Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:12:49 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC NAC (1) Page 1 of 3 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. Last night, four new and two updated records loaded to the Funding Database. These are cited below and in the following windows: ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Scherman Foundation: General Fund Announcement. 2) Request for Proposals (RFPs): AmFAR AIDS Research Grant Program Awards. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ***************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 13364-001 FUND TITLE: Scherman Foundation: General Fund Announcement. DESCRIPTION: The Scherman Foundation's main interests are conservation, disarmament and peace, family planning, human rights and liberties, the arts and social welfare. In the last two areas, priority is given to those organizations located in New York City. Social welfare grants support organizations concerned with social justice; housing, including housing for people with AIDS (PWAs); public affairs; and community self-help. HIV/AIDS housing projects must be located in New York City. Additionally, family planning support often goes to organizations tangentially or directly involved with HIV/AIDS. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 375 - Homeless Persons, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Community programs, Health care, Housing, Performing arts, Social services, Visual arts FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND DURATION: 1-2 yrs. TYPE OF SUPPORT: General support. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open ended INTENDED AWARD DATE: Open ended. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization RESTRICTIONS: Educational Organization, Institution Individual LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. New York City, NY. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. New York City, NY. LIMITATIONS: Grants are not made to support conferences or symposia, nor specific media or arts productions. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit brief letter outlining proposed use of funds. CONTACT PERSON: Executive Director 16 E. 52nd St., Ste. 601 New York, NY 10022-1002 (212) 832-3086 (212) 838-0154 FAX NO. ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 13364 Scherman Foundation 16 E. 52nd St., Ste. 601 New York, NY 10022-5306 PHONE: (212) 832-3086 AREA CODES: 212 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Scherman Foundation supports conservation, disarmament and peace, family planning, human rights and liberties, the arts and social welfare. Especially in the last two categories, priority is given to organizations in New York City. Social welfare grants support social justice; public affairs; community self-help; and housing, including housing for people with AIDS (PWAs). Recent recipients of funds include Emmaus House (housing for homeless PWAs), Upper Room AIDS Ministry, and a number of general support grants to reproductive health/family planning organizations, such as Planned Parenthood, that provide services to persons with or at risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1992: 139 funds awarded, total: $4089646 1993: 136 funds awarded, total: $4177303 ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 15590-002 FUND TITLE: Request for Proposals (RFPs): AmFAR AIDS Research Grant Program Awards. DESCRIPTION: The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) invites pre-application Letters of Intent for projects in biomedical science research relevant to AIDS. Proposals will be accepted for research grants, short-term scientific awards, and scholar awards. Research grants provide institutionally affiliated M.D. and Ph.D. or equivalent investigators with funds for direct costs of one year of AIDS-related biomedical research. Affiliated post-doctoral investigators can receive financial assistance through short-term scientific awards for short-term study or training at another U.S. institution. Funds are for travel, per diem, housing, plus a host institution payment. Scholar awards are made to researchers with 2-3 yrs of post-doctoral experience. TARGET AUDIENCE: 117 - Researchers, 300 - General Public, Consumers, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Clinical research, Research FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Research grants: $50000; Short-term scientific awards: $5000 FUND DURATION: 1 yr. Scholar Awards: 3 yrs. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Research grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 960123 INTENDED AWARD DATE: July 1996. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Non Profit Research Institution RESTRICTIONS: For Profit Individual LOCATION: United States. US Territories. Puerto Rico (PR). FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: Location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Grants may be awarded, under exceptional circumstances, to institutions in other geographic areas when the investigator is uniquely qualified and the institution is uniquely capable of providing the facilities and resource necessary for the execution of a particular research project. Foreign institutions can apply for short-term Travel Grants and Scholar Awards only if the study will be at a US Institution. Applications must bear the signature of an official authorized to sign for the applicant institution. A limited number of full applications for each program will be solicited from submitted Letters of Intent. Only one application from any scholar, sponsor, laboratory or department will be accepted for Scholar Awards. Letter of Intent must be submitted with AmFAR-supplied cover sheet. A maximum of 10 applications from any one institution may be accepted from any one institution per funding cycle. LIMITATIONS: Grant applications will not be accepted from for-profit entities. Grants will not be made to an individual investigator. Tenured and senior investigators are not eligible under the Scholar Awards program. FAXED letters of intent will not be accepted. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit original and 9 copies of Letter of Intent by 1/26. CONTACT PERSON: Grants Department 733 3rd Ave., 12th Fl. New York, NY 10017 (213) 857-9629 (213) 857-5920 FAX NO. ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 15590 American Foundation for AIDS Research 5900 Wilshire Blvd. 23rd Fl. Los Angeles, CA 90036-5032 OTHER NAME: AmFAR AIDS Research Foundation PHONE: (213) 857-5900 AREA CODES: 213 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) is a national, nonprofit public foundation fighting AIDS through grant-making programs in biomedical and clinical research, education for AIDS prevention, and AIDS-related public policy development. AmFAR seeks to educate people both nationally and internationally about AIDS prevention, treatment, and public policy, stressing the global nature of the epidemic and its universal threat. The core of AmFAR's work is the financial support it provides to research projects through its grants. Basic research grants are made to support "investigator-oriented" research and Scholar Awards enabling scientists to pursue original projects. In collaboration with the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, AmFAR funds pediatric AIDS research and investigator scholarships. Other AmFAR research programs include a Community-Based Clinical Trials program, a Public Policy Research Grants program, and a Social and Behavioral Research program. Through the last program, AmFAR supports programs applying comprehension of risk behaviors to development of prevention initiatives directed towards high risk populations. Other services are offered by the AmFAR offices in New York and Washington. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. TAX NO.: 953986191 Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 10:49:01 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC NAC (2) New/updated funds, cont' Page 2 of 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Special Projects and Demonstrations for Providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Individuals with Disabilities. 2) Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation: General Grantmaking Program. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 22627-010 FUND TITLE: Special Projects and Demonstrations for Providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Individuals with Disabilities. DESCRIPTION: The US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, announces the availability of funds to provide financial assistance to projects for expanding or otherwise improving vocational rehabilitation and other rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Competitive preference will be given to applications that propose the provision of substantial services in Empowerment Zones or Enterprise Communities; and that propose projects contributing to the strategic plan of the Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community and that are made an integral component of the Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community. The Secretary is particularly interested in applications meeting one or more of the following three invitational priorities: 1) Services to Minorities and Women; 2) Services to People with HIV/AIDS; and 3) Rehabilitation Technology. Respectively, these applications should propose to: 1) provide culturally sensitive vocational rehabilitation services and make significant outreach efforts to serve women and minority individuals with disabilities; 2) provide vocational rehabilitation services to people with HIV or AIDS; or 3) address the uses of technology in the successful rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. TARGET AUDIENCE: 311 - Blind Persons, 315 - Deaf Persons, 316 - Developmentally Delayed Persons, 332 - Persons with Physical Disabilities, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Rehabilitation, Training FINANCIAL INFORMATION MINIMUM: $180000 MAXIMUM: $220000 AVERAGE $200000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 15 FUND DURATION: Up to 36 mos. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 951204 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Date not specified. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: County City Non Profit State LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. US territories. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. US territories. There are 9 Empowerment Zones (Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ; Kentucky Highlands, KY; Mid-Delta, MS; and Rio Grande Valley, TX); 2 Supplemental Empowerment Zones (Los Angeles, CA and Cleveland, OH); and 95 Enterprise Communities. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants include State agencies; other public agencies and organizations, including federally recognized Indian tribal governments; and nonprofit private agencies and organizations. For applications and information, interested parties may contact the electronic bulletin boards of the Rehabilitation Services Administration at (202) 205-5574 (2400 bps) or (202) 205-9950 (9600 bps) to order applications; or (202) 205-8494 for information. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Applications available 9/15/95 from application contact. CONTACT PERSON: Pamela Martin U.S. Department of Education Switzer Bldg. 600 Independence Ave., S.W., Rm 3414 Switzer Bldg. Washington, DC 20202-2020 (202) 205-8494 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 22627 US Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 330 C St., SW, Rm. 3006 Switzer Bldg. Washington, DC 20202-2500 PHONE: (202) 205-5467 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Education Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 31937-001 FUND TITLE: Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation: General Grantmaking Program. DESCRIPTION: Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation supports organizations that directly address issues related to heterosexism, homophobia, and sexism. Organizations must demonstrate an understanding of the connections among oppressions and be working actively to eliminate all forms of oppression. In addition, projects must reflect the diversity of the lesbian community in their leadership, membership, constituency, and in the content of their programs. Funding priorities include organizations directed by and targeted to lesbians of color; multicultural / multiracial lesbian organizations; women's organizations, or lesbian and gay organizations that have lesbians in leadership roles, include lesbian issues as an integral part of their work, and are seeking funding for a project that specifically addresses heterosexism and homophobia; projects focusing on community building and coalition work among lesbian organizations and between constituencies for the purpose of promoting a mutual social change agenda; lesbian projects focusing on particular constituencies; and projects in areas where isolation and various factors may present barriers to lesbian visibility and community / organization building. Within these priority areas, Astraea will support cultural / arts projects, publications, research, social services with an integral empowerment component, general support, and film / video projects. TARGET AUDIENCE: 385 - Bisexuals, 386 - Lesbians, 390 - Women, 490 - Women With HIV/AIDS SUBJECT AREAS: Advocacy, Performing arts, Publications, Research, Social services, Visual arts FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Donor-advised grants & funds may exceed $5000. MINIMUM: $500 MAXIMUM: $5000 FUND DURATION: 1 yr. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. General support. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 980915 980215 970915 970215 960915 960215 INTENDED AWARD DATE: January. June. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Individual IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Woman Owned LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. EXPECTED RESULT: Follow-up report due within a year of the grant. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are local, regional and national organizations focusing on organizing, advocacy or educational activities and having the little access to traditional funding sources. A group may receive only one grant in a 12 mo. period, but there is no limit to the number of consecutive year grants an organization may be awarded. There is a separate form for film/video projects. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact funder for information and application. CONTACT PERSON: Ivy Young, Program Director 116 E. 16th St., 7th Fl. New York, NY 10003 (212) 529-8021 (212) 982-3321 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: Email: ANLAF@AOL.COM ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 31937 Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation 116 E. 16th St., 7th Fl. New York, NY 10003 PHONE: (212) 529-8021 AREA CODES: 212 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation is the first nationwide lesbian foundation. It was begun in 1977 by a multi-racial, multi-cultural group of feminist activists to empower all women and girls through financial and organizational support. Grants are made from a General Grantmaking Program, from designated funds, and from donor-advised funds. Recent HIV/AIDS-related grant recipients include the Brattleboro Area AIDS Project; International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Global Lesbian Rights Report; Long Island Gay & Lesbian Youth; and National Women and HIV/AIDS Project. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1995: 86 funds awarded, total: $244770 PUBLICATION(S): Summary of Activities and Programs. Grant Application. Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 11:18:30 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC NAC (3) New/updated funds, cont' Page 3 of 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Hospice Foundation of America: General Fund Announcement. 2) HIV Prevention Needs Assessment: Continuation grants (1995). ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 31940-001 FUND TITLE: Hospice Foundation of America: General Fund Announcement. DESCRIPTION: The Hospice Foundation of America acts as an advocate for the hospice concept of care by conducting programs of public education and information, sponsoring research, participating in public policy initiatives, providing technical assistance to organizations, encouraging the extension of hospice care to persons of all ages and illnesses and working for the include of hospice principles into the broader health care system. Most grants made are supportive of hospice concepts. Grants are made for HIV/AIDS pastoral care, prevention / education, and local fundraising efforts. Pastoral care activities need not be religious but must offer spiritual care. TARGET AUDIENCE: 325 - Families of AIDS Patients, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Bereavement, Counseling, Financial assistance, Hospices, HIV prevention, Persons with AIDS, Prevention programs, Publications, Respite care FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND DURATION: Not specified. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. General support. Fundraising event support. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open ended INTENDED AWARD DATE: Open ended. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Hospice Organization IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Religious Organization LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. Most support to organizations in FL and TX. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: There is no formal application. Submit a letter of interest. The Foundation accepts unsolicited requests. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact funder for information. CONTACT PERSON: David Abrams Senior Vice President 777 17th St., Ste. 401 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 538-9272 (305) 538-0092 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: Toll-free: 800 - 854 - 3402 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 31940 Hospice Foundation of America 777 17th St., Ste. 401 Miami Beach, FL 33139 PHONE: (305) 538-9272 OTHER PHONE: (202) 638-5419 AREA CODES: 305 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: Hospice Foundation of America provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of caring for terminally ill people, with the goal of enhancing the American health care system and the role of hospice within it. Two of the Foundation's high-profile projects include development of "Hospice Manager" software to better track patient care and Medicare billing; and establishment of OUTREACH PROGRAM, a specialized program of care for end-stage AIDS patients. Other activities include establishment of an AIDS Pastoral Care Network in South Florida; publication of A Way of Caring: Hospices and Ryan White (1993); and publication of Hospice for Persons Living with AIDS: Fundamental Issues of Interest (1991). Recent HIV/AIDS-related grant recipients include Family AIDS Network (to establish the Hospice Foundation AIDS Caregiver Award); AIDS Pastoral Care Network (to sponsor needy children for camp for HIV affected and infected children); and AIDS Outreach Center of Ft. Worth (to support a nutrition center providing food to needy AIDS patients). TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. PUBLICATION(S): Annual report. Various hospice publications. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 00233-010 FUND TITLE: HIV Prevention Needs Assessment: Continuation grants (1995) DESCRIPTION: The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), in cooperation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Prevention Services (CDC/NCPS), is offering continuation support to local health departments and community based organizations that are current grantees under the USCM HIV prevention needs assessment program. These funds are intended to further the program's goal of identifying and prioritizing unmet HIV prevention needs within communities. The prevention needs assessment program was carried out in two cycles, and the continuation grants funded programs generated by the needs assessment. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior SUBJECT AREAS: HIV prevention, Prevention programs FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: More than $200000 is available (total unspecified). NUMBER OF AWARDS: 5 FUND DURATION: 1 yr. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Continuation support. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950401 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Date not specified. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Community Based Organization Public Health, Social Services Department LOCATION: United States. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants were 1994 recipients of USCM HIV prevention needs assessment program grants. LIMITATIONS: The prevention needs assessment and associated continuation grants will not be repeated. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact funder for information. Faxed requests preferred. CONTACT PERSON: Ms. Lillie Brown 1620 I St., NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 293-7330 (202) 887-0652 FAX NO. TECHNICAL CONTACT: Larry Tate ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 00233 US Conference of Mayors Health Programs 1620 I St., NW Washington, DC 20006 OTHER NAME: USCM USCOM PHONE: (202) 293-7330 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Social Service Organization ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) AIDS Program was established in Spring 1983 to address the impact of AIDS at the local level. The two major components of the Program are a network of information exchange and technical assistance for localities on innovative and effective AIDS-related policies and programs. USCM has been providing funding for HIV/AIDS education since 1985. In early 1990, USCM initiated a grants program to provide risk reduction and service coordination to persons with HIV infection, their partners, and their families. Recently, USCM has administered the HIV Prevention and Needs Assessment Program and HIV Prevention Programs Targeting Gay and Bisexual Men of Color. In the future, USCM will continue to provide grants for local HIV prevention, although the focus and target audience of these programs will change yearly. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. PUBLICATION(S): Bimonthly newsletter. Database. Service directory.