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Heidi J. Ames, Grants Manager Matilda M. Larson, Planner II Jon R. Montan, Jr., Planner III Jason C. Pfotenhauer, Deputy Director Denise S. Russell, Office Manager John F. Tenbusch, Planner II Keith J. Zimmerman, Director
THE ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY PLANNING OFFICE Courthouse Room 255, 48 Court Street Canton, New York 13617-1169 VOICE (315) 379-2292 and 379-2281 E-MAIL [email protected] FAX (315) 379-2252 WEB SITE http://www.stlawco.org/Planning/SLCPl.htm
GRANTS/FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES June 7, 2012
Grant opportunities are broken down by category; each grant may be listed under more than one category. Simply click on the category or categories of interest to you to view new listings, including weblinks. Please forward any comments you may have regarding format, category choices, amount of information included in each listing, etc. to [email protected]. This same contact may be used to add a name to or be removed from the mailing list. Please feel free to forward this list to anyone who may be interested. Past notices are posted on the web at http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/Departments/Planning/GrantInformation
Agriculture
Arts
Economic/Community Development
Education
Health
Human/Community Services
Libraries/Museums
Local Government
Natural Resources
Public Safety/Law Enforcement
Transportation
Waste Management
Miscellaneous
Click link above to view past
notices.
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Agriculture Farm Credit East AgEnhancement Grants https://www.farmcrediteast.com/en/Industry-Support/AgEnhancement-Grants.aspx This program helps organizations promote awareness of agriculture in the 6 New England states, New York and New Jersey. Funds (from $500-$8,000) are provided as part of the Northeast Farm Credit AgEnhancement program, an ongoing educational campaign that supports programs, projects, events, and other activities that promote and strengthen agriculture, forest products or commercials fishing industries in the region. Eligibility: Programs that promote and strengthen the agriculture, forest products or commercial fishing industries in any of the following ways: Development of young and beginning farmers; Encourage leadership; Develop a greater understanding of agriculture; Recognize the accomplishments of ag leaders; Study the economic viability of agriculture; and/or Promote interest in the industry. Deadlines: Proposals will be considered three times annually: April 1, August 1 and December 1 New York Farm Viability Institute http://www.nyfvi.org/default.aspx?PageID=2259 The New York Farm Viability Institute is a farmer-led nonprofit group that awards grant funds (up to $150,000) for applied research and outreach education projects that help farms increase profits and provide models for other farms. Funding priority goes to proposals that include farmer participation across agricultural sectors, commodities, production management systems, or regions of the state. Eligible applicants include farmers, producer groups, researchers, educators, organizations, agencies and businesses. Applicants may represent nonprofit or for-profit sectors. A free grant workshop will b e held in Canton on June 13 from 10AM-3PM, see http://www.nyfvi.org/default.aspx?PageID=2350 for more workshop information.
Agriculture Innovation Center (AIC) AIC proposals focus on business planning, business structure, marketing, marketing planning, distribution, business expansion, business transfer, keeping and expanding land in agricultural production, and developing or enhancing value-added product recipes and techniques. Deadline: August 12, 2012 Energy Management & Bioenergy (NRG) NRG proposals focus on practical, applied research and outreach education on energy issues from the farmer's perspective, including on-farm energy conservation, bioenergy feedstock production, balance and integration of energy systems and animal agriculture, integrated food and energy systems, and bioenergy systems optimization. Deadline: August 12, 2012 Outreach and Applied Research (OAR) OAR proposals focus on educational outreach and service, transfer of information to new and underserved audiences, and innovation in outreach education. Additionally, OAR projects emphasize new practical, on-farm efforts that produce measurable benefit to participating farms within the lifespan of the project, including testing theory in farm conditions, adapting technology for not-yet-tested conditions, etc. Deadline: August 12, 2012
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Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants & Implementation Grants http://www.neh.gov/grants/ahco America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations grants provide support for museums, libraries, historic places, and other organizations that produce public programs in the humanities. Grants support the following formats: • exhibitions at museums, libraries, and other venues; • interpretations of historic places, sites, or regions; • book/film discussion programs; living history presentations; and other face-to-face programs at libraries, community centers, and other public venues; and • interpretive websites. Deadline: August 15, 2012 St. Lawrence County Arts Council Community Arts Grant http://www.slcartscouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216&Itemid=368 This grant program annually distributes funding from the New York State Council on the Arts--Decentralization Grant Program. Community Arts Grants fund community-engaging arts events and activities in any arts discipline – including dance, theatre, visual arts, literary arts, and music. Local municipalities, chartered public libraries, 501(c)3 non-profit organizations, and many other types of charitable organizations are eligible to apply directly for these grants. Community members are invited to attend a free workshop to learn more; see workshop calendar at http://www.slcartscouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=256. Deadline: September 28, 2012
Economic/Community Development
