Community Economic Development (CED) Matters – Funding, Publications, Events and Learning
Funding
Strategic Economic and Community Development
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is excited to share a new Rural Development funding opportunity authorized by Section 6025 of the 2014 Farm Bill. This new authority entitled Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) prioritizes projects that support the implementation of multi-jurisdictional plans under the Community Facilities Program, Water and Waste Disposal Program, Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program, and Rural Business Development Grant Program. Under this provision, up to 10 percent of each programs annual appropriations can be set aside and made available to eligible SECD applicants. Many communities already working together to develop multi-jurisdictional plans with the help of strategic partners including non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, university extensions, regional authorities, coalitions of counties/towns and federal special initiative coalitions. The goal of SECD is to promote collaboration in rural communities and across Rural Development agencies and programs. Communities are incentivized to align resources, develop long-term community and economic growth strategies and engage federal, state and local partners. By promoting this regional focus USDA resources can be more effectively utilized and have a larger impact on rural capacity building and wealth creation.
First Nations' Native Ag and Food Systems Initiative
First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has opened two new grant opportunities under its Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI). In both cases, applications are due by February 17, 2017. With the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Agua Fund, First Nations will award up to 12 grants of up to $35,000 each to support projects that aim to strengthen local food-system control; increase access to local, healthy and traditional foods; and decrease food insecurity and food deserts, all with an emphasis on serving Native American children and families. First Nations will also award up to 10 grants of up to $15,000 each to Native communities looking to conduct food sovereignty assessments in order to gain a better knowledge and understanding about the historical, current and future state of their local food systems. The Request for Proposals for program grants can be accessed at here. The Request for Proposals for the food sovereignty assessment grants can be accessed here. Organizations are invited to apply for one or both of these opportunities.
Addiction Technology Transfer Centers Cooperative Agreements
Grants to develop and strengthen the specialized behavioral healthcare and primary healthcare workforce that provides substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 9, 2017
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants
Grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to individuals with paralysis, with special consideration given to wounded military and their families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2017
Sponsor: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (Tribal SASP)
Provides funding directly to tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Feb 2, 2017
Application Deadline: Feb 23, 2017
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Capacity Development Grants
Provides funding to assist eligible entities to strengthen their organizational infrastructure and to increase their capacity to develop, enhance, or expand access to high quality HIV primary health care services for low-income, uninsured, underinsured and people in underserved or rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2017
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health in American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities, U.S. Territories, and Pacific Jurisdictions Cooperative Agreements (Indigenous – Project LAUNCH)
Grants to promote the wellness of young children from birth to 8 years within tribes, territories, and Pacific Island jurisdictions by addressing the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of their development to ensure children are thriving in safe, supportive environments, and entering school ready to learn and able to succeed.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2017
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Family Treatment Drug Courts
Grants to enhance and expand substance use disorder treatment services in existing family treatment drug courts, that use the family treatment drug court model in order to provide alcohol and drug treatment for parents with a substance use disorder and/or co-occurring substance use disorder and mental disorders who have had a dependency petition filed against them or are at risk of such filing.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 3, 2017
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Cooperative Agreements for Tribal Behavioral Health (Native Connections)
Awards funding for pilot projects designed to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance abuse, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native young people.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 9, 2017
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program
Supports the establishment and development of Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) which provide technical assistance to healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 16, 2017
Sponsor: Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program: Tribal Transit Program
Funding to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal public transit services. Among other things, this funding supports partnerships working to expand access to health, medical, and social service providers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2017
Sponsor: Federal Transit Administration
Water and Waste Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Grant funds to establish a lending program that will finance water or wastewater systems for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 6, 2017
Sponsor: USDA Rural Utilities Service
Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking
Grants to support community-based organizations in providing culturally relevant services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jan 26, 2017
Application Deadline: Feb 16, 2017
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program
Supports programs that provide assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are in need of 6-24 months of transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jan 12, 2017
Application Deadline: Feb 16, 2017
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (Exploratory/Developmental - R21)
Awards funding for exploratory or developmental research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children, including rural, low-income, geographically isolated children.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 16, 2017
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (Research Project - R01)
Awards funding for discrete research projects that target the reduction of health disparities among children, including rural, low-income, geographically isolated children.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 16, 2017
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Department of Justice Public Safety FY2017 Grant Opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released the FY 2017 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI) funding opportunity. BCJI leads efforts to enhance the capacity of local and tribal communities to effectively target and address significant crime issues through collaborative cross-sector approaches that help advance broader neighborhood development goals. There is Promise Zone priority for this program. Apply by: February 2, 2017. To see a full list of BJA programs, click here. Sign up for the BJA newsletter here.
Department of Commerce’s FY2017 Economic Development Administration (EDA) Grant Opportunity
The FY2017 Economic Development Assistance Programs funding announcement was recently released. EDA provides strategic investments on a competitive merit basis to support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States. Under this federal funding announcement, EDA solicits applications from applicants in order to provide investments that support construction, non-construction, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works and EAA programs. Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs are designed to leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities.
