

Car Crashes are the No. 1 Killer of Teens.
That's a staggering statistic we want to help change.

Here's our challenge to students in grades 9 through 12 and their teachers or advisors: Work together to develop a campaign to address the issue of teen driver safety in your community.

How you choose to do that is completely up to you! With any service-learning project, the goal is to make an impact in your community in the most creative way possible. The only limit is your imagination.

Each year, schools whose campaigns are judged to be among the top 10 in the nation receive $5,000 to help cover expenses to come to The National Service-Learning Conference. There, they showcase their great work, one campaign is named the Best of the Best and that team presented with a $10,000 grant to continue its teen driver safety efforts.

So, are you in? Check out the School Showcase (http://www.sfprojectignition.com/showcase.htm) for a glimpse of the creativity, passion, and power students bring to Project Ignition.

Save Our History Grants

Deadline: June 5, 2009

Save Our History, a program of the History Channel and the American Association for State and Local History, is a national initiative that supports local history education and historic preservation efforts in communities across the United States.

Each year, Save Our History awards a total of $250,000 to history organizations that partner with schools or youth groups on preservation projects that engage students in learning about, documenting, and preserving the history of their communities.

Eligible applicants are required to be nonprofit 501(c)(3) history organizations such as a museum, historical society, preservation organization, historic site, library, or archive. Other eligible applicants include local government agencies such as a parks and recreation commission, historic commission, department of local history, or other local government agency that owns and/or operates a historic site or property.

Applicants must partner with local elementary, middle, or high school(s), or organization(s) that provides educational programming for children of similar ages to design a historic education and preservation project. Organizations that have received a Save Our History grant in the last three years are not eligible to apply. For complete program information and descriptions of previously funded projects, visit the Save Our History website.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards

Two awards for Girls who are Social Entrepreneurs (ages 14-17)

Youth Service America is pleased to launch the first annual Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards to recognize two young female social entrepreneurs, ages 14 to 17, whose initiatives serve the common good. Visit www.ysa.org/awards or email coccia@ysa.org for more information.

The awards are created in memory of Gladys Coccia, who began her entrepreneurial career when she was a young girl in West Virginia and later became a very successful businesswoman in Washington, DC. Nominations from across the country are welcome; special consideration will be given to nominees from West Virginia and metropolitan Washington, DC.

Self-nominations are accepted. The deadline to begin an online nomination is June 15. After this date, nominations cannot be initiated. The deadline to complete a nomination is June 30. To access the eligibility quiz and the nomination form, visit www.ysa.org/awards or email coccia@ysa.org

Friday, May 8, 2009

Building Healthy Communities Grant Program

At The Home Depot, we understand the impact of hard work and sweat equity. We believe in the power of hands-on service- of rolling up our sleeves and getting dirty while working beside your neighbors to improve your community.

More importantly, we understand that volunteering to improve the physical health of your neighborhood by planting trees, developing green spaces and updating school facilities and community centers creates a healthier, more stable community where families can thrive.

We recognize that committed and motivated neighbors accomplish an enormous amount of important in work in communities across the country. That’s why we support these efforts by lending a hand or a hammer… or a shovel… or flats of perennials.

Building Healthy Communities Grant Program
Grants, up to $2,500, are now available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. who are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are made in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase or tools or materials.

Only grants submitted through the online application process will be considered for funding. All unsolicited donation requests received via mail, phone or e-mail will be referred to this online grant program.

See http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/Grants for more information.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards

The Women’s Sports Foundation’s GoGirlGo! Program was created to give girls access to physical activity. GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards championed by Gatorade reward high school girls for taking the lead by inspiring other girls to participate in sports and physical activity.

Teams must lead their own team project that will get girls in their communities physically active and tell us about the project.

A total of $50,000 in grants will be awarded in recognition of the outstanding efforts of 20 teams throughout the country.

Go to http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Grants-And-Scholarships/Grants/GoGirlGo-Ambassador-Team-Awards.aspx for more information.

