Dear
Friend,
I am
writing
to
inform
you
of several grant
opportunities
that
are
now
available.
In
this
E-Newsletter,
you
will
find
information
about
new
grant
opportunities
that
are
relevant
to
the
organizations
and
constituents
of
the
8th
Congressional
District.
Federal
Grants
Announcements
Department
of
Agriculture:
1.
Department
of
Agriculture: Business
and
Cooperative
Programs Rural
Cooperative
Development
Grant
The
primary
objective
of
the
RCDG
program
is
to
improve
the
economic
condition
of
rural
areas
by
assisting
individuals
or
entities
in
the
startup,
expansion
or
operational
improvement
of
rural
cooperatives
and
other
business
entities.
Grants
are
awarded
competitively
on
an
annual
basis
to
Rural
Cooperative
Development
Centers
who
in
turn
provide
technical
assistance
to
individuals
and
entities,
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
20,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$5,800,000
Award
Ceiling:
$200,000
CFDA
Number:
10.771
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=282595
2.
Department
of
Agriculture: Utilities
Programs
Community
Connect
Grant
Program
The
Community-Oriented
Connectivity
Broadband
Grant
Program
(Community
Connect
Grant
Program)
is
designed
to
provide
financial
assistance
to
provide
service
at
the
Broadband
Grant
Speed
in
rural,
economically-challenged
communities
where
broadband
service
does
not
currently
exist.
Grant
funds
may
be
used
to:
(1)
deploy
service
at
the
Broadband
Grant
Speed
to
critical
community
facilities,
rural
residents,
and
rural
businesses,
(2)
construct,
acquire,
or
expand
a
community
center,
and
(3)
equip
a
community
center
that
provides
free
access
to
service
at
the
Broadband
Grant
Speed
to
community
residents
for
at
least
two
years.
Grants
will
be
awarded
on
a
competitive
basis
for
entities
to
serve
all
premises
in
eligible
rural
areas
at
the
Broadband
Grant
Speed
to
ensure
rural
consumers
enjoy
the
same
quality
and
range
of
broadband
services
as
are
available
in
urban
and
suburban
communities.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
17,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$11,740,000
Award
Ceiling:
$3,000,000
Award
Floor:
$100,000
CFDA
Number:
10.863
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283149
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services:
1.
Administration
for
Children
and
Families:
Basic
Center
Program
The
Administration
for
Children
and
Families
(ACF),
Administration
on
Children,
Youth
and
Families
(ACYF),
Family
and
Youth
Services
Bureau
(FYSB)
supports
organizations
and
communities
that
work
every
day
to
put
an
end
to
youth
homelessness,
adolescent
pregnancy,
and
domestic
violence.
FYSB's
Runaway
and
Homeless
Youth
(RHY)
program
is
accepting
applications
for
the
Basic
Center
Program
(BCP).
The
purpose
of
the
BCP
is
to
provide
temporary
shelter
and
counseling
services
to
youth
who
have
left
home
without
permission
of
their
parents
or
guardians,
have
been
forced
to
leave
home,
or
other
homeless
youth
who
might
otherwise
end
up
in
the
law
enforcement
or
in
the
child
welfare,
mental
health,
or
juvenile
justice
systems.
This
funding
opportunity
is
a
36-month
project
with
three
12-month
budget
periods.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
August
1,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$14,935,695
Award
Ceiling:
$200,000
Award
Floor:
$50,000
CFDA
Number:
93.623
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283567
2.
Administration
for
Children
and
Families:
Tribal
Research
Center
on
Early
Childhood
Please
note
that
changes
to
the
eligible
institutions
have
been
made.
The
Administration
for
Children
and
Families
(ACF),
Office
of
Planning,
Research
and
Evaluation
(OPRE)
is
soliciting
applications
for
a
cooperative
agreement
to
support
a
Tribal
Research
Center
for
Early
Childhood
that
will
provide
leadership
and
collaboration
to
promote
excellence
in
community-based
participatory
research
and
evaluation
of
ACF
early
childhood
initiatives
that
serve
tribal
communities.
