Habitat Enhancement by Youth Crews

Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00106 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment CFDA Number: 15.676 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Agency Name: DOI-FWS Closing Date: Mar 12, 2014 Award Ceiling: $60,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Mar 05, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this federal assistance is to restore and manage native habitat on federal lands, adjacent nonfederal lands and areas of interest in support of the USFWS youth program located throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. To accomplish this goal, the recipient intends to provide youth crews to restore both native grassland, oak savannas, wetland, riparian, and forest habitat; in addition to other stewardship services such as invasive species removal, hazardous fuel reduction, fence line removal, tree cutting and or planting, habitat mapping and installation of parking lots and gates to provide for and direct public access. These actions will help conserve and protect native plants and animals for not only their benefit, but also for the public good derived from such conservation efforts. Through the activities provided through this Agreement, the Service will be better able to manage grassland, wetland, riparian, forest and oak savanna habitat. Many of these activities will be projects completed by working side by side with Service staff in the field. Substantial involvement on the part of the USFWS is anticipated for the successful completion of the activities to be funded. In particular, the USFWS will be responsible for the following: 1. Provide maps and technical expertise, or specialized instruction in the use of equipment for the removal of invasive species. Provide instruction and training on the identification of invasive species, including reasons for control and appropriate timing and methods of control techniques. 2. As needed, provide chemical for spot treatment of invasive species. 3. Provide equipment and vehicle storage location for the recipient’s crew during the work period. 4. Provide instruction and training on the proper restoration of oak savanna, a rare habitat type that represents one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. 5. Work alongside recipient crews to identify and properly harvest various native prairie grass and forb species. 6. Provide direction and project locations to maximize grassland bird benefits derived from invasive species control and tree removal through the creation of large blocks of grassland. As needed and available, provide GIS analysis of project sites to maximize grassland blocks. 7. Complete neighbor contacts and discussions to coordinate removal of trees and invasive species on common fence lines. When needed, in partnership with the recipient, provide operator and equipment to work with fence line removal projects. 8. Provide instruction and training on riparian restoration techniques and trout management. 9. Provide locations and specifications for the installation of parking lots and or gates; and complete necessary permits and utility locate calls. When needed, provide operator and equipment to recipient to complete parking lot and or gate projects.

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Habitat Enhancement by Youth Crews

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FY14 Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grants

Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-REG04-14-01 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Environment CFDA Number: 66.461 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Agency Name: EPA Closing Date: Apr 04, 2014 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Expected Number of Awards: 8 Creation Date: Feb 19, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement.

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FY14 Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grants

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NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative

Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2014-3798 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services CFDA Number: 16.560 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-NIJ Closing Date: May 20, 2014 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Feb 19, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: Total funding for this solicitation and the number of awards made will depend on the availability of funds, the quality of the applications, and other pertinent factors. To allow time for, among other things, any necessary post-award review, modification, and clearance by OJP of the proposed budget, applicants should propose an award start date of January 1, 2015.

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NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative

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NIJ FY 14 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships

Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2014-3724 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services CFDA Number: 16.560 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-NIJ Closing Date: May 28, 2014 Award Ceiling: $2,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 4 Creation Date: Feb 28, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: NIJ is seeking proposals for multiple criminal justice research projects involving researcher-practitioner partnerships as well as capturing detailed descriptions of these collaborations. While other NIJ solicitations often encourage researcher-practitioner partnerships, this solicitation directly focuses on supporting criminal justice research and evaluation activities that include a researcher-practitioner partnership component. Within the context of the proposed research or evaluation project, the partnerships can be new or ongoing. NIJ intends to support criminal justice research in two areas related to new and ongoing researcher-practitioner collaborations. Proposals must fall under one of the following program areas: 1. Junior Faculty Grant Program to Promote Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships. 2. Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Fellowship Placement Program.

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NIJ FY 14 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Support Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Nuisance Species

Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00095 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources CFDA Number: 15.662 Eligible Applicants State governments Agency Name: DOI-FWS Closing Date: Apr 21, 2014 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 9 Creation Date: Feb 24, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: Under FY14 appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to support implementation of Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Nuisance Species Management Plans (State Plans), and support for the creation of an Interstate Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan (Interstate Plan). State Plans have been transmitted by state governors and then approved by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The Interstate Plan will not be submitted to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force for review and approval. All state grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes states are eligible. To be eligible for FY14 funding to implement State Plans, FY10 and FY11 grant funds must be completely expended, at the time a proposal is submitted. Also, allocation of funding will require, within 1 year of the grant agreement becoming fully executed, completion of either one rapid response training session or one rapid response action. Also, state agencies must have either completed updates to their State ANS Management Plan to include rapid response capabilities, or be on track to complete that update by September 30, 2014. Please include either the completed state rapid response plan, or a schedule for finalization of that rapid response plan (required completion by September 30, 2014) as an attachment in your grant application. Two year grant awards will be used by states (including for developing the Interstate Plan) for activities that directly relate to the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and Great Lakes Basin. Priorities for funding will include: Implementing risk management approaches for species and pathways as described in GLMRIS reports Developing and implementing an Asian carp prevention and management plan for the Great Lakes Addressing climate change in risk assessment and management activities. For a full description of what to include in a proposal and the evaluation process please see the Notice of Funding Available (NOFA) associated with this grant.

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Support Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Nuisance Species

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2015 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FS-UCF-01-2015 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Community Development Disaster Prevention and Relief Employment, Labor and Training Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development CFDA Number: 10.675 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Agency Name: USDA-FS Closing Date: May 15, 2014 Award Ceiling: $300,000 Expected Number of Awards: 50 Creation Date: Feb 26, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: 2015 Forest Service National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Deadline: May 15, 2014 The Secretary of Agriculture has a congressionally designated advisory council that assists the U.S. Forest Service in establishing the grant categories and recommendations of final proposals for the Forest Service to consider. This is the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC). The Council serves to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the status of the nation’s urban and community forests and related natural resources. The NUCFAC seeks to establish sustainable urban and community forests, by encouraging communities of all sizes to manage and protect their natural resources, which, if well managed, improves the public’s health, well-being, economic vitality, and creates resilient ecosystems for present and future generations. The Council recommends urban and community forestry projects that have national or multi-state application and impact through the U.S. Forest Service’s competitive Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program. This year, the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) has identified three national grant categories: 1. Incorporating Urban Forests as Green Infrastructure into Urban Planning Practices that will result in improvements for ecologically underserved communities and regions. 2. Green Infrastructure Jobs Analysis 3. Utilizing Green Infrastructure to Manage and Mitigate Stormwater to Improve Water Quality An applicant may apply to more than one category; however they are to use a separate application for each category. The purpose of these grants is to address national issues. This RFP is not for local or State-wide projects. Click on link http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml for full information on the 2015 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant. Search [CFDA number: 10.675], or [Grant Opportunity No.: USDA-FS-UCF-01–2015]. The grant applications are to be submitted through www.grants.gov. Contact Nancy Stremple, Natural Resource Specialist, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, (NUCFAC) nstremple@fs.fed.us or your Forest Service Regional Urban Forestry Program Manager, if you are interested in applying and have any questions. The Forest Service Regional Urban forestry Coordinators are located at http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/contact_regional.html. For Region 2 Mountain the new contact is: Dana Coelho, dcoelho@fs.fed.us , Region 6 Pacific North West /Region 10 Alaska is: Kathy Sheehan, ksheehan@fs.fed.us, and Region 5 California, Hawaii and the Pacific Island Territories is: MaryLou Fairweather, mfairweather@fs.fed.us.

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2015 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

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Improving Delivery of HIV Prevention and Treatment through Implementation Science and Translational Research (R01)

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-14-131 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.242 93.855 93.856 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Jan 07, 2017 Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Feb 28, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages research designed to increase the public health impact of efficacious HIV/AIDS-related interventions for prevention and treatment. To maximize the public health impact of available interventions, significant progress is needed to advance science designed to get interventions to the men, women, and children who need them. The goals of this scientific agenda are to learn how best to deliver interventions more efficiently and effectively in real-world communities and clinics, to more readily transfer interventions from one setting or population to another, and to make better informed choices for combination intervention packages.

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Improving Delivery of HIV Prevention and Treatment through Implementation Science and Translational Research (R01)

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Carnegie Mellon University Receives $10 Million Gift

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Kyoko Uchida)

The gift from alumnus James R. Swartz and his wife, Susan, will support business education, research initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaboration at the Tepper School of Business….

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Carnegie Mellon University Receives $10 Million Gift

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ArtPlace America Announces $28 Million in Support for Placemaking

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Kyoko Uchida)

A dozen foundations and two anonymous donors have pledged a total of $28 million in support of projects that use the arts to shape the social, physical, and economic futures of communities….

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ArtPlace America Announces $28 Million in Support for Placemaking

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People in the News (3/02/14): Appointments and Promotions

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Emily Robbins)

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector…

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People in the News (3/02/14): Appointments and Promotions

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