Supplementary services for recently arrived refugees grant

Deadline: February 4, 2010

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, for Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived Refugees to provide services to arriving refugees or sudden and unexpected large secondary migration of refugees where communities are not sufficiently prepared in terms of linguistic or culturally appropriate services. This announcement replaces the Priority Area Two - Unanticipated Arrivals program included in the Standing Announcement for Services for Recently Arrived Refugees published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004. The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement will observe February 24, 2009 (FY 09) and February 24, 2010 (FY 2010) as the closing dates for applications. An applicant may submit more than one application under this announcement. The modification to the published Program Announcement notes changes to the Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding from $4,300,000 to $4,800,000 for FY 09; and a change to the Anticipated Number of Awards from 10 - 20 to 10 -22 awards for FY 09. The Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards remains at $500,000 for FY 09. The modification also announces the implementation of the ACF-OGM-SF-PPR for performance progress reports on all awards in FY 2009 (new and continuation). The ACF-OGM-SF-PPR may be accessed at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_resources.html under "Reporting."

Healthy Habitat Grants available for Texas schools

Texas Healthy Habitats Grants of up to $15,000 are now available to public and private/nonprofit middle and high schools across the state from the Texas Center for Service-Learning. The grants will support students doing service-learning projects to benefit wildlife and the environment, made possible with a donation from EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.

Grant applicants may ask for up to $15,000. The money may be used for supplies, substitutes, transportation and training. Requirements include a progress report and a final report, as well as evidence of impact, a web profile of the work and one day of training for grant recipients in Austin in August, before school starts. Program organizers expect students will likely plan projects in fall and do field work during spring.

Eligible schools include public and private nonprofit schools (grades 6-12) applying to coordinate service-learning projects in a public, charter or private institution, or nonprofit youth-serving organizations that work with public middle or high schools. Schools must have a Tax ID and be a middle or high school located in Texas. Private schools and nonprofits must have IRS 501(c)(3) status. Nonprofits applying for the grant must be working with students in middle or high school levels to qualify.

Grant applications will be accepted through Friday, June 19. For assistance, applicants can participate in webinars, or online seminars, hosted by TxCSL at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23 and 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 22. For more information, visit http://txcsl.org.

Disney Minnie Grants Available from Youth Service America

Global Youth Service Day was a resounding success as millions of youth changed the world this past weekend. Lasting three days, April 24-26, thousands of events around the world celebrated and recognized the contributions young people make to their communities every day of the year. 1,950 GYSD projects were registered at www.GYSD.org, almost twice as many projects as in 2008.

So, what's next?

You can start planning for a project to take place in September-November 2009 and apply for the next round of Disney Minnie Grants.

Youth Service America and Disney are pleased to offer the Disney Minnie Grants to fund children's efforts to improve their communities. These grants of $500 are for children (ages 5-14) or the organizations that engage them, to implement youth-led service projects that address the issues of Poverty, Hunger, Education, Environment, Global Citizenship, Sustainable Community Development, and Disaster Prevention & Relief. Applications are accepted from all over the world. Projects will take place in the months of September-November 2009.

Accepting applications through June 15.
Apply online at http://www.ysa.org/awards Questions? Email MinnieGrant@ysa.org

Monday, May 4, 2009

Ethnic Community Self-Help Program

Deadline: February 24, 2010

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, to connect newcomer refugees and their communities with community resources. The objective of this program is to strengthen organized ethnic communities comprised and representative of refugee populations to ensure ongoing support and services to refugees after initial resettlement. This announcement replaces the Priority Area Three - Ethnic Community Self-Help program included in the Standing Announcement for Services for Recently Arrived Refugees published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004. The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement will observe February 24, 2009 (FY 09) and February 24, 2010 (FY 2010) as the closing dates for applications. An applicant may submit more than one application under this announcement. The modification to the published Program Announcement notes changes to the Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding from $600,000 to $3,200,000 for FY 09; and a change to the Anticipated Number of Awards from 2 - 6 to 16 - 25 awards for FY 09. The Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards remains at $200,000 for FY 09. The modification also announces the implementation of the ACF-OGM-SF-PPR for performance progress reports on all awards in FY 2009 (new and continuation). The ACF-OGM-SF-PPR may be accessed at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_resources.html under "Reporting."