USDA Rural Development Housing Preservation Grants http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2012/05/0148.xml Grants are available to intermediaries such as town or county governments, public agencies, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and non-profit and faith-based organizations to help bring job growth and stability to low-income communities while improving the living conditions of rural Americans. The grants are then distributed to qualified homeowners or owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings who rent to low- and very-low-income residents. USDA does not provide funding directly to homeowners under this program. Grants can be used to weatherize and repair existing structures, install or improve plumbing or provide access to people with disabilities. Deadline: June 25, 2012 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation & Wells Fargo Environmental Solutions for Communities http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&CONTENTID=25245&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm This program supports projects that link economic development and community well-being to the stewardship and health of the environment with grants ranging from $25,000 to $250,000. The focus is on projects that promote a sustainable future for communities by supporting sustainable agricultural practices and private lands stewardship; conserving critical land and water resources and improving local water quality; restoring and managing natural habitat, species, and ecosystems that are important to community livelihoods; facilitating investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy, and energy efficiency; and encouraging broad-based citizen participation in project implementation. Priority is given to 27 specific geographic areas (including New York); however, strong proposals are considered from throughout the U.S. Deadlines: Pre-proposals are due July 2, 2012; invited full proposals are due September 4, 2012
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Green Jobs Green New York NYS Registered Apprenticeship and Building Trades Training and On-the-Job Training Program Opportunity Notice (PON) 2033 http://www.nyserda.ny.gov//Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities.aspx NYSERDA is seeking proposals to advance the goals of the Green Jobs Green New York Program (GJGNY) by developing a workforce equipped to implement energy efficiency, weatherization, green building principles, and solar water heating installations. The GJGNY program targets energy efficiency improvements and solar thermal installations for existing residential, multifamily, small business and not-for-profit buildings. The GJGNY Workforce Development initiatives are designed to advance the skills of new and existing workers, provide job-related experience, and help connect new workers to the employers. Apprenticeships, internships, and other forms of on-the-job training (OJT) are needed to rapidly increase the number of skilled workers in the energy efficiency field. NYSERDA is requesting proposals from eligible training and apprenticeship providers to advance workforce skills to support labor needs of GJGNY and also from eligible businesses seeking incentives to hire and provide OJT for trained workers. Deadline: Applications accepted on a continuous basis, as funds are available, through July 1, 2013 U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Program http://www07.grants.gov/search/basic.do Search for Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA-DP12-1216PPHF12 $70 million is available to improve the health of small communities across the nation. Grants will be awarded to governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations across a variety of sectors, including transportation, housing, education, and public health, in an effort to save lives and control the nation’s growing health care costs associated with preventable chronic diseases. Program grantees will work toward one or more of the five outcome measures described in Section 4201 of the Affordable Care Act: changes in weight, proper nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use and social and emotional well-being and align with the five priority areas of the CTG Program: (1) tobacco-free living; (2) active living and healthy eating; (3) evidence-based quality clinical and other preventive services, specifically prevention and control of high blood pressure and high cholesterol; (4) social and emotional wellness, such as facilitating early identification of mental health needs and access to quality services, especially for people with chronic conditions; and (5) healthy and safe physical environments. Eligibility: Governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, including school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities, health departments, planning and economic development agencies, non-profit and community based organizations, area aging agencies, and cooperative extension agencies. Deadlines: Letters of Intent are due June 18, 2012; Full Applications are due July 31, 2012 NYS Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School (SRTS) https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/srts/programs Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal, state and local effort to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make walking and bicycling to school safe and appealing. A major goal is to increase bicycle, pedestrian and traffic safety. Successful SRTS programs usually include one or more of these approaches: engineering, enforcement, education, encouragement. Applications are available for projects and programs to improve the health and safety of New York children who bike or walk to school. The program is open to all New York municipalities and school districts. To be eligible for funds under the SRTS Program, the proposed Engineering (infrastructure) project must be located within two miles of a primary or middle school (Grades K – 8) and within a municipal right-of-way. Projects may include, but are not limited to: pavement markings, and signing (including in-road signs); pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, including raised crossings; traffic control devices and pedestrian and bicycle lighting; sidewalk improvements, such as new sidewalks, sidewalk widening, sidewalk gap closures, sidewalk
repairs, curbs, gutters and curb ramps that do not require a new or modified closed drainage system; on-street and off-street bicycle facilities, including new or upgraded bicycle lanes or bike trails/paths. Deadline: October 5, 2012
