In this edition of Minneapolis Promise Zone Updates:
- Recent Federal Grant and Partnership Opportunities
- About the Minneapolis Promise Zone
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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 AND
HOMELESSNESS
HUD: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
purpose of HUD’s Housing Counseling Grant Program is to provide funds that
shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners,
both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial
management and literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist
program clients in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial
needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership. Funding
provided under this NOFA is intended to support HUD-approved housing counseling
agencies to respond flexibly to the needs of residents and neighborhoods, and
deliver a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers,
homeowners, renters, and the homeless. This NOFA plays an integral role in the
continued stabilization of our nation’s housing market by helping individuals
and families obtain housing and stay in their homes through responsible
homeownership or affordable rental housing. Traditionally underserved
populations, such as minorities, the elderly, veterans, persons with
disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency and residents of rural
areas, face unique housing and economic challenges. HUD’s Comprehensive Housing
Counseling Grant Program funds housing agencies that provide expert, unbiased
guidance and information to help families and individuals meet their housing
needs and improve their financial situations. Moreover, HUD grant funding
supports housing counseling agencies that act as an important safeguard in the
prevention of housing scams and discrimination. These housing counseling
agencies are able to act as an important gateway to local, state, federal and
private housing assistance and resources.
The CoC
Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to
the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit
providers, States, and local governments to quickly re-house homeless
individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while
minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access
to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless; and to
optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
VETERANS
DOD: Department of
Defense
Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Beginning
in FY2015, Congress appropriated $1,000,000 for the WWSDP to fund a competitive
grants program. This program continues in FY2018 under the authority of the
Defense Health Program, Operations & Maintenance, therapeutic service dog
training program. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
(USU) is authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2113(g)(1)(A) to make grants to any nonprofit
entity.
Historically,
USU has solicited grant applications from nonprofit institutions committed to
connecting service dogs with service members and veterans. USU obligated
$1,000,000 in FY2015, $5,000,000 in FY2016, and $5,000,000 in FY2017 to carry
out this program.
USU
intends to award multiple, 12-month grants (subject to availability of funding)
to eligible nonprofit organizations to continue this program in FY2018.
INNOVATION
NSF: National Science
Foundation
The National
Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to develop and nurture a national innovation
ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output to
facilitate the application of scientific discoveries closer to the development
of technologies, products and processes that benefit society. In order to
maintain, strengthen and grow a national innovation ecosystem, NSF has
established the Innovation Corps - National Innovation Network Teams Program
(I-Corps Teams). The NSF I-Corps Teams Program purpose is to identify
NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional support in the form of
entrepreneurial education, mentoring and funding to accelerate innovation that
can attract subsequent third-party funding. The purpose of the I-Corps Teams
program is to identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional
support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring and funding to
accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from fundamental research into
emerging products and services that can attract subsequent third-party funding.
The outcomes of I-Corps Teams projects will be threefold: 1) a clear go/no go
decision based on an assessment of the viability of the overall business model,
2) substantial first-hand evidence for or against product-market fit, with a
pithy definition of the customer segments and corresponding value propositions,
and 3) a narrative of a compelling technology demonstration for potential
partners. WEBINAR: A webinar will be held monthly to answer questions about
this program. Details will be posted on the I-Corps website (see http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/program.jsp)
as they become available.
BUS TRANSIT
DOT: Department of
Transportation
DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Summary: The
purpose of the Bus and Bus Infrastructure Program is to assist in the financing
of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing,
rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and
rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DOC: Department of Commerce
Economic
Development Administration
Under
this NOFO, EDA solicits applications from applicants in rural and urban areas
to provide investments that support construction, non-construction, technical
assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works and EAA
programs. Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs are
designed to leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of
economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches
to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities. EDA provides
strategic investments on a competitive- merit-basis to support economic
development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in
economically distressed areas of the United States.
DISASTER
RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
DOC: Department of Commerce
National
Institute of Standards and Technology
The Disaster Resilience
(DR) Research Grants Program seeks applications from eligible applicants to
conduct research aimed at advancing the principles of resilience in building
design and building codes and standards. Research proposals must support
the overall effort of developing science-based building codes by evaluating
potential technologies and architectural design criteria to improve disaster
resilience in the built environment. Research projects must be aligned
with existing NIST Engineering Laboratory (EL) Disaster Resilience programs, as
described in Section I. of this NOFO/Full Announcement, and any application
that is non-research related (such as developing a product) will be
disqualified.
