Congressman Davis is dedicated to helping constituents of Alabama's Seventh Congressional District locate and compete for federal grant money. Helping to promote economic and community development in Alabama is a top priority for Congressman Davis.
Whether it is the repair of a weathered airfield, preserving a historic building or funding a local community recreation center, there may be money available from the federal government or from a private foundation to fit your project.
With this in mind, Congressman Davis has assembled the following Funding Alert as a free service to his constituents. Please feel free to scroll down to view the information on the opportunities outlined below.
FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES
USDA
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service announces the availability of grant funds and requests applications for the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) for fiscal year (FY) 2006 to support: (1) the development of Community Food Projects with a one-time infusion of Federal dollars to make such projects self-sustaining; (2) projects that provide Training and Technical Assistance on a nationwide or regional basis to entities interested in developing new Community Food Projects or assisting current grantees; and (3) Planning Projects to assess the food security needs and plan long-term solutions to help ensure food security in communities. The amount available for support of this program in FY 2006 is approximately $4,600,000. A two-step process for applying for a CFPCGP grant has been established for FY 2006. Eligible applicants are now required to submit a 500-word Letter of Intent. Applicants of acceptable Letters of Intent will be invited to submit a full application. Letters of Intent should contain: (1) a descriptive title of the proposed project; (2) names and roles of the Project Director(s) and other key personnel, along with their institutions; and, (3) a brief statement of approaches and objectives. These Letters will be screened for relevance and invitations to submit a full application will be issued only to those applicants that have submitted an acceptable Letter of Intent. Community Food Projects should be designed to (1): (A) meet the food needs of low-income people; (B) increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs; and (C) promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, and nutrition issues; and/or (2) meet specific State, local, or neighborhood food and agriculture needs for (A) infrastructure improvement and development; (B) planning for long-term solutions; or (C) the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers. Link to Full Announcement:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=7597
Department of Education
Assistance for Homeless Youth Program
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Notice announcing availability of funds and application deadline for the Assistance for Homeless Youth program and the Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students program under sections 106 and 107 of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, Division B, Title IV of Public Law 109-148. CFDA Numbers 84.938B and 84.938C. Under the Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) program (section 107 of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, Division B, Title IV of Pub. L. 109-148 (the Act)), we will award grants to eligible State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to make emergency impact aid payments to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) and eligible BIA-funded schools for the cost of educating public and nonpublic school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita during school year 2005-2006. Under the Assistance for Homeless Youth program (section 106 of the Act), we will award grants to eligible SEAs to enable them to provide financial assistance to LEAs serving homeless children and youth displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita in order to address the educational and related needs of these students in a manner consistent with section 723 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. You can access the electronic application for the Assistance for Homeless Youth and Emergency Impact Aid programs at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. Once you access this site, you will receive specific instructions regarding the information to include in your application. Link to Full Announcement:
Notice announcing availability of funds and application deadline for the Assistance for Homeless Youth program and the Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students program
National Endowment for the Humanities
Summer Seminars and Institutes
These grants support national faculty development programs in the humanities for school teachers, and for college and university teachers. Seminars and institutes may be as short as two weeks or as long as six weeks. The duration of a program should allow for full and thorough treatment of the topic. Link to Full Announcement
Summer Seminars and Institutes
STATE OPPORTUNITIES
From the Governor’s Commission for Action in Alabama’s Black Belt Website:
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_search.asp
Bullock County
http://www.blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Bullock=1&submit=Search
Choctaw County
http://www.blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Bullock=1&Choctaw=1&submit=Search
Dallas County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Dallas=1&submit=Search
Greene County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Greene=1&submit=Search
Hale County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Greene=1&Hale=1&submit=Search
Lowndes County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Lowndes=1&Wilcox=1&submit=Search
Macon County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Macon=1&submit=Search
Marengo County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Marengo=1&Greene=1&Hale=1&submit=Search
Pickens County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Pickens=1&submit=Search
Perry County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Perry=1&submit=Search
Sumter County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Sumter=1&submit=Search
Wilcox County
http://blackbeltaction.org/Asset_resultssearch3.asp?Type=&Description=&Title=&Wilcox=1&submit=Search
FAITH BASED ELIGIBILE OPPORTUNITIES
Publisher: The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy
By: Lisa Montiel, Roundtable Research Scientist
The grant opportunities this week for community and faith-based organizations are through programs administered by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
It should be noted that some grant programs require specific medical or scientific expertise, knowledge of particular foreign countries, or matching funds.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Children and Families
The Head Start Bureau within the Administration on Children and Families is seeking applications from faith-based and other organizations to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services in select locations, replacing the currently funded providers. The first funding opportunity is to operate a Head Start program in the greater San Fernando Valley and Santa Clarita Valley areas in California, and the second is for a Head Start program in the following locations in Puerto Rico: San Juan, Bayamon, Caguas, Trujillo-Alto, Rio Grande, and Carolina.
