9,843. That's how many emails I sent during the 310 days that I was a part of the Center for Nonprofit Management. Yikes.

Too many social networking sites, so I just got a ping.fm account to update them all at once. We'll see how this works.

ReBlog: Seliger + Associates -- GRANT ALERT

From the good folks at Seliger:

Housing Counseling Grants!
Housing Counseling Programs
POSTED: 6/16/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: HUD
ELIGIBILITY: Local Housing Counseling Agencies and others
$ AVAILABLE: $58,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 7/17/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=TZmVK3LfbQknDDGyQCTLnYfRZ59LJjp5H3LT4pPVFBlLf8b1gg7G!1215949849?oppId=47979&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
DESCRIPTION: Funding for the following Housing Counseling Programs: (1) Local Housing Counseling Agencies (LHCA); (2) National and Regional Intermediaries; (3) State Housing Finance Agencies; (4) Multi-State Organizations; and (5) Housing Counseling Training Program.

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Train Organizations to Operate Housing Counseling Programs!
Housing Counseling Training Program
POSTED: 6/16/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: HUD
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits
$ AVAILABLE: $5,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 7/17/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa09/hctsec.pdf
DESCRIPTION: Funds to provide training activities designed to improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors employed by participating agencies.

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ROSS Grants to Benefit Native Americans!
Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program
POSTED: 6/16/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: HUD
ELIGIBILITY: PHAs and IHAs
$ AVAILABLE: $12,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 8/11/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47958
DESCRIPTION: Funds to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Public Housing program with public and private resources for American Indians.

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Reduce Violence Through Local Efforts!
Project Safe Neighborhoods
POSTED: 6/19/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: DOJ
ELIGIBILITY: Fiscal agents selected for each of the 94 PSN districts
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 7/13/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/09PSNsol.pdf
DESCRIPTION: Grants to reduce gang and gun violence and crime, and sustain that reduction through partnerships, strategic planning, outreach, and accountability.

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Improve Graduate School for Hispanic Americans!
Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans
POSTED: 6/18/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: IHEs
$ AVAILABLE: $11,500,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 23
MAX GRANT SIZE: $575,000
DEADLINE: 7/20/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14357.htm
DESCRIPTION: Grants to: (1) Expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and (2) expand the postbaccalaureate academic offerings as well as enhance the program quality in the institutions of higher education that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students.

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Make College Course Materials Available for Rent!
FIPSE: Special Focus Competition: College Course Materials Rental Initiative
POSTED: 6/18/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: IHEs
$ AVAILABLE: $10,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 40
MAX GRANT SIZE: $300,000
DEADLINE: 8/3/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14354.htm
DESCRIPTION: Funds for innovative efforts to increase opportunities for students to rent college course materials.

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Improve IHEs that Serve Hispanic Americans!
FIPSE Special Focus Competition: Graduate Programs at Institutions of Higher Educ
POSTED: 6/18/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: IHEs
$ AVAILABLE: $10,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 40
MAX GRANT SIZE: $300,000
DEADLINE: 8/3/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14349.htm
DESCRIPTION: Grants for innovative efforts to expand graduate-level academic offerings at colleges that enroll a significant number of Hispanic American students.

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Help Train Individuals With Disabilities in Trade Skills!
Registered Apprenticeship for Youth and Young Adults With Disabilities
POSTED: 6/16/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: DOL
ELIGIBILITY: Consortia of nonprofits, educational institutions, and industry
$ AVAILABLE: $400,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 2
MAX GRANT SIZE: $200,000
DEADLINE: 7/16/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14076.htm
DESCRIPTION: Funds to conduct two pilot projects to develop models to improve systems capacity to provide inclusive Registered Apprenticeship training and pre-apprenticeship training to youth and young adults with disabilities.

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Improve Communities!
50 States for Good
POSTED: 5/15/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Toms of Maine Foundation
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits
$ AVAILABLE: $100,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 5
MAX GRANT SIZE: $20,000
DEADLINE: 8/30/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/fifty-states.aspx
DESCRIPTION: Grants for innovative projects that will have extensive impacts on their communities.

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Remember the Underground Railroad!
Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program
POSTED: 6/15/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits
$ AVAILABLE: $1,945,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 2
MAX GRANT SIZE: $1,000,000
DEADLINE: 7/30/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-13881.htm
DESCRIPTION: Grants to establish a facility to house, display, and interpret artifacts related to the history of the Underground Railroad, and to make the interpretive efforts available to institutions of higher education that award a baccalaureate or graduate degree.

$75K emergency loans available to Nonprofits

Thanks to additional funding from The Meadows Foundation, the Center is now offering loans for agencies affected by the recent economy.

http://www.cnmdallas.org/community_response.aspx

To qualify for a loan, an organization must:

• Be a 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated and operating in the state of Texas;
• Have a Board of Directors with at least five unrelated members, and be empowered to borrow;
• Be able to submit monthly financial statements and cash flow projections;
• An applicant must be creditworthy.

Terms & Conditions for the Community Response Loan Fund:

• Amount: Up to $75,000.
• Interest Rate: Determined at the time of loan approval, but generally between 0% and 3%.
• Maturity: Up to 4 years. Repayment schedule is flexible, based on the borrower’s projected cash flow.
• Collateral: Unsecured.
• Loan Administration Fee: No Fee.

Application Process:
Before submitting a formal application, complete the Pre-Qualification Scan to find out if you might qualify for a loan.

Loan requests are reviewed and approved by the Nonprofit Loan Committee, which meets monthly. In general, a loan request is reviewed by the committee approximately 20 business days after a complete loan application package is submitted.

For more information about the Community Response Loan Fund, contact Ryan Smith, Associate Director of Financial Services, at smith@cnmdallas.org or 214/826-3470, ext. 248.

