News and Announcements
10/5/04
Child Welfare Discretionary Grant Awards Announced
The Children's Bureau has announced discretionary grant awards for fiscal year 2004. Congratulations to the four organizations in Region 10 receiving grant awards:
Child Welfare Training — MSW- University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
- Children's Home Society of Washington, Seattle, WA
- National Indian Child Welfare Association, Portland, OR
- For Us Northwest, Portland, OR
For a nationwide listing of awards and more information, click here.
9/28/04
Head Start Youth Mentoring Initiative Grants Awarded
The Seattle Regional Office is pleased to announce that 10 Head Start Grantees were selected and approved for Youth Mentoring Initiative Grants. Grantees were selected from all four states and represent a wonderful cross section of programs.
Congratulations to the following Grantees:
Alaska- Kids' Corps, Inc.
- North Idaho College Head Start
- Clackamas County Children's Commission
- Mt. Hood Community College
- Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc.
- Lower Columbia College Head Start
- Family Services of Grant County
- Puget Sound Educational Service District
- Reliable Enterprises
- United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
8/19/04
ECEAP Job Opportunities - Program Coordinator 2
Please distribute this announcement to your colleagues in Early Childhood Education. The job description will be listed under "Hot Jobs" at the Department of Personnel web site http://hr.dop.wa.gov/statejobs/hotjobs.htm.
The Department is recruiting on-line through the Department of
Personnel for a full-time, Program Coordinator 2 vacancy in the
Community Services Division, Children's Services Unit. In order to be
considered for this position, applicants must meet the following
special requirements (in addition to the minimum qualifications):
(J86) Four year degree in early childhood education, human services,
social work, or developmental psychology, and one year of direct
professional level work experience in an early childhood setting,
which involves holding a position such as: program administrator,
classroom teacher, therapeutic aide, OR family support/health services
worker with children aged 3-5. Applicants must apply directly on-line,
and indicate they meet the special requirements at the end of the
application process (J86). Please click on the following link for
application information:
http://hr.dop.wa.gov/statejobs/bulletins/CURRENT/13330_31oc.htm
Salary: $3215 - $4115 per month (range 52)
Application review process will begin August 31, 2004.
For information regarding the duties and responsibilities of the
position, please contact Eileen Ackerman at 725-2862. Persons of
disability needing assistance or those needing this job announcement
in an alternative format may call (360) 725-2650, or
telecommunications device for the deaf (360) 753-7427.
8/3/04
Mentoring for Children of Prisoners Grants Announced
President Bush today announced $45.6 million in grants to provide mentors to children of prisoners. The Seattle Regional Office is pleased to note that several of these grants were awarded to organizations in our region:
FY 2004 Year-One First Installment| Organization | City | State | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska | Juneau | AK | $300,000 |
| Catholic Community Service | Juneau | AK | $132,000 |
| Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency | Pocatello | ID | $100,000 |
| The Boys and Girls Aids Society of Oregon | Portland | OR | $150,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Portland | Portland | OR | $175,000 |
| The Next Door, Inc. | Hood River | OR | $93,000 |
| Educational Service District 101 | Spokane | WA | $266,000 |
| Children's Home Society of Washington | Seattle | WA | $315,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of King and Pierce Counties | Seattle | WA | $257,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington | Vancouver | WA | $146,000 |
FY 2003 Year-Two-Second Installment
| Organization | City | State | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Portland | Portland | OR | $105,000 |
| Committed Partners for Youth | Eugene | OR | $75,000 |
| Deschutes County | Bend | OR | $62,500 |
| Girl Scouts-Totem Council | Seattle | WA | $67,500 |
| Volunteers of America Western Washington | Everett | WA | $165,000 |
For the full press release and list of Grantees, click here.
8/3/04
Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Grants Announced
President Bush today announced $42,957,597 in 145 grants to organizations that provide services and support through soup kitchens, homeless shelters, drug treatment centers, job training programs, and other compassionate programs. The Seattle Regional Office is pleased to note the following organizations in our region that received an award:
Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration ProgramYear Two Grantees – Second Installment
| Organization | City | State | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Leadership Foundation | Tacoma | WA | $974,260 |
Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity-Building Program
One-Year Grants
| Organization | City | State | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Council Tingit Haida | Juneau | AK | $50,000 |
| Community Action Resource | Tillamook | OR | $50,000 |
| Kenaitze Indian Tribe | Kenai | AK | $49,419 |
| Lourdes Hospital @ Pasco dba Lourdes Counseling Center | Richland | WA | $49,746 |
| Portland Impact, Inc. | Portland | OR | $49,403 |
| Samaritan House, Inc. | Newport | OR | $39,200 |
| The Interfaith Association of Snohomish County | Everett | WA | $50,000 |
To view the entire press release and list of Grantees, click here.
8/3/04
Access to Recovery Substance Abuse Treatment Grants Awarded
President Bush today announced $100 million in Access to Recovery grants to provide people seeking drug and alcohol treatment with vouchers for a range of appropriate community-based services. Here in Region 10, Idaho and Washington will be receiving grant awards.
Idaho — Awarded $7.6 million per year for each of three years for a total of approximately $22.8 million. The Idaho program is designed to expand the state’s continuum of treatment services. It will reach people currently not able to receive services. The program will provide the state’s first opportunity to self-select a provider from a menu of assessment, clinical treatment and recovery support service providers. Idaho is involving faith community recovery advocates, community and tribal health clinics, community and tribal social services providers and state services in its system.
Washington — Awarded $7.6 million per year for each of three years for a total of approximately $22.8 million. The state plans to utilize its Access to Recovery grant to provide clinical drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services to low-income individuals in crisis who are involved with Child Protective Services, shelters and supported housing, free and low income medical clinics and community detoxification programs. The program will offer a full range of treatment services and increase the number of providers trained and qualified to offer recovery services, particularly faith-based.
Click here for the press release and a list of states and tribal organizations that received funding.
7/16/04
Head Start T&TA One-Time Funding Opportunity
The Head Start Bureau has sent a letter to all Head Start and Early Head Start Grantees inviting them to apply for up to $4,000 in one-time T&TA funds to improve program governance. Applications are due to the Regional Office on August 20th. Region 10 will be sending additional guidance to Grantees very soon. Letter from Windy Hill [Word, 89 KB]
7/8/04
Head Start Director Position Open at Kitsap Community Resources
For more information and an application, please visit http://www.kcr.org/jobs.htm.
7/6/04
New version of GABI released
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has released version 3.0.0 of GABI, the software used by Head Start and Early Head Start Grantees to prepare applications. Grantees are encouraged to visit http://www.acfgabi.com to download the new version and manual before preparing their applications.
5/28/04
Head Start Youth Mentoring Initiative
The Head Start Bureau, in collaboration with the Family and Youth Services Bureau, is pleased to announce a supplemental funding opportunity for Head Start and Early Head Start programs to involve youth in providing Head Start and Early Head Start services. The Seattle Regional Office encourages Grantees to apply. For more information, please view the Program Instruction, available at http://www.headstartinfo.org/publications/im04/pi04_02.htm.
10/1/03
DUNS Requirement for All ACF Grant Applicants
Effective October 1, 2003, all applicants for ACF grants are required to provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when applying for Federal grants. Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the DUNS number request line at 1.866.705.5711 or by completing an application online at https://eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions/government/ccrreg/.