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Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Affordable Care Act – Grants for School-Based Health Center Capital (SBHCC) Program https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=43428DEC-03EE-4921-B739-595B24F5A3D6&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup= This funding opportunity will address significant and pressing capital needs to improve service delivery and support the expansion of services at school-based health centers (SBHCs) through the alteration and or renovation of an existing facility, construction of a new site or expansion of existing site(s), and/or the purchase of moveable equipment. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal will support the SBHC in providing more effective, efficient and quality health care and will lead to improvements in access to health services for children. The award ceiling will be $500,000; there is no matching funds requirement. Deadline: June 26, 2012 U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods Program Planning Grants http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index.html The purpose of this award is to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in our most distressed communities, and to transform those communities, by increasing the number of organizations involved in child and youth issues, building continuum of cradle-through-college-to-career solutions, integrating programs, developing local infrastructure, and learning further about the Promise Neighborhoods program. A place eligible to become a Promise Neighborhood is a geographic area that is distressed, often facing inadequate access to high-quality early learning programs and services, with struggling schools, low high school and college graduation rates, high rates of unemployment, high rates of crime, and indicators of poor health. Pre-application webinars will be held May 15 & June 12. Deadlines: Notices of Intent to Apply are due June 8, 2012; Full applications are due July 27, 2012. U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods (Implementation) Program http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index.html This program provides support for the implementation of Promise Neighborhood plans in targeted geographic areas with a demonstrated need, including rural and tribal communities. Proposed activities should include a sound strategy for creating a continuum of solutions and demonstrate the capacity to implement the plan. Special consideration may be given to implementation activities that address the following priorities: comprehensive local early learning networks, quality internet connectivity, arts and humanities, and quality affordable housing. Proposed implementation activities focused on family engagement in learning through adult education are also reviewed. Deadlines: Letters of intent are due June 8, 2012; full applications are due July 27, 2012. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Program http://www07.grants.gov/search/basic.do Search for Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA-DP12-1216PPHF12 $70 million is available to improve the health of small communities across the nation. Grants will be awarded to governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations across a variety of sectors, including transportation, housing, education, and public health, in an effort to save lives and control the nation’s growing health care costs associated with preventable chronic diseases. Program grantees will work toward one or more of the five outcome measures described in Section 4201 of the Affordable Care Act: changes in weight, proper nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use and social and emotional well-being and align with the five priority areas of the CTG Program: (1) tobacco-free living; (2) active living and
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healthy eating; (3) evidence-based quality clinical and other preventive services, specifically prevention and control of high blood pressure and high cholesterol; (4) social and emotional wellness, such as facilitating early identification of mental health needs and access to quality services, especially for people with chronic conditions; and (5) healthy and safe physical environments. Eligibility: Governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, including school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities, health departments, planning and economic development agencies, non-profit and community based organizations, area aging agencies, and cooperative extension agencies. Deadlines: Letters of Intent are due June 18, 2012; Full Applications are due July 31, 2012
NYS Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School (SRTS) https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/srts/programs Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal, state and local effort to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make walking and bicycling to school safe and appealing. A major goal is to increase bicycle, pedestrian and traffic safety. Successful SRTS programs usually include one or more of these approaches: engineering, enforcement, education, encouragement. Applications are available for projects and programs to improve the health and safety of New York children who bike or walk to school. The program is open to all New York municipalities and school districts. To be eligible for funds under the SRTS Program, the proposed Engineering (infrastructure) project must be located within two miles of a primary or middle school (Grades K – 8) and within a municipal right-of-way. Projects may include, but are not limited to: pavement markings, and signing (including in-road signs); pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, including raised crossings; traffic control devices and pedestrian and bicycle lighting; sidewalk improvements, such as new sidewalks, sidewalk widening, sidewalk gap closures, sidewalk
repairs, curbs, gutters and curb ramps that do not require a new or modified closed drainage system; on-street and off-street bicycle facilities, including new or upgraded bicycle lanes or bike trails/paths. Deadline: October 5, 2012
Health
