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The MacArthur Foundation announced on December 11, 2012, that it was accepting abstracts for its "How Housing Matters to Families and Communities" initiative. This is a 5-year, $25 million research initiative designed to deepen the literature on the effect that investments in housing have on social and economic outcomes, beyond shelter. This year’s competition will proceed in two stages. First, the foundation invites the submission of a research abstract by no later than Friday, January 11, 2013. By Tuesday, March 19, 2013, the foundation will choose a number of abstracts for which full proposals will be invited. Full proposals will be due by Monday, April 29, 2013. These proposals will undergo an external review process with final funding decisions made in September 2013. To learn more about this competition, including criteria for selection and detailed instructions for submitting a research abstract to this year’s competition, please visit the MacArthur Foundation's website.
The Office of University Partnerships is pleased to share with you the following invitation. We celebrate the continued success of the Netter Center as well as the University of Pennsylvania's (Penn's) ongoing dedication to the improvement and empowerment of their surrounding community of West Philadelphia. OUP is honored to have played a role in Penn's community development efforts through our Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) program: Ira Harkavy and the staff of the University of Pennsylvania's Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships invite you to join us at an international conference in celebration of the Netter Center's 20th anniversary. The Netter Center is hosting an International Conference on "The Role of Higher Education-Community-School Partnerships in Creating Democratic Communities Locally, Nationally, and Globally" on November 12-13, 2012 on Penn's campus in Houston Hall. The conference will feature a number of major plenaries and thematic sessions on key topics related to university-community-school partnerships, including college access, nutrition and health, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), arts and culture, education and citizenship, poverty and race, anchor institutions, as well as perspectives from university and college presidents. Penn President Gutmann will be offering remarks and presenting awards during the luncheon on Monday, November 12. Registration, as well as the complete agenda, is now available online. For more information, please visit the Netter Center's website.
Last week, U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan called on America’s youth to take the Stop Bullying Video Challenge. The challenge is for youth to create original 30- to 60-second public service announcements (PSAs) that showcase ways they are taking action against bullying and promoting a culture of kindness and respect in their communities. The PSAs should be informative and entertaining videos that send a positive message to youth about the importance of being "more than a bystander" to bullying in their schools and communities. Full details about the contest, including submission guidelines and rules for eligibility, are available at stopbullying.challenge.gov. The deadline for submissions is 11 p.m. eastern time, October 14, 2012. Youth between 13 and 18 years old are eligible to participate; however, those under 18 years of age must have permission from a parent or guardian. The contest winner will receive a grand prize of $2,000, with the two runner-ups earning $500 each.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) to nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher education. The grants also may be used to conduct feasibility studies, create and implement business plans, and help businesses develop new markets for their products and services. One-year grants up to $175,000 are available. In most cases, grants may be used to pay for up to 75 percent of the cost of establishing and operating rural cooperative development centers. Recipients are required to match 25 percent of the award amount. The grant period should begin no earlier than October 1, 2012, and no later than January 1, 2013. Through this notice, USDA may award up to $5.8 million in grants. The deadline for RCDG applications is August 6, 2012. For additional information, see the June 7, 2012, Federal Register or contact a USDA Rural Development state office. In addition, USDA is offering almost $2.37 million in Rural Development's Rural Business Opportunity Grants (RBOG). This program promotes sustainable economic development in rural communities and regions with exceptional needs. The RBOG program provides training and technical assistance grants for business development, entrepreneurs, and economic development officials and assists with economic development planning. Funding is available to rural public bodies, nonprofit corporations, Native American tribes and cooperatives with primarily rural members that conduct activities for the mutual benefit of the membership. RBOG applications are due August 6, 2012. Application instructions may be obtained from the June 7, 2012, Federal Register, or by contacting a USDA Rural Development State Office.
NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams recently featured the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), a three-time recipient of TCUP funding from OUP. The piece, "American Indian Students Find Refuge in Cultural Curriculum," spotlights how IAIA bridges both educational and cultural gaps through its inclusive curricula, and how it prepares its students for prosperous futures while instilling in them a strength and resilience inspired by their cultural pasts. To view the video and read the accompanying article, please visit MSNBC's DailyNightly section.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is developing a series of community outreach events to: educate small businesses on the Affordable Care Act; become familiar with federal contracting; and identify and pursue contract opportunities with HHS. The next confirmed event is:
These events will feature key government and elected officials and include federal procurement training workshops for attendees. Online registration and additional information is available via hhs-back2business.com. These events are free but pre-registration is required and limited. For additional information or questions pertaining to these events, please contact govmeetings@nccsite.com.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced available funding of $70 million to improve the health of small communities across the nation. Grants will be awarded to governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations across a variety of sectors, including transportation, housing, education, and public health, in an effort to save lives and control the nation’s growing healthcare costs associated with stoppable chronic diseases. The small-community investments are part of the Community Transformation Grant (CTG) program, a comprehensive prevention and wellness initiative launched in 2011 by HHS and administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CTG Small Communities program targets intervention populations of up to 500,000 in neighborhoods, school districts, villages, towns, cities, and counties in order to increase opportunities for people to make healthful choices and improve health. These areas can be specific counties, cities, towns and villages with populations up to 500,000 or neighborhoods, sections, or subgroups of the population (for example, children or seniors) within a metropolitan area. In addition, HHS is continuing to support the initial group of 68 CTG awardees that have the potential to reach approximately 120 million Americans. The CTG Small Communities program grantees will work toward one or more of the five outcome measures described in Section 4201 of the Affordable Care Act: changes in weight, proper nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use, and social and emotional well-being; and align with the five priority areas of the CTG program: tobacco-free living; active living and healthy eating; evidence-based quality clinical and other preventive services, specifically prevention and control of high blood pressure and high cholesterol; social and emotional wellness, such as facilitating early identification of mental health needs and access to quality services, especially for people with chronic conditions; and healthy and safe physical environments. CDC expects to make 25 to 50 competitive grant awards under the CTG Small Communities program, with successful applicants announced in September 2012. The final number of awards will depend on the quality of applications, sizes of communities to be served, sizes of awards, and other factors. Applicants specifically must demonstrate how they can improve the health of their communities through increasing the availability of healthy foods and beverages, improving access to safe places for physical activity, and reducing tobacco use and encouraging smoke-free environments. The awards are one-time funding with a 2-year project period. The deadline for submission is July 31, 2012. Learn more about the CTG program at the CDC website or the Grants.gov posting of this funding opportunity.
The Community Affairs Officers of the Federal Reserve System have announced a call for paper submissions for the eighth Federal Reserve Community Development Research Conference. This conference, entitled "Resilience and Rebuilding for Low-Income Communities: Research to Inform Policy and Practice," will be held April 11–12, 2013, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The goal of the conference is to highlight new action-oriented and academically rigorous research on resiliency and rebuilding initiatives that can directly inform community development policy and practice. This conference seeks to present research that addresses:
Papers addressing these topics and others affecting minority and rural communities are encouraged. Research outside of these specific topics that fit within the underlying themes are also welcome, including research papers on technology innovations for community development, social entrepreneurship, transportation, microenterprise, financial education, and other related topics. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2012. Abstracts or completed papers may be submitted online. Questions may be submitted via email to Karen Leone de Nie at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta at karen.leonedenie@atl.frb.org. To learn more about this call for papers, download the PDF flyer.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced its newly enacted authority to participate in research partnerships with outside entities through non-competitive cooperative agreements. The research that results from these partnerships will inform critical policy questions related to HUD programs, enhancing our knowledge about what works in housing and community development programs. In 2012, HUD is focusing our involvement in research partnerships on projects exploring one of four key priorities: HUD demonstrations; housing as a platform to improve a person’s quality of life; American Housing Survey data; and housing technology. The research partnerships require at least a 50-percent cost share funded by philanthropic organizations or other governmental agencies. Contributions do not include waiver of overhead or similar costs. For more information, please see the Federal Register notice announcing HUD’s non-competitive cooperative agreement authority. Questions should be directed by email to ResearchPartnerships@hud.gov or by telephone to Sarah Schaefer, Office of Policy Development at (202) 402-6846.
