Grant Availability
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2011-2012 AmeriCorps State Grants
2011 MLK Day of Service Mini-GrantsThe Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA) will release Requests for Proposals on Monday, August 2nd for 2011-2012 AmeriCorps funding and the 2011 MLK Day of Service.
The RFPs will be available on MSA's website (www.mass-service.org) and all applications will be due to MSA on Wednesday, September 15, 2010.
MassDOT-MArtap Transportation Grants availablePlease know that the Massachusetts Rural Transit Assistance Program (MArtap), on behalf of the MassDOTMArtap, is making grants available to Massachusetts councils on aging/friends groups and non-profit transportation providers for equipment or projects designed to update or enhance transit services in rural and small urban areas. COAs/private nonprofits may request up to $750 for this purpose.
Requests due 31 July 2010. (See the "Helping Hand Announcement letter")
MArtap is also offering a Helping Hand Mini Grant program to assist councils on aging/friends groups to obtain a Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S ® Number (referred to as a "Duns" number). A Duns number is an essential part of helping establish your agency/business credit profile; in some cases, a Duns number is required for doing business with some entities, such as the US Government or federal agencies.
Requests due by 30 July 2010. (See the DUNS NUMBERS attachment)
There is also a Certified Community Transit Manager Preparatory class and Exam September 21-- 23, 2010 your agency may be interested in. (See CCTM announcement.)
For further information, please visit www.martap.org or contact:
Carol A. Tally / MArtap Program Coordinator -- Massachusetts Rural Transit Assistance Program (MArtap)
PO Box 155 / Foxboro, MA 02035 / p: 877-MArtap1 (627-8271)
$60M in HHS Affordable Care Act GrantsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Thursday, June 3, 2010
Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 620-6343
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of $60 million in Affordable Care Act grants to states and communities to help individuals and their caregivers better understand and navigate their health and long-term care options.
The deadline for applications is: Monday, July 30, 2010.
Grants will be awarded in September 2010.
AID Grant for Chronic Disease Self-ManagementThese funds are available on a competitive basis in the following counties:
Western MA counties: - Franklin - Hampden - Hampshire - Berkshire
Southeastern MA counties: - Bristol - Plymouth - Barnstable - Dukes - NantucketSBA Disaster Loans AvailableThe Small Business Association can help home owners renters and non-farm business of all sizes as well as private non-profit organizations with property damaged by disaster.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is May 28, 2010.
The deadline to return economic injury applications is December 29, 2010.
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— 2009 —
NEW — CVS Award CompetitionCVS/pharmacy and NCOA through the National Institute of Senior Centers will host the third annual "2010 Prescription for Better Health" award competition.
These awards will honor senior centers for the outstanding work they do in promoting a healthy lifestyle for seniors through their offerings of senior center health programming and through the Pack Your Bag Programs. Read more at the link above about these awards and apply online today through November 30th.
It's not too late to post a promotion to the Pack Your Bag Program on your website, and qualify for this contest. Just post the following address on your state association website and then go to the link at the bottom of this website and apply for the random drawing. Five winners will receive a $250 cash prize and a conference registration to the NCOA-ASA "Aging in America" Conference in March, 2010 in Chicago.
Post this NCOA Pack Your Bag info on your State Association Website & qualify: http://www.ncoa.org/content.cfm?sectionid=387
DEADLINE: 30 November 2009
National Institute of Health (NIH) GrantsWe thought you might be interested in learning about the following opportunity:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the availability of $30 million provided by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to support the development of partnerships between academic research centers and community-based organizations.
This funding opportunity, developed in collaboration with theAdministration on Aging (AoA), supports the development of infrastructure and staff for productive and sustainable academic-community research partnerships.
The goal is to accelerate the pace, productivity, dissemination, and implementation of research translation in community-based settings by strengthening and transforming relationships between academic centers and community organizations. Academic research centers must take the lead in applying for these grant funds, but they are required to have a full collaboration with community-based organization(s).
This grant announcement gives special attention to projects that involve partnerships with HHS funded networks, including the AoA supported Aging Services Network. NIH anticipates awarding 30 or more grants with a funding maximum of $1 million per applicant. Letters of intent are due November 12, 2009 and the application due date is December 11, 2009.
For a copy of the grant announcement, go to: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AmericanSocietyonAgi/f2ac3a231b/095db01536/6bae12bfbe
The Strengthening Communities FundTo: State, Faith based and Community Organizations, The Federal Government recognizes the important work carried out by nonprofit organizations to address the needs of disadvantaged and hard-to-reach populations suffering economic hardships and intends to empower these organizations to be part of economic recovery through the new Strengthening Communities Fund. The Strengthening Communities Fund is now available and applications are due July 7, 2009. Please share this information with your list-servs, networks, and partner organizations.
The Strengthening Communities Fund
Objective: The objective of the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) is to enable nonprofit organizations to contribute to the economic recovery and help Federal, State, local, and Indian/Native American Tribal governments ensure that the information and services described in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) reach disadvantaged and hard-to-serve populations.
Program Focus: The focus of this program is to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations, whether secular or faith based, 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, including ARRA benefits.
Grant Program: SCF is made up of two separate grant programs.
1. Nonprofit Capacity Building Program: The SCF Nonprofit Capacity Building program will make one-time awards up to $1 million to experienced lead organizations to provide nonprofit organizations — or project partners — with capacity building training, technical assistance, and competitive financial assistance. A minimum of 55% of the Federal funds awarded must be provided to project partners through a competitive process. The grant period for this award is 24 months. To read the full program announcement for the SCF Nonprofit Capacity Building program visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-SI-0091.html
2. State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program: The SCF State, Local, and Tribal Government Capacity Building program will make one-time awards up to $250,000 to State, city, county, and Indian/Native American Tribal government offices (e.g., offices responsible for outreach to faith-based and community organizations or those interested in initiating such an effort), or their designees, to build the capacity of nonprofit faith-based and community organizations to better serve those in need and to increase nonprofit organizations' involvement in the economic recovery. Grantees will use program funds to provide free capacity building services to nonprofit organizations and to build their own capacity to provide such services to nonprofits. The grant period for this award is 24 months.
To read the full program announcement for the SCF State, Local and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program visit: SCF State, Local and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program
For more information about this new program, visit: New Program
For recordings of technical assistance calls for potential applicants, visit: Recordings of technical assistance calls for potential applicants
Eddie Ortega
USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
(617) 565-6413
www.FNS.USDA.gov
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