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Program http://www07.grants.gov/search/basic.do Search for Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA-DP12-1216PPHF12 $70 million is available to improve the health of small communities across the nation. Grants will be awarded to governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations across a variety of sectors, including transportation, housing, education, and public health, in an effort to save lives and control the nation’s growing health care costs associated with preventable chronic diseases. Program grantees will work toward one or more of the five outcome measures described in Section 4201 of the Affordable Care Act: changes in weight, proper nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use and social and emotional well-being and align with the five priority areas of the CTG Program: (1) tobacco-free living; (2) active living and healthy eating; (3) evidence-based quality clinical and other preventive services, specifically prevention and control of high blood pressure and high cholesterol; (4) social and emotional wellness, such as facilitating early identification of mental health needs and access to quality services, especially for people with chronic conditions; and (5) healthy and safe physical environments. Eligibility: Governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, including school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities, health departments, planning and economic development agencies, non-profit and community based organizations, area aging agencies, and cooperative extension agencies. Deadlines: Letters of Intent are due June 18, 2012; Full Applications are due July 31, 2012
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Affordable Care Act – Grants for School-Based Health Center Capital (SBHCC) Program https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=43428DEC-03EE-4921-B739-595B24F5A3D6&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup= This funding opportunity will address significant and pressing capital needs to improve service delivery and support the expansion of services at school-based health centers (SBHCs) through the alteration and or renovation of an existing facility, construction of a new site or expansion of existing site(s), and/or the purchase of moveable equipment. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal will support the SBHC in providing more effective, efficient and quality health care and will lead to improvements in access to health services for children at a SBHC. The award ceiling will be $500,000 and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Deadline: June 26, 2012 Tom's of Maine 50 States for Good http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/living-well/project-sponsorships This initiative supports grassroots organizations throughout the country working to do good in their communities. In 2012, the program will provide five grants of $20,000 and one grant of $50,000 to nonprofit organizations in order to help them enhance their community projects. Eligible projects must have a positive impact on the community in one of the following areas: Environmental Goodness, Healthy Goodness, or Human Goodness. A review panel of leaders from around the country selects up to 51 finalists. Information on these finalists will then be posted on the Tom's of Maine website in September so that the public can vote for which six projects should be awarded funding. Deadline: June 12, 2012
Human/Community Services National Fish and Wildlife Foundation & Wells Fargo Environmental Solutions for Communities http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&CONTENTID=25245&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm This program supports projects that link economic development and community well-being to the stewardship and health of the environment with grants ranging from $25,000 to $250,000. The focus is on projects that promote a sustainable future for communities by supporting sustainable agricultural practices and private lands stewardship; conserving critical land and water resources and improving local water quality; restoring and managing natural habitat, species, and ecosystems that are important to community livelihoods; facilitating investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy, and energy efficiency; and encouraging broad-based citizen participation in project implementation. Priority is given to 27 specific geographic areas (including New York); however, strong proposals are considered from throughout the U.S. Deadlines: Pre-proposals are due July 2, 2012; invited full proposals are due September 4, 2012 USDA Rural Development Housing Preservation Grants http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2012/05/0148.xml USDA is offering Housing Preservation Grants to intermediaries such as town or county governments, public agencies, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and non-profit and faith-based organizations to help bring job growth and stability to low-income communities while improving the living conditions of rural Americans.. The grants are then distributed to qualified homeowners or owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings who rent to low- and very-low-income residents. USDA does not provide funding directly to homeowners under this program. Grants can be used to weatherize and repair existing structures, install or improve plumbing or provide access to people with disabilities. Deadline: June 25, 2012
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Tom's of Maine 50 States for Good http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/living-well/project-sponsorships This initiative supports grassroots organizations throughout the country working to do good in their communities. In 2012, the program will provide five grants of $20,000 and one grant of $50,000 to nonprofit organizations in order to help them enhance their community projects. Eligible projects must have a positive impact on the community in one of the following areas: Environmental Goodness, Healthy Goodness, or Human Goodness. A review panel of leaders from around the country selects up to 51 finalists. Information on these finalists will then be posted on the Tom's of Maine website in September so that the public can vote for which six projects should be awarded funding. Deadline: June 12, 2012 U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Program http://www07.grants.gov/search/basic.do Search for Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA-DP12-1216PPHF12 $70 million is available to improve the health of small communities across the nation. Grants will be awarded to governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations across a variety of sectors, including transportation, housing, education, and public health, in an effort to save lives and control the nation’s growing health care costs associated with preventable chronic diseases. Program grantees will work toward one or more of the five outcome measures described in Section 4201 of the Affordable Care Act: changes in weight, proper nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use and social and emotional well-being and align with the five priority areas of the CTG Program: (1) tobacco-free living; (2) active living and healthy eating; (3) evidence-based quality clinical and other preventive services, specifically prevention and