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Continued reductions in federal funding now being implemented in Washington are combining with the housing crisis, high unemployment and an anemic economy, leaving state and local governments scrambling to find alternative resources for community development projects. Many planning officials have gi...
Education advocates, such as the Education Trust,express alarm over a proposal by House Republican lawmakers to eliminate regulations on how federal education money is spent. The bill would tear down funding firewalls and instead allow local schools to shift money around as they see fit. The bill,...
The Education Dept. (DoEd) is pushing for a back-door circumvention of the strict No Child Left Behind (NCLB) classroom mandates as Congress dithers with bills that would make sweeping changes to the outdated law. Changes to NCLB, another name for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ...
Private Funder: Gannett Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 community grants; Funding Focus: Education and community development; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: The average grant amount is in the $1,000 to $5,000 range. Deadline: Aug. 17. Summary: The Gannett Foundation, th...
Funder: Bikes Belong; Opportunity: Community Partnership Grants; Funding Focus: Obesity, environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Community partnerships, with a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit or city/county government as the lead organization; Funding: Awards of $5,000 to $10,000 each; Deadline:...
Agency: Justice Dept. (Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA); Program: National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative (Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program ) (CFDA Number: 16.751) (Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2011-3029); Eligibility: States, tribes and their partners; Funding: To ...
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Senators introduce a bill that would carve out a separate funding stream for rural schools within the Education Dept.'s (DoEd) grants distribution system, which the legislation sponsors say is unfairly tilted toward urban school systems. The bill (SB 946), sponsored by 10 senators from mostly rural...
Funder: NASCAR Foundation; Opportunity: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award; Funding Focus: Children's healthcare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Individuals; Funding: $100,000 distributed to the winners' favorite children's charity. Deadline: July 18. Summary: The NASCAR Foundation, the...
Agency: Nat'l Endowment for the Arts (NEA); Program: NEA Art Works Grants (CFDA Number: 45.024) (Funding Opportunity Number: 2011NEA01AW2); Eligibility: Schools, governments, institutions of higher education, tribes and nonprofits; Funding: Grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 each, number varies...