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(CHILD NUTRITION) $262M Available for Agriculture, Food Research

Agency: Agriculture Dept. (Nat'l Institute of Food & Agriculture, NIFA); Program: Agriculture & Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA Number: 10.310); Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, nonprofits & for-profits; Funding: $262 million for multiple aw...

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(HEALTH) HHS Sets Aside Funds For 'Healthy Tomorrows' Effort

Agency: Dept. of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Admin. Program: Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (CFDA Number 93.110) (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-11-029). Eligibility: Any public or private entity is eligible to apply. These include healthcare fac...

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(ENVIRONMENT) VA to Invest $65K from Stimulus in Trail Efforts

\r\nThe Nat'l Park Service intends to award $65,000 in stimulus funding to develop Potomac Heritage Trail segments and to conserve Trail corridor resources. The Park Service intends to award these funds to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA), as the activity is a continuation of pr...

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(INFRASTRUCTURE) VA Gets $80M in Stimulus Funds for Wastewater Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards more than $80 million in stimulus funds to the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality.

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(HOUSING) Metro DC Consortium Seeks $34M in NSP-2 Funds

Much of the money--about $21.35 million--would be used to provide homebuyer assistance and counseling.

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(ENVIRONMENT) $8.4K from Stimulus Goes to VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries

The state will assess the spread and threat of invasive species in the Potomac River and tributaries through continuation of creel surveys at designated boat ramps in Virginia.

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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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(COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) Virginia’s $14M in Small Cities Spending Varied

Virginia communities receive more than $14 million from the state's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant, with the stimulus money used to support projects as varied as community revitalization and broadband expansion.

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(STATES) Experts Say ARRA Relief is Just What the States Need

An independent study of a $140 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding stream to help states close critical budget gaps shows that the ARRA money is providing the relief that it was intended. \r\nThe Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) looked at two states—New York an...

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(NOVEMBER DEADLINE) Fund Focuses on Appalachia (TN, KY, VA, WV)

(Deadline: Nov. 14) The Appalachian Community Fund funds community organizing and social change in the central region of Appalachia (East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and all of West Virginia). Grants are given to community-based organizations that address underlying causes of t...

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