Suzette's Funding Letter, September 30, 2016

FUNDING

1. Native Agriculture & Food Systems College Scholarships

First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is accepting applications for its “First Nations Native Agriculture and Food Systems Scholarship Program” that aims to encourage more Native American college students to enter the agricultural sector in Native communities. First Nations will award 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to Native American college students majoring in agriculture and related fields, including but not limited to: agribusiness management, agronomy, animal husbandry, aquaponics, environmental engineering, fisheries and wildlife, food production and safety, food-related policy and legislation, food science and technology, horticulture, irrigation science, nutrition education, and sustainable agriculture or food systems. Complete information and a link to the online application can be found at www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/scholarship.  All applications must be completed and submitted by 5 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Wednesday, October 5, 2016.

1. Accreditation Support Initiative (ASI) for Territorial and Freely Associated State Health Agencies
   Grants and technical assistance for territorial and freely associated state health agencies to design and implement a project to address self‐identified public health accreditation preparation needs.
   Geographic coverage: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and U.S. Virgin Islands
   Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2016
   Sponsor: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

1. Exploratory/Developmental Surgical Disparities Research (R21)
   Grants to support developmental and exploratory research focused on understanding and addressing disparities in surgical care and outcomes in minority and health disparity populations.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 4, 2016
   Application Deadline: Nov 4, 2016
   Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
   
   
   
2. Surgical Disparities Research (R01)
   Grants to support investigative and collaborative research focused on understanding and addressing disparities in surgical care and outcomes in minority and health disparity populations.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 4, 2016
   Application Deadline: Nov 4, 2016
   Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
   
   
   
3. Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows
   A fellowship program designed to develop the capacity of midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health to participate in health policy processes at the federal level.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2016
   Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
   
   
   
4. Rural Health Network Development Grant Program (RHND)
   Grants for healthcare networks in rural areas to assist with increasing access to and improve the quality of healthcare services.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Nov 28, 2016
   Sponsor: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

1. Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities

EPA is requesting letters of interest for a new round of Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities technical assistance. EPA will select 25 communities to receive targeted assistance to help overcome barriers to smarter, more environmentally and economically sustainable growth. This assistance will help communities, local governments, and tribal governments improve their capacity to implement smart growth and other approaches that protect the environment, improve public health, and expand economic opportunity.

Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on October 12, 2016.

Read the 2016-2017 Request for Letters of Interest for information on how to apply.

1. Accountable Health Communities: Track 1 – Awareness
   This funding opportunity announcement is for the Track 1 – Awareness track only and includes the following elements: (1) screening of community-dwelling beneficiaries to identify certain unmet health-related social needs and (2) referral of community-dwelling beneficiaries to increase awareness of community services.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2016
   Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
   
   
   
2. Delta Health Care Services Grant Program
   Provides financial assistance to address unmet health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among health care professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and other entities.
   Geographic coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
   Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2016
   Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
   
   
   
3. Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served with a Project Period Start Date of May 1, 2017)
   Funding to provide comprehensive primary health care services to an underserved area or population.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2016
   Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care
   
   
   
4. Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
   Offers grants to fire departments and EMS organizations for equipment, training, personnel wellness programs, capital funding, and collaboration efforts.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Nov 18, 2016
   Sponsors: Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
   
   
   
5. Farm to School Grant Program
   Grants to plan, establish, or sustain a Farm to School program that improves access to local foods in schools.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Dec 8, 2016
   Sponsor: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Suzette's Funding Letter, September 9, 2016

FUNDING

1. 1.DHS Announces $40M to Support Cybersecurity Focused COEs, Free Cybersecurity Training for Vets

In August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced over $40 million in available federal funding for a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis via two federal funding opportunities (FFO). The proposed COEs will conduct end user-focused research to enhance the application of analytic tools that support real-time decision making and address homeland security-related threats and hazards. DHS also announced that it will provide free cybersecurity training and certification prep courses to military veterans through a new partnership with Hire our Heroes– a nonprofit focused on providing workforce services to transitioning military members. Read more...

