Grants are provided for defense economic conversion programs to support projects designed to alleviate conditions of substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment in economically-distressed areas and regions of the Nation, to address economic dislocations resulting from sudden and severe job losses, and to administer the Agency's programs. Support is provided for research grants related to reducing homelessness, revitalizing severely distressed public housing, increasing homeownership production, reducing racial barriers to residential mobility, and reinvigorating economically distressed communities. Eligible applicants are research organizations and individuals, public and private organizations, and other federal agencies. Community Innovation will focus on encouraging communities to explore new approaches to improving their health. Multicultural Health will focus on developing the field of multicultural health by supporting the theoretical and applied work of addressing socio-cultural barriers to improved health.
Support is provided for initiatives to improve the health of the people of California.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations and government agencies located in California. Research is supported on the development, primarily the origins and prevention of problem behaviors and the promotion of successful developmental outcomes of school-age children, adolescents, and youth. Grants are given to tax-exempt organizations on behalf of investigators. Small grants provide one year of support for research, education, training, or community service projects in the area of the development of school-age children, adolescents, and youth. The community service grants are limited to projects serving the children and youth of New York City.