Grant Programs*
* Applicants are encouraged to apply online. To do so and to search a more comprehensive database of federal assistance, visit www.grants.gov.
Education
Grant: Special Education--National Activities--Technology and Media Services (CFDA #: 84.327F-01)
The purpose of this program is to: (1) improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational media services activities designed to be of value in the classroom setting to children with disabilities; and (3) provide support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom setting.
Program Office: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Deadline: 9/02/2008
Grant: Charter Schools Program (CFDA #: 84.282)
This program provides financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools, and the dissemination of information on charter schools. Grants are available, on a competitive basis, to SEAs in states that have charter school laws; SEAs in turn make subgrants to developers of charter schools who have applied for a charter. If an eligible SEA elects not to participate or if its application for funding is not approved, the Department can make grants directly to charter school developers.
Program Office: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
Deadline: 9/29/2008
Grant: Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA #s: 84.305A, 84.305B, 305C, 305D, 305E, 84.324A, and 84.324B)
The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute¡¯s FY 2009 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research. The Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, title I of Public Law 107-279. The intent of these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education.
Program Office: Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Deadline: 10/02/2008
Grant: Preparation of Leadership Personnel CFDA 84.325D
The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for highly qualified personnel--in special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education--to work with infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research and experience, to be successful in serving those children.
Program Office: U.S. Department of Education
Deadline: 10/02/2008
Grant: Special Education--National Activities--Technology and Media Services (CFDA #: 84.327)
The purpose of this program is to: (1) improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational media services activities designed to be of value in the classroom setting to children with disabilities; and (3) provide support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom setting.
Program Office: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Deadline: TBD
Grant: Special Education--National Activities-Technical Assistance and Dissemination (CFDA #: 84.326)
The purpose of this program is to promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance, model demonstration projects, dissemination of useful information, and implementation activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
Program Office: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Deadline: TBD
Department of Justice
Grant: CCDO FY 09 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program CFDA # 16.595
The Weed and Seed strategy aims to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, criminal drug related activity, and gang activity. The Weed and Seed strategy is a community-based, comprehensive multi-agency approach. Four elements make up the two-pronged Weed and Seed Strategy: Law Enforcement; Community Policing; Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment; and Neighborhood Restoration. Limited discretionary grant resources are available annually for communities selected as Weed and Seed Communities subject to Congressional funding and level of grantee performance.
Program Office: OJP
Deadline: draft application 8/19/2008; complete application 9/9/2008
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Grant: Head Start Replacement Grantee: Middlesex County, New Jersey
The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Middlesex County Economic Opportunity Corporation. Funds in the amount of $5,839,122 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.
Program Office: Administration for Children and Families
Deadline: 9/5/2008
Grant: Head Start Replacement Grantee: Plainfield, New Jersey
The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations, that wish to compete for funds that are available to provide Head Start services to children and families residing in Plainfield, New Jersey. The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Second Street Youth Center Foundation, Inc. Funds in the amount of $2,258,463 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.
Program Office: Administration for Children and Families
Deadline: 9/5/2008
Grant: Head Start Replacement Grantee: Union Township, New Jersey
The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations, that wish to compete for funds that are available to provide Head Start services to children and families residing in Union Township, New Jersey. The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Union Township Community Action Organization. Funds in the amount of $375,379 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.
Program Office: Administration for Children and Families
Deadline: 9/5/2008
Grant: Early Head Start Replacement Grantee: Amarillo, Texas (including parts of Randall and Potter Counties)
The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations, that wish to compete for funds that are available to provide Early Head Start services to children and families residing in Amarillo, Texas (including parts of Randall and Potter Counties). The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Amarillo Independent School District. Funds in the amount of $845,032 annually will be available to provide Early Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.
Program Office: Administration for Children and Families
Deadline: 9/5/2008
Grant: Head Start Replacement Grantee: North Metro Washington, DC
The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations, that wish to compete for funds that are available to provide Head Start services to children and families residing in North Metro Washington, DC. The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Nation's Capital Child & Family Development, Inc. Funds in the amount of $1,152,548 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.
Program Office: Administration for Children and Families
Deadline: 9/5/2008
Grant: Head Start Replacement Grantee: Calhoun, Doddridge, Pleasants, Tyler, and/or Wirt Counties, West Virginia.
The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations, that wish to compete for funds that are available to provide Head Start services to children and families residing in Calhoun, Doddridge, Pleasants, Tyler, and/or Wirt Counties, West Virginia. The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Family Development, Inc. Funds in the amount of $910,649 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.
Program Office: Administration for Children and Families
Deadline: 9/5/2008
Grant: Head Start Replacement Grantee: Blackstone Valley and Providence, Rhode Island.
The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Head Start Board of Directors, Inc. Funds in the amount of $7,178,032 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.
Program Office: Administration for Children and Families
Deadline: 9/5/2008
Grant: Targeted Approaches to Weight Control for Young Adults (U01)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, solicits cooperative agreement (U01) applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to conduct two-phase clinical research studies to develop, refine, and test innovative behavioral and/or environmental approaches for weight control in young adults at high risk for weight gain.
Program Office: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Deadline: 10/11/2008
Grant: Standing Announcement for Unaccompanied Alien Children (HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-ZU-0119)
One of the functions of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services (DUCS) is to provide temporary shelter care and other related services to children in ORR custody. Shelter care services will be provided for the period beginning when DUCS accepts the child for placement and custody and ending when the child is released from custody, a final disposition of the child's immigration case results in removal of the child from the United States, or the child turns 18 years of age.
Program Office: Office of Refugee Resettlement
Deadline: 03/24/2009; 03/24/2010
Grant: Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development (R03)
This purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to encourage Research Project Small (R03) Grant applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to enhance our understanding of effective positive youth development programs and the mechanisms responsible for positive health and developmental outcomes.
Program Office: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Deadline: 9/8/2011
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