In this edition of Minneapolis Promise Zone Updates:
- Minneapolis Promise Zone Gains Insight on Community Policing
- Minneapolis Promise Zone Attends Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
- Affect Change by Attending a City Council Meeting
- Support Services Competitive Grant
- Tune into Street Genius Radio
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News and Events
- Recent Federal Grant and Partnership Opportunities
- About the Minneapolis Promise Zone
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 Minneapolis Promise Zone Gains Insight on How to Engage Neighborhoods Around Community Policing
From Oct. 26-28, one of the Minneapolis Promise Zone (MPZ) Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) attended the Big Data and Community Policing Conference, in Austin Texas. Many of the presentations were helpful in generating ideas for a community policing survey MPZ is working on with Inspector Baird and Assistant Chief Kjos. The conference brought its stakeholders together to explore current and past efforts on community policing initiatives, and how to improve them. In 2014 President Obama signed an Executive Order to create a task force focused on developing recommendations to improve trust and collaboration between communities and law enforcement, while also reducing crime. Attendees included the Austin Police Department, along with various other Texas police departments, research institutions, local non-profit organizations, and software developers. Presentations and panel discussion topics included reinventing police data software to make it more user friendly, using social media to improve police-community relations and transparency by making information and data more publicly accessible, and elevating community voices for increased police accountability through constructive conversation and policy reform.
The MPZ hopes to apply lessons learned from an Urban Institute report, “How High-Crime, Low-Income Communities View the Police?” which contained survey data specific to views from North Minneapolis residents. Some of the main findings from this study found that only 23% of people in high-crime neighborhoods support how police act in their community, and only 34% of those surveyed feel safe around police.
Another lesson was learning about “Community Voices” of Austin- a follow up study with the Urban Institute to engage highly policed communities in dialogue with the police around improving the way policing is conducted in their communities. For this study, the Urban Institute paired with a local non-profit (Austin Justice Coalition) to engage with community members about their concerns pertaining to policing efforts. This facilitated further discussion on what the community needs from the Austin P.D. From these discussions, the community was able to write a survey with specific language and questions informed by community input. The new 4th precinct inspector Baird is excited about collaborating with the MPZ to reconfigure how community policing is practiced in North Minneapolis.
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 Minneapolis Promise Zone Attends Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute, Learns How Racial Inequality Affects Economic Growth in North Minneapolis
Two of the Minneapolis Promise Zone Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) attended the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute on Oct. 26. The Institute’s fall conference was built around the topic of segregation and inequality, and different speakers examining the role of several related issues, including disparities in housing and education. The Twin Cities has some of the largest racial disparities in the United States. Myron Orfield, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, made the argument that Twin Cities schools have become increasingly segregated over the past two decades, creating concentrations of poverty. In the Twin Cities, low-income white students attend middle-class schools whereas low-income black students are segregated into the poorest schools. Orfield presented a progression of maps dating back to 1989, where relatively even proportions of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian students become clearly segregated over time. Further south in Minneapolis has now become mostly white, directly south of downtown is mostly Latino, and the Northside is mostly black. He and Samuel Myers Jr., also of the University of Minnesota, challenged the Federal Reserve to look into the big, unexplained gaps in loan denial rates between whites and African Americans in the Twin Cities. Many have made the argument that people are denied loans based on higher risk involved with lending to lower income populations. Samuel Meyers Jr. presented data which shows that low-income whites have homeownership rates five times that of low-income blacks. By attending the Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Fall Conference the MPZ VISTAs gained a better understanding of how the legacy of racial inequality shapes North Minneapolis today.
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Affect Change by Attending a City Council Meeting
Important Upcoming Meeting on Wednesday, November 29 at 6:05 p.m.
City Council will be holding a public hearing to finalize the 2018 budget. The Council will receive comments on needs and proposed use of funds for the City's FY 2018 Consolidated Plan application to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for; Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds. This will be a good opportunity for partners working on community and/or economic development to advocate for more capital investment on the Northside.
