In this edition of Minneapolis Promise Zone Updates:
- Grant Spotlight
- Recent Federal Grant and Partnership Opportunities
- About the Minneapolis Promise Zone
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 Grant Spotlight
Agriculture in the Classroom
North Minneapolis has often been classified as a food desert. Many kids are unaware of where their food comes from. This grant would allow an organization and/or school to implement youth education programs around agriculture. Youth would learn about all the work involved before food arrives to the shelves of a grocery store.
- Deadline: May 01, 2018
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
Streamline Government Data Practices for More Accessible and Transparent Services
Many residents of North Minneapolis are eligible for multiple types of benefits provided by the State. Therefore it is extremely necessary that the State enhance or modify their existing long term services and supports (LTSS) delivery systems in order to implement innovative approaches to evaluating how the performance of streamlined access impacts multiple payers, multiple populations, healthcare utilization, and the return on investment at the State and Federal levels. The goal is to support states with documenting efficiency and/or cost savings. Funds may be used to develop an integrated data system, evaluate existing data elements, and/or implement a training protocol to support the intervention being tested.
- Deadline: Estimated June 01, 2018
- Award Ceiling: $600,000
Culturally Specific Substance Abuse Treatment for Children and Adolescents
The healthcare system does not always provide culturally specific services for the diverse residents of North Minneapolis. Organizations will be able to use this grant money to identify and reduce differences in access, service use, and outcomes of services among females and racial and ethnic minority populations to address health disparities. SAMHSA recognizes that effective and quality treatment for adolescent and transitional aged youth includes age and developmentally appropriate evidence-based assessments and practices.
- Deadline: April 10, 2018
- Award Ceiling: $541,350
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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.
SMALL
BUSINESSES
SBA:
Small Business Administration
The
overarching mission of the Office of Government Contracting and Business
Development (“GC BD”) is to assist small businesses to compete for Federal
prime contracts and to secure subcontracting opportunities from large
businesses. Within the GCBD -, the Office of Business Development's (BD’s)
specific mission is to execute activities authorized under Sections 8(a) and
7(j) of the Small Business Act. Under the former, SBA provides business
development assistance to firms that are owned and controlled by economically
and socially disadvantaged individuals. Section 7(j) of the Small Business Act
authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration (¬“SBA”) to provide
management and technical assistance to eligible individuals and businesses. To
be eligible for 7(j) services, a client must be: a socially and economically
disadvantaged individual whose firm is a participant in the 8(a) Business
Development Program; a business that is eligible to receive 8(a) contracts; or
a business which qualifies as small under 13 CFR subpart 121 – Small Business
Size Regulations; and that is located in an urban or rural area with a high
proportion of unemployed or low-income individuals, or which is owned by such
low-income individuals.
EDUCATION
& STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
NSF:
National Science Foundation
This program aims to provide all U.S. students the opportunity
to participate in computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT)
education in their schools at the preK-12 levels. With this solicitation, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) focuses on researcher-practitioner
partnerships (RPPs) that foster the research and development needed to bring CS
and CT to all schools. Specifically, this solicitation aims to provide high
school teachers with the preparation, professional development (PD) and ongoing
support that they need to teach rigorous computer science courses; preK-8
teachers with the instructional materials and preparation they need to
integrate CS and CT into their teaching; and schools and districts the
resources needed to define and evaluate multi-grade pathways in CS and CT.
