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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is soliciting applications for Transportations Enhancement (TE) projects for FY2009.  Applications were mailed to Mayors of Cities and Towns, County Commission Chairmen, Presidents of Universities and Colleges.  Enhancements (TE) activities are federally funded, community-based projects that expand travel choices and enhance the transportation experience by improving the cultural, historic, aesthetic and environmental aspects of our transportation infrastructure. TE projects must be one of 12 eligible activities and must relate to surface transportation: 1. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities; 2. Pedestrian and bicycle safety and educational activities; 3. Acquisition of scenic or historic easements and sites; 4. Scenic or historic  highway programs including tourist and welcome centers; 5. Landscaping and scenic beautification; 6. Historic preservation; 7. Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures or facilities; 8. Conversion of abandoned railway corridors to trails; 9. Inventory, control, and removal of outdoor advertising; 10. Archaeological planning & research; 11. Environmental mitigation of runoff pollution and provision of wildlife connectivity; 12. Establishment of transportation museums.  For more details on these 12 areas of eligibility visit www.enhancements.org/12_activities.asp. The federal government provides funding for TE projects through our nation’s surface transportation legislation.  The closure date for submittal of applications and support documents is Friday, October 3, 2008, 5:00 p.m.

Deadline for Proposals is November 14, 2008.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program empowers communities, Tribes, States, and other stakeholders to work together in a timely manner to assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. The Brownfields Program provides grant support for revitalization efforts by funding environmental assessments, individual site cleanups, and community-based revolving loan funds for brownfields cleanup. Applicants submit a proposal for each grant type that they are applying for. Each proposal must address the selection criteria outlined in the guidelines. Electronic copies of the new 2009 Proposal Guidelines are available from the EPA Brownfields Web site at: www.epa.gov/brownfields.   Frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/publications/fy2009faqs.pdf

The purpose of the MetLife Foundation Museum and Community Connections program is to encourage art museums to reach out to large numbers of people of all ages and backgrounds through imaginative programs and/or exhibits that help people understand and appreciate each other and the world. Museums that have been in existence at least five years and are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, or Wisconsin are eligible to apply. Funding may be requested for one or a combination of the following categories: Collaborations, Artist Residencies, Exhibits, and Offsite Programming.
The application deadline is October 17, 2008.
Visit the website listed below to download the Request for Proposal (RFP).
http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,4773,P291,00.html#museum_i

18-part series that covers the entire spectrum of grant proposal development. This series offers step-by-step tutorials, checklists, worksheets, and samples to help guide proposal development. The series will help novice grant writers understand each segment of the process, as well as provide more experienced grant writers with new ideas about how to approach grant writing.
http://www.grantstation.com/Public/News_Views_px/trackstosuccess.asp

This and the other recently posted information comes from the Faith and Community Based Loop, part of the Alabama Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
 

To provide support to entities that need assistance to plan, organize and develop a health care network because they do not have a significant history of collaboration and are not sufficiently evolved to apply for a three year Rural Health Network Development Grant. This support may be sufficient to jumpstart a network into becoming operational and developing strategies for becoming sustainable.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply
WHEN: Applications are due by September 15, 2008
AWARD AMOUNT: Amounting up to $1,700,000
CONTACT: CallCenter@HRSA.gov
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=99865F79-FF7E-4A12-80D6-0C51287F1E14&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup=

In collaboration with the American Library Association, the American Association of School Libraries, and the National Education Association, Dollar General provides support to public school libraries in the company's communities through the Beyond Words program. Libraries that have been severely damaged due to natural disaster, fire, or federally-recognized terrorist acts are eligible to apply for funding to replace or supplements books, media, and/or library equipment. (The impact on the libraries can be through direct loss or through enrollment increases due to displaced/evacuated students.)
Grants generally range between $5,000 and $15,000.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
To learn more, please see http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslawards/dollargeneral/disasterrelief.cfm