Housing Projects Serving Rural Veterans
Offers funding to construct, renovate, or rehabilitate temporary and permanent veteran housing in rural areas of the United States.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 3, 2017
Sponsors: Home Depot Foundation, Housing Assistance Council
Household Water Well System Grants
Provides grants to nonprofit organization to create lending programs for homeowners to borrow funds for the construction or repair of household water wells.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 6, 2017
Sponsor: USDA Rural Utilities Service
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Change Leadership Programs
Four change leadership programs, designed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to extend the influence and impact of leaders working to build a Culture of Health. Helps develop and support leaders who are from or working with communities with limited resources and opportunities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2017
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program
Offers loan repayment assistance to registered nurses, nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, and nursing school faculty who agree to work in underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 23, 2017
Sponsor: Bureau of Health Workforce
Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Program
Funding for collaborative projects designed to address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 23, 2017
Sponsor: Office on Violence Against Women
Community Connect Broadband Grant Program
Grants for communities without broadband service to provide residential service and connect facilities, such as police and fire stations, healthcare, libraries, and schools. Priority will be given to rural areas that demonstrate the greatest need for broadband services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2017
Sponsor: USDA Rural Utilities Service
Offers scholarships to Native Americans and Alaska Native students pursuing careers related to tribal public policy, native health, or the environment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2017
Sponsor: Morris K Udall and Steward L Udall Foundation
Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship Program
Provides scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in a health professions program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2017
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program
Provides scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor’s degree in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-podiatry or pre-optometry.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2017
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service Preparatory Scholarship
Provides scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students who are enrolled in undergraduate or preparatory courses in preparation for entry to health profession schools.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2017
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program
This program furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2017
Sponsor: USDA Rural Utilities Service
USDA Announces $27 Million in Grants Available to Support the Local Food Sector
USDA’s Agricultural Marking Service (AMS) has announced the request for applications for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, which includes Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) and Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grants, and the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). These programs and other resources across USDA are helping to revitalize rural America by supporting local and regional food stakeholders. The grant applications for FSMIP, FMPP and LFPP must be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov/ by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 27, 2017.
Department of Energy (DOE) Solar in Your Community
DOE has launched its Solar in Your Community Challenge to support innovative and replicable community-based initiatives that bring solar power to low-income and underserved communities. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are eligible to participate in the Challenge, which aims to engage and support a wide variety of teams developing innovative and scalable business and financial models that can unlock the low- and moderate-income solar market. Teams will compete for $5 million in resources, including seed funding and technical assistance grants, and a $500,000 grand prize. Each team is expected to consist of a wide variety of stakeholders, including solar companies and entrepreneurs in partnership with key local stakeholders (e.g., utilities, banks, non-profit organizations, municipalities, and community leaders). Deadline: 3/17/2017.
DOJ Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is offering funding to American Indians and Alaska Natives through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) initiative. Funds may be used to enhance law enforcement, bolster justice systems, prevent and control delinquency, strengthen the juvenile justice system, serve sexual assault and elder victims, and support other efforts to combat crime. Deadline: 2/28/2017. Click here to review funding guidelines.
NEA Art Works
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is offering grants through Art Works 1 for FY 2018. An organization may submit only one application through one of the following two FY 2018 categories: Art Works 1 or Challenge America. An organization may submit one additional application under the FY 2018 Art Works category for a Creativity Connects project. Deadlines: Art Works 1; 2/16/2017; Challenge America; 4/13/2017. Click here to review application guidelines for an Art Works 1 grant. Click here for guidelines on Challenge America grants.
CDFI Fund
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has opened the fiscal year 2017 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. Deadlines: qualified Issuer Applications must be submitted through AMIS by 3/3/2017; Guarantee Applications must be submitted through AMIS by 3/17/2017. Application materials are available on the CDFI Fund’s website here.
Publications
U.S. Department of Education Family and School Partnership
The U.S. Department of Education’s Place Based Initiative Pilot Team, Office of Innovation and Improvement( OII) and Performance Partnership Pilot Team, Office Career Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) are excited to share a recently released resource titled Family and School Partnership, that is focused on building and improving these valuable relationships. Educators are increasingly aware that schools alone cannot raise student achievement and research has demonstrated that family involvement is one of the strongest predictors of school success. Many schools and districts are pursuing strategies to deepen their relationships with families and communities to improve student outcomes. Simply put, students are more successful in school and life when their families are engaged in their education. This document highlights the importance of family engagement and family-school partnerships. It provides schools and their partners with a jumping off point with an overview of key research, best practices, and funding sources, as well as profiles of how two communities are working to improve family engagement. These efforts incorporate a variety of strategies for schools to employ to welcome and work with families, and for educators and families to use to collaborate effectively. The document also identifies resources to inform and support local action on building effective family-school partnerships.