control of high blood pressure and high cholesterol; (4) social and emotional wellness, such as facilitating early identification of mental health needs and access to quality services, especially for people with chronic conditions; and (5) healthy and safe physical environments. Eligibility: Governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, including school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities, health departments, planning and economic development agencies, non-profit and community based organizations, area aging agencies, and cooperative extension agencies. Deadlines: Letters of Intent are due June 18, 2012; Full Applications are due July 31, 2012 U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods Program Planning Grants http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index.html The purpose of this award is to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in our most distressed communities, and to transform those communities, by increasing the number of organizations involved in child and youth issues, building continuum of cradle-through-college-to-career solutions, integrating programs, developing local infrastructure, and learning further about the Promise Neighborhoods program. A place eligible to become a Promise Neighborhood is a geographic area that is distressed, often facing inadequate access to high-quality early learning programs and services, with struggling schools, low high school and college graduation rates, high rates of unemployment, high rates of crime, and indicators of poor health. Pre-application webinars will be held May 15 & June 12. Deadlines: Notices of Intent to Apply are due June 8, 2012; Full applications are due July 27, 2012. U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods (Implementation) Program http://www2.ed.gov/programs/promiseneighborhoods/index.html This program provides support for the implementation of Promise Neighborhood plans in targeted geographic areas with a demonstrated need, including rural and tribal communities. Proposed activities should include a sound strategy for creating a continuum of solutions and demonstrate the capacity to implement the plan. Special consideration may be given to implementation activities that address the following priorities: comprehensive local early learning networks, quality internet connectivity, arts and humanities, and quality affordable housing. Proposed implementation activities focused on family engagement in learning through adult education are also reviewed. Deadlines: Letters of intent are due June 8, 2012; full applications are due July 27, 2012.
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Green Jobs Green New York NYS Registered Apprenticeship and Building Trades Training and On-the-Job Training Program Opportunity Notice (PON) 2033 http://www.nyserda.ny.gov//Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities.aspx NYSERDA is seeking proposals to advance the goals of the Green Jobs Green New York Program (GJGNY) by developing a workforce equipped to implement energy efficiency, weatherization, green building principles, and solar water heating installations. The GJGNY program targets energy efficiency improvements and solar thermal installations for existing residential, multifamily, small business and not-for-profit buildings. The GJGNY Workforce Development initiatives are designed to advance the skills of new and existing workers, provide job-related experience, and help connect new workers to the employers. Apprenticeships, internships, and other forms of on-the-job training (OJT) are needed to rapidly increase the number of skilled workers in the energy efficiency field. NYSERDA is requesting proposals from eligible training and apprenticeship providers to advance workforce skills to support labor needs of GJGNY and also from eligible businesses seeking incentives to hire and provide OJT for trained workers. Deadline: Applications accepted on a continuous basis, as funds are available, through July 1, 2013
Libraries/Museums National Endowment for the Humanities America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants & Implementation Grants http://www.neh.gov/grants/ahco America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations grants provide support for museums, libraries, historic places, and other organizations that produce public programs in the humanities. Grants support the following formats: • exhibitions at museums, libraries, and other venues; • interpretations of historic places, sites, or regions; • book/film discussion programs; living history presentations; and other face-to-face programs at libraries, community centers, and other public venues; and • interpretive websites. Deadline: August 15, 2012
Local Government NYS Department of State Local Government Performance and Efficiency Program http://dos.ny.gov/funding/rfa-12-lgpep-01/index.html $40 million in competitive grant funds are available for local governments that have demonstrated recurring savings for taxpayers from streamlined operations and innovative, cost-cutting projects. Projects eligible for awards must have commenced on or after January 1, 2010 and winning applicants will receive as much as $25 per resident, up to a maximum of $5 million. Funds are available to counties, cities, towns and villages, which may apply individually or jointly. The amount of an award will be based on the municipality's population and the percentage of fiscal impact on the applicant's total government expenditures. Awards will be provided in three annual installments, disbursement of which will be contingent upon the demonstration of recurring savings. Deadline: July 25, 2012 NYS Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School (SRTS) https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/srts/programs Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal, state and local effort to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make walking and bicycling to school safe and appealing. A major goal is to increase bicycle, pedestrian and traffic safety. Successful SRTS programs usually include one or more of these approaches: engineering, enforcement, education, encouragement. Applications are available for projects and programs to improve the health and safety of New York children who bike or walk to school. The program is open to all New York municipalities and school districts. To be eligible for funds under the SRTS Program, the proposed Engineering (infrastructure) project must be located within two miles of a primary or middle school (Grades K – 8) and within a municipal right-of-way.