The mission of Farm Aid is to keep family farmers on their land. Farm Aid supports nonprofit organizations that work to maintain a family farm system of agriculture and that promote solutions to the challenges facing rural communities. Grants are awarded in the following categories: Growing the Good Food Movement, with emphasis on encouraging new markets for family farmers; Helping Farmers Thrive, including assisting farmers to transition to more sustainable farming practices; and Taking Action to Change the System, which focuses on promoting fair farm policies.
Applications for grants from $1,000 to $40,000 are due on August 31, annually. Grant program details are available on the Farm Aid website. http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723595/k.EE67/Family_FarmersGood_Food_A_Better_America.htm

To provide support to entities that need assistance to plan, organize and develop a health care network because they do not have a significant history of collaboration and are not sufficiently evolved to apply for a three year Rural Health Network Development Grant. This support may be sufficient to jumpstart a network into becoming operational and developing strategies for becoming sustainable.
WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply
WHEN: Applications are due by September 15, 2008
AWARD AMOUNT: Amounting up to $1,700,000
CONTACT: CallCenter@HRSA.gov | https://grants.hrsa.gov/

The FM Global Fire Prevention Grant Program offers seed money to fire departments and related international, national, state, regional, and local organizations for a wide array of fire prevention, preparedness, and control efforts. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for pre-fire planning for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities; fire and arson prevention and investigation; and fire prevention education and training programs. Examples of funded projects include: preventive juvenile fire-setter programs, continuing education courses, digital and specialized cameras, and community outreach initiatives and workshops.

Requests may be submitted throughout the year and are reviewed quarterly.
Please go to http://www.fmglobal.com/page.aspx?id=01060200.

The mission of Farm Aid is to keep family farmers on their land. Farm Aid supports nonprofit organizations that work to maintain a family farm system of agriculture and that promote solutions to the challenges facing rural communities. Grants are awarded in the following categories: Growing the Good Food Movement, with emphasis on encouraging new markets for family farmers; Helping Farmers Thrive, including assisting farmers to transition to more sustainable farming practices; and Taking Action to Change the System, which focuses on promoting fair farm policies.
Applications for grants from $1,000 to $40,000 are due on August 31, annually. Grant program details are available on the Farm Aid website.

http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723595/k.EE67/
Family_Farmers_Good_Food_A_Better_America.htm

Background:
The Rural Alabama Initiative (RAI), a grant program funded by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, provides financial support to seed worthwhile rural initiatives in support of economic and community development.  Over the last two years, Extension has provided over $1,000,000 to fund 84 projects.  Funded RAI projects included community and regional adult and youth leadership development programs, workforce development academies, a technology camp for high school counselors, a high school robotics competition, computer skills training for adults, economic development workshops and training programs, rural tourism, and entrepreneurial programs.  Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to the program, Extension has decided to continue the program for 2009.  
 
Program Description:
The 2009 Rural Alabama Initiative will fund Extension-supported educational initiatives related to community and economic development for Alabama communities.  Grants of between $1,000 and $25,000 will be awarded to fund worthy local projects.  Any County Extension Coordinator (CEC) may submit project proposals. Other organizations also are eligible to apply for the grants, but the proposal must be submitted by a CEC as a partnership project between the requesting organization and Extension.

Priority will be given to projects that: 1) Serve rural constituencies, 2) Involve collaborations among jurisdictions and/or organizations, and 3) provide matching funds to support the project (matching funds may be in-kind/non-cash).

Program Administration:
The Economic & Community Development Institute at Auburn University administers the program.  For questions, please contact:

Mike Easterwood, Senior Outreach Associate
Economic and Community Development Institute
216 Extension Hall
Auburn University, AL  36849
334-844-4704 (phone); 334-844-4709 (FAX)
easterm@auburn.edu

Application Deadline:
Proposals should be sent to the address listed above and must be received by August 22, 2008.

Download the full Rural Alabama Initiative Packet Here:
RuralAlabama.doc


 

The Alabama Power Foundation, in partnership with the Alabama Urban Forestry Association, is accepting applications for the 2008 Community Forestry Program.

Over the past nine years, more than $536,000 has been distributed in tree grants to more than 570 cities, counties, schools, and community groups. Grants have been used to buy thousands of trees for planting in community parks, along roadways, and on school grounds, among other sites. "Plant A Tree in Alabama — Community Forestry Project" grants of up to $2,000 are awarded.

