Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 16:27:20 +0500 Reply-To: aidsnews@aspensys.com NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases contain information on more than 800 current and archival funding opportunities. These Databases are primarily intended to serve as a starting point for people seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, and information dissemination. The grantmaking agency should be contacted for further information and application procedures. The Clearinghouse makes these databases available to the public through their electronic bulletin board service, NAC ONLINE. Information and assistance about the Clearinghouse and NAC ONLINE can be obtained by calling a Reference Specialist at 1-800-458-5231 or 1800-243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that we do not have in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. In the past week, three new funds have loaded to the Funding Database. These are cited below: ------------------------------------------------------------------ FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Cooperative Agreements for a National System of Integrated Activities to Prevent HIV Infection and Other Serious Health Problems Among Students, Especially Postsecondary Students. (Announcement Number 532) 2) Competitive Supplements for Integrated Children and Family Services. 3) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fair Housing Initiatives Program; 1995 Competitive Solicitation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 12184-064 FUND TITLE: Cooperative Agreements for a National System of Integrated Activities to Prevent HIV Infection and Other Serious Health Problems Among Students, Especially Postsecondary Students. FUND NO: Announcement Number 532 DESCRIPTION: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for cooperative agreements to establish a national system of integrated activities for preventing HIV infection and other serious health problems among the nation's students, especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations. Applicants may apply for funding to carry out activities in one or more of three priority areas: 1) Educate Policy and Decision-Makers; 2) Support Institution-Wide Health Promotion Programs; and 3) Support Preservice Education. Respectively, these areas are intended to: 1) educate and encourage policy and decision-making members of postsecondary institutions to support programs to prevent HIV infection among students, especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations; 2) build the capacity of postsecondary institutions to implement comprehensive integrated strategies designed to prevent HIV infection as part of institution-wide health promotion and disease prevention programs for postsecondary students, especially those in high-risk situations; and 3) provide technical assistance and training to personnel in postsecondary institutions about the skills that health, education, social service, and other professionals need in order to help young people, including students in grades K-12 and those in high-risk situations, avoid HIV infection and other serious health problems. Funds must be used for categorical youth HIV prevention activities. Activities can also be included that support the integration of HIV activities as part of broader programs to improve the health of youth. A one-day technical assistance workshop will be held in Washington DC on or about June 30, 1995. Potential applicants may send no more than two representatives to this meeting. Contact Elizabeth Majestic for further details. TARGET AUDIENCE: 230 - Educators, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 378 - Students, Young Adults, 682 - Colleges, 686 - Professional Schools, 689 - Medical Schools SUBJECT AREAS: Colleges and universities, HIV prevention, Prevention programs, Student health programs, Technical assistance, Training FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $2500000 MINIMUM: $200000 MAXIMUM: $300000 AVERAGE $250000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 10 FUND DURATION: 12 mo. budget period; 5 yr. project period. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Cooperative agreements. Technical assistance. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950724 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Awards will begin on or about September 25, 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Educational Organization, Institution Non Profit Professional Organization, Association Social Service Organization LOCATION: United States and its territories, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States and its territories, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are national education, health, or social service organizations that are private, nonprofit, professional or voluntary. Eligible applicants must have postsecondary institutions or programs as their major focus; and applicants must have the organizational capacity to help develop an ongoing national system of integrated activities to prevent HIV infection and other serious health problems among students, especially postsecondary students and those in high-risk situations. Eligible applicants must have affiliate offices organizations, or constituencies in a minimum of 10 States and territories. LIMITATIONS: These funds may not be used to conduct research. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit original & two copies of Form 5161-1 to funder. CONTACT PERSON: Henry Cassell III Acting Chief Grants Management Branch Procurement and Grants Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Attn: Marsha D. Driggans, Mailstop E16) 255 East Paces Ferry Rd., NE, Rm. 300 Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 842-6523 (404) 842-6513 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: Eliz. Majestic 404-488-5356 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 12184 US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office 255 E. Paces Ferry Rd., NE. Atlanta, GA 30305 PHONE: (404) 842-6548 AREA CODES: 404 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. --------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 21143-002 FUND TITLE: Competitive Supplements for Integrated Children and Family Services. DESCRIPTION: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces the availability of funds to support 3 year supplemental projects designed to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of integrated service delivery approaches for families with children from birth to 7 years of age, who are affected by alcohol, drug abuse and/or mental health disorders or who are at risk for such