Listed below are estimated entitlement amounts for the City's Consolidated Plan used in the Mayor's Proposed City Budget being considered by the City Council:
- CDBG: $10,248,621
- HOME: $2,030,982
- ESG: $940,966
- HOPWA: $1,243,000
Check LIMS to:
- Get the agenda for upcoming City Council and committee meetings.
- Look up past and future City Council agenda items and supporting documents.
- Track individual agenda items from council introduction through final action.
- See how council members voted.
- Find and watch video of City Council and committee proceedings.
The legislative information management system (LIMS) is available at:
lims.minneapolismn.gov
Support Services Competitive Grant
The Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development (DEED) is requesting proposals from qualified organizations for the Support Services Competitive Grant. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2017.
Application Process and Request for Proposals (RFP)
DEED is required by law to post the specific criteria and any quantitative weighting scheme or scoring system that will be used to evaluate or rank applications and award grants for the competitive grant program. Please find the Request for Proposals below, outlining the specific requirements of all proposals
Submittal Process and Due Date
An emailed proposal to AdultCompetitiveGrants.DEED@state.mn.us consisting of one Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file containing all required proposal components must be received at DEED no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 (no faxes accepted).
The State shall not be responsible for any errors or delays caused by technology-related issues, even if they are caused by the State.
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Tune into Street Genius Radio
There is genius in these streets, and we want to share it with you! Street Genius Radio creates opportunities for untraditional entrepreneurs to share knowledge and stories of living the startup life. Not every business owner has the same journey, and our show will showcase the stories of black and female entrepreneurs. Our program is a community run social venture, and will provide training & job opportunities for blacks in tech. Tune in today on Facebook Live.
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News
Events
Community Connections Learning Labs
Thu, November 9: 5:30-7 p.m.
1700 Second St. NE., Minneapolis
U.S. Senator Al Franken's Minority-Owned Small Business Forum
Fri, November 10: 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis
Leading with Theory of Change
Fri, November 10: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Conference Room, 2314 University Ave. W., Saint Paul
Habits of a deGentrifier
Sun, November 12: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Walker Community United Methodist Church, 31-4 16th Ave. S., Minneapolis
Acting Black Demystifying Racism
Tue, November 14: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis
Constructive Problem Solving Skills
Wed, November 15: 9-11:30 a.m.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, 2314 University Ave. W., Saint Paul
Minnesota Black Author's Expo
Sat, November 18: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Northside Economic Opportunity Network, 1007 W. Broadway, Minneapolis
Engage in Person At Minneapolis 2040 Community Meeting
Sat, December 5: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Fairview Park Gym, 621 29th Ave. N., Minneapolis
Water Technology Roundtable: Aquatech Amsterdam and Netherlands Water Sector Briefing
Tue, December 12: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Netherlands Consulate & Stoel Rives Law Firm, 33 S. 6th St., Minneapolis
Jobs
North Star Chapter
Engagement Manager
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Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
Strategic Communications Manager
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NREL 40
Community College Internship Program
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SocialWise Media Group
Internship for low-income students of color in STEM & entrepreneurship
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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.
HOUSING
& HOMELESSNESS
HUD:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
This
SHOP NOFA announces the availability of $10,000,000 in FY2017 SHOP Grant funds
to be awarded to national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia
to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a
national, geographically diverse basis through the provision of self-help
homeownership housing programs. Applicants must propose to use a significant
amount of SHOP Grant funds in at least two states. Individuals are not eligible
to apply for SHOP Grant funds. SHOP Grant funds must be used for land
acquisition, infrastructure improvements, and for reasonable and necessary
planning, administration and management costs (not to exceed 20 percent). The
construction or rehabilitation costs of each SHOP unit must be funded with
other leveraged public and private funds. The average SHOP Grant expenditure
for the combined costs of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements must
not exceed $15,000 per SHOP unit. SHOP units must be decent, safe, and sanitary
non-luxury dwellings that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and
zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements, including but not
limited to, the requirements for energy-efficiency, water conservation and
accessibility). The SHOP units must be sold to homebuyers at prices below the
prevailing market price. Homebuyers must be low-income and must contribute a
significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of the SHOP units. A
homebuyer's sweat equity contribution must not be mortgaged or otherwise
restricted upon future sale of the SHOP unit. Volunteer labor is also required
SHOP Grantees may award SHOP Grant funds to local non-profit affiliate
organizations to carry out the Grantee's SHOP program. These affiliate
organizations must be located within the Grantee's service area.