NASA : National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
NASA’s Office of Education, collaborating
closely with the NASA Mission Directorates, and also in cooperation with NASA
Headquarters’ Office of Communications and Mission Support Directorate,
solicits proposals led by Informal Education Institutions (IEIs) to provide
inquiry- or experiential-based educational opportunities with direct alignment
with major NASA missions for students and the public. These opportunities shall
utilize partnerships with major networks of other IEIs, youth-serving
organizations, libraries, and/or K-12 schools along with commercial entities,
higher education institutions, and/or other agencies that support Federal STEM
education goals. Through this solicitation, which transitions from its
precursor (CP4SMPVC), NASA seeks to enhance the ability of IEIs and partners to
deliver and participate in NASA-based activities, and to increase the capacity
of institutions to utilize NASA resources and to provide students with the
opportunity to contribute to NASA’s mission. In particular, this solicitation
seeks projects that feature the most current NASA missions, science,
engineering, exploration, or technologies in space exploration, space science,
or microgravity (or a combination of these topics) to support NASA Engagement
outcomes. NASA TEAM II seeks to provide authentic STEM engagement opportunities
for students and the public, and/or informal and formal educators serving these
audiences that:• Provide STEM engagement activities aligned with NASA
mission-driven needs and priorities;• Utilize partnerships and regional and
national networks of STEM- and STEM education-related IEIs to maximize reach
and impact;• Leverage NASA missions, content, people, and facilities to provide
experiential authentic STEM opportunities that encourage innovation, critical
thinking, and problem-solving skills; • Better serve groups historically
underrepresented and underserved in STEM fields; • Use or develop
evidenced-based educational strategies in designing and implementing the
project and address state and local needs; and• Provide a measureable impact on
learner interest in and positive attitudes towards STEM topics and improve
self-perception of the learner’s ability to participate in STEM. For this solicitation,
informal education projects shall target STEM engagement and advancement of
STEM literacy for youth (particularly those in grades 4-8), families, and
informal and formal educators serving those audiences.
DOC:
Department of Commerce
The
purpose of this Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) is to build capacity for
environmental literacy in support of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) mission goals through a cooperative agreement with a
non-profit organization. In order to further the efforts of the external
community that supports NOAA’s environmental literacy-related priorities, NOAA
is seeking a partnership with a nonprofit organization with a mission of
environmental education and/or conservation to work with NOAA to implement
formal and informal education efforts, outreach, and professional development
in support of environmental literacy. The successful applicant will be
supported through a 5-year cooperative agreement with NOAA and should have
significant experience supporting environmental literacy, as well as capacity
to convene meetings and workshops, manage small-scale grants, and support
program evaluation. Experience facilitating partnerships, developing education
and outreach materials, and implementing educator professional development is
also preferred. Specific activities will be determined collaboratively with
NOAA and will further the efforts of the external community to build
environmental literacy through informal and formal education. Projects will
support NOAA's mission in the areas of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, weather,
and climate sciences and stewardship as defined by the goals of the NOAA
Education Strategic Plan 2015-2035 (http://www.noaa.gov/office-education/noaa-education-council/strategic-planning-evaluation).
Projects must be implemented within the United States and its
territories. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations. For-profit
organizations, individuals, state, local and Indian tribal governments in the
United States, foreign institutions, foreign organizations and foreign
government agencies, and institutions of higher education are not eligible to
apply, but may be project partners.
DOS:
Department of State
U.S.
Mission to Vietnam
The
U.S. Mission to Vietnam invites alumni of Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF)
student and scholar fellowships to submit proposals to the VEF Alumni Small
Grants Program. These grants aim to strengthen the VEF Alumni community in
Vietnam by creating opportunities for alumni to work together on a shared
vision of a brighter future for Vietnam and the U.S. - Vietnam relationship by
addressing shared concerns. Alumni teams, which can include alumni of other
U.S. Government (USG) sponsored programs, can submit proposals as a group of
individuals or under the auspices of a non-profit organization in which alumni
are working. Project budgets cannot exceed $20,000. Proposals must be in
English. Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis between February 5 and July
31, 2018 with submission deadlines as follows: March 31, May 31 and July 31.
Leaders of winning grant proposals will be contacted approximately two weeks
after each deadline.
NEH:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Fellowships
support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities
scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles,
monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports,
translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Through
NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication, the National Endowment for the
Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation jointly support individual
scholars pursuing interpretive research projects that require digital
expression and digital publication. To be eligible for this special
opportunity, an applicant’s plans for digital publication must be essential to
the project’s research goals. That is, the project must be conceived as digital
because the nature of the research and the topics being addressed demand
presentation beyond traditional print publication. Successful projects will
likely incorporate visual, audio, and/or other multimedia materials or flexible
reading pathways that could not be included in traditionally published books,
as well as an active distribution plan.