This year, a new "Gateway" award will also be given of up to $4,000 each to six communities to beautify their gateways or welcome-sign areas. Community Forestry Project and Gateway grants are available to local governments (cities, towns, communities); educational institutions (city and county school systems, private schools, and universities); and any 501(c)(3) organization. Information and applications are available at the Alabama Power Foundation Web site. Deadline: September 1, 2008
Contact: Link to Complete RFP http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=222000008

Selma, Alabama - August 12th and 13th, 2008

This FREE, two day training covers the basics of organizational development and grant resources, including special instruction on the HUD’s Logic Model. The training will run from 9:30 – 5 on Day One; 8 – 3:30 on Day Two. Participants must be present for both days to receive a certificate. Detailed syllabus, hotel and restaurant information will be emailed to registrants. Registration is limited; first-come first served. Register on-line at www.hud.gov/alabama. Presented in partnership with: City of Selma; Governor’s Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives; Community Action Association of Alabama; Corporation for National and Community Service; and, the Alabama Association of CDC’s. Location: Carl C. Morgan Convention Center 211 Washington Street Selma, AL. Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps

For more information, contact: John Gemmill, (205) 731-2617, john.gemmill@hud.gov Farmers Market Authority FMA's WAMBLES RE-EMPHASIZES SAFETY OF ALABAMA PRODUCE
Brooke Thorington

 The Southern Partners Fund serves rural communities in the southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Through the Fund's Regular Grants Cycle, support is provided to grassroots organizations striving for progressive fundamental change in the areas of social, economic, and environmental justice.

Applications for this program must be submitted by August 1, 2008. The Fund also accepts applications on a rolling basis for the Katrina relief, technical assistance, and travel grants programs. Please go to http://www.spfund.org/.

The Central Alabama Community Foundation will hold workshops for nonprofit groups looking for grants this month. The foundation supports programs in the areas of health and human services, cultural arts, recreation, preservation and education. The workshops will be offered on July 16, July 17, July 22, and July 23. For more information, call Caroline Montgomery Clark at 334 – 264 – 6223.

The Alabama Forestry Commission seeks to fund a working “Green Infrastructure demonstration project where a functional intact forest is retained, restored, or rehabilitated during urban development to provide an ecological service. This project will be used as a statewide model to educate local governments, developers, and other land use professionals in how to incorporate similar “Green Infrastructure” strategies in urban development. 

By July 2008 RPC member governments should receive their FY2009 funding packet which will include an application to participate in the FY2009 funding cycle.  This program is designed to assist county and municipal governments within RPC’s planning area which includes Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties with the development, adoption, and implementation of various community planning projects.  Grant funds will be used to provide local governments with planning assistance for the development of comprehensive plans, area plans such as town center and neighborhood studies, and management tools such as zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations.  Funds can also be used to undertake relevant studies and analyses including economic, retail/market, historic preservation, and transportation-related analyses.  Each local government will be required to match the dollars requested in its grant applications.  In addition to direct mail, information will be posted on our website www.rpcgb.org by July 1, 2008. 

On June 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register the announcement for this year's Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) grant award competition. Applications will be due on July 31, 2008. For further information on the schedule, how to apply, help links, or for an application, please go to the MDCP website at: http://www.ita.doc.gov/mdcp/ or contact Brad Hess, Manager, Market Development Cooperator Program (202) 482-2969.

The Mix It Up Grants Program, administered by the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, provides $500 grants to youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying, crossing, and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities. Funded projects must promote collaboration across social boundaries — different youth groups, clubs, or community groups working together. Ideally, the project should be created and implemented by youth; however, various adults and community volunteers should also be invited to participate.
Applications are accepted throughout the year. For more information, please see www.tolerance.org/teens/grants.jsp.   

The Southern Partners Fund serves rural communities in the southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Through the Fund's Regular Grants Cycle, support is provided to grassroots organizations striving for progressive fundamental change in the areas of social, economic, and environmental justice.

Applications for this program must be submitted by August 1, 2008. The Fund also accepts applications on a rolling basis for the Katrina relief, technical assistance, and travel grants programs.
Please go to http://www.spfund.org/.