We would like to take a moment to congratulate Ophelia Wilson, our grant specialist for OUP’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program. Ms. Wilson was recently awarded the Benjamin Banneker Award by six-time HBCU grantee Alabama A&M University (AAMU) during their Department of Community and Regional Planning’s 30th Annual Benjamin Banneker Awards Banquet. This award is designed to honor the legacy of Benjamin Banneker, our nation’s first Black planner, and is awarded to an individual or organization that has made significant professional contributions to the growth and development of communities and cities. This year, AAMU chose to honor OUP and Ms. Wilson for their leadership in addressing the enormous problems and challenges facing low-income neighborhoods surrounding HBCUs. In letters sent to both Assistant Secretary of Policy Development and Research Raphael Bostic and OUP Deputy Assistant Secretary Sherone Ivey, AAMU wrote that "through the [HBCU] program, HUD has played a momentous and pivotal role in influencing HBCUs to become leaders in local neighborhood building and revitalization efforts. To us, the face and spirit of the HUD HBCU program is embodied in Ms. Ophelia Wilson." Congratulations, Ms. Wilson, for this well-deserved honor!
The Assets for Independence (AFI) Resource Center recently announced the deadlines for its latest application cycles: March 26 and May 25, 2012. AFI is a program administered by the Federal Office of Community Services, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It provides grants to enable community-based nonprofits and state, local, and tribal government agencies to implement and demonstrate an asset-based approach for offering low-income families help out of poverty. HHS awards approximately 60 AFI grants each year. Grants go to a variety of organizations to help them fund Individual Development Accounts and other asset-building strategies. The average grant is $280,000 and covers 5 years. Grantees customize their AFI projects to meet the needs of the populations and geographic areas they serve. Many types of organizations administer AFI projects, including:
To help facilitate a better understanding of their programs, AFI has posted a recently conducted Webinar and accompanying materials to their website. Learn more about AFI's grant programs to determine if your organization qualifies and apply today!
HUD has posted video of a recent Webcast held to help explain the meaning and impact of Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity (also known as the HUD LGBT Rule). Through this rule, HUD has implemented policy to ensure that its core programs are open to all eligible individuals and families regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. This rule follows a January 24, 2011, proposed rule, which noted evidence suggesting that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families are being arbitrarily excluded from housing opportunities in the private sector. The HUD Webcast includes an overview of the final rule provisions, examples and analysis of possible rule violations, and information on where someone would go for assistance if the rule is being violated. This rule, which went into full effect on March 5, 2012, impacts all current HUD grantees, who must ensure that all HUD-assisted housing (including housing rehabilitation) associated with their projects provide equal access for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender tenants and homeowners. Watch the Webcast and visit HUD's LGBT Fair Housing page for more information or questions regarding this rule.
After operating for slightly more than a year, nine-time HBCU grantee University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the City of Pine Bluff have proven that a locally funded and managed micro-loan fund is an effective financial vehicle for spurring local economic development. With a zero default rate, the program, capitalized at $140,000 with equal funding from the two partners, has made micro-loans ranging from $7,000 to $10,000 available to local small businesses. With loan capitalization funding and operational support derived from UAPB's HBCU funding, the Economic Research and Development Center (ERDC) and its Business Support Incubator (BSI) program packaged all loans and provides technical assistance to the businesses. Pine Bluff National Bank, through a servicing agreement, administers and services all loans. Henry Golatt, Director of ERDC and the UAPB-BSI said "the key to the success of the program has been one-on-one personal contact, follow up, and technical assistance. Loan fund participants are required to attend specialized training and events such as the UAPB-BSI third Thursday Business Exchange and Networking provided by the incubator. Unlike ordinary banking relationships, businesses participating in our program have to commit to training and networking. In addition, after each loan closes, the recipients agree to continue to provide pertinent performance information on their businesses such as sales, jobs created, taxes, et cetera, to ERDC." To learn more about UAPB's micro-loan fund, please visit the UAPB NEWS blog.
On March 5, 2012, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Secretary Shaun Donovan appeared on The Daily Show (TDS) with Jon Stewart. Watch his interview here, along with exclusive online-only content provided in the second video:
Please Note: These are third-party videos prepared by TDS and Comedy Central, and does not include closed-captioning.
Communities large and small around the globe face increasingly complex challenges to quality of life that require innovative solutions. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has launched a long-term commitment that it will develop with other partners within the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to help address such problems. Decade of Design: The AIA Urban and Regional Solutions Challenge is conceived as a 10-year commitment to engage architecture schools and other stakeholders in research in a set of targeted areas to address problems facing, urban, suburban, and rural communities in the United States and beyond. To launch the Decade of Design, AIA is partnering with CGI and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) to solicit proposals for research projects in the first of a series of topic areas: design and health. The proposed projects should document the positive impact of design interventions or propose solutions, based on past successes, that can be readily implemented in the future. Through the projects, faculty, students, and practitioners will actively engage stakeholders to ensure that proposed design solutions are a good fit for the communities in which they will occur. AIA will award up to $40,000 in grants, with a maximum of $20,000 for any single project. The deadline for submission of proposals is May 15, 2012. To download the request for proposals, please visit ACSA's website.
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has announced their postdoctoral research awards, which support EERE's mission in energy efficiency and renewable energy by offering recent Ph.D. recipients the opportunity to conduct applied research at universities, national laboratories, and other research facilities. The objective of the EERE postdoctoral research awards is to create the next generation of scientific leaders in energy efficiency and renewable energy by attracting the best scientists and engineers to pursue breakthrough technologies in a highly prestigious postdoctoral research program. To meet this objective, EERE research participants will have access to unique education and training opportunities, top scientists in their field, and state-of-the-art projects and equipment. As a result, innovative technologies will be developed that will have a real impact on the economy by providing energy efficient and affordable technologies; in the environment by providing clean energy technologies; and in the quality of life for all Americans by enhancing their energy choices. Research opportunities will be awarded to qualified applicants to work on collaborative applied research of mutual interest to the applicant, the host facility, and the EERE program sponsoring the award. The award will provide an annual stipend, allowances for health insurance and research-related expenses, and limited reimbursement for relocation expenses. An annual research meeting for participants will be organized and hosted by EERE. The deadline to apply for an EERE postdoctoral research award is May 1, 2012. To learn more about this opportunity, download materials, and apply, please visit the EERE Postdoctoral Research Awards website.
On January 30, 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a press release in which Secretary Shaun Donovan announced new regulations to ensure equal access to housing for all Americans regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Beginning in March 2012, all current HUD grantees must ensure that all HUD-assisted housing (including housing rehabilitation) associated with their projects provide equal access for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender tenants and homeowners. HUD staff within the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity are currently working on preparing training materials to assist grantees in understanding the implications of this new HUD rule. They will also be recording a Webcast later this month that will provide additional information. OUP will post more news as we receive it. We will also provide a link to this Webcast as soon as it has been posted to the HUD website.
Registration is now open for our 2012 OUP National Conference! This conference will be held April 23–26, 2012, at the Roosevelt Hotel in historic New Orleans, Louisiana. We are currently working on finalizing the details for what we believe will be an inspiring and informative event! To see some of what we're working on:
Continue checking Huduser OUP for future updates.