1. 2.Culture of Health Prize (RWJF)

Purpose: Recognizes standout communities that are addressing broad health needs in education, employment, family/social support, and community safety. Eligibility: Cities and towns/incorporated places and federally recognized tribes. Funding: $25,000. Deadline: November 3, 2017.

1. 3.USDA Announces Initiative to Provide Transitional Housing for Rural Americans in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an initiative that will use USDA's rural development resources to help fill the need for transitional housing for people recovering from opioid and other substance use disorders. In January, President Obama tasked Vilsack, who is chair of the White House Rural Council, with leading a federal interagency effort focused on rural opioid use. The initiative is the result of a conversation Secretary Vilsack had in May in New Hampshire at the Hillsborough County Superior Court, where individuals involved with the state's drug court program told him that a lack of access to affordable housing made it challenging for participants to successfully complete their recovery from addiction.

1. 4.USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and new assistance for organic farmers

Purpose: USDA’s Farm Service Agency provides financial and technical assistance to address agriculture conservation practices related to: drinking water protection, reducing soil erosion, preserving wildlife habitats, preserving/restoring forests/wetlands, and aiding farmers whose farms are damaged by natural disasters. USDA intends to help fund and assist organic farmers to establish 20,000 acres of new conservation buffers and other practices on and near their farms. Date: CRP continuous is ongoing. Location: Nationwide.

1. 5.Transporting Health Food Grants (Conservation Fund)

Purpose: Funds organizations projects that support processing and distribution of fresh produce and perishable food in 22 states. Eligibility: government agencies or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations involved in local foods distribution. Funding: $2,000 to $10,000 grants. Deadline: September 15, 2016.

1. 6.Homegrown By Heroes

Purpose: Promotes farmer veterans point-of-sale visibility, business planning and food safety support from the Farmer Veteran Coalition, and an avenue to share the veteran’s story. The program is a marketing initiative started by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and expanded nationally by the Veteran Farmer Coalition. Dates: Annually renewable. Location: Nationwide.

1. 7.Let’s Move! Salad Bars to Schools

Purpose: Provides technical and financial support to install salad bars in schools. The initiative is jointly sponsored by United Fresh, the White House, the Center for Disease Control, and others. Dates: rolling application. Location: Nationwide.

1. 8.Action for Healthy Kids Grants

Purpose: Funds variety of school wellness projects involving breakfast, nutrition, and physical activity. Eligibility: Select states. Funding: $500 - $5000 Breakfast grants; $500 - $1000 Game on Grants. Deadline: September 16, 2016.

1. 9.School Fruit and Veggie Grants

Purpose: Awards school projects that help kids learn about and eat more fruits and vegetables. Sponsored by Skoop and Chef Ann Foundation. Eligibility: Schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. Schools with greater than 50% free and reduced eligible enrollment encouraged to apply. Funding: $2500/school. Deadline: Available until funding is depleted.

1. 10.Food and Agricultural Sciences Graduate/Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program (NIFA)

Purpose: Funds graduate level research projects in the areas of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. Eligibility: Colleges and universities, land grant institutions. Funding: $4,500 - $262,000. Deadline: October 11, 2016.

Suzette's Funding Letter, August 19, 2016

FUNDING

1. Round 3 of Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3)

Federal agencies have published a notice inviting applications for round 3 of Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth (P3), a unique interagency initiative that offers state, local,  and tribal governmental entities and their partners the freedom to innovate to improve the outcomes of some of the nation’s neediest youth. Up to 10 pilots will be given the opportunity to obtain waivers of program requirements that impede effective service delivery, as well as the ability to blend together funds from multiple programs, eliminating the need to account for and report on them separately.   Pilots also receive small start-up grants that can fund administrative expenses, data collection, evaluation and other activities that support effective implementation of the pilot. P3 pilots must include at least two Federal programs that target disconnected youth or are designed to prevent youth from disconnecting and that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services.  At least one of these programs must be administered in whole or in part by a state, local, or tribal government.  They can include discretionary programs administered by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development (Homeless Assistance Grants), Justice (Office of Justice Assistance programs), and Labor, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.  A list of examples of eligible programs appears in the Grants.gov application package.  Mandatory funds such as TANF, Medicaid, Social Security, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and most Foster Care IV-E programs cannot be blended in a pilot, nor is there is authority to offer waivers or flexibilities for these programs under P3.  These programs can, however, be “braided” to support a pilot. The deadline for applications is October 31, 2016.  A webinar for prospective applicants will be held on August 25. 2016 from 2 to 3:30 pm EDT. 

