Funding News

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4/17/13 2:59 PM  read complete story

Interim 'Obesity' Rule Promotes Strong Collaboration
   The Food & Nutrition Services offers an interim rule for the new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (better known as SNAP-Ed) -- a program that helps feed low income families and individuals, including the elderly.
4/9/13 1:37 PM  read complete story

$4.5 Million Available to Oversee AmeriCorps VISTA Orientation
   The federal government's nonprofit Corporation for National & Community Services wants to award fudning for oversight of orientation in AmeriCorps VISTA, a program designed to combat poverty.
4/4/13 3:41 PM  read complete story

Advocates Can Help Direct Rural Homeless Funding
   The Department of Housing & Urban Development seeks comments on implementing the Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program, which was authorized under the 2009 reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Act.
3/27/13 5:48 PM  read complete story

UnitedHealthcare Supports Program for Aging Victims of Domestic Violence
   UnitedHealthcare donates $5,000 to support DOVES, an Area Agency on Aging transitional housing program for older victims of domestic violence in Maricopa County, AZ.
3/15/13 08:28 AM  read complete story

Sequestration Adds New Fiscal Challenges for Health Care Providers
   If sequestration goes forward as outlined – and as things now stand, there's no reason to believe it won't -- health care providers, including those who provide services to Medicare beneficiaries, will begin seeing reductions for provided services starting April 1.
3/11/13 3:13 PM  read complete story

Agency Contemplates Funding New Research Centers
   The Department of Education's Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services wants to fund two new Rehabilitation Research & Training Centers.
3/8/13 06:52 AM  read complete story

Association, Foundation Join Forces to Help Disenfranchised
   All types of efforts will be needed to appropriately serve the target population, including housing, literacy, health organizations, and seniors centers.
2/27/13 12:48 PM  read complete story

Grant Awards For Specialized Senior Housing
   The largest awards include $4 million to the Lesley Foundation in Half Moon Bay, CA, $3.3 million to the National Church Residences in Baltimore, OH, and $2.6 million to the Kenton Presbyterian Village in Buffalo, NY.
2/8/13 11:33 AM  read complete story

Will Recent Changes in U.S. Tax Policy Negatively Impact Charitable Giving?
   Will the recent changes in U.S. tax policy affect donations to charitable organizations which provide badly needed services to the elderly? Some people seem to think so, including a few leaders of charitable organizations.
1/29/13 2:07 PM  read complete story