OCS compiles new nonprofit grant opportunities
The Office of Community Services in the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has summarized new government grant opportunities that have been compiled by the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Included are announcements for grants in these areas:
Nonprofit capacity building
Alzheimer’s disease
HIV/AIDS
Cancer in minorities
Young adults with disabilities
Women partners of incarcerated/recently released men with HIV/AIDS
Aging populations
Head Start expansion
Below is the list with links to the requests for grant proposals.
New Grant Opportunities
Index of Grant Opportunities by Agency
The Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Services Program: Innovation Cooperative
Agreements to Better Serve People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Health Grant Opportunities
4-in-1 Title V- HIV/AIDS Initiative
WHAT: These grants and supplements will be used to enhance HIV testing, including rapid testing and/or standard HIV antibody testing and to provide a more focused effort to address HIV/AIDS prevention by targeting some of the largest urban Indian populations in the United States.
WHEN: Closing date is July 15, 2009.
AWARD AMOUNT: $150,000
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service, Office of Urban Indian Health Programs
CONTACT: For program-related and general information regarding this announcement: Danielle Steward, Health Systems Specialist, Office of Urban Indian Health Programs, (301) 443-4680 or danielle.steward@ihs.gov.
WHAT: This Program Announcement provides an opportunity for states to develop innovative approaches to improving the delivery of services and supports at the community-level to persons and families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Under this Announcement, the Administration on Aging (AoA) is especially interested in projects that propose efforts to serve persons who are in the early stages of ADRD and in projects that propose efforts to create more dementia-capable systems for serving persons, families, and communities impacted by ADRD.
WHEN: The deadline date for submission of applications is 11:59 p.m. EST on July 6, 2009. Letters should be submitted by facsimile or e-mail to the ADSSP Program Coordinator, Shannon Andrzejewski, Fax (202) 357-3469, E-mail: shannon.andrzejewski@aoa.hhs.gov
AWARD AMOUNT: Award ceiling is $500,000.
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration on Aging (AoA) Office of Planning and Policy Development
Human Services Grant Opportunities
WHAT: The purpose of this program is to establish a gender-specific, peer led HIV prevention education project for women intimate partners of incarcerated/recently released males. The project shall develop a coalition of support/transition services for women partners and their families through coordinating local/state departments of health, healthcare providers, AIDS service organizations, social services, community organizations, correctional facilities and criminal justice offices.
WHEN: Closing date is July 17, 2009. Refer to the grant announcement regarding application submission requirements, dates and times.
AWARD AMOUNT: $125,000
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Public Health and Science
Community Living Program Cooperative Agreements
WHAT: Under this Announcement, AoA will award Cooperative Agreements to assist State Units on Aging (SUA) to develop Community Living Programs (formerly known as Nursing Home Diversion Programs).
WHEN: The deadline for submission of applications is August 3, 2009. The deadline for submission of letter of intent is July 1, 2009.
AWARD AMOUNT: The average grant amount per state over the 24 month period is anticipated to be approximately $600,000 with the maximum award up to $1,000,000. Because the nature and scope of the proposed projects will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size of each award will also vary.
CONTACT: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Tabith Laigle, Grants Management Specialist, Tabitha.laigle@aoa.hhs.gov
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration on Aging (AOA) Office for Planning and Policy Development
Research Grant Opportunities
WHAT: Under this initiative, funding will be awarded through a competitive process to two consortia to research, test, and evaluate innovative systems models for providing inclusive integrated apprentice training in a high-growth industry to youth and young adults with disabilities, including those with the most significant disabilities, between the ages of 16 and 27.
WHEN: Closing date is July 15, 2009. Applications are due by 5pm Eastern standard time on closing date.
AWARD AMOUNT: Award ceiling is $400,000.
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy
CONTACT: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Cassandra Mitchell, Grants Management Specialist, Phone 202-693-4570 mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov
Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership
WHAT: With this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for linked awards using the NIH P20 funding mechanism and intended for feasibility studies to assist researchers and faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) establish collaborative partnerships with the researchers and faculty of NCI-designated Cancer Centers (or other institutions with highly-organized, integrated research efforts focused on cancer).
WHEN: Closing date is April 19, 2012.
AWARD AMOUNT: $275,000
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CONTACT: The letter of intent should be sent to: H. Nelson Aguila, D.V.M. Telephone: (301) 496-7344, Fax: 301-435-9225, Email: Aguilah@mail.nih.gov
Recovery Grant Opportunities
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009- Head Start Expansion
WHAT: Funding will support an increase in the enrollment of additional children as well as create new teaching and other positions in Head Start programs. This expansion provides an opportunity for Head Start programs to reach groups, communities and neighborhoods that have not been served in the past.
WHEN: Closing date is June 23, 2009.
AWARD AMOUNT: Average projected award amount is $500,000 per budget period.
AGENCY: US. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start (OHS)
WHAT: Applications will be accepted for new cooperative agreements to experienced organizations to provide nonprofit organizations serving as project partners, with capacity building training, technical assistance, and competitive financial assistance. The focus of this program is to build the capacity of funded projects’ nonprofit partners in order to address the broad economic recovery issues present in their communities, including helping low-income individuals secure and retain employment, earn higher wages, obtain better-quality jobs, and gain greater access to state and Federal benefits and tax credits.
WHEN: July 07, 2009 NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on the due date.
AWARD AMOUNT: Award Ceiling is $1,000,000.
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS)