Langston University, rooted in the red clay of Langston City, Oklahoma, and winner of four HBCU grants from OUP, has recently transformed its on-campus HUD/HBCU program office into the Langston University Center for Community Engagement. More than just a name change, the center has broadened the scope of its mission to assist with the economic development of its tri-campus areas. Center staff recently announced the completion in 2011 of a major renovation/rejuvenation of the city's Main Street, which included widening the highway, constructing a 1-mile stretch of sidewalk, and installing 1 mile of street lighting. "This was just one example of the positives that can arise through the partnership between Langston University and the town of Langston City," said Linda Tillman, director for Langston’s Center for Community Engagement. "By working together, we are able to leverage so much more for the community, which is beneficial to the university in building a college town for our students." Currently, the Center for Community Engagement is using its 2010 HBCU funding toward a renovation project for the town’s dilapidated softball field, which would convert it into an NCAA regulation size field. A memorandum of agreement between the town of Langston and Langston University will allow the NCAA-regulated field to become the home of Langston University’s softball team. The Langston Economic Development Authority also provided a sub-grant to help supplement the OUP funding for the softball field. A previous HBCU grant funded the construction of a Fresh Food Farmer’s Market, which is scheduled for completion this June. Since broadening its mission, Langston’s Center for Community Engagement has assisted the town of Langston with numerous revitalization and restoration projects, funded through a variety of sources beyond the original OUP funding that initiated their focus on community improvement. The center's ongoing efforts highlight how OUP funding continues to serve as a catalyst for commitment from anchor institutions to the empowerment and improvement of their surrounding communities. To learn more about Langston's Center for Community Engagement, please visit them online at www.langston.edu/lu-oklahoma_city/hudhbcu_programs.aspx.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University School of Nursing, and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have joined together to announce the Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP). Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, SPHSP hopes to help undergraduate students to increase interest and knowledge of public health and biomedical science careers. SPHSP is designed for students who will have completed at least 2 years of college at the beginning of the program, or recent college graduates (after April 2011) who have not been accepted into a graduate program and who have a minimal GPA of 2.5. African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, people with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged individuals are encouraged to apply. This 10-week summer program that begins May 28, 2012, and ends August 3, 2012, includes: public health coursework at Columbia University; hands-on field experience and immersion in a diverse, economically disadvantaged urban environment; seminars and lectures with public health leaders; and mentoring by faculty members, ensuring student exposure to the breadth and importance of public health as a career option. To apply for admission into SPHSP, please complete the application and mail it for receipt by no later than Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Send complete application package to: Summer Public Health Scholars Program For more information and program application, please visit the SPHSP website or email sphsp-ps@columbia.edu.
To encourage a new generation of urban policymakers and to promote early career research, USAID’s Urban Programs Team, International Housing Coalition (IHC), World Bank, Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project (CUSP), and Cities Alliance are co-sponsoring a third annual paper competition. The competition seeks paper submissions for an upcoming policy workshop and paper competition on urban poverty in the developing world. Winning papers will be published and selected authors will present their papers in a policy workshop to be held in Washington, D.C., in October 2012. The grand prize winner will also present at the World Urban Forum in September, 2012 in Naples, Italy. Papers must be linked to one of the following sub-topics:
Papers should be policy-based and solutions-oriented and should critically examine existing projects and/or propose new strategies for tackling issues related to urban poverty. Papers from a variety of disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary perspectives are appropriate, including (but not limited to): urban planning, economics, political science, geography, public policy, sociology, environment, and anthropology. This call for papers is directed at Ph.D. students and advanced masters degree students. To be eligible, applicants should be currently enrolled in a degree or post-doctoral program. Interested applicants must submit an abstract (500-word maximum limit) and a brief CV to the selection committee by February 20, 2012. Submissions should be sent to Nancy Leahy at nleahy@usaid.gov. A panel composed of members of the sponsor organizations will review submitted abstracts and request full papers from approximately 15 authors. Applicants will be notified in early March whether they will be asked to write a full paper, which will be due by April 30, 2012. To learn more about this call for papers and its requirements, please download the "Reducing Urban Poverty" Call for Papers flyer (PDF; 153KB). For more information, please contact Nancy Leahy at nleahy@usaid.gov. To learn more about last year’s competition, please visit www.wilsoncenter.org/event/reducing-urban-poverty-policy-workshop.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has recently posted to Grants.gov a call for applicants for their Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program. The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. NIFA intends this program to address educational needs, as determined by each institution, within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. Priority will be given to those projects that enhance educational equity for underrepresented students; strengthen institutional educational capacities; prepare students for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States; and maximize the development and use of resources to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs. Grant amounts will range from $150,000 to $450,000. Individual public or private, nonprofit Alaska Native-serving and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions of higher education that meet the definitions of Alaska Native-Serving Institution or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution established in Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1059d.) are eligible institutions under this program. The deadline for applying is March 1, 2012. To learn more about this grant opportunity and to download the electronic application kit, please visit Grants.gov.
On December 6, 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a partnership with GreatSchools, a national nonprofit educational resource for parents. The intent of this new partnership is to give parents living in public housing or who receive HUD Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance greater access to local school information that will help them make more informed decisions about where to send their children to school. Based in San Francisco, GreatSchools is a national nonprofit organization that supports parents through a wide variety of web-based resources. The organization’s flagship offering is a database of school performance information for more than 200,000 public, private, and charter schools across the United States. The user-friendly website also has information about how parents can help their children achieve success in PreK-12, including subject-area worksheets, homework help, and college preparation. GreatSchools and HUD are joining to give parents living in public housing or who receive rental assistance through HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher program the tools to make informed educational choices for their children and become even more involved in their children’s education. To learn more about this partnership, please read HUD's press release.
The White House internship program is now accepting applications for summer 2012 positions! This program provides a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. Although unpaid, this hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today's young leaders, strengthen their understanding of the Executive Office, and prepare them for future public service opportunities. The application period for the summer 2012 White House internship program is now open until January 22, 2012. Those who are interested in participating in this program must be:
All White House interns are expected to intern full-time for the entire term of the program. Please note the following before applying for this program:
To learn more, and to apply, visit the White House internship program website.
On October 20, 2011, the Office of University Partnerships (OUP) held its second Empowerment Series event, "Evidence of Success: Institutions of Higher Education Engaging Communities." In conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), OUP highlighted the successes of three recipients of CNCS's 2010 President’s Community Service Honor Roll: 2009 HSIAC grantee California State University, Monterey Bay; 2008 HSIAC grantee St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; and Raritan Valley Community College from New Jersey. For those who were unable to attend, OUP is pleased to provide you with the following Webcast of that day's events. Please Note: You must have the free Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer to view the following YouTube videos. To activate the closed-captioning option, press the "Play" button and then click the "CC" button located on the bottom right side of the viewing window. The direct link to the YouTube video is: Evidence of Success: Institutions of Higher Education Engaging Communities.
The Office of University Partnerships (OUP), in conjunction with the Anchor Institutions Task Force, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, the Coalition For Community Schools, and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities cordially invites you to "Anchor Institutions: Focus on the Future." In today’s tumultuous economic times, communities need established, dependable ways to achieve sustainability and growth. Anchor institutions—schools, institutions of higher education (IHEs), hospitals, faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations that have deep roots in the community—are longstanding contributors to the community’s stability and strength. Oftentimes, these institutions are the largest employers, purchasers, land owners, and, subsequently, the largest contributors to a community’s economy, thus enhancing their importance as permanent anchors for that community’s well-being. Difficult times have made partnerships between anchor institutions and their communities more important than ever, with many communities depending heavily upon the intellectual capacity and service-learning strengths of these institutions. Additionally, the shared community service expertise among these institutions has led to the realization that anchor institutions, including IHEs, sustain the vitality of our nation’s communities through their far-reaching influence into areas such as education, research, employment, service, housing, job training, purchasing, real estate development, hiring, business incubation, and cultural development. How can we improve these partnerships between communities and their anchor institutions to grant them a more vital role in addressing the problems and challenges that our nation’s communities face? This forum will explore tangible ways that these institutions, in partnership with residents and other community organizations, can better utilize their ample skills and resources to create a brighter future for our nation’s urban communities. Featured participants of this event include:
This event is scheduled for 1-3:30 p.m. on December 1, 2011. The event will be held in the Brook-Mondale Auditorium at HUD Headquarters, located at 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20410. Additional location details will be provided in a follow-up email to those who RSVP to this event. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP to conferences@oup.org by no later than November 22, 2011.
