In this edition of Minneapolis Promise Zone Updates:
- Community Equity Pipeline Applications Now Open!
- GetLifted Funding Opportunity
- Back to School Community Give-a-Way
- Voices for Racial Justice Bill Watch
- How Nonprofits Can Show Funders What Success Really Looks Like
- Bush Fellowship Funding Opportunity
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News and Events
- Recent Federal Grant and Partnership Opportunities
- About the Minneapolis Promise Zone
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Community Equity Pipeline Applications Now Open!
What is CEP?
CEP is an immersive, 10-month program that brings together up to 20 community and non-profit indigenous leaders and leaders of color to have a powerful and influential voice in the legislative process in order to drive social change and transform lives in Minnesota. We do this by deepening the engagement of communities of color and indigenous communities in the legislative process through building connections to people, neighborhoods, and organizations that influence public policy.
Application deadline: July 28, 2017
Who Should Apply?
People of Color and Indigenous People (POCI) from diverse backgrounds with an interest in building power for their communities within the legislative process should apply to this program. More specifically, CEP is for people committed to learning the advocacy process while participating in an immersive experience and engaging others from their community in the work.
More information and application
GetLifted Funding Opportunity
GetLifted is a new initiative to create lasting financial wellness and reduce shame and stigma surrounding personal debt in the North Side of Minneapolis and East Side of St. Paul.
LSS Financial Counseling will partner with local organizations and individuals to provide training in financial education. Following their training, attendees will pass on their new financial knowledge and skills to others in their communities.
GetLifted takes traditional financial education a step further. Community members will not only be provided with knowledge, but also financially empowered and supported to be truly innovative as they share their financial knowledge. GetLifted is about taking risks and working together to find solutions to financial distress. There are so many creative people within both neighborhoods who want to help. This initiative will provide both the resources and opportunity to make a difference. Although LSS Financial Counseling is organizing this initiative, it will truly be driven by the passion and hard work of community members.
Organizations that operate in or serve a population from North Minneapolis or the East Side of St. Paul, and individuals with strong ties to these two communities are encouraged to apply June 19, 2017 through July 21, 2017 to be a part of this innovative project. Following this one month application period, 14 organizations and 18 individuals will be selected to participate. Each selected organization will be responsible for recruiting an additional 3 individuals.
This unprecedented initiative, with a goal of reaching 2,500+ community members, is made possible through generous funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation on behalf of Wells Fargo.
About the GetLifted Financial Education Training
Individuals selected to participate in GetLifted will receive financial education training to share with their community. This will include all four aspects of real-life financial issues individuals and families face:
- Budgeting in a way that can create savings;
- Reducing debt and building assets;
- Building a good credit score; and
- Protecting consumers from scams and identity theft.
If community members have more in-depth financial questions throughout this process, LSS Financial Counseling staff will provide resources and referrals to assistance.
GetLifted Boundaries for the North Side of Minneapolis and the East Side of St. Paul
Applications for this initiative are exclusively open to individuals and organizations in or with strong ties to these two communities. View the maps and guidelines below for more details.
North Side Boundaries
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North – 53rd Ave N
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South – Highway 394
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East – Highway 9
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West – Victory Memorial Drive & Theodore Wirth Parkway
East Side Boundaries
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North - Larpenteur Avenue
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South - Highway 94, Including Battle Creek area north of Upper Afton Road East
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East - McKnight Road
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West - Highway 35E
More information
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Back to School Community Give-a-Way
Hawthorne Neighborhood Council will be collecting school supplies or donations from
July 12-August 26 for the "Give-a-Way." This is to ensure that every child has a backpack, pencils, paper, pens, rulers, crayons, etc. when they go back to school.
Drop off site: 2944 Emerson Ave. N., Minneapolis
The Give-a-Way will take place on:
Sunday, August 27, 2017 - 1:00-4:00pm
2944 Emerson Ave. N., Minneapolis
Lite refreshments will be served!
