In this edition of Minneapolis Promise Zone Updates:
- Feature Story: Minneapolis Homes Build
- National Small Business Week - April 30 - May 6
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News, Events
- Recent Federal Grant and Partnership Opportunities
- About the Minneapolis Promise Zone
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Feature Story: Minneapolis Homes BUILD
Vacant lots owned by the City of Minneapolis are available for purchase for new home construction.
The BUILD homebuyer incentive provides up to $20,000 in need-based homebuyer assistance to purchase a vacant lot and construct a new 1-4 unit home through the Minneapolis Homes Build program. An additional $5,000 is available to active, uniformed, sworn City of Minneapolis police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and full-time Minneapolis Public School pre-K – 12 teachers.
National Small Business Week
April 30 - May 6, 2017
Webinars
The U.S. Economic Outlook and Its Impact on Small Businesses (Presented by Visa)
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 1:00-200pm
5 Fabulous Habits of Local Business Champions (Presented by YP)
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 1:00-2:00pm
Grow Your Business Online (Presented by Google)
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 3:00-4:00pm
The Future of Small Business Innovation (Presented by Salesforce)
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 1:30-2:30pm
How to Write Your Email Content in 15 Minutes or Less (Prensented by Constant Contact)
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 2:30-3:30pm
Find the Hidden Money in America (Presented by Chase)
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 4:00-5:00pm
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Promise Zone News
Community Voices: Minneapolis students advocate for reproductive rights in light of threatened funding cuts (04/09 - Twin Cities Daily Planet)
In this video titled "Something Here Does Not Belong," Minneapolis South High School VOICES students Alex Zeta, Izzy Quast and Adrianna Medloc spoke with social service providers, faith leaders and advocates to highlight the complexities and multifaceted support behind reproductive rights.
Black Leaders Urge Lawmakers To Rethink Metro Transit Cuts (04/13 - CBS Minnesota)
Black religious leaders in the Twin Cities made an appeal Thursday to Christian legislators to reconsider proposed cuts to Metro Transit. A group of ministers spoke at a news conference about the transportation bills proposed in the legislature, which would bring service cutbacks and fare increases to the transit operator.
A new Approach To Helping Men of Color Heal After A Violent Incident (04/13 - NPR)
Young black and Latino men are more likely than any other group to be the victims of violent crime, but American society has devoted too few resources to helping these young men heal after their violent encounters, according to researchers with New York City's Vera Institute of Justice.
Job Seekers, High School Graduates Can Get Training to Build LRT Extensions (04/17 - Metropolitan Council)
To help people develop the skills to land these construction jobs, the Metropolitan Council and its Southwest Project Office are working with several organizations to offer 10 weeks of free union-led training for up to 80 people and six weeks of training for 10 soon-to-be-high school graduates.
 Events
Coffee With a Cop
Every Tuesday until the end of May - 11:00am
McDonalds - 916 West Broadway Ave N, Minneapolis
Civics 101 Community Forum with Congressman Keith Ellison
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 6:30-8:00pm
7800 Golden Valley Rd, Minneapolis MN 55427
Northside Business Speed-Networking Expo
Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 9:00-10:30am
EMERGE Career and Technology Center - 1834 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis MN
18th Annual SADBOC Government Procurement Fair
Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 9:00am-3:00pm
Earle Brown Heritage Center - 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Freedom Fire
Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 6:30-9:30pm
2034 West Broadway Ave
Franklin's Best of Year Show
Friday, April 28 - Wednesday, May 3, 2017
2400 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis MN 55411
Our Northside! - Northside Neighborhoods 2020 Conversation
Saturday, April 29, 2017 - 10:00am-2:00pm
Penn and Lowry Intersection - 3201 Penn Ave N, Minneapolis MN 55412
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The following content is for informational purposes only. For additional details on the opportunities below, and to find additional opportunities, please visit www.grants.gov.