1. Community Coaching for the Rural Impact County Challenge
   Community coaching for to up to 10 county teams participating in the Rural Impact County Challenge to reduce child poverty in rural communities.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2016
   Sponsors: National Association of Counties, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

1. Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants
   Grants to fund national organizations that can provide technical assistance to local communities. Assistance will be targeted to help communities create thriving community development and affordable housing strategies that will result in healthier homes and communities.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Sep 13, 2016
   Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2. Culture of Health Prize
   Awards that honor community efforts and partnerships that are helping people live healthier lives.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 3, 2016
   Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2017
   Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
3. National School Lunch After School Snack Program
   Funding for schools and residential child care institutions to provide after school snacks to low-income children who participate in the National School Lunch program.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
   Sponsor: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
4. Roadmaps to Health Coaching
   Offers guidance and support from a community coach for communities who want to improve the health of their populations and work toward building a culture of health.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
   Sponsors: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

1. Rural Impact County Challenge: A National Effort to Combat Rural Child Poverty
   The Rural Impact County Challenge will recognize and support counties making strides in reducing child poverty in rural communities. The challenge will provide educational opportunities, networking forums, and resources to develop and implement evidenced-based approaches to reduce the number of children and families living in poverty in rural areas.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
   Sponsor: National Association of Counties

1. North Central Region SARE Research and Education Grant Program
   The North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE) Research and Education Grant Program is a competitive grant program for researchers and educators involved in projects that explore and promote environmentally sound, profitable, and socially responsible food and/or fiber systems. Grant awards range from $10,000 to $200,000.
   Preproposals are due October 20, 2016.

1. Food Well Alliance Local Food Grant
   Food Well Alliance will invest up to $25,000 per project in local farming enterprises that seek to develop a financially sustainable business model that incorporates ways to make locally grown food accessible to low-income communities in Metro Atlanta. Also, Food Well Alliance seeks to fund organizations that make the connection between local food and healthy eating by increasing awareness and consumption in low-income communities in Metro Atlanta.
   Applications are due by September 27, 2016.

1. Women, Food & Ag Network Annual Conference Scholarships
   The Women, Food & Ag Network has several scholarships available for its annual conference, November 4-5 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Resource Enhancement and Protection program will offer 15 scholarships of $200 each. Nebraska SARE is offering 10 scholarships of $250 to attendees from Nebraska. Attendees may also qualify for the Mother's Egg Money scholarship fund. Some scholarships are first-come, first-served.

1. Accreditation Support Initiative for Local Public Health Departments
   Offers funding to local public health departments to support accreditation preparation activities.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2016
   Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
2. Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards
   Offers a monetary award to programs or projects that focus on supporting family or informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including projects that focus on rural and low-income communities.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Sep 16, 2016
   Sponsors: Family Caregiver Alliance, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
3. Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds
   Awards funding to tribal governments for the purposes of transportation projects related to safety, safety planning, and safety/ infrastructure.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Sep 16, 2016
   Sponsor: Federal Lands Highway Program
4. Community Response Fund
   Supports organizations, activities, and events that offer short-term, immediate solutions to oral healthcare challenges in underserved communities.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
   Sponsor: DentaQuest Foundation

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POSTED: July 31, 2016
DEADLINE: October 31, 2016

Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to nonprofits in support of projects with demonstrated impact on improving quality of life in local communities....

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POSTED: August 4, 2016
DEADLINE: October 1, 2016

Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded for local community projects designed to inspire students to think differently about energy...

