FY15 African Community Grant
Notice of Funding Availability
The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (OAA) is soliciting grant applications from qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) serving the District’s African constituents [residents and/or business owners] - for its FY15 African Community Grant. The grant is intended to fund programs that provide targeted services and resources to the District’s African residents and/or business owners in areas of need in the community. Funding priority areas identified for FY15 are economic and workforce development, linkage to health and human services, youth engagement and education, promotion of arts, culture and the humanities.
OAA expects to award up to 8 grants. Eligible organizations can be awarded up to $25,000. Grant awards will be for one (1) year. To be eligible for a grant, applicants must meet all of the following criteria: be a community-based or faith-based organization with 501(c)(3) status, an organization or program that serves the District’s African residents or business owners, and an organization or program that is located in the District of Columbia.
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FY15 African Community Grant
Call for Reviewers
The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (OAA) is seeking qualified individuals to serve as reviewers for its FY15 African Community Grant. Reviewers help OAA select the best proposals from a competitive pool of applicants and are chosen based on their knowledge, education, and experience. The review process is designed to ensure that each grant is awarded on the basis of evaluation selection criteria. Reviewers are therefore essential to the grant process as they evaluate and score applications and provide objective recommendations for potential recipients. The grant review panel will reflect a broad diversity of ethnicity, gender, age, and experience.
All residents of the District of Columbia metropolitan area are encouraged to apply to serve as reviewers. All reviewers must be actively involved with the DC African community. Expertise in the following areas is strongly suggested and should be noted when applying:
·Strong writing, listening, and speaking skills;
·Relevant education, training, and/or experience in the subject areas of the grant program;
· Knowledge of and/or experience with program planning, implementation, and evaluation processes
The OAA offers funding in the following priority areas:
·Jobs, Workforce, or Economic Development
·Linkage to Health and Human Services
·Youth Engagement and Education
·Promotion of Arts, Culture and the Humanities
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 Subcommittee Hearing Notice
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When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 | 10:00 a.m.
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Want Your Event Featured in the 'African Beat'?
'The African Beat' is distributed to over 6,000 subscribers every other Friday. If you would like to submit your event to be included in our calendar, please submit the following event details: what, when, & where, and provide a link to where readers can go for more information. Submission deadline for the next edition is Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 5:00pm (Send all materials, along with any questions, to oaa@dc.gov).
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