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 Voices for Racial Justice Bill Watch
Voices for Racial Justice selected bills based on their potential to impact racial disparities positively or negatively. Voice for Racial Justice conferred with community leaders and partners from organizations working on multiple issues across the state in selecting bills. A positive racial equity bill must answer "yes" to at least one of the racial equity criteria listed below. A negative racial equity bill must answer "no" to at least one of the racial equity criteria listed below.
Racial Equity Criteria
- Does the legislation directly or indirectly address and/or work to eliminate racial disparities and racial inequities?
- Does the legislation seek to help eliminate barriers to access to public benefits and institutions for Native American communities, communities of color and immigrants?
- Does the legislation seek to advance full civic participation for everyone is the state?
- Does the legislation seek to protect against racial violence, racial profiling, and racial discrimination?
- Does the legislation seek to improve conditions for American Indian communities and/or preserve, protect, or strengthen the ability of American Indian tribes to exercise their rightful sovereignty?
- Does the legislation seek to improve the conditions of immigrants, undocumented persons and refugees?
See all bills on the "Watch List"
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How Nonprofits Can Show Funders What Success Really Looks Like
A new program called Grantseeker streamlines the grant application process while helping nonprofits collect and analyze data on key performance indicators, so organizations looking for funding will have the numbers to back up their efforts.
Read the full article
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Bush Fellowship Funding Opportunity
The Bush Foundation believes in the power of people. We invest in people who are committed to doing the hard work to make our region better for everyone.
Imagine if you had the resources, connections and support to do whatever you felt was necessary to become a more effective leader. What would you do? What could that mean for your community?
The Bush Foundation believes in the power of people to make great ideas happen for their community. Each year, we award the Bush Fellowship to as many as 24 people from across our region. Bush Fellows receive a flexible grant of up to $100,000 which they can use to strengthen their leadership skills.
The Bush Fellowship is an investment in people who have a record of accomplishment and the potential to do even more for their community. Bush Fellows have shown extraordinary leadership and the ability to inspire those around them. They have a clear vision for what is possible in their community and what type of personal growth and development they need to make that vision a reality.
The hallmark of the Bush Fellowship is its flexibility. Fellows can use their grant to start or complete an academic degree, or design and pursue a personal learning plan. This flexibility gives them the freedom to think bigger and differently about what is possible for themselves and their community. This pushes Fellows to build skills, make connections and pursue experiences they might not have previously imagined were possible.
The Bush Fellowship is one way the Bush Foundation works to inspire and support creative problem solving – within and across sectors – to make our region better for everyone. Since 1965, Bush Fellowships have been awarded to more than 2,300 people across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography.
We will accept applications for the 2018 Bush Fellowship from August 15, 2017 until September 14, 2017 at noon Central.
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News
HUD Awards $6.3M to the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County to Protect Children and Families from Dangerous Lead and Other Home Hazards (06/27 - HUD)
WASHINGTON - In a continuous effort to keep families and their children safe from lead-based paint and other home health and safety hazards, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $127 million to 48 state and local government agencies.
The 20% Mortgage Down Payment Is Dead (06/28 - Nerd Wallet)
For first-time home buyers, the challenge of coming up with a 20% mortgage down payment is often difficult enough to keep them out of the market. But the fact is, the 20% down payment is all but dead - and has been for quite some time, especially for first-time buyers.
Ballmer Grant Fives Northside Achievement Zone Key Building Block for New Public-Private Partnership (06/28 - Northside Achievement Zone Updates)
Ballmer Group - the philanthropic organization founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie - has committed to a five-year, $10 million grant to the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ). The grant is a major boost to NAZ's transition toward a long-term sustainable private-public partnership with individual contributors, community and corporate foundations, the state of Minnesota, and other public entities.
One north Minneapolis group is trying to connect ex-offenders to a purpose, not just a paycheck (07/07 - Minn Post)
Sharon Brooks recently developed Hope Works, an organization aimed at connecting ex-offenders to employment opportunities in the Twin Cities, while offering them - after work shifts - programs tailored to help ease the challenges many face after release.
10-year-old Minneapolis rapper wants folks to feel 'blessed' (07/10 - Star Tribune)
Priest Jones is only 10, but he has a message he wants to share with the world. The north Minneapolis-based rapper is about to release his first album, "My LifeSTYLE," which features five tracks performed and written entirely by him.