Settings
to
be
considered
include
home
visiting
programs,
early
care
and
education
center-based
programs,
home-based
and
family
child
care
providers,
and
Head
Start
and
Early
Head
Start
programs.
The
Center
is
expected
to:
(1)
conduct
research
to
identify
needs
and/or
develop
effective
practices
and
integrated
systems
for
ACF
early
childhood
initiatives
in
tribal
communities;
(2)
identify,
validate,
and/or
develop
measures
of
culturally
meaningful
inputs,
implementation
processes,
and
proximal
and
distal
outcomes
of
those
programs;
(3)
establish
peer-learning
communities
for
tribal
research
on
areas
of
shared
priority;
(4)
provide
training
and
professional
development
to
facilitate
interest
and
competencies
in
research
relevant
to
early
childhood
initiatives
in
tribal
communities;
and
(5)
provide
forums
to
increase
cultural
competence
and
sensitivity
to
tribal
voices
in
research
and
evaluation.
The
length
of
the
project
period
has
been
modified
from
36
to
48
months.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
July
6,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$650,000
Award
Ceiling:
$650,000
Award
Floor:
$650,000
CFDA
Numbers:
93.575
--
Child
Care
and
Development,
93.600
--
Head
Start,
93.872
--
Tribal
Maternal,
Infant,
and
Early
Childhood
Home
Visiting
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283618
3.
Administration
for
Children
and
Families
Administration
for
Children
&
Families:
Human
Trafficking
Hotline
Program
The
Administration
for
Children
and
Families
(ACF),
Administration
on
Children,
Youth
and
Families
(ACFY),
Family
and
Youth
Services
Bureau
(FYSB)
announces
that
funds
will
be
available
for
the
National
Human
Trafficking
Hotline
Program.
This
funding
opportunity
will
support
the
operation
of
the
National
Human
Trafficking
Hotline
Program,
which
funds
the
National
Human
Trafficking
Hotline
(NHTH).
The
NHTH
is
a
dedicated,
toll-free,
U.S.
national
telephone
and
online
communication
hotline
that
provides
assistance,
crisis
intervention,
and
resource
assistance
24
hours
a
day,
every
day
of
the
year
to
potential
domestic
and
foreign
human
trafficking
victims,
service
providers,
law
enforcement
agencies,
and
other
key
stakeholders.
The
goals
of
the
National
Human
Trafficking
Hotline
Program
are:
Operate
the
NHTH,
a
24/7
U.S
national
telephone
and
online
communication
hotline;
Increase
the
identification
and
protection
of
victims
of
severe
forms
of
human
trafficking;
and
Provide
service
referrals
to
victims
and
pass
on
leads
to
federal,
state,
and
local
law
enforcement
agencies.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
July
19,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$1,500,000
Award
Ceiling:
$1,500,000
CFDA
Number:
93.598
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=284007
4.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services: Administration
for
Children
and
Families State
and
Tribal
Indian
Child
Welfare
Act
(ICWA)
Implementation
Partnership
Grants
The
purpose
of
this
funding
opportunity
announcement
is
to
support
the
creation
of
effective
practice
model
partnerships
between
state
courts
and/or
Court
Improvement
Program,
state
public
child
welfare
agency
and
a
tribe,
group
of
tribes,
or
tribal
consortia,
including
both
the
tribal
child
welfare
agency
and
tribal
court
for
effective
implementation
of
the
Indian
Child
Welfare
Act
(ICWA)
of
1978
(Pub.L.
95-608).
Demonstration
sites
will
be
required
to
jointly
develop
protocols
and
practices
to
promote
effective
and
timely:
-
Identification
of
Indian
children;
-
Notice
to
tribes;-
Tribal
participation
as
parties
in
hearings
involving
Indian
children;-
Tribal
intervention
in
dependency
cases;-
Transfer
of
ICWA
cases
to
tribal
courts;
and-
Placement
of
Indian
children
according
to
tribal
preferences.