DHS: Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
The
National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System (the System)
provides funding for 28 national task forces staffed and equipped to conduct
around-the-clock search-and-rescue operations following earthquakes, tornadoes,
floods, hurricanes, aircraft accidents, hazardous materials spills and
catastrophic structure collapses. When deployed, these task forces support
state and local emergency responders' efforts to locate survivors and manage
recovery operations. This program supports Mission 5, Goal 5.1: "Enhance
National Readiness", as provided in the Quadrennial Homeland Security
Review. To provide for the sustainment and readiness of the System and their
local jurisdictions, through the funding of: administration and management,
training, equipment and storage and maintenance.
ARTS
& HUMANITIES
NEH:
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Media Projects program supports documentary film,
television, radio, and podcast projects that engage general audiences with
humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded
in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies,
literature, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Projects must also
demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical. The
approach to the subject matter must go beyond the mere presentation of factual
information to explore its larger significance and stimulate reflection. NEH is
a national funding agency, so the projects that we support must demonstrate the
potential to attract a broad general audience. Film and television projects may
be single programs or a series addressing significant figures, events, or
ideas. Programs may be intended for regional or national distribution, via
traditional carriage or online distribution. The Division of Public Programs
welcomes projects that range in length from short-form to broadcast-length
video. The Division of Public Programs encourages film and television projects
that promote a deeper understanding of American history and culture and advance
civics education. The Division of Public Programs also supports film and
television projects that examine international themes and subjects in the
humanities. Radio and podcast projects may involve single programs, limited
series, or segments within an ongoing series. Programs receiving production
grants may be either broadcast or disseminated online. They may be intended for
national or regional distribution. NEH encourages projects that engage public
audiences through multiple formats. Proposed projects might include
supplementary components to a film, television, radio, or podcast project: for
example, book/film discussion programs, supplemental educational websites, or
museum exhibitions. Development grants ($40,000 to $75,000) enable media
producers to collaborate with scholars to develop humanities content and to
prepare programs for production. Awards should result in a script (for
documentary film and television programs) or detailed treatment(s) (for radio
programs and podcasts). They may also yield a detailed plan for outreach and
public engagement in collaboration with a partner organization or
organizations. Production grants (up to $650,000) support the production and
distribution of documentary films, television programs, radio programs, and
podcasts.
NEA: National Endowment
for the Arts
This Cooperative Agreement will begin on or after January 1,
2019, and may extend for up to 12 months. Program Description The purpose of
this program solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to
administer the Documentary Sustainability Project, a program of the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA) aimed at strengthening the documentary filmmaking
field through knowledge exchange, cross-sector collaboration, and research. In
2017, the NEA hosted a one-day Documentary Sustainability Summit featuring
filmmakers, producers, distributors, film festival representatives, funders,
and other stakeholders to discuss the documentary filmmaking field. A State of
the Field Report was subsequently published, which identified key issues and
action items necessary to ensure the sustainability and future growth of the
field.
CRIME, JUSTICE, & PUBLIC SAFETY
USDOJ:
Department of Justice
Community Oriented Policing Services
This solicitation is being announced as an open
competition targeted at States, units of local government, or Indian tribes to
improve security at schools and on school grounds in their jurisdictions
through evidence-based school safety programs. Funding is limited and
this solicitation is expected to be very competitive. Strong applications
should demonstrate a comprehensive school safety strategy. The goals for
this program are to improve security at schools and on school grounds through:
coordination with law enforcement, training for local law enforcement officers
to prevent student violence against others and self, deterrent measures (metal
detectors, locks, lighting, etc.), technology for expedited notification of
local law enforcement during an emergency, or any other measure that the COPS
Office Director determines may provide a significant improvement in
security.
OJJDP FY 2018 Gang Suppression Planning Grants Program is part
of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Suite of programs, which is focused on
reducing violent crime. The PSN Suite comprises PSN, Strategies for Policing
Innovation, Innovative Prosecution Solutions, Crime Gun Intelligence Centers,
National Public Safety Partnerships, Technology Innovation for Public Safety,
Encouraging Innovation: Field Initiated Programs; Innovations in
Community-Based Crime Reduction, and Community Based Violence Prevention
Demonstration. These initiatives will coordinate proactively with the PSN team
in the district of the respective United States Attorney Office (USAO) to
enhance collaboration and strengthen commitment to reducing violent crime.
Applicants must demonstrate this coordination with their USAO district PSN team
in their submission.
