Agency: Corporation
for National and Community Service
Proposal Deadline: October 6, 2005 Subject to the availability of funding, the Corporation for National and Community Service (Corporation) anticipates making up to five awards covering a period of up to three years for activities designed to mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday as a day of service in communities, to encourage people who do serve on this Holiday to make a long-term commitment to community service, and to bring people together around the common focus of service to others. Grants will be awarded to “intermediary” applicants who will, through subgrants or direct funding, plan and carry out direct service activities on the federal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2006 (January 16, 2006). With acceptable performance and available funding, funds will also be awarded for grantees to carry out activities in 2007 and 2008. Grant-supported activities must:
Activities should be well-designed and meet compelling community needs. Applicants should seek to engage a wide range of local partners in the communities served. Projects should be designed, implemented, and evaluated in collaboration with partners such as national service programs, faith and inter-faith groups, youth leaders, community-based agencies, and schools and school districts. Please see page five of the solicitation (link below) for a full list of suggested partners. Each grantee is expected to sponsor a minimum of 10 subgrants or directly-supported projects each year. The awarded amount for the first year will range from approximately $100,000 to $300,000. URL: http://www.cns.gov/pdf/05_0829_mlk_nofa.pdf Opportunity for Faculty Members in the College of Health Professions Pathways to Health Professions Agency: United States Department
of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions The intent of the Pathways to Health Professions Program is to support the continuation and development of innovative, culturally competent approaches that encourage underrepresented minority (URM) and disadvantaged students in colleges and universities, community colleges, elementary, middle, and high schools to pursue a career in a health or allied health field. Funded Pathways projects should be designed to expose students in grades K-12 to health and allied health professions through innovative, non-traditional methods, with an emphasis on health professions that are experiencing severe shortages across the country and expose and prepare high school and undergraduate students to pursue careers in allied health and health professions, including faculty membership and research. Funding for this grant program is to provide direct financial assistance to elementary, middle and high schools; community colleges, colleges and universities; public and private non-profit entities (such as community and faith-based organizations, and national, regional, or local organizations); tribes and tribal organizations; and health or education professional organizations to increase the interest and pursuit of health or allied careers among URM and disadvantaged students. Funding will be made to support two distinct programs:
Eligible program participants include underrepresented minorities (URM), educationally disadvantaged, and economically disadvantaged elementary, middle, and high school, community college, and undergraduate students. They must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or those foreign nationals who possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S. Prospective applicants may apply for both the Primary and Advanced Pathways programs; if applying for both programs, each application must be submitted separately and appropriately labeled. Approximately $200,000 is expected to be available to fund the Primary Pathways grant program and $200,000 for the Advanced Pathways grant program. The average award is estimated to be $50,000 for Primary Pathways and $100,000 for Advanced Pathways. It is expected that four to six awards will be made in support of the Primary Pathways Program and one to two awards for the Advanced Pathways Program. All projects will be funded for one year. This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 2006. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations will be available on the HRSA Web site. While Letters of Intent are not required, they are encouraged and are to be submitted by September 23. URL: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/HRSA/GAC/HRSA-06-036/listing.html Opportunity for Faculty Members in National Science Foundation Supported Disciplines Instructional Materials Development Agency: National Science
Foundation The goal of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Instructional Materials Development (IMD) program is to enhance science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) content knowledge, as well as the thinking skills and problem solving abilities, of all students, pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 (preK-12), regardless of background, ability, or plans for future education. The IMD program encourages learning by all students through promotion of positive dispositions toward science and technology and of themselves as learners. In addition, it seeks to encourage a broader cross section of students to pursue education in scientific and technological disciplines through the use of real-world contexts. These goals are implemented through the support of the development, revision, evaluation, and dissemination of materials and assessments that guide instructional decisions and provide information on depth of student learning of concepts and ideas. The IMD program consists of four components:
All components of the IMP program require a preliminary proposal for submission of a full proposal. Cost share is not required under this program. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05612 |