Partnership
models
must
be
co-created
by
states
and
tribes,
jointly
implemented,
and
designed
to
generate
and
capture
clear,
measurable
outcomes
such
as:
-
Compliance
with
identification
methods;-
The
number
of
Indian
children
identified;-
Length
of
time
from
removal
or
petition
filed
until
identification
is
made;-
Number
of
notices
sent;-
Length
of
time
from
identification
until
notice
sent
(state
measure)-
Number
of
notices
received
(tribal
measure)-
Length
of
time
for
tribal
intervention
or
participation;
(tribal
measure)-
Number
of
cases
in
which
a
tribe
intervenes;
(joint
measure)-
Number
of
transfers;
(joint
measure);
and-
Number
of
Indian
children
placed
according
to
tribal
placement
preferences
(joint
measure).
This
is
a
60-month
project
with
five
12-month
budget
periods.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
22,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$1,400,000
Award
Ceiling:
$500,000
Award
Floor:
$250,000
CFDA
Number:
93.648
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=282809
5.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services: National
Institutes
of
Health Animal-Assisted
Interventions
for
Special
Populations
(R03)
This
Funding
Opportunity
Announcement
(FOA)
invites
grant
applications
for
research
to
examine
the
safety
and
efficacy
of
the
inclusion
of
animals
in
therapy
and
rehabilitation
for
children
and
individuals
with
disabilities,
neurological
conditions,
behavioral,
emotional
and
mental
health
issues
and
related
health
outcomes,
as
well
as
the
adaptation
of
healthy
behaviors
and
the
enhancement
of
learning
in
special
need
and
at-risk
populations.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
July
29,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
--
Award
Ceiling:
$50,000
CFDA
Number:
93.865
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=282858
6.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services: National
Institutes
of
Health Animal-Assisted
Interventions
for
Special
Populations
(R21)
This
Funding
Opportunity
Announcement
(FOA)
invites
grant
applications
for
research
to
examine
the
safety
and
efficacy
of
the
inclusion
of
animals
in
therapy
and
rehabilitation
for
children
and
individuals
with
disabilities,
neurological
conditions,
behavioral,
emotional
and
mental
health
issues
and
related
health
outcomes,
as
well
as
the
adaptation
of
healthy
behaviors
and
the
enhancement
of
learning
in
special
need
and
at-risk
populations.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
July
29,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
--
Award
Ceiling:
$200,000
CFDA
Number:
93.865
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=282861
7.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services: Administration
for
Children
and
Families Quality
Improvement
Center
for
Workforce
Development
The
purpose
of
this
funding
opportunity
is
to
establish,
by
awarding
a
cooperative
agreement,
one
Quality
Improvement
Center
(QIC).
The
purpose
of
the
QIC
is
to
conduct
a
multi-site
demonstration
project
that
will
address
pervasive
workforce
challenges
in
child
welfare.
This
QIC
will
select
or
create
and
then
test
innovative
and
promising
workforce
improvement
strategies
to
examine
their
effectiveness
and
utility
in
child
welfare
systems.
The
QIC’s
goal
is
to
demonstrate
whether
specific
strategies
improve
recruitment
and
retention
outcomes
of
state
and
tribal
systems
and
to
assess
how
outcomes
for
children
and
families
are
affected.
The
QIC
will
choose
or
develop
replicable
workforce
interventions
and
then
engage
in
partnerships
with
public
child
welfare
agencies
to
implement
and
rigorously
evaluate
the
strategies
using
standardized
measures
and
common
outcomes
to
allow
for
comparisons
across
sites.
Findings
will
be
publicly
disseminated.
Outcomes
will
include:
-
Evidence-based
strategies
and
interventions
that
when
applied
to
identified
workforce
issues
results
in:
-
Improved
worker
recruitment
and
retention
rates
and
worker
satisfaction
and
intention-to-stay
outcomes
for
agencies;
-
Improved
agency
culture
and
climate
that
supports
worker
recruitment
and
retention;
-
Improved
child
welfare
practices
related
to
safety,
permanency,
and
well-being
for
children
and
families.
