Grant Opportunity: Opportunities for Students With Disabilities (NY)
NYSED is offering a grant program for New York Schools to assist students with disabilities. The Program Development Grant to Prepare Students with Disabilities to Exit School with Work Readiness Skills is now open.
“The Program Development Grant program is a competitive grant program to provide funding for schools to enhance their instructional programs to increase students with disabilities’ access to and participation in career and technical education (CTE) coursework, instruction in the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) learning standards, and work-based learning opportunities to fulfill requirements for the award of the NYS CDOS Commencement Credential.”
Who Can Apply: NYS School Districts, approved private schools, special art school districts, state supported schools and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) are eligible to apply.
Award Information: Estimated funds available are $10 million annually. The anticipated project period is 9/1/15 to 6/30/18. Maximum annual award amounts: NYC $500,000 – Syracuse, Rochester, Boston, Yonkers $400,000 – rest of state $300,000 – a consortium of eligible applications $300,000.
Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by May 29th, 2015.
For complete information and to access the RFP, visit the NYSED website.
Grant Opportunity: Farm to School Grant Program FY16
The USDA’s Farm to School Grant Program Competition is now open!
From the USDA:
“The purpose of the USDA Farm to School Grant Program is to assist eligible entities in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. On an annual basis, USDA awards up to $5 million in competitive grants for training, supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, developing partnerships, and implementing farm to school programs.”
Types of Grants and Funding:
Support Service grants – awards range from $65,000 to $100,000. The funder states, “Support Service grants are intended for eligible entities working with schools or school districts to further develop and provide broad reaching support services to farm to school initiatives.” An estimated 50% of allocated funds for the program are expected to go to Support Service grants this year.
Implementation grants – awards range from $65,000 to $100,000. The funder states, “Implementation grants are intended to help schools or school districts scale or further develop existing farm to school initiatives.” An estimated 25% of allocated funds for the program are expected to go to Implementation grants this year.
Planning grants – awards range from $20,000 to $45,000. The funder states, “Planning grants are for schools or school districts just getting started on farm to school activities and are intended to help these entities organize and structure their efforts for maximum impact by embedding known best practices into early design considerations.” An estimated 15% of allocated funds for the program are expected to go to Planning grants this year.
Training grants – awards range from $15,000 – $50,000. The funder states, “Training grants are intended for eligible entities to support trainings that strengthen farm to school supply chains, or trainings that provide technical assistance in the area of local procurement, food safety, culinary education, and/or integration of agriculture-based curriculum.” An estimated 10% of allocated funds for the program are expected to go to Training grants this year.
Priority consideration will be given to projects that serve a high proportion of children who are eligible for free or reduced price meals.
Who Can Apply:
Support Service Grants: Only state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, and non-profit entities are eligible to receive support service grants.
Implementation Grants: Only pre-K-12 School Food Authorities (SFAs), non-profit private schools, charter schools, Indian tribal schools, and others that participate in the National School Lunch or Breakfast Programs, and/or operate USDA’s Summer Food Service Program/Seamless Summer Option or Child and Adult Care Food Program on-site, are eligible to receive implementation grants.
Planning Grants: Only pre-K-12 SFAs, non-profit private schools, charter schools, Indian tribal schools, and
others that participate in the National School Lunch or Breakfast Programs, and/or operate USDA’s Summer Food Service Program/Seamless Summer Option or Child and Adult Care Food Program on-site, are eligible to receive planning grants.
Training Grants: Only state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers or groups of
agricultural producers, and non-profit entities are eligible to receive training grant funds. Cooperative Extension Service programs are ineligible to apply for these grant projects.
Key Dates: Training Grant Letter of Intent due 4/30/15, Applications for Support Service, Implementation, and Planning Grants due 5/20/15
Where to Get Complete Details: Visit the USDA Farm to School Grant Program section of usda.gov to access he application.
Grant Opportunity: Military-Connected LEA for Academic and Support Programs
Through the Department of Defense, the Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Programs (MCASP) grant opportunity is now open.
“The DoDEA Partnership Grant Program supports research-based programs to increase student achievement and ease the challenges that military children face due to their parents’ military service. The grant program provides resources to military-connected local educational agencies (LEAs) to develop and implement projects that are designed to:
– Enhance and expand instructional supports to help students meet the requirements of rigorous curriculum
– Provide structures to support the social and emotional needs of military students
– Increase advanced placement and virtual learning communities, improve educator knowledge and skills through professional development, increase opportunities for students to study strategic languages, provide enhanced services for students with disabilities, enhance and integrate technology into the classroom, and engage parents in supporting students’ college and career readiness.”
Who Can Apply: Independent school districts that have at least one participating school with twenty-five percent or greater military dependent student enrollment, at least fifty percent of participating schools have a military dependent student enrollment of twenty-five percent or above, and the remaining percentage of participating schools may have between ten and twenty-five percent military dependent student enrollment.
Awards: An estimated total of $30,000,000 dollars is available, with 35 awards ranging between $250,000 and $1,500,000 expected to be made.
Application Due Date: May 5th, 2015
To get complete information and access the RFP, visit the grant opportunity page on grants.gov .