On September 20, 2011, the Office of University Partnerships (OUP) held the first in its Empowerment Series events, "The Key to Unlocking Homelessness in America: Emerging Trends in HUD-Sponsored Research." Featured participants of this event included:
For those who were unable to attend this event, OUP is pleased to provide you with the following Webcasts of that day's events. Please Note: You must have the free Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer to view the following YouTube videos. To activate the closed-captioning option, press the "Play" button and then click the "CC" button located on the bottom right side of the viewing window. Direct links to the YouTube videos are as follows:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) National Program and Miami Dade College–North Campus will be hosting the National Federal Grants Conference and Webcast on Friday, October 21, 2011, from 1 to 5 p.m. eastern time. The theme for this year’s conference is "Advancing Higher Education, Science, and Outreach," and it will explore how government and academic institutions can work as partners to overcome challenges and achieve success. Participants will have an opportunity to interact with federal officials and learn about government funding opportunities. The conference is designed for an audience of researchers, grant writers, educators, and administrators. Space is limited and registration is required. The event is free and open to HSI representatives. The following government agencies will be presenting:
To learn more and to register either for the conference or the Webcast, please visit the conference website, www.2011fedgrants.eventbrite.com.
The Gates Millennium Scholars program will choose 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Scholars also receive personal and professional development through leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career.
The Office of University Partnerships (OUP), in conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), cordially invites you to "Evidence of Success: Institutions of Higher Education Engaging Communities," an Empowerment Series event that focuses on the successes of three recipients of CNCS's 2010 President’s Community Service Honor Roll: 2009 HSIAC grantee California State University, Monterey Bay and 2008 HSIAC grantee St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Additionally, Raritan Valley Community College from New Jersey will be joining us in our discussion. This event is scheduled for 2-4:30 p.m. on October 20, 2011. The event will be held at HUD Headquarters, located at 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20410. Additional location details will be provided in a follow-up email to those who RSVP to this event. We are pleased to welcome these institutions of higher education that are positively impacting their communities, for what will be an inspiring and informative panel discussion. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP to conferences@oup.org by no later than October 17, 2011.
The Office of University Partnerships (OUP) is pleased to announce "The Key to Unlocking Homelessness in America: Emerging Trends in HUD-Sponsored Research," the first in the OUP Empowerment Series, scheduled for 1-3:30 p.m. on September 20, 2011. The event will be held at HUD Headquarters, located at 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20410. Additional location details will be provided in a follow-up email to those who RSVP to this event. Featured participants of this event include:
Our three guest panelists are preeminent researchers in the examination of homelessness issues currently affecting the nation, as well as former recipients of Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant funding from OUP. Additionally, each was a featured contributor in the March 2011 "Discovering Homelessness" edition of Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP to conferences@oup.org by no later than September 16, 2011.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY11 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) winners. The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives.
OUP would like you to know that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Policy Development and Research will be hosting "Advancing Sustainability Performance: A Research and Practice Forum" on September 28, 2011. Sustainability performance is driving a new dialogue about housing policy and practice. This trend can be witnessed in the planning for and implementation of sustainable projects and programs by the public and private sectors. As part of the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities (which also includes the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation), HUD has been looking for ways to coordinate investments and align policies in order to help communities become more livable, affordable, and economically competitive. This forum will highlight key research needs and opportunities facing policymakers, businesses, and advocates in the pursuit of a more sustainable future. The winning proposals for HUD's recent Sustainable Communities Research Grant competition will be presented. Two panels will then discuss the opportunities and challenges for retrofitting multifamily housing and the current state and future directions of sustainability performance metrics, which allow governments, business, and other organizations to define and measure their own visions of sustainability. This forum is scheduled to begin immediately following the end of the National Housing Conference's Solutions for Sustainable Communities event. To register for this forum, please visit HUD USER's online registration page.
The competition encouraged middle and high school students to create business proposals that they would then present to a panel of five judges from the local business, government, and education sectors. The winner of the competition was awarded $100 to fund his proposed project. To learn more about this project and the BizCamp competition, please visit the Savannah Morning News online article.
The Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation has doubled its grant to the American Indian College Fund for Native student scholarships, awarding $20,000 this year for American Indian students who are residents of Colorado or members of Colorado tribes. ”Committed to increasing opportunities for talented and hardworking college bound students, the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation is delighted to partner with the American Indian College Fund. Through this grant award, the Johnson Foundation supports Native students with Colorado roots, helping them to reach their educational goals, and forge a better life for themselves, their families and their communities,” said Jack Alexander, President of the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation. Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, said, “We are delighted that the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation has shown a strong commitment to Native education through its increased grant, which will allow more Colorado Native Americans to succeed by obtaining a college education. Through the generosity of the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation, their scholarship program is creating hope and opportunity for Colorado American Indian communities.” If you are interested in learning more about this scholarship funding and how to apply, please visit the American Indian College Fund website.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), launched an unprecedented new "Sustainable Communities" program to help regions plan for sustainability. In October of 2010, nearly $100 million was awarded through a competitive process to 45 different regions to create and implement regional plans that integrate housing, land use, economic and workforce development, transportation, and infrastructure investments. HUD has recently announced the availability of $67 million for this competitive grant process. In response, PolicyLink has created a guide to help prospective Sustainable Communities applicants effectively address equity in their proposals. The 2011 Equity Guide for Sustainable Communities includes checklists and highlights for each rating factor as well as promising practices from the first round of grants.
PolicyLink, in conjunction with Citi Community Development, will be holding a Webinar on August 2, 2011, at 2 p.m. eastern time. The Webinar, entitled "Overview of the Federal Community Revitalization Policy Agenda: Sustainable Communities, Promise Neighborhoods, Choice Neighborhoods, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, and the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative," will review the important opportunities of recent community revitalization programs, and highlight how your communities can begin to leverage the hundreds of million dollars invested annually to build communities of opportunity in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. To learn more about this Webinar and to register, please visit PolicyLink's website.
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is seeking applicants for the position of Executive Director or their Center for Service and Learning (CSL). IUPUI is one of the outstanding public urban research universities in the United States, located in the heart of Indianapolis, just blocks from the Indiana Government Center and Fortune 500 companies. IUPUI serves more than 30,000 students, including approximately 21,000 undergraduate students. CSL is one of three IUPUI learning-based centers that also include the Center for Research and Learning and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Its mission is to engage students, faculty, staff, and community members in educationally meaningful service that promotes learning and development, advances best practice and research, achieves community goals through partnerships, and furthers the civic engagement mission of IUPUI. As a primary advocate for civic engagement, CSL collaborates with campus academic and support units to promote, develop, and assess civic engagement activities. Required qualifications for this position consist of a Ph.D. in an academic discipline (or equivalent terminal degree), and experience with programs focused on service learning, community service, academic aspects of professional service, and community partnerships. At least 5 years of supervisory, program leadership, and/or academic administrative experience in a related or relevant position is expected, as are experiences in working closely with academic and support service units, appreciating and advocating for diversity, inclusion, and equal access to educational opportunity. The successful candidate will have teaching experience (including service learning courses), faculty development experience, and a strong record of scholarship, including the development of significant grant proposals and success in securing external funding. Candidates are invited to submit an electronic application that includes:
NOTE: Paper applications will NOT be accepted. Download the full text of the IUPUI job posting. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2011, and continue until the position is filled. The starting date for the successful candidate is on or before July 1, 2012. IUPUI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D. Applications should be sent electronically to Ms. Susan Christian, Academic Support Specialist, Office of Academic Affairs, at suechris@iupui.edu. Questions regarding the position should be addressed to Dr. Mary L. Fisher, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at mlfisher@iupui.edu, or (317) 278-1846.
Fresno City College has posted photos and video of the work they are doing thanks in part to the a 2010 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities grant they received. Visit their Shutterfly site and see and hear about their efforts!
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Offices of Sustainable Communities, Water, and Brownfields and Land Revitalization are pleased to announce a joint Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Capacity Building for Sustainable Communities program. HUD and EPA will join forces to competitively award $5.65 million to strengthen the capacity of existing grantees from each agency to create more housing choices, make transportation more efficient and reliable, and support vibrant and healthy neighborhoods for American families. The award program will build upon the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, an innovative interagency collaboration, launched by President Obama in June 2009, between the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), HUD, and EPA to provide more sustainable housing and transportation choices for families and lay the foundation for a 21st century economy. Award recipients will support a growing network of existing and future HUD and EPA grantees that are advancing sustainable regional planning and development. The network of grantees will exchange ideas on successful strategies, lessons learned, emerging tools, and public engagement plans. The Capacity Building for Sustainable Communities grant program will award funds to capacity building service providers who will work directly with grant recipients from the FY10 and FY11 HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning and Community Challenge, HUD Preferred Sustainability Status Communities, and EPA Sustainable Community Technical Assistance and Brownfield Area Wide Planning grant programs. Applications for the NOFA are due July 8, 2011. Nonprofit organizations, local or state public agencies, for-profit organizations, nationally recognized and accredited universities or colleges, or any combination of eligible entities as a Capacity Building Team are eligible to apply for funding. Please visit the HUD website for more information on how to apply. You may also read the official HUD press release for this initiative. Additionally, HUD and EPA will be hosting a Webcast Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 2 p.m. eastern time to discuss this new program. Access this Webcast here.