Regions win through comprehensive workforce development strategy
With job growth for middle-skill level jobs slowing, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Austin-based nonprofit Center for Public Policy Priorities studied the nation’s best practices and surveyed regional workforce boards in Texas to determine how communities there are addressing the challenge. Their findings are detailed in the report, Regional Talent Pipelines: Collaborating with Industry to Build Opportunities in Texas, released last month. For a region to succeed in their workforce development efforts, the study states three tasks must be accomplished: identify growth through an industry cluster analysis, convene a sector partnership, and create and strengthen career pathways.
Educational Attainment Rates Remain Lower for Rural Minorities
Chart showing educational attainment by race/ethnicity for rural adults 25 years of age and older, using 2015 American Community Survey data.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
Date: 01/2017
Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Tribal Areas: A Report From the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Provides an overview of housing conditions and needs among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) households in tribal areas. Includes AI/AN demographic, social, and economic characteristics. Also discusses housing produced by tribes using HUD housing funds available through the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 1996.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2013-2014: A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers
Reports on demographic and employment characteristics of hired agricultural workers in the United States. Includes data on health insurance and healthcare access, as well as information on social determinants of health such as income, education level, language skills, and housing. Based on data collected from face-to-face interviews with 4,235 crop farmworkers conducted between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2014.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Labor
Date: 12/2016
Pine Ridge Agriculture Economy (PRAE)
Describes the initiative on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to enhance the economy of the reservation through job creation. Initiative was designed to help families achieve an acceptable standard of living while utilizing technology and effective value-added techniques, to incorporate sustainable and natural resource conservation, attract individuals to agriculture, and support self-sufficiency, while also creating a sustainable and healthy food supply for the community.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Date: 01/2017
Veterans in Rural America: 2011-2015
Reports detailed demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural veterans, based primarily on 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. Includes comparisons of rural veterans to both urban veterans and rural nonveterans. Topics addressed include health insurance coverage, disability status and service-connected disability, and use of VA healthcare.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
Date: 01/2017
Rural counties’ economies depend on different industries
Local economies and employment levels are more sensitive to economic trends that have a pronounced effect on their leading industries. For example, trends in agricultural prices have a disproportionate impact in farming-dependent counties, which accounted for nearly 20 percent of all rural counties and 6 percent of the rural population in 2015. The boom in U.S. oil and natural gas production increased employment in many mining-dependent rural counties; more recently, lower oil and gas prices have led to reduced oil exploration and economic activity in these counties. Meanwhile, the decline in manufacturing employment has particularly affected manufacturing-dependent counties, which accounted for about 18 percent of rural counties and 23 percent of the rural population.
Access and Inclusion in the Digital Age
A new resource guide for communities on high-speed internet access and digital inclusion has been released by the National Resource Network (NRN), which provides technical assistance as part of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Initiative. NRN partner organization ICMA and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) led a group of six U.S. cities (Chattanooga, Tennessee; Gonzales, California; Greensboro, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Springfield, Missouri; and Youngstown, Ohio) in a first-of-its-kind partnership to develop the resource guide, Access and Inclusion in the Digital Age. Access and Inclusion in the Digital Age is designed to support U.S. communities of all sizes and geographies in advancing their goals for high-speed Internet access and digital inclusion. Representatives of the six cities communicated regularly about the broadband Internet access and digital literacy initiatives underway in their communities, highlighting major obstacles encountered and key lessons learned. By sharing information on programs, practices, challenges, and opportunities from their own communities, these six cities were
Events/learning
Coursera launches MOOCs for governments, nonprofits targeting workforce-development
Online-education provider Coursera has announced a new program that allows governments and nonprofits focused on workforce development to curate massive open online course (MOOCs) that align with labor market needs, and then make these courses instantly available to their constituents. Initial partners of Coursera for Governments & Nonprofits include the United States and six other nations: Egypt, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Singapore.
HUD Launches New Community Investment Tool
HUD has launched the Community Assessment Reporting Tool (CART), which is an online tool that generates a snapshot of HUD’s investments at the community level. The tool provides an interactive mapping interface that allows users to explore HUD investments within their community and see property- and grant-level detail at a variety of geographies.
Department of Education announced FY2017 TA Opportunities
In November, the Department of Education’s Place Based Office held a session just for Promise Zones at the Promise Neighborhoods Convening. After conducting individual interviews with Promise Zone education partners on their priorities and challenges, ED launched a TA package via webinar in early December that will include affinity and peer cohorts on two-generation strategies, trauma informed care and community schools (the PowerPoint slides and on-pager are attached). In March 2017, ED plans to host a convening in Baltimore for the Peer Action and Learning Network- Community Schools, and a collective impact convening in June in Washington, DC.