VA: Department of
Veterans Affairs
VA is announcing the availability of per diem funds to eligible entities to
provide transitional housing beds under VA’s Homeless Providers GPD Program
models. VA expects to fund 1,500 beds with this NOFA for applicants who will
use one or a combination of the following housing models: Bridge Housing, Low
Demand, Hospital-to-Housing, Clinical Treatment, and Service-Intensive
Transitional Housing and Service Centers. DATES: An original signed and dated
application for assistance (plus two completed collated copies) for VA’s
Homeless Providers GPD Program and associated documents must be received by the
GPD Program Office by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time February 28, 2018 (see application
requirements below). This NOFA announces the availability of per diem funding
to 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(19) non-profit organizations, State and Local
governments, and Indian Tribal governments to provide a minimum of five
transitional housing beds. No more than 40 beds per model, per medical center,
per each applicant’s Employer Identification Number (EIN) will be allowed under
this NOFA.
HHS: Department of
Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families -
ACYF/FYSB
The Administration
for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families'
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) announces the availability of funds
under the Street Outreach Program (SOP). SOP WORKS to increase young people's
personal safety, social and emotional well-being, self-sufficiency, and to help
them build permanent connections with families, communities, schools, and other
positive social networks. These services, which are provided in areas where
street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy
choices and to provide them access to shelter and services which include:
outreach, gateway services, screening and assessment, harm reduction, access to
emergency shelter, crisis stabilization, drop-in centers, which can be
optional, and linkages/referrals to services. THE AWARD process for FY2018 SOP
allows for annual awards over a three-year project period, as funds are
available.
The Administration
for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families'
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) announces the availability of funds
under the Transitional Living Program (TLP) and Maternity Group Home (MGH). THE
PURPOSE of FYSB's TLP and MGH grant programs are to implement, enhance, and/or
support effective strategies for successful transition to sustainable living
for runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 and/or pregnant and
parenting youth ages 16 to under 22 and their dependent child(ren). Both
projects must provide safe, stable, and appropriate shelter for 18 months and,
under extenuating circumstances, can be extended to 21 months and provide
comprehensive services that supports the transition of homeless youth to
self-sufficiency and stable, independent living. Through the provision of
shelter and an array of comprehensive services, TLP youth will realize
improvements in four core outcome areas (i.e., safe and stable housing,
education/employment, permanent connections, and social and emotional
well-being.)
The Administration
for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families'
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) announces the availability of funds
under the Basic Center Program (BCP). THE BCP works to establish or strengthen
community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless
youth up to age 18 years of age and their families. BCPs provide youth with
emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care.
Basic centers can provide temporary shelter for up to 21 days for youth and
seeks to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to
locate appropriate alternative placements.
EDUCATION
& STEM: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, and MATH
DOC:
Department of Commerce
The
goal of this Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) is to support the education of
K-12 students and the public so they are knowledgeable of the ways in which
their community can become more resilient to extreme weather events and/or
other environmental hazards, and become involved in achieving that resilience.