Due to funds carried over from Fiscal Year 2010, the Office of University Partnerships (OUP) is pleased to announce a second round of funding for its Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grant program. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has made available $880,535 in unobligated FY10 AN/NHIAC money for this special round of funding. Applicants may request up to $440,000 for a 3-year grant performance period. Please note that this special round of funding is not new funding; it is from the money appropriated for the AN/NHIAC grant program in FY10. OUP's minority-serving institution grant programs still will not receive funding in FY11. Accredited institutions that meet the definition of an ANI/NHI and that did not receive an award under the AN/NHIAC NOFA posted on Grants.gov on July 16, 2010, are eligible to apply for these grant funds. Download the AN/NHIAC NOFA announcing this special round of funding and download the FY10 General NOFA. Please follow this link to download the grant application kit and instructions, or visit Grants.gov and choose "Browse by Agency" from the "Find Grant Opportunities" portion of the menu on the left side of the screen, and then choose the Department of Housing and Urban Development from the list of agencies. The application deadline is August 1, 2011.
OUP is pleased to share news that two of our Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grantees have received the President's Higher Education Community Service award as part of the Corporation for National and Community Service's 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This honor roll is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to community service. Of more than 850 applications, only 6 were chosen for recognition. The OUP grantees to win this prestigious honor are 2009 HSIAC grantee California State University, Monterey Bay and 2008 HSIAC grantee St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched two new fellowship programs designed to attract the country's best and brightest scientific minds to work on advanced clean energy technologies: the Postdoctoral Fellowships program and the SunShot Initiative Fellowships program. These programs will prepare budding scientists and engineers for careers in clean energy and increase American economic competitiveness and support job growth by promoting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, an essential part of President Obama's plan to win the future by out-educating and out-innovating the rest of the world. Under the Postdoctoral Fellowships program, DOE is seeking up to 20 postdoctoral fellows whose academic careers have focused on specific topics in the following technology areas: building efficiency, industrial efficiency, vehicles, fuel cells, biomass, geothermal, solar energy, and wind or water power. The Postdoctoral Fellowships program will support research and development of breakthrough technologies over a 2-year period. Selected fellows will be encouraged to pursue innovative, independent new projects in addition to the specific research project area selected by the fellow when applying to the program. Potential self-directed projects might include working with local organizations on topics of local energy efficiency or renewable energy, providing free scientific and technical expertise to a local start-up company, or writing grant proposals for distinct new work. Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships are due by June 30, 2011. Read more information on the Postdoctoral Fellowship program. The SunShot Initiative Fellowships program will select either recent masters or Ph.D. graduates to focus on critical technology innovations that will advance the SunShot goal of reducing the total cost of solar energy systems by approximately 75 percent so that they are cost-competitive with other forms of energy without subsidies by the end of the decade. In the fellowship program, the selectees will aggressively drive innovations in the ways that solar systems are conceived, designed, manufactured, and installed. Selected fellows will work at DOE's Solar Energy Technologies program headquarters in Washington, D.C., and help develop new research and development programs to achieve the goal of $1/watt utility-level installed photovoltaics by 2020. Applications for the SunShot Initiative Fellowships program are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more about the SunShot Initiative Fellowship program.
Rural Dynamics Incorporated (RDI) is holding a Webinar on June 14, 2011, that will focus on an innovative program strategy: the Native American Credit Counselor (NACC) program. Whether community members want to start a business, buy a home, pay off debt, or gain a better understanding of their financial health, strong credit and education is an important building block to individual and community financial success. Understanding opportunities and unique culture can help consumers reach their personal and community goals. This is why NACC was developed. Each Native community is distinct and has a unique history, culture, environment, and sovereign government. Credit counseling and education that is able to take into account these distinctions is more relevant than counseling that does not. Learn more about NACC on the upcoming "Mobilizing Rural Communities" Webinar and why RDI is committed to a self study program to help Native communities develop NACCs at home. Join RDI's Webinar at ReadyTalk on June 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. mountain time. The telephone number is 1-866-740-1260, and the Webinar code is 3853940.
OUP is pleased to announce that the FY11 Notice of Funding Availability has been released for our Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant program. If you would like to post notices on your campus for this year's DDRG funding, please download our DDRG flyer. As previously posted to our site, FY11 funding is not available for the following programs:
As a result of Congressional action on the FY 2011 budget, federal funding was not appropriated for the following OUP programs:
The HBCU grant program was designed to assist HBCUs in expanding their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the purposes of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to establish a regional training/technical assistance center for university-assisted community schools. The purpose of this RFP is to develop a regional center on university-assisted community schools at a university or college that will draw on the expertise of an established university-assisted community school initiative to provide training and technical assistance in a multi-state area. The goals of the regional training center will be to: develop further the funded university’s engagement in its own university-assisted community school initiative, particularly the coordination of the university’s resources; provide training and technical assistance on the university-assisted community school model to interested universities and colleges and their school and community partners in a multi-state area; and work with other institutions of higher education in the funded universitys immediate region to enlist their participation in the local initiative. Penn's Netter Center will contract with the selected university for a period of 3 years, renewable annually. The annual contract will be for $50,000. No indirect costs will be allowable since this gift to Penn does not allow indirect costs. The selected site will have a project director who will work closely with the Netter Center’s director for replication activities, as well as close connection to the local university-assisted community school efforts. The submission deadline for proposals is May 16, 2011, at 5 p.m. eastern time. Applications must be submitted electronically to Joann Weeks, Associate Director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, at weeks@pobox.upenn.edu. Questions regarding this RFP may also be directed to Ms. Weeks at the above email or at (215) 898-0872. Information on the Netter Center’s university-assisted community school model is on its website, www.upenn.edu/ccp.
The Arid Lands Institute, an affiliate of 2009 HSIAC grantee Woodbury University, has partnered with the California Architectural Foundation (CAF) and the AIACC Academy for Emerging Professionals on the 2011-12 William Turnbull Competition, "Drylands Design: An Open Ideas Competition for Retrofitting the American West." For this competition, design teams are invited to generate progressive proposals that suggest to policymakers and the public creative alternatives for the American West—ideas that may be replicated throughout the world. Effective design strategies for sustaining the U.S. West in the face of water scarcity and hydrologic variability brought on by climate change require reaching beyond traditional disciplinary and jurisdictional boundaries. Recognizing that the West requires new, integrated architectures; infrastructures; and urbanisms that promote adaptation and resilience, Drylands Design seeks innovation in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, regional planning, and infrastructure design. Teams are invited to address water supply, water quality, water access, and the interdependency of water and energy. Drylands Design seeks visionary proposals from multidisciplinary design teams that anticipate science and policy perspectives as necessary dimensions of intelligent design response, and exploit beauty as an instrument of resilience and adaptation. This competition will be conducted from August through December 15, 2011, and is open to all architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, engineers, educators, students and others interested in arid lands issues. Awards will include multiple prizes in two categories: Professional and Student. Teams selected from the Professional category will receive research grants to develop and present their work at the Arid Lands Institute’s Drylands Design Conference in Burbank, California, March 22-24, 2012. Selected entries will be included in exhibitions and publications.
Due to an overwhelming response to OUP's training sponsorship collaboration with NeighborWorks America, all slots have now been filled. We thank you all for your continued interest in OUP and its offerings.
