New funding opportunities and resources for the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone
UPDATE OVERVIEW
There are several timely events and opportunities that Promise Zone partners and supporters may find helpful, including:
- NEW: Grants workshop, Columbia, July 18-19. Details below.
- REMINDER: Community development training, July 13, Walterboro.
- NEW: Promise Neighborhood funding available
- NEW: July 20 webinar on Our Town opportunities
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NEW: Grants workshop to be held July 18-19 in Columbia
The Central Midlands Council of Governments and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Columbia, July 18-19, 2016. This training is applicable to grant seekers across all disciplines. Attend this class and you’ll learn how to find grants and write winning grant proposals.
Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county, township and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.
Multi-enrollment discounts and discounts for Grant Writing USA returning alumni are available. Tuition payment is not required at the time of enrollment.
This training is approved for 10 hours of credit from the SC Criminal Justice Academy – Course #3190. Tuition is $455 and includes everything: two days of terrific instruction, workbook, and access to our Alumni Forum that’s packed full of tools, helpful discussions and more than 200 sample grant proposals. Seating is limited, online reservations are necessary.
- More information including learning objectives, class location, graduate testimonials and online registration is available here.
REMINDER: Community development training July 13 in Walterboro
The S.C. Association for Community Economic Development (SCACED) will hold the training event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. , July 13, at the Colleton Commercial Kitchen, 506 E. Washington St., Walterboro, S.C. The session, called “Engaging Strategic Partners in Community Development,” will feature trainer Robert Cooke and his team from the Southeast Georgia United Empowerment Zone Inc.
NEW: $30 million available in Promise Neighborhoods funding
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: July 25, 2016.
Application Deadline: September 6, 2016.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) through the Promise Neighborhoods program announces the availability of $30 million in funding to improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in distressed neighborhoods. Eligible applicants include certain nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes.
Promise Neighborhoods grants provide critical support for the implementation and coordination of comprehensive services ranging from early learning, K-12, to college and career, including programs to improve the health, safety, and stability of neighborhoods. The competition prioritizes applicants or an applicant’s’ partner who received a Choice Neighborhoods or HOPE VI grant through a competitive preference priority focused on Quality Affordable Housing.
ED anticipates awarding 5-7 grants of $4-6 million each per year for up to 5 years. The Promise Neighborhoods Team will host four webinars for potential applicants from July 20 to July 28, 2016, in which applicants can ask questions in real time.
- For more information, click on: http://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/parental-options/promise-neighborhoods-pn/. Applicants must apply through Grants.gov by September 6, 2016.
NEW WEBINAR: Our Town: How to Apply July 2016
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 – 15:00
NEA Staff will give a 30-minute presentation on the FY 2017 Our Town grant guidelines, how to apply, and an overview of the review process. The presentation will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A session. The webinar will include guidelines for the Arts Engagement, Cultural Planning, and Design Projects as well as the Projects that Build Knowledge about Creative Placemaking. Potential applicants are encouraged to attend live to have their questions answered by Our Town Program Staff. You will be muted and able to ask questions using the Q&A box. You can listen to the webinar using your computer speakers or dial-in to 1-877-685-5350, participant code: 739587.
See the Our Town guidelines.
NEW WEBINAR: Our Town Proposals: Tips & Tricks for Success July 2016
Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 – 15:00
NEA Staff will give a presentation to assist applicants in crafting a compelling creative placemaking project application. The presentation will include an overview of creative placemaking resources, sample projects that have been successful, the mechanics of a competitive Our Town proposal, and ideas on how to articulate anticipated project outcomes. The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session. You will be muted and able to ask questions using the Q&A box. You can listen to the webinar using your computer speakers or dial-in to 1-877-685-5350, participant code: 739587.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
HHS: Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
Application Due Date: August 24, 2016
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of approximately $135 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income infants and toddlers and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships, or through the expansion of Early Head Start services. ACF solicits applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 645A of the Head Start Act.
Bonus Points
Applicants that propose services in areas of high poverty identified by the zip codes listed in the Appendix will receive 3 bonus points under Section V.1. Criteria of the FOA. The zip codes represent areas with highly concentrated poverty. For the purposes of this FOA, high poverty zip codes are where at least 33 percent of residents live below the federal poverty level and in which at least 120 children younger than age 5 reside.
Applicants that propose to serve children that reside within a federally designated Promise Zone (listed in the Appendix) and that serves a substantial number of children within that Zone and submit form HUD-50153, Certification of Consistency with Promise Zone Goals and Implementation, signed by the authorized official for the designated Promise Zone supporting the application, will receive 3 bonus points under the Criteria listed in Section V.1..
For more information about federally designated Promise Zones, please visit the Promise Zones website.
Applicants that propose to serve children residing in rural areas, specifically those residing in rural, non-metropolitan counties listed non-metropolitan counties listed in the Appendix will receive 3 bonus points under Section V.1. Criteria of the FOA.
Please refer to pages 40-41 of the application for more information.
Read the HHS Funding Opportunity Announcement.
More information is available on the HHS website.
HHS: Migrant and Seasonal Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships
Application Due Date: August 24, 2016
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of approximately $5 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income, migrant and seasonal infants and toddlers and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships, or through the expansion of Early Head Start services. ACF solicits applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in Section 645A of the Head Start Act.
Bonus Points
Applicants that propose services in areas of high poverty identified by the zip codes listed in the Appendix, will receive 3 bonus points under Section V.1 Criteria of the FOA. The zip codes included in this list represents areas with highly concentrated poverty. For the purposes of this FOA, high poverty zip codes are where at least 33 percent of residents live below the federal poverty level and in which at least 120 children younger than age 5 reside.
Applicants that propose to serve children that reside within a federally designated Promise Zone listed in the Appendix, and that serves a substantial number of children within that Zone, and submit form HUD-50153, Certification of Consistency with Promise Zone Goals and Implementation, signed by the authorized official for the designated Promise Zone supporting the application, will receive 3 bonus points under the Criteria listed in Section V.1.
For more information about federally designated Promise Zones, please visit the Promise Zones website.
Applicants that propose to serve children residing in rural areas, specifically those residing in rural, non-metropolitan counties listed in the Appendix will receive 3 bonus points under Section V.1 Criteria of the FOA.
Please refer to page 41 of the application.
Read the HHS Funding Opportunity Announcement.
More information is available on the HHS website.
HUD: Agency Launches Small Contractors Initiative Curriculum
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the DAS for Economic Development in partnership with the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, and Office of Field Policy and Management, along with BusinessUSA and the Small Business Administration announce the launch of a new curriculum. The Small Contractors Initiative curriculum focuses on materials that will assist small contractors achieve bondable status such that they can more readily pursue federal contracting opportunities as independent firms.
The goal is to provide the information in a pre-packaged format to small business development centers and any other organization that provides technical assistance and training to small businesses. It provides the opportunity to engage with a cohort of small contractors using both face-to-face instruction as well as distance learning. The consolidation of materials to teach these topics provides local small business development organizations the opportunity to tap into a wealth of information, while using their ever-shrinking resources for this type of training in a more targeted way. In other words, organizations can focus on providing one-on-one consultations with small businesses rather than spending the time to develop the materials for use in these types of trainings.
- This curriculum gives small contractors the tools they need to get a bond and set them on a path to grow their businesses.
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