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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. International Development
13. Science and Technology

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Recent Grant and Contract Awards:

Recipient	Amount	Granting Agency
Albany Medical College: Ryan White Part C Outpatient EIS Program	$536,065	HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration
General Electric: Microstructured Optical Fiber for Methane Sensing	$1,438,866	Dept. of Energy - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
Glauconix, LLC: STTR Phase I - Development High-throughput Screening System for Glaucoma Therapeutics Using a Bioengineered Human Eye Tissue	$225,000	National Science Foundation
Health Research, Inc.: Ryan White Title II Formula Grants	$1,851,663	HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration
Health Research, Inc.: State Innovation Models (SIM)	$9,731,260	HHS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mohawk Valley Economic Development District: Economic Development District Planning	$70,000	Economic Development Administration
NYS Department of Health: Cooperative Agreement to Support Establishment of the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Exchanges	$63,826,144	HHS - CMS, Office of Health Insurance Exchange
SUNY Albany: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant - Subsistence Organization In A Traditional Society	$17,185	National Science Foundation
TOTAL	$77,696,183

 

Featured Funding Opportunities and Grant Assistance:

Interested inBuilding or Repairing a Home in Rural New York?  USDA Rural Development Seeks Applications for Grants & Loans - Prospective and current homeowners in Amsterdam, NY are now eligible to apply for USDA funding to purchase, build, or repair a home. USDA Rural Development’s Single Family Housing Program funds can also be used to make energy efficiency improvements or make a home handicap accessible.  For more information please call the Rural Development Schoharie office at (518) 295-8600, ext. 4 or click here.

 

The latest issue of Foundation Center Arts Funding Watch is now available.

 

The latest issue of Foundation Center Education Funding Watch is now available.

 

The latest issue of Philanthropy News Digest is now available.

 

The latest issue of Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin is now available.

 

The latest SBIR Insider Newsletter is now available.

 

The Department of Commerce Week at Glance: 2015 Open for Business Edition is now available.

 

The Department of Commerce Week at Glance: Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Edition is now available.

 

The Department of Commerce Week at Glance: President’s Export Council Edition is now available.

 

The Small Business Administration Bulletin December 7^th Edition is now available.

 

The Small Business Administration Bulletin December 14^th Edition is now available.

 

The Small Business Administration Bulletin December 21^st Edition is now available.

 

The Small Business Administration Bulletin December 28^th Edition is now available.

 

The Small Business Administration Bulletin January 3^rd Edition is now available.

 

The Small Business Administration Bulletin January 11^th Edition is now available.

 

The Small Business Administration Bulletin Special Edition: Finance Your Future with SBA Loan Programs is now available.