The Rise of Renters - UP WITH THE PEOPLE (The McKnight Foundation)
It started in a small church in the Lyndale neighborhood of Minneapolis about three years ago. A group of 20 or so renters met to talk about their struggles navigating the housing system in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
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Events
Matinee Afternoon held by Hawthorne Neighborhood Council
July 16, 2017 - 1-4 p.m.
Hawthorne Neighborhood Council - 2944 North Emerson Ave., Minneapolis
SBIR Road Tour
July 17, 2017 - 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center - 200 SE Oak St. Minneapolis
Roots - A Northside Fresh Community Potluck
July 25, 2017 - 4-7 p.m.
Victory Park - 4414 Upton Ave. N., Minneapolis
Family Day At Flow held by Urban Homeworks
July 28, 2017 - 2-4 p.m.
Urban Homeworks Back Parking Lot - 2015 Emerson Ave. N., Minneapolis
Job Development Career Fair held by Hennepin County
August 7, 2017 - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Minneapolis Central Library - 300 Nicollet Mall, Second Floor, Minneapolis
ChellengeHER Minneapolis St. Paul
August 15, 2017 - 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
St. Paul College - 235 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul
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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.
Spotlight Grants: Promise Zone Preference Affordable
Housing, Economic Development, and Creative Placemaking
The following grants have application sections that
reference place-based partnerships like the Minneapolis Promise Zone.
Department of the Treasury
The CDFI Fund awards Capital Magnet Fund grants to
certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and certain
nonprofit organizations to finance: (1) the development, preservation,
rehabilitation, or purchase of affordable housing for primarily extremely low-,
very low-, and low-income families; and (2) economic development activities or
community service facilities, such as day care centers, workforce development
centers, and health care clinics, which in conjunction with affordable housing
activities implement a concerted strategy to stabilize or revitalize a
low-income area or underserved rural area. CMF's award ceiling is 15% of Total
Program Funding. Additional details on Application requirements are available
on the CDFI Fund’s website. Pay special attention to question 24b: Alignment
with Place-based Strategies.
National Endowment for the Arts: Our Town
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Our Town
grant program supports creative placemaking projects that help to transform
communities into lively, beautiful, and resilient places – achieving these
community goals through strategies that incorporate arts, culture, and/or
design. Complete description at: www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town. Where
appropriate, Our Town applications should demonstrate how the project will
align with other place-based federal grant programs and policies, including,
but not limited to, those from the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection
Agency, Department of Justice, Department of Agriculture, Delta Regional
Authority, and Appalachian Regional Commission. Related federal programs may
include Promise Zones, Consolidated Plans, Long Range Transportation Plans,
and Asset Management Plans, as well as strategies to modify existing policies.
City of Minneapolis Information Sessions
The City of Minneapolis will offer informational
sessions about partnering with the City on an Our Town application.
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NEW
DATE: Tuesday, July 25, 3-4 p.m., Pangea World Theater, 711
W Lake St #101, Minneapolis. Originally scheduled for July 24, but moved
to July 25 due to an NEA webinar on July 24.
RSVP for the information sessions to Jenny at jenny.chayabutr@minneapolismn.gov.
The deadline for the City
of Minneapolis partnership application process is August 1,
2017.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Webinars
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host two
webinars
about applying for the NEA Our Town grant.
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July
24, 2 p.m. (3 p.m. Eastern), Our Town: How to Apply
Webinar. Design & Creative Placemaking Program Specialists walk
through the application process and provide helpful hints for navigating
the NEA’s new application portal.
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July
31, 2 p.m. (3 p.m. Eastern), Our Town: Tips & Tricks
for a Successful Application. Design & Creative Placemaking Program
Specialists will share tips on how to ensure your Our Town application is
clear and compelling. They’ll also walk through the eligibility
requirements and other guidelines, and will point you toward additional
resources on Creative Placemaking that may be helpful as you put final
touches on your application.