Many U.S. communities are increasingly contending with issues related to
preventing, withstanding, and recovering from disruptions caused by extreme
weather and other environmental hazards (U.S. Department of Commerce
FY2014-FY2018 Strategic Plan). These hazards include but are not limited to
severe storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, heavy precipitation events,
persistent drought, heat waves, increased global temperatures, acidification of
the ocean, and sea level rise (Weather-ready Nation: NOAA’s National Weather
Service Strategic Plan 2011; Melillo et al., 2014). These extreme weather and
climate events put stress on infrastructure, ecological systems, and the humans
that live in the impacted places. U.S. communities can become more resilient to
such events by exploring the hazards they face, assessing their specific
vulnerabilities and risks, considering options, prioritizing and planning, and
finally taking action (U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit). This process is
typically performed by scientists and municipal planners, but in order for
resilience to occur, other members of a community must have some understanding
of the hazards they face and how to mitigate them, both at the individual and
the community level. Education projects focused on resilience enable and
empower community members, including children and youth, to protect themselves
and their communities from these hazards.
NSF: National
Science Foundation
The NSF Partnerships
for Innovation (PFI) Program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and
Partnerships (IIP) offers researchers the opportunity to transform new
knowledge into societal benefits through translational research and technology
development efforts which catalyze partnerships to accelerate innovations that
address significant societal needs. PFI has six broad goals: (1) identifying
and supporting Foundation-sponsored research and technologies that have the
potential for accelerated commercialization; (2) supporting prior or current
Foundation-sponsored researchers, institutions of higher education, and
non-profit organizations that partner with an institution of higher education
to undertake proof-of-concept work, including the development of technology
prototypes that are derived from NSF-funded research and have potential market
value; (3) promoting sustainable partnerships between Foundation-funded
institutions, industry, and other organizations within academia and the private
sector with the purpose of accelerating the transfer of technology; (4)
developing multi-disciplinary innovation ecosystems which involve and are
responsive to the specific needs of academia and industry; (5) catalyzing
professional development activities, mentoring, and best practices in
entrepreneurship and technology translation for faculty, students and
researchers; and (6) expanding the participation of women and individuals from
underrepresented groups in innovation, technology translation, and
entrepreneurship.
DOI: Department of
the Interior National Park Service
2018 Preservation
Technology and Training Grants (PTT Grants) are intended to create better
tools, better materials, and better approaches to conserving buildings,
landscapes, sites, and collections. The PTT Grants are administered by the
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), the National
Park Service's innovation center for the preservation community. The
competitive grants program will provide funding to federal agencies, states,
tribes, local governments, and non-profit organizations. PTT Grants will
support the following activities: Innovative research that develops new
technologies or adapts existing technologies to preserve cultural resources
(typically $25,000 to $40,000) Specialized workshops or symposia that identify
and address national preservation needs (typically $15,000 to $25,000) How-to
videos, mobile applications, podcasts, best practices publications, or webinars
that disseminate practical preservation methods or provide better tools for
preservation practice (typically $5,000 to $15,000) The maximum grant award is
$40,000. The actual grant award amount is dependent on the scope of the
proposed activity. NCPTT does not fund "bricks and mortar" grants.
DOC: Department of
Commerce
The NIST Public
Safety Innovation Accelerator Program – User Interface seeks applications from
eligible applicants for activities to accelerate research, development,
production, and testing of user interface technologies and capabilities through
the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for first responders
as described in Section I. of this NOFO/Full Announcement.
NSF: National
Science Foundation
The goal of the RCN
program is to advance a field or create new directions in research or education
by supporting groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their
research, training, and educational activities across disciplinary,
organizational, geographic, and international boundaries. The RCN-UBE program
originated as a unique RCN track to catalyze positive changes in biology
undergraduate education (NSF 08-035) and is now supported by the collaborative
efforts of the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Directorate
for Education and Human Resources (EHR). It has been responsive to the national
movement to revolutionize undergraduate learning and teaching in the biological
sciences as described in the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology
Education report. The RCN-UBE program seeks to improve undergraduate biology in
different areas by leveraging the power of a collaborative network. The theme
or focus of an RCN-UBE proposal can be on any topic likely to advance the goal
of enhancing undergraduate biology education.
HHS: Department of
Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Minority HIV/AIDS
Research Initiative (MARI) to Build HIV Prevention, Treatment and Research
Capacity in Disproportionately Affected Black and Hispanic Communities and
Among Historically Underrepresented Researchers.