New grant listings

Per Seliger & Associates:

 

Tax-Exempt Bonds to Build California Academies!
Qualified Zone Academy Bond
POSTED: 9/1/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: CA Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: CA LEAs in an EZ/EC/high federal free/reduced lunch rate
$ AVAILABLE: $199,639,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $5,000,000 / academy, $30,000,000 / district
DEADLINE: N.A.
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/profile.asp?id=1634
DESCRIPTION: Authority to sell tax-exempt bonds and use the revenue to enable LEAs in California to form academy partnerships with for-profit business partners.

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Reduce HIV/AIDS Among Native Americans!
FY09 In Community Spirit - Prevention OWH
POSTED: 6/13/2008
FUNDING SOURCE: Office of Public Health and Science
ELIGIBILITY: Agencies that serve American Indians and Indian Tribes
$ AVAILABLE: $400,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 4
MAX GRANT SIZE: $100,000
DEADLINE: 7/17/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47930
DESCRIPTION: Grants to increase HIV prevention knowledge and reduce the risk of contracting HIV among Native/American Indian and Alaska Native women living in Indian Country using multi-level interventions and approaches.

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Reduce Workplace Hazards!
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program
POSTED: 6/10/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Labor
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies
$ AVAILABLE: $6,900,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $250,000
DEADLINE: 7/24/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-13516.htm
DESCRIPTION: Funds for programs to train workers and employers to recognize, avoid, and prevent safety and health hazards in their workplaces.

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Train Poll Workers!
Help America Vote College Poll Worker Program
POSTED: 6/4/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
ELIGIBILITY: IHEs and nonprofits
$ AVAILABLE: $750,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 25
MAX GRANT SIZE: $75,000
DEADLINE: 7/16/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.eac.gov/voter/docs/2009-poll-worker-final.pdf
DESCRIPTION: Grants to recruit, train, and support college students to assist state and local governments in the administration of elections by serving as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants.

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Build Communities and Recognize Leaders!
Neighborhood Builders and Local Heroes Programs
POSTED: 6/4/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Bank of America Charitable Foundation
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies
$ AVAILABLE: $20,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $200,000
DEADLINE: 6/30/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborbuilders
DESCRIPTION: Unrestricted general/operations grant funding along with leadership training is available.

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Retrain Displaced Workers!
FIPSE Special Focus Competition: Innovative Strategies in Community Colleges
POSTED: 6/5/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: IHEs
$ AVAILABLE: $7,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 28
MAX GRANT SIZE: $750,000
DEADLINE: 8/4/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-13157.htm
DESCRIPTION: Funds to support reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models by helping retrain workers displaced by economic changes.

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Assist Trafficked Humans!
Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
POSTED: 6/11/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: DOJ
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits, public agencies, and states
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $300,000
DEADLINE: 7/16/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/pdftxt/FY09_Services_Victims_Human_Trafficking.pdf
DESCRIPTION: Grants to (1) provide timely, high-quality comprehensive services to pre-certified minor and adult victims of severe forms of human trafficking, and (2) enhance interagency collaboration and coordination.

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Stop Alcohol Abuse at Colleges!
Grants for Coalitions To Prevent and Reduce Alcohol Abuse at Institutions of Higher Education
POSTED: 6/5/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: IHEs and nonprofits
$ AVAILABLE: $2,475,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 9
MAX GRANT SIZE: $375,000
DEADLINE: 7/6/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-13162.htm
DESCRIPTION: Grants for a wide array of activities designed to reduce alcohol abuse among college students, particularly those who are underage.

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Advance Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy!
New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program
POSTED: 6/8/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: USDA
ELIGIBILITY: Community colleges and advanced technological centers
$ AVAILABLE: $750,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 7/20/09
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/09_newera.pdf
DESCRIPTION: Grants for technology development, applied research, and/or training to develop an agriculture-based renewable energy workforce to serve rural communities.

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Grants for Innovative Research!
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research
POSTED: 6/3/2009
FUNDING SOURCE: NIH
ELIGIBILITY: Small businesses
$ AVAILABLE: $5,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 25
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 8/3/09 (LOI); 9/1/09 (final)
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-009.html
DESCRIPTION: Grants for entrepreneurs of exceptional creativity, drawn from scientific and technological environments beyond NIH, who propose pioneering and possibly transformative approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges with the potential for downstream commercial development. 

 

New federal grants

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Public Health and Science

FY09 In Community Spirit - Prevention OWH Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47930

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Public Health and Science

FY09 U.S. Virgin Islands OWH Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47931

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Public Health and Science

2009 Request for Applications for the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Services for Women Partners of Incarcerated/Recently Released Men Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47932

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Public Health and Science

2009 The Institute for the Improvement of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Delta Region Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47933

Upcoming Federal Deadlines

Federal Deadlines

Excerpts from GrantStation's Listings of Federal Notices

Department of the Interior: Joint Fire Science Program
This program addresses problems associated with managing wildland fuels, fires, and fire-impacted ecosystems.

Department of Health and Human Services: Basic Center Program
This program provides an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems.

Environmental Protection Agency: National Wetland Program Development Grants
This program addresses one or more of the following five national priority areas of the Wetland Program Development Grant Program: state/tribal technical and meeting support, regulation, monitoring and assessment, voluntary restoration/protection, and/or water quality standards for wetlands.

Department of the Treasury: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
This program provides funding for volunteers to prepare and file federal tax returns electronically; to extend services to underserved populations in the hardest-to-reach areas, both urban and non-urban; and to significantly improve the accuracy of returns prepared at volunteer income tax assistance sites.

Department of Education: Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program
This program improves the quality of new teachers by creating partnerships that focus on improving student achievement, holding teacher preparation programs accountable, and recruiting highly qualified individuals.