The successful applicants for each of these funding opportunities will provide early reading and math skills to preschoolers of low-income families who are age three to the age the child enters kindergarten. The programs will enhance the children's social and cognitive development by providing educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to the children and their families. Activities must include engaging parents in their children's learning. Interested applicants should also note that at least ten percent of its program's enrollment opportunities must be made available to children with disabilities.
In general, grantees are expected to contribute twenty percent of the total cost of the program from non-federal funds. A total of $10,242,571 annually will be available to provide services to approximately 1,400 children and families in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys of California. A total of $5,328,400 per year will be awarded for Head Start services for about 800 children and families in Puerto Rico.
Applications for each of these funding opportunities are due March 8, 2006.
The program announcement for San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys is at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/pdf/HHS-2006-ACF-ACYF-CH-0901.pdf.
The program announcement for services in Puerto Rico is at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/pdf/HHS-2006-ACF-ACYF-CH-0201.pdf.
The Head Start Bureau is also seeking a replacement grantee to provide Early Head Start program services in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys of California. The successful applicant will provide comprehensive child development services to children under the age of three from low-income families and provide services for pregnant women. Activities include providing educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.
Grantees are expected to contribute twenty percent of the total cost of the program from non-federal funds. A total of $512,967 per year will be awarded to provide Early Head Start service to approximately fifty children and families. Further details are in the program announcement at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/pdf/HHS-2006-ACF-ACYF-YC-0901.pdf.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the CDC is accepting applications for Workplace Violence Prevention Research. The grant will support projects that develop and test interventions that reduce health and safety impacts associated with two types of workplace violence: criminal intent, and worker-on-worker.
The first type, criminal intent, is when a person with no relationship to the business commits a crime in conjunction with the violence. The other type, worker on worker, is when a current or past employee of the business attacks or threatens another employee. Proposals may focus on one or both types of workplace violence.
A total of $1 million will be awarded for three to six grants. Letters of intent are due April 4, 2006 and applications are due April 18, 2006. The program announcement is at:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/OH06-004.htm.
Qualified faith-based and other organizations may also apply for a grant to establish and/or operate a Center for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention. The successful applicants will conduct research, education, and prevention/intervention programs that address agricultural safety and health problems in a multi-state area. The CDC is especially interested in applications that address the etiology and prevention of injuries resulting from production agriculture/forestry/fishing.
A total of $7.5 million annually will be awarded for seven to nine grants with five-year project periods. Letters of intent are due November 20, 2006 and applications are due December 20, 2006. The program announcement is at:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PAR06-057.htm.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office for Victims of Crime
Qualified faith-based and other organizations may apply for the cooperative agreement entitled National Crime Victims Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide. The successful applicant will conceptualize, develop, and produce a Resource Guide for use during National Crime Victims Rights Week in April 2007. The Resource Guide will contain materials (posters, model speeches, press releases, public service announcements, camera-ready artwork, and crime victimization statistical overviews) for use by organizations serving victims when planning for local NCVRW events.
A total of $200,000 will be awarded to a single successful applicant. Applications are due February 23, 2006. Complete details are in the solicitation for applications at:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/pdftxt/2007NCVRWApplKit.pdf.
Office on Violence Against Women
Qualified faith-based and other organizations may also apply for a grant under the Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Assistance Program. The successful applicant will provide transitional housing programs for individuals and their children fleeing situations of domestic violence, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.
