In this edition of Minneapolis Promise Zone Updates:
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Grant Spotlight
- Recent Federal Grant and Partnership Opportunities
- About the Minneapolis Promise Zone
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 Grant Spotlight
Local Food Promotion Program
In the past year, North Minneapolis has increased access to healthy food by opening Wirth Co-op and North Market. The Northside has the opportunity to further increase access to healthy food by developing, improving, expanding, and providing outreach, training, and technical assistance to Local and Regional Food Business Enterprises.
- Deadline: May 7, 2018
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
Increase Access to Adequate Health Care for At Risk Populations
North Minneapolis has one of the highest poverty rates in the Twin Cities metro area, which can increase residents' probability of becoming a high burden population. High burden populations are those affected disproportionately by high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, or prediabetes due to socioeconomic or other characteristics, including inadequate access to care, poor quality of care,or low income. Grant money could help mitigate negative health outcomes observed in low-income populations.
- Deadline: September 30, 2018
- Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
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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.
VETERANS
VA: Department of Veterans Affairs
National Veterans Sports Programs
Program Description: The Adaptive Sports Grant (ASG)
Program's purpose is to provide grants to eligible adaptive sports entities to
plan, develop, manage, and implement programs to provide adaptive sports
activities for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces.
Adaptive sports activities mean: (1) instruction, participation, and
competition in adaptive sports; (2) training and technical assistance to
program administrators, coaches, recreation therapists, instructors, VA
employees, and other appropriate individuals; and (3) coordination, Paralympic
classification of athletes, athlete assessment, sport-specific training
techniques, program development (including programs at the local level), sports
equipment, supplies, program evaluation, and other activities related to the
implementation and operation of the program grants to adaptive sports entities
that will coordinate or provide adaptive sports activities. Funding Priorities:
The overriding goal for this NOFA is to ensure that appropriate levels of
resources are provided to eligible adaptive sports entities with the greatest
capabilities to meet the needs and priorities for disabled Veterans and
disabled members of the Armed Forces as described in the ASG Program goals and
objectives, and provide adaptive sports activities in geographic regions where
VA has identified limited sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and
disabled members of the Armed Forces. See NOFA and VA Adaptive Sports Grant
Program webpage for further details.
COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH
CNCS: Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service has
released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) of up to $500,000 for the 2018
Community Conversations Research competition. The broad focus of the
competition is to engage communities in conversations about their civic health
using participatory research approaches to facilitate civic engagement and
strengthen community capacity to address local issues, both of which are
central to CNCS’s mission. This research competition will award funds to institutions
of higher education to support academics and applied researchers who work with
and in local communities to use a participatory research approach. CNCS seeks
to support participatory research in three types of communities, with equal
priority: communities that are already working collaboratively to tackle a
locally identified issue; communities that have experienced a disaster; and
communities in social crisis. The deadline for applications will be on Tuesday,
April 10, 2018 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Successful applicants will receive
awards of between $50,000 and $100,000 per year for up to 2 years.
FOOD & NUTRITION
USDA: Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Approximately $13 million in competitive grant funds in
fiscal year (FY) 2018 is available for award through the Local Food Promotion
Program (LFPP). LFPP is a component of the Farmers Marketing and Local Food
Promotion Program (FMLFPP), which is authorized by the Farmer-to-Consumer
Direct Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3005). LFPP offers grant
funds with a 25% match to increase domestic consumption of and access to
locally and regionally produced agricultural products, and to develop new
market opportunities for farm and ranch operations serving local markets, by:
developing, improving, expanding, and providing outreach, training, and technical
assistance to Local and Regional Food Business Enterprises, or assisting in the
development, improvement, and expansion of Local and Regional Food Business
Enterprises. Eligible entities may apply if they support local and regional
food business enterprises that process, distribute, aggregate, or store locally
or regionally produced food products. Such entities may include agricultural
businesses, agricultural cooperatives, producer networks, producer
associations, community supported agriculture networks, community supported
agriculture associations, and other agricultural business entities (for-profit
groups); nonprofit corporations; public benefit corporations; economic
development corporations; regional farmers’ market authorities; and local and tribal
governments. Two types of project applications are accepted under LFPP—planning
grants and implementation grants.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Approximately $13 million in competitive grant funds in
fiscal year (FY) 2018 is available to be awarded through the Farmers Market
Promotion Program (FMPP). The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) is a
component of the Farmers Marketing and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP),
which is authorized by the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 3005). The goals of FMPP grants are to increase domestic
consumption of and access to locally and regionally produced agricultural
products, and to develop new market opportunities for farm and ranch operations
serving local markets by developing, improving, expanding, and providing
outreach, training, and technical assistance to, or assisting in the
development, improvement, and expansion of domestic farmers’ markets, roadside
stands, community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism activities, and
other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. Eligible entities
include agricultural businesses, agricultural cooperatives, producer networks,
producer associations, community supported agriculture networks, community
supported agriculture associations, and other agricultural business entities
(for-profit groups); nonprofit corporations; public benefit corporations;
economic development corporations; regional farmers’ market authorities; and
local and tribal governments. FMPP offers both Capacity Building (CB) and
Community Development, Training, and Technical Assistance (CTA) projects. For
CB projects, the minimum grant award is $50,000 and maximum award is $250,000.