-
Workforce
interventions
that
can
be
replicated
in
other
child
welfare
systems.
This
is
a
60-month
project
with
five
12-month
budget
periods.
Year
1
will
be
funded
at
$1
million.
It
is
expected
that
years
2-5
will
be
funded
at
$3.5
million
for
each
year.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
13,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$1,000,000
Award
Ceiling:
$1,000,000
Award
Floor:
$750,000
CFDA
Number:
93.648
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283003
8.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services: Substance
Abuse
and
Mental
Health
Services
Admin
Assisted
Outpatient
Treatment
Grant
Program
for
Individuals
with
Serious
Mental
Illness,
(Short
Title:
Assisted
Outpatient
Treatment
[AOT])
Grant
The
Substance
Abuse
and
Mental
Health
Services
Administration
(SAMHSA),
Center
for
Mental
Health
Services
(CMHS)
is
accepting
applications
for
fiscal
year
(FY)
2016
Assisted
Outpatient
Treatment
Grant
Program
for
Individuals
with
Serious
Mental
Illness
(Short
title:
Assisted
Outpatient
Treatment
[AOT]).
This
4-year
pilot
program
is
intended
to
implement
and
evaluate
new
AOT
programs
and
identify
evidence-based
practices
in
order
to
reduce
the
incidence
and
duration
of
psychiatric
hospitalization,
homelessness,
incarcerations,
and
interactions
with
the
criminal
justice
system
while
improving
the
health
and
social
outcomes
of
individuals
with
a
serious
mental
illness
(SMI).
This
program
is
designed
to
work
with
families
and
courts,
to
allow
these
individuals
to
obtain
treatment
while
continuing
to
live
in
the
community
and
their
homes.
This
pilot
program
was
established
by
the
Protecting
Access
to
Medicare
Act
of
2014
(PAMA),
Section
224,
that
was
enacted
into
law
on
April
1,
2014.
Within
the
Act,
AOT
is
defined
as
“medically
prescribed
mental
health
treatment
that
a
patient
receives
while
living
in
a
community
under
the
terms
of
a
law
authorizing
a
state
or
local
court
to
order
such
treatment.”
Grants
will
only
be
awarded
to
applicants
that
have
not
previously
implemented
an
AOT
program.
“Not
previously
implemented”
means
that
even
though
the
state
may
have
an
AOT
law,
the
eligible
applicant
has
not
fully
implemented
AOT
approaches
through
the
courts
within
the
jurisdiction
that
they
are
operating
in.
In
addition,
grants
will
only
be
awarded
to
applicants
operating
in
jurisdictions
that
have
in
place
an
existing,
sufficient
array
of
services
for
individuals
with
SMI
such
as
Assertive
Community
Treatment
(ACT),
mobile
crisis
teams,
supportive
housing,
supported
employment,
peer
supports,
case
management,
outpatient
psychotherapy
services,
medication
management,
and
trauma
informed
care.
A
portion
of
the
grant
funding
may
be
used
to
enhance
the
array
of
services.
AOT
(also
known
as
involuntary
outpatient
commitment,
conditional
release,
and
other
terms)
involves
petitioning
local
courts
to
order
individuals
to
enter
and
remain
in
treatment
within
the
community
for
a
specified
period
of
time.
AOT
is
intended
to
facilitate
the
delivery
of
community-based
outpatient
mental
health
treatment
services
to
individuals
with
SMI
that
are
under
court
order
as
authorized
by
state
mental
health
statute.
The
AOT
grant
program
aligns
with
SAMHSA’s
Strategic
Initiatives
on
Trauma
and
Justice
and
Recovery
Support.
For
more
information
on
SAMHSA’s
six
strategic
initiatives,
you
can
visit
http://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/strategic-initiatives.
The
AOT
grant
program
is
one
of
SAMHSA’s
services
grant
programs.