Promise Zone
Preference Points
If a discretionary funding opportunity indicates Promise Zone
(PZ) preference points are available, please visit http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/promisezone/WCMSP-190631
for additional information on forms and contacts to request preference point
certification from the City of Minneapolis Promise Zone. Please submit your preference point request at least two weeks prior to the application deadline for Promise Zone certification approval consideration.
If a funding
opportunity does not indicate PZ preference points, you are still encouraged to
contact the Promise Zone Manager, Julianne Leerssen
(612-225-7721), about potential partnership opportunities to strengthen your
application.
TRANSPORTATION
DOT: Federal
Transport Administration - Federal Highway Administration
The
DOT hereby requests applications to result in awards to eligible entities to
develop model deployment sites for large scale installation and operation of
advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system
performance, and infrastructure return on investment. These model deployments
are expected to provide benefits in the form of: reduced traffic-related
fatalities and injuries; reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time
reliability; reduced transportation-related emissions; optimized multimodal
system performance; improved access to transportation alternatives, including for
underserved populations; public access to real time integrated traffic,
transit, and multimodal transportation information to make informed travel
decisions; cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the
traveling public; or other benefits to transportation users and the general
public.
HOUSING
Accessible
Housing and Technology Research and Demonstration (HUD may award 1-4 grants,
with the sum total of all awards not to exceed $2,000,000).
HUD: Department
of Housing and Urban Development
To fund technical studies to improve existing methods for
detecting and controlling key housing-related health and safety hazards,
including lead-based paint hazards; to develop new methods to detect and
control these hazards; and to improve our knowledge of these key
housing-related health and safety hazards.
STEM: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH
NSF: National
Science Foundation
The
NSF Engineering (ENG) Directorate has launched a multi-year initiative, the
Professional Formation of Engineers, to create and support an innovative and
inclusive engineering profession for the 21st Century. Professional Formation
of Engineers (PFE) refers to the formal and informal processes and value
systems by which people become engineers. It also includes the ethical
responsibility of practicing engineers to sustain and grow the profession in
order to improve quality of life for all peoples. The engineering profession
must be responsive to national priorities, grand challenges, and dynamic workforce
needs; and it must be equally open and accessible to all.
USDA : Department of Agriculture
This program supports
research and extension projects that have robust collaborations to increase the
participation of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields that are relevant to
USDA priorities identified by the Secretary: (i) Promotion of a safe,
sufficient, and nutritious food supply for all Americans and for people around
the world; (ii) Sustainable agricultural policies that foster economic
viability for small and mid-sized farms and rural businesses, protect natural
resources, and promote value-added agriculture; (iii) national leadership in
climate change mitigation and adaptation; (iv) Building a modern workplace with
a modern workforce; and (v) Support for 21st century rural communities. Link
to funded project abstracts.
NATIONAL PARKS/UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PARTNERSHIP
DOI: Department
of the Interior
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking applications for
master cooperative agreements from organizations within the CESU network to
carry out the CFDA program 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs –
Resources of the National Park System. The objectives of the CESU program are:
a. Provide usable knowledge to support informed decision making. b. Ensure the
independence and objectivity of research. c. Create and maintain effective
partnerships among the Federal agencies and universities to share resources and
expertise. d. Take full advantage of university resources while benefiting
faculty and students. e. Encourage professional development of current and
future Federal scientists, resource managers, and environmental leaders. f.
Manage Federal resources effectively. Great Rivers (Includes
Minnesota) Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit University of Minnesota
contact info: http://www.cesu.psu.edu/unit_portals/GRRI_portal.htm
FIREFIGHTERS
DHS: Department
of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency
Management Agency's (FEMA) Grants Programs Directorate is responsible for the
implementation and administrations of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
(AFG) Program. The purpose of the AFG Program is to enhance the safety of the
public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards.
HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE: BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
DOS: Department
of State
The Embassy of the United States in London invites eligible
organizations to submit proposals to develop and implement a 14 to 21-day group
exchange program to the United States for up to 10 UK-based high school aged
participants to focus on efforts in the U.S. to counter hate crimes and build
community resilience to conflict. With a strong focus on community and
engagement with American interlocutors, UK participants will immerse themselves
in U.S. society through discussions, dialogue groups, workshops, site visits,
professional appointments, and cultural and social activities.
HUBERT H. HUMPHREY MID-CAREER PROFESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP
DOS: Department
of State
The Humphrey Fellowship is a one-year, non-degree, full
scholarship program offered to promising mid-career professionals who have a
proven track record of leadership, and a strong commitment to public service.
Participants spend one year at a leading U.S. university working in a
self-designed program of independent study and participate in professional
affiliations off-campus, field trips, special workshops and seminars in their
field of study. Fellows are selected based on their potential for national
leadership and commitment to public service in either the public or private
sector.
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
USDA: Department
of Agriculture
Within
the states and territories, the Cooperative Extension System has repeatedly
served as the trusted community organization that has helped to enable
families, communities, and businesses to successfully prepare for, respond to
and cope with disaster losses and critical incidents. Once a disaster has
occurred, the local extension outreach includes: 1) Communicating practical
science-based risk information, 2) Developing relevant educational experiences
and programs, 3) Working with individuals and communities to open new
communication channels, and 4) Mitigating losses and facilitating recovery.
NIFA intends to fund Special Needs projects to implement applied scientific
programs that serve public needs in preparation for, during and after local or
regional emergency situations.
CRADLE TO K EDUCATION RESEARCH
HHS: Department
of Health and Human Services
The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families
(ACF) is soliciting applications for the Head Start Graduate Student Research
Grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are
working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors.
Competitive applicants will 1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with
their program partners, and 2) pursue research questions that directly inform
local, state, or federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education
practices.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is soliciting applications for Child
Care Research Scholars grants to support dissertation research on child care
policy issues. These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field
to focus research on questions that have direct implications for child care
policy decision-making and program administration, and to foster mentoring
relationships between faculty members and high-quality doctoral students. For
further information about prior awards made to Child Care Research Scholars,
see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/research/project/child-care-research-scholars.
HUMANITIES
NEH: National
Endowment for the Humanities
Digital Projects for the Public grants support projects that cogently
interpret and analyze humanities content in formats that will attract broad
public audiences. Digital platforms—such as websites, mobile applications and
tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual
environments—can reach diverse audiences and bring the humanities to life for
the American people. The program offers three levels of support for digital
projects: grants for Discovery projects (early-stage planning work),
Prototyping projects (proof-of-concept development work), and Production
projects (end-stage production and distribution work).
IMLS: Institute
of Museum and Library Services
The Native American Library Services Basic Grant Program is
noncompetitive and distributed in equal amounts among eligible applicants.
Basic Grants are available to support existing library operations and to
maintain core library services. The Education/Assessment Option is supplemental
to the Basic Grants. It is also noncompetitive and must be requested. The
Education/Assessment Option provides funding for tribal library staff to attend
library-related continuing education courses or training workshops; attend or
give presentations at conferences related to library services; and hire a
consultant for an onsite professional library assessment.
FOOD AND NUTRITION
USDA: Department
of Agriculture
The AFRI Foundational Program is offered to support grants in
the six AFRI priority areas to continue building a foundation of knowledge
critical for solving current and future societal challenges. The six priority
areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and
Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy,
Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and
Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities.
This is an announcement is subject to the availability of funds
for one new cooperative agreement for FY 2017-2020 with a public or private
Academic or Research Institution. The USDA anticipates awarding up to $1.5
million in grant funding to support the creation of a Mobile Technology for
Child Nutrition Research Innovation Laboratory. This “lab” will support the
development, testing and implementation of innovative mobile technology-based
solutions to improve services, effectiveness, participation, and customer
satisfaction in the Child Nutrition (CN) programs through subgrants.