Program activities may include providing counseling, support groups, safety planning, advocacy services, licensed child care, employment services and training, transportation vouchers, telephones with local service and 911 service, and referrals to other agencies. Grant funds may also be used for programs that provide short-term housing assistance and to support services that enable the individual to locate and secure permanent housing.
Individual award amounts will be between $175,000 and $350,000. Letters of intent are due January 26, 2006 and applications are due February 16, 2006. The solicitation for applications can be found at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/transitionalhousingfy2006.pdf.
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
There are two grant opportunities for qualified faith-based and other organizations to conduct projects in Angola.
The first, Civil Society Strengthening Program in Angola, will support a project to improve the capacity of existing Angolan civil society groups so that they can manage and operate with limited or no direct oversight from international partners.
Activities include providing assistance in institutional capacity building, and managing four categories of sub-grants: developmental and charity activities; activities that bring civil society and government together to achieve a common objective; advocacy activities; and grants made on a non-competitive basis at the request of USAID.
A total of $5.1 million will be awarded for a five-year project with an expected 25% cost share by the grantee. Applications are due February 10, 2006. The request for applications is at:
http://www.grants.gov/search/downloadAtt.do?attId=3852.
The second funding opportunity for a project in Angola is the Municipal Development Program. The successful applicant will assist municipal administrations and municipal councils to engage in municipal planning with participation of the community. Project activities include community organizing, municipal administration development activities (training and technical assistance), facilitating community-driven municipal planning and decision-making on local infrastructure needs, and managing a small grants program for construction of selected local infrastructure.
A total of $16.9 million will be awarded for a five-year project. Applications are due February 10, 2006. Complete details are in the request for applications at:
http://www.grants.gov/search/downloadAtt.do?attId=3854.
FOUNDATION OPPORTUNITIES
Hasbro Children's Grants
1/13/2006
The Hasbro Children's Foundation will provide funding for programs that work to improve the emotional, mental, and physical health of disadvantaged children.
Grants of up to $35,000 go to programs nationally that work in such areas as child abuse and homelessness prevention, among others. Programs that serve children up to age 12 may apply.
Applications are accepted year-round from nonprofit organizations. For more information, see the foundation website or contact Hasbro Children's Foundation, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020; 212-713-7654.
Public Welfare Foundation Funding
The Public Welfare Foundation provides grants to groups that serve
disadvantaged populations and those that work to meet basic human needs.
Grantmaking categories include community and economic development,
criminal justice, disadvantaged elderly and youth, environment, health,
human rights, population, and technology.
Nonprofits and other nongovernmental groups nationally and internationally
may apply for grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000. Application deadline
is open.
For more information, see the foundation website or contact the Public
Welfare Foundation, 1200 U St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009; 202-965-1800.
http://www.publicwelfare.org/index.asp
YouthActionNet to Help Fund Youth-Led Social Change Projects
Deadline: April 15, 2006
YouthActionNet ( http://www.youthactionnet.org ) will present awards to youth leaders and emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities. The YouthActionNet Awards are supported by Make a Connection, a global initiative of theInternational Youth Foundation ( http://www.iyfnet.org/ )and Nokia ( http://www.nokia.com/ ).
To be eligible for an award, youth-led projects should have clearly defined goals and the potential for growth or further replication. Final selections are made
following a peer-review process in which previous award winners select the next round of awardees. Award recipients will receive $500 and are eligible to
participate in an international capacity-building workshop.
The program is open to all young people between the ages of 18 and 29. Individuals applying must have a leadership role in a youth-led initiative that works to create positive change in their community, and applications must
be written in English.
The YouthActionNet Awards will be held once a year. This year's deadline is April 15, 2006, with winners to be announced July 30, 2006.
Visit the YouthActionNet Web site for complete program guidelines, application procedures, and information on previous award winners. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000424/youthactionnet
Independent Television Service Announces LINCS 2006 Guidelines
Deadline: May 25, 2006
A program of the Independent Television Service ( http://www.itvs.org/ ), LINCS -- Local Independents Collaborating with Stations -- gives independent producers and public television stations an opportunity to form full production and presentation partnerships. By providing matching funds to these partnerships, LINCS acts as a catalyst, helping independent producers leverage the support of stations and helping stations access the talent of independent producers, creating programs that speak to their communities.