SAMHSA
intends
that
its
services
grants
result
in
the
delivery
of
services
as
soon
as
possible
after
award.
Service
delivery
should
begin
by
the
4th
month
of
the
project
at
the
latest.
AOT
grants
are
authorized
under
Section
224
of
PAMA.
SAMHSA
has
consulted
with
the
National
Institute
of
Mental
Health,
the
Department
of
Justice,
the
HHS
Assistant
Secretary
of
Planning
and
Evaluation
and
the
Administration
for
Community
Living
on
the
FOA.
This
announcement
addresses
Healthy
People
2020
Mental
Health
and
Mental
Disorders
Topic
Area
HP
2020-MHMD
and
Substance
Abuse
Topic
Area
HP
2020-SA.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
16,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$13,250,000
Award
Ceiling:
$1,000,000
CFDA
Number:
93.997
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283059
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development:
1.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development: Jobs
Plus
Initiative
This
Notice
of
Funding
Availability
(NOFA)
announces
the
availability
of
funding
of
approximately
$15
million
for
the
Jobs
Plus
program
for
Public
Housing
Agencies
(PHAs)
to
develop
locally-based
approaches
to
increase
earnings
and
advance
employment
outcomes
for
Public
Housing
residents.
The
NOFA
will
fund
initiatives
to
improve
employment
and
earnings
outcomes
for
Public
Housing
residents
through
supports
such
as
work
readiness,
employer
linkages,
job
placement
and
financial
literacy.
To
help
applicants
with
the
electronic
application
registration
and
submission
process,
the
Department
advises
applicants
to
use
the
checklists,
user
guides,
and
other
help
features
located
at
SAM.gov
and
Grants.gov
websites.
Both
websites
provide
access
to
instructions
and
answers
to
frequently
asked
questions
which
are
updated
periodically.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
13,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$15,000,000
Award
Ceiling:
$3,000,000
Award
Floor:
$1,000,000
CFDA
Number:
14.895
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=282902
Department
of
Justice:
1.
Office
of
Juvenile
Justice
Delinquency
Prevention:
Studies
Program
on
Trauma
and
Justice-Involved
Youth
OJJDP
is
seeking
applications
for
funding
under
its
fiscal
year
(FY)
2016
Studies
Program
on
Trauma
and
Justice-Involved
Youth.
This
program
will
support
original
research;
design
expansions
to
current
research;
and/or
secondary
analysis
of
existing
data
to
provide
objective,
independent
knowledge
about
(1)
the
developmental
pathways
of
youth
from
violence
exposure
and
trauma
to
justice
involvement;
(2)
the
implications
of
justice
involvement
on
possible
retraumatization;
and
(3)
the
development
of
culturally
appropriate,
evidence-based
trauma-informed
practices.
OJJDP
is
particularly
interested
in
proposals
that
seek
to
investigate
the
experiences
of
youth
whose
justice
system
involvement
is
often
understudied,
specifically
youth
who
are
Hispanic/Latino,
American
Indian/Alaska
Native,
LGBTQI,
and
girls.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
23,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$450,000
Award
Ceiling:
$75,000
CFDA
Number:
16.540
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283663
2.
Bureau
of
Justice
Statistics:
Methodological
Research
to
Support
National
Survey
of
Children's
Exposure
to
Violence
The
Bureau
of
Justice
Statistics
(BJS)
in
partnership
with
the
Office
of
Juvenile
Justice
and
Delinquency
Prevention
(OJJDP)
seeks
an
applicant
to
conduct
methodological
work
to
develop
improved
strategies
for
the
production
of
national
estimates
of
children's
exposure
to
violence.
The
focus
of
the
work
under
this
solicitation
is
to
review
and
assess
the
recent
administrations
of
OJJDP's
National
Survey
of
Children’s
Exposure
to
Violence
(NatSCEV)
and
to
make
recommendations
on
the
items
to
be
included
in
the
survey
instrument,
frame
development,
the
sampling
plan,
modes
of
data
collection,
strategies
for
reducing
non-response
bias,
reference
periods
for
trend
analysis,
and
the
viability
of
supporting
various
subgroup
estimates.