USDA:
Department of Agriculture
National
Institute of Food and Agriculture
NIFA's
Agriculture in the Classroom Program (AITC) serves nearly 5 million students
and 60,000 teachers annually through workshops, conferences, field trips, farm
tours, and other educational activities. AITC programs include working with
state AITC activities engaged in a variety of issues relating to agricultural
literacy. Other programs emphasized by the NIFA AITC office include:• Science
literacy • Agricultural careers • Nutrition • Pre-service and professional
develop opportunities for teachers. The disciplines of agriculture and
education have been related for much of our nation's history. When most
Americans lived on farms or in small towns, students often did farm chores
before and after school. Old schoolbooks have numerous agricultural references.
As the farming population began to decline, agricultural emphasis decreased in
educational materials as well. A core group of educators and agriculturalists
pushed for more youth education about agriculture. They recognized the
interlocking role of farming and food and fiber production with environmental
quality, which included wildlife habitat, clean water, and the preservation of
forests. This group went on to promote the national effort of AITC. Today AITC
continues to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture
in the economy and society so they will become citizens who support wise
agricultural policies.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary
Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA)
program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year
postsecondary education in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human
(FANH) sciences in order to help ensure the existence of a workforce in the
United States that's qualified to serve the FANH sciences system; and (b)
promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year
postsecondary, and higher education programs in the FANH sciences in order to
advance excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and
complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the FANH sciences.
DOD:
Department of Defense
Engineer
Research and Development Center
The
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has issued a Broad
Agency Announcement (BAA) for various research and development topic areas. The
ERDC consists of the Coastal and Hydraulics Lab (CHL), the Geotechnical and
Structures Lab (GSL), the Reachback Operations Center (UROC), the Environmental
Lab (EL) and the Information Technology Lab (ITL) in Vicksburg, Mississippi,
the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab (CRREL) in Hanover, New
Hampshire, the Construction Engineering Research Lab (CERL) in Champaign,
Illinois, and the Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) in Alexandria, Virginia.
The ERDC is responsible for conducting research in the broad fields of hydraulics,
dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing,
geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle
mobility, self-contained munitions, military engineering, geophysics,
pavements, protective structures, aquatic plants, water quality, dredged
material, treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands, physical/mechanical/ chemical
properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, infrastructure and
environmental issues for installations, computer science, telecommunications
management, energy, facilities maintenance, materials and structures,
engineering processes, environmental processes, land and heritage conservation,
and ecological processes. For questions regarding proposals to CHL, GSL, EL,
ITL, CRREL, and UROC submit your question to the following e-mail address: ERDC-BAA@usace.army.mil. You may also
contact Frank Spears at 601-634-3908 or via email at Frank.Spears@usace.army.mil. For
questions regarding proposals to CERL and GRL, contact Andrea Thomas at 217-373-6746
or via email at Andrea.J.Thomas@usace.army.mil.
You may contact the technical personnel listed at the end of each topic area
for questions concerning the topic areas themselves.
FOOD,
NUTRITION, & CONSERVATION
USDA:
Department of Agriculture
Natural
Resources Conservation Service
The
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability
of grants and agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources,
addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and
developing state- and community-level conservation leadership. Proposals will
be accepted for projects located in the following states: Minnesota, Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. NRCS anticipates that the amount
available for support of this program in FY 2018 in Minnesota will be: $4.0M
Total, $25k Minimum Award, $1.0M Maximum Award, 18 Awards. Proposals are
requested from Federally recognized tribal governments, State and local units
of government, non-governmental organizations, and institutions of higher
learning for competitive consideration of grant or agreement awards for
projects between 1 and 3 years in duration. This notice identifies the
objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects.
Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions
of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated
from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant
NRCS is announcing the
availability of CIG to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative
conservation approaches and technologies. Applications will be accepted from
eligible entities for projects carried out in the state of ME. A total of up to
$250,000 is available for CIG in FY 2018. All non-Federal entities (NFE) and
individuals are invited to apply, with the sole exception of Federal agencies.
Projects may be between one and three years in duration. The maximum award
amount for a single award in FY 2018 is $75,000.
