A list of recently opened solicitations and other relevant information on grants has just become available covering a wide array of programs of interest to business and non-profit alike.
Beacon Community Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Deadline: Letters of Intent (required) – June 9, 2010; Final Deadline – June 28, 2010
More Information: http://healthit.hhs.gov/programs/beacon
How to Apply: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=54816
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations; Integrated delivery network or health system with broad community partnerships; State or local government entity with a public health focus; Independent physician association or consortium of medical groups; Public/Private partnership aimed at health system improvement and/or community health improvement
Program Contact: HHS – BeaconCommunityGrants@hhs.gov
Short Description: This cooperative agreement program is designed to provide funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology infrastructure and exchange capabilities. Ultimately, the goal of this program is to improve the lives of Americans and the performance of the health care providers who serve them by transforming local health care systems to adopt cutting edge technology that will equip them to improve health care quality and efficiency.
Secure Our Schools (SOS) Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Deadline: June 21, 2010
More Information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=54816
How to Apply: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=54811
Eligibility: State and local law enforcement agencies with primary law enforcement authority
Program Contact: COPS – (800) 421-6770 or AskCOPSRC@usdoj.gov
Short Description: This grant program is designed to provide funding to state and local governments to encourage law enforcement agencies and schools to partner with one another to improve school security and safety. Funding awarded through this program can be used for activities such as (1) placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measure; (2) security assessments; (3) security training of personnel and students; or (4) coordination with local law enforcement.
Community Policing Development Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Deadline: June 30, 2010
More Information: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2450
How to Apply: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=54802
Eligibility: Open to all public governmental agencies, non-profit institutions, universities, community groups and faith based organizations.
Program Contact: (800) 421-6770 or CHP2010@usdoj.gov
Short Description: Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to advance the practice of community policing in law enforcement agencies through training and technical assistance, the development of innovative community policing strategies, applied research, guidebooks, and best practices that are national in scope. Initiatives that primarily or solely benefit one or a limited number of law enforcement agencies or other entities will not be considered for funding.
Community Economic Development Projects
Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
Deadline: Letters of Intent – June 14, 2010; Final Deadline – July 1, 2010
More Information: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-OCS-EE-0001
How to Apply: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=54628
Eligibility: Private, nonprofit Community Development Corporations (CDC) experienced in planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development activities.
Program Contact: Rafael Elizalde – (800) 281-9519 or OCSGRANTS@acf.hhs.gov
Short Description: This program will award Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development in low-income communities. CDCs funded through this program must recruit low-income individuals to fill newly created positions and offer them support to ensure they successfully hold those jobs.
Susan Harwood Training Grants Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Deadline: July 2, 2010
More Information: http://www.osha.gov/dte/sharwood/index.html
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations; Public institutions of higher education
Program Contact: Cindy Bencheck – (847) 297-4810 or bencheck.cindy@dol.gov
Short Description: This grant program is designed to provide training and education programs for employers and workers to improve the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces. Ultimately, OSHA aims to provide workers with training about job hazards and their workplace rights.
Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB) Initiatives Program
Agency: Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)
Deadline: July 16, 2010
More Information: https://www.pccdegmis.state.pa.us/pccd_egmis/Public/OpenAnnouncements.aspx
How to Apply: https://www.pccdegmis.state.pa.us/pccd_egmis/Public/OpenAnnouncements.aspx
Eligibility: Counties who have established Criminal Justice Advisory Boards (CJABs)
Program Contact: Jackie Weaknecht (717) 265-8468
Short Description: PCCD is currently accepting concept papers from county Criminal Justice Advisory Boards (CJABs) to initiate or enhance CJAB projects. Projects could include public safety initiatives, reentry initiatives, alternatives to incarceration, or prison overcrowding initiatives.
Geothermal Energy Production Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP)
Deadline: July 9, 2010
More Information: http://www.fedconnect.net – click ‘Search Public Opportunities’ – Title Search “Geothermal Energy Production”
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; State and local governments; Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors
Program Contact: Genevieve Wozniak – Genevieve.wozniak@go.doe.gov
Short Description: DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Program is designed to expand its partnership with the geothermal community of the country on geothermal systems research, demonstration, and development throughout the country. Ultimately, GTP’s goal is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of geothermal energy production through innovative methods.
Biomass Research and Development Initiative Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Deadline: July 13, 2010
More Information: http://www.fedconnect.net – – click ‘Search Public Opportunities’ – Title Search ‘Biomass Research and Development Initiative’
How to Apply: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=54455
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education; National Laboratories; State and federal research agency; nonprofit organizations; Consortiums of any two or more of these entities.
Program Contact: Jon Olsen – jon.olsen@go.doe.gov
Short Description: This joint effort of DOE and USDA will support (1) Technologies and processes necessary for abundant commercial production of biofuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels; (2) High-value biobased products; and (3) a diversity of economically and environmentally sustainable domestic sources of renewable biomass for conversion to biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased products. DOE and USDA are soliciting applications that integrate the following three technical areas: (1) Feedstocks Development (harvest, handling, transport, preprocessing, and storage); (2) Biofuels and Biobased Products Development; (3) Biofuels Development Analysis.
Division of Physics for FY2011
Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Deadline: Variable depending on individual funding opportunity
More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10057/nsf10057.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179
How to Apply: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10057/nsf10057.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179
Eligibility: Variable depending on individual funding opportunity
Program Contact: NSF Division of Physics – (703) 292-8890
Short Description: NSF’s Division of Physics recently announced its target dates for application submission to multiple FY2011 funding opportunities. As you may know, NSF is an independent federal agency created to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare of the United States, and to help secure national defense through science. The Division of Physics is tasked with the responsibility for the health of physics research and education in the nation’s colleges and universities. Its mission is to support physics research that has broader impacts on other fields of science and on the health, economic strength, and defense of the country.
Grant seekers should be aware of potential scams promising free government grants. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has posted a Consumer Alert about “Free Government Grants: Don’t Take them for Grant-ed” found at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.shtm. Below you will find a list of Web sites that serve as the official access points for learning about potential federal funding opportunities.
| Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) – definitive source for all federal financial assistance programs. |
| Grants.gov – central storehouse for information on thousands of federally administered grant programs. |
| USA.gov – official federal resource for information on federal services such as benefits, grants, money, taxes, consumer guides, jobs, education and more. |
| Recovery.gov – information on potential funding opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus package). |
| PA’s Recovery Website
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| Govbenefits.gov – information on financial assistance and government services for only individuals. |