For CTA projects, the minimum grant award is $250,000 and maximum award
$500,000. The official performance period must begin on September 30, 2018 Both
CB and CTA FMPP projects are awarded for up to 36 months (3 years) and are
expected to be completed by September 29, 2021 Matching funds are not required.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge
Grants Program will: (1) address a state, regional, national, or international
educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward
addressing that need that can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and
facilitate better working relationships in the university science and education
community, as well as between universities and the private sector, to enhance
program quality and supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits
that will likely transcend the project duration and USDA support.
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
This notice solicits applications for the Maternal and
Child Health (MCH) Nutrition Training Program. The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) will award funds to establish and enhance
nutrition centers of excellence to improve access to comprehensive,
community-based, nutrition-centered, and culturally competent coordinated care
by increasing the availability of practitioners trained in MCH nutrition that
are able to meet the needs of MCH populations. The program improves access to
quality health care by (1) providing MCH nutrition professionals with
interdisciplinary graduate education and training with a public health focus
and emphasis on MCH populations and services – education and training designed
to improve workforce capacity and foster leadership in program development and
administration, systems integration, education, and nutrition services; (2)
developing and disseminating curricula, teaching models, and other educational
resources to enhance MCH nutrition programs; and (3) providing continuing
education, consultation and technical assistance to local, state, and national
organizations serving MCH populations while working in collaboration with State
Title V and other MCH programs in order to address the needs of the MCH
community.
EDUCATION
ED: Department of Education
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis
of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific
information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The
official version of this document is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and
application requirements, application submission information, performance
measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The
major purposes of the CSP are to expand opportunities for all students,
particularly traditionally underserved students, to attend charter schools and
meet challenging State academic standards; provide financial assistance for the
planning, program design, and initial implementation of public charter schools;
increase the number of high-quality charter schools available to students
across the United States; evaluate the impact of charter schools on student
achievement, families, and communities; share best practices between charter
schools and other public schools; encourage States to provide facilities
support to charter schools; and support efforts to strengthen the charter
school authorizing process.
USDOJ: Department of Justice
National Institute of Justice
NIJ is interested to fund a single evaluator that will
have the capabilities to assess the effectiveness of a few promising
technologies that can enhance safety within K-12 schools. Evaluations should
consider the school environment and use cases as well as the kinds of data that
might be collected or used as a result of the technology intervention.
Applicants are encouraged to explore technologies that have worked for use
cases in other ecosystems that may translate well to the K-12 school
environment.
NEH: National Endowment for the Humanities
The Preservation and Access Education and Training
program supports the development of knowledge and skills among professionals
responsible for preserving and establishing access to humanities collections.
Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across
the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts,
photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and
ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture collections, electronic
records, and digital objects. The challenge of preserving and making accessible
such large and diverse holdings is enormous, and the need for knowledgeable
staff is significant and ongoing. Preservation and Access Education and
Training grants are awarded to organizations that offer national or regional
education and training programs that reach audiences in more than one state.
Grants aim to help the staff of cultural institutions, large and small, obtain
the knowledge and skills needed to serve as effective stewards of humanities
collections. Grants also support educational programs that prepare the next
generation of preservation professionals, as well as projects that introduce
the staff of cultural institutions to new information and advances in
preservation and access practices.
