Social and Economic Development Strategies for Native Americans

Social and Economic Development Strategies for Native Americans

Sponsor:          Administration for Native Americans/ACF/DHHS

SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for projects to promote the goal of social and
economic self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native
Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders through locally
developed social and economic development strategies (SEDS).  A total
of $10 million is expected to be available to fund approximately fifty
to seventy-five grants ranging from $25,000 to $500,000.

Deadline(s):      03/26/2008

Web Site: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HX3fzF1LmfzVsc40d0NNdnv9sp4XSVJvtpZGsnJpwQSlc2SPL7H3!-314560791?oppId=16587&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Program URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ANA-NA-0003.html

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Grants for American Indian communities

Make Criminal Records Accessible in Native American Courts!
Tribal Criminal History Record Improvement Program
POSTED: 1/25/2008
FUNDING SOURCE: DOJ
ELIGIBILITY: Indian Tribes
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 2/28/08
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/tchrip08sol.pdf
DESCRIPTION: Grants to promote participation in, and improve data sharing among, tribal, State, and national criminal records systems.

ANA SEDS Grants!
Social and Economic Development Strategies for Native Americans (SEDS)
POSTED: 1/18/2008
FUNDING SOURCE: Administration for Native Americans
ELIGIBILITY: Tribes and Alaska Native entities
$ AVAILABLE: $10,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 75
MAX GRANT SIZE: $500,000
DEADLINE: 3/26/08
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ANA-NA-0003.html
DESCRIPTION: Grants for a wide variety of economic or social development projects that will improve life outcomes for Native Americans and/or the self-governance ability of Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native entities. Most project concepts are eligible, with the exception of construction activities.

Improve Alaskan Native Education!
Alaska Native Education Program
POSTED: 1/25/2008
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: Alaskan Native organizations and those serving Alaskan Natives
$ AVAILABLE: $7,500,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 18
MAX GRANT SIZE: $700,000
DEADLINE: 3/10/08
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/25jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-1341.htm 
DESCRIPTION: Grants for a wide array of planning and implementing educational strategies and programs for Alaskan Natives at all levels of education.

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Improve School Libraries!

Improve School Libraries!
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program
POSTED: 1/22/2008
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Education
ELIGIBILITY: LEAs
$ AVAILABLE: $18,570,261
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 80
MAX GRANT SIZE: $500,000
DEADLINE: 3/7/08
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-1007.htm
DESCRIPTION: Funding to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials.

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Household Water Well System Grant

Household Water Well System Grant

Sponsor:          Rural Utilities Service/Department of Agriculture

SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor make grants to qualified private non-profit
organizations to establish lending programs for household water wells.  For FY 2008, the HWWS grant funding available is $993,000. The non-profit organizations will use the grants to make loans to
individuals to construct or upgrade a household water well system for
an existing home. The organizations must contribute an amount equal to at least ten percent of the grant request to capitalize the loan fund.

Deadline(s):      05/31/2008

Web Site: http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/well.htm

Program URL: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-1379.htm

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USDA Community Connect Grants

Community Connect Grants

Sponsor:          Rural Utilities Service/Department of Agriculture

SYNOPSIS:
The purpose of the Community Connect Grant Program is to provide
financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that
will provide currently unserved areas, on a “community-oriented
connectivity” basis, with broadband transmission service that fosters
economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and
public safety services. RUS will give priority to rural areas that it
believes have the greatest need for broadband transmission
services.

Deadline(s):      03/28/2008

Web Site: http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm

Program URL: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-1378.htm

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Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant

Sponsor:          Rural Utilities Service/Department of Agriculture

SYNOPSIS:
Distance learning and telemedicine loans and grants are
specifically designed to provide access to education, training and
health care resources for people in rural America. The Distance
Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program funds the use of advanced
telecommunications technologies to help communities meet those needs.  The grants, which are awarded through competitive process, may be used to fund telecommunications, computer networks and related advanced technologies.   The anticipated amount available to fund grant awards in FY 2008 is $24,763,815.

Deadline(s):      04/14/2008

Web Site: http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm

Program URL: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-1378.htm

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Help Low-Income Families Invest!

Help Low-Income Families Invest!
Assets for Independence (AFI) Demonstration Program
POSTED: 1/17/2008
FUNDING SOURCE: DHHS
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies
$ AVAILABLE: $19,000,000
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 65
MAX GRANT SIZE: $1,000,000
DEADLINE: 3/25/08
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EI-0053.html
DESCRIPTION: Funds to provide financial awards and other supports to help low-income families build assets for such purposes as continuing their education, buy homes, etc.

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Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services

CSAT Grant: Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services

Please note that the filing deadline for RFA TI-08-006 is March 27, 2008, not March 11, 2008 as previously indicated.

Request for Applications (RFA) No. TI-08-006
Posting on Grants.gov: January 18, 2008
Receipt Date: March 27, 2008
Announcement Type: Initial

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for the Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services grants.

The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand substance abuse treatment and/or outreach/pretreatment services in conjunction with HIV/AIDS services in African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and/or other racial or ethnic communities highly affected by the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.

