| Appalachian Regional Commission |
Department of Homeland Security |
| Corporation for National & Community Service |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Department of Agriculture |
Department of Interior |
| Department of Defense |
Department of Justice |
| Department of Education |
Department of Labor |
| Department of Health and Human Services |
Institute of Museum and Library Services |
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National Institute for Literacy |
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Appalachian Regional Commission
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Agency/Office |
Appalachian Regional Commission |
Program Name |
Appalachian Area Development |
CFDA Number |
23.002 |
Program Description |
The grants may be used for providing supplemental funds under Federal grant-in-aid programs. To be eligible for special basic grants, projects must be of high priority in the State's Appalachian development plan and be either of critical importance to a phased investment and development program for a multicounty area, or of unusual economic benefit to such area. |
Eligible Grantees |
States, their subdivisions and instrumentalities and private nonprofit agencies. Grants are made either directly by the Commission or grants may supplement other Federal grants. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
General public. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$64,845 |
Eligible Activities |
The grants may be used for providing supplemental funds under Federal grant-in-aid programs. To be eligible for special basic grants, projects must be of high priority in the State's Appalachian development plan and be either of critical importance to a phased investment and development program for a multicounty area, or of unusual economic benefit to such area. |
Program Contact |
Executive Director, Appalachian Regional Commission,
1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20009
Telephone: (202) 884- 7700 |
Program URL |
http://www.arc.gov |
Grants.gov Link |
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=2612&mode=VIEW |
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Corporation for National and Community Service
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Agency/Office |
Corporation for National and Community Service |
Program Name |
AmeriCorps |
CFDA Number |
94.006 |
Program Description |
AmeriCorps programs provide support in addressing the pressing education, public safety, human, and environmental needs of our Nation's communities by encouraging Americans to serve either part or full-time. AmeriCorps members develop and lead after school programs, work with community volunteers to develop community service projects, provide ESL/adult education instruction, work at One-Stop Career Centers, assist in immunization projects, renovate housing in low-income areas, tutor elementary children, and staff a crisis help-line for parents of at-risk children. |
Eligible Grantees |
States, Tribes, Territories, national nonprofit organizations, professional corps, and multi-state organizations may apply. Through an RFP process, AmeriCorps selects intermediary grantees for funding of programs in the state or multi-state area. The grantee administers and monitors AmeriCorps programs subgranted out to national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based and other community organizations, and public agencies in the prescribed areas. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Tribes, Territories, national nonprofit organizations, professional corps, and multi-state organizations. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$264,825 |
Eligible Activities |
Examples of the type of work AmeriCorps volunteers undertake include: working as intake workers at One-Stop Career Centers, teaching and designing ESL lesson plans, and adult literacy curriculum. |
Program Contact |
Kristen McSwain, Director
202-606-6926
kmcswain@cns.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.nationalservice.gov |
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Agency/Office |
Corporation for National and Community Service/Americorps VISTA |
Program Name |
AmeriCorps- VISTA |
CFDA Number |
94.013 |
Program Description |
The focus of AmeriCorps*VISTA is to support low-income communities by strengthening non-profit organizations, encouraging volunteer service, and generating the commitment of private sector resources. Each year the AmeriCorps*VISTA program provides AmeriCorps*VISTA members to serve in non-profit organizations and public agencies located across the United States where they leverage human, financial, and material resources to increase the capacity of these local organizations to develop and implement sustainable solutions to poverty-related problems in their communities. |
Eligible Grantees |
Local or national nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and Tribes. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Beneficiaries of VISTA project activities are low-income persons. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$95,466 |
Eligible Activities |
VISTA programs support low-income communities by working on such issues as hunger, homelessness, mentoring, and out of school activities for youth, health, workforce and economic development, and illiteracy. |
Program Contact |
Jean Whaley, Director
202-606-6943
jwhaley@cns.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.americorps.gov/about/programs/vista.asp |
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Agency/Office |
Corporation for National and Community Service/National Senior Service Corps |
Program Name |
National Senior Service Corps (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program- RSVP) |
CFDA Number |
94.002 |
Program Description |
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) provides grants to qualified agencies and organizations for the dual purpose of engaging persons 55 and older in volunteer service to meet critical community needs and to provide a high quality experience that will enrich the lives of volunteers. |
Eligible Grantees |
Eligible entities include public agencies, including state and local government agencies, and private nonprofit organizations. Through a RFP process, the Corporation selects intermediary grantees for funding of programs in the state or multi-state area. This grantee would administer and monitor RSVP programs subgranted out to national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based and other community organizations, and public agencies in the perscribed areas. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Persons age 55 and older who are willing to volunteer on a regular basis. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$59,685 |
Eligible Activities |
Service opportunities continue in intergenerational activities, education, in-home care, consumer education, public safety, homeland security, mentoring children of prisoners and other health and human service activities. These may include activities such as providing literacy services such as ESL or ABE to adults. |
Program Contact |
Tess Scannell, Director
202-606-6925
tscannell@cns.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.nationalservice.gov |
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Agency/Office |
Corporation for National and Community Service |
Program Name |
Learn and Serve America - School Based, Community Based, and Higher Education |
CFDA Number |
94.004 |
Program Description |
Learn and Serve America provides direct and indirect support to K-12 schools, community groups and higher education institutions to facilitate service-learning projects. By integrating community service projects with classroom curriculum, service-learning projects offer students a unique opportunity to use what they learn in the classroom to solve real-life problems. In the process, they develop academic and practical skills, self-esteem, and a sense of civic responsibility while meeting community needs. |
Eligible Grantees |