Forest Service
The Secretary of
Agriculture has a congressionally designated advisory council that assists the
U.S. Forest Service in establishing the grant categories and recommendations of
final proposals for the Forest Service to consider. This is the National Urban
and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council).The Council serves to advise
the Secretary of Agriculture on the status of the nation’s urban and community
forests and related natural resources. The Council seeks to establish
sustainable urban and community forests, by encouraging communities of all
sizes to manage and protect their natural resources, which, if well managed,
improves the public’s health, well-being, economic vitality, and creates
resilient ecosystems for present and future generations. Urban and Community
Forestry Program Requirements The Council recommends urban and community
forestry projects that have national or multi-state application and impact
through the U.S. Forest Service’s competitive Urban and Community Forestry
Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program. A proposal’s content must meet the Urban
and Community Forestry program authorities as designated by Congress in the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, (Section 9 PDF, pp. 19-24) State &
Private Cooperative Forestry Handbook of Programs and the annual criteria set
forth by the Council. A listing of the previously funded projects can be viewed
at Urban Forestry South list of past NUCFAC grants
CRIME,
JUSTICE, & PUBLIC SAFETY
USDOJ:
Department of Justice
National
Institute of Justice
NIJ's
drugs and crime portfolio supports research on law enforcement efforts to
deter, investigate, prosecute, and address illegal drug trafficking, markets,
and use. This FY2018 solicitation seeks investigator-initiated proposals to
conduct applied research on evidence-based tools, protocols, and policies for
State, local and tribal jurisdictions. The two drug priorities are: 1)
opioid-related criminal investigation, prosecution, drug intelligence, and
community surveillance; and 2) illegal marijuana markets and drug-related
violent crime. Opioid research proposals should address narcotics law
enforcement, forensic science, and/or medicolegal death investigations; and
opioids include heroin, fentanyl, diverted pharmaceuticals, synthetic drugs,
and analogues.
Office
on Violence Against Women
The Campus Program encourages a comprehensive
coordinated community approach that enhances victim safety, provides services
for victims and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. The funding
supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma informed victim services
and strategies to prevent, investigate, respond and prosecute sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. The development of campus-wide
coordinated responses involving campus victim service providers, law
enforcement/campus safety officers, health providers, housing officials,
administrators, student leaders, faith-based leaders, representatives from
student organizations, and disciplinary board members is critical. To be
effective, campus responses must also link to local off-campus criminal justice
agencies and service providers, including local law enforcement agencies,
prosecutors’ offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy
and victim services organizations. Campuses are encouraged to create or
revitalize large-scale efforts that treat sexual assault, domestic violence,
dating violence, and stalking as serious offenses by adopting effective
policies and protocols, developing victim services and programs that prioritize
victim safety, ensuring offender accountability, and implementing effective
prevention approaches. Colleges and universities should demonstrate to every
student that these crimes will not be tolerated, that perpetrators will face
serious consequences, and that holistic services are available for victims.
PUBLIC &
COMMUNITY HEALTH
HHS:
Department of Health and Human Services
National
Institutes of Health
The
NIEHS Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental health Research
(RIVER) program seeks to provide support for the majority of the independent
research program for outstanding investigators in the Environmental Health
Sciences, giving them intellectual and administrative freedom, as well as
sustained support to pursue their research in novel directions in order to
achieve greater impacts. The program seeks to identify individuals, regardless
of career stage, with a potential for continued innovative and impactful
research and combine their existing investigator-initiated research into a single
award with a duration of up to eight years and direct costs of $600,000 and
potentially up to $750,000 based on current NIEHS funding to be consolidated
into the award.