LINCS seeks projects that differ from standard television fare. Programs should stimulate civic discourse and find innovative ways to explore regional, cultural, political, social, or economic issues. Projects should speak to the ITVS mission to serve underserved audiences with programs that "take creative risks, explore complex issues, and express points of view seldom seen on commercial or
public television." LINCS encourages two-producer projects, where an experienced maker mentors an emerging assistant producer or co-producer.
Projects may be in any stage of development, and all genres are eligible, including documentary, drama, animation, and innovative combinations. Public television must be the intended distribution outlet.
Stations must elect a representative that will be committed to working closely with the independent producer from start to finish on the project. The independent producer must be at least 18 years old and a citizen or legal resident of the United States or its external territories. Station partners must be affiliated with the PBS system ( http://www.pbs.org/ ) and/or receive monies from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( http://www.cpb.org/ ).
LINCS funding provides up to $100,000. Funds are paid directly to the independent producer. Requested funding must be matched by a combination of secured cash and the station's in-kind and/or cash contributions.
Visit the ITVS Web site for complete program information and application procedures. The online application will be available March 20, 2006. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000419/itvs
Partnership for a Nation of Learners Announces Community Collaboration Grant Program
Deadline: March 1, 2006
The Partnership for a Nation of Learners ( http://www.partnershipforlearners.org/ ) is a Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( http://cpb.org/ ) and Institute of Museum and Library Services ( http://www.imls.gov ) leadership initiative.
The purpose of the project's joint Community Collaboration Grant program is to build and strengthen working relationships among libraries, museums, and
public broadcasting licensees that enhance their respective roles within their communities.
Projects eligible to apply include collaborations between a public broadcasting licensee (radio or television) and a museum or library, or among all three types of
organizations. Projects that involve all three types of organizations -- museums, libraries, and public broadcasting licensees (and, where appropriate, other
community organizations) -- will generally be considered more competitive for funding purposes.
Each proposed project should show how collaboration and shared resources enable partners to meet clearly defined needs for one or more audience segments within their local communities.
Projects must begin on the first day of the month. Projects may begin at any point between October 1, 2006, and December 1, 2006. Grant amounts will range from
$25,000 to $250,000.
For information on the Partnership for a Nation of Learners program and/or to download complete grant guidelines and application instructions, visit the
program's Web site. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000420/partnership
Community Garden Groups Invited to Apply for Fiskars Orange Thumb Grant Program
Deadline: February 17, 2006
Fiskars Garden & Outdoor Living ( http://fiskars.com/US/ ) is now accepting applications for its 2006 Project Orange Thumb grants program. The company created Project Orange Thumb to support community garden groups in the U.S. with tools and materials.
Project Orange Thumb recipients will receive grants of up to $1,500 in Fiskars Garden Tools (retail value), and up to $800 in gardening-related materials such as plants, seeds, mulch, etc. Recipients will also receive Project Orange Thumb t-shirts for garden members/volunteers.
Gardens and/or gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture, and/or horticultural education are eligible. Community garden groups, as well as schools, youth
groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, etc. are encouraged to apply. Only group applications will be considered; single individuals are not eligible. The program is open to any community garden
in the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Visit the Fiskars Web site for complete program guidelines and application instructions. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000427/fiskars
Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Excellence Announces Excellence In Practice Grant Program
Deadline: January 31, 2006 (Concept papers)
The Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Excellence
( http://www.physiciansfoundations.org/ ), WHICH was established in 2004 as part of the settlement of a lawsuit brought on behalf of practicing physicians, is
accepting concept papers for its Excellence In Practice grant program.
The Excellence In Practice program will make grants to nonprofit organizations for projects that enhance the capacity of practicing physicians to provide excellent care for their patients. Priority will be given to projects that focus on replicable strategies for small and solo practices while moving the profession forward in its pursuit of timely, personal, and well-informed patient care.
