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March 25, 2003

Community Health Partnerships

Agency: Pathways to Collaboration, WK Kellogg Foundation Date: May 9, 2003 (letters of intent) Amount: $50,000 Activities: Funding available for knowledge and capacity partnerships Visit: www.pathwaystocollaboration.net

Job Training Programs

Agency: Verizon Foundation Date: May 16, 2003 Amount: $25,000-$250,000 Activities: Funding available to support job retraining, school-to-work programs, welfare-to-work programs, economic development, vocational and disability programs. Visit: www.foundation.verizon.com

Technology Grants

Agency: SBC Foundation Date: April 22nd, 2003 Amount: $2,500-$25,000 Activities: Funding available to increase their organizational effectiveness and/or service delivery capability of nonprofits through technology. Visit: http://www.sbc.com/corporate_citizenship/sbc_in_our_communities/sbc_foundation/0,5931,58,00.html

Farm and Migrant Worker Programs

Agency: Dept. of Education Date: April 15th, 2003 Amount: $100,000-$150,000 Activities: Funding available to support vocational and rehabilitation programs for farm and migrant workers with disabilities Visit: http://e-grants.ed.gov or 1-877-433-7827

Information Technology Grants

Agency: Technology Foundation Date: April 1st, 2003 Amount: $700,000 Activities: Funding available to help nonprofits implement technology projects Visit: www.techfoundation.org/techgrants

Phoenix Awards

Agency: Phoenix Awards Date: July 18th, 2003 Activities: Recognizes outstanding brownsfields projects to serve as models Visit: www.phoenixawards.org

Food Assistance Research Grants

Agency: Food and Nutrition Research Service, USDA Date: May 19th, 2003 Amount: $1,000,000 Activities: Funding available for research on USDA's food assistance and nutrition programs Visit: www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/foodnutritionassistance/fanrp

Health Partnerships

Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Date: July, 2003 Amount: $100,000-$500,000 Activities: Funding available for partnerships that support innovative, community-based projects that improve health and health care for underserved and at-risk populations. Visit: www.lifp.org

Substance Abuse & HIV Funding

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, HHS Date: May 23rd, 2003 Amount: $3.8 million Activities: Funding available to expand capacity for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) and HIV Prevention in minority communities Visit: www.samhsa.gov

Native American Youth Programs

Agency: Indian Health Service, HHS Date: May 15th, 2003 Amount: $700,000 Activities: Funding available for Native American and Alaskan youth health promotion, injury prevention, wellness, recreation and education initiatives. Contact: Judith Thierry, (301) 443-5070; jthierry@hqe.ihs.gov Visit: www.hhs.gov

Head Start Innovation Grants

Agency: Administration on Children, Youth and Families, DHHS Date: May 12, 2003 Amount: $3,000,000 Activities: Funding available for innovation and improvement projects related to Head Start Contact: William Wilson, 202-205-8913, wwilson@acf.hhs.gov Visit: www.acf.hhs.gov

Persons with Disabilities Programs

Agency: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS Date: April 10th, 2003 (letter of intent) Amount: $2,275,000 Activities: Funding available for programs that promote health and wellness of people with disabilities and prevent secondary conditions Contact: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm

Civic Engagement Grants

Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service Date: April 10th, 2003 Amount: $6,000,000 Activities: Funding available to build service and volunteer programs, engaging citizens in meeting community needs and expanding civic engagement. Contact: Thea Kachoris at (312) 353-5056 tkachoris@cns.gov Visit: www.cns.gov/egrants/index.html

Substance Abuse Grants

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS Date: May 12, 2003 Amount: $7,000,000 Activities: Funding available to adopt/expand effective adolescent alcohol and drug abuse treatment Contact: Randolph Muck, (301) 443-6574 rmuck@samhsa.gov Visit: www.samhsa.gov

HIV/AIDS Treatment Funding

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, HHS Date: May 23rd, 2003 Amount: $16,000,000 Activities: Funding available for service delivery for programs targeting minority populations impacted by HIV/AIDS Contact: Steve Hudak, (301) 443-9666, shudak@samhsa.gov Visit: www.samhsa.gov