National Institute of Corrections
The overarching goal of the Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM)
initiative is to establish and test articulated linkages (information tools and
protocols) between the decisions of local criminal justice stakeholders and the
application of human and organizational change principles (evidence-based
practices) in achieving measurable reductions in pretrial misconduct and
post-conviction risk of reoffending. The unique focus of the EBDM
initiative is the review of locally developed criminal justice strategies that
guide practice within existing statues and rules. The initiative intends to (1)
improve the quality of information that jurisdictions use to make individual
case decisions in local systems and (2) engage these systems as policymaking
bodies to collectively improve the effectiveness and capacity of their decision
making related to pretrial release/sentencing options. Local officials involved
in the initiative include: judges, prosecutors, public defenders, police, human
service providers, county executives, and administrators of jail, probation,
and pretrial services agencies.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Justice Accountability Initiative (JAI) is a data-driven
approach that can help state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies
analyze, understand, and address reducing recidivism and crime. The overall
goal of JAI is to reduce crime by reducing the risk of recidivism, particularly
violent recidivism. State and local agencies can accomplish this goal by
creating and improving risk prediction tools , needs assessments and
supervision plans, and building data-sharing and notification systems across
criminal justice stakeholders. These strategies will also save in costs and
improve operational efficiencies that can be reinvested in proven strategies to
reduce crime and recidivism.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
To reduce recidivism and crime, BJA seeks to support innovative
and comprehensive approaches to develop and implement improved, more
scientifically rigorous, and automated risk prediction tools (based on a
computer learning algorithm or comparable algorithm), needs assessments, and
criminal justice capabilities to determine who may reoffend and to apply the
appropriate supervisory supports for prevention (Category 1); and to build or
improve integrated and data-sharing capacity and notification systems (e.g.,
between law enforcement agencies and corrections authorities) (Category 2).
Bureau of Justice Assistance
To further the Administration’s commitment to locally-driven
public safety solutions and to being responsive to critical emerging issues,
BJA is seeking applications for Supporting Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs
to Improve Officer and Public Safety. BJA has created this program to launch a
robust and creative grant funding stream for the field. Supporting Innovation
invites applicants to develop and test solutions that will improve officer and
public safety and save lives. Lessons learned from these projects can serve as
models for the nation’s criminal justice system regarding reducing violent
crime, including violent crime related to tribes and tribal members, and
addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.§ 5633(d), if a state fails to submit a
plan or submits a plan that does not meet the requirements of the JJDP Act, the
OJJDP Administrator shall endeavor to make the Formula Grants program fund
allocation available to local public or private nonprofit agencies within the
state. The NPS program funds local public or private agencies to carry out
activities that support compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C.§
5633(a)(11), (12), and (13): i.e. young people are not held in secure detention
or confinement for status offenses; young people are not detained in adult
jails and lock-ups; and young people are protected with sight and sound
separation from adults.
PUBLIC
& COMMUNITY HEALTH
DOD: Department of Defense
Uniformed
Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs (OASD(HA)); Defense Health Agency (DHA), Research & Development
Directorate (J-9); and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
(USU) Center for Global Health Engagement’s (CGHE’s) Research Division employ a
programmatic-focused research strategy for funding Global Health Engagement
(GHE) research through the GHE Research Initiative (GHERI).
HHS: Department of
Health and Human Services
CMS-Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight
When
Exchanges were in their infancy, and public awareness and understanding of
coverage options was low, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) encouraged Navigators to cast a wide net and to provide intensive
face-to-face assistance to consumers. The FFEs have been in operation since
2013 for the 2014 open enrollment period, and the public is more aware of the
options for private coverage available through them. Certified application
counselors, direct enrollment partners, and Exchange-registered agents and
brokers serve as additional resources to consumers. It is appropriate to scale
down the Navigator program to reflect the enhanced public awareness of health
coverage through the Exchanges.
Health
Resources and Services Administration
This
notice solicits applications for the Health Center Program’s Service Area
Competition (SAC). The Health Center Program supports public and private
nonprofit community-based and patient-directed organizations that provide
primary health care services to the Nation’s medically underserved populations.
The purpose of the SAC NOFO is to ensure continued access to affordable,
quality primary health care services for communities and vulnerable populations
currently served by the Health Center Program. This NOFO details the SAC
eligibility requirements, review criteria, and awarding factors for
organizations seeking funding for operational support to provide primary health
care services to an announced service area. For the purposes of this document,
the term "health center" encompasses Health Center Program award
recipients funded under the following subsections: Community Health Center (CHC
– section 330(e)), Migrant Health Center (MHC – section 330(g)), Health Care
for the Homeless (HCH – section 330(h)), and/or Public Housing Primary Care
(PHPC – section 330(i)).