State Commissions for National and Community Service, State Education Agencies, institutions of higher education, Indian tribes and U.S. Territories, faith based and other non profit organizations. Funding is intended to support the implementation of service learning projects and to create long time support structures for service learning. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Tribes, Territories, schools, school districts, institutions of higher education, community based organizations. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$37,125 |
Eligible Activities |
Service learning activities address a variety of education, environmental, human, and public safety needs while increasing academic achievement and the habits of good citizenship. Activities may include, but are not limited to, teaching younger children to read or creating tutoring programs for adults with limited English-language skills as part of a Language Arts class project; developing urban community gardens or preserving native plants as part of the biology and history curriculum; starting school recycling programs or testing water quality as part of the math, science and social studies curriculum. |
Program Contact |
Amy Cohen, Director
202-606-6927
acohen@cns.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.nationalservice.gov |
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Department of Agriculture
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| Agency/Office |
Department of Agriculture/Food and Nutrition Service |
Program Name |
Food Stamp Employment and Training Program |
CFDA Number |
10.551 |
Program Description |
The Food Stamp Program serves as the first line of defense against hunger. Food stamp recipients spend their benefits to buy eligible food in authorized retail food stores. The Program is the cornerstone of the Federal food assistance programs, and provides crucial support to needy households and to those making the transition from welfare to work. |
Eligible Grantees |
States and U.S. Territory agency responsible for Federally aided public assistance programs submit requests for funding to USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Eligibility is based on family size and income and meeting the criteria for Food Stamp participation. This criteria includes: individuals between the ages of 18 and 50, working less than 20 hours a week, and not disabled or a dependent. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$90,000 |
Eligible Activities |
Authorized activities States can provide include ABE, ASE, GED prep, vocational training, and job search. |
Program Contact |
Michael Atwell, Senior Program Analyst Food and Nutrition Service
703-305-2449
micheal.atwell@fns.usda.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/Memo/Support/employment-training.htm |
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| Agency/Office |
Department of Defense/Office of Athletics and Youth Development |
Program Name |
National Guard ChalleNGe |
CFDA Number |
12.404 |
Program Description |
ChalleNGe is a National Guard civilian youth opportunities program that provides military-based training, including supervised work experience in community service and conservation projects, to civilian at-risk youth ages 16-18. The 22 week program includes core components such as citizenship, academic excellence (GED/high school diploma attainment), life-coping skills, service to community, health and hygiene, job skills training, leadership/, and physical training. Participants who successfully complete the program are awarded with a stipend of up to $2,200 if they go on to enroll in vocational training, college, or return to high school. |
Eligible Grantees |
States with an interest in operating a Youth ChalleNGe program. Funding goes to State Property Fiscal Officers in the National Guard Bureau and they execute the funding with the programs. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Unemployed, physically and mentally capable, 16 to 18 years of age, drug-free high-school dropout/expellee, citizen or legal resident of the U.S. and resident of the state in which the program is operated, not currently on parole or probation, not serving time or awaiting sentencing, not under indictment or charged and not convicted or a felony or capital offense. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$80,570 |
Eligible Activities |
Participants attend daily classes to prepare them for the GED, high school diploma, or increased reading and math comprehension. Evaluation of the residential phase is measured using the TABE assessment. |
Program Contact |
John Permaul, ChalleNGe Program Manager
703-607-2664
John.Permaul@ngb.af.mil |
Program URL |
http://www.ngycp.org/aboutus.php |
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Department of Education |
Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Program Name |
Even Start State Educational Agencies |
CFDA Number |
84.213 |
Program Description |
The goal of the Even Start program is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy and improve the educational opportunities of low-income families, by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program. |
Eligible Grantees |
State educational agencies (SEAs). The subgrantees are partnerships of a local educational agency (LEA) and a nonprofit community-based organization, a public agency other than an LEA, an institution of higher education or other public or private nonprofit organizations. Any of the latter, with demonstrated quality, may apply in collaboration with a LEA. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Parents eligible for participation under the Adult Education Act and their children aged birth through seven. Families must be in need of Even Start services, as indicated by a low income level and low level of adult literacy or English language proficiency, or other need-related indicators. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$99,000 |
Eligible Activities |
Subgrants are used for activities such as recruitment and screening of children and parents, design of programs, instruction of children and parents, support services, staff training, evaluation, and coordination with other programs. |
Program Contact |
Patricia McKee
202) 260-0991
Patricia.McKee@ed.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/programs/evenstartformula/index.html |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Program Name |
Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program (HEP) |
CFDA Number |
84.141 |
Program Description |
The Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program provides assistance to students who are engaged, or whose parents are engaged, in migrant and other seasonal farm work, obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and subsequently gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or training. Project funds may be used to recruit and provide academic and support services (including counseling, health services, stipends, and placement) to migrant students. |
Eligible Grantees |
Institutions of higher education or private nonprofit agencies in cooperation with institutions of higher education. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Eligible beneficiaries must be 16 and older or beyond the age of compulsory school attendance, lack a high school diploma, and not currently enrolled in school. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$18,549 |
Eligible Activities |
Funds may be used to recruit and provide academic and support services (including counseling, health services, stipends, and placement) to migrant students to obtain the equivalent of a secondary school diploma and to subsequently gain employment or be placed in an institution of higher education or other postsecondary education or training. |
Program Contact |
David De Soto
David.De.Soto@ed.gov
(202) 260-8103 |
Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/programs/hep/index.html |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Program Name |
Neglected and Delinquent State Agency and Local Educational Agency Program |
CFDA Number |
84.013 |
Program Description |
The Neglected and Delinquent program provides education continuity for children and youth in state-run institutions for juveniles and in adult correctional institutions, so that these youth can make successful transitions to school or employment once they are released from State institutions. |