Preferred Communities Program grants

Deadline: February 24, 2010

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites the submission of applications for funding, on a competitive basis, for the Preferred Communities program to support the resettlement of newly arrived refugees in Preferred Communities where they have ample opportunities for early employment and sustained economic independence and, to address special populations who need intensive case management, culturally and linguistically appropriate linkages and coordination with other service providers to improve their access to services. This announcement replaces the Priority Area One - Preferred Communities program included in the Standing Announcement for Services for Recently Arrived Refugees published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2004. The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement will observe February 24, 2009 (FY 09) and February 24, 2010 (FY 2010) as the closing dates for applications. An applicant may submit more than one application under this announcement. The modification to the published Program Announcement notes changes to the Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding from $600,000 to $2,800,000 for FY 09; and a change to the Anticipated Number of Awards from 2 - 6 to 10 -12 awards for FY 09. The Ceiling on Amount of Individual Awards remains at $300,000 for FY 09. The modification also announces the implementation of the ACF-OGM-SF-PPR for performance progress reports on all awards in FY 2009 (new and continuation). The ACF-OGM-SF-PPR may be accessed at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/grants_resources.html under "Reporting."

Statewide Family Network Grant

Deadline: May 14, 2009

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 Statewide Family Network grants. The purpose of this program is to enhance State capacity and infrastructure to be more oriented to the needs of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families.

The Statewide Family Network Program builds on the work of the Child, Adolescent and Services Systems Program (CASSP), which helped to establish a child and family focus in programs serving children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances around the country. Today, nearly every State has active family organizations dedicated to promoting systems of care that are responsive to the needs of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families. Although significant progress has been made, further support will ensure self-sufficient, empowered networks that will effectively participate in State and local mental health services planning and health care reform activities related to improving community-based services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families.

The purpose of the Statewide Family Network grant program is to enhance State capacity and infrastructure to be more oriented to the needs of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families.

Go to http://samhsa.gov/grants/2009/sm_09_016.aspx for more information.

Community Economic Development Projects

Deadline: May 28, 2009

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, contingent upon available funding, the Office of Community Services (OCS) will award Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development in low-income communities. The grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas.

These grants are intended to help CDCs, alone or in partnership with third-party partners, create business development and expansion opportunities that will address the economic needs of low-income individuals through the creation of employment and business opportunities in low-income communities. Grantees must recruit low-income individuals to fill the positions, offer support to help those individuals successfully hold those jobs, and ensure that the businesses and the jobs created remain viable for at least two years after the end of the grant period. For CED grants, low-income individuals are defined as those living in households with incomes at or below 125 percent of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Guidelines on Poverty, found at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml.

In addition to a well-planned and viable strategy for business creation or expansion, applicants must have in place: (1) written financial commitments for all non-CED funding, (2) needed management, staff, and other resources, (3) evidence of site control in the form of a lease agreement or deed, and (4) referral sources to help identify low-income individuals to fill the positions.

In FY 2009, OCS has a specific interest in funding strong projects that will create jobs in high growth sectors, or that operate in states that currently receive no CED or Job Opportunities for Low-income Individuals (JOLI) funding.

Go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EE-0034.html for more information.

Child Care Access Means Parents in School grants

Deadline: May 8, 2009

The CCAMPIS Program supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care services.

Priority is given to institutions of higher education that submit applications describing child care programs that: (1) Leverage significant local or institutional resources, including in-kind contributions, to support the activities assisted under section 419N of the HEA; and (2) Utilize a sliding fee scale for child care services provided under this program in order to support a high number of low-income parents pursuing postsecondary education at the institution.

For more information, go to http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-2/040809a.html

SAMHSA Offender Reentry Program grant

Deadline: May 21, 2009

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 grants for the Offender Reentry Program. The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced juvenile and adult offenders returning to the community from incarceration for criminal/juvenile offenses. Applicants are expected to form stakeholder partnerships that will plan, develop and provide a transition from incarceration to community-based substance abuse treatment and related reentry services for the populations of focus. Because reentry transition must begin in the correctional or juvenile facility before release, limited funding may be used for certain activities in institutional correctional settings in addition to the expected community-based services (see Section I-2-Expectations- Allowable Activities in Institutional Correctional Settings.

See http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/ti_09_005.aspx for more information.

Tribal Youth Program

Deadline: May 29, 2009

Part of the Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative, a joint initiative of DOJ and the U.S. Department of the Interior to improve law enforcement and the administration of criminal and juvenile justice in Indian country, OJJDP’s Tribal Youth Program (TYP) supports and enhances tribal efforts to prevent and control delinquency and strengthen the juvenile justice system for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. This program is authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended and the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009, Pub. L. 111-8.