National
Institutes of Health
The purpose of this FOA is to call for U24 cooperative agreement
applications that will request funding to further develop and sustain up to
three H3Africa Biorepositories, building upon existing infrastructure. The
H3Africa Biorepositories will continue to have the responsibility of
maintaining state of the art methods and technologies for DNA collection,
processing, quality control, handling, management, and storage and of providing
support services needed for bio-specimen collection and dissemination in
Africa. They may also propose collection and handling of specimen types
including but not limited to PBMCs, plasma, serum etc. Biorepositories will
coordinate closely with H3Africa research projects and the H3Africa
Bioinformatics network (H3ABioNet) to ensure responsible stewardship of high
quality biological specimens linked to well-curated phenotypic and genomic data.
Centers
for Disease Control - NCEH
Overview An estimated 535,000 children in the United States have
blood lead levels (BLLs) at or above the reference value for blood lead
established by CDC in 2012 (5 µg/dL). Of these, 150,000 children’s levels are
≥10µg/dL. These children are at grave risk for the intellectual, behavioral,
and academic deficits caused by lead. The primary source of lead exposure for
children is their homes; some 38 million homes in the United States have
lead-based paint hazards that can result in childhood lead poisoning.
Low-income and minority children bear a disproportionate burden of this
condition caused by unhealthy housing. In addition, some areas of the United
States report that as many as 35% of children identified with high BLLs are
exposed to lead via sources other than lead-based paint in their homes (e.g.,
such as items decorated or made with lead and drinking water). Public health
action is needed to support activities to reduce childhood lead poisoning and
to better understand the impact of blood lead levels in children. b. Statutory
Authorities This program is authorized under Sections 317(k)(2) and 317(A) of
the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. Sections 247b(k)(2) and 247b-3(b)),
as amended. c. Healthy People 2020 The National Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH) of CDC within HHS is committed to achieving the health promotion and
disease prevention objectives of “Healthy People 2020” found at https://www.healthypeople.gov/. This
NOFO is committed to the Healthy People 2020 lead-related goals of reducing:
(1) blood lead levels above CDC’s current reference level, and (2) mean blood
lead levels in young children, as well as disparities in blood lead levels
based on race, ethnicity and gender as public health concerns.
National
Institutes of Health
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites applications
for the next 5-year cycle of the National Health and Aging Trends Study
(NHATS), the leading nationally representative, longitudinal, data resource in
the US for research on trends, dynamics, and disparities in late-life
disability, and for studies of the social and economic consequences of
late-life disability for individuals, families and society, including
caregiving and end-of-life issues. NHATS has conducted seven annual rounds of
data collection to date (an eighth round is in process) and is linked to the
separately-funded National Study of Caregiving (NSOC). The goals of the next
cycle are to 1) Continue the current structure and design elements of NHATS; 2)
Permit studies of long-term trends in disability prevalence; 3) Enrich
measurement of cognitive capacity; 4) Enhance measurement of physical activity
and sedentary behavior; 5) Continue linkages with administrative records; and
6) Augment data dissemination and user support.
National
Institutes of Health
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to stimulate
research on mid-life adults (those 50 to 64 years of age) that can inform
efforts to optimize health and wellness as individuals age and prevent illness
and disability in later years.
National
Institutes of Health
The purpose of this Notice is to announce the NCI's intention to
issue a Request for Applications (RFA) for research designed to optimize
smoking cessation treatment among people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United
States (U.S.). The goal of this RFA is to provide support for studies that
employ rigorous designs that seek to systematically test existing
evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions (e.g., combination of behavioral
and pharmacological) and/or to develop and test adaptations of evidence-based
tobacco cessation interventions for this population. The long-term goal
is to reduce cigarette smoking rates among PLWH, and thus tobacco-related
health disparities in this population. This Notice is being provided to allow
potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and
responsive projects. The funding opportunity is expected to be published in the
Summer of 2018 with expected application receipt date in Winter of 2018. This
funding opportunity will utilize the R01 Research Project Grant mechanism, and is
suitable for projects where proof-of-principle of the proposed methodology has
already been established and supportive preliminary data are available.
This Notice runs in parallel with a Notice of identical scientific scope, NOT -
[KA([1] - CA-18-079, which uses the Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21)
mechanism.
