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(MENTAL HEALTH) Autism Speaks

Deadline: July 16. Autism Speaks announces its 2010 treatment-research grants competitions. The competition was put on hiatus last year. The purpose of these grants is to fund transitional research focused on developing effective therapies for the core and domain-specific features of autism. Prop...

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(YOUTH) DOJ Offers Funding to Develop Substance Abuse Training

Agency: Justice Dept. (Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA); Program: Nat'l Initiatives: Addressing Substance Abuse (CFDA Number: 16.751) (Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2010-2638); Eligibility: Nonprofits and for-profits; Funding: Awards ranging from $375,000 to $1 million; Deadline: May 18. ...

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(DISABILITIES) DoEd to Fund Training, Technical Assistance for AT Programs

Agency: Education Dept. (DoEd) (Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services); Program: State Training & Technical Assistance for Assistive Technology Programs (CFDA Number: 84.224B-1); Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit or for-profit; Funding: $640,000 for one award; Deadline...

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NEH Funds Preservation, Access Initiatives

Agency: Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); Program: Preservation & Access: Humanities Collections & Resources (CFDA Number: 45.149) (Funding Opportunity Number: 20090715-PW); Eligibility: Governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofits; Funding: 20 awards of up to $350,00...

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RGK Foundation

Deadline: Rolling. The RGK Foundation funds a range of programs in such areas as education, community and health. The medicine/health grant program will support programs that promote the health and well-being of children, access to health services an...

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TL Lokoff Child Care Foundation

Deadline: Dec. 5. The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation and Tylenol join forces to offer the Nat'l Child Care Teacher Awards. Each applicant must design an enhancement project for the children in their classroom or home and propose positive re...

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New Directory of Federal and Private K-12 Education Grants from CD Publications

Our newest funding guide is packed with key details on scores of newly-researched public and private grant opportunities exclusively for K-12 needs, including funding for other fields that contain education components. The Directory saves you precious time by steering you to those annually-recurrin...

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CBO Projects $438B Budget Deficit; Spratt Says Bush Policies to Blame

House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt (D-SC) says the $438 billion budget deficit projected for FY 2008 by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is the result of the Bush Administration. The nonpartisan CBO includes the deficit estimation in its Monthly Budget Review for September. This is ...

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President Signs ADA Amendment Bill

Congressional members and mental health advocates successfully convince the President Bush to sign the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (PL 110-325). Earlier this month, lawmakers and disability and mental health advocates held a Capitol Hill rally to show the White House the overwhelming support for the...

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PEN 2008 Annual Conference

25 Years of Local Education Funds: Legacy, Focus, and Impact Intercontinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco Hotel Nov. 16-18, 2008 Theme of the Day: Defining the Issues; what shaped LEFs? And Necessary Strategic Interventions That Will Have the Greatest impact on LEF Populations. Info: http://...

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