TRAINING
AND EMPLOYMENT
DOT:
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
The
FHWA hereby requests applications for assistance to result in the award of a
new Cooperative Agreement, entitled, “Youth Service and Conservation Corps
Workforce Development." The purpose of this proposed Cooperative Agreement
(Agreement) is to assist the Recipient in encouraging States and regional
transportation planning agencies to enter into contracts and cooperative
agreements with qualified youth service or conservation corps to perform
appropriate projects eligible under the Federal-aid highway program, and to
expand youth workforce development opportunities while strengthening
transportation career pathways.
DOD:
Department of Defense
Congress
enacted the Troops to Teachers (TTT) Program in 1993 to assist eligible current
and former members of the armed forces to transition into second careers as
teachers. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the Office of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Force Education, is responsible
for program policy, funding and oversight. The TTT National Office, located
within the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), is
responsible for day-to-day operations and management of the program.
Authorizing statute in 10 USC 1154(h) (2) (A), permits the Secretary of Defense
to make grants to states or consortia of such states in order to support
efforts of recruiting eligible current and former members of the armed forces
for participation in the TTT Program and facilitating the employment of
participants as elementary school teachers, secondary school teachers, and
career or technical teachers. Grant award not to exceed 5 years.
COMMUNITY
HEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY
USDOJ:
Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
The
Grants to Support Families in the Justice System program (referred to as the
Justice for Families Program) was authorized in the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013 to improve the response of all aspects of
the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of sexual
assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, or in cases
involving allegations of child sexual abuse. The program supports the following
activities for improving the capacity of communities and courts to respond to
impacted families: court-based and court-related programs; supervised
visitation and safe exchange by and between parents; training and technical
assistance for people who work with families in the court system; civil legal
services; provision of resources in juvenile court matters; and development or
promotion of legislation, model codes, policies, and best practices.
HHS:
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Child and Family Services Reviews have consistently found that
many child welfare agencies are not achieving substantial conformity on
permanency outcomes, including failure to make concerted efforts towards timely
permanency for adoption and preserving family connections. Findings related to
child and family outcomes, include, but are not limited to, lack of service
provision, child and parent engagement in case planning, and child visitations;
delays in establishing the goal of adoption; inadequate concurrent permanency
goal planning; and lengthy appeal processes for contested termination of
parental rights. These outcomes relate to basic social work practices that also
have effects on the safety and well-being of children in care. The purpose of
this funding opportunity is to award up to five 5-year cooperative agreements
for the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies that focus on
improving basic social work practices, policies, and procedures in order to
improve outcomes and eliminate systemic barriers to adoption and other forms of
permanency.
The Administration
for Children and Families, Children's Bureau announces the availability of one
grant to: (1) implement a multi-system approach among public and private
agencies integrating community and faith-based to promote effective partnerships;
(2) develop or enhance a navigator program to meet caregivers own needs and the
needs of the children they are raising; (3) utilize intensive family-finding
activities, including search technology, effective family engagement,
collaboration with child support, and other means to identify biological family
members for the target population to create a greater volume of relationships
and connectedness within their families and establish permanent family
placements when appropriate; and (4) implement family group decision-making
(FGDM) meetings for children in the child welfare system. The project funded
under this announcement will be implemented through strong collaboration
between the grantee and the public child welfare agency. The successful applicant
will facilitate cross collaboration and data sharing among relevant agencies,
including the courts, child welfare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF), aging and family caregiver support programs, child support, fatherhood
programs, education, domestic violence, mental health and substance abuse in
order to better identify, assess, and service kinship caregivers and at-risk
families within the child welfare system.