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Social and Economic Development Strategies for Native Americans

Social and Economic Development Strategies for Native Americans

Sponsor:          Administration for Native Americans/ACF/DHHS

SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for projects to promote the goal of social and
economic self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native
Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders through locally
developed social and economic development strategies (SEDS).  A total
of $10 million is expected to be available to fund approximately fifty
to seventy-five grants ranging from $25,000 to $500,000.

Deadline(s):      03/26/2008

Web Site: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HX3fzF1LmfzVsc40d0NNdnv9sp4XSVJvtpZGsnJpwQSlc2SPL7H3!-314560791?oppId=16587&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Program URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ANA-NA-0003.html

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Environmental Regulatory Enhancement

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement

Sponsor:          Administration for Native Americans/ACF/DHHS

SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for the strengthening of tribal governments or
organizations through capacity building in order to identify, plan,
develop and implement environmental programs in a manner that is
consistent with Tribal culture for Native communities.  Approximately
$1.5 million is available to fund twenty to thirty grants of up to
$250,000.

Deadline(s):      03/12/2008

Web Site: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HXCGD1NpdfGrc2DyVPJ2yt7TKpmPFm2GKJsYm0XkHL6WLP1rhvMN!1423787025?oppId=16589&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Program URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ANA-NR-0008.html

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Xcel Energy Foundation

Focus Area Grants

Sponsor:          Xcel Energy Foundation

SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support to non-profit, tax-exempt
organizations for projects in the areas of education, the environment,
community development, and arts and culture. The sponsor’s support is
limited to the eleven states served by its company.

Deadline(s):      02/14/2008
                  05/07/2008
                  08/08/2008

Program URL: http://www.xcelenergy.com/XLWEB/CDA/0,2914,1-1-1_4359_4842_4846-966-0_0_0-0,00.html

Geo. Restricted:  COLORADO
                  KANSAS
                  MICHIGAN
                  MINNESOTA
                  NEW MEXICO
                  NORTH DAKOTA
                  OKLAHOMA
                  SOUTH DAKOTA
                  TEXAS
                  WISCONSIN
                  WYOMING

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Computer Systems Research

Computer Systems Research

Sponsor:          Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering/NSF

SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor supports innovative research and education projects
that have the potential to: increase our understanding of large-scale
and increasingly data-intensive computer systems and applications,
through the creation of new knowledge needed to improve their design,
use, behavior, and stability; capitalize on research opportunities
provided by new technologies and new classes of systems; expand the
capabilities of computer systems by developing highly innovative new
ways to exploit existing technologies; lead to systems software that
is quantifiably more reliable, easier to use, and/or more efficient;
and produce innovative curricula or educational materials that better
prepare future generations of computing professionals. <S2S>

Deadline(s):      04/23/2008

Web Site: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08538/nsf08538.htm

Program URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HY4F2Yf4b8CZdL09G9YJ08XhNQSdD2VmQM7WHTlL8nZBcvRLpsGZ!-467687083?oppId=16601&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

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Partners for Fish and Wildlife

Partners for Fish and Wildlife

Sponsor:          U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Department of the Interior

SYNOPSIS:
Partners for Fish and Wildlife is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services habitat restoration cost-sharing program for private
landowners.  The program was established to offer technical and
financial assistance to landowners who wish to restore wildlife
habitat on their property.  The assistance provided by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service can range from giving informal advice on the
design and location of a potential restoration project, to designing a
project and funding up to fifty percent of the implementation cost
under a formal cooperative agreement with the landowner.

Program URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HYpZvGYXMWJP5yJPT8Pq2Mf1pyBVGK0n0v17MgZkGKNCgpbhyKjg!-467687083?oppId=40489&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

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Alaska Native Education

Alaska Native Education

Sponsor:          Office of Elementary and Secondary Education/Department of Education

SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides funding to develop and support supplemental
educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives.  Eligible applicants
are Alaska Native organizations; educational entities with experience
in developing or operating Alaska Native programs or programs of
instruction conducted in Alaska Native languages; cultural and
community-based organizations with experience in developing or
operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives; and consortia of
organizations and entities described in this paragraph to carry out
programs that meet the purposes of this program. A State educational
agency or local educational agency may apply for an award under this
program only as part of a consortium involving an Alaska Native
organization. The consortium may include other eligible
applicants.

Deadline(s):      03/10/2008

Web Site: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;?oppId=16621&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Program URL: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/25jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-1341.htm

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Legal Assistance for Victims Grants

Legal Assistance for Victims Grants

Sponsor:          Violence Against Women Office/Department of Justice

SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor awards grants to law school legal clinics, legal aid or
legal services programs, domestic violence victims’ shelters, bar
associations, sexual assault programs, private nonprofit entities,
including faith-based and community-based organizations, and Indian
tribal governments. These grants are for providing direct legal
services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking
in matters arising from the abuse or violence and for providing
enhanced training for lawyers representing these victims. The goal of
the Program is to develop innovative, collaborative projects that
provide quality representation to victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault, and stalking. 

Deadline(s):      02/20/2008

Web Site: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=16605&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Program URL: http://apply.grants.gov/opportunities/instructions/oppOVW-2008-1752-cfda16.524-cidDISCRETIONARY-instructions.doc

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