Subgrantees may include partnerships between State and local programs,
researchers, and small businesses that are well-positioned to develop and test
the effectiveness of novel mobile applications for consideration and eventual
use by FNS and State agencies. FNS has a particular interest in mobile
technology solutions that integrate behavioral economic approaches in their
design. Mobile applications developed under this grant should support the
activities of those who administer Child Nutrition programs and/or improve
service delivery for program participants.
The
long-term goal of the Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area (AFRI COP) is
to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and
adolescents ages 2–19 years or any subset of this age range. In FY 2017,
applications are sought by the program area priority of Integrated Approaches
to Prevent Childhood Obesity under this Request for Applications (RFA).
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
HHS: Department
of Health and Human Services
In
September, 2000, the Pew Environmental Health Commission issued a report
entitled America's Environmental Health Gap: Why the Country Needs a Nationwide
Health Tracking Network. In this report, the Commission documented that the
existing environmental health systems were inadequate and fragmented and
recommended a Nationwide Health Tracking Network for disease and exposures. In
response to the report, Congress appropriated funds in the fiscal year 2002's
budget for the CDC to establish National Environmental Public Health Tracking
Program (Tracking Program) and Network and has appropriated funds each year
thereafter to continue this effort. Environmental Public Health Tracking
(Tracking) is the integrated surveillance of health, exposure, and hazard
information and data from a variety of national, state, and local sources.
Approximately
86 million Americans, or 1 in 3 adults, have prediabetes. Prediabetes is a
health condition characterized by blood glucose levels that are higher than
normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. People with prediabetes
have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and
stroke. Prediabetes is treatable, but only about 10 percent of people who have
it are aware that they do. The CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program
(National DPP) is a partnership of public and private organizations working
collectively to build the program delivery infrastructure for an evidence-based
lifestyle change program for adults with prediabetes to prevent or delay onset
of type 2 diabetes.
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to
encourage applications for Phased Innovation (R21/R33) projects to determine
whether reductions in illicit drug use are associated with positive changes in
health-related and other functional outcomes in individuals with substance use
disorders (SUDs). Functional outcomes include, for example, reductions in
morbidity, mortality, criminal justice involvement, overall healthcare
expenditures.
The
purpose of this FOA is to solicit applications proposing to test approaches for
expanding medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in
the general health care sector or linking individuals with OUDs who receive
naloxone for the reversal of overdose to MAT in the context of states plans for
use of the funds authorized under the 21st Century Cures Act.
The
purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to advance research
on male-females differences in drug and alcohol abuse and addiction and on
factors specific to women. Both human and animal model studies are
sought.
The
Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) will support a three-year cooperative agreement for the
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA)
Program Performance Management System Development and Data Collection,
Analysis, and Reporting. This three-year funding opportunity will continue to
support the CSBG Performance Management Framework.
The
Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) will support one cooperative agreement for the Community
Services Block Grant (CSBG) Learning Communities Resource Center (LCRC). This
cooperative agreement is intended to support a 3-year effort for the CSBG LCRC
to build the long-term capacity of the CSBG Network by promoting and regularly
convening several specific learning communities (defined in the Definitions of
Terms later on in this section) and improving access to validated quality T/TA
information and resources (i.e., innovative, evidence-based, evidence-informed,
field tested, exemplary, and/or promising practices).
This FOA invites applications from qualified institutions to
create or continue Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)
Coordinating Center (CC). The RCMAR Program aims to enhance the diversity of
the aging research workforce by mentoring promising scientists from
under-represented groups for sustained careers in aging research. RCMARs focus
on priority areas of social, behavioral, and economic research on the processes
of aging at the individual or societal level.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) invites applications from
qualified institutions for the creation or continuation of Resource Centers for
Minority Aging Research (RCMARs). The primary purpose of this FOA is (1) to
support centers that will enhance the diversity of the aging research workforce
by mentoring promising scientists from under-represented groups for sustained
careers in aging research in a selected area of scientific focus, and (2) to
develop infrastructure to promote advances in this area and increase the number
of researchers focused on the health and well-being of minority elders.