Eligible Grantees |
A State educational agency (SEA) may apply for State Agency Neglected and Delinquent funds. The subgrantees are partnerships of a local educational agency (LEA) and a nonprofit community-based organization, a public agency other than an LEA, an institution of higher education or other public or private nonprofit organizations. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Children under 21 years of age in a State institution for neglected or delinquent children, or in an adult correctional institution, or a community day school operated by a State agency. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$49,797 |
Eligible Activities |
Funds generally provide supplemental instruction in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics, counseling, tutoring, and other projects to facilitate the transition of children from State institutions back to locally operated schools. |
Program Contact |
Gary Rutkin
Gary.Rutkin@ed.gov
(202) 260-4412 |
Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleipartd/index.html |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Vocational and Adult Education |
Program Name |
Adult Education National Leadership Activities |
CFDA Number |
84.191 |
Program Description |
The Adult Education National Leadership Activities program provides funding for applied research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, and related activities that contribute to the improvement and expansion of adult basic education nationally. Projects supported by this program will generate reports of use to practitioners, researchers, and policy makers and will provide technical assistance to adult education programs. |
Eligible Grantees |
Public and private institutions, agencies, and organizations, businesses, and individuals may apply. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Basic education and literacy programs for adults seeking to obtain an education at the primary or secondary levels will benefit through national evaluation, leadership and/or technical assistance efforts. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$9,000 |
Eligible Activities |
Funds have been provided for: (1) evaluations of "what works" for adult basic education and English as a second language programs; (2) conducting an evaluation of Section 353 State set-aside program; (3) conducting an evaluation of the set-aside for corrections education; and (4) an evaluation of a distance learning initiative, Crossroads Cafe. |
Program Contact |
Cheryl Keenan
Cheryl.Keenan@ed.gov
(202) 245-7810 |
Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/index.html |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Vocational and Adult Education |
Program Name |
Adult Education State Grant Program |
CFDA Number |
84.002 |
Program Description |
The Adult Education State Grant Program provides funding to local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services, family literacy services, and English literacy and civics education programs. |
Eligible Grantees |
The Adult Education State Grant Program provides funding to local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services, family literacy services, and English literacy and civics education programs. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Formula grants are made to designated eligible State agencies (usually Education or Labor) including: local educational agencies, public or private nonprofit agencies, community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, volunteer literacy organizations, libraries, and public housing authorities. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$564,000 |
Eligible Activities |
GED preparation, ESL, adult secondary education, workplace literacy services, family literacy services, and English literacy and civics education programs |
Program Contact |
Cheryl Keenan
Cheryl.Keenan@ed.gov
(202) 245-7810 |
Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find//AdultEd/f-ogrant.html |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Education/Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
Program Name |
Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States |
CFDA Number |
84.126 |
Program Description |
The Vocational Rehab Grants to States program assist States in operating comprehensive, coordinated, effective, efficient and accountable programs of vocational rehabilitation. The program is designed to assess, plan, develop, and provide vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities, consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, and capabilities so they may prepare for and engage in competitive employment. |
Eligible Grantees |
State agencies in all States (including territories/possessions) designated as the sole State agency to administer the vocational rehabilitation program may apply. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services is based on the presence of a physical and/or mental impairment, which for such an individual constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$2,720,192 |
Eligible Activities |
Funds are used to cover the costs of providing vocational rehabilitation services which include: assessment, counseling, vocational and other training, job placement, reader services for the blind, interpreter services for the deaf, medical and related services and prosthetic and orthotic devices, rehabilitation technology, transportation to secure vocational rehabilitation services, maintenance during rehabilitation, and other goods and services necessary for an individual with a disability to achieve an employment outcome. |
Program Contact |
Beverlee Stafford
Beverlee.Stafford@ed.gov
(202) 245-7533 |
Program URL |
http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsabvrs/index.html |
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Department of Health and Human Services
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Agency/Office |
Department of Health and Human Services/Administration of Children and Families |
Program Name |
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program |
CFDA Number |
93.674 |
Program Description |
The Chafee Foster Care Independence program provides funding to assist States and localities in establishing and carrying out programs designed to assist foster youth likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age and youth who have left foster care because they attained 18 years of age, have not yet attained 21 years of age, to make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency. |
Eligible Grantees |
State governments, including the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Children and youth "who are likely to remain in foster care" and former foster care recipients up to age 21. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$45,540 |
Eligible Activities |
Grants may be used to assist youth: to make the transition to self-sufficiency, receive education, training and related services, prepare for and obtain employment, prepare for and enter postsecondary training and educational institutions, provide personal and emotional support to youth through mentors and the promotion of interactions with dedicated adults, and provide financial, housing, counseling, employment, education, other appropriate support and services to current and former foster care recipients up to the age of 21, and to make available vouchers for education and training, including postsecondary training and education to youth who have aged out of foster care. |
Program Contact |
Pam Johnson
(202) 205-8086 |
Program URL |
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/ |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Health and Human Services/Administration of Children and Families |
Program Name |
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) |
CFDA Number |
93.569 |
Program Description |
The Community Services Block Grant program provides assistance to States and local communities, working through a network of community action agencies and other neighborhood-based organizations, for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities, and the empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient. |