Many of the 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives living on or near Indian lands lack sufficient law enforcement services. Indian communities face chronic under funding for their justice systems, lack access to meaningful training for law enforcement and justice personnel, and lack comprehensive programs that focus on preventing juvenile delinquency, providing intervention services, and imposing appropriate sanctions.

In addition, although violent crime arrest rates have declined throughout the United States, they continue to rise in Indian country. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, American Indians experience violent crime at a rate twice that of the general population. Of particular concern to OJJDP is the disproportionate number of violent crimes committed by and against juveniles in Indian country. For example, among American Indians and Alaska Natives age 12 to 17, the victimization rate is significantly higher than for all other racial groups in the same age spectrum. Through its Tribal Youth Program, OJJDP seeks to strengthen law enforcement and improve the quality of life in tribal communities as a means to address these problems. Since fiscal year (FY) 1999, OJJDP has awarded 314 grants to tribes throughout the nation to develop and implement culturally sensitive delinquency prevention programs, interventions for court involved youth, improvements to the juvenile justice system, alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs, and mental health program services.

For more information, go to http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/TYP.pdf

Field Initiated Demonstration Program

Deadline: May 26, 2009

The purpose of the Field Initiated Demonstration Program is to foster innovations and advancements in juvenile justice-related practice at the local, state, and tribal government levels. The program’s goal is to demonstrate the practical implications for policy and practice of innovative programs that enhance juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. Authorization for this program may be found in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002, 42 U.S.C. 5665-5667.

For more information, go to http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/FIDO.pdf

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Grants

Deadline: June 11, 2009

The purpose of this grant competition is to support efforts by State agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement:
  • Simple SNAP application and eligibility determination systems; or
  • Measures to improve access to SNAP benefits by eligible applicants.
This RFA seeks diverse proposals that would make the entire process, from certification to recertification, easier and more efficient for applicants and participants. The proposals should include innovative development of new or revised State or County SNAP systems that do not rely solely on outreach. While this innovation does not have to be a completely new idea or concept, the proposal needs to demonstrate that the idea is new and innovative to that specific State or County office. The proposed process can incorporate outreach activities as long as they do not exceed 25% of the project cost. The proposal needs to demonstrate direct evidence that the proposed procedural or systemic changes would make the SNAP application and certification process easier for the participant.

For more information go to http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/government/grants/2009-RFA.pdf.

Quaker Go Grant

Monthly until July 31, 2009

Quaker not only helps fuel your body with products made with whole-grain oats, but helps power your potential to do good in the community through Quaker Go Grants.

How it works:
  • Submit online application form with a 150 word or less description of your project that will help combat hunger in your community.
  • A selection committee will review the applications submitted each month and award Quaker Go Grants based on originality/uniqueness (50%); relevance to fighting hunger (30%); and potential impact on community/individuals involved (20%).
  • Winners will receive a $500 grant to make your project a reality. Winners must agree to show us what you did with the grant. You can submit a description, photo and/or video letting us know how you put the money to good use.
For more information and to apply go to http://quakeroats.promotions.com/gogrants/splash.do

CVS/Caremark Grants

Deadline: October 31, 2009

The CVS Caremark Community Grants program awards funds to nonprofit organizations for programs targeting children with disabilities; programs focusing on health and rehabilitation services; and public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement and play.

Additionally, some contributions are made to organizations that provide uninsured individuals with needed care, in particular programs where the care received is of higher quality and delivered by providers who participate in accountable community health care programs.

The grant application process runs from January 1 through October 31. Qualifying organizations are eligible for grants of up to $5,000.

For more information, go to http://www.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/community-grants

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Grant

Deadline: August 25, 2009

The ITEST program responds to current concerns and projections about the growing demand for professionals and information technology workers in the U.S. and seeks solutions to help ensure the breadth and depth of the STEM workforce. ITEST supports research studies to address questions about how to find solutions. It also supports the development, implementation, testing, and scale-up of implementation models. A large variety of possible approaches to improving the STEM workforce and to building students’ capacity to participate in it may be implemented and studied. ITEST projects may include students or teachers, kindergarten through high school age, and any area of the STEM workforce. Projects that explore cyberlearning, specifically learning with cyberinfrastructure tools such as networked computing and communications technologies in K-12 settings, are of special interest.

