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February 10, 2003

Target Grants

Agency: Target Stores Deadline: from February 1, - July 31, 2003 Amount: $1,000-$5,000 Activities: Supports programs in local communities in arts, education, and family violence prevention. Visit: target.com/common/page.jhtml?content=target_cg_grant_guidelines

Civil Legal Services for the Poor

Agency: Legal Services Corporation Deadline: February 14, 2003 (notice of intent); March 14, 2003 (proposal) Amount: Varies Activities: Supports programs providing civil legal services to the poor. Contact: Mounia Bensalah, Grants Coordinator, (202) 336-8914 Visit: www.ain.lsc.gov.

Maxwell Awards of Excellence

Agency: The Fannie Mae Foundation. Program: Maxwell Awards of Excellence Program. Deadline: February 21, 2003. Amount: up to $300,000. Activities: Supports projects in affordable housing preservation, homeownership, rental, and special needs housing. Visit: www.fanniemaefoundation.org/grants/maxwell_awards.shtml

Native American Housing Notice

Agency: Public and Indian Housing, HUD Deadline: February 21, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comments on rules changing Indian Housing Block Grant Allocation Formula Contact: Regulations Division, Room 10276, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410 Visit: www.hud.gov

Rural Housing Grant Deadlines

Agency: Rural Housing Service, USDA Activities: Supports programs that provide loans for Rental or Cooperative Housing rural areas for low- and moderate-income families, Farm Labor Housing and Rural Multifamily Housing Preservation, grant and loan assistance for new construction, acquisition, rental assistance, preservation and rehabilitation of off farm units Program: Section 515 Deadline: February 25, 2003 Program: Section 514, 516 and 533 Deadline: March 27, 2003 Contacts: Linda Armour, Senior Loan Officer (Section 515), (202) 720-1753; Mary Fox or David Layfield, Senior Loan Specialists (Sections 514, 516 & 533), (202) 720-1624 or (202) 690-0759; Arlene Nunes, Senior Loan Specialist (Section 538), (202) 401-2307. anunes@rdmail.rural.usda.gov Visit: www.usda.gov

EDA Grantee Awards Grants

Agency: Economic Development Administration, DOC Deadline: February 28,2003 Activities: Accepting nominations for Economic Development Administration Excellence Awards in Urban and Suburban, Rural and Technology-led Economic Development; Community and Faithbased Entreprenuership etc. Visit: www.osec.doc.gov/eda/pdf/EDA_Awardsfinal.pdf

Bank Enterprise Awards

Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Treasury Deadline: February 25, 2004 (12 mth cycle); July 17, 2003 (6 mth cycle) Amount: $17 million (FY03); $8 million (FY04) Activities: Notice of Available funding for FY 03 and 04 for programs encouraging Insured Depository Insitutions to increase assistance to CDFIs. Contact: (202) 622-6350. Visit: www.cdfifund.gov

Federal Home Loan Bank Review

Agency: Federal Home Loan Banks Deadline: March 3, 2003 Activities: Soliciting comments on performance of member banks in meeting credit needs of their communities. Contact: Emma Fitzgerald fitzgeralde@fhfb.gov or (202) 408- 2874 Visit: www.fhfb.gov

Drug Prevention Grants

Agency: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Program: Drug-Free Communities Support Program. Deadline: March 11, 2003. Amount: up to $100,000 (150 grants) Activities: Supports programs "to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth." Visit: ojjdp.ncjrs.org.

Environmental Grants

Agency: Entergy Corporation Deadline: March 20, 2003 Amount: $150,000 Activities: Support grants environment grants to community-based organizations Visit: www.entergy.com/Corp/environment/

FHA Mortgage Rule

Agency: Federal Housing Administration, HUD Deadline: March 14, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comments on proposed rule strengthening HUD's regulations of lenders in selection of appraisers for properties that will be the secured by FHA mortgages Contact: Vance T. Morris, Director (202) 708-2121 Visit: www.hud.gov

Rural Loans Rule

Agency: Rural Housing, Business-Coop and Utilities Services, USDA Deadline: March 17, 2003 Activities: Extension of deadline to solicit public comment on Community and Direct Business Loans and Grants Programs Contact: Beth Jones, Senior Loan Specialist (202) 720-1498, epjones@rdmail.rural.usda.gov Visit: www.usda.gov