Eligible Grantees |
The 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Secretary also provides assistance directly to the governing body of an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization upon application by the tribe. The State agency can subgrant funding to CSBG eligible entities including community action agencies, limited purpose agencies, migrant/seasonal farm work organizations, and local government agencies. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
States make grants to qualified locally-based nonprofit community antipoverty agencies and other eligible entities which provide services to low-income individuals and families. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$630,425 |
Eligible Activities |
The purpose of the Community Services Block Grant program is to provide services and activities to have a measurable impact on causes of poverty in those areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. Education services and activities offered under the CSBG program include: literacy, job training, ABE/GED and post-secondary education. |
Program Contact |
Margaret Washnitzer
mwashnitzer@acf.hhs.gov
(202) 401-9343 |
Program URL |
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Health and Human Services/Administration of Children and Families |
Program Name |
Head Start |
CFDA Number |
93.600 |
Program Description |
The Head Start program provides funding to promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of low-income children, including children on federally recognized reservations and children of migratory farm workers, through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services; and to involve parents in their children's learning and to help parents make progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Head Start also emphasizes the significant involvement of parents in the administration of their local Head Start programs. |
Eligible Grantees |
Eligible grantees include any local government, federally-recognized Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit or for profit agency. Grantee agencies may subcontract with other child-serving agencies to provide services to Head Start children. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
At least 90 percent of the enrollees in a program must come from families whose income is below the poverty guidelines. Training and technical assistance grants are available to Head Start programs and to agencies that provide services to Head Start programs. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$6,168,883 |
Eligible Activities |
Head Start/Early Head Start programs are for children from birth up to the age when the child enters the school system, however, Head Start programs only serve pre-school age children (i.e. children three or four years old) while Early Head Start programs serve children from birth through age three. No less than 10 percent of the total enrollment opportunities in each Head Start program shall be available for children with disabilities. |
Program Contact |
Head Start Bureau
202-205-8572 |
Program URL |
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/ |
Grants.gov Link |
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=1523&mode=VIEW |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Refugee Resettlement |
Program Name |
Targeted Assistance Formula Grant Program |
CFDA Number |
93.584 |
Program Description |
The Targeted Assistance Formula Grant program provides funds for employment services designed to enable refugees to obtain employment within one year of their participation in the program. Services include job training, on-the-job training, child care, and English language training. |
Eligible Grantees |
The State agency designated responsible for the Refugee Resettlement Program is eligible to receive funding for assistance to counties and similar areas in States with large refugee populations, high refugee concentrations, and high use of public assistance, and where specific needs for supplementation of currently available resources |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Persons admitted to the U.S. within the last five years as refugees. Victims of a severe form of trafficking who have received a certified or letter or eligibility from Office of Refugee Resettlement. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$48,590 |
Eligible Activities |
Assistance is limited to employment-related and other social services and includes case management, job training, development and placement, and English language training. |
Program Contact |
Dr. Ken Tota, Director, 202-401-9246, ktota@acf.hhs.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) /Office of Family Assistance |
Program Name |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
CFDA Number |
93.558 |
Program Description |
The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds are distributed by formula to States and provide time-limited cash assistance to needy families and to reduce dependency on welfare by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage and the prevention of out-of-wedlock pregnancies. |
Eligible Grantees |
All States, Territories, District of Columbia and all Federally-recognized Tribal agencies responsible for administering TANF in the 48 continental States and 13 specified entities and Alaska are eligible. For contingency funds, all States and the District are eligible if they are determined to be a "needy State" by satisfying either an unemployment trigger or a food stamp trigger. Territories and Tribes are not eligible for Supplemental funds. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Needy families with children, as determined eligible by the State, Territory or Tribe in conjunction with the State or Tribal plan submitted to the HHS. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$4,227,118 |
Eligible Activities |
The first 20 hours of participation must be in unsubsidized or subsidized employment, work experience, community service, on-the-job-training, vocational training (up to 12 months), job search and job readiness, or providing child care for individuals participating in community service. The remaining hours may be spent engaged in any of these work activities or in job skills training and education directly related to employment. For non-high school graduates, hours above 20 may be spent attending high school, GED courses, or basic skill instruction. |
Program Contact |
Sidonie Squier, Director
202-401-9275
ssquier@acf.hhs.gov |
Program URL |
State TANF: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/
Tribal TANF: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/dts/ |
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Department of Homeland Security |
Agency/Office |
Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services |
Program Name |
N/A |
CFDA Number |
The Office of Citizenship provides educational materials to adult literacy (English as a Second Language and English Literacy/Civics) programs. In the near future the office will also be providing teacher training online and a national conference on civics and citizenship education. |
Program Description |
N/A |
Eligible Grantees |
N/A |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
N/A |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
N/A |
Eligible Activities |
Educational materials to adult literacy (ESL and English Civics) |
Program Contact |
Michael Jones
Michael.R.Jones@dhs.gov |
Program URL |
http://uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/index.htm |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Agency/Office |
Department of Housing and Urban Development/ Office of Public and Indian Housing |
Program Name |
Family Self Sufficiency Coordinators (FSS) |
CFDA Number |
14.871 |
Program Description |
The Family Self Sufficiency program provides funding to staff Section 8 Housing Voucher programs with Family Self Sufficiency Program Coordinators. A Family Self Sufficiency Program Coordinator assures that program participants are linked to supportive services and as such, they work with welfare agencies, schools, businesses, and other local partners to develop a comprehensive program that gives participating Family Self Sufficiency family members the skills and experience to enable them to obtain employment that pays a living wage. |
