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| **1) One-Stop Shopping Grant Resource****HOTPICKS!** Weed and Seed sites may not need to look further. Thesefunding opportunities from various sources are available today!**2) Still Looking? Here are a few   foundations worth researchingfor your funding needs:****TheAnnie Casey Foundation**welfare ofdisadvantaged children and families
**RobertWood Johnson Foundation**devoted exclusivelyto health and health care
**JohnD. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation**research onmental health and human development
**A.L.Mailman Family Foundation**supports projectsin early childhood education, family support, and socialresponsibility. **3) Want more? The MacArthur Foundation maintains a thorough listing of linksto corporate and foundation giving. ** **CurrentOJP Opportunities**Find out moreabout OJP funding available now**LocatingFederal Funds****GrantTerms Defined****Sourcesfor Grant Writers**Refreshenyour skills or learn a few tips. Check these links to learn more aboutprivate industry and non-profit award cycles for the year 2000. **FundingSources for College****Formsfor Applying****Tips on Applyingfor Federal Grants****LocatingFederal Funds** 
-  **TheNon-Profit Gateway** 
A network of links to Federal governmentinformation and services.
-  **Noticesof Funding Availability** 
(NOFAs) - announcements that appearin the Federal Register, printed each business day by the United Statesgovernment, inviting applications for Federal grant programs. This pageallows you to generate a customized listing of NOFAs. 
-  **Catalogof Federal and Domestic Assistance** 
This basic reference source for allFederal programs features Federal programs, projects, services, and activitieswhich provide assistance or benefits to the American public; provides theuser with access to programs administered by Federal departments and agenciesin a single publication; available printed, CD-ROM, or diskette. Inquiriesmay also be made by using the Toll-Free Answering Service on 1-800-669-8331
-  **AfterSchool.gov** 
You can search this database forinformation about over 100 sources of funding from many different governmentagencies. Searching the database provides a summary of each program anda link to details about each funding source. 

CurrentSolicitations (other than OJP) these are fundingopportunities EOWS has been either notified of in writing or has discoveredon the internet.  Posted here are announcements to those grants mostapplicable to Weed and Seed. Because this page is updated frequently, themost recent "Hot Pick" finds are listed first. Solicitation BriefDeadline **PregnancyRisk Assessment Monitoring Systems**(HHS)The purpose of the program is to assist State publichealth agencies in generating State-specific data for informing perinatalhealth programs and policies. (more)Deadline January12, 2001**FY 2001Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots**(EPA)(more)Deadline December18, 2000**Drug PreventionModels on College Campuses Grant Competition**(ED)The Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses GrantCompetitionprovides awardsto maintain, improve, further evaluate, and disseminate models of alcoholand other drug prevention at institutions of higher education. (more)Deadline December13, 2001**CapacityBuilding for Community Development and Affordable Housing**(HUD)Preference given to EZ/ECs.  The fiscal year 2000 HUD AppropriationsAct provided $26,250,000 in Fiscal Year 2000 funds for activities authorizedin section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993. Twenty million of thesefunds are appropriated to the Enterprise Foundation (Enterprise) and theLocalInitiatives Support Corporation (LISC)for activities as authorized by section 4, as in effect immediately beforeJune 12, 1997. The funds are to be used for capacity building forcommunity development and affordablehousing--provided that at least $4,000,000 of the funding is used in ruralareas, including tribal areas. (more)Deadline March31, 2001**CommunityDevelopment Financial Institutions Fund** (Department of the Treasury)In general, an applicant, individuallyand collectively with its affiliates, must have a primary mission of promotingcommunity development. In addition, the applicant organization must: bean insured depository institution, a depository institution holding companyor an insured credit union; or provide lending or equity investments; servean investment area or a targeted population; provide development services;maintain community accountability; and be a non- governmental entity (more).Deadline: December19, 2000**Fiscal Year2001 Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals/Program Administrationfor Children and Families, Office of Community Services**The purpose of this program is toconduct projects to create new employment and business opportunities forcertain low-income individuals through the provision of technical and financialassistance to private employers in the community,self-employment/micro-enterpriseprograms, and/or new business development programs. Organizations eligibleto apply for funding under this program are nonprofit organizations includingCDC's that are exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the InternalRevenue Code of 1986 by reason of paragraph (3) or (4) of Section 501(c)of such Code. (more).Deadline: November14, 2000**Native AmericanResearch Centers for Health/The Indian Health Service** (HHS)Eligibility: Federally recognized tribes, tribal consortia, and area/nationalnon-profit Indian health organizations that are sanctioned by tribal governmentsare eligible to apply for this grantaward, with collaborations with academicresearch centers and universities required. Each center shallhave a governing board predominatelycomposed of tribal representatives that will be responsible fordetermining the research prioritiesin consultation with the tribal and Indian communities involved (more).Deadline: December12, 2000
TermsDefined...Formula Grants - Allocationsof money to States or their subdivisions in accordance with a distributionformula prescribed by law or administrative regulation, for activitiesof a continuing nature not confined to a specific project. Formula grantsare usually based on population, unemployment levels, census data or otherdemographic indicators. Most formula grants go directly to state agenciesfor on-going services through block grants or categorical programs. OJPformula grant programs provide funding to state agencies, which may, inturn, subgrant funds to support relevant projects of local governmentsand private agencies. Earmarked Funds - Legislativedirectives in the appropriations laws (as distinct from authorization acts)are "earmarked funds" that dictate how to spend certain portions of fundsappropriated within larger funding programs. Earmarks are both "hard" and"soft." Hard earmarks are written into legislation, usually with specificamounts to be spent and the specific recipient of the funding identified.Soft  earmarks are based upon conference reports. Earmarks occur ina specific fiscal year and may not be continued to the next fiscal year. Project Grants - The funding,for fixed or known periods, of specific projects or the delivery of specificservices or products without liability for damages for failure to perform.Project grants include fellowships, scholarships, research grants, traininggrants, traineeships, experimental and demonstration grants, evaluationgrants, planning grants, technical assistance grants, survey grants, constructiongrants, and unsolicited contractual agreements. Initiative - Initiativesare special efforts by federal departments and tend to focus on specificissues. Discretionary Grants - Sometimesreferred to as "project grants," discretionary grants support research,evaluation, and demonstration projects or service projects. Discretionaryfunds are awarded for specific periods of time, usually one to five years.Sourcesof Funding for CollegeFastWeb!
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