On January 4, 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted on Grants.gov a Notice of Public Interest (NOPI) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Transformation Initiative: Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program. HUD has subsequently issued the following correction to this NOPI, which adds an additional $1 million in FY10 funding to the previous amount of $1.5 million, for a new total of $2.5 million. The additional funds are made available by the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities under the Sustainable Communities Initiative. The new deadline to submit preliminary applications will be March 4, 2011. Applicants do not need to download a new application or resubmit their applications as a result of this notice. Download Frequently Asked Questions for this NOPI. Access the Grants.gov information and online application kit for this grant.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announces the availability of up to $500 million in grant funds to be awarded under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants program (TAACCCT). These funds are available to eligible institutions of higher education to serve workers who are eligible for training under the TAA for workers program in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The TAACCCT provides community colleges and other eligible institutions of higher education with funds to expand and improve their ability to deliver education and career training programs that can be completed in 2 or fewer years, are suited for workers who are eligible for training under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program, and prepare program participants for employment in high-wage, high-skill occupations. The targeted population of this program is workers who have lost their jobs or are threatened with job loss as a result of foreign trade. DOL intends to fund multi-year grants to eligible institutions for either developing innovative programs or replicating evidence-based strategies. As a result of this Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA), the Department is helping to ensure that our nation’s institutions of higher education are able to help the targeted population succeed in acquiring the skills, degrees, and credentials needed for high-wage, high-skill employment while also meeting the needs of employers for skilled workers. In accordance with requirements of the TAACCCT, the Department intends to award at least 0.5 percent of the total amount of available funds to eligible institutions in each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The eligible applicants for this SGA are institutions of higher education and consortia of two or more of those eligible institutions. The Department intends to fund grants ranging from $2.5 million to $5 million for individual applicants and from $2.5 million to $20 million for consortium applicants. Grants may exceed the award amount ceiling on two conditions only:
The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is no later than 4 p.m. eastern time on April 21, 2011. A pre-recorded Webinar is now available online from Workforce3One.org. While a review of this Webinar is encouraged, it is not mandatory that applicants view this recording. Applicants are also encouraged to view the online tutorial, Grant Applications 101: A Plain English Guide to ETA Competitive Grants, also available through Workforce3One. To learn more about this funding opportunity, download the Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications PDF, or access additional information and download the online application kit from Grants.gov.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) invites investigators to submit proposals for funding to support scientific research that make use of natural experiments to evaluate the impacts of local, state, and federal policies in the areas of housing and community development. HUD is particularly interested in funding evaluations that can help policymakers determine how to spend taxpayer dollars effectively and efficiently, though other types of projects will also be considered. HUD’s objective in issuing this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is to promote new and innovative ways of forming evidence-based public policy relevant to the agency’s mission of creating strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. Eligible applicants for this funding include nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations located in the United States (HUD will not pay fee or profit for the work conducted under this NOFA), foundations, think tanks, consortia, institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and other entities that will sponsor a researcher, expert or analyst. The application deadline date is February 21, 2011. Learn more about this funding opportunity and download the online application kit from Grants.gov.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) is pleased to announce the release of the following Notice of Public Interest Grant: Homeless Families Demonstration Small Grant Research Program. PD&R is also announcing the availability of approximately $150,000 in grant funding to support research activities that will build off of HUD’s newly launched study of The Impact of Housing and Services Interventions on Homeless Families, which is designed to provide critical information regarding outcomes for homeless families that are provided with different packages of housing and supportive services in an effort to identify "what works best for whom." Cooperative agreements in an amount up to $75,000 will be competitively awarded to researchers who propose innovative and substantive studies that will complement the existing research design, and will be rated on the policy relevance, contribution, and technical merit of the proposed research. The application deadline for this program is February 18, 2011. Access the Grants.gov information and online application kit for this grant.
The Office of University Partnerships (OUP) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released a second round of Fiscal Year 2010 funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Approximately $2.3 million is available for this effort. With these funds, OUP hopes to encourage a broad scope of community outreach and support among our nation’s HBCUs at this time of economic difficulty. Accredited institutions that meet the definition of an HBCU and that did not receive an award under the HBCU NOFA posted on Grants.gov on July 17, 2010, are eligible to apply for these grant funds. Please follow this link to download the grant application kit and instructions, or visit Grants.gov and select "Browse by Agency" from the "Find Grant Opportunities" portion of the menu on the left side of the screen, and then select the Department of Housing and Urban Development from the list of agencies. The application deadline is February 24, 2011.
OUP invites you to save the dates for our Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities-Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (AN/NHIAC-TCUP) 2011 national conference! This conference will be held March 22-25, 2011, at the Westin Moana Surfrider in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii. Download the AN/NHIAC-TCUP 2011 conference agenda(updated March 18, 2011). Check back to Huduser OUP for updates in the coming weeks.
OUP invites you to save the dates for our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 2011 national conference! This conference will be held March 8-10, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Miami in beautiful Miami, Florida. Advanced registration for this conference is now closed. If you have not registered, you will need to do so onsite. Hyatt Regency Miami Telephone Reservations: 1-888-421-1442 Download the HBCU 2011 preliminary conference agenda (updated February 24, 2011).
Hotel reservations are now closed for this event. Download the HSIAC 2011 preliminary conference agenda (uploaded October 29, 2010). Continue checking Huduser OUP for future updates.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY10 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) winners. The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact Federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY10 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY10 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grantees. HSIAC grants are used in partnership with local communities in community economic development projects that foster long-term changes for Hispanic-Serving Institutions and their neighbors. The HSIAC program facilitates numerous partnerships that are successfully addressing critical social and economic issues that this country faces; including poverty, education, housing, healthcare, and local neighborhood capacity building. In addition, the grant program assists colleges and universities in integrating community engagement themes into their curriculum, academic studies, and student activities.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY10 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grantees. This program is designed to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the purposes of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
In honor and support of National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week, running September 12-18, 2010, President Barack Obama hosted a reception at the White House on Monday, September 13. During this reception, Obama spoke to HBCU representatives, at one point telling them that HBCUs "have a partner in me" as well as all government agencies. He also announced that the federal government was committed to investing $850 million into the nation's HBCUs throughout the next 10 years, as a means of supporting Obama's initiative to lead in global college graduation rates by the year 2020. Read more about Monday's reception and view video of President Obama's address at The White House Blog (a transcript for the video included in this blog post, for the hearing impaired, can be accessed via this WhiteHouse.gov link).
On July 16, 2010, HUD posted the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on Grants.gov. The application that was posted, however, did not contain a CFDA number, which resulted in a failure of the form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report, to pre-populate the CFDA number and program name. As a result, some applicants were unable to successfully complete the required form, which resulted in the application not being able to pass the check error process. Because of this error, some applicants were unable to submit an electronic application. To resolve this problem, HUD reposted the TCUP application on August 11, 2010, this time with the proper CFDA number. The reposting requires applicants to complete a new application. Due to this error, HUD is granting an additional 3 days to complete the new application and submit it through Grants.gov. Therefore, the new deadline for TCUP applications is August 19, 2010. Download the revised TCUP application kit from Grants.gov. There are no other changes to the TCUP NOFA. No other OUP grants have been affected by this issue. All other OUP grant deadlines remain the same, August 16, 2010.
In spring 2011, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) will host a conference to highlight early research results from the use of 2009 American Housing Survey (AHS) data. To inform this conference, PD&R invites scholars to propose research papers that apply the special features of the AHS datasets to issues of current interest. Approximately 12 papers will be selected for presentation at the conference, which will be held in Washington, D.C. PD&R is seeking a broad range of proposals that build on existing work, explore new approaches or issues, and recommend ways to improve the instrument. They actively encourage creative applications of AHS data to new issues. Please visit the HUD USER AHS Call for Papers site to review the announcement, special features of the 2009 AHS, and issues of current interest; and submit an abstract by August 30, 2010. You can also download the electronic "Call for Papers" flyer. Questions and comments can be directed to AHSpapers@huduser.gov.
