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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. Science and Technology

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Recent Grant and Contract Awards:

Recipient	Amount	Granting Agency
Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc.: Expand ACA Enrollment Assistance Efforts	$25,000	HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration
SUNY Albany: Doctoral Dissertation Research: Izapa Archaeology Project	$25,169	National Science Foundation
SUNY Albany, Center for International Development: Kenya Development Project	$50,000,000	USAID – Agile and Harmonized Assistance for Developed Institutions Project
Whitney M. Young, Jr., Health Center, Inc.: Expand ACA Enrollment Assistance Efforts	$25,000	HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration
TOTAL	$50,075,169

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Featured Funding and Grant Assistance Opportunities:

 

The U.S. Commercial Service is offering a series of three regionally focused webinars designed for U.S. health IT firms interested in entering or expanding into the European market. Get an overview of the Healthcare and Health IT landscape in key European markets. Click here for more information. These sessions are designed to help you build your EU strategy.

 

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The latest Small Business Administration Bulletin is now available.

 

The Truth Behind Government Grants- Financing your small business ventures is likely one of your biggest concerns as an entrepreneur. One route you might be considering is to apply for grants, but there are strict guidelines when it comes to being eligible for any government grants. Click here to find out what you should know.

 

Find Stats for Your Neighborhoodwith the Census Bureau’s New Interactive Map. The U.S. Census Bureau today released Census Explorer, a new interactive map that gives users easier access to neighborhood-level statistics. The map uses updated statistics from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS), also released today