Date: Wed, 3 May 1995 09:52:09 +0500 Originator: aidsnews@cdcnac.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC-NAC 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 records loaded to the Funding Database. These are cited below: ------------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Adoption Opportunities Program: Field Initiated Applications to Improve Adoption Services to Children with Special Needs. 2) Adoption Opportunities Program: Service Improvements in Special Needs Adoption. 3) Adoption Opportunities Program: Respite Care as a Service for Families who Adopt Children with Special Needs. 4) Announcement of Cooperative Agreement to the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM). ------------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 24383-004 FUND TITLE: Adoption Opportunities Program: Field Initiated Applications to Improve Adoption Services to Children with Special Needs. DESCRIPTION: The Children's Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families announces the availability of fiscal year 1995 funds for grants to assist in supporting the improvement of adoption services for children with special needs. This program provides agencies and organizations involved in the adoption process with an opportunity to present innovative ideas for improving child welfare adoption systems. Projects will address the needs of foster children who are legally free for and have a goal of adoption, especially: 1) minority children; 2) older children; 3) sibling groups; and 4) disadvantaged sub-populations such as drug-exposed or medically fragile infants and foster children with HIV/AIDS. Applications should consider the most problematic areas in serving foster children with special needs for whom adoption is the plan. Proposals must be innovative and cannot be responsive to other priority areas under the Adoption Opportunities Program announcement. TARGET AUDIENCE: 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 339 - Infants, 410 - Children With HIV/AIDS, 419 - Infants With HIV/AIDS SUBJECT AREAS: Children, Foster care, Social services FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Grantee must provide at least 10% of total cost of project. MAXIMUM: $300000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 7 FUND DURATION: 24 mos. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. Matching grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950609 INTENDED AWARD DATE: 4th qtr. of fiscal year (FY) 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: County City Public Health, Social Services Department State LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are State, regional or local public child welfare or adoption agencies and voluntary child welfare or adoption agencies or organizations. The non-Federal (i.e. grantee) financial share of the project may be met by cash or in-kind contributions. LIMITATIONS: The ACYF cannot fund a non-profit applicant without acceptable proof of its non-profit status. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact ACYF for information and application. CONTACT PERSON: ACYF Administration for Children and Families Division of Discretionary Grants 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW 6th Fl. East, OFM/DDG Washington, DC 20447 (800) 351-2293 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 24383 US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Administration for Children and Families Division of Discretionary Grants Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg. Rm. 341-F.2 200 Independence Ave., SW. Washington, DC 20201 OTHER NAME: ACYF ACF PHONE: (202) 690-0049 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 24383-005 FUND TITLE: Adoption Opportunities Program: Service Improvements in Special Needs Adoption. DESCRIPTION: The Children's Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for grants to support the replication of Federally funded adoption models in one of the following categories: (a) termination of parental rights (TPR); (b) minority recruitment; (c) staff training; or (d) post-legal adoption services. TPR grants are intended to facilitate termination of parental rights and therefore reduce delays for children who wait for adoption; minority recruitment grant projects should locate minority families willing and able to adopt minority children; staff training programs will utilize the Special Needs adoption curricula; and post-legal adoption services will be provided continuously to ameliorate the outcomes of special needs adoptions (such as those of children with HIV/AIDS). TARGET AUDIENCE: 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 339 - Infants, 410 - Children With HIV/AIDS, 419 - Infants With HIV/AIDS SUBJECT AREAS: Children, Foster care, Social services FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Grantee must provide 10% of total approved project cost. MAXIMUM: $250000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 5 FUND DURATION: 24 mos. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. Matching grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950609 INTENDED AWARD DATE: 4th qtr. of fiscal year (FY) 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: County City Non Profit Public Health, Social Services Department State LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are State and local public or private non-profit child welfare agencies or agencies having access to the children in need of this service. Agencies or states that have not already demonstrated the models for replication described in this priority area will be given priority consideration. The maximum allowable Federal grant is $150000 for Termination of Parental Rights and Post-Legal Adoption Services; and $100000 for minority recruitment and training. LIMITATIONS: The ACYF cannot fund a non-profit applicant without acceptable proof of its non-profit status. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact ACYF for information & application. CONTACT PERSON: ACYF Administration for Children and Families Division of Discretionary Grants 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 6th Fl. East, OFM/DDG Washington, DC 20447 (800) 351-2293 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 24383 US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Administration for Children and Families Division of Discretionary Grants Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg. Rm. 341-F.2 200 Independence Ave., SW. Washington, DC 20201 OTHER NAME: ACYF ACF PHONE: (202) 690-0049 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 24383-006 FUND TITLE: Adoption Opportunities Program: Respite Care as a Service for Families who Adopt Children with Special Needs. DESCRIPTION: The Children's Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for grants to support the development or replication of a variety of affordable respite care models for adoptive parents of medically fragile or severely physically or emotionally disabled children. TARGET AUDIENCE: 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 339 - Infants, 410 - Children With HIV/AIDS, 419 - Infants With HIV/AIDS SUBJECT AREAS: Children, Foster care, Social services FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Grantees must provide at least 10% of total project costs. MAXIMUM: $450000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 5 FUND DURATION: 36 mos. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. Matching grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950609 INTENDED AWARD DATE: 4th qtr. of fiscal year (FY) 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: County City Non Profit Public Health, Social Services Department State LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are States, local government entities, public or private non-profit licensed child welfare or adoption agencies, university affiliated programs, licensed child care or respite care providers or incorporated adoptive parent groups with experience in working with adoptive populations. LIMITATIONS: The ACYF cannot fund a non-profit applicant without acceptable proof of its non-profit status. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact ACYF for information and application. CONTACT PERSON: ACYF Administration for Children and Families Division of Discretionary Grants 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 6th Fl. East, OFM/DDG Washington, DC 20447 (800) 351-2293 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 24383 US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Administration for Children and Families Division of Discretionary Grants Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg. Rm. 341-F.2 200 Independence Ave., SW. Washington, DC 20201 OTHER NAME: ACYF ACF PHONE: (202) 690-0049 AREA CODES: 202 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Public Health, Social Services Department ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Federal TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Federal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 12184-062 FUND TITLE: Announcement of Cooperative Agreement to the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM). DESCRIPTION: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for a sole source cooperative agreement with the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) to continue supporting: an information exchange program among mayors and other local and State government officials concerning HIV prevention; HIV prevention programs and policy development; and the provision of technical and financial assistance to community-based organization (CBOs), local and State health departments, and others involved in health promotion and disease prevention activities. Currently, there are three major components to the USCM HIV/AIDS program: 1) Collaborative HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants; 2) Research and Technical Assistance; and 3) Community Planning Case Profiles. Through these programs, USCM: 1) provides financial and technical support to health departments and CBOs working together to implement high priority HIV prevention interventions previously identified in needs assessments; 2) analyzes and disseminates information and provides technical assistance to local and State governments, health departments, and CBOs on innovative and effective HIV prevention-related policies and programs; and 3) assists CDC in its assessment of the HIV prevention community planning process. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons, 673 - Community Organizations SUBJECT AREAS: Financial assistance, HIV prevention, Information exchange, Policy development, Technical assistance FINANCIAL INFORMATION AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $2000000 FUND TOTAL NOTE: Amount available in FY 1995. Funding estimate may change. NUMBER OF AWARDS: 1 FUND DURATION: 5 yr. project period; 12 mo. budget period. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Cooperative agreement. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 950125 INTENDED AWARD DATE: May 1, 1995. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Professional Organization, Association LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility is limited to and assistance will only be provided to USCM; no other applications are being solicited. USCM represents city and local officials in approximately 1000 cities with populations of more than 30,000 and provides representation from approximately 2000 additional local health officials. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: None. CONTACT PERSON: Kevin Moore Grants Management Specialist Grants Management Branch Procurement and Grants Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 255 East Paces Ferry Rd. NE, Rm 320, Mailstop E-15 Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 842-6550 ************ 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.