Senior Housing Rule

Agency: Office of Fair Housing, HUD Deadline: March 17, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comments on final rule on implementation of the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA) Contact: Turner Russell, Director, Enforcement Support (202) 619-8041 Visit: www.hud.gov

Multifamily Mortgage Rule

Agency: Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD Deadline: March 24, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comments on proposed information collection to evaluate program and agency effectiveness Contact: Barbara_Chiapella@hud.gov (202) 708-0001 Visit: www.hud.gov

Rural Loans Rule

Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA Deadline: March 24, 2003 Activities: Extension of deadline soliciting public comments on the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program. Contact: Patricia Wing, Specialty Lenders Division, Telephone (202) 720-9558 Visit: www.usda.gov

Architectural Fellowships

Agency: Enterprise Foundation Program: Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship Deadline: March 31, 2003 Amount: $40,000 per (3) year Activities: Supports partnerships between architects and community-based organizations to benefit low- and moderate-income communities. Visit: www.enterprisefoundation.org/RoseFellowship/

Beaumont Foundation Computer Grants

Agency: The Beaumont Foundation of America. Deadline: March 31, 2003. Activities: Supports programs that provide access to technology, computers and the Internet. Visit: www.bmtfoundation.com/grants/.

Bank Enterprise Rule

Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Treasury Deadline: April 7, 2003 Activities: Soliciting comments on interim rule amending administration of Bank Enterprise Award Program Contact: Margaret Nilson, Depository Institutions Manager (202) 622-6355. Visit: www.cdfifund.gov

Social Entrepreneurship Grants

Agency: The Draper Richards Foundation. Deadline: No deadline. Amount: Up to $100,000 Activities: Support for aspiring social entrepreneurs to start new nonprofit organizations in the United States. Visit: www.draperrichards.org/

Homelessness Grants

Agency: Collaborative initiative, HUD, HHS, VA Deadline: April 14, 2003 Amount: $35 million Activities: Supports programs for housing and supportive services for chronically homeless populations. Contact: U.S. Interagency Council on the Homeless at 1-866-450-2273 Visit: www.ich.gov

Public Investment Rule

Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Deadline: March 11, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comments on rule updating regulations on public welfare investments and amends definition of a community development corporation. Contact: Karen Bellesi, Investments Manager, (202) 874-4930 Visit: www.occ.treas.gov

Rural Housing Rule

Agency: Rural Housing Service, USDA Deadline: March 17, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comments in support of "Applicant Reference Letter" proposal Contact: Gale Richardson, Loan Specialist, Telephone (202) 720-1459 Visit: www.hud.gov

Builder's Plan Certification Rule

Agency: Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD Deadline: March 24, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comments on rule requiring builders to submit form certifying adverse site/location factor(s) to ensure HUD does not insure a mortgage on properties that pose risks to health or safety of occupants. Contact: Vance Morris, Director, Office of Single Family Program (202) 708-2121 Visit: www.hud.gov

CDFI Funding

Agency: CDFI, Treasury Deadline: NOW Accepting Applications, to April 14th request application by March 21, 2003 Amount: Varies Activities: FY 03 and 04 funding for technical assistance and financial assistance for organizations that plan to create CDFIs and established CDFIs that serve Native American, Alaska Native and/or Native Hawaiian and other underserved communities
Definition of Category 1: Investments up to $1,000,000 to CDFIs with total assets as of 2002 as follows:
Up to $500 million (for insured depository institutions and depository holding companies)
Up to $25 million (for insured credit unions) and
Up to $25 million (for other CDFIs) [in the February 4 NOFA, this limit was set at $15 million
To be eligible for FY 03 Financial Assistance component funding, applicant CDFI must be certified through June 30th, 2003, or submitted certification application by March 7, 2003
Contact: Awards Manager (202) 622-6355 Visit: www.cdfifund.gov Update http://www.cdfifund.gov/docs/2003_fa_nofa_deadline_extension.pdf

Candle Community Grants

Agency: Candle Foundation Deadline: May 1, 2003 Amount: $1,000-10,000 Activities: Supports programs in the areas of community investment; education and information dissemination; hunger and homelessness; medical research; and preventive health services Visit: www.candle.com

Affordable Housing Funding

Agency: Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Deadline: April, 28, 2003 Amount: $7.1 million Activities: Homeownership and rental housing projects. Trainings for potential grantees will be conducted Contact: 1-888-424-3863 Visit: www.fhlbboston.com