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(JUVENILE JUSTICE) DOJ Offers $2.8M for Information Sharing, Training Needs

Agency: Justice Dept. (Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA); Program: National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative (Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program ) (CFDA Number: 16.751) (Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2011-3050); Eligibility: Governments, faith-based and community organiza...

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(COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) Center for Financial Services Innovation

Private Funder: Center for Financial Services Innovation; Opportunity: Financial Capability Innovation Fund; Funding Focus: Community Development; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Four to six grants ranging from $200,000 to $300,000 each; Deadline: Oct. 13. Summary: The...

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(YOUTH) HHS Provides Funding for Homeless Street Outreach Programs

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) (Admin. for Children & Families, ACF); Program: Street Outreach Program -- Education and Prevention Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth (CFDA Number: 93.557) (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2010-ACF-ACYF-YO-0042); E...

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(K-12 EDUCATION) $17.5M in Impact Aid Construction Grants Offered

    Agency: Education Dept. (Office of Elementary and Secondary Education); Program: Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program (CFDA Number: 84.041C); Eligibility: Federally impacted school districts; Funding: $17.5 million for 10 awards of up to $5 million each; Deadli...

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(BEST PRACTICES) Foundation's $1M Grants Reward Geographic Focus, Capacity

As afterschool funding seems to be drying up, grant-seekers should attempt to emulate the approach taken by the Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) organization that recently won $1 million in grants from the New York Life Foundation (NYLF). The four-year, $1 million grant to BELL will suppor...

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(MINORITIES) Spencer Focuses on Education

(Deadline: Rolling) The Chicago-based Spencer Foundation provides funding for research and programs that offer new insights into education, how classroom instruction is conducted and ways to close the achievement gap for minority students. The foundation funds grants that range from $5,000 to sligh...

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(BROWNFIELDS) EPA Issues $55M in Supplemental, Stimulus Grants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues $55 million in brownfields grants, including $42 million in stimulus funding that communities will use to redevelop dozens of former industrial sites.

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(ENERGY) DOE Devotes $448M to Weatherization Programs in Selected States

The Dept. of Energy (DOE) is providing more than $448 million in Recovery Act funding to expand weatherization assistance programs in Alabama, Idaho, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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(TRANSPORTATION) IL, MO Join Forces on High-Speed Rail Application

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Missouri Gov. Jay Dixon (D) sign a Memorandum of Understanding to work cooperatively to compete for Recovery Act (PL 111-5) funding for a high-speed rail line connecting Chicago with St. Louis. The agreement will facilitate the sharing of resources, expertise and inform...

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Families Caught Short By Food Stamp Inflation Adjustment Lag

Despite sky-rocketing food costs, Food Stamp rules don't allow for immediate adjustments to increase benefits, leaving many poor and needy families in the lurch. The economic slowdown has coincided with a sharp increase in food prices, which has exacerbated hardship for many low-income families al...

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