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FEDERAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Volume 8, Issue 15
Prisoner Re-entry Initiative Grant
Deadline: November 4, 2008
This program is a joint effort of the
Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL)
designed to reduce recidivism by helping inmates find work when they
return to their communities. The Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
(PRI) seeks to strengthen urban communities characterized by large
numbers of returning prisoners through an employment-centered
program that incorporates mentoring, job training, and other
comprehensive transitional services. Faith-based or community
organization are eligible to apply for this grant.
Contact: Jeannette Flowers, Grants
Management Specialist, at (202) 693-3322 or Flowers.Jeannette@dol.gov.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-20570.htm.
State Incentive Grant Program: Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention
Deadline: November 7, 2008
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is accepting applications to
fund Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grants (SPF SIGs).
The purpose of the SPF SIG program is to provide funding to States,
Federally recognized Tribes and U.S. Territories in order to prevent
the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including
childhood and underage drinking; reduce substance abuse-related
problems; and build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the
State, tribal, territorial and community-levels. Eligible applicants
are the immediate Office of the Chief Executive (e.g., Governor) in
the States, U.S. Territories or District of Columbia; and federally
recognized tribes.
Contact: Edna Frazier, Office of Program Services, Division
of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at 1 Choke
Cherry Road
Room 7-1087, Rockville, Maryland 20857, or you may contact her at
240-276-1405, edna.frazier@samhsa.hhs.gov
http://samhsa.gov/grants/2009/sp_09_001.aspx
Crime Victims Funding
Deadline: Ongoing
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office
of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is
receiving applications for Project Helping Outreach Programs to
Expand. The objective of the project is to provide resources to
grass roots community-based organizations to improve outreach and
services to crime victims. Nonprofit grass roots
community-based victim service programs that do not receive federal
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim assistance grant funding may
apply for a one-time grant, up to $5,000, to support program
development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery.
Funds may be used to develop program literature, train advocates,
produce a newsletter, support victim outreach efforts, and recruit
volunteers. This is an ongoing solicitation and is contingent upon
the availability of funds.
Contact: Office for Victims of
Crime (OVC), 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 or
202-307-5983
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/expandingoutreach/welcome.html
NON-GOVERNMENTAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Innovations in American Government
Deadline: September 30, 2008
Applications are being accepted for Innovations in American
Government Award from the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance
and Innovation. The Innovations in American Government Program
is a significant force in recognizing and promoting excellence and
creativity in the public sector. Through its annual awards
competition, the Program provides concrete evidence that government
can work to improve the quality of life for citizens and that it
deserves greater public trust. Innovations Award winners
receive national press attention, serve as examples of model
programs worthy of replication, and spark research and teaching
cases at schools across the country. All units of government -
federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial - within the United
States of America are eligible for recognition and awards.
Contact: 79 John F. Kennedy Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138 at 1-800-722-0074 or www.innovationsaward.harvard.edu
Human and Community Development
Deadline: Ongoing
The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's
Program on Human and Community Development will focus its
grant-making strategies on community change and juvenile justice.
The Juvenile Justice effort maintains a national scope and
promotes an effective juvenile justice system that is linked to
relevant agencies, is acknowledged to play a critical role in the
community and is held accountable for public safety as well as the
rehabilitation of young offenders. Grant award funding levels vary.
Eligible applicants for the Juvenile Justice program include a
variety of organizations in the United States.
Information:
www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.938141/k.FEFC/Domestic_Grantmaking
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