Funding Alert

NMTC Allocation Announcement

Agency: CDFI Fund Deadline: September 30, 2003 Amount: $3.5 billion ($1.5 billion, 2003; $2 billion, 2004) Activities: Supports investments in qualified low-income communities through Community Development Entity with tax-credits of 39% of the cost of the investment and claimed over a seven-year credit allowance period. First round awardees may reapply. Visit: www.cdfifund.gov

Native American Housing

Agency: Office of Sec of Public and Indian Hsg Deadline: September 22, 2003 Amount: $70, 538,500 Activities: Support decent housing, suitable living environments and economic opportunities primarily for low- and moderate-income Indian and Alaskan Native communities Contact: Jackie Kruszek, Denver Program Office of Native American Programs, (800) 561-5913 Visit: http://www.hud.gov/grants

Chronic Homelessness Grants

Agency: U.S. Dept of Labor, HUD, Employment and Training Administration Amount: $2.5 million (DOL); $10 million (HUD) Deadline: August 20, 2003, 4:45pm EST Activities: Supports cooperative agreements to increase and improve employment and housing opportunities for persons who are chronically homeless. Visit: http://www.dol.gov/odep or http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm

Head Start Research Grants

Agency: Administration for Children and Families (HHS) Deadline: August 12, 2003 Activities: Supports field-initiated research activities in partnership with Head-Start programs Contact: William Wilson, Grants Management Officer, (202) 205-8913 or WWilson@acf.hhs.gov Visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/

Individuals with Disabilities

Agency: Administration for Children & Families (HHS) Deadline: August 29, 2003 Amount: $3 million Activities: Serves individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, promote independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion into the community. Contact: April Myers, amyers@acf.hhs.gov or (202) 690-5985 Visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add

School Drug Testing

Agency: Office of Safe and Drug-Free Deadline: August 20, 2003 Amount: $2 million Activities: Supports local educational agencies (LEAs) and public and private entities, to develop or enhance, implement, and evaluate school-based drug testing programs for students Contact: Heather Carkuff, heather.carkuff@ed.gov Visit: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS

Violence Prevention

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS Deadline: August 15, 2003 Amount: $455,000 Activities: Supports Cooperative Agreement to Supplement the Technical Assistance Resource Center for the Prevention of Violence and Behavioral Health Problems. Visit: http://www.fedgrants.gov

Head Start

Agency: Administration on Children and Families (HHS) Deadline: August 20, 2003 4:30pm EST Amount: $1.5 million, deadline: August 20, 2003 (HBCUs); $1.5 million, deadline: August 18, 2003 (Latino) Activities: Supports training in partnerships with educational institutions and HBCUs to improve the long-term effectiveness of Head Start and Early Head Start grantees that target Latinos and other minorities Contact: William F. Wilson, (202) 205-8913, wwilson@acf.hhs.gov Visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/grant/fundingopportunities/fundopport.htm

Broadband Pilot Project

Agency: Rural Utilities Service, (USDA) Deadline: September 15, 2003 Amount: $10 million Activities: Supports provision of broadband transmission service in rural America Contact: Roberta D. Purcell, (202) 720-0810 Visit: www.usda.gov

Award for Innovation

Agency: The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University Deadline: August 22, 2003 Amount: $25,000 Activities: Recognizes innovative, existing programs that have made a difference in the lives of the people they serve. Visit: http://drucker.cgu.edu/InnovationAward/

Delta & Texas Low-Income Areas

Agency: The Entergy Charitable Foundation is a philanthropic Deadline: August 1, 2003 Activities: Supports nonprofit organizations that serve low-income populations in specific service area (AK, LA, MS, and TX) Visit: http://www.entergy.com/corp/community/ecf.asp

Encourage For Profit Ventures

Agency: Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures, the Goldman Sachs Foundation & Pew Charitable Trusts, Deadline: August 1, 2003 Amount: $100,000 (1st) and $25,000 (semi-finalists) Activities: Supports Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations to start or expand successful profit-making ventures Visit: http://www.ventures.yale.edu/aboutcompetition.asp

Homeless Children

Agency: The Toy Industry Foundation Deadline: August 31, 2003 Amount: $25,000 Activities: Supports nonprofit organizations that serve homeless children in the U.S. and Canada Visit: http://www.toy-tia.org/industry/ATI/grant-guidelines.html

Grants for Youth Running Tracks

Agency: Nike Foundation Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $50,000 (each) Activities: Supports community-based, youth-oriented nonprofit organizations to refurbish or construct running tracks. Visit: http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/

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LGBT Community Grants

Agency: Pride Foundation Deadline: August 22, 2003 Amount: $5,000 (each) Activities: Supports education, advocacy, outreach, HIV/AIDS, arts and recreation, youth and family services in gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, in WA, OR, MT, ID, and AL Visit: www.pridefoundation.org

Minority and Women-Owned Business Rule

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Deadline: January 20, 2004 Activities: Soliciting public comment on proposed rule to revise the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) Program and rename it as EPA's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Visit: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

Community Development Lending School

Agency: Federal Reserve Bank & Georgia Tech Date: September 14-18, 2003 Activities: Training on Community Development lending for Bank and CD professionals Visit: http://www.frbsf.org/news/events/ncdls03.pdf

CDFI Fund Rule

Agency: Community Development Financial Institution Fund, Treasury Deadline: September 15, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment concerning the Fund's reporting requirement for: a) the CDFI Program Annual Survey b) the NMTC Program Institution-Level Report and Transaction-Level Report from NMTC Program allocatees. The Fund is also soliciting comments on certain other information collections required by the allocation agreement for NMTC Program allocatees. Visit: www.cdfifund.gov Submit: datacollectioncomment@cdfi.treas.gov

Multifamily Rule

Agency: Ginnie Mae, HUD Deadline: Activities: Soliciting public comment on notice to make public loan-level data on Ginnie Mae multifamily mortgages that back Ginnie Mae-guaranteed Securities. Contact: Paulette M. Griffin, (202) 708-2043 Visit: www.hud.gov

Real Estate Mortgage Investment Rule

Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. Deadline: October 20, 2003 Public Hearing: November 18, 2003 (at IRS Auditorium, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC) Activities: Soliciting public comment on proper timing and source of income from fees received to induce the acquisition of noneconomic residual interests in Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs). Proposed regs apply to taxpayers who receive inducement fees in connection with becoming the holder of a noneconomic REMIC residual interest. Visit: http://www.irs.gov/regs

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