CDFI TA Under Allocated

Agency: CDFI Fund Deadline: First come first serve rolling deadline Amount: $9.9 million & $2.4 million (for Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian communities) Activities: Supports technical assistance to CDFIs, and entities proposing to become CDFIs, to build capacity to better address the community development and capital access needs of their target markets. If you intend to apply, please do so quickly as the Fund is offering this opportunity as a first come first serve and not sure they will get enough applications so may move the funding to the Core component. Visit: www.cdfifund.gov

Voting Access for Persons with Disabilities

Agency: Administration of Developmental Disabilities, HHS Deadline: September 4, 2003 Amount: $70,000 (each) Activities: Supports training and technical assistance grants to establish/improve access to the voting process for individuals with the full range of disabilities Contact: Carla R. Brown (202) 690-8332, crbrown@acf.hhs.gov Visit: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/

Rural Health Planning

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS Deadline: September 10, 2003 Amount: $25,000-$$100,000 (each) Activities: Supports planning activities for rural health care delivery system by improving the viability of providers in the network Visit: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants.htm

Health Center Management Planning

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS Deadline: August 29, 2003 Amount: $7.9 million Activities: Supports planning activities for health delivery management systems by improving the viability of providers in the network Visit: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants.htm

HIV Programs

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS Deadline: September 4, 2003 Amount: $2.3 million Activities: Supports development, improvement, and expansion comprehensive HIV primary care, treatment and support service delivery in racial/ethnic minority communities impacted by HIV/AIDS Visit: http://www.hab.hrsa.gov/grant.htm

Rural Community Development

Agency: Rural Housing Service, USDA Deadline: October 28, 2003 Amount: $6 million Activities: Supports intermediary organizations that provide financial and technical assistance to local organizations to develop their capacity to undertake housing, community facilities, or community and economic development projects Contact: William Kenney, Rural Housing (202) 720-1506, william.kenney@usda.gov. Visit: www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/rcdi/index.htm

Girls Delinquency Research

Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, DOJ Deadline: September 22, 2003 Activities: Supports research to develop strategies to effectively prevent and reduce girls' involvement in delinquency and violence and reduce the negative consequences of such involvement Contact: Barbara Allen-Hagan, 202-307-1308 or barbara@ojp.usdoj.gov Visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm

Disability Self Reliance

Agency: Dept. of Education Deadline: August 27, 2003 Amount: $200,000 Activities: Supports programs to maximize employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion into society for persons with disabilities Contact: Susan-Marie Marsh,(202) 358-2796, susan-marie.marsh.@ed.gov Visit: http://e-grants.ed.gov

Rural Business Advance Announcement

Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA Deadline: 5 Days from full announcement Amount: $10,000,000 Activities: Supports agricultural innovation centers that provide assistance to agriculture producers in the development of value-added businesses Contact: Jim Haskell, (202) 720 8460, james.haskell@usda.gov Visit: www.usda.gov

Youth with Disabilities Programs

Agency: Department of Education Deadline: September 4, 2003 Amount: $150,000-$200,000 Supports financial assistance to programs that expand and improve the provision of rehabilitation and other services for transition-age youth and young adult with disabilities Visit: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html

Supporting Activism

Agency: A Territory Resource Foundation Deadline: September 15, 2003 Amount: $3,000 Activities: Supports activist, community-based organizations working for social, economic, and environmental justice in Washington, OR, ID, MT, and WY Visit: http://www.atrfoundation.org/

Emergency Safety

Agency: First Responder Institute Deadline: Rolling Amount: $200,000 Activities: Supports efforts to provide assistance to emergency personnel to help them make their communities safer Visit: http://www.firstresponder.org/

Community Activities

Agency: Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Deadline: September 8, 2003 (prelim application) Amount: $15 million Activities: Supports programs and projects to help people in need, especially women, children, and families; to protect animals and nature; and to enrich community life in Indianapolis and Phoenix Visit: http://www.ninapulliamtrust.org/html/

Special Needs Rule

Agency: Department of Education Deadline: August 25, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment on proposed priorities under the Special Demonstration Programs for literacy needs of individuals with disabilities in the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program. Contact: Susan-Marie Marsh. (202) 358-2796 or Susan-Marie.Marsh@ed.gov Visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister

Brownfields Comments

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Information Available: August 25, 2003 Date: September 8 ,2003 Activities: Public meeting to solicit comments on EPA's draft of the Proposal Guidelines (FY2004) for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants (Brownfield Grants Guidelines) Visit: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields

Real Estate Lending & Banking Rule

Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Deadline: October 6, 2003 Activities: Soliciting public comment on provisions clarifying the applicability of state law to national banks, identifying types of state laws that can and cannot be preempted, in the context of national bank lending, deposit-taking, and other authorized activities Submit: regs.comments@occ.treas.gov

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Call for Applicants!

2004 Federal Home Loan Bank Director Candidates

NCCED is looking for potential Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Public Interest Director candidates for 2004. NCCED will select a diverse group of applicants for its 2004 slate, which we will submit to the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB). You must meet current FHFB criteria in order to be eligible. Women and ethnic minorities with extensive banking knowledge and experience, and current and prior Advisory Council Members encouraged to apply. These are highly competitive 3 year appointments paying $16,000 or so a year. You must have STRONG and ACTIVE support from your legislators to be competitive.

If you wish to be considered for NCCED’s 2004 slate, fill out the application form and read the guidelines at http://www.ncced.org/policy

VISTAS for NCCED Members

Agency: NCCED Deadline: September 1, 2003 Activities: Provides VISTA volunteers to NCCED member organizations to do community outreach, market research, public education, capacity building, client business support, leadership training, database development and volunteer management. Contact: Donna Potts at 202-289-9020, ext. 108; or email dpotts@ncced.org for more information

NCCED’s Annual Conference

Detroit, MI October 8-11^th , 2003

NCCED provides Market Analysis information at our website at http:www.ncced.org/policy/

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August 8, 2003

OCS Announcement

Call for Applicants!

2004 Federal Home Loan Bank Director Candidates

VISTAS for NCCED Members