Funding priorities include: 1) Patient Safety – projects to support physicians' efforts to improve patient safety and the health status of their patients through
innovative and practical strategies for use in the practice setting; 2) Physician Education -- projects to assist physicians in practice as they apply the latest
clinical and technological developments to enhance the delivery of high-quality health care and expand their practice-related skills; and 3) Quality Improvement in Physician Practice -- projects to assist physicians in understanding or implementing techniques for systematic change in the organization or manner of practice activity that lead to demonstrably better patient outcomes. Charitable organizations are eligible to apply if they are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Excellence In Practice grants will normally range from $100,000 to $500,000, depending on the size of the project and organization.
The foundation will accept applications from throughout the United States. Projects may have a local, statewide, regional, or national focus. Proposals will be considered for multi-year projects, up to a maximum duration of three years.
See the foundation's Web site for complete program guidelines and application instructions. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000434/physicians
Grassroots Exchange Fund Accepting Applications for 2006
Deadline: Open
The Common Counsel Foundation's ( http://commoncounsel.org/ ) Grassroots Exchange Fund (formerly the Grantee Exchange Fund) provides discretionary small grants to build bridges between grassroots organizations throughout the
United States.
The fund was established to encourage social change organizations to seek technical assistance from one another, and to help build regional and national networks among organizations. GXF prioritizes grants to small community- based groups seeking to meet face-to-face with other grassroots organizations, to build collaborative campaigns, and to benefit from technical assistance opportunities.
GXF awards grants averaging $300-$800 to approximately sixty organizations per year to cover training, travel, or conference expenses. The fund typically makes grants to grassroots community-based organizations working on economic, environmental, and social-justice initiatives that give voice to the needs of low-income people, women, youth, and people of color.
Current criteria for GXF grants include the urgency of the action, strategy session, or conference to the overall work of the applicant organization; the extent to which a small grant from GXF would make a significant impact; the extent to which the applicant meets core Common Counsel criteria -- membership-led groups organizing for social, economic, or environmental change.
Visit the Common Counsel Foundation Web site for complete program information, funding restrictions, and application procedures. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000435/commoncounsel
Application System Open for HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative
Deadline: February 15, 2006
The HP ( http://www.hp.com/ ) Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative is designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education, and to help identify K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants.
In 2006, HP will award over $8 million in cash and equipment to schools in the U.S. and Puerto Rico through the program, including reinvestment for projects
previously funded.
HP will grant awards to K-12 public schools that are using a collaborative, team-based approach to implementing technology-integration projects. The activities of the project must be focused on using technology to teach, rather than on teaching students to use technology. The value of the grant award to each school is at least $30,000. HP will select teams of five teachers from approximately one hundred schools to receive the equipment, professional development, and
support they need to effectively integrate technology into their instruction. Preference will be given to projects that address mathematics and/or science, as well as to schools that serve a high proportion of low-income students relative to their district or state's free and reduced-price lunch percentages.
The 2006 HP U.S. Higher Education Technology for Teaching grant initiative focuses on course redesign using HP mobile technology. The goal is to positively impact student learning and increase the pipeline of students graduating with degrees in engineering, computer science, and business. HP encourages full-time faculty who have a project that redesigns a required math, science, computer science, or graduate business course in a way that integrates the granted HP mobile technology and positively impacts student learning to apply for a grant through this initiative. In 2006, approximately forty grants will be awarded to colleges and universities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The grants are a gift to the institution on behalf of the principal investigator for the specific purpose outlined in the submitted project proposal. The 2006 HP Technology for Teaching Grant award for higher education includes a product bundle for one
faculty member and a classroom valued at approximately $55,000 and $15,000 in cash as a stipend for the principal investigator to work on the project.
Based on the outcomes of the projects funded through the initiative in 2006, HP may offer some grant recipients additional, higher-value grants in 2007. Visit the HP Web site for complete program guidelines, eligibility restrictions, and application procedures. The K-12 and Higher Education RFPs can be downloaded at the site. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000437/hp
Support for Criminal Justice Issues
Open Society Institute: Gideon Project
The Open Society Institute (OSI) aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. The Gideon Project, a program of the OSI’s U.S. Justice Fund, works to improve the fair administration of criminal justice in the United States. The project awards grants in three areas affecting youth and adults in the criminal justice system: Improving Public Defense Services, Death Penalty Reform, and Racial Profiling. Letters of inquiry will be accepted from advocacy groups, community groups, research institutions, government agencies, associations of elected officials, and nonprofit organizations. Letters may be submitted at any time. Visit the website listed above for more information.