OPIOIDS
USDOJ: Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Innovative Prosecution Program seeks to encourage
exploration of new solutions to public safety concerns, as well as internal
operations and organizational structure, while employing research partners at
the problem definition stage through assessment of strategies and solutions.
Some creative solutions developed by prosecutors around the country include
changing how their organizations prioritize cases, identifying the most violent
repeat offenders, using data to develop zone/geographic prosecution, using
crime analysis tools through strategies like gun stat to track reduce gun
violence, developing policies to prosecute witness intimidation cases, working
jointly with Parole and Probation on violations of probation, enhancing the
prosecutors role in investigations of homicide cases and cyber-crime strategies
to improve public safety.
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
The awards pursuant to this Notice of Funding Opportunity
are contingent upon the availability of funds. The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is
soliciting investigator-initiated research that will help expand and advance
our understanding about what works to prevent overdose from prescription and
illicit opioids by developing and piloting, or rigorously evaluating novel
primary or secondary prevention interventions. The intent of this Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to: (1) build the scientific base for the primary
or secondary prevention of opioid overdose, and (2) encourage collaboration of
scientists from a spectrum of disciplines including public health,
epidemiology, law enforcement, social work, economics, and criminal justice to
perform research that can identify ways to prevent opioid overdose more
effectively. Interventions can be strategies, programs, or policies.
Ultimately, this research is intended to improve state and local health
departments’ ability to implement and improve interventions focused on
preventing opioid-related deaths. Researchers are expected to develop and
pilot, or rigorously evaluate novel primary or secondary prevention
interventions that address prescription or illicit opioid overdose. Primary
prevention approaches are expected to aim to prevent opioid misuse, abuse, and
overdose before it occurs. Secondary prevention approaches are expected to
focus on the more immediate responses to opioid overdose, such as emergency
department services and linkage to treatment immediately following a nonfatal
overdose. Clinical examinations of the treatment effectiveness for opioid use
disorder are outside the scope of the objectives and will not be considered
(e.g., studies that solely test the effectiveness of buprenorphine, methadone,
or naltrexone). It is anticipated that funded applicants will collaborate and
partner with community and/or governmental organizations from multiple sectors
(e.g., health, social services, law enforcement, criminal justice) that can
provide access to populations at highest risk for opioid misuse and overdose
and provide access to critical data systems. Investigators must provide
information in the application demonstrating that they have an established
relationship with each partner and a written agreement describing each
partner’s role in the proposed research.
National Institutes of Health
This FOA solicits applications proposing phased research
projects, with transition milestones, to develop and rigorously test the effects
of strategies to improve opioid treatment quality measures, both on changes in
the measures themselves and on patient outcomes. The overall goal is to advance
the field of clinical quality measurement and management in opioid use disorder
treatment by generating research better aligning quality measurement with
quality improvement.
CRIME, JUSTICE, & PUBLIC SAFETY
USDOJ: Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Smart Supervision Program seeks to improve the
capacity and effectiveness of community supervision agencies to increase
probation and parole success rates and reduce the number of crimes committed by
those under probation and parole supervision, which would in turn reduce
admissions to prisons and jails and save taxpayer dollars. Funds will be
awarded in two categories. In Category 1, state and local agencies will be
selected to improve supervision using evidence-based supervision strategies or
to innovate new strategies to improve outcomes for supervisees. For example,
agencies may test supervision strategies with offenders at high risk of
committing or being victimized by violence and may shift supervision strategies
from time focused to goal focused and from mass supervision to focus on
individualized supervision. In Category 2, a TTA provider will work with three
sites to develop a model for law enforcement and prosecutors to work with
probation departments with regard to high risk, violent offenders. The TTA
provider will select three sites in concert with BJA and pass through funds to
support their work.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJA seeks applications for the Byrne Criminal Justice
Innovation Program. This program furthers the Departments mission by leading
efforts to enhance the capacity of local and tribal communities to effectively
target and address significant and violent crime issues through collaborative
cross-sector approaches that are linked with broader neighborhood development
goals. Eligible applicants are limited to states, institutions of higher education
(including tribal institutions of higher education), units of local government,
nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), and
federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary
of the Interior) as fiscal agent. The goal of BCJI is to reduce crime, increase
trust, and improve community safety as part of a comprehensive strategy to
advance neighborhood revitalization. Through a broad cross-sector partnership
team, including neighborhood residents, BCJI grantees target neighborhoods with
hot spots of violent and serious crime and employ data-driven, cross-sector
strategies to accomplish this goal.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Support community- and faith-based organizations in
developing and implementing comprehensive and collaborative programs that
support people who are reentering communities from incarceration who are at
medium- to high-risk of reoffending, reduces recidivism, and improves public
safety. Develop comprehensive case management plans that directly address criminogenic
risks and needs as identified by validated criminogenic risk assessments and
include delivery or facilitation of services in a manner consistent with
participants' learning styles and abilities. Demonstrate increased
collaboration between community- and faith-based organizations and corrections,
community supervision, law enforcement, and other local reentry stakeholders.
