h2>Grant – Water Systems Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program – Deadline: Dec. 31, 2019
Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems relating to collection, treatment, or disposal: assist applicants, that have filed a pre-application with RUS, in the preparation of water and/or waste loan and/or grant applications; and/or provide technical assistance and/or training to water/wastewater system personnel that will improve the management, operation and maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities.
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Grant – National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Category III – Community Treatment and Service – Deadline: Dec. 23, 2019
The purpose of this program is to provide and increase access to effective trauma-focused treatment and services systems in communities for children and adolescents, and their families who experience traumatic events throughout the nation.
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State and Local Government Data Analysis Tools for Roadway Safety – Deadline: Dec. 20, 2019
The purpose of this one-time funding opportunity is to partner with State and local governments, along with their supporting partners, to develop, refine, and implement data tool applications that address specific roadway safety problems and can demonstrate deployment applications through technical assistance and peer exchanges.
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Program for Investment In Microentrepreneurs – Deadline: Dec. 20, 2019
SBA intends to award a discretionary grant to the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) for the purpose of providing SBA 7(a) training to non profit lenders participating in the SBA Community Advantage Pilot Loan Program (CA). NAGGL has extensive experience with providing training to lenders on SBA’s 7(a) loan product in the areas of loan origination, loan servicing and loan liquidation. This discretionary grant will serve as a proof of concept to explore the success of regional training to mission lenders participating in CA.
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Grant: Oceanic Facilities and Equipment Support – Dec. 16, 2019
Oceanographic facilities and equipment are supported by the Integrative Programs Section (IPS) of the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO). These awards are made for the procurement, conversion and/or up-grade, enhancement or annual operation of platforms in the ocean, coastal, near-shore and Great Lakes. Awards are generally directed specifically to support facilities that lend themselves to shared use within the broad range of federally-supported research and education programs. The primary objective of these awards is to ensure the availability of appropriate facilities for federally-funded investigators and educators.
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Adaptive Management Strategies for Ridge to Reef Conservation Webinar – Dec. 17, 2019
This webinar is hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Watershed Academy. This is the first webinar in a five-part coastal resilience series taking place over the coming year. This webinar will provide information on tools and products that water quality, coastal watershed, and coral reef professionals can use in coral reef conservation and protection practices at the state and local level.
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Grant – Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Underrepresented Communities – Deadline: Dec. 17, 2019
Grants support the survey, inventory, and designation of historic properties that are associated with communities currently underrepresented in the National Register of Historic Places and among National Historic Landmarks. Within one year of the completion of the grant, all projects must result in: the submission of a new nomination to the National Register of Historic Places or National Historic Landmark program OR an amendment to an existing National Register or National Historic Landmark nomination to include underrepresented communities.
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Grant: USDA-NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Dec. 3, 2019
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) promotes coordination of Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand our collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. Through RCPP, NRCS seeks to co-invest with partners to implement projects that demonstrate innovative solutions to conservation challenges and provide measurable improvements and outcomes tied to the resource concerns they seek to address.
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Grant: Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants – Nov. 5, 2019
The United States Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) established an annual, competitive grants program to support projects that promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. This program supports the DOI and FWS mission of protecting and managing the nation’s natural resources by collaborating with partners and stakeholders to conserve land and water and to expand outdoor recreation and access.
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Texas Gulf Coast Veterans Affected by Harvey can Receive Three-Week, Intensive PTSD Therapy at No Cost
Veterans in the Texas Gulf Coast area can receive a three-week, intensive-outpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in San Antonio at no cost, thanks to a grant that pays for therapy, travel and lodging. Funding for the program, called Project Remission, was made possible by a partnership between the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the Qatar Harvey Fund to support veterans who were affected by Hurricane Harvey.
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Grant: Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) – Nov. 1
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is offering grants to support organizations led by low-income individuals as they work to break the cycle of poverty and improve their communities. CCHD’s grant programs include the following: Community Development Grants support nonprofit organizations that are led by people living in poverty and work to address the root causes of poverty. Economic Development Grants support economic development initiatives that include the voice of the poor and marginalized in developing new businesses that offer good jobs or develop assets that will be owned by local communities. Grants range between $25,000 and $75,000. Deadline: Pre-applications for both programs are due by 11/1/2019; the online application deadline is 12/15/2019.
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Grant – Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training Program – Nov. 29, 2019
The National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office (Southeast Regional Office) is seeking proposals under the Gulf of Mexico B-WET program. Gulf of Mexico B-WET funds locally relevant, authentic experiential learning for K-12 audiences through Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) in Gulf of Mexico coastal communities. MWEEs involve learning both outdoors and in the classroom as students engage in issue definition, outdoor field experiences, synthesis and conclusions, and action projects. The goal is to increase understanding and stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico and its local watersheds.