Children’s Defense Fund/AASA Toolkit Webinar
The Children’s Defense Fund and AASA, The School Superintendents Association, hosted a webinar on November 30th to provide valuable information on how to support outreach and enroll uninsured students in your community. The webinar referenced the Healthy Students Promising Futures Learning Collaborative, a federal publication focused on state and local action steps and practices to improve school-based health. The recorded webinar can be found here.
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Webinars
AMS will host a webinar for potential FMPP and LFPP grant applicants on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and a teleconference for potential FSMIP grant applicants on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. For more information about FSMIP, FMPP and LFPP, visit: www.ams.usda.gov/AMSgrants. The website also contains a link to a grants decision tree, "What AMS Grant is Right for ME?” to help applicants determine which AMS grant fits their project best. AMS will also host a webinar to introduce potential applicants to Grants.gov on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Applicants are urged to start the Grants.gov registration process as soon as possible to ensure that they meet the deadline and encouraged to submit their applications well in advance of the posted due date. Any grant application submitted after the due date will not be considered unless the applicant provides documentation of an extenuating circumstance that prevented their timely submission of the grant application, read more on AMS Late and Non-Responsive Application Policy.
For more CED-related content please subscribe to the following:
Interagency Working Group on Cooperative Development
Cooperative Reports, Publications, and Statistics
Placed Based Initiatives & Regional Programs
Community Economic Development
Newsletters and email from which we gather this information include:
v Foundation Center RFP Service
v Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
v Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
v Blue Avocado Nonprofit Magazine
v National Association for Development Organizations (NADO)
v ERS
Rural E-News
| Funding and Finance Opportunities |
| HOUSING ASSISTANCE COUNCIL seeks proposals for housing projects serving rural veterans. Supported by The Home Depot Foundation, grants will go to nonprofits, tribally designated housing entities, and housing authorities serving veterans at or below 80% of area median income in rural areas. Projects may be new construction or rehab, temporary or permanent housing, in progress or beginning within 12 months. Deadline: Letters of Interest are due 2/3/2017. Click here to review guidelines. FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE will award 12 grants of up to $35,000 each to support projects that aim to strengthen local food-system control; increase access to local, healthy, and traditional foods; and decrease food insecurity and food deserts, all with an emphasis on serving Native American children and families. First Nations will also award up to ten Food Sovereignty Assessment Grants of up to $15,000 each to Native communities looking to conduct food sovereignty assessments in order to gain a better knowledge and understanding about the historical, current, and future state of their local food systems. Native American nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations, and Native American community-based groups are eligible to apply. Deadline for both programs is 2/17/2017. Visit the First Nations’ website here to learn more about these grant opportunities. ARTPLACE AMERICA has issued an open call for funding, with $9.5 million available for projects that work with artists and arts organizations to build stronger, healthier communities anywhere in the United States. Deadline: 2/22/2017. Click here for an application and funding guidelines. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY is offering grants to nonprofit and public agencies to provide job training to environmental service workers. Deadline: 2/24/2017. Click here to review application guidelines. USDA Rural Utilities Service is accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 for the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee program for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment to provide broadband service for rural areas. Deadline: there will be two application windows for FY 2017: 3/1/2017 through 3/31/2017; and 9/1/2017 through 9/30/2017. Click here for application guidelines, related webinar presentations, and more information. USDA Rural Utilities Service is also accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 for the Community Connect grant to provide broadband service to all premises in currently unserved, lower-income, and extremely rural areas, with priority for places that demonstrate the greatest need for broadband. Deadline: 3/13/2017. Click here to review application guidelines, related webinar presentations, and more information about Community Connect grants. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is offering grants for collaborative efforts to reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that relate to the risk of substance abuse. Deadline: 3/15/2017. Click here to review funding guidelines. WELLS FARGO BANK AND THE WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION ARE TEAMING UP WITH THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS (USCM) to offer the CommunityWINSSM (Working/Investing in Neighborhood Stabilization) Grant Program. CommunityWINSSM will be administered by USCM with the goal of awarding $3 million over three years, to support local nonprofits in promoting long-term economic prosperity and quality of life for their community. Deadline: 3/17/2017. For more information on this Program, visit the website here. THE KESSLER FOUNDATION is offering grants ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 per year for up to two years to fund pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that lead to the generation of new ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities. Preference is given to interventions that overcome specific employment barriers related to long-term dependence on public assistance or advance competitive employment in a cost-effective manner. Although proposals can be submitted from any state, this year the Foundation has prioritized serving Americans with disabilities that live in rural states and other areas with more limited service delivery. Nonprofit organizations, public or private schools, and public institutions, such as universities and government agencies based in the United States or any of its territories are eligible to apply. Deadlines: online grant concepts are due 3/17/2017; invited proposals must be submitted by 7/10/2017. Visit the Kessler Foundation’s website here to review the Signature Employment Grants guidelines. MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION is offering grants through the Foundation’s ArtsCONNECT program. The program supports collaborations among presenters across the Mid Atlantic region to facilitate tours of artists involving all performing arts disciplines, including dance, music, theater, and folk/traditional arts. The program is dedicated to bringing artists of the highest quality to underserved audiences throughout the region and encouraging engagements that feature meaningful exchanges between artists, audiences, and their communities. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $10,000. Deadline: 3/17/2017. Visit the Foundation’s website here to download the ArtsCONNECT application guidelines. THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION is offering funding to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal public transit services. Among other things, this funding supports partnerships working to expand access to health, medical, and social service providers. Deadline: 3/20/2017. Click here to review funding guidelines. USDA has announced requests for applications for the Farmers Market Promotion Program, and the Local Food Promotion Program to fund innovative projects designed to strengthen market opportunities for local and regional food producers and businesses. Deadline for both programs: 3/27/2017. Click here for information on the Farmers Market Promotion Program, and here for the Local Food Promotion Program. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF STATE OFFICES OF RURAL HEALTH is offering a Rural Health Grant Writing Institute, a 4-month, 9-part webinar-based training series, designed to help rural health professionals build grant seeking and grant writing skills. Deadline to apply: 3/29/2017. Click here to review application guidelines. THE UMPQUA BANK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION supports nonprofit organizations that enhance the quality of life in the communities the bank serves in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The Foundation provides Community Giving Grants in the following target giving areas: The Youth Development and Education area focuses on programs that create opportunities for early childhood and K-12 youth that fulfill their educational experience, promote their well-being, and inspire them to reach their full potential. The Economic Opportunity area focuses on organizations that promote stability in neighborhoods through assistance to low-to-moderate income individuals and families. Deadline: Community Giving Grant applications are reviewed quarterly; the first application deadline for 2017 is 3/31. Visit Umpqua Bank’s website here for more information. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE is seeking proposals from applicant jurisdictions grappling with high levels of youth-related gun crime and gang violence that can demonstrate a willingness and readiness to develop fully comprehensive, community- and data-driven responses. Funding will support selected jurisdictions to undertake strategic planning and capacity-building work through multidisciplinary and community partnerships. Deadline: 4/3/2017. Click here for funding guidelines. |
| Training Events and Conferences |
| Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities will host a webinar, “Water and Equity: How Can Philanthropy Face the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow,” on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 2:00-3:00 PM ET. Click here to register. National Community Development Association 2017 Winter Legislative, Policy, and Professional Development Conference will be held in Washington, D.C., February 15-17, 2017. Click here for more information and to register. Housing California will be held March 8-10, 2017, in Sacramento, California. Registration information can be found on the website here. National Community Reinvestment Coalition Annual Conference with the theme “Creating a Just Economy” will be held March 28-30, 2017, at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C. Click here to register. National Low Income Housing Policy Forum will take place in Washington, D.C., April 2-4, 2017, at the Washington Court Hotel. Register by clicking here. National Housing Conference will host "Solutions for Housing Communications" April 27-28, 2017. Click here for more information and to register. Novogradac Affordable Housing Conference will be held May 18-19, 2017, at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California. Registration is $675.00. Click here to register. |
| Save the Date... |
| National Rural Health Association Annual Rural Health Conference will be held May 9-12, 2017, in San Diego, California. Springboard for the Arts, the Center for Small Towns, and the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota will host the 2017 Rural Arts & Culture Summit, which will take place June 6-8, 2017, at the University of Minnesota, Morris. 2017 National Community Development Association Annual Training Conference will be held June 14-17, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida. NDC Academy will be held October 23-25, 2017, in Washington, D. C. with the theme “Rethinking How We Invest: Homes, Jobs and Communities in 2017 and Beyond.” |
| Information and Other Resources |
| A new report, “Uneven Opportunity: Exploring Employers’ Educational Preferences for Middle-Skills Jobs,” by researchers at the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Atlanta investigates the level of education preferred by employers for four opportunity occupations, jobs that pay at least the national annual median wage and that historically haven’t required a four-year college education. Based on an analysis of nearly 27 million online job advertisements, the research finds that place matters when it comes to the level of education that employers seek in job candidates. After controlling for the characteristics of the jobs themselves, the research finds that employers with open positions in certain types of markets are more likely to ask for a bachelor’s degree than are employers in other markets. Get the report here. The Democracy Collaborative has released two white papers on building community wealth. In the first report, “Jacksonville’s Community Wealth Building Roundtable,” Michelle Barth, Jacksonville’s Deputy Chief of Staff from 2011 to 2015, traces how a demand from a local network of engaged congregations to address concentrated poverty in Northwest Jacksonville led then-Mayor Alvin Brown to organize a two-day citywide convening to explore new strategies to build community wealth. Get the first paper here. In the second paper, “Sparking the conversation in your community: A DIY guide to planning your own community wealth building summit,” author Justine Porter draws on her experiences as the lead organizer of a bottom-up, volunteer-driven community effort to convene a similar conversation around community wealth building strategies in Poughkeepsie, New York. Get the second paper here. The International Downtown Association and Springboard for the Arts have launched a toolkit “Guide for Business Districts to Work with Local Artists” to support creative placemaking partnerships between artists and local business initiatives. This work is made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts from its Our Town program. To access the toolkit, click here. The Kaiser Family Foundation has published a report, “Community Health Centers: Recent Growth and the Role of the ACA.” Researchers used 2015 federal data on health centers and survey results from the “2016 Survey of Health Centers' Experiences and Activities” to