Work
will
include
1)
reviewing
previous
approaches
used
to
collect
NatSCEV
data,
2)
analyzing
data
collected
in
previous
administrations
of
NatSCEV,
3)
designing
alternative
data
collection
strategies
and
methodologies
to
increase
the
utility
of
the
data,
4)
conducting
cognitive
and
pilot
tests
to
evaluate
the
propose
alternatives
and
5)
providing
detailed
cost
estimates
for
administering
the
various
proposed
approaches
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
24,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$1,000,000
Award
Ceiling:
$500,000
Award
Floor:
$250,000
CFDA
Number:
16.734
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283666
3.
Department
of
Justice: Office
of
Justice
Programs Bureau
of
Justice
Assistance Smart
Reentry:
Focus
on
Evidence-Based
Strategies
for
Successful
Reentry
from
Incarceration
to
Community
The
goal
of
this
program
is
to
support
jurisdictions
to
develop
and
implement
comprehensive
and
collaborative
strategies
that
address
the
challenges
posed
by
reentry
to
increase
public
safety
and
reduce
recidivism
for
individuals
reentering
communities
from
incarceration
who
are
at
medium
to
risk
for
recidivating.
Within
the
context
of
this
initiative,
reentry
is
not
envisioned
to
be
a
specific
program,
but
rather
a
process
that
begins
when
the
individual
is
first
incarcerated
(pre-release)
and
ends
with
his
or
her
successful
reduction
in
risk
of
recidivism
and
community
reintegration
(post-release).
This
process
should
provide
the
individual
with
appropriate
evidence-based
services
including
reentry
planning
that
addresses
individual
criminogenic
needs
identified
through
information
obtained
from
an
empirically
validated
risk/needs
assessment
that
also
reflects
the
risk
of
recidivism
for
each
individual.
The
reentry
plan
should
reflect
both
specific
and
ongoing
pre-release
and
post-release
needs,
and
a
strategy
for
ensuring
that
these
needs
are
met
throughout
the
duration
of
the
reentry
process.
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Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
9,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$6,000,000
Award
Ceiling:
$1,000,000
CFDA
Number:
16.812
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=282907
4.
Department
of
Justice: Office
of
Justice
Programs National
Institute
of
Justice Evaluation
of
the
Bureau
of
Justice
Assistance
Sexual
Assault
Kit
Initiative
NIJ,
in
conjunction
with
the
Bureau
of
Justice
Assistance,
is
seeking
applications
to
conduct
preliminary
evaluation
activities
to
inform
a
rigorous
and
comprehensive
evaluation
of
the
SAKI
Initiative.
Proposals
are
being
sought
in
three
areas
of
interest:
1.
Conduct
process
evaluations,
including
descriptive
case
studies,
of
up
to
five
advanced
sites
to
provide
important
information
for
newer
sites
regarding
what
works.
2.
Conduct
evaluability
assessments
of
the
existing
20
sites
and
develop
a
comprehensive
evaluation
plan
for
the
SAKI.
3.
Assess
proximal
outcomes
of
2015
SAKI
Awards
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
June
10,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$2,000,000
Award
Ceiling:
$2,000,000
CFDA
Number:
16.560
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283043
National
Endowment
for
the
Arts:
1.
Our
Town
Organizations
may
apply
for
creative
placemaking
projects
that
contribute
to
the
livability
of
communities
and
place
the
arts
at
their
core.
Our
Town
offers
support
for
projects
in
two
areas:
Arts
Engagement,
Cultural
Planning,
and
Design
Projects
that
represent
the
distinct
character
and
quality
of
their
communities.
These
projects
require
a
partnership
between
a
nonprofit
organization
and
a
local
government
entity,
with
one
of
the
partners
being
a
cultural
organization.
Matching
grants
range
from
$25,000
to
$200,000.
Projects
that
Build
Knowledge
About
Creative
Placemaking.