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Grant: Marine Debris Prevention – Nov. 5, 2019
The NOAA Marine Debris Program, authorized in the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951-1958), provides funding to prevent the introduction of marine debris into the marine and coastal environment. Projects awarded through this grant competition will actively engage and educate a target audience (such as students, teachers, state or local government, industries, or the public) in hands-on programs designed to raise awareness, reduce barriers to marine debris prevention (e.g., lack of access to waste receptacles or alternatives to single-use items), and encourage and support changes in behaviors to ensure long-term prevention of marine debris.
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Grant: WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I Grants – Nov. 13, 2019
The objective of this FOA is to invite states, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, Existing Watershed Groups, and local and special districts (e.g., irrigation and water districts, county soil conservation districts) to submit proposals for Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects.
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Grant – Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water – Nov. 14, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible applicants as described in Section III.A to provide training and technical assistance for small public water systems to help such systems achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and to provide training and technical assistance for small publicly owned wastewater systems, communities served by onsite/decentralized wastewater systems, and private well owners to improve water quality under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
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Grant – Gulf of Mexico Program Reduction and Prevention of Trash – Nov. 22, 2019
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications to improve water quality, habitat, community resilience and environmental education through working with businesses, communities, and state and local governments to develop innovative projects that will encourage and facilitate the removal and reduction of trash that finds its way into waterways and ultimately our oceans. All projects must take place in one or more of the five gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida) and must be in the Gulf of Mexico watershed.
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Grant: Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program – Nov. 20
The NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration is soliciting proposals to conduct research and development activities. NOAA/NWS believes its warning and forecast mission will benefit significantly from a strong partnership with outside investigators in the broad academic community. The CSTAR Program represents an NWS effort to create a cost-effective transition from basic and applied research to operations and services through collaborative research between operational forecasters and academic institutions which have expertise in the environmental sciences. These activities will engage university researchers and students in applied research of interest to the operational meteorological community for the provision of improving the accuracy of forecasts and warnings of environmental hazards.
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Grant: Resident Opportunity & Self-Sufficiency Program – Deadline: Oct. 15, 2019
The Resident Opportunity & Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) program is designed to assist residents of Public and Indian Housing make progress towards economic self-sufficiency. Self-sufficiency is an individual’s ability to support their household by maintaining financial, housing, and personal/family stability. To achieve self-sufficiency, an individual moves along a continuum towards economic independence and stability; such movement is facilitated by the achievement of personal goals.
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Grant: Resident Opportunity & Self-Sufficiency Program – Deadline: Oct. 15, 2019
The Resident Opportunity & Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) program is designed to assist residents of Public and Indian Housing make progress towards economic self-sufficiency. Self-sufficiency is an individual’s ability to support their household by maintaining financial, housing, and personal/family stability. To achieve self-sufficiency, an individual moves along a continuum towards economic independence and stability; such movement is facilitated by the achievement of personal goals. Information.
Grant: U.S. Small Grants – Deadline: Oct. 17, 2019
The U.S. Small Grants Program is a competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States that further the goals of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Projects must involve only long-term protection, restoration, enhancement and/or establishment of wetland and associated upland habitats to benefit migratory birds.
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Grant: Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) – Deadline: Oct. 15, 2019
The purpose of the STSFA Program is to provide grants to states to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. $20 million annually from FY 2017 through 2020 will be made available from the Highway Research and Development Program for grants for STSFA demonstration projects. These grants shall make up no more than 50 percent of total proposed project costs, with the remainder coming from non-federal sources. Other federal funds using their appropriate matching share may be leveraged for the deployment but cannot be considered as part of the STSFA matching funds, which must come from non-federal sources unless otherwise allowed by statute. The grants are only available to states; however, groups of states can form partnerships for regional or national proposals.
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Grant: 2019 Downtown Revitalization & Main Street – Deadline: October 1, 2019
Texas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the release of the 2019 Downtown Revitalization & Main Street application and guide. These programs are designed to foster and stimulated economic development in the downtown and Main Street areas by providing funds for public infrastructure improvements. Award Amount: $50,000 to $350,000. Application Webinar: July 19, 2019 at 1PM.TxCDBG Training Page
Grant: 2019 Downtown Revitalization & Main Street – Deadline: Oct. 1, 2019
Texas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the release of the 2019 Downtown Revitalization & Main Street application and guide. These programs are designed to foster and stimulated economic development in the downtown and Main Street areas by providing funds for public infrastructure improvements. Award Amount: $50,000 to $350,000. Application Webinar: July 19, 2019 at 1PM. TxCDBG Training Page
Grant: Jobs Plus Initiative Deadline: Oct. 1, 2019
The Jobs Plus program develops locally-based, job-driven approaches that increase earnings and advance employment outcomes through work readiness, employer linkages, job placement, educational advancement, technology skills, and financial literacy for residents of public housing. The place-based Jobs Plus program addresses poverty among public housing residents by incentivizing and enabling employment through earned income disregards for working residents and a set of services designed to support work including employer linkages, job placement and counseling, educational advancement, and financial counseling.