Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone Program
Funding for planning, engineering, or development of technical or financing plans to improve transit services in rural areas and areas experiencing long-term economic distress. The program is intended to reduce fatality rates on rural transportation infrastructure and increase access to jobs and healthcare through enhanced transit options and improved facilities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 3, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Community Economic Development Focus on Social Enterprises
Grants to provide technical and financial assistance to support organizations willing to create or expand social enterprises that will work to reduce personal or community barriers and provide economic support through the creation of employment and business opportunities for individuals and families with low income. Bonus points will be given to projects that create jobs in rural communities and counties of persistent poverty. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 28, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC): Grant Initiative for the Appalachian and Delta Regions
Grants for projects in the Appalachian region and Lower Mississippi Delta region that will provide career, training, and support services to eligible individuals in counties and parishes and/or areas currently underserved by other resources. Grants will support workforce development activities that prepare dislocated workers, new entrants to the workforce, and incumbent workers for good jobs in high-demand occupations aligned with a regional or community economic development strategy. High demand industries include manufacturing, IT, healthcare, and energy. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Employment and Training Adminis...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - May 29, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Targeted Small Grants Program
Financial assistance to support projects that improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, create and preserve quality jobs, and revitalize low income communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Reinvestment Fund, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 28, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
American Voices Project Research Fellowships
A paid fellowship that provides intensive training in public policy, qualitative interviewing, and ethnographic/survey methods. Fellows will then spend a year conducting in-person interviews with families across America to learn about their lives, relationships, jobs, health, and well-being. Areas of interest include rural, tribal, and communities affected by opioids. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Princeton University Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, The American Institutes for Research. (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 13, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
The Issue that Keeps Us Awake at Night
The most important resource for the successful future of biomedical research is not buildings, instruments, or new technologies – it’s the scientists doing the work. But by now, it’s no longer news that biomedical researchers are stressed – stressed by a hypercompetitive environment that’s particularly destructive for early- and mid-career investigators. But those are the researchers who, if we don’t lose them, will comprise the next generation of leaders and visionaries. Almost 10 years ago, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) took steps to improve funding opportunities for “early stage investigatorsâ€...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - May 4, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Michael Lauer and Francis Collins Tags: blog Open Mike Biomedical Workforce NGRI Source Type: funding
Future of Work at the Human -Technology Frontier: Advancing Cognitive and Physical Capabilities (FW-HTF)
Letter of Intent Deadline Date: April 16, 2018 Program Guidelines: NSF 18-548The landscape of jobs and work is changing at unprecedented speed, driven by the development of new technologies that have moved from the factory floor to an expanding array of knowledge and service occupations. These changes promise benefits to the Nation in the creation of new industries and occupations, increased productivity, opportunity for innovation, and sustained global leadership. But there are risks as well. Technological advances scale back the need for some workers, and in some ...More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_i...
Source: NSF Upcoming Due Dates - March 17, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: funding
Intermediary Relending Program (IRP)
Provides low interest loans to intermediaries that re-lend to businesses to improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - July 28, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Community Economic Development (CED) Projects
Offers funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for projects designed to address the economic needs of low-income individuals and families through the creation of employment and business opportunities, including expansion or construction of clinics and health centers. Bonus points will be given to projects that create jobs in rural communities and counties of persistent poverty. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Administration for Children and Families (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 13, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Special Research Grants Program - Aquaculture Research
Funding Opportunity ID: 293000 Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-SRGP-006345 Opportunity Title: Special Research Grants Program - Aquaculture ResearchOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 10.200Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: See Part III. A. "Eligible Applicants" of the RFA for details on eligibility.Agency Code: USDA-NIFAAgency Name: Department of Ag...
Source: Grants.gov - April 5, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding
Develop Content for Assistive Learning Devices at WICR
Funding Opportunity ID: 292844 Opportunity Number: NOIP17AC00157 Opportunity Title: Develop Content for Assistive Learning Devices at WICROpportunity Category: OtherOpportunity Category Explanation: This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications.
This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS),
intention to fund the following project activities without competition.
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)Category Explanation: ...
Source: Grants.gov - March 30, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding
Delta Regional Authority States Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP)
Grants to help Delta communities create jobs and improve infrastructure. Geographic coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. -- Delta Regional Authority (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 22, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs – Assistance to Unique Populations in Alaska and Hawaii
Funding Opportunity ID: 292337 Opportunity Number: FOA-ETA-17-04 Opportunity Title: Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs – Assistance to Unique Populations in Alaska and HawaiiOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and TrainingCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 17.265Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply:
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Source: Grants.gov - March 9, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding
Homeless Veterans ’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program (IVTP) and the Homeless Female Veterans’ and Homeless Veterans’ with Families Program (HFVVWF)
Funding Opportunity ID: 292108 Opportunity Number: FOA-VETS-17-01 Opportunity Title: Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program (IVTP) and the Homeless Female Veterans’ and Homeless Veterans’ with Families Program (HFVVWF)Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)Category Explanation: Veterans’ Employment and Training Service CFDA Number(s): 17.805Eligible Applicants...
Source: Grants.gov - February 28, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding
Portable Assistance Program
Funding Opportunity ID: 292018 Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2017-03 Opportunity Title: Portable Assistance ProgramOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Business and CommerceCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 59.037Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: Existing SBDC recipient organization.Agency Code: SBAAgency Name: Small Business AdministrationPosted Date: Feb 23, 2017Close Date: Apr...
Source: Grants.gov - February 23, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Business and Commerce Source Type: funding
