Tobacco-Use Prevention Grants for CA Schools!
Tobacco-Use Prevention: Grades Nine Through Twelve
POSTED: 11/10/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: California Department of Education
ELIGIBILITY: LEAs
$ AVAILABLE: $9,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: LOI 11/17/06; deadline 12/15/06 CONTACT INFORMATION: John Lagomarisino, 916-323-1540
DESCRIPTION: Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) funding to support health education efforts aimed at the prevention and reduction of tobacco use among 9th – 12th grade students.
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Healthy Start Grants in CA!
Healthy Start
POSTED: 11/10/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: California Department of Education
ELIGIBILITY: Selected LEAs in CA
$ AVAILABLE: $10,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $450,000
DEADLINE: 2/2/07
CONTACT INFORMATION: Kimberly McDaniel, 916-319-0485
DESCRIPTION: Funding to assist K-12 schools and their collaborative partners to develop and expand comprehensive, integrated, school-linked services and support.
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Prevent 6th – 8th Graders from Using Tobacco!
Tobacco-Use Prevention: Grades Six Through Eight
POSTED: 11/10/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: California Department of Education
ELIGIBILITY: LEAs in CA
$ AVAILABLE: $1,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $90,000
DEADLINE: 01/08/07
CONTACT INFORMATION: John Lagomarsino, 916-323-1540
DESCRIPTION: Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) funds to support health education efforts aimed at the prevention and reduction of tobacco use among 6th – 8th grade students.
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Prevent Substance Abuse Among Prisoners!
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program
POSTED: 10/23/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Justice
ELIGIBILITY: States and localities
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 12/13/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: Jill Young, 202-353-7302
DESCRIPTION: Grants to develop and implement substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities and to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders. Funding amounts have not yet been announced.
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Research Ways to Reduce Sexual Violence!
The Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence: From Adolescence to Late Adulthood
POSTED: 10/25/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Justice
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits, public agencies, and IHEs $ AVAILABLE: $750,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 1/30/07
CONTACT INFORMATION: Catherine C. McNamee, 202-514-7936
DESCRIPTION: Grants to research ways to reduce sexual violence and increase women’s safety by informing and improving policy and practice in the criminal justice system.
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Understand Bullying and Sexual Violence!
Understanding Risk and Protective Factors for Sexual Violence Perpetration and the Overlap with Bullying Behavior
POSTED: 11/7/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: $600,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: 2 MAX GRANT SIZE: $300,000
DEADLINE: 1/9/07 (LOI); 2/21/07 (Final)
CONTACT INFORMATION: Rebecca Leeb, 770-488-1156
DESCRIPTION: Funding to discover the underlying mechanisms that link bullying and sexual violence and research ways to treat and reduce both.
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Improve Post-Secondary Education!
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program for Underrepresented Students
POSTED: 11/8/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Community colleges and other IHEs $ AVAILABLE: $14,000,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: 9 MAX GRANT SIZE: $200,000
DEADLINE: 1/18/07
CONTACT INFORMATION: Adolphus Toliver, 301-594-3900
DESCRIPTION: Grants to establish partnerships between community colleges or universities to develop programs that prepare associate degree students with academic potential for admission and successful completion of undergraduate degree program in biomedical and/or behavioral science related subjects.
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Prevent Intimate Partner Violence!
Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking: Research for Policy and Practice
POSTED: 10/25/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Justice
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits, public agencies, and IHEs $ AVAILABLE: $1,000,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 1/26/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: Bernard Auchter, 202-307-0154
DESCRIPTION: Research knowledge to increase victim safety and improve the justice system and related responses to intimate partner violence and stalking.
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Improve Communications Tech for Public Safety!
Communications Technology
POSTED: 10/27/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Justice
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits, public agencies, and IHEs $ AVAILABLE: $500,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 11/27/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: Joseph Heaps, 202-305-1554
DESCRIPTION: Funds to research, develop, and evaluate emerging communication technology solutions for public safety agencies.
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Return Prisoners to Society!
Prisoner Reentry Initiative
POSTED: 10/30/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Justice
ELIGIBILITY: States and Indian Tribes
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 20
MAX GRANT SIZE: $450,000
DEADLINE: 1/11/07
CONTACT INFORMATION: Julius Dupree, 202-514-1928
DESCRIPTION: Reduce criminal recidivism by helping returning offenders find work and access other critical services in their communities.
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Improve Health Literacy!
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy
POSTED: 10/30/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $200,000
DEADLINE: 4/27/07 (LOI); 5/24/07 (Final) CONTACT INFORMATION: Marge Keyes, 301-427-1333
DESCRIPTION: Funds to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions.
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Improve Americans’ Understanding of Foreign Language!
Intensive Summer Language Institutes
POSTED: 10/31/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of State
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: $6,000,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: 1 MAX GRANT SIZE: $6,000,000
DEADLINE: 1/5/07
CONTACT INFORMATION: Heidi Manley, 202-453-8135
DESCRIPTION: One grant to provide foreign language instruction for American undergraduate and graduate students.
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Reduce Youth Violence!
Maximizing Protective Factors for Youth Violence
POSTED: 10/31/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: $400,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: 2 MAX GRANT SIZE: $200,000
DEADLINE: 1/26/07 (LOI); 2/28/06 (Final) CONTACT INFORMATION: Rebecca Leeb, 770-488-1156
DESCRIPTION: Funding to conduct secondary analysis of existing data to identify potentially modifiable protective factors for youth violence.
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Improve Teacher Understanding of Technology!
Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers
POSTED: 11/1/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: NSF
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: $20,000,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: 17 MAX GRANT SIZE: $900,000
DEADLINE: 1/5/07 (Preliminary); 5/10/07 (Final) CONTACT INFORMATION: Sylvia James, 703-292-9044
DESCRIPTION: Funding for a wide array of activities to assist teachers and their students understand information technology.
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Treat Alcoholism!
Mechanisms of Behavior Change in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders
POSTED: 11/1/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $275,000
DEADLINE: 12/19/06 (LOI); 1/19/07 (Final) CONTACT INFORMATION: Robert B. Huebner, 301-443-1206
DESCRIPTION: Grants to investigate the underlying mechanisms that drive behavior change within the context of behavioral treatments for alcohol dependence.
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Encourage Minorities to Donate Organs!
Minority Organ and Tissue Donation
POSTED: 11/3/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: $1,500,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: 5 MAX GRANT SIZE: $150,000
DEADLINE: 11/21/06 (LOI); 12/21/06 (Final) CONTACT INFORMATION: Lawrence Agodoa, 301-594-1932
DESCRIPTION: Funding to develop educational programs to increase the number of organs donated by minorities.
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Prevent Head Injuries!
Abusive Head Trauma Prevention
POSTED: 11/7/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: $1,200,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: 3 MAX GRANT SIZE: $400,000
DEADLINE: 1/22/07 (LOI); 2/21/07 (Final) CONTACT INFORMATION: Phyllis H. Niolon, 770-488-1362
DESCRIPTION: Funds to research and evaluate strategies for the prevention of abusive head trauma (AHT).
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