Grants for Skateboard Parks
Tony Hawk Foundation
The principal focus of the Tony Hawk Foundation's grants is to encourage and facilitate the design, development, construction and operation of new, quality skateboard parks and facilities located in low-income communities in the United States. The Foundation primarily considers skatepark projects that are designed and built by qualified skatepark contractors, include local skaters in the design process, and are in areas that currently have no skateboarding facilities. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations, state or local agencies, or public school systems/public projects. The next application deadline is March 1, 2006. Visit the website listed above for application information.
Support for Free Enterprise Programs
Castle Rock Foundation
The mission of the Castle Rock Foundation is to: promote a better understanding of the free enterprise system; preserve the principles upon which our democracy was founded to help ensure a limited role for government and the protection of individual rights as provided for in the Constitution; encourage personal responsibility and leadership; and uphold traditional American values. The Foundation considers general operating or special project requests from organizations whose goals and purposes are in keeping with the mission of the Foundation. Preference will be given to agencies and projects that demonstrate the application of the Foundation’s guiding principles to institutions of society. The application deadline is March 15, annually. Visit the website listed above for application information.
Community Organizations Funded
Georgia-Pacific Foundation
The Georgia-Pacific Foundation supports a wide range of organizations that improve the quality of life in communities where Georgia-Pacific operates, and where company employees live and work. (A map of the Georgia-Pacific facilities and locations is available online at: www.gp.com/facilitydirectory/index.asp.) The Foundation’s areas of interest include: education, community enrichment, and the environment. Grant applications are accepted between January 1 and October 31, annually. Visit the website listed above for more information.
Grants for Aquatic Conservation Projects
Project AWARE Foundation
The Project AWARE Foundation is committed to the conservation and preservation of the aquatic environment and its resources throughout the world. The Foundation will consider funding projects that focus on its priorities: coral reef conservation, shark protection, aquatic ecotourism, aquatic education (particularly for youth), and direct conservation activities in both marine and freshwater for up to $10,000. Projects which incorporate public education, grassroots involvement, and research that leads to conservation are examples of the types of projects the Foundation supports. The application deadlines are March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, annually. Visit the website listed above for additional program details and application information.
Funding Opportunities Grants for Faith-Based Collaborations 2006 Partners in Transformation Awards Program http://www.fastennetwork.org/display.asp?Page=2006_INFO
The Faith and Service Technical Education Network (FASTEN) offers resources to faith-based practitioners, philanthropies, and public administrators who collaborate to renew urban communities. FASTEN’s 2006 Partners in Transformation Awards Program will provide grants to faith-based organizations and houses of worship operating programs in collaboration with organizations outside the faith community in the following states: AL, CA, FL, LA, MS, NC, NY, OK, TX, and VA. Grants will focus on three categories of service: Emergency Disaster Response (short-term relief efforts); Community Recovery/Rebuilding Efforts (long-term developmental efforts, e.g., jobs and housing); and Services Addressing Deep Pockets of Poverty (e.g., youth programs, healthcare, jobs programs, etc. in historically poor/distressed neighborhoods). The application deadline is March 1, 2006. Visit the website listed above for more information.
Funds for Running Tracks
Bowerman Track Renovation Program http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=26&item=bowerman
The Bowerman Track Renovation Program, administered by Nike's Community Affairs department, provides matching cash grants to community-based, youth-oriented organizations that seek to refurbish or construct running tracks anywhere in the world. Special consideration will be given to existing running tracks in need of repair or refurbishment, and tracks located in low and moderate-income communities. Matching grants of up to $50,000 are provided, and approximately $200,000 will be distributed each year. Requests are reviewed quarterly and will be accepted on an ongoing basis through May 31, 2009. Visit the website listed above for application guidelines.
