Funding News

State Agencies Will Be Queried on Use of Funding
   (Comment Deadline: May 3) The Office of Elementary & Secondary Education (DoEd) proposes a new survey to see how state agencies use Improving Teacher Quality State Grants (CFDA Number: 84.367). These formula funds increase student academic achievement through such strategies as improving teache...
posted 4/9/13 10:21 AM  read complete story

CDC Seeks ‘Walkability’ Comments
   (Comment Deadline: May 1) The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (HHS) seeks public input on the direction of its funding to promote community walking programs.  Comments are sought on: environmental or systems strategies; interventions increasing walkability in communities and by indi...
posted 4/3/13 12:15 PM  read complete story

Campaign Promotes Substance Abuse Curriculum
   (Comment Deadline: May 27) The Nati'l Institute of Drug Abuse (HHS) seeks comments on its Web-based Media Literacy Parent Training Campaign. The campaign will help communities adopt Media Detective Family, a substance abuse prevention curriculum. NIDA wants to start the campaign in six rural commun...
posted 4/2/13 10:02 AM  read complete story

Advocates Can Help Direct Rural Homeless Funding
   (Comment Deadline: May 28) HUD seeks comments on implementing the Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program, which was authorized under the 2009 reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Act (PL 111-22). The program will provide grants competitively for rural counties. Grants will be used for a variet...
posted 3/28/13 08:05 AM  read complete story

‘Minority’ Higher Ed Application Will Be Revamped
   (Comment Deadline: May 24) The Office of Postsecondary Education (DoEd) seeks comments on revising the application for its Predominantly Black Institutions Program(CFDA Number: 84.031P). Each year, OPE provides about $10 million for colleges and universities to properlyeducate low- and middle-incom...
posted 3/27/13 11:43 AM  read complete story

Final Rule Makes Changes to School Nutrition Programs
   (Effective: April 1) The Food & Nutrition Service (USDA) sets the final rule that meets the nondiscretionary provisions of the new Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Changes include automatic eligibility for foster children in school lunch and breakfast programs and greater state-local coll...
posted 3/4/13 3:38 PM  read complete story

New Regulations Focus on Direct Certification Improvements
   (Effective: March 25) The Food & Nutrition Service (USDA) sets its final Nat'l School Lunch Program revisions to meet the requirements of a new federal law (the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; PL 111-296). Under the revised regulations, states are encouraged to improve direct NSLP certi...
posted 2/26/13 09:57 AM  read complete story

New Center Would Improve Disability Data
   (Comment Deadline: March 25) The Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (DoEd) wants to fund a new center to improve disability statistics and demographic data. The new Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Disability Statistics & Demographics would help ensure qua...
posted 2/25/13 07:31 AM  read complete story

Agency Preparing Gun Technology Report
   (Comment Deadline: April 8) The Nat'l Institute of Justice (DOJ) is conducting a review and plans to produce a report on existing and emerging gun safety technologies. NIJ seeks input from all interested stakeholders to help inform its technology assessment and market research that would be of in...
posted 2/22/13 09:05 AM  read complete story

Direct Loan Comments Sought
   (Comment Deadline: April 22) The Office of Postsecondary Education (DoEd) seeks comments on revising the regulations for its William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (CFDA Number: 84.268). Direct Loans are low-interest loans for students and parents to help pay for the cost of astudent's educati...
posted 2/21/13 1:03 PM  read complete story