This program is interested in addressing such questions as: What does it take to effectively interest and prepare students to participate in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce of the future? What are the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that students need in order to participate productively in the changing STEM workforce and be innovators, particularly in STEM-related networked computing and information and communication technology (ICT) areas? How do they acquire them? How can the Nation’s burgeoning cyberinfrastructure be harnessed as a tool for STEM learning in classrooms and informal learning environments? What will ensure that the nation has the capacity it needs to participate in transformative, innovative STEM advances? How can we assess and predict inclination to participate in the STEM fields and how can we measure and study impact of various models to encourage that participation?

For more information, see http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45733

Territories and Freely Associated States Education Grant

Deadline: June 10, 2009

The Territories and Freely Associated States Education Grant (T&FASEG) program supports projects to raise student achievement through direct educational services. Grants are awarded competitively to local educational agencies (LEAs) in the U.S. Territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Republic of Palau. The LEA may use grant funds to carry out activities authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), including teacher training, curriculum development, the development or acquisition of instructional materials, and general school improvement and reform.

Go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-7218.pdf for more information.

State Personnel Development in Education

Deadline: May 29, 2009

The purpose of this program is to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services in order to improve results for children with disabilities.

See http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-8522.htm for more information.

Brower Youth Awards

Deadline: May 15, 2009

Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards in 2000 to honor our founder and legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders. This award manifests the Earth Island Institute’s abiding commitment to growing environmental leadership.

Our annual Brower Youth Awards honor six young people for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. Each winner is awarded $3000 and brought to San Francisco for the award week and a backcountry camping trip. The Brower Youth Awards not only promote the accomplishments of these young leaders but also invest in their continued success by providing ongoing access to resources, mentors, and opportunities to develop their leadership skills through Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative.

Go to http://www.broweryouthawards.org/article.php?list=type&type=12 for more information.

Youth United Urban Grant

Deadline: May 15, 2009

Habitat for Humanity’s youth programs and State Farm® are pleased to offer five $10,000 Youth United Urban grants for 2009-2010. The goal of this program is to help urban affiliates increase capacity by engaging local youth. A successful Youth United Urban program can benefit an affiliate in many ways: open an affiliate to new sources of volunteers and donors, provide an extra annual or biannual build, organize youth involvement, and create lasting relationships with a new generation of Habitat supporters.

Applicants are highly encouraged to visit www.habitatyouthprograms.org/youthunited to learn more about the program before applying.

Habitat for Humanity’s Service-Learning Partnership

Habitat for Humanity International and State Farm invite applications to the Habitat for Humanity’s Service-Learning Partnership. The Service-Learning Partnership provides funds for K-12 teachers and schools to develop and implement service-learning projects in partnership with their local Habitat affiliate. For the 2009–2010 school year, teachers and their local Habitat affiliates can jointly apply for a one-year grant of up to $7,000 to cover educational expenses associated with the service-learning project.

See www.habitat.org/youthprograms/suppdocs/slp_2009application.doc for more information.

Request for Grant Proposals: Youth Leadership Programs: South Asia and Southeast Asia

Deadline: May 14, 2009

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for two Youth Leadership Programs, one for 21 exchange participants from three countries in South Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives) and one for 50-60 participants from countries in Southeast Asia that are members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct 25-day U.S.-based exchanges program for high school students and teachers from one of these regions. The activities will focus on civic education, leadership, diversity, and community activism, which will prepare participants to conduct projects at home that serve a community need.

Go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-6788.htm for more information.

Project Ignition Funding

Car crashes are the biggest killer of teens today, and Project Ignition is out to change that. Project Ignition lets high school students, teachers, and community program leaders work together to create innovative service-learning projects promoting teen driver safety.

Teams create safety awareness campaigns using their choice of media. The possibilities are as far-ranging as the imagination: TV commercials, print ads, radio spots, websites, direct mail, special events, performances, art exhibitions, publications, short films, and more. Teams can focus on one medium or incorporate several into their campaigns.

Each year, teams of students submit proposals outlining their plans for improving teen driver safety, and 25 are awarded $2,000 grants to turn their plans into action. Teams conduct their projects, prepare a portfolio of their work for judging, and the top 10 teams go on to attend the The National Service-Learning Conference, meet youth from programs from across the United States, and participate in the National Teen Driver Safety Youth Summit. A national panel of judges will select the Best of the Best, earning that team an additional grant of $10,000 presented by the partnership of State Farm and NYLC.