Please note that the times listed on the NEA website
are Eastern time. Read the complete details on the NEA webpage - OUR
TOWN: How to Prepare and Submit an Application - Arts Engagement, Cultural
Planning, and Design Projects.
Other Federal Grants
EMPLOYMENT
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) invites eligible entities to
submit competitive grant applications for the Refugee Career Pathways (RCP)
Program. Through the RCP Program ORR will provide funding to implement projects
assisting refugees to qualify for licenses and certifications necessary to
attain employment and improve self-sufficiency. Allowable activities will include
case management, training and technical assistance, specialized English
language training, and mentoring. Grantees may also provide refugee
participants with financial assistance for costs related to the establishment
or re-establishment of credentials, such as obtaining educational credits or
enrollment in required certification programs. Grantees are encouraged to
collaborate with professional associations, universities, and others with
expertise in this area to facilitate career opportunities in ways that
supplement, rather than supplant, existing services.
DOL: Department of Labor
Under the authority of Section 21(c) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), the U .S. Department of
Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) established
its discretionary grant program in 1978. In 1997, the program was renamed in
honor of the late Susan Harwood, a former director of OSHA’s Office of Risk
Assessment. The program offers an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to
compete annually for funding so they may develop and conduct training and
education programs for small business employers and workers on the recognition,
avoidance, and prevention of occupational safety and health hazards in their
workplaces, and to inform workers of their rights and employers of their
responsibilities under the OSH Act. For FY 2017, OSHA announces the
availability of approximately $10.5 million to fund new Susan Harwood Training
Grants. OSHA expects to award multiple grants to eligible nonprofit
organizations under this competitive Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
Program funding will be for a 12-month period beginning no later than September
30, 2017, and ending on September 30, 2018. Grant awards will not exceed
$155,000 for a Targeted Topic Training grant or $50,000 for a Training and
Education Material Development grant.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION
USDA: Department of Agriculture
Proposed Phase I projects should prove the scientific
or technical feasibility of the approach or concept. Projects dealing with
agriculturally related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy
technologies are encouraged across all SBIR topic areas. USDA SBIR's flexible research
areas ensure innovative projects consistent with USDA's vision of a healthy and
productive nation in harmony with the land, air, and water. USDA SBIR Program
has awarded over 2000 research and development projects since 1983, allowing
hundreds of small businesses to explore their technological potential, and
providing an incentive to profit from the commercialization of innovative
ideas.
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
The purpose of this Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to develop a technology/device
that objectively indicates the presence and level of pain.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DOI: Department of the Interior
Grants support the survey, inventory, and designation
of historic properties that are associated with communities currently
underrepresented in the National Register of Historic Places and among National
Historic Landmarks. Within one year of the completion of the grant, all
projects must result in: the submission of a new nomination to the National
Register of Historic Places or National Historic Landmark program OR an
amendment to an existing National Register or National Historic Landmark
nomination to include underrepresented communities.
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
The National Historical Publications and Records
Commission seeks projects that will significantly improve public discovery and
use of major historical records collections. All types of historical records
are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and
analog audio and moving images. Projects may:
- Digitize historical records
collections, or related collections, held by a single institution and make them
freely available online
- Provide
access to born-digital records
- Create new freely-available virtual
collections drawn from historical records held by multiple institutions
- Create new tools and methods for users to
access records The NHPRC welcomes collaborative projects, particularly for
bringing together related records from multiple institutions.
Projects that
address significant needs in the field and result in replicable and scalable
approaches will be more competitive. We also encourage organizations to
actively engage the public in the work of the project. Applicants should also
consult Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects program, which has
different requirements and award amounts. For a comprehensive list of Commission
limitations on funding, please see: "What we do and do not fund"
(http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/apply/eligibility.html). Applications that
consist entirely of ineligible activities will not be considered. Award
Information A grant is for one to three years and for between $100,000 and
$350,000. We expect to make up to five grants in this category for a total of
up to $1,000,000. Grants begin no earlier than January 1, 2019.