Suzette's Funding Letter, August 5, 2016

FUNDING

1. 1.Hospital Charitable Service Awards
   Recognizes hospitals in the United States whose commitment to their community has led to innovative, sustainable, and collaborative efforts to improve community health and increase access to healthcare education and services.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2016
   Sponsor: Jackson Healthcare
2. 2.Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Model
   An advanced primary care medical home model designed to strengthen primary care through a regionally-based multi-payer payment reform and care delivery transformation. The redesign will give practices financial resources and flexibility to make quality and efficiency of care investments and reduce unnecessary health care costs.
   Geographic coverage: Available in 16 states
   Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2016
   Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
3. 3.Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline-Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities (R01)
   Awards funding for innovative, multi-level studies to test systems, infrastructures, and strategies that will accelerate the adoption of guideline-based recommendations into clinical care relevant to heart, lung, blood diseases, and sleep disorders. Vulnerable populations include medically underserved individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, low income groups, and rural-dwelling patients.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 21, 2016
   Application Deadline: Oct 21, 2016
   Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
4. 4.Public Health Student Volunteer Program
   Provides a one-semester internship experience for students enrolled in a public health program.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
   Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration

1. 5.FEMA National Training Program Continuing Grants

FEMA announced funding opportunities for the Fiscal Year 2016 Continuing Training Grants program. The Homeland Security National Training Program’s Continuing Training Grants will provide $11.5 million to qualified applicants to help improve the nation’s ability to respond to and recover from all-hazard events. This highly competitive program attracts applicants from state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, eligible non-profit organizations, and higher education institutions. Funding is provided as cooperative agreements and awarded directly to the selected applicants. For more information and to download the application package, visit http://www.grants.gov/">www.grants.gov and submit applications no later than August 22.

1. 6.Small Grants Program for Transporting Healthy Food

CSX and The Conservation Fund have joined forces for a third round of grants to help combat food insecurity! The Grants Program for Transporting Healthy Food will help strengthen and support the transportation and distribution of healthy food to communities in need. Small grants will enable producers and retailers to acquire the equipment and resources needed to sustain food quality and safety as they sell, store, package and distribute fresh produce and other foods. More than 23 million Americans across the country have limited or no access to fresh produce, meats and seafood. One of the contributing factors to these "food deserts" is the lack of local infrastructure to distribute fresh food to markets. We need to connect people to food, and food to people! For the last two years, the recipient organizations used the grant funds to purchase refrigeration and delivery trucks, acquire portable food chests and expand local food supply and capacity to provide more than 214 million pounds of nutritious food to approximately 8.5 million people annually. Application Deadline: September 15, 2016

1. 7.USDA Community Facilities Re-lending Program

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are eligible to apply to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Facilities Re-lending Program. Through the Community Facilities Re-lending Program, USDA provides low-interest, direct loans through the program to Re-lenders - high-impact, community-based lending institutions with a track record of mission-driven lending in high poverty areas. Re-lenders can use the funds to make loans for community facilities projects like health clinics, schools, libraries, food banks, municipal buildings, and child care centers. CDFIs are eligible to participate as Community Facilities Re-lenders through the program. Re-lenders must demonstrate that they have experience making loans in economically distressed rural areas. To learn more about the Community Facilities Re-lending Program, and how to participate, please visit http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-relending-program">USDA's website.

1. 8.EPA Announces $10.7M in Supplemental Funds to Cleanup Brownfields

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approximately $10.7 million in supplemental funding to help transform communities by cleaning up contaminated brownfield properties. EPA plans to provide supplemental funding to 33 successful Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grantees, helping more than 40 communities carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects.

1. 9.High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Pilot/Feasibility Research Projects (HICAHS)
   Grants to support agriculture and forestry occupational health and safety research projects in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
   Geographic coverage: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
   Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2016
   Sponsor: High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

1. 10.Nutrition Education for Native American Communities
   Grants to native communities interested in starting or expanding nutrition education programs for Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) recipients.
   Geographic coverage: Nationwide
   Application Deadline: Aug 23, 2016
   Sponsors: First Nations Development Institute, Walmart Foundation