AWARDS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Program
http://www.walmartfoundation.org/
The Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Program is designed to recognize outstanding teachers throughout the U.S. Winning teachers will receive $1,000 educational grants from the Wal-Mart Foundation to be used for an educational program of the teacher's choice. Winning teachers also have the opportunity to apply for state and national Teacher of the Year honors. State winners will receive an additional $10,000 educational grant and will be automatically entered in the national competition. The national winner will receive an additional $25,000 educational grant for a total of $36,000 to his or her school. Nominations are limited to K-12 educators teaching at nonprofit, public, parochial, and private schools. Anyone can recommend an outstanding teacher by visiting a local Wal-Mart store, Supercenter, Neighborhood Market or SAM'S CLUB and filling out a nomination form. Applications will be accepted from February 4 through 24, 2006. Visit the website listed above for more information.
EVENTS
Conference Aims to Prepare Nonprofits for Disaster
ACC CCBNO and TANO Conference on Business Continuity, Disaster Preparedness, and Organizational Recovery Recent disaster response clarified the importance of nonprofits’ contribution to recovery and simultaneously exposed their vulnerability. The Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College and the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations, in affiliation with the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, will offer a one-day conference on Business Continuity, Disaster Preparedness, and Organizational Recovery for Nonprofits which addresses the need for nonprofits to develop methods to ensure their well-being in the face of potential disasters. Conference participants will hear from representatives in the nonprofit, governmental, and corporate sectors, as well as those who recovered from business discontinuity. The conference will be held February 23, 2006 in Austin, TX. Visit the above website for more information.
Conference Focuses on Fundraising for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Washington Conference
The 2006 Nonprofit Washington Conference targets the critical aspects of nonprofit direct response fundraising. The conference brings together nonprofit experts, agencies that specialize in nonprofit fundraising, and nonprofit list managers to focus on the unique requirements of nonprofit charities, associations and other organizations. This year's program will present many inside perspectives and practical approaches to improving participants programs’ performance by learning from the successes, and sometimes the mistakes, of other charity fundraising programs. The conference will be held February 16-17, 2006 in Washington, DC. Visit the website listed above for registration information.
ROUNDTABLE IN SELMA TO ADDRESS EMPLOYER ISSUES
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, December 29, 2005 . . . . . . . . What can businesses do to manage healthcare and other insurance costs? The Governor’s Economic Regional Roundtable in Selma on January 19 will address these topics and other timely issues of special interest to employers. “This Roundtable provides an excellent opportunity for employers to hear first-rate speakers on a
broad range of topics that can help enhance their business operations,” says Phyllis Kennedy, Industrial Relations director. “Professional experts from across Alabama will discuss Employment Law; Reduction of Workers’ Compensation Insurance; Managing Health Insurance Costs; Preventing Workplace Identity Theft and Fraud; Unemployment Insurance Tax Management, and Crisis Planning.” “I sent my entire staff to the Roundtable and feel it is well worth the time,” said one employer, while another commented: “The topics are relevant to my work and the speakers offer extensive experience that give them credibility.”
The Selma Roundtable on January 19 will be held at the Central Alabama Farmers’ Cooperative, 2519 Highway 80 West, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Roundtable cost is $10 per person and a box lunch will be provided. The Roundtable registration form may be downloaded from the Industrial
Relations Web site: www.dir.alabama.gov. For further information, contact Debbie Herbert at 334-242-8609, or Debbie.Herbert@dir.alabama.gov.
The Roundtable is a cooperative effort of Industrial Relations, the Governor’s Office, the Alabama Retail Association, the Business Council of Alabama, the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama; the National Federation of Independent Business; the Alabama Society of CPAs; and Troy University-Dothan Campus. The Selma Roundtable follows the well-received Roundtables conducted in six Alabama cities in November.
RESOURCES
Rockefeller Foundation Offers Individual Residencies and Conference Programs at Bellagio Center
Deadline: August 1, 2006
A program of the Rockefeller Foundation ( http://www.rockfound.org/ ), the Bellagio Study and Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy, offers two programs
-- the individual residency program and the conference and team program -- that encourage critical thinking and creative responses to some of the world's most pressing issues. Each year, the foundation welcomes approximately 140 residents and 50 conferences to the center.
The individual residency offers scholars, artists, writers, musicians, scientists, policy makers, and development professionals from around the world an
opportunity to pursue ideas and engage others in their work. The program is designed to provide participants with the time and space necessary to think, write, and create. The center offers one-month (and some shorter) stays for fifteen residents at a time to work uninterrupted by the usual professional and personal demands. Individuals in any discipline or field and coming from any country who expect their work to result in publication, exhibition, performance, or other concrete product are welcome to apply.
