Opportunities

Suzette's Letter April 17, 2015

ASAE Foundation Accepting Applications for Nonprofit Performance Measure Research - DEADLINE: April 15, 2015

Grants of up to $35,000 will be awarded in support of projects that examine metrics used by nonprofit associations to measure performance....

The Department of Education is inviting applications for new Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) awards for FY 2015. 

The deadline for notice of intent to submit pre-application is April 20, 2015; the deadline for transmittal of pre-applications is April 29. Click here for full background and application instructions. The Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to

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SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

SBA Launches Second Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to Award $4 Million for Small Business Startups

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is launching an Accelerator Growth Fund competition for accelerators and other entrepreneurial ecosystem models to compete for monetary prizes of $50,000 each, totaling $4 million.

Application Period: April 10 - June 1, 2015

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Assets for Independence (AFI) demonstration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assets for Independence Demonstration Program

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Community Services (OCS) is seeking application for the Assets for Independence (AFI) demonstration program.

AFI enables community-based nonprofits and government agencies to implement and demonstrate an assets-based approach for supporting low-income individuals and their families. AFI grantees enroll participants to save earned income in special-purpose, matched savings accounts called Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). Every dollar that a participant deposits into an AFI IDA is matched (from $1 to $8 in combined federal and non-federal funds) by the AFI project, promoting savings and enabling participants to acquire a lasting asset.

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HUD's Funding Opportunities Newsletter, April 17,2015

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