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for
fiscal year (FY) 2018 Enhancement and Expansion of Treatment and Recovery
Services for Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and their Families grant
program (Short Title: Youth and Family TREE). The purpose of this program is to
enhance and expand comprehensive treatment, early intervention, and recovery
support services for adolescents (ages 12-18), transitional aged youth (ages
16-25), and their families/primary caregivers with substance use disorders
(SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. The population of
focus is adolescents and/or transitional aged youth and their families/primary
caregivers with SUD and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
(hereafter known as “the population of focus”). Based on need and
identification of traditionally underserved populations, applicants may choose
to provide services to adolescents and their families/primary caregivers,
transitional aged youth and their families/primary caregivers, or both
populations and their families/primary caregivers. Applicants that select
transitional aged youth may choose a subset of this population of focus (e.g.,
ages 16-18, ages 18-21, ages 21-25). Applicants will be expected to identify
and reduce differences in access, service use, and outcomes of services among
females and racial and ethnic minority populations to address health
disparities. SAMHSA recognizes that effective and quality treatment for
adolescent and transitional aged youth includes age and developmentally
appropriate evidence-based assessments and practices. In addition, SAMHSA
recognizes that family/primary caregiver involvement in the adolescent and
transitional aged youth’s treatment is a key factor in effective treatment and
recovery programs. The recipient will be expected to provide a coordinated
multi-system family centered approach that will enhance and expand
comprehensive evidence-based treatment, including early intervention, and
recovery support services to the population of focus.
Health
Resources and Services Administration
This
notice solicits applications for the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) School-Based Health Center Capital (SBHCC) Program,
authorized by 42 USC 280h-4. This notice of funding opportunity details the
eligibility requirements, review criteria, and awarding factors for
organizations seeking a SBHCC award in fiscal year (FY) 2019. FY 2019 SBHCC
awards will increase access to mental health, substance abuse, and childhood obesity-related
services in operational school-based health centers (SBHCs), by funding minor
alteration/renovation (A/R) projects and/or purchase of moveable equipment,
including telehealth equipment. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal
will support the provision of effective, efficient, quality health care, and
lead to improvements in access to mental health, substance abuse, and childhood
obesity-related services at the SBHC site(s).
Centers
for Disease Control - OPHPR
This
award will provide supplemental funds only for recipients previously awarded
under CDC-RFA-TP17-1701: Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health
Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreements. This supplement will also
serve as notification to funded entities that the current period of
performance, originally scheduled to end on June 30, 2022, will now end on June
30, 2019. A new Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement will be published to
go into effect on July 1, 2019, and will mark the beginning of a new five-year
period of performance. Funding for this budget period is provided for both HPP
and PHEP programmatic activities. A total of $226,948,000 for HPP and
$605,632,500 for PHEP in fiscal year 2018 funds is estimated to be available
for this Budget Period 1 Supplement, which begins July 1, 2018, and ends June
30, 2019. The funding amounts shown in the appendices are for planning purposes
only and may be revised based on the final fiscal year 2018 budget. This
announcement is only for non-research activities supported by ASPR and CDC. If
research is proposed, the application will not be considered. For this purpose,
research is defined at:
Administration
for Community Living
The
No Wrong Door (NWD) System represents a collaborative effort of the
Administration for Community Living (ACL), the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), to
support state efforts to streamline access to services in the community for all
populations in order to promote the collaboration of local service
organizations, making service delivery more efficient and person-centered.
States have successfully transformed their access systems with focus and
support from state governance, public outreach, streamlined eligibility and
person-centered counseling. Every state and territory, to some degree, has an
access system to home and community based services. However the need for
coordinated, NWD Systems continues to grow as the current population in need of
long term services and supports (LTSS) are faced with duplicate eligibility and
enrollment systems that vary by different populations and funding streams.
Individuals, families and caregivers become dependent on public programs, the
Federal and State Medicaid budgets continue to grow exponentially and resources
become scarce due to duplicative and inefficient processes. Challenges remain
that not all access systems are systematically able to track comprehensive
data, leading to an inability to track core outcomes and return on investment.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) would specifically fund up to 7
state grantees to support business case development for high performing,
streamlined LTSS access systems, or No Wrong Door Systems, in order to demonstrate
the value of home and community based services. Grantees will enhance or modify
their existing LTSS delivery systems in order to implement innovative
approaches to evaluating how the performance of streamlined access impacts
multiple payers, multiple populations, healthcare utilization, and the return
on investment at the State and Federal levels. The goal is to support states
with documenting efficiency and/or cost savings. Funds may be used to develop
an integrated data system, evaluate existing data elements, and/or implement a
training protocol to support the intervention being tested.
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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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