National
Institutes of Health
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages
Exploratory/Developmental Phased Innovation (R21/R33) grant applications to
support research and/or infrastructure needs in emerging scientific areas
leading to more accessible and affordable hearing health care for adults with
mild to moderate hearing loss. The proposed research aims should be
milestone-driven and lead to better hearing healthcare, targeting enhanced
access and affordability, in an effort to improve outcomes for adults with
hearing loss. The total project period for an application submitted in response
to this FOA may not exceed five years. This FOA provides support for up to two
years (R21 phase) for preliminary/developmental studies, followed by possible
transition of up to four years of expanded research and development support
(R33). This FOA requires measurable R21 milestones.
National
Institutes of Health
This NIMH Research Career Enhancement Award (K18) program
invites applications from experienced investigators seeking to redirect or
expand their research programs through the acquisition of new skills and
knowledge in areas beyond and complementary to their current areas of expertise.
The program will support research training and career development experiences
and a small-scale research project that will provide experienced investigators
with the scientific competencies required to conduct research relevant to
services for adults and transition-age youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Eligible candidates are independent investigators at any faculty rank or level.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for
applicants proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent
clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary
study to an existing trial, as part of their research and career development.
Applicants not planning an independent clinical trial, or proposing to gain
research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, must apply
to companion FOA (FOA #).
National
Institutes of Health
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) intends to
publish a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to invite applications
that propose to test strategies for delivering proven-effective,
evidence-based, community-level interventions for reducing or eliminating
cardiovascular and/or pulmonary health disparities, and that promote and
improve population health in high-burden communities. In the face of
persistent and often widening disparities in cardiovascular and pulmonary
health, disease, and risk factors, a large number of proven-effective
interventions that can improve health outcomes exists. This initiative
will seek applications that propose to utilize these known interventions to
determine optimal and sustainable delivery strategies that provide
generalizable knowledge for reducing or eliminating disparities in
cardiovascular and pulmonary health, disease, and risk factors in high burden
communities across the U.S. The NHLBI is interested in applications that
will address questions relevant to the NHLBI mission and align with the
Institute's Strategic Vision (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/documents/strategic-vision ).
This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to
develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. The FOA is expected
to be published in Fall 2018 with an expected application due date in Winter
2019. This FOA will utilize the UG3/UH3 activity code, a bi-phasic,
milestone-driven cooperative agreement. The NHLBI also intends to support
a Data Coordinating Center to provide support and coordination for the awardees
funded through the UG3/UH3 FOA to provide organizational infrastructure for collaboration,
facilitate data harmonization and standardization, optimize data sharing, and
facilitate implementation science innovation and skills building across
awardees. Details of the planned FOA are provided below.
National
Institutes of Health
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to
support studies on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) that examine
population-based, clinical and applied prevention of disease, including
etiology of use, epidemiology of use, potential risks, benefits and impacts on
other tobacco use behavior among different populations.
Office
of the National Coordinator
Through the proliferation of new methods and advanced solution
that are scalable across the health care industry, this funding opportunity
will address well-documented and fast emerging challenges which inhibit the
development, use, and/or advancement of well-designed, interoperable health IT.
New approaches are expected to further a new generation of health IT
development and inform the implementation and refinement of standards, methods,
and techniques for overcoming major barriers and challenges in an innovative fashion
as they are identified. It is critical that the field of health care innovate
and leverage the latest technological advancements and breakthroughs far
quicker than it currently does to optimize real-time solutions, especially in
areas which are ripe for acceleration. This funding opportunity is specifically
interested in innovative solutions and breakthrough advances in the following
areas of interest: Expanding the scope, scale, and utility of population-level
data-focused APIs; and Advancing clinical knowledge at the point of care.
EDUCATION
ED: Department of Education
Purpose of Program: The SFEC program is authorized under title IV,
part E of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA). The purpose of the SFEC program is to provide financial support to
organizations that provide technical assistance and training to State
educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) in the implementation
and enhancement of systemic and effective family engagement policies, programs,
and activities that lead to improvements in student development and academic
achievement. The Secretary is authorized to award grants to statewide
organizations (or consortia of such organizations) in partnership with an SEA
to establish SFECs that (1) carry out parent education and family engagement in
education programs, and (2) provide comprehensive training and technical
assistance to SEAs, LEAs, schools identified by SEAs and LEAs, organizations
that support family-school partnerships, and other such programs.
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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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