Federal Grant Opportunities: Nov. 2

This summary has been brought to you by the Office of Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20).

If the grant for which you're applying accepts Congressional letters of support, please contact our office to find out how Rep. Tonko can support your request. Grant deadlines and guidelines may change. Please check with the awarding agency before applying.

Federal Funding Announcements:
This summary includes new or updated opportunities in the following areas. Please click on the topic below to view all grant announcements:

  1. Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
  2. Arts and Culture
  3. Business, Jobs and Workforce Development
  4. Children, Youth, Families and Older Americans
  5. Community Development
  6. Crime Prevention, Justice and Public Safety
  7. Education
  8. Energy and Environment
  9. Health
  10. Housing and Homelessness
  11. Infrastructure and Transportation
  12. International Development
  13. Science and Technology

Recent Grant and Contract Awards:

Recipient

Amount

Granting Agency

Albany Medical College: SBIRT Health Professions Student Training

$286,186

HHS Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Empire State Development NYSTAR: NYS’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

$1,200,000

National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST)

Families Together in NYS (Albany): Statewide Peer Network

$100,000

HHS Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Health Research, Inc.: Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and PHEP

$1,564,792

HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NYS Department of Education: School Improvement Grants (grants to states, which then award competitive subgrants to school districts)

$32,658,759

Department of Education

NYS Department of Insurance: Health Insurance Enforcement and Consumer Protections Grant Program

$1,244,446

HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

NYS Department of Labor: Improve States’ Unemployment Insurance Program Operations

$500,000

Department of Labor

Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene (Menands): NYS Youth and Families ACHIEVE

$3,000,000

HHS Center for Mental Health Services

St. Catherine’s Center for Children (Albany): Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

$400,000

HHS Center for Mental Health Services

TOTAL

$40,954,183

 

Featured Funding Opportunities and Grant Assistance:

The Grants.gov system is expected to be closed for routine maintenance at these times (all times are in Eastern Time): from 12:00 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2016 until 6:00 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2016; and also from 12:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, 2016 until 6:00 a.m. December 19, 2016. Applications cannot be submitted when Grants.gov is closed.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the availability of a streamlined version of USDA guaranteed loans, which are tailored for smaller scale farms and urban producers. The program, called EZ Guarantee Loans, uses a simplified application process to help beginning, small, underserved and family farmers and ranchers apply for loans of up to $100,000 from USDA-approved lenders to purchase farmland or finance agricultural operations

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently announced that producers on farms with base acres under the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can begin visiting FSA county offices starting Nov. 1, 2016, to sign contracts and enroll for the 2017 crop year. The enrollment period will continue until Aug. 1, 2017. Click here for more information.

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