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
The National Historical Publications and Records
Commission seeks projects that will significantly improve public discovery and
use of major historical records collections. All types of historical records
are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and
analog audio and moving images. Projects may:
- Digitize historical records
collections, or related collections, held by a single institution and make them
freely available online
- Provide
access to born-digital records
- Create new freely-available virtual
collections drawn from historical records held by multiple institutions
- Create new tools and methods for users to
access records The NHPRC welcomes collaborative projects, particularly for
bringing together related records from multiple institutions.
Projects that
address significant needs in the field and result in replicable and scalable
approaches will be more competitive. We also encourage organizations to
actively engage the public in the work of the project. Applicants should also
consult Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects program, which has
different requirements and award amounts. For a comprehensive list of
Commission limitations on funding, please see: "What we do and do not
fund" (http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/apply/eligibility.html). Applications
that consist entirely of ineligible activities will not be considered. Award
Information A grant is for one to three years and between $100,000 and
$350,000. We expect to make up to five grants in this category for a total of
up to $1,000,000. Grants begin no earlier than January 1, 2019.
EDUCATION and STEM: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
& MATHEMATICS
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
This notice solicits applications for the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2017 Leadership in Public Health Social Work Education (LPHSWE) Program.
The LPHSWE Program aims to provide training and education, faculty development,
and curriculum enhancement to prepare students for leadership roles in public
health social work through enrollment in a dual master’s degree program in both
social work and public health. Students benefit from dual enrollment in
accredited schools of social work and public health by receiving training,
education, and practice experience in interprofessional practice, leadership
and management, research and evaluation, and policy development.
ED: Department of Education
Purpose of Program: The American History and Civics
Education-- National Activities Grants Program promotes innovative instruction,
learning strategies, and professional development in American history, civics
and government, and geography, with an emphasis on activities and programs that
benefit low-income students and underserved populations. Background: This
competition provides funding to support the development, implementation,
expansion, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based instructional
approaches and professional development activities and programs in American
history, civics and government, and geography in elementary and secondary
schools. This competition includes an absolute priority for projects serving
high-need students to help these students improve learning outcomes for these
students. This competition includes an absolute priority for projects that show
potential to improve student achievement in, and teaching of, these subjects,
and that demonstrate innovation, scalability, accountability, and a focus on
underserved populations. Additionally, we include a competitive preference
priority for projects that leverage technology to support professional
development and instructional practice, which may lead to increased student
engagement and help accelerate learning. This competition also includes a
requirement for applicants to propose project-specific performance measures and
performance targets consistent with the objectives of the proposed project.
NSF: National Science Foundation
NSF's Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) have
joined to support the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering
and Computer Science program. This program supports active long-term
collaborative partnerships between K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering,
Computer and Information Science, and Mathematics (STEM) in-service and
pre-service teachers, full-time community college faculty, and university
faculty and studentsto enhance the scientific disciplinary knowledge and
capacity of the STEM teachers and/or community college facultythrough
participation inauthentic summer research experiences with engineering and
computer science faculty researchers. The research projects and experiences all
revolve around a focused research area related to engineering and/or computer
science that will provide a common cohort experience to the participating
educators. The K-12 STEM teachers and/or full-time community college faculty
also translate their research experiences and new scientific knowledge into
their classroom activities and curricula. The university team will include
faculty, graduate and undergraduate students as well as industrial advisors.
Involvement of graduate students in support of academic-year classroom
activities is particularly encouraged. Partnerships with inner city, rural or
other high needs schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by
underrepresented minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities. As
part of the long-term partnership arrangements, university
undergraduate/graduate students will partner with pre-college/community college
faculty in their classrooms during the academic year to support the integration
of the RET curricular materials into classroom activities. This announcement
features two mechanisms for support of in-service and pre-service K-12 STEM
teachers and full-time community college faculty: (1) RET supplements to
ongoing ENG and CISE awards and (2) new RET Site awards. RET supplements may be
included outside this solicitation in proposals for new or renewedENG and
CISEgrants or as supplements to ongoing ENG- and CISE-funded projects. RET in
Engineering and Computer Science Sites, through this solicitation, are based on
independent proposals from engineering and/or computer and/or information
science departments, schools or colleges to initiate and conduct research
participation projects for K-12 STEM teachers and/or full-time community
college faculty.
Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks
to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and
development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal
environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement
in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of
STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in
learning STEM in informal environments
A well-prepared, innovative science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce is crucial to the Nation's health
and economy. Indeed, recent policy actions and reports have drawn attention to
the opportunities and challenges inherent in increasing the number of highly
qualified STEM graduates, including STEM teachers. Priorities include educating
students to be leaders and innovators in emerging and rapidly changing STEM
fields as well as educating a scientifically literate populace. Both of these
priorities depend on the nature and quality of the undergraduate education
experience. In addressing these STEM challenges and priorities, the National
Science Foundation invests in evidence-based and evidence-generating approaches
to understanding STEM learning; to designing, testing, and studying instruction
and curricular change; to wide dissemination and implementation of best
practices; and to broadening participation of individuals and institutions in
STEM fields. The goals of these investments include: increasing the number and
diversity of STEM students; preparing students well to participate in science
for tomorrow; and improving students' STEM learning outcomes. NSF’s
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) initiative, launched in Fiscal
Year 2014, supports a coherent set of investments to address immediate
challenges and opportunities that are facing undergraduate STEM education, as
well as those that anticipate new structures (e.g. organizational changes, new
methods for certification or credentialing, course re-conception,
cyberlearning, etc.) and new functions of the undergraduate learning and
teaching enterprise. The NSF-wide IUSE initiative acknowledges the variety of
discipline-specific challenges and opportunities facing STEM faculty as they
strive to incorporate results from educational research into classroom practice
and work with education research colleagues and social science learning
scholars to advance our understanding of effective teaching and learning. The
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) contributes to the IUSE initiative through
the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE:
GEOPATHS) funding opportunity. IUSE: GEOPATHS invites proposals that
specifically address the current needs and opportunities related to
undergraduate education within the geosciences community. The primary goal of
the IUSE: GEOPATHS funding opportunity is to increase the number of
undergraduate students interested in pursuing undergraduate degrees and/or
post-graduate degrees in geoscience through the design and testing of novel
approaches for engaging students in authentic, career-relevant experiences in
geoscience. In order to broaden participation in the geosciences, engaging
undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented groups or from
non-geoscience degree programs is a priority. The IUSE: GEOPATHS solicitation
features two funding tracks: (1) Engaging students in the geosciences through
extra-curricular experiences and training activities (GEOPATHS-EXTRA), and (2)
Improving pathways into the geosciences through institutional collaborations and
transfer (GEOPATHS-IMPACT).
DOT: Department of Transportation
The DDETFP Graduate Fellowship provides funding for
students to pursue master’s or doctoral degrees in transportation-related
disciplines. The program objectives are: 1) to attract the Nation's brightest
minds to the field of transportation; 2) to enhance the careers of
transportation professionals by encouraging them to seek advanced degrees; and
3) to retain top talent in the transportation industry of the United States.
The DDETFP is intended to bring innovation and enhance the breadth and scope of
knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States.
DOS: Department of State
The U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City invites
proposals for projects that focus on at least one of the priority women’s
empowerment programs and target audiences specified including Professional
Skills, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) and Business, Media
& Arts, Civil Society, Women in Politics and Governance, and
Underprivileged and Vulnerable Groups.
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
This notice solicits applications for the Health Center
Program’s Service Area Competition (SAC). The Health Center Program
supports public and private nonprofit community-based and patient-directed
organizations that provide primary health care services to the Nation’s
medically underserved. The purpose of the SAC NOFO is to ensure continued
access to affordable, quality primary health care services for communities and
vulnerable populations currently served by the Health Center Program. This NOFO
details the SAC eligibility requirements, review criteria, and awarding factors
for organizations seeking funding for operational support to provide primary
health care services to an announced service area under the Health Center
Program. For the purposes of this document, the term “health center”
encompasses Health Center Program award recipients funded under the following
subsections: Community Health Center (CHC – section 330(e)), Migrant Health
Center (MHC – section 330(g)), Health Care for the Homeless (HCH – section
330(h)), and/or Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC – section 330(i)).