disorders. These supplemental awards will be made to existing grantees under certain programs of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Eligible applicants will have with a minimum of 3 years of Federal grant support remaining as of September 1995. This limit is imposed in order to enable SAMHSA to evaluate the effects of funding these integrated approaches in a known, well-defined project where the various strengths and other grantee characteristics have already been generally identified. Therefore, the direct effects of the supplemental funding can be better measured than would be possible in an untested environment. Eligible applicants are recipients of funds under the following programs: Cooperative Agreements for ACCESS--Demonstration Projects for Homeless Persons with Severe Mental Illness; Grants for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disorders; The Community Prevention Coalitions Demonstration Grant Program; Substance Abuse Prevention Demonstration Grants for High Risk Youth Populations (excluding Module D-Replications); Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women; Demonstration Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Women and Their Children; and Cooperative Agreements for Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Systems for Rural, Remote and Culturally Distinct Populations. The first 2 programs are funded by CMHS; the second 2 programs are funded by CSAP; and the last 3 programs are funded by CSAT. TARGET AUDIENCE: 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 390 - Women SUBJECT AREAS: Adolescents, Children, Mental health, Substance abuse, Women FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $3000000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 10 FUND DURATION: 3 yr. supplemental projects. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Supplemental awards. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950725 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Awards made no later than September 30, 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Community Based Organization County City Minority Owned Non Profit Social Service Organization State Woman Owned LOCATION: Location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: Location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: For further information, eligible applicants should contact the SAMHSA Project Officers for the existing SAMHSA grants. Questions concerning grants management issues should be directed to SAMHSA Grants Management Specialists for the existing SAMHSA grants. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact current SAMHSA Project Officer for information. CONTACT PERSON: SAMHSA Project Officer Rockwall II Bldg. 5600 Fishers Ln. Rockville, MD 20857 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 21143 US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration Rockville, MD 20850 OTHER NAME: SAMHSA ADAMHA (former name) PHONE: No main phone available AREA CODES: 410 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal --------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 24532-006 FUND TITLE: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fair Housing Initiatives Program; 1995 Competitive Solicitation. DESCRIPTION: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announces the availability of funds to support the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) of FY 1995. FHIP will fund projects and activities designed to enforce and enhance compliance with the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws. FHIP has four components. The Administrative Enforcement Initiative will support enforcement and compliance activities conducted by eligible State and local agencies. Education and Outreach Initiative programs must be identified as national, Fair Housing Month, regional or local, or community-based; and must focus on Fair Housing Act-related education, outreach and services to people with disabilities and/or their support organizations and service providers, housing providers, and the general public. Private Enforcement (PE) Initiative projects should address the discovery, investigation and effective resolution of housing discrimination. Fair Housing Organizations (FHO) Initiative programs may address any of the eligible topics of the PE Initiative; or may propose projects to establish, organize, and build the capacity of fair housing enforcement organizations in unserved and underserved areas. Applicants must submit a separate application for each of the following categories of funding: Administrative Enforcement Initiative activities; National programs under the Education and Outreach Initiative; Regional or local activities under the Education and Outreach Initiative; Community-based activities under the Education and Outreach Initiative; Four-year projects under the Private Enforcement Initiative; Continued Development of Existing Organizations activities under the Fair Housing Organizations Initiative; and Three-year projects under the Fair Housing Organizations Initiative for Establishing New Organizations. TARGET AUDIENCE: 316 - Developmentally Delayed Persons, 332 - Persons with Physical Disabilities, 352 - Minorities, 400 - Persons With AIDS SUBJECT AREAS: Housing FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $14580530 FUND DURATION: Private Enforcement: 4 yrs. Fair Housing Orgs: 3 yrs. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950720 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Date not specified. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Community Based Organization County City Non Profit State LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: To obtain a copy of the application kit, contact the Fair Housing Information Clearinghouse, Circle Solutions, Inc., 8201 Greensboro Drive, Ste. 600, McLean, VA 22102; or call 1-800-343-3442 (voice) or 1-800-290-1617 (TDD). Eligible applicants for the programs include fair housing agencies, fair housing assistance program agencies, fair housing enforcement organizations, qualified fair housing enforcement organizations, community housing resource boards, and organizations formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact funder for information and assistance. CONTACT PERSON: Sharon Bower Office of Fair Housing Initiatives and Voluntary Programs 451 7th St., Rm. 5234 Washington, DC 20410-2041 (202) 708-0800 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 24532 US Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner 451 7th St., SW. Washington, DC 20410 OTHER NAME: HUD PHONE: (202) 708-3600 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1994: 32 funds awarded, total: $25026043