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FEDERAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Volume 8, Issue 13
Weed and Seed
Communities Competitive Program
Deadlines:
August 19, Draft Application to U.S. Attorney's Offices
September 9, Application Deadline
The U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Community Capacity
Development Office (CCDO), is pleased to announce that it is seeking
applications from interested communities to participate in the Weed
and Seed Communities Competitive Program. This program
furthers the Department's mission to prevent, control and reduce
violent crime, drug abuse and gang activity. The Weed and Seed
initiative comprises a community-based, comprehensive multi-agency
approach to law enforcement, crime prevention and neighborhood
restoration. Applicants are limited to state, local or tribal
governments or nonprofit organizations in communities with high
levels of serious violent crimes that have not previously been Weed
and Seed sites.
Contact: Community
Capacity Development Office at 202-616-1152. For technical
assistance call 1-800-518-4726 or www.grants.gov
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/funding/appl_kit.html
Support
for Homeless Youth: A Collaborative State and Local Demonstration
Deadline: August 25,
2008
The Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families is
accepting applications for a five-year Demonstration project
targeted to young people ages 16-21, in rural areas (including
Tribal lands and other rural Native communities) who are approaching
independence and young adulthood, but have few or no connections to
a supportive, family structure or community. This project funds
States to work with local community-based organizations, is intended
to influence policies, programs and practices that affect the design
and delivery of services to runaway and homeless youth.
Entities eligible to apply for the grants will be the Departments
and/or agencies that administer independent living programs for
youth aging out of foster care (e.g., Human Services and Child
Welfare Agencies) in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico.
Contact:
Lisa Dammar, Office of Grants Management, Administration for
Children and Families c/o The Dixon Group, Inc., 118 Q Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20002-2132 or at 1-866-796-1591
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open.html.
Assistance for
Runaways and Homeless Youth
Deadline: August 25,
2008
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and
Families' (ACYF) is accepting applications for the Transitional
Living Program (TLP) and for Maternity Group Homes (MGH). This
program provides an alternative to involving runaway and homeless
youth in the law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, and
juvenile justice systems. Each Transitional Living Program
must provide a safe and appropriate shelter for up to 18 months of
services with adult supervision, life and interpersonal skill
building, career counseling and job skills, counseling, and medical
care as appropriate. Public and private nonprofits, including
public and Indian housing authorities are eligible to apply.
Also, state, local, county, city and township governments may apply.
Contact:
Kelli Matson-Geist, Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF
Operations Center, c/o The Dixon Group, Inc., 118 Q Street NE,
Washington, DC 20002-2132 or call
1- 866-796-1591
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open.html
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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