Eligible Grantees |
Grantees are Public Housing Authorities (PHAs). New grantees are eligible if they have HUD approval to administer a Housing Choice Voucher Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program of at least 25 slots OR they can apply jointly with one or more other PHAs so that between or among them they have HUD's approval to administer at least 25 Housing Choice Voucher FSS slots. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Families who receive assistance under the Section 8 housing choice voucher program are eligible to participate. Specifically, these are very low income families and, on an exception basis, lower income families. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$47,520 |
Eligible Activities |
Eligible activities include: childcare, transportation, education, job training, substance abuse, counseling, household skills training and homeownership counseling. |
Program Contact |
1-800-955-2232, ext. 9 |
Program URL |
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/hcv/fss.cfm |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Housing and Urban Development/Office of Public and Indian Housing |
Program Name |
Public Housing Neighborhood Networks (NN) |
CFDA Number |
14.875 |
Program Description |
The Neighborhood Networks program provides Public Housing Authorities with funding to create community technology centers which provide internet access, job training, and other supportive services to residents of public housing. A grant provided under the Neighborhood Networks program may only be used for the purposes of creating a new Neighborhood Networks center or expanding an existing center. |
Eligible Grantees |
Any interested Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) can apply to establish a Neighborhood Networks center by submitting an NN plan to the Asset Management Branch of its local HUD field office. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Residents of public housing are the only eligible beneficiaries. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$7,425 |
Eligible Activities |
Internet access, computer skills training, job training, adult education, ESL, and GED preparation. |
Program Contact |
Ron Ashford, Director
HOPE VI Community and Supportive Services
(202) 401-8812 x4258 |
Program URL |
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/ross/aboutnn.cfm |
Grants.gov Link |
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=8405&mode=VIEW |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Housing and Urban Development/Office of Public and Indian Housing |
Program Name |
Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Program |
CFDA Number |
14.870 |
Program Description |
The Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency program provides for the needs of public housing residents by offering supportive services, resident empowerment activities, and/or assisting residents in becoming economically self-sufficient. The primary focus of the program is on "welfare to work" and on independent living for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Grant funds may be used for both economic development and supportive services activities, including the employment of project coordinators and/or case managers. |
Eligible Grantees |
Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), tribally designated Housing Authorities (TDHEs), Resident Associations (RAs) such as resident management corporations, resident councils, and intermediary resident organizations, and non-profit organizations supported by residents and PHAs. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Individuals, families, children, youth, adults, and, elderly/persons with disabilities who are residents of conventional public or Indian housing are eligible to receive benefits from the ROSS program. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$37,620 |
Eligible Activities |
Economic development and supportive services activities, including educational programming for youth and adults. |
Program Contact |
Ron Ashford, Director
HOPE VI Community and Supportive Services
(202) 401-8812 x4258 |
Program URL |
http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/pihindx.html |
Grants.gov Link |
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=8404&mode=VIEW |
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Department of Interior |
Agency/Office |
Department of Housing and Urban Development/Office of Economic Development/Office of Community Planning and Development |
Program Name |
Youthbuild |
CFDA Number |
14.243 |
Program Description |
The Youthbuild program provides funding assistance for a wide range of multi-disciplinary activities and services to assist economically disadvantaged youth. The opportunities are designed to help disadvantaged young adults who have dropped out of high school to obtain the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-efficiency and develop leadership skills and a commitment to community development in low income communities. |
Eligible Grantees |
State and local housing agencies or authorities, State or local units of general local government, public and private nonprofit agencies, community action agencies, community development corporations, and any other entity eligible to provide education and employment training. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Very low-income young adults, ages 16 to 24, who have dropped out of high school are eligible. The program emphasizes special outreach efforts to be undertaken to recruit eligible young women. The program permits exceptions for young adults who do not meet the program's income or education requirements but who have educational needs despite attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$49,500 |
Eligible Activities |
Grant funds can be used to fund eligible educational and supportive services and activities composed of basic skills development, and counseling, referral and support services. Funds can also be used for architectural and engineering fees, construction, rehabilitation, acquisition, operating expenses and replacements reserves. If Youthbuild funds are used for these construction related activities, certain housing related restrictions apply. Use of Youthbuild funds in this way will also negatively affect a proposal's chances of being funded. In YouthBuild programs, unemployed and undereducated young people ages 16-24 work toward their GED or high school diploma while learning job skills by building affordable housing for homeless and low-income people. |
Program Contact |
Mark A. Horwath, Director
202-708-2035
Mark_A._Horwath@hud.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/cpdindx.cfm
http://www.youthbuild.org/ |
Grants.gov Link |
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=8398&mode=VIEW |
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Agency/Office |
Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs/Office of Indian Education Programs |
Program Name |
Indian Adult Education |
CFDA Number |
15.026 |
Program Description |
The Indian Adult Education program provides funding to federally recognized Tribal governments to improve the educational opportunities for Indian adults who lack the level of literacy necessary for effective citizenship and productive employment, and to encourage the establishment of adult education programs. All funds must be for direct services. Funds may not be used for administration. |
Eligible Grantees |
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and members of American Indian Tribes. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$2,464 |
Eligible Activities |
Activities funded include: ABE courses, preparation for the GED, life-coping skills such as budgeting, driver training and filing of Federal and State taxes, and continuing education courses such as typing and computer literacy. |
Program Contact |
Office of Indian Education Programs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
MS-3609 MB, 1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
Contact: Garry Martin.