provide an overview of health centers and their patients. The report features a comparison of health centers in Medicaid expansion and non-expansion states, covering topics such as revenue sources, service capacity, patient demographics, patient health coverage, and more. Authors also discuss the distribution and impact of health centers in rural and medically underserved communities. Get the report here. “Veterans in Rural America: 2011-2015,” a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, reports demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural veterans, based primarily on 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. The report includes comparisons of rural veterans to both urban veterans and rural nonveterans. Topics addressed include health insurance coverage, disability status and service-connected disability, and use of VA healthcare. Get the report here. National Housing Conference has released "More than Housing," a research note supplementing "Paycheck to Paycheck 2016," which expands on Paycheck's analysis of wages and housing costs. The brief explores the context in which these salaries are being earned by examining household spending on a variety of items. Get the brief here. “Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Tribal Areas: A Report From the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs” has been published by HUD. The report provides an overview of housing conditions and needs among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) households in tribal areas, and includes AI/AN demographic, social, and economic characteristics. Click here to get a free copy. An article in Shelterforce, “What Happens When a Community Developer Gets $3M for the Arts,” discusses ArtPlace America's Community Development Investments program. In “An Appetite for Art in Small Town Minnesota” a Rural LISC Partner CDC, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, is featured. Read the article here. In “Disrupting Poverty: Creating a Market that Values Health” David Erickson, director of Community Development at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, suggests a new approach to disrupting poverty and improving community well-being. Read the article here. Housing Assistance Council’s Rural Voices magazine covers rural housing innovations in the Winter issue. Articles on tiny houses, cargo containers, manufactured and modular housing, and more are included. Read the articles here. An article in the Daily Yonder , “The Top-Five Causes of Death Strike Rural Residents at a Higher Rate,” cites a Centers for Disease Control report that finds rural residents are more likely than metropolitan residents to die prematurely from cancer, respiratory disease, and the other most common causes of death. Read the article here. The U.S. Department of Labor has released “Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2013-2014: A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers” which reports on demographic and employment characteristics of hired agricultural workers in the United States. The document includes data on health insurance and healthcare access, as well as information on social determinants of health such as income, education level, language skills, and housing. The findings are based on data collected from face-to-face interviews with 4,235 crop farmworkers conducted between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2014. Click here to download a free copy. The U.S. Census Bureau has published a report, “Veterans in Rural America: 2011-2015.” The document reports detailed demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural veterans, based primarily on 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. It includes comparisons of rural veterans to both urban veterans and rural nonveterans. Topics addressed include health insurance coverage, disability status and service-connected disability, and use of VA healthcare. Get the report here. |
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Federal, State, and Nonprofit Opportunities
Indian Health Service Dental Externships
If you're a third-year dental student in search of a rewarding and unique training opportunity, the IHS Division of Oral Health (DOH) Dental Externship Program can provide you with the perfect opportunity. You will gain valuable clinical experience in an Indian health facility, develop your clinical skills under expert supervision, and contribute to an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals. More information...
Location: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2017
Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children
The President's FY 2017 Budget seeks to ensure all children have consistent and adequate access to nutritious food year round by proposing a permanent, nationwide expansion of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) program. This program will provide families with children eligible for free and reduced price school meals access to additional food benefits during the summer. More information...
Application Deadline: February 28, 2017
Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program
The NIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program seeks applications from eligible applicants for activities to accelerate research, development, production, and testing of key broadband technologies and capabilities for first responders. More information...
Location: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2017
Cooperative Agreements for Tribal Behavioral Health (Native Connections)
The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior and substance use, reduce the impact of trauma, and promote mental health among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) young people up to and including age 24. More information...
Location: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 9, 2017
Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program
The purpose of the Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program (TRCGP) is to support the establishment and development of Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) that will provide technical assistance to healthcare organizations, healthcare networks, and healthcare providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. More information...
Location: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 16, 2017
Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants
This program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. More information...
Applications are accepted at your local office.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2017
Source: USDA
Grant Opportunity Encourages Community Development Approaches for Libraries, Archives and Museums
The initiative encourages projects that demonstrate the viability of adapting approaches from the collective impact, social well-being, and community development arenas for use by libraries, archives and museums. The projects will identify how libraries, archives and museums can determine at the local level which resources, partner organizations and practices can be used to better serve their communities. At the same time, the projects should represent models that can be adapted by other libraries, archives and museums. More information...