National Institute of Justice
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for
investigator-initiated research and evaluation projects to improve understanding,
prevention and deterrence of firearms violence in general and public mass
shooting incidents in particular. This solicitation aims to strengthen the
knowledge base and improve public safety by producing findings with practical
implications. This solicitation is focused specifically on producing research
related to intentional, interpersonal firearms violence.
National Institute of Justice
This program seeks to improve the quality and timeliness
of forensic science and medical examiner services, including services provided
by laboratories operated by States and units of local government. Among other
things, funds may be used to eliminate a backlog in the analysis of forensic
evidence and to train and employ forensic laboratory personnel, as needed, to
eliminate such a backlog. The Coverdell Act requires that 15 percent of program
funds be awarded competitively. These competitive funds may be awarded to SAAs
or dispersed directly to units of local government based on the merits of the
respective applications. This solicitation will fund competitive awards only.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
The purpose of this grant program is to provide funding
to test untested sexual assault kits, prevent sexual assaults, and improve the
criminal justice system's response to sexual assaults.
National Institute of Justice
NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects
to identify the combination of attributes specific to the individual law
enforcement officer that causes them to make the decisions governing their
actions during encounters with the public. Specifically, NIJ is interested in
identifying those combinations of attributes tending to lead to successful
encounter outcomes; as well as those tending to lead to unsuccessful outcomes.
NIJ is also interested in understanding how the outcomes associated with a
specific combination of attributes may differ based on the type of encounter;
including understanding how the importance of specific attributes may vary
based on the type of encounter.
National Institute of Justice
NIJ seeks proposals for funding to assist in defraying
the costs associated with postconviction DNA testing in cases of violent felony
offenses (as defined by State law) in which actual innocence might be
demonstrated. Funds may be used to identify and review such postconviction
cases and to locate and analyze associated biological evidence. This supports the
DOJ mission to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all
Americans. While successful exonerations to correct injustice are notable
program outcomes, the careful review, consideration and closing of cases
subjected to postconviction DNA testing that do not ultimately demonstrate
innocence also work to advance the public’s interest that justice has been
fairly applied.
National Institute of Justice
NIJ is seeking applications for rigorous program
evaluation of specific services for victims of crime including housing, legal
assistance, and technology-based services. This solicitation is for a planning
phase not to exceed a 24 month period of performance.
DHS: Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal
Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate implements and
administers the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Grants. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments
increase frontline firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support activities in
two activities: 1. Hiring of Firefighters 2. Recruitment and Retention of
Volunteer Firefighters
PUBLIC & COMMUNITY HEALTH
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing a grant competition to fund two-year
Pollution Prevention assistance agreements for projects expected to be
performed in each EPA region that provide technical assistance and/or training
to businesses/facilities to help them adopt source reduction approaches (also
known as “pollution prevention” or “P2”). P2 means reducing or eliminating
pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the
environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. In keeping with the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, EPA is encouraging P2 because implementing
these approaches can result in reductions in toxic pollutants, the use of
water, energy and other raw materials, while also lowering business costs. For
this current round of grants, EPA is putting additional emphasis on documenting
and sharing the P2 best practices and innovations identified and developed
through these grants so that others can replicate these approaches and
outcomes. If Congress appropriates Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and 2019 funds for the
P2 Program at levels comparable to FY 2017 funding levels, the EPA may award a
total of approximately $9.38 million in federal P2 grant funding for these
two-year assistance agreements (approximately $4.69 million in FY 2018 and
approximately $4.69 million in FY 2019 funds).
