Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Deadline: October 5, 2009
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of approximately $220 million in grant funds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for projects that provide training, education, and placement services to help workers pursue careers within high growth and emerging industries.
Projects that prepare workers for careers in the health care sector will receive priority. ETA is particularly interested in receiving applications that focus on one or more of the following health care sub-sectors and occupational categories:
- Nursing
- Allied Health Professions
- Long-Term Care
- Health Information Technology
ETA also seeks to promote broad-based economic recovery by supporting the workforce and training needs of workers and employers in other high growth and emerging industries based on specific regional economies, offering jobs and solid career paths left vacant due to a lack of qualified workers.
To be eligible for funding under this solicitation, applicants must demonstrate that the proposed project will be implemented by a robust strategic partnership. The strategic partnership must include at least one entity from each of the following three categories:
- The public workforce investment system, such as local Workforce Investment Boards and their One Stop systems;
- Public and private employers, such as health care providers when appropriate, and industry-related organizations; and
- The education and training community, which includes the continuum of education from secondary schools to community and technical colleges, four-year colleges and universities, apprenticeship programs, technical and vocational training institutions, and other education and training entities.
ETA intends to fund 45-65 grants ranging from approximately $2 to $5 million for three years. The period of grant performance will be up to 36 months. Cost share is not required.
URL: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-17416.htm
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Agency: Maryland Higher Education Commission
Deadline: September 15, 2009
Through the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decisions, Maryland will be called upon to accommodate a significant expansion of the United States military installations located here. With the arrival of new residents, jobs, and national defense and security activities, postsecondary education will be more important than ever in meeting the challenge of providing a first-rate, highly-trained workforce.
The purpose of the BRAC Higher Education Investment Fund is to provide funding for initiatives to address the higher education needs related to the BRAC process. The BRAC Higher Education Investment Fund, administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), will fund various programmatic initiatives directly related to BRAC educational needs. Information obtained through a State sponsored study will be the basis for planning to meet the higher education needs. This study can be accessed within the BRAC request for applications.
Priority will be given to proposals that include the development of programs and/or courses that specifically meet the educational needs of the military installations and produce trained workers for one of the five Maryland BRAC-impacted military installations (Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Andrews Air Force Base, National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda Naval Hospital) Fort Detrick, and Fort George G. Meade).
A total of $1 million is available through this program. The award range for grants will be $25,000 to $100,000, depending on the scope of the project. Project periods for this grant competition will run from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. Applications may be submitted for one funding cycle only. A technical assistance meeting is scheduled for July 29, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm at Anne Arundel Community College, The Cade Center, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD 21012-1895. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP Ms. Swati Patel at spatel@mhec.state.md.us by July 27th. If you are unable to attend, a representative from the Office of University Research Services will make notes available upon request.
URL: http://mhec.maryland.gov/Grants/index.asp
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training Program (B-WET)
Agency: United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Deadline: October 16, 2009
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program, supports existing environmental education programs, promotes the growth of new programs, and encourages the development of partnerships among environmental education programs throughout the entire watershed. Projects support organizations that provide students with Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) and teachers with related professional development opportunities.
Program Priorities:
- Exemplary Programs Combining Teacher Professional Development with Long-Term Classroom-Integrated MWEEs for their Students. Awards will range from $50,000 to $200,000.
- MWEEs for Students Using the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS). Awards will range from $25,000 to $200,000.
- Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for Students or Professional Development for Teachers. Awards will range from $25,000 to $75,000.
- Capacity Building - Awards will range from $15,000 - $75,000.
In addition to the four priorities, NOAA will also fund existing projects and smaller, community-based organizations working at a local level.
Proposed projects should support the NOAA Education plan; include NOAA products, services, or staff in delivery of programming; and follow the guiding principles of a meaningful watershed educational experience as defined by the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Proposals may request up to 3 years of funding. Multi-year projects must include a full description of the activities and budget for the first year as well as a summary description of the proposed work and estimated budget for subsequent years.
Funding is contingent upon approval by Congress. No cost sharing is required, however, NOAA strongly encourages applicants to share as much of the award costs as possible, either cash or in-kind. Priority will be given to proposals the propose cash rather than in-kind contributions.
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=
48519
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Student Opportunity for Learning
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information
Service (NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Deadline: October 19, 2009
The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Research and Applications (ORA), announces the availability of Federal assistance for an educational institution to provide a summer enrichment program for middle school students in the area of Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Technology (MSET) for minority, female, and economically disadvantaged students. This program responds to a need for these targeted students to receive instruction and activities that will encourage them to pursue careers in MSET fields.
The Program should be designed for an educational institution to provide approximately
20 middle school students with a two week Day Camp style enrichment program.
Program shall be conducted by an educational institution with course studies in Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Computer Technology. The program developed will provide two weeks of full-day enrichment activities and should include recreational time for physical activities as well as laboratory experiments demonstrating the basic elements of the aforementioned sciences.
Individual awards are expected to range from a minimum of $38,000 to a maximum of $42,000 per year for no more than three years. When a proposal for a three year award is approved, funding will be provided for only the first year of the program. The earliest anticipated start date for the awards is March 1, 2010, and this date should be used as the proposed start date on proposals unless otherwise directed.
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=
48580
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Agency: American Antiquarian Society
Deadlines: October 5, 2009
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library and learned society of American history and culture, is calling for applications for visiting fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history. Successful applicants are those whose work is for the general public rather than for academic or educational audiences. The Society's goal in sponsoring this program is to multiply and improve the ways in which an understanding of history is communicated to the American people.
Fellowship projects may include (but are not limited to):
- historical novels
- performance of historical music or drama
- poetry
- documentary films
- television programs
- radio broadcasts
- plays
- libretti
- screenplays
- magazine or newspaper articles
- costume designs
- set designs
- illustrations and other graphic arts
- book designs
- sculpture
- paintings
- other works of fine and applied art
- nonfiction works of history designed for general audiences of adults or children
The fellowships will provide the recipients with the opportunity for a period of uninterrupted research, reading, and collegial discussion at the Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. At least three fellowships will be awarded for residence of four weeks at the Society at any time during the period January 1 through December 31.
The stipend will be $1,100 for fellows residing on campus (rent-free) in the Society's Goddard-Daniels House, an attractive and spacious historic mansion located directly across the street from the AAS library. The stipend will be $1,600 for fellows residing off campus. Fellows will not be paid a travel allowance.
URL: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/artistfellowship.htm
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