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Projects may include, but are not limited to: pavement markings, and signing (including in-road signs); pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, including raised crossings; traffic control devices and pedestrian and bicycle lighting; sidewalk improvements, such as new sidewalks, sidewalk widening, sidewalk gap closures, sidewalk
repairs, curbs, gutters and curb ramps that do not require a new or modified closed drainage system; on-street and off-street bicycle facilities, including new or upgraded bicycle lanes or bike trails/paths. Deadline: October 5, 2012
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Program http://www07.grants.gov/search/basic.do Search for Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA-DP12-1216PPHF12 $70 million is available to improve the health of small communities across the nation. Grants will be awarded to governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations across a variety of sectors, including transportation, housing, education, and public health, in an effort to save lives and control the nation’s growing health care costs associated with preventable chronic diseases. Program grantees will work toward one or more of the five outcome measures described in Section 4201 of the Affordable Care Act: changes in weight, proper nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use and social and emotional well-being and align with the five priority areas of the CTG Program: (1) tobacco-free living; (2) active living and healthy eating; (3) evidence-based quality clinical and other preventive services, specifically prevention and control of high blood pressure and high cholesterol; (4) social and emotional wellness, such as facilitating early identification of mental health needs and access to quality services, especially for people with chronic conditions; and (5) healthy and safe physical environments. Eligibility: Governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, including school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities, health departments, planning and economic development agencies, non-profit and community based organizations, area aging agencies, and cooperative extension agencies. Deadlines: Letters of Intent are due June 18, 2012; Full Applications are due July 31, 2012
Natural Resources
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation & Wells Fargo Environmental Solutions for Communities http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&CONTENTID=25245&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm This program supports projects that link economic development and community well-being to the stewardship and health of the environment with grants ranging from $25,000 to $250,000. The focus is on projects that promote a sustainable future for communities by supporting sustainable agricultural practices and private lands stewardship; conserving critical land and water resources and improving local water quality; restoring and managing natural habitat, species, and ecosystems that are important to community livelihoods; facilitating investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy, and energy efficiency; and encouraging broad-based citizen participation in project implementation. Priority is given to 27 specific geographic areas (including New York); however, strong proposals are considered from throughout the U.S. Deadlines: Pre-proposals are due July 2, 2012; invited full proposals are due September 4, 2012 Tom's of Maine 50 States for Good http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/living-well/project-sponsorships This initiative supports grassroots organizations throughout the country working to do good in their communities. In 2012, the program will provide five grants of $20,000 and one grant of $50,000 to nonprofit organizations in order to help them enhance their community projects. Eligible projects must have a positive impact on the community in one of the following areas: Environmental Goodness, Healthy Goodness, or Human Goodness. A review panel of leaders from around the country selects up to 51 finalists. Information on these finalists will then be posted on the Tom's of Maine website in September so that the public can vote for which six projects should be awarded funding. Deadline: June 12, 2012
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Public Safety/Law Enforcement - None Transportation
NYS Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School (SRTS) https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/srts/programs Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal, state and local effort to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make walking and bicycling to school safe and appealing. A major goal is to increase bicycle, pedestrian and traffic safety. Successful SRTS programs usually include one or more of these approaches: engineering, enforcement, education, encouragement. Applications are available for projects and programs to improve the health and safety of New York children who bike or walk to school. The program is open to all New York municipalities and school districts. To be eligible for funds under the SRTS Program, the proposed Engineering (infrastructure) project must be located within two miles of a primary or middle school (Grades K – 8) and within a municipal right-of-way. Projects may include, but are not limited to: pavement markings, and signing (including in-road signs); pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, including raised crossings; traffic control devices and pedestrian and bicycle lighting; sidewalk improvements, such as new sidewalks, sidewalk widening, sidewalk gap closures, sidewalk
repairs, curbs, gutters and curb ramps that do not require a new or modified closed drainage system; on-street and off-street bicycle facilities, including new or upgraded bicycle lanes or bike trails/paths. Deadline: October 5, 2012
Waste Management - None Miscellaneous - None