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The Housing and Urban Development Department wants to evaluate its Strong Cities Strong Communities National Resource Network (CFDA Number: 14.534).
The Employment and Training Administration (DOL) is preparing a $100 million solicitation for a new TechHire Initiative, which will train and connect more workers to employment in technology and other in-demand fields. ETA estimates the solicitation will be released during the winter, with a deadline sometime in late winter or early spring.
The reauthorization of the Brownfields program (CFDA Number: 66.818) at the Environmental Protection Agency may occur during the 114th Congress thanks to consistent bipartisan support in the Senate and growing momentum in the House.
Congressional appropriations bills (Senate bill not yet number/HR 2577) to fund the Housing and Urban Development Dept. in FY 2016 would be kind to the Office of Public and Indian Housing. OPIH ensures safe, decent and affordable public housing for low-income families and individuals and creates opportunities for residents’ self-sufficiency and economic independence.
The Senate and House appropriations measures (S 1800; HR 3049) to fund the Agriculture Dept. that await consideration by their respective chamber won’t be approved in their current forms, but provide a sense of funding intentions for the Republican-led Congress, including areas of alignment with the White House. The measures funs an array of USDA issues from nutrition programs for the poor to rural development and housing.
Through a Federal Register notice, the Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture Depts. seek comments on the proposed process for the third and final round of Promise Zone designations.
Appropriations bills (S 1695; HR 3020) awaiting consideration in the House and Senate would increase the maximum Pell Grant award from $5,775 in the 2015-15 school year to $5,915 for the 2016-17 school year. The White House’s budget request also seeks a Pell Grant boost.
The Senate and House appropriations measures (S 1695; HR 3020) to fund the Health and Human Services Dept. that await consideration by their respective chambers have little chance of being approved in their current forms. They do, however, provide a sense of funding areas where the Republicans and Democrats are in alignment.
The Senate and House appropriations committees finalize their FY 2016 funding measures (S 1695; HR 3020) to fund the Department of Labor. Both bills now face the uphill battle of being cleared by their respective chambers.
The Corp. for Nat’l and Community Service is preparing a competition for its FY 2016 Senior Corps: Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (CFDA Number: 94.002), seeking comments through a Federal Register notice on the proposed application.
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