UPDATE!
Applications for 2009-2010 are now online! Be sure to visit the official Project Ignition website for more information and to download your application. To participate, applications are due by June 30, 2009.

Go to http://www.nylc.org/pages-programs-initiatives-Project_Ignition?oid=4968 for more information.

Request for Grant Proposals: Youth Leadership Program with Central America

Deadline: May 28, 2009

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Youth Leadership Program with Central America. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to recruit and select youth and adult participants in the seven countries of Central America and to provide the participants with three-week, U.S.-based exchanges focused on entrepreneurship and business skills, community engagement, and leadership. The program will conclude with follow-on activities in the participants’ home communities in which they apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the exchange experience. ECA plans to award a single grant for the management of the program and encourages organizations to work together as partners for effective administration in all seven countries and in the United States.

Go to http://exchanges.state.gov/media/pdfs/rfgps/rfgp05282009.pdf for more information.

Request for Grant Proposals: Youth Ambassadors Program With South America and Mexico

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Youth Ambassadors Program with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the United States.

Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to recruit and select youth and adult participants and to provide the participants with three-week exchanges focused on civic education, community service, and leadership along with follow-on projects in their home communities. For planning purposes, it is anticipated that exchange delegations will travel from all 13 countries to the United States, and U.S. exchange delegations will travel to six
South American countries.

Go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-8745.htm

Potential Funding Opportunity for School-Based Service-Learning Research and Development

Through its Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning (Social/Behavioral) research program, the Institute of Education Sciences supports research on interventions designed to improve social skills and behaviors that support academic and other important school-related outcomes (e.g. attendance, high school graduation rates) for K-12 students. Funding for development projects can provide up to $500K per year for 3 years. Funding for efficacy research or replication projects can provide up to $750K per year for 4 years. Proposals are due in either June or October. For more information, please view the current Request For Applications at: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2010_84305A.pdf

If you have questions, or want to schedule a call to discuss your plans, please contact the program officer for the Social/Behavioral program, Emily Doolittle at Emily.Doolittle@ed.gov.

IES/NCER Website: http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/

Friday, May 1, 2009

One-time Exchange Grants

Under a congressionally mandated “one-time” program, support for international exchanges that increase mutual understanding and build relationships, through individuals and organizations, between the people of the United States and counterparts in other countries. Proposals must respond to one specific theme under the program, including one targeting high school-aged emerging youth leaders.

Go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-8650.htm

Funding of demonstrations to provide family-centered services for unwed parents in the Child Support Enforcement Program (Title IV-D) caseload

Deadline: May 4, 2009

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), invites applications from State Title IV-D agencies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funding of demonstration activities intended to add to the knowledge and to promote the objectives of the Child Support Enforcement Program under Section 1115 and Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Only State Title IV-D agencies or the umbrella agencies of which they are a part are eligible to apply for these grants. OCSE invites eligible applicants to propose projects that promote both agreed upon child support orders and custody and visitation orders for unwed parents. Grantees are encouraged to work with the existing access and visitation programs in their jurisdictions.

Go to http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45672 for more information.

Project to Avoid Increasing Delinquencies (PAID) Grant

Deadline: May 4, 2009

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), invites applications from State Title IV-D agencies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funding of demonstration activities intended to add to the knowledge and to promote the objectives of the Child Support Enforcement Program under Section 1115 and Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Only State Title IV-D agencies or the umbrella agencies of which they are a part are eligible to apply for these grants. OCSE invites eligible applicants to propose projects in support of the OCSE PAID Initiative (Project to Avoid Increasing Delinquencies).

Go to http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45588
for more information.

Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families funding opportunity

Deadline: May 4, 2009

Under this grant solicitation, grantees would develop a data analysis project that focuses on arrearages in the IV-D caseload. Applicants may propose projects that provide an analysis of the entire statewide system, or they may focus on the arrearage characteristics of specific urban jurisdictions. The goal of this grant is to perform a thorough analysis of the arrearage in the selected caseload so that the IV-D agency can not only understand the nature of the debt, but can begin plans on how to best address reducing the arrearage if appropriate and allowable. Examples of projects include, but are not limited to those that:
  • Identify and analyze the arrears owed in IV-D cases by noncustodial parents (NCPs) prior to a custodial parent (CP) applying for IV-D services.
  • Identify and analyze the arrears owed by NCPs receiving public benefits such as Temporary Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, General Assistance, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, etc., and determine to whom the debt is owed, such as the CP or as a reimbursement to the State.
  • Identify and analyze arrears associated with incarceration. This may also entail analyzing arrears associated with NCPs who have barriers to employment due to past incarceration since a criminal record may affect earning potential and the ability to pay support as ordered. Determine to whom the debt is owed, such as the CP or as a reimbursement to the State.
  • Identify and analyze arrears by the age of debt, i.e., what percentage of debt is older than 10 years, 20 years, etc. Determine to whom the debt is owed, such as the CP or as a reimbursement to the State.
  • Identify and analyze arrears due to imputed income, default orders, retroactive orders, etc. Determine to whom the debt is owed, such as the CP or as a reimbursement to the State.
OCSE is looking for innovative projects that promote some of the basic themes of the national strategic plan in that child support should be a reliable source of income for families, and that child support agencies should use early prevention strategies to help build a culture of compliance in which parents will support their children voluntarily and reliably. Although innovation is preferred, OCSE will consider funding projects that have been successfully implemented in other States, but have not been evaluated or measured for their effectiveness.

Go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/
HHS-2009-ACF-OCSE-FD-0019.html
for more information.

FY 09 Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel seeking applications for funding

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under its FY 09 Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel. This program furthers the Department’s mission by improving the juvenile justice systems’ response to child abuse and neglect cases. Program priorities include improving the operation of the child welfare/juvenile justice system and court handling of abuse and neglect cases, and enhancing collaborative efforts and outcomes among the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and other system and community partners.

Go to http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/CATJCP.pdf for more information.

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation Grants

Not all American children grow up inside the comfortable definition of normal childhood development. For thousands, each day is a challenge marked by pain, prayer and perseverance. Many of these youngsters require specialized care. To overcome their obstacles, they need help from you and the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation.

Established in 1954, the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation was developed as a repository of funds from individuals who wished to contribute to the betterment of children in this country. Our foremost philanthropic priority is to provide other nonprofit organizations with the means to educate the public about the special needs of children across this nation.

We accept proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects which meet one of the Foundation’s two basic purposes:
  • To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and
  • To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society.
The Foundations grants are awarded for one year. All grants must be completed between the period of January 1 - December 31 of the award year.

For more information and to apply, go to http://www.legion.org/cwf/

National Endowment for the Arts Grants

Deadline: June 11, 2009

The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education by inspiring all young Americans through rich arts experiences. A high quality education in the arts opens a critical gateway to a lifetime of appreciation and engagement. For two reasons, learning in the arts is an indispensable part of American education: 1) children celebrate and participate in their cultural inheritance, and 2) academic and social maturity follow directly from arts education experiences.

The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. Funded projects apply national or state arts education standards. All projects submitted to the Learning in the Arts category must include:

  • Experience: Students and their teachers will have the chance to experience exemplary works of art -- in live form where possible.
  • Study: Through the guidance of teachers, teaching artists, and cultural organizations, students will study works of art in order to understand the cultural and social context from which they come, and to appreciate the technical and/or aesthetic qualities of each work. Where appropriate, study will include the acquisition of skills relevant to practicing the art form.
  • Performance: Informed by their experience and study, students will create artwork. In the case of literature, the primary creative activities will be writing and/or recitation.
  • Assessment: Students will be assessed according to national or state arts education standards. Where appropriate, projects will employ multiple forms of assessment including pre- and post-testing.

For more information and to apply, go to http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP10/LITA.html

Sparkplug Foundation Grant

The Sparkplug Foundation supports projects in three areas of focus: music, education and grassroots organizing.

Grants are available to 501c-3 organizations, projects with 501C-3 sponsoring organizations and individuals working on new, non-profit projects.

To apply:

First, telephone us for a talk through of your proposal to determine eligibility. Please be aware that an application will not be considered unless it has been discussed with us in advance. The deadline to telephone us to talk through your application is 6:00 PM EST on Friday, April 24, 2009. Since the line may already be in use with another caller as this date approaches, we advise you to telephone long before the deadline. All calls made before April 24 will be returned in sufficient time for you to mail in your application.

See http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/ for more information.