(202) 208-3478
Use the same number for FTS |
Program URL |
http://www.oiep.bia.edu/contact.html
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html |
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Department of Justice |
Agency/Office |
Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Program Name |
Corrections Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation |
CFDA Number |
16.602 |
Program Description |
The Corrections Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation program provides assistance for upgrading correctional programs, services, and techniques at State and local levels. Services are available to the entire range of correctional agencies, including probation, parole, institutions, jails, and community programs. Activities also include the evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and strategies designed to improve the corrections system- including basic skills education and the development of policy or programs. |
Eligible Grantees |
States, general units of local government, public and private agencies, educational institutions, organizations and individuals involved in the development, implementation or operation of correctional programs and services. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
States, general units of local government involved in the development, implementation or operation of correctional programs and services. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
estimated $1,750,000 (need to confirm actual number) |
Eligible Activities |
Awards have been made: (1) to research and develop an information base on classification systems and methods being used in corrections; (2) to design and implement community corrections options: and (3) to conduct communications audits in State departments of corrections. |
Program Contact |
National Institute of Corrections
320 First Street NW., Room 5007
Washington, DC 20534
Telephone: (202) 307- 3106
Toll-free: 800-995-6423 |
Program URL |
http://www.nicic.org/ |
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Department of Labor |
Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration/ Office of Policy and Research/Division of Pilots, Demonstrations and Research |
Program Name |
Employment and Training Administration Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research Projects |
CFDA Number |
17.261 |
Program Description |
The Employment and Training Administration's pilot projects and applied research provides funding to address national employment and training problems that have interstate validity and will aid policymakers and stakeholders in addressing these problems. Grants and contracts awarded for carrying out demonstration and pilot projects under this program are intended to be awarded only on a competitive basis, except that a noncompetitive award may be made in the case of a project that is funded jointly with other public or private sector entities that provide a portion of the funding for the project. |
Eligible Grantees |
State and local governments, federal agencies, private non-profit and for-profit organizations, including faith-based and community-based organizations, and educational institutions. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
The economically disadvantaged and those who are underemployed, unemployed, and/or need to upgrade their skills in order to retain jobs, at-risk youth and/or those who evidence barriers to employability. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$29,700 |
Eligible Activities |
National projects shall include the provision of direct services to individuals to enhance employment opportunities and an evaluation component. Examples of relevant programs include: a $3,199,700 grant to not-for-profit center to provide lean manufacturing training comprised of classroom and workplace-based activities during work hours, with a strong ESL component, a $2,000,000 grant to a workforce investment board to address the training needs of small and medium-sized manufacturers of new and incumbent workers (mainly engineers and technicians) in the areas of innovation, soft skills and ESL. |
Program Contact |
Division of Pilots, Demonstrations and Research
Office of Policy and Research
Employment and Training Administration
U. S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room N-4470
Washington, DC 20210
Contact: Walt Weatherington
(202) 693-3676
weatherington.walt@dol.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.doleta.gov |
Grants.gov Link |
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration |
Program Name |
Title I- Adult Workforce Investment Act Programs |
CFDA Number |
17.258 |
Program Description |
The WIA Title I- Adult Workforce funding provides workforce activities that increase the employment, retention and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by the participants. Most services are provided through the One-Stop Career Centers under three levels of services that are sequential, starting from core, to intensive and to training. Participants who cannot find jobs after enrolling in core services may receive intensive training services. |
Eligible Grantees |
Eligible applicants are the 50 States, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia and the outlying areas and their departments that administer workforce training programs (usually State Dept of Labor). The State agency then allocate funds to local Workforce Investment Boards via formula, who issue RFPs to fund eligible providers through a competitive process. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
All adults over 18 are eligible. Priority for intensive and training services are given to recipients of public assistance and other low-income individuals where funds are limited. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$857,079 |
Eligible Activities |
The Act specifies that most services for adults will be provided through One Stop Career Centers and offered core, intensive and training services. "Core" services include outreach, job search and placement assistance, and labor market information. "Intensive" services include more comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans and counseling and career planning. Those customers who cannot find employment through intensive services may receive "training" services linked to job opportunities in their communities, including both occupational training and training in basic skills. ESL instruction is considered an intensive or training service. |
Program Contact |
Dennis Lieberman Director,
Divisions of Adults and Dislocated Workers and the U.S. Employment Service
Room C-4318
Telephone: (202) 693-3375 |
Program URL |
http://www.doleta.gov |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration |
Program Name |
Title I- Dislocated Workers Workforce Investment Act Programs |
CFDA Number |
17.260 |
Program Description |
The Workforce Investment Act Title I- Dislocated Workers program funds workforce investment activities that increase the employment, retention and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by the participants. Most services are provided through the One-Stop Career Centers under three levels of services that are sequential, starting from core, to intensive and to training. Participants who cannot find jobs after enrolling in core services may receive intensive, and then training services. |
Eligible Grantees |
Eligible applicants are the 50 States, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia and the outlying areas and their departments that administer workforce training programs (usually State Dept of Labor). Funds are allotted based on a statutory formula. The State agency then allocate funds to local Workforce Investment Boards via formula, who issue RFPs to fund eligible providers through a competitive process. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Individuals eligible for assistance include workers who have lost their jobs, including those dislocated as a result of plant closings or mass layoffs; formerly self-employed individuals; and displaced homemakers. National Emergency Grant Program--identical eligibility; also includes certain military personnel and defense employees. Services are targeted on individuals affected by mass layoffs, natural disasters, and Federal government actions. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$1,181,331 |
Eligible Activities |
The Act specifies that most services for adults will be provided through One Stop Career Centers and offered core, intensive and training services. "Core" services include outreach, job search and placement assistance, and labor market information. "Intensive" services include more comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans and counseling and career planning. Those customers who cannot find employment through intensive services may receive "training" services linked to job opportunities in their communities, including both occupational training and training in basic skills. To promote customer choice and involvement in career decisions, participants use an "individual training account" to select an appropriate training program from a qualified training provider. ESL instruction is considered an intensive or training service. |