OUP is pleased to announce that the FY10 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) have been announced for the following OUP programs:
FY10 funding is not available for the following programs:
The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) invites scholars and academics to apply for its Sabbatical-in-Residence program. Through this program, researchers on sabbatical have the opportunity to work within PD&R to advance current HUD policy and assist the agency in the transfer and use of new technologies and approaches to solving governmental problems. Assignments will be made under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) mobility program, an effective avenue for involving the academic community in the development and implementation of federal policy and programs. Placement of employees of institutions of higher education and other nonprofits within HUD provides a unique opportunity to partner with the agency in expanding its capacity to fulfill its mission. IPA assignees benefit from program and developmental experience that enhances their regular work. To learn more about this program, please download this flyer or visit HUD USER's Sabbatical-in-Residence program page. Applications must be submitted electronically by October 29, 2010. Please submit questions about the program and/or completed applications via e-mail to sabbatical@huduser.gov.
OUP is pleased to share news of a currently available two-volume publication that spotlights the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grant program and its grantees. Each year, HUD provides grants to help HBCUs advance development efforts in their surrounding communities. HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) offers an analysis of how these projects are implemented, and of the resulting experiences, successes, and lessons learned. Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Three Case Studies of Experiences in Community Development is a two-volume compendium of PD&R's findings. Volume I summarizes the successful strategies and lessons learned from the grant program in general, and from three HBCU grant recipients in particular. Volume II contains full in-depth case studies of the use of HBCU grant funds by Benedict College in South Carolina, Tennessee's LeMoyne-Owen College, and Texas Southern University in Houston. To learn more about this two-volume publication, including where you can download it or purchase hard-copy versions, please visit the HUD USER publication page for this study. Those interested in sharing word of this publication may also download the HUD USER publication flyer, for electronic or print dissemination.
On June 7, 2010, HUD and Grants.gov published the FY10 Notice Of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section for its discretionary programs. This notice provides prospective applicants for HUD’s competitive funding with the opportunity to become familiar with the General Section in advance of publication of any FY10 NOFAs. As indicated in Appendix A, all anticipated OUP NOFAs will be released between June-July 2010, including:
Please note that the information regarding NOFA programs and schedules is subject to the availability of appropriations. As HUD receives appropriations, HUD may elect to amend the anticipated dates, estimated funds available, and/or program requirements that may appear in the published NOFAs. Any amendment to HUD published NOFAs will be made available to the public through a Federal Register publication and published on Grants.gov. OUP encourages all who are considering applying to become familiar with the requirements of this General Section, particularly with Grants.gov registration requirements and submission instructions. Submission instructions must be adhered to in order to have a successful submission. Applicants are also advised to provide copies of the General Section to all persons who will be working on the application. Download FY10 HUD NOFA General Section (Adobe PDF; uploaded June 7, 2010).
The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), in conjunction with the Educational Testing Service (ETS), has announced the third annual Outstanding Dissertations Competition. The 2011 competition is open to those who have completed a dissertation between June 1, 2008 and August 1, 2010 that either focuses on Hispanics in higher education or on select disciplines by an Hispanic student. AAHHE and ETS are providing an opportunity to spotlight top doctoral students and, at the same time, reward excellence in Hispanic student performance at the doctoral level. Details about the competition and recognition for the winners are available at AAHHE's "Outstanding Dissertations Competition" section of their website. Please share the competition guidelines with your faculty, recent doctoral graduates, and current candidates who are eligible and encourage their participation. Note that the first deadline for participation in the competition is September 7, 2010. The top three winners will:
First, second, and third place winners will receive a monetary award of $5,000, $2,000, and $1,000, respectively, and the announcement will be widely disseminated to AAHHE and ETS listservs.
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Department of Planning and Urban Form invite applications for Planning and Urban Form Research Fellowships in support of major research projects. In this solicitation, they are seeking research proposals that address the theme of climate change, including:
Researchers who have not previously worked with the Lincoln Institute are particularly encouraged to submit their proposals. Applications are due by email on or before April 1, 2010. If you have further questions, please contact fellowships@lincolninst.edu.
The Webinar "Universities in Partnership: Strategies for Education, Youth Development, and Community Renewal" is now available online as an archived presentation. The original Webinar was conducted February 2, 2010, by Ira Harkavy and his colleagues Matt Hartley (University of Pennsylvania), Henry Taylor (University of Buffalo), Linda Greenough McGlynn (private practitioner), and Gil Noam (Harvard). To view this archived Webinar, please visit PEAR Webinar's website and click on the button at the top marked "Archive." This event, hosted by PEAR at Harvard University and McLean Hospital and the University of Minnesota, examined the relationship between universities and communities and how, throughout the past two decades, a democratic, engaged civic university movement has developed across the United States. A central feature of this movement has been university-community partnerships in which Institutions of Higher Education work with organizations and schools in their local community. Much of this work has focused on the education and development of young people. Over time, significant change has occurred regarding both the quantity and quality of partnerships, and intriguing models have been developed. Nevertheless, significant challenges remain. The struggle to achieve transformative democratic practice in the face of seemingly intractable obstacles resides at the heart of this discussion. How can we take stock of the current situation and make progress? How can we develop a two-way relationship between universities and colleges, and schools and community organizations? The discussion was based upon "Universities in Partnership," a recently published issue of New Directions for Youth Development, a publication of PEAR and Jossey-Bass Publishers.
The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD) is looking for research or policy briefs, case studies (up to 2,500 words), and full articles (up to 8,500 words) on best community-development practices related to:
The deadline for this call for papers is June 5, 2010. Briefs, case studies, and articles should focus on illustrative programs or projects, survey results, literature reviews, and public policy that are related to—but not limited to—land-use planning and regulation, health ordinances or their implementation, training and educational programs, marketing systems or value chains, partnership development, systems approaches, issues of scale, and farm-neighbor relations. JAFSCD is particularly interested in holistic approaches that combine community and economic development with environmental protection. For more information on this call for papers, please visit JAFSCD's website.
OUP invites you to register now for our 2010 national conference, "Communities and Universities: Making a Difference in Challenging Times"! This year's event will take place April 19–22, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas. Online registration is now closed. If you would rather not use our secure online registration form, you may register via email or fax using one of the following two forms:
Download the OUP National Conference brochure (posted February 4, 2010). Download the tentative conference agenda (updated March 31, 2010). Room Rate: $117/night plus 16.75-percent tax (single/double occupancy)
Airport Information: San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is located 8 miles from the hotel. Transportation is available from the airport via taxi ($22 one way) or Airport Express ($18 one way). Please be sure to check back regularly for more information on this spectacular conference!
OUP is pleased to announce the FY09 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) winners. The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact Federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY09 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grantees. HSIAC grants are used in partnership with local communities in community economic development projects that foster long-term changes for Hispanic-Serving Institutions and their neighbors. The HSIAC program facilitates numerous partnerships that are successfully addressing critical social and economic issues that this country faces; including poverty, education, housing, healthcare, and local neighborhood capacity building. In addition, the grant program assists colleges and universities in integrating community engagement themes into their curriculum, academic studies, and student activities.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY09 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY09 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grantees. This program is designed to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the purposes of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY09 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.
Please note that FY09 funding is not available for the following programs:
Please note that a second round of announcements is expected soon. FY09 funding is not available for the following programs:
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has scheduled a series of visits to U.S. and international locations to discuss the state of Hispanic higher education. The "HACU on the Road" tour plans to include the following Mexican cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. Plans also call for programs to be conducted in the following U.S. cities: Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Miami, Fullerton (CA), Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York, San Diego, San José, Phoenix, Atlanta, and San Antonio. Currently confirmed 2009 visits include the following:
At each location, HACU President and CEO Antonio Flores will serve as the keynote speaker. According to HACU, the initiative is "designed to promote national and international dialogue about the state of Hispanic higher education among chancellors, presidents of colleges and universities, superintendents of Hispanic-serving school districts, corporate leaders, and other supporters of Hispanic higher education. HACU’s legislative priorities for the 111th Congress will also be discussed."
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 General Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), originally released in the Federal Register on December 29, 2008, has been amended. Foremost among the amendments is the fact that, for the FY09 grant cycle, applicants will not be required to submit their applications electronically via Grants.gov. Further guidance on this change will be available in the individual program NOFAs forthcoming from OUP. To read more about this and additional changes, please download the Federal Register General NOFA amendments.