Application Deadline: April 3, 2017
Economic Development Assistance Programs
The Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) mission is to lead the Federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for economic growth and success in the worldwide economy. More information...
Application Deadline: Rolling
Rural & Tribal Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance
The rural program provides technical assistance for small communities of less than 50,000 people. The focus of the program is economic development: helping small and emerging businesses and stimulating economic development through new and improved public transportation.
The tribal program is designed to help Native American tribes enhance economic growth adn development by improving transportation services. Technical assistance is limited to planning and may support transit service improvements and expansion, system start-up, facility development, development of marketing plans and materials, transportation coordination, training and other public transit problem solving activities.
For more information and to register, click here.
Location: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Rolling
Source: Community Transportation Association of America
Homegrown By Heroes
The Homegrown By Heroes label is a key differentiation for farmer veteran products in competitive markets. The HBH label gives farmer veterans the point-of-sale visibility they need to be successful in the marketplace. The HBH label also affords consumers a tangible way to support veterans while providing an avenue to share the veteran's story. More information...
Dates: Annually renewable
Location: Nationwide
Rural Business Development Grant
A competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. More information...
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted through local or state Rural Development offices once every year.
Helpful Tools and Internship Opportunities
Forest Service Releases 2016 Fall Tribal Relations Newsletter
Click here to access the newsletter
Find Your Town, a New Tool Promoting Small Towns from the White House Opportunity Project
December 1, 2016 -- Small towns and rural places hold a special place in our vision of America. They offer residents a unique and often genial place to live. Visitors and those just passing through come to enjoy distinct lifestyles, commerce, and countryside. Yet, many rural towns have trouble promoting themselves and planning for a vibrant future. More information...
Source: USDA
The Office of Senator James Lankford Internship
The Office of Senator James Lankford is currently seeking applications for unpaid interns for the Spring 2017 semester in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa offices. Intern responsibilities may include but are not limited to: answering phones, performing administrative tasks, assisting with database management, contributing to the office correspondence process, supporting staff with projects, and conducting legislative research. Applicants should be highly organized and hardworking. They should also have strong written and verbal communication skills and have the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. More information...
Interested candidates should apply by emailing a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to interns@lankford.senate.gov.
Application Deadline: April 14, 2017
Chuuk Women's Council Empowers Micronesian Women to be Healthcare Leaders
November 2, 2016 -- Although there is only one state hospital for the 50,000 residents that inhabit Chuuk, a group of women is making a difference for the state's healthcare system and for Chuuk society as a whole. Read more...
Training Opportunities
Overtime Law Workshops
Hear up-to-date information about the Fair Labor Standards Act, and its impact upon the nonprofit sector. The changes to overtime laws go into effect December 1, 2016.
Pauls Valley - March 30, 2017
Ensuring Your Nonprofit's Financial Strength
Designed especially for Executive Directors and Financial Professionals, this workshop will equip nonprofit leaders with skills for making financial strength a priority across the organization.
Trainer: Aaron Ackerman, CPA, CGMA.
Tulsa - February 9, 2017
Oklahoma City - February 16, 2017
Standards for Excellence
Standards for Excellence 2.0 includes expanded and enhanced benchmarks for nonprofit best practices, including 79 benchmarks for best practices; new sample policies in social media and information technologies all nonprofits need to know; and improved information on outcome based measurements and logic models to prove mission impact.
Oklahoma City - February 9-10, 2017
Stillwater - February 21-22, 2017
Tahlequah - March 28-29, 2017
Muskogee - April 18-19, 2017
Training for Grant Writing and Grant Management
The Seminole Tribe of Florida's Native Learning Center and The Cherokee Nation are pleased to announce training for two (2) full days of Grant Writing and two (2) full days of Grant Management.
For employees new to grant management, you will learn the skills needed to successfully manage federal awards. Experienced grant professionals will keep up-to-date on changing regulations, increasing their expertise as well.
When the training is complete, attendees will have a deeper understanding of general and federal grant management requirements and gain a deeper expertise in the implementation of the new Super Circular 2 CRF Part 200.
Registration is FREE for Native Americans & those working within Indian Country!
Tahlequah - February 6-9, 2017
Using Census Bureau Data for Economic Development
This hands-on workshop will teach you how to obtain the newly released Economic Census data from the Census website. Economic Census data may be used in business planning, business peer comparisons and market analysis. This opportunity is free of charge.
When: February 16, 2017 1:00pm - 4:00pm
McAlester Registration
Enid Registration
Muskogee Registration
Ardmore Registration
Grant Writing Basics
This workshop is designed to introduce you to the idea of writing grants for your organization. You will learn grant writing basics, terminology, tips for creating and sustaining funder relationships and ideas on how to present budgets and other relevant attachments for grants.
Ponca City - February 21, 2017
Grant Writing 201
This intermediate course will cover advanced communication and grantsmanship for fundraising, including: communicating with funders, writing your best grant narrative, and reporting and follow-up.