The Administration
for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families'
Family and Youth Services Bureau announces the availability of funds under the
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program. The purpose of the SRAE Program
is to fund projects to implement sexual risk avoidance education that teaches
participants how to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity. The
services are targeted to participants that reside in areas with high rates of
teen births and/or are at greatest risk of contracting sexually transmitted
infections (STIs). The goals of SRAE are to empower participants to make healthy
decisions, and provide tools and resources to prevent pregnancy, STIs, and youth
engagement in other risky behaviors. Successful applicants are expected to
submit program plans that agree to use medically accurate information
referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific,
governmental, or health organizations; implement an evidence-based approach
integrating research findings with practical implementation that aligns with
the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the
benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention,
healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating
violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit
drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity.
National
Institutes of Health
This
initiative seeks applications that propose to stimulate and expand research in
the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1)
enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic,
community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of
racial and ethnic minority males across the life cycle, and 2) encourage
applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and
linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce
health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males age 18 and
older.
This Funding
Opportunity Announcement encourages applications using community-engaged
research methods to investigate the potential health risks of environmental
exposures of concern to the community and to implement an environmental public
health action plan based on research findings. The overall goal is to support
changes to prevent or reduce exposure to harmful environmental exposures and
improve the health of a community.
The
purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage
interdisciplinary research aimed at promoting health, preventing and limiting
symptoms and disease, and reducing health disparities across the lifespan for
those living or spending time in non-traditional settings (i.e. playgrounds and
nursing homes). These settings result in exposure to environmental pollutants
and toxins that result in health risks, symptoms, and other health
conditions/diseases; including lower respiratory disease, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, and complex environmental exposures
that may be exacerbated by non-chemical stressors encountered in community
settings, physiological function of organs and systems of the
fetus/child/adolescence, and lower respiratory disease. Risk identification and
symptom management include prevention and behavior changes and actions to
maintain health and prevent disease with an emphasis on the individual, family,
and community which will advance nursing science. For purposes of this FOA,
non-traditional settings include, but are not limited to, places such as community
centers; pre-school and non-traditional school environments (e.g., churches,
daycare, home-based schools, dormitories, alternative schools, and
playgrounds); child and older adult foster care facilities; older adult day
care facilities; half-way homes; and assisted living and long-term care
facilities.
The
National Institutes of Health (NIH) is committed to supporting research that
will increase scientific understanding of the health status of diverse
population groups and thereby improve the effectiveness of health interventions
and services for individuals within those groups. Priority is placed on
understudied populations with distinctive health risk profiles. This funding
opportunity announcement (FOA) focuses on sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations,
including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex populations. Basic,
social, behavioral, clinical, and services research relevant to the missions of
the sponsoring Institutes and Centers may be proposed.
The
purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support innovative
research to develop and implement effective interventions to address health
disparities among U.S. immigrant populations.
This
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from
institutions/organizations which propose to characterize or identify factors in
early childhood (birth-24 months) that may increase or mitigate risk for
obesity and/or excessive weight gain and/or to fill methodological research
gaps relevant to the understanding of risk for development of obesity in
children. Studies should propose research in children from birth to 24 months,
although any proposed follow-up assessments, if applicable, may continue past
this period. Studies may also assess factors relevant to families and/or
caregivers of children from birth to 24 months. Applications should seek to
fill unique research needs and involve expertise across disciplines as
appropriate for the proposed research question.
The
purpose of this FOA is to encourage behavioral intervention development
research to test efficacy, conduct clinical trials, examine mechanisms of
behavior change, determine dose-response, optimize combinations, and/or
ascertain best sequencing of behavioral, combined, sequential, or integrated
behavioral and pharmacological (1) drug abuse treatment interventions,
including interventions for patients with comorbidities, in diverse settings; (2)
drug abuse treatment and adherence interventions for use in primary care; (3)
drug abuse treatment and adherence interventions that utilize technologies to
boost effects and increase implementability; (4) interventions to prevent the
acquisition or transmission of HIV infection among individuals in drug abuse
treatment; (5) interventions to promote adherence to drug abuse treatment, HIV
and addiction medications; and (6) interventions to treat chronic pain.
Research of interest includes but is not limited to Stage II and Stage III
efficacy research.
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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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