Charter School Funding

Agency: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Dept of Ed. Date: April 28th, 2003 Amount: $24,750,000 (available) Activities: Funding available for planning and implementation of Public Charter Schools in selected states Contact: Dean Kern, (202) 260-1882 or dean.kern@ed.gov Visit: www.ed.gov

Programs for Disabled

Agency: Dept. of Education Date: May 1, 2003 Amount: $985,779 Activities: Funding for recreational programs for persons with disabilities Contact: Mary E. Chambers, (202) 205-8435 Visit: www.ed.gov

Public Housing Homeownership Rule

Agency: Office of the Asst. Secretary for Public and Indian Hsg, HUD Date: April 10th, 2003 Activities: Final rule creating homeownership program administered by public housing agencies (PHAs) that makes housing units available for purchase by low-income families Contact: Dominique Blom, (202) 401-8812, ext. 4181 Visit: www.hud.gov

Manufactured Housing Rules

Agency: Office of Asst. Secretary of Housing , HUD Date: April 24th, 2003 Activities: Soliciting comments on formation of manufactured housing dispute resolution program for the timely resolution of disputes among parties industry. Contact: William W. Matchneer III, (202) 708-6401 Visit: www.hud.gov

Native American Land Program Rule

Agency: Farm Service Agency, USDA Date: May 13th, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment on rule changes to Land Acquisition Program determining the rental value of security for purposes of a write-down, loan eligibility and definition of rental value. Contact: Mel Thompson, 202-720-7862; Thompson@wdc.fsa.usda.gov Visit: www.usda.gov

Services to Homeless Rule

Agency: Office of Asst. Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD Date: May 20th , 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment on collecting information to be used for selecting proposals submitted to HUD by State, local governments, pubic housing authorities and nonprofits. Contact: Alma Thomas, 202-708-2140 x4470 Visit: www.hud.gov

Federal Home Loan Bank Rules

Agency: Federal Home Loan Bank Date: June 17th, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment on rule to change Bank’s corporate governance practice, to ensure some appointed directors have a background or experience of the risks arising from the bank activities. Contact: Neil R. Crowley, (202) 408-2990 crowleyn@fhfb.gov Visit: www.fhfb.gov Comments: comments@fhfb.gov

Rural Housing Rule

Agency: Rural Housing Service (RHS), USDA Date: May 12th, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment on proposed rule to collection client satisfaction information to monitor quality of service provided by RHS Contact: Bill Scaggs, (314) 206-2096, bs244@stl.rural.usda.gov Visit: www.usda.gov

Native American CDBG Rule

Agency: Asst. Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD Date: June 19th, 2003 Activities: Soliciting comments on proposed rule on Indian CDBG information collection to evaluate proper performance, accuracy and quality of agency’s services Contact: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-0614, ext 4128 Visit: www.hud.gov

Rural Business Funds Allocation Rule

Agency: Rural Business Cooperative Service, USDA Date: April 25th, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment on final rule to update formula used to allocate Rural Business Cooperative loans and grants among State Offices Contact: Diane Berger, (202) 720-2383 Visit: www.usda.gov

Disaster Assistance

Agency: Small Business Administration, Date: May 13th, 2003-other states; May 5th, 2003-TN (damages); December 15th, 2003-other states; December 8th, 2003-TN (economic injury) Activities: Disaster Assistance Loans available for damages and economic injury to non-profit organizations, businesses and homeowners from winter storm and record snow occurring from February 14, 2003, in selected Ohio, and West Virginia, counties. Damages due to rock slides, flooding, tornadoes and severe winter weather from Feb 15-26, in selected Kentucky counties. And damages from heavy rains and flooding from Feb 14-16, in selected Tennessee counties CDCs can use these funds to incorporate disaster mitigation in their business or homeowner counseling Visit: www.sba.gov

Family and Community Programs

Agency: Public Service Enterprise Group Date: April 14, 2003 Amount: $100,000 Activities: Funding available for community based non-profits’ programs that meet critical needs of children, families or community. Visit: www.pseg.com/community/caring.html

YouthBuild Technical Assistance

Agency: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Date: March 31, 2003 Activities: Soliciting proposals to provide on-site, intensive technical assistance to support YouthBuild program Contact: Barbara Meyer (817) 978-5400 Barbara_A._Meyer@hud.gov Visit: www.hud.gov