JUSTICE, CRIME, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
USDOJ: Department
of Justice
In order to assist justice involved adults with maintaining
long-term attachments to the workforce, practitioners must be able to assess
those at high risk for job loss, identify specific criminogenic risks, and
develop programming in response to identified risk/need areas. In addition,
practitioners must maintain a communication style that supports exploration of
the values, thoughts and feelings that lead to job loss and recidivism. The
Reentry Employment Series provides practitioners with the knowledge, skills and
abilities to assist justice involved adults as they explore the values,
thoughts and feelings that lead to job loss and recidivism.
This solicitation seeks to address the enduring issue of child
and youth victimization through state-level demonstration projects. Although
many systems exist to respond to issues caused by child and youth
victimization, these systems often fail to communicate and collaborate
effectively to get to the root of the problem. The competitively awarded
state-level demonstration sites will bring all of the relevant systems and
professionals together to establish a coordinated approach. This approach will
ensure that every child entering these systems is assessed for victimization,
that children and their families are provided comprehensive and coordinated
services to fully address their needs, and that practices and policies are
established to sustain this approach long term.
The deliverables from this cooperative agreement will contribute
to the mission of NIC by promoting the ongoing development and advancement of
correctional practices by developing a standardized approach to performance and
outcome measurement for the community corrections (local and state probation)
field. Accurate and detailed documentation of case information, along with a
formal and valid mechanism for measuring outcomes, is the foundation of
evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice implies that 1) one outcome is
desired over others; 2) it is measurable; and 3) it is defined according to
practical realities (i.e. public safety) rather than immeasurable moral or
value-oriented standards. As suggested in The Pew Center Public Safety
Performance Project- “Policy Framework to Strengthen Community Corrections”,
community corrections agencies should implement a systemic performance
measurement model, which includes measures of outcomes in key performance areas
to provide regular objective and quantitative feedback on how well agencies are
achieving their goals.
The goal of this project is to determine whether the ERI
effectively identifies the precursors, obstacles, and personality traits that
influence an offender's separation from the workforce. In addition, this
project will explore the relationship between offender employment retention and
recidivism. The major deliverables of this project include (1) the use of a
system to capture and evaluate data and (2) a written report that summarizes project
findings, recommendations, and potential next steps. This project will be a
collaborative venture with the NIC Community Services Division.
The purpose of this solicitation is to promote multidisciplinary
research in the area of safety, health, and wellness for the criminal justice
community in support of the NIJ Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research
Plan 2016-2021.Applicants should submit proposals that address one of the three
categories identified below. Application titles should clearly indicate the
category proposed. Each category aligns with specific objectives within the
Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research Plan. Applicants should note
that each category seeks to improve health and wellness in specific populations
using different researcher strategies and goals.
NIJ seeks proposals for funding to assist in defraying the costs
associated with postconviction DNA testing in cases of violent felony offenses
(as defined by State law) in which actual innocence might be demonstrated.
Funds may be used to identify and review such postconviction cases and to
locate and analyze associated biological evidence. This supports the DOJ
mission to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all
Americans. While successful exonerations to correct injustice are notable
program outcomes, the careful review, consideration and closing of cases
subjected to postconviction DNA testing that do not ultimately demonstrate
innocence also work to advance the public's interest that justice has been
fairly applied.
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About the Minneapolis Promise Zone
Promise Zones are federally designated, high poverty communities where the federal government partners with local leaders to increase economic activity, improve educational opportunities, and leverage private investment. The Minneapolis Promise Zone (MPZ) plan is a comprehensive, community-driven revitalization strategy that builds on and aligns numerous initiatives to address the persistent unemployment, crime, housing blight, and poor educational outcomes that affect that area.
For more information, please visit www.minneapolismn.gov/promisezone
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