These
projects
are
available
to
arts
and
design
service
organizations,
and
industry,
policy,
or
university
organizations
that
provide
technical
assistance
to
those
doing
place-based
work.
Matching
grants
range
from
$25,000
to
$100,000
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
September
12,
2016
Award
Ceiling:
$200,000
Award
Floor:
$25,000
CFDA
Number:
45.024
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283652
Department
of
the
Interior
1.
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service:
Great
Lakes
Restoration
Initiative,
Partners
for
Fish
and
Wildlife
2016
The
Great
Lakes
Restoration
Initiative
targets
the
most
significant
environmental
problems
in
the
Great
Lakes
ecosystem
by
funding
and
implementing
federal
projects
that
address
these
problems.
One
goal
is
to
improve
habitat
and
wildlife
protection
and
restoration.
Using
appropriations
from
the
Great
Lakes
Restoration
Initiative,
the
U.S.
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service
(Service),
Partners
for
Fish
and
Wildlife
(PFW)
Program
anticipates
funding
wetland
and
associated
upland
habitat
restoration
and
enhancement
projects
for
conservation
of
native
Great
Lakes
fish
and
wildlife
populations,
particularly
migratory
birds.
Restoration
projects
will
be
completed
on
privately
owned
(non-federal,
non-state)
lands.
Emphasis
will
be
placed
on,
but
not
limited
to,
completing
projects
within
the
watersheds
of
Great
Lakes
Areas
of
Concern
and
in
coastal
zones.
The
PFW
Program
is
a
voluntary,
incentive-based
program
that
provides
direct
technical
assistance
and
financial
assistance
in
the
form
of
cooperative
agreements
to
private
landowners
to
restore
and
conserve
fish
and
wildlife
habitat
for
the
benefit
of
federal
trust
resources.
In
the
Great
Lakes
watershed,
PFW
biologists
from
eight
states
coordinate
with
project
partners,
stakeholders,
and
other
Service
programs
to
identify
geographic
focus
areas
and
develop
habitat
conservation
priorities
within
these
focus
areas.
Geographic
focus
areas
are
where
the
PFW
Program
directs
resources
to
conserve
habitat
for
federal
trust
species.
Project
work
plans
are
developed
strategically,
in
coordination
with
partners,
and
with
substantial
involvement
from
Service
field
staff.
Projects
must
advance
our
mission,
promote
biological
diversity,
and
be
based
upon
sound
scientific
biological
principles.
Program
strategic
plans
inform
the
types
of
projects
funded
under
this
opportunity.
Applicants
seeking
funding
under
this
program
should
review
the
program
strategic
plan
and
also
contact
the
PFW
state
coordinator
PRIOR
TO
submitting
an
application
for
funding.
Current
Closing
Date
of
Applications:
July
16,
2016
Estimated
Total
Program
Funding:
$400,000
Award
Ceiling:
$25,000
CFDA
Number:
15.662
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283879
8th
Congressional
District
Awards
The
following
entities
have
been
recognized
for
thier
efforts
and
awarded
grants
by
a
government
agency:
Sawtooth
Mountain
Clinic
was
awarded
funding
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
for
their
health
clinic.
The
Initiative
Foundation was
awarded
funding
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture
for
their
rural
development
program.
Cook
Area
Health
Services was
awarded
funding
by
the U.S.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
services
for
their
health
center.
Well
Being
Development of
Ely
was
awarded
funding
from
the
U.S
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
for
a
rural
health
network
development
plan.
Tri-County
Community
Action
was
awarded
funding
from
the
U.S
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
for
their
head
start
and
early
head
start
program.
My
highest
priority
is
advocating
for
my
constituents
and
I
want
to
take
every
opportunity
to
connect
people
and
organizations
with
resources
that
will
further
their
work. If
you
have
any
questions
or
need
additional
information,
please
contact
my
grants
coordinator,
Enid
Swaggert,
at
Enid.Swaggert@mail.house.gov or
218-454-4078.
Sincerely,
Rick
Nolan |