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP
This NOFO will support the design, testing, and
evaluation of novel approaches to address evidence-based strategies aimed at
reducing risks, complications, and barriers to prevention and control of
diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high-burden populations. Work will
occur in state and local/city/county health departments with a population of
900,000 or more where significant reach may be achieved. Consortia of smaller
local/city/county health departments may submit one application that, together,
includes a population of 900,000 or more. High burden populations are those
data indicates are affected disproportionately by high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, diabetes, or prediabetes due to socioeconomic or related factors.
Category A includes diabetes management and type 2 diabetes prevention
strategies. Category B includes CVD prevention and management strategies.
Applicants may apply for Category A, Category B, or both. In both categories,
applicants will select from a menu of strategies, and should focus in areas
where they have capacity to achieve greatest reach and impact. Applicants
proposing to work in both categories should divide funds equally, and apply
selected Category A and B strategies in the same populations/settings, so that
work may be mutually reinforcing. Where appropriate, strategies should be
addressed in a way that benefits people with prediabetes or diabetes, people
with high blood pressure, and people with or at risk for high cholesterol.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The purpose of this program is to improve access to
treatment and support services for youth and young adults, ages 16-25, who have
a serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a serious mental illness (SMI),
hereafter referred to as serious mental disorders. It is expected that this
program will improve emotional and behavioral health functioning so that this
population of youth and young adults can maximize their potential to assume
adult roles and responsibilities and lead full and productive lives. Youth and
young adults with SMI or SED between the ages of 16-25, including those with
intellectual developmental disabilities, may not be working, in school, or in
vocational and higher education programs. Some face the additional challenge of
experiencing homelessness, or being in contact with the juvenile or criminal
justice system, thereby increasing the likelihood of admissions to hospitals,
mental health, and/or correctional facilities. Unfortunately, these same youth
are among the least likely to seek help and may “fall through the cracks” and
not receive the services and supports they need to become productive and
healthy adults. It is imperative that appropriate outreach and engagement
processes are developed and implemented to create access to effective
behavioral health interventions and supports. The overall goal of Healthy
Transitions will be to provide developmentally appropriate, culturally and
linguistically competent services and supports to address serious mental disorders
among youth 16 – 25 years of age. This will be accomplished by increasing
awareness, screening and detection, outreach and engagement, referrals to
treatment, coordination of care, and evidence-informed treatment. Healthy
Transitions will accomplish program goals by: • Creating, implementing, and
expanding services and supports that are developmentally appropriate,
culturally competent, and youth and young adult-driven, involve family and
community members (including business leaders and faith-based organizations),
and provide for continuity of care and support between child- and adult-serving
systems. • Improving cross-system
collaboration, service capacity, and expertise related to the population(s) of
focus through Infrastructure and organizational change at the state/tribal
level.
Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP
This NOFO is non-competitive, and will support state
investments in implementing and evaluating evidence-based strategies to prevent
and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes in high-burden
populations/communities within each state and the District of Columbia,
contributing to improved health outcomes. High burden populations are those
affected disproportionately by high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol,
diabetes, or prediabetes due to socioeconomic or other characteristics,
including inadequate access to care, poor quality of care, or low income.
Category A strategies focus on diabetes management and type 2 diabetes
prevention. Category B strategies focus on CVD prevention and management. In
both categories, applicants will select from a menu of strategies, and should
focus in areas where they have capacity, subject matter expertise, and
potential to achieve greatest reach and impact. Where appropriate, applicants
will apply their selected Category A and B strategies in the same targeted
communities/settings, so that work on these strategies may be mutually
reinforcing. Complementary strategies should be addressed in a way that
benefits both people with prediabetes or diabetes and people with high blood
pressure and with or at risk for high blood cholesterol. Funding, resources,
and level of effort should be divided equally between Category A and B
strategies.
Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP
The Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that competing
applications will be accepted for the Trafficking Victim Assistance Program
(TVAP) in ACF regions 1, 2, 3, and 5. The central purpose of TVAP is to
efficiently provide trauma-informed, person-centered, comprehensive case
management services on a per capita basis to foreign national victims and
potential victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons seeking HHS
certification so they can re-establish their ability to live independently. The
awarded organization must provide comprehensive case management services to
qualified persons either directly or through a network of providers, that
provide direct services and/or community referrals. Trauma-informed, person-centered,
case management must include, but is not limited to, emergency assistance,
housing, safety planning, basic needs, mental health services, employability
services, legal services, medical care, access to benefits and services to the
same extent as a refugee, and interpretation services. Persons qualified for
services under this grant include: 1. a foreign national victim of severe form
of trafficking in persons who is seeking or has received HHS certification; 2.
a foreign national minor victim who is seeking or has received a letter of
eligibility from OTIP; 3. a family member in receipt of a derivative T Visa
issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and 4. a minor dependent
child of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or potential
victim of trafficking. PLEASE NOTE: This FOA is one of the three FOA's that
OTIP is issuing to provide coverage for each of the three distinct regional
areas. This solicitation is for TVAP coverage of the states in ACF regions 1,
2, 3, and 5. This includes the following states: Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The other two FOAs are: HHS-2018-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-1370,
Trafficking Victim Assistance Program-ACF regions 4, 6, 7, and 8; and
HHS-2018-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-1371, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program-ACF regions
9 and 10.
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math
NSF: National Science Foundation
Humanity depends upon the Earth's physical resources and
natural systems for food, energy, and water (FEW). However, both the physical
resources and the FEW systems are under increasing stress. It is becoming
imperative that we determine how society can best integrate social, ecological,
physical and built environments to provide for growing demand for food, energy
and water in the short term while also maintaining appropriate ecosystem
services for the future. Known stressors in FEW systems include governance
challenges, population growth and migration, land use change, climate
variability, and uneven resource distribution. The interconnections and
interdependencies associated with the FEW Nexus pose research grand challenges.
To meet these grand challenges, there is a critical need for research that
enables new means of adapting societal use of FEW systems. The INFEWS program
seeks to support research that conceptualizes FEW systems broadly and inclusively,
incorporating social and behavioral processes (such as decision making and
governance), physical processes (such as built infrastructure and new
technologies for more efficient resource utilization), natural processes (such
as biogeochemical and hydrologic cycles), biological processes (such as
agroecosystem structure and productivity), and cyber-components (such as
sensing, networking, computation and visualization for decision-making and
assessment).
DOE: Department of Energy
Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy seeks to understand the key
technical and other barriers that may prevent long-term access to low-cost
water supplies that could be best addressed through challenges and prize
competitions. For the purposes of this Request for Information (RFI),
challenges and prize competitions are tools and approaches the Federal
government and others can use to engage a broad range of stakeholders,
including the general public, in developing solutions to difficult problems.
Challenges and prize competitions rely on competitive structures to drive
innovation among participants and usually offer rewards (financial and/or
other) to winners and/or finalists. DOE may use the information provided
through this RFI to develop challenges and prize competitions to address key
water issues. This RFI is not designed to solicit input on DOE’s broader
R&D efforts on affordable water. The purpose of this Request for
Information (RFI) is to gather feedback from stakeholders prior to DOE
potentially issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). This RFI is not a
FOA; therefore, DOE is not accepting applications at this time. All responses
to this RFI must be provided as an attachment (in Microsoft Word format) to an
e-mail message addressed to waterprizerfi@ee.doe.gov.
Responses must be received no later than 5:00 pm EDT on May 14, 2018. The full
content of the announcement can be found on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
The ERC program is placing greater emphasis on research
that leads to societal impact, including convergent approaches, engaging
stakeholder communities, and strengthening team formation, in response to the
NASEM study recommendations. The ERC program intends to support planning
activities leading to convergent research team formation and capacity-building
within the engineering community. This planning grant pilot initiative is
designed to foster and facilitate the engineering community’s thinking about
how to form convergent research collaborations. To participate in the upcoming
ERC competition, one is not required to submit a planning grant proposal nor to
receive a planning grant.
DOD: Department of Defense
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Foundational
Science Research Unit (FSRU) of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the
Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) solicits new proposals for its fiscal year
2017 program of basic research in behavioral science. It is issued under the provisions
of paragraph 6.102(d) (2) and 35.016 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR), which provides for the acquisition of basic and applied research and
that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or
hardware procurement through the competitive selection of proposals.
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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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