Bartlesville - March 7, 2017
Grant Writing Summits
Attend this intensive sessions to cover all the bases on grant writing. This day-long session will also include an opportunity to workshop a portion of your own grant narrative.
Oklahoma City - March 14, 2017
Tulsa - March 16, 2017
2017 Oklahoma Conference on Nonprofit Law & Finance
This two-day conference will feature local and regionally recognized speakers on topics including legal compliance, charitable giving, financial oversight, Oklahoma policy and advocacy, along with new horizons: cultural competency, cyber security, and the affects of immigration policy on the nonprofit sector.
Oklahoma City University School of Law - March 23-24, 2017
Fundraising Summits
The Fundraising Summit provides nonprofit professionals an opportunity to gain extensive knowledge about fundraising in a short, 6-hour setting. Fundraising experts present in quick succession their knowledge about best practices on the many topics every nonprofit professional needs to know. Participants will learn insider-tips for applying for grants, tried-and-true tactics for making bold asks, and flawless management for annual fundraising plans.
Bartlesville - February 15, 2017
Lawton - March 21, 2017
Enid - March 28, 2017
Oklahoma City - April 6, 2017
Ponca City - May 11, 2017
Funders Forums
We all want to know the secrets to receiving funding from foundations and corporations. The Center's Funders Forum can help! This will consist of a morning session, networking lunch, and after-lunch session where the dynamic panel of corporate and foundation employees will offer you tips and share their expertise.
Oklahoma City - May 16, 2017
Tulsa - May 30, 2017
Preparing for a Financial Audit
Having an annual financial audit is a best practice as defined by the Standards for Excellence Institute, and requires significant work from the entire organization. This three-hour workshop will help participants understand the administrative responsibilities of a financial audit, from the perspective of an audit team.
Tulsa - May 18, 2017
Oklahoma City - June 8, 2017
Other Opportunities
National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
Each of the 12 award-winning programs will receive $10,000 and an invitation to accept their award at a ceremony at the White House. In addition, all of the winners will receive an award plaque; will have the opportunity to attend the Annual Awardee Conference in Washington, DC, in the summer of 2017; and will be featured on the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program website, as a 2017 Awardee. More information...
Application Deadline: February 8, 2017
Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship Program
The IHS Scholarship Program provides qualified American Indian and Alaska Native health professions students an opportunity to establish an educational foundation for each stage of your pre-professional careers. More information...
Location: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 28, 2017
NOSORH Rural Health Grant Writing Institute
Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to write better grant proposals, turn rurality to your advantage, learn to connect with funders, and more. This web-based series is perfect for beginners seeking to gain the skills to research and draft winning proposals from various agencies. Class size is limited, so register today! More information...
Application Deadline: March 29, 2017
Runnerclick Accepting Submissions for Scholarship Program
Runnerclick feels that maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and remaining active in sports as well as other outdoor activities can be beneficial in building a strong mind and good charcacter sportsmanship. The Runnerclick scholarship is awarded to three winners with an amount of $2,000. More information...
Location: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 20, 2017
Fifth and Eighth-Grade Teachers Encouraged to Apply
for Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute Fellowships
While at Colonial Williamsburg -- the world's largest living history museum -- Oklahoma teachers meet character interpreters of 18th-century people and are immersed in early American history through hands-on activities and reenactments of historic events. More information...
Application Deadline for 5th Grade Teachers: June 8-14, 2017
Application Deadline for 8th Grade Teachers: June 15-21, 2017
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Scholarship
Established to provide American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students with financial assistance to earn a degree or certificate in the hospitality, tourism, recreation, culinary arts or related fields. AIANTA will award three (3) individuals who have met all scholarship application criteria. AIANTA would like to encourage Indigenous students to build their careers in the the tourism industry while sustaining and strengthening their cultural legacy. Access the application here!
Application Deadline for Fall 2017 Semester: July 28, 2017
Application Deadline for Spring 2018 Semester: December 1, 2017
Webinars
Bringing Life Downtown After Hours: Arts, Shopping, Culture After 5
Being open evening hours is not just a matter of extending store hours. It is more like opening a whole different store with different customers. Becky McCray and Deb Brown be sharing ideas and examples from real small towns. Deb will share from her experience as a Chamber of Commerce director, and Becky will share from her perspective as a business owner in a small town. More information...
When: Webinar continually available.
Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program Webinar
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the availability of $27 million in grants to strengthen market opportunities for local and regional food producers and businesses through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. This webinar will help farmers, producers groups and other potential applicants to understand the program requirements.
For more information and to register click here!
When: February 15, 2017 (2:30pm - 4:30pm ET)
Dave Shideler
Associate Professor and Community Development Specialist
Department of Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma State University
323 Agricultural Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078-6025
405-744-6170
405-744-8210 – fax
Find grants and professional development resources on my blog
http://okextdevres.blogspot.com/
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