Federal Mental Health Grants to Support Youth
States, communities, and schools should be aware of a couple of good opportunities for funding to support youth mental health which are open now through the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). These applications are significant in size and rather challenging, so interested potential applicants should be doing their work as soon as possible.
Cooperative Agreements for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances: “The purpose of this program is to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth (birth to 21 years of age) with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and their families. This program will support the wide scale operation, expansion and integration of the system of care (SOC) approach by creating sustainable infrastructure and services that are required as part of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (also known as the Children’s Mental Health Initiative or CMHI). This cooperative agreement will support the provision of mental health and related recovery support services to children and youth with serious emotional disturbances. and those with early signs and symptoms of serious mental illness including first episode psychosis, and their families. The SOC Expansion and Sustainability Cooperative Agreements will build upon progress made in developing comprehensive systems of care across the country by focusing on sustainable financing, cross-agency collaboration, the creation of policy and infrastructure, and the development and implementation of evidence-based and evidence-informed services and supports. Other activities supported will include the implementation of systemic changes, training, and workforce development.”
Award Amount: Proposed budgets cannot exceed $3,000,000 for state applicants and $1,000,000 for political subdivisions of states, tribes, tribal organizations, and territories total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Awards can be for up to 4 years.
Matching: Yes: Awardees must offer cash and/or inkind matches of $1 for every $3 in federal funds awarded per year in Years 1-3. Awardees must offer cash and/or inkind matches of $1 for every $1 in federal funds awarded in Year 4.
Number of Awards Anticipated: 15-45
Who is Eligible to Apply: State and Territory governments; Washington, DC government; Indian or tribal organizations; Governmental units within political subdivisions of a state, such as a county, city or town. Local Educational Agencies (included public school districts) may apply if they can show in their application through a letter from the state’s attorney that they are considered political subdivisions of their respective states.
DEADLINE: Friday, April 10, 2015 11:59pm Eastern Time
For more information and the full RFP: http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-15-009
“Now is the Time” Project AWARE Community Grants: “The purpose of this program is to support the training of teachers and a broad array of actors who interact with youth through their programs at the community level, including parents, law enforcement, faith-based leaders, and other adults, in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) or Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA). Implementation of the NITT-AWARE-C program is expected to increase the mental health literacy among youth-serving adults, policy-makers, and administrators of programs serving youth.”
Award Amount: up to $125,000 per year for 3 years (There is cost estimate information on MHFA in the RFP, which will be important as you develop your budget.)
Matching: NO match required
Number of Awards Anticipated: up to 70
Who is Eligible to Apply: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For example: state and local governments; federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations; Urban Indian organizations; public or private universities and colleges; and non-profit community- and faith-based organizations
DEADLINE: Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59pm Eastern Time
Important Notes: “Local education agencies who have received grant funding under either Project AWARE-LEA or Project AWARE-SEA are not eligible to apply for NITT-AWARE-C funding. State educational agencies who have received funding under Project AWARE-SEA are also not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. These entities are already receiving funding for these activities and are therefore not eligible to apply.”
For more information and the full RFP: http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-15-012
During One of the Busiest Grant Seasons of the Year, Regional Opportunities are Plentiful
We’ve entered one of the busiest grants seasons of the year and there are many regional grant competitions currently open. Our list of featured grants on the blog is by no means all inclusive, but we try to show some great programs as well as major grant competitions. Here are a few more regional programs worth considering:
Health and Human Services Grant (Saint Luke’s Foundation)
Region: Cleveland, Ohio
Deadline: April 1st 2015
Award Amounts: Amounts Vary
The Saint Luke’s Foundation accepts applications focused on health and well-being in their target areas of “Healthy People”, “Strong Communities” and “Resilient Families”. Saint Luke’s provides support through discretionary, operating support, program support, capital support, capacity building and program-related investments.
DC Physical Activity for Youth Grant (Office of the State Superintendent of Education)
Region: Washington, DC
Deadline: April 3, 2015
Award Amounts: Up to $10,000
The purpose of the grant is to increase the capacity of District of Columbia schools to provide physical activity to all students before, during, or after the school day.
Cambia Health Foundation Grants
Region: Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Letters of Inquiry Due: 4/17, 8/14
Award Amounts: Grants range from $50,000 to $100,000
Funding Priorities fall into three categories, Sojourns Funding, Transforming Health Care, and Children’s Health Care.
2015 Community Health Grants (Greater Rochester Health Foundation)
Region: Greater Rochester, NY Region (Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, or Yates Counties).
Deadlines: There are two cycles, the first cycle due date is 3/23 and the second cycle due date is 9/16.
Award Amounts: Grants range from $5,000 to $50,000
Grants are intended to support a variety of short-term, health-benefiting activities or organizations whose primary mission includes health services and/or health promotion.
Kansas Health Foundation Recognition Grants
Region: Kansas
Deadline: Application deadlines are 3/15 and 9/15
Award Amounts: Grants are made up to $25,000
Grants are targeted for organizations and agencies proposing meaningful and charitable projects that fit within the Foundation’s mission of improving the health of all Kansans.