Program Contact |
Dennis Lieberman, Director
Divisions of Adults and Dislocated Workers and the U.S. Employment Service
Room C-4318
(202) 693-3375 |
Program URL |
http://www.doleta.gov |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration |
Program Name |
Title I- Youth Workforce Investment Act Programs |
CFDA Number |
17.259 |
Program Description |
The Workforce Investment Act Title I Youth program provides assistance to eligible youth in achieving careers and academic and employment success. The program ensures ongoing mentoring and opportunities for training and continued supportive services. Currently, 30 percent of a local area's WIA Title I Youth allotment must be spent on out-of-school youth activities, such as tutoring and instruction leading to secondary school completion. |
Eligible Grantees |
Eligible applicants are the 50 States, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia and the outlying areas and their departments that administer workforce training programs (usually State Dept of Labor). Funds are allotted based on a statutory formula. The State agency then allocate funds to local Workforce Investment Boards via formula. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Individuals, 14-21 years of age with an income below the poverty line, or whose family income is below the poverty line, or 70 percent of the lower living standard income. Individuals must also meet one of the following criteria: deficient in basic literacy skills, a school dropout, homeless, runaway, foster child, pregnant, or a parent, an offender, or requires additional assistance to complete their education and hold employment. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$940,500 |
Eligible Activities |
The Act authorizes the use of funds for youth employment and training activities that will provide eligible youth assistance in achieving careers and academic and employment success; ensures ongoing mentoring opportunities; provides opportunities for training; provides continued supportive services; provides incentives for recognition and achievement; and provides opportunities for leadership, development, decision making, citizenship, and community service. Youth services can include instruction needed to obtain a secondary school diploma, and ESL instruction. Eligible activities may also include ESL literacy instruction and instruction assistance in obtaining a secondary school diploma. |
Program Contact |
Haskel Lowery, Chief
Division of Program Planning and Operations
Telephone: (202) 693-3608
Fax: (202) 693-3532 |
Program URL |
http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/Formula-Funded.cfm |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Agency |
Program Name |
Job Corps |
CFDA Number |
(currently reinstating CFDA number) |
Program Description |
Job Corps Programs provides young people ages 16 to 24 free education and vocational training to assist in obtaining a better job. While enrolled in Job Corps programs, students learn a trade, earn a high school diploma or GED and get help finding a good job. Students will be paid a monthly stipend and the program provides career counseling and transition support to its students for up to 12 months after they graduate from the program. |
Eligible Grantees |
Job Corps centers are operated for the Department of Labor by private companies through competitive contracting processes, and by other Federal Agencies through interagency agreements. Applicants are identified and screened for eligibility by organizations contracted by the Department of Labor. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
The beneficiaries are U.S. citizens or legal residents; meet legal requirements and be ready, willing and able to participate fully in an educational environment. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$1,557,270 |
Eligible Activities |
Following enrollment, job or further academic placement, follow-up and transitional career development support services are provided for eligible students through organizations contracted by the Department of Labor. GED assistance and ESL is included in the provision of services offered at Job Corps Centers nationwide. |
Program Contact |
Grace Kilbane, Director
202-693-3000
kilbane.grace@dol.gov |
Program URL |
http://jobcorps.doleta.gov/jcportal.cfm |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration |
Program Name |
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (National Farmworker Jobs Program) |
CFDA Number |
17.264 |
Program Description |
The National Farmworker Jobs Program provides individual employability development assistance and related assistance for migrant and seasonable farm workers, including their dependents, who are primarily employed in agricultural labor that is characterized by chronic unemployment and underemployment. |
Eligible Grantees |
Eligible grantees for migrant and seasonal farm worker jobs programs are (1) Public agencies and units of government (State and local); and (2) private nonprofit institutions/organizations authorized by their charters or articles of incorporation to operate employment and training programs. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
The beneficiaries are low income individuals and their dependents who have, during any consecutive 12 month period in the 24 months preceding their application for enrollment, been primarily employed in agricultural labor that is characterized by chronic unemployment or underemployment due to the seasonal or migratory nature of the work. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$79,252 |
Eligible Activities |
Programs offered to eligible seasonal farm workers and their dependents may include WIA core services (including initial assessment, One-Stop Center services, job placement and eligibility determination) intensive services developed under a case management system (such as objective assessment, individual employment planning, basic education, allowance payments, dropout assistance, and work experience) training services (such as classroom training that is occupationally specific and on the job training) and related assistance (such as emergency assistance and other supportive services that allow a farm worker to stay employed or continue his or her participation in program activities). |
Program Contact |
Division of Seasonal Farmworker Programs
Office of National Programs
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Room S-4206
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-3843
Fax: (202) 693-3945 |
Program URL |
http://www.doleta.gov/msfw/ |
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Agency/Office |
Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration/Office of Adult Services/Division of Older Worker Programs |
Program Name |
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) |
CFDA Number |
17.235 |
Program Description |
The Senior Community Service Employment Program provides funds to pay for part-time community service job positions in local service agencies (e.g. schools, hospitals, day care centers, park systems) for eligible persons. Program participants cannot be employed in projects involving political or sectarian activities, nor displace workers that perform work under an existing contract. |
Eligible Grantees |
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration makes grant awards available to 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam and Virgin Islands along with thirteen national nonprofit organizations including the U.S. Forest Service. Each local project is required to coordinate its activities with local WIA projects, the State employment service, and the State Office of the Aging. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Adults 55 years or older w/ family income at or below 125 percent of the HHS poverty level. Prospective participants must also certify information relative to age and financial status to determine whether the individual is economically disadvantaged and thus eligible. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$432,311 |
Eligible Activities |
Job placement assistance, including job development and search assistance, supportive services, including the payment of reasonable transportation costs, healthcare and other medical services, job-related or personal counseling, incidentals, child and adult care, temporary shelter, and follow-up services. |
Program Contact |
202-693-3842 |
Program URL |
http://www.wdsc.doleta.gov/seniors/ |
Grants.gov Link |