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
National Priorities:Transdisciplinary Research into Detecting and Controlling
Lead in Drinking Water Synopsis 1
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=295058
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications
proposing to (1) identify communities that are at a high risk of experiencing
the adverse health effects of lead in drinking water; (2) identify opportunities
to mitigate these risks; and (3) conduct educational and outreach efforts so
that water system managers and the general public are aware of these risks and
opportunities.
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement
(FOA) is to support mechanistic clinical studies aimed at understanding the
impact of arts-based approaches in palliative care for symptom management. This
FOA is intended to support mechanistic clinical studies to provide an evidence
base for the use of the arts in palliative care for symptom management. The
objective is to understand the biological, physiological, neurological,
psychological, and/or sociological mechanisms by which the arts exert their
effects on symptom management during and throughout the palliative care
continuum. The goal is for the research supported under this FOA to develop an
evidence-base that could be used as a basis for the uptake of arts-based
therapies in palliative care settings, among individuals across the lifespan,
with a wide variety of serious chronic conditions and their accompanying
symptoms. This FOA is not intended to determine efficacy or the comparative
effectiveness of interventions, or to assess interventions designed to treat
the underlying cause of a particular disease state.
The purpose of this initiative is to support Phase 2
clinical trials to develop and test strategies to increase the utilization of
cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in
eligible patients. The objectives are to test novel promising approaches to
increase use of CR and PR overall, to reduce disparities in their utilization,
and to document improvement in key clinical and patient-centered outcomes from
CR and PR performed in either traditional or non-traditional settings.
Investigators with expertise in the areas of CR, PR, and implementation science
should consider applying for this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
Collaborative investigations combining expertise in telehealth, internet-based
interventions, behavioral modification, and other novel techniques for
health-related interventions are encouraged.
HOMELESSNESS
HUD: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The CoC Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to
promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to
provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local
governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing
domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused
by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream
programs by homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing
homelessness.
FOOD AND NUTRITION
USDA: Department of Agriculture
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31)
provides approximately $5 million in discretionary grant funds to support State
and local agencies in collecting and reporting outcome data for SNAP E&T
programs, as well as additional funds for technical assistance, so that States
can become more effective, data driven E&T providers. The purpose of the
SNAP E&T Data and Technical Assistance (DATA) Grants is to support the
development of State SNAP E&T data collection and reporting systems.
CRIME, JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
USDOJ: Department of Justice
Vision 21 Integrated Services for Victims Program: Increasing
Access to Mental Health Services for Victims of Crime (Vision 21 ISV Program),
consists of three purpose areas: (1) developing a suicide prevention gatekeeper
training curriculum to increase the capacity of crime victim advocates to help
prevent suicide; (2) increasing access to services for victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault who have a serious mental illness; and (3)
increasing access to mental health services for traditionally underserved
victims of crime. The Vision 21 ISV Program will promote a collaborative
approach to the delivery of direct services by requiring crime victim services
providers and clinical mental health service providers to form strategic
partnerships to develop and implement project developed under purpose areas 2
and 3 of this program.
DHS: Department of Homeland Security
The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program makes
available Federal funds to State, Local and Tribal Governments to implement and
sustain cost-effective measures designed to reduce the risk to individuals and
property from natural hazards, while also reducing reliance on Federal funding
from future disasters. FEMA will provide allocations of $575,000 as required by
the Stafford Act to states and territories; and a tribal set aside of $10
million for allocations up to $575,000 for Native American Indian tribal
governments to support overall mitigation planning and projects. The remaining
PDM funds will be awarded on a competitive basis with a focus on
multi-state/tribal mitigation initiatives. Applicants must submit applications
via the Mitigation eGrants system on the FEMA Grants Portal:
https://portal.fema.gov. Applicants may submit a maximum of 9 project
sub-applications notwithstanding any project(s) submitted for the
state/territory allocation or tribal set aside. In addition, any state or tribe
willing to serve as the applicant for a multi-state or tribal activity may
submit one additional plan or project subapplication.
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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.
Contact information: Juli Leerssen, (612) 225-7721
For more information, please visit www.minneapolismn.gov/promisezone
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