The conference and team program provides organizations and networks with "convening power," the ability to bring together individuals for intense periods of discussion, debate, and collaboration around significant issues and problems within a given field or across disciplines. The center offers interdisciplinary, intercultural networking through the convening of small working groups of policy
makers, practitioners, scholars, scientists, artists, and others. Priority is accorded to proposals that address significant issues and problems within or across given
fields, are innovative in their design, and promise concrete outcomes beyond the drafting of a statement or recommendations. Most conferences and teams are one-time events, but applications for a series of convenings will be considered. Conferences and teams range in size from three to a maximum of twenty-three participants. Larger meetings are generally scheduled for three to six working
days; smaller meetings vary in length from three to a maximum of fourteen days.
The foundation provides room and board without charge for all residents and conference/team participants. Personal expenses (phone and fax, for example) are the individual's responsibility. Most residents and conference/team participants cover and arrange for their own travel, although assistance is available for those who meet certain criteria. Applications are due August 1, 2006, for programs to take place between August and mid-December 2007.
Visit the Rockefeller Foundation Web site for complete program information and application materials. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000436/rockfound
Don’t Miss the NEW Grant Writing Workshop!
March 28, 2006
AUM and the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP)
Montgomery Alabama Chapter presents:
Innovative Ways to Expand Your Business Education and Faith-Based Initiatives Grants Workshop
Outstanding presentations by Dr. Beverly Browning, author of Grant Writing for Dummies, Gail Vertz, Executive Director of the AAGP, and Cathy Lee, C. Lee Consulting, Birmingham, Alabama. • Are you interested in developing grants as
a source of funding?
• Do you need an increase in dollars to support or expand your mission?
• Would you like to establish and organize a non-profit organization?
• Would you like to align your church to receive Faith-Based Initiatives?
Take advantage of the funding experts coming to AUM.
Call 334.244.3804 for a brochure.
FELLOWSHIPS
Applications Invited for Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship Program in Affordable Housing
Deadline: March 31, 2006
In partnership with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University ( http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/ ), the Fannie Mae Foundation
( http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/ ) offers the Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship Program to support the professional development of senior state and local government officials and nonprofit leaders committed to affordable housing in the United States.
Since 1996, the foundation has annually sponsored up to twenty-five fellowships to elected and appointed officials as well as senior managers in the Senior
Executives in State and Local Government program.
The three-week fellowship program is intended to enhance the management and decision-making skills of accomplished leaders experienced in managing housing and community development programs. Fellows are recognized for their
commitment to and accomplishments in affordable housing. The state and local program curriculum focuses on organizational strategy; political management; policy development; management control and operations; and management of human resources. The program is taught by Kennedy School faculty. In addition to participation in the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program, Fannie Mae Foundation Fellows attend special housing sessions coordinated by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, members of the
Kennedy School faculty, and Fannie Mae Foundation staff. These sessions address housing issues, trends, policies, and successful models of public/private housing partnership.
Fellowship sessions take place in June and July. Fellowship funds cover the cost of the admission deposit, program tuition, and room and board for the session. Applicants must be able to attend the entire three-week session and are responsible for their own transportation and other incidental costs.
Visit the Fannie Mae Foundation Web site for complete program information, eligibility details, and application procedures. RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000426/fanniemaefdn
RECENT GRANT AWARDS
HEALS Inc., received an award from the Alpha Foundation, in the amount of $50,000. to provide dental services at New Hope Elementary School.
Birmingham Healthcare for the Homeless Coalition, received an award from the Department of Health and Human Services, in the amount of $2,279,081.
The Town of Myrtlewood, received an award from the Department of Agriculture, in the amount of $1,437,200 to upgrade the current water facility.
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University of Alabama in Birmingham, received an award from the Department of Health and Human Services, in the amount of $363,750.
Funding Alert is a free service of the Office of Congressman Artur Davis. To be added, or removed from the list, send your name, organization and email address to:
gina.mckell@mail.house.gov.