The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust supports nonprofit organizations located in the United States that provide long-term service projects offering direct assistance to disabled veterans and their families. The Trust’s grant-making interests include physical and psychological rehabilitation programs, programs that meet the special needs of veterans with specific disabilities such as amputation or blindness, and shelters for homeless veterans.

Requests are reviewed quarterly; the next application deadline is July 20, 2008.

For more information or print an application, please go to http://www.dav.org/cst/index.html.

The Motorola Foundation, in partnership with the Chicago History Museum, will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth through the Motorola Abraham Lincoln Grants Program. The program will provide grants to projects developed by U.S. civic, educational, and cultural organizations that actively engage the public in the lessons from Lincoln's life. Funded projects should focus on one of the following three themes: bringing history into the future, engaging in current events, or leadership skills. Eligible applicants include schools and school systems; community organizations; arts and culture organizations; museums; universities; and, other nonprofit organizations with programming on diversity, freedom, history, and leadership.
The application deadline is July 30, 2008.
For more information, please see the following website: http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?globalObjectId=8772

Green Communities offers Charrette Grants for up to $5,000 to assist housing developers with integrating green building systems in their developments and engage in a serious discussion of green design possibilities, Enterprise will award planning grants to affordable housing developers to coordinate green charrettes.  A Green Communities Charrette is a working session that will bring together a diverse group of housing development professionals, as well as funders, policymakers, and community stakeholders to integrate sustainable green design principles into affordable housing developments.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/Charrettes.asp

Grantee(s) will be required to submit a research update at the October 2008 meeting of the Alabama Women’s Commission. A final research report should be submitted to the Commission at its January 2009 meeting.  All reporting requirements will be included in detail in the grantee award contract.  Grantees must comply with all applicable state and federal laws. Grantees must begin the project within thirty days of receipt of the grant award.
One or more awards not to exceed $15,000.
Applicants will be notified in writing once the final funding decisions have been made by the Alabama Women’s Commission. All applications must be received no later than June 27, 2008 at 5:00pm CST to the address below. No late or faxed proposals will be accepted.
Sarah Skipper, Executive Director, Alabama Women’s Commission,  202 Marsh Lane, Oxford, Alabama 36203

Is your state facing threats of demolition or abandonment of neighborhood schools?  When new schools are built, can your children to walk to their school?  Do decision-makers understand the many roles schools play within your community?  In addition to reaching educational objectives, do you believe that schools can serve other purposes in your neighborhood?

Concerned about the abandonment of older neighborhood schools and the siting of new schools outside of communities, the National Trust is offering an opportunity for organizations and coalitions in up to five states to analyze their state’s current policies and develop an educational outreach program with policy recommendations to help citizens and officials make informed choices when spending their limited dollars on school facilities. Selected organizations will receive a year of technical assistance and a $6,000 grant to: 1) research state policies and practices; 2) convene a policy summit to develop recommendations; 3) develop educational materials; and 4) hold a press event to announce policy findings. By participating in this program, organizations will secure community-centered schools for their state through the implementation of state-level policies.  The proposal deadline is July 14, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. eastern.

Through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and with support from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the National Trust launched the Helping Johnny Walk to School: Sustaining Communities through Smart School Siting Policies program to help localities site their schools in a way that not only achieves their educational objectives, but also anchors the local neighborhood, supports better public health, creates a cleaner environment, spurs economic development, and offers additional amenities to the community.

Since publishing the seminal work Why Johnny Can’t Walk to School: Historic Neighborhood Schools in the Age of Sprawl and listing the threat to older neighborhood schools on the America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Sites list in 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has continually sought ways to raise awareness about the important link between community vitality and walkable neighborhood schools. This new program is a program of the National Trust Center for State and Local Policy which provides technical assistance, trains advocates, and conducts research on policies that impact the country’s historic resources.  Partners in this work with include authors Constance Beaumont and Tom Hylton, as well as organizations such as Safe Routes to School, The Rural School and Community Trust, and the 21st Century School Fund.

For more information about this issue and details about applying for this new grant opportunity, visit http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/ or contact Renee Viers Kuhlman, Director of Special Projects, Center for State and Local Policy, at Phone: 202-588-6234, e-mail: renee_kuhlman@nthp.org