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do |
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Institute of Museum and Library Services |
Agency/Office |
Institute of Museum and Library Services/ National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities |
Program Name |
Institute of Museum and Library Services |
CFDA Number |
n/a |
Program Description |
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 15,000 museums. Its mission is to grow and sustain a “Nation of Learners” because life-long learning is essential to a democratic society and individual success. Through its grant making, convenings, research and publications, the Institute empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide leadership and services to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and increase civic participation. IMLS supports adult education and literacy through a number of competitive and state grants and programs, such as Museums for America Grants, State Library Programs, Native American/ Native Hawaiian Library Services, National Leadership Grants, 21st Century Museum Professionals, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, and the Partnership for a Nation of Learners program. |
Eligible Grantees |
All types of libraries and museums nationwide, except federal, federally funded, and for-profit libraries and museums. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
IMLS provides leadership and funding for the nation’s museums and libraries, resources these institutions nee to fulfill their mission of becoming centers of learning for life crucial to achieving personal fulfillment, a productive workforce and an engaged citizenry. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$247,144 |
Eligible Activities |
IMLS grants help libraries and museums increase capacity to serve the public, care for and preserve collections, enhance planning, reach for high standards of operation, enter into innovative partnerships linking libraries and museums with schools and other community organizations, use technology to increase public access and improve efficiency, develop digital resources, expand opportunity for underserved communities, leverage support from other public and private sources, and research and care for endangered species. |
Program Contact |
n/a |
Program URL |
http://www.imls.gov |
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Agency/Office |
Institute of Museum and Library Services/ National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities |
Program Name |
21st Century Museum Professionals |
CFDA Number |
45.307 |
Program Description |
The 21st Century Museum Professionals program supports projects that address the preparation of museum professionals for the future by updating and expanding their knowledge and skills. |
Eligible Grantees |
All types of museums, except federally operated and for-profit museums. Private nonprofit museum services organizations or associations that engage in activities designed to advance the well-being of museums and the museum profession may apply. Institutions of higher education, including public and not-for-profit universities, are eligible. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Projects benefit museum professionals, multiple types of museum institutions, or diverse constituencies. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$982 |
Eligible Activities |
This program provides the museum community with support for a variety of training and professional development activities for museum staff members across all types of museums, as well as the collection and dissemination of information to museum professionals and the public. |
Program Contact |
Chris Reich
Senior Program Officer
Phone: (202)653-4685
Fax: (202)653-4608
creich@imls.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryMuseums.shtm |
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Agency/Office |
Institute of Museum and Library Services/ National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities |
Program Name |
Institute of Museum and Library Services- National Leadership Grants |
CFDA Number |
45.310 |
Program Description |
The goal of the State Library Program is to provide funding either directly or through subgrants, for: (1) expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages; (2) developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international electronic networks; (3) providing electronic and other linkages among and between all types of libraries; (4) developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations; (5) targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; and (6) targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children from birth through age 17 from families with incomes below the poverty line. |
Eligible Grantees |
State library administrative agencies that have authority to administer Federal funds and have financial resources sufficient to match the Federal funding requirement may apply. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
Users of libraries and information services will benefit. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$63,746 |
Eligible Activities |
The results of these projects will help equip tomorrow's libraries and museums to better meet the needs of this nation's learners. National Leadership Grant projects enable libraries and museums to help all individuals attain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and resources that enhance their engagement in community, work, family, and society. |
Program Contact |
Mary L. Chute, Acting Director and Deputy Director for Libraries
202-653-IMLS
mchute@imls.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.imls.gov |
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Agency/Office |
Institute of Museum and Library Services/ National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities |
Program Name |
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program |
CFDA Number |
45.313 |
Program Description |
The program supports efforts to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians and the faculty who will prepare them for careers in library science. It also supports grants for research related to library education and library staffing needs, curriculum development, and continuing education and training. |
Eligible Grantees |
All types of libraries may apply, except federal, federally funded, and for-profit libraries. Institutions of higher education, including public and not-for-profit universities and colleges, are eligible. Graduate schools of library and information science may apply as part of an institution of higher education. |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
This program benefits current and future librarians and library school faculty. |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$23,760 |
Eligible Activities |
This program supports the recruitment and education of librarians and library school faculty. It supports grants for research related to library education and library staffing needs, curriculum development, and continuing education and training. |
Program Contact |
Stephanie Clark
Senior Program Officer
Phone: (202)653-4662
Fax (202)653-4601
sclark@imls.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm |
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Agency/Office |
Institute of Museum and Library Services/ National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities |
Program Name |
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture |
CFDA Number |
45.309 |
Program Description |
The National Museum of African American History and Culture Act of 2003 authorizes the Institute of Museum and Library Services, in consultation with the Council and Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, to create a new grant program to strengthen African American museum services. IMLS will make its first grants in this program in 2006. |
Eligible Grantees |
African American History and Culture Museums |
Eligible Beneficiaries |
African American History and Culture Museums |
Historic Appropriation Level (in 000s) |
$842 |
Eligible Activities |
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture provide opportunities for staff of African American museums to gain knowledge and abilities in the areas of management, operations, programming, collections care and other skills identified as a high priority by applicants. Projects may be designed to include staff exchange, education or training, or other strategies that increase the skills needed to improve African American museum services. |
Program Contact |
Chris Reich
Senior Program Officer
Phone: (202)653-4685
Fax: (202)653-4608
creich@imls.gov |
Program URL |
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/AfricanAmerican.shtm |
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