With partial funding from a Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships (URAP) Community Design grant from OUP, Tulane University's School of Architecture (TUSA) has made significant advances in developing and implementing its URBANbuild program, an outreach community design and construction program, as a center for post-Katrina reconstruction efforts in the greater New Orleans area. TUSA is pleased, therefore, to announce it has launched its redesigned project website, URBANbuild | designBUILD. The website and the work highlighted therein represents the combined efforts of many students, staff, and faculty.
The editors of the Journal of Community Practice (JCP) have issued a call for paper abstracts for a special service-learning issue that should build on existing literature and address one or more areas related to the service-learning theme:
Authors should send an extended abstract (2-3 pages/ 750-100 words) and bibliography that describes their proposed contribution. All abstracts should be submitted in electronic format only by February 28, 2009, to Ana Santiago, JCP Managing Editor, at jcp@acosa.org. Authors of selected abstracts will be notified to submit full manuscripts for anonymous peer review by May 2009. All works must be original and previously unpublished. Questions should be directed to Senior Editor of this special issue, Tracy Soska, at tsssw@pitt.edu. To learn more, please download the JCP call for paper abstracts. JCP is an interdisciplinary journal designed to provide a forum for the development of knowledge related to numerous disciplines, including social work and the social sciences, urban planning, social and economic development, community organizing, policy analysis, urban and rural sociology, public administration, and nonprofit management. JCP is sponsored by the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA), and published by Taylor & Francis. For more information on ACOSA and on JCP publication guidelines, please visit www.acosa.org.
OUP is pleased to announce the release of volume 10, number 3 of Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research. This edition of Cityscape, entitled "Design and Disaster: Higher Education Responds to Hurricane Katrina," is devoted to the design and planning work conducted by Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs) in response to Hurricane Katrina. Many of these IHEs received OUP funding through our special Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships-Community Design grant. You can access this edition in two ways: electronically in PDF format, or you can request hard-copy editions from HUD USER. For either option, please visit HUD USER's Cityscape website.
HUD will be conducting a Webcast/satellite broadcast on the recently released fiscal year (FY) 2009 Notice Of Funding Availability (NOFA) General section. This event will take place on January 7, 2009, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. eastern time. The Webcast/satellite broadcast will cover the following items:
There will be time during the broadcast for questions and answers. Satellite coordinates for this broadcast are:
To view the Webcast online, visit HUD's Webcast section. (Please note that to view Webcasts, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer; HUD provides a tutorial page on how to download and install RealPlayer.) For those who will not be able to watch the broadcast on January 7, HUD will add it to the HUD archive for future viewing. OUP will post when the broadcast has been archived.
On December 29, 2008, the Federal Register published HUD's FY09 Notice Of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section for its discretionary programs. This notice provides prospective applicants for HUD’s competitive funding with the opportunity to become familiar with the General Section of HUD’s FY09 NOFAs, in advance of publication of any FY09 NOFAs. This year, HUD plans to publish its NOFAs as they are approved for publication and not in a combined SuperNOFA. HUD believes that by making this change, the NOFAs will be available earlier in the fiscal year. To assist applicants in this transformation, HUD is publishing the anticipated schedule for release of HUD’s FY09 NOFAs in Appendix A. The following release date information is provided in Appendix A on all OUP grant programs:
Please note that the information regarding NOFA programs and schedules is subject to the availability of appropriations. As HUD receives appropriations, HUD may elect to amend the anticipated dates, estimated funds available, and/or program requirements that may appear in the published NOFAs to reflect HUD’s FY09 appropriations act, when enacted by Congress. Any amendment to HUD published NOFAs will be made available to the public through a Federal Register publication and published on www.grants.gov. Applicants are advised to become familiar with the requirements of this General Section, particularly with applicant Grants.gov registration requirements and submission instructions. Submission instructions must be adhered to in order to have a successful submission. Applicants are also advised to provide copies of the General Section to all persons that will be working on the application. Download FY09 HUD NOFA General Section (Adobe PDF; uploaded January 5, 2009).
On December 5, 2008, the Federal Register released their Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Opportunity To Register Early and Other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission Via Grants.gov. This notice provides instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under HUD’s FY09 grant programs available through Grants.gov, including changes to the Grants.gov registration process scheduled for January 2009. The registration instructions provide details of what steps an applicant needs to do to register now as well as after the Grants.gov website provides its new authentication service. In addition, the notice provides information on how applicants can sign up for RSS feed services to obtain information on funding opportunities available from Grants.gov. HUD believes that by facilitating a better understanding of the electronic submission process, applicants will be able to more easily make the transition to electronic application submission. HUD advises potential applicants to carefully read this notice and immediately begin the registration process or renew their registration from prior years. For further information, please contact the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight at (202) 708–0667. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Insitutes of Health (NIH), is very excited to announce the open enrollment for the Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) program. The INRO program is intended for students who are from populations underrepresented in biomedical research who are interested in exploring career opportunities in the areas of allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases. INRO participants will have the opportunity to:
The 4-day exploratory program takes place in Bethesda, Maryland, on the NIH campus, February 2-5, 2009. Students' expenses for travel, hotel accommodations, and meals will be paid. Candidates who have a strong academic standing and an interest in exploring a research career in the areas of allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases are eligible for this program. The application period for this program is August 15-October 15, 2008. To learn more about this program and to apply online, please visit the INRO website.
The Ford Foundation has announced that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Diversity Fellowships Program for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching. The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. To facilitate this goal the Fellowship grants awards at the predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral levels to students who demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity, and a desire to enter the professoriate. The Fellowship makes the following annual awards:
Those who wish to apply must be:
Application deadline dates are:
For information regarding specific fellowship program goals and eligibility requirements and to access online applications, please visit the Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships home page. Applicants can also contact the Fellowships office at:
OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) and Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) winners. The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact Federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives. The EDSRG program assists eligible doctoral students cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. This program also supports and encourages new scholars to share their research findings through presentations at scholarly conference and/or publication in a refereed journal.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity is pleased to present "Getting Involved: Our Families, Our Community, Our Nation," a special event to kick off this year's Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15, 2008). This event will be held 11 a.m.-12 noon, September 16, 2008, in the auditorium at HUD Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event will include a welcome from HUD Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi and opening remarks from HUD Secretary Steven C. Preston. This year's keynote address will be given by Ivette A. Fernandez, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison. Additionally, HUD has invited former HUD Secretary Mel Martinez as a guest speaker for this year's gathering. We are also pleased to welcome Sambos Caporales, who will give a cultural performance. This year's Mistress of Ceremonies is Anna P. Guido, from the Office of Administration.
The workshops will provide information on everything from academic requirements to how to obtain a variety of financial aid. The workshop series dates and locations are:
To learn more about these workshops, please visit HSF online at www.hsf.net.
Applicants that had difficulties submitting an electronic application for assistance in response to a notice of funding availability (NOFA), for which the deadline date has passed, may submit a request for QAR by September 5, 2008. Applicants having difficulties submitting an electronic application for assistance, in response to a NOFA for which the deadline date has not passed, may submit a request for QAR, beginning at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on the day following the deadline date, and must do so by 12:01 a.m. 15 days later. Requests for QAR must be submitted by email to the appropriate program contact listed in the appendix to the Federal Register announcement of the QAR to facilitate timely receipt. The contact for submitting a request for QAR for the following OUP programs is Susan Brunson:
Susan Brunson may be contacted via email at susan.s.brunson@hud.gov. When submitting the appeal electronically, please place in the subject line the program name, applicant name, and any Grants.gov Call-Center ticket number(s).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on July 29, 2008, that it is now accepting applications for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The purpose of this program is to ensure the vitality of the scientific and technological workforce in the United States and to reinforce its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in the relevant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. NSF Fellows are expected to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering. These individuals will be crucial to maintaining and advancing the nation's technological infrastructure and national security as well as contributing to the economic well being of society at large. GRFPs are intended for individuals in the early stages of their graduate study. All applicants are expected to have adequate preparation to begin graduate level study and research by Summer or Fall of 2009. In most cases, this will be demonstrated by a bachelor's degree earned prior to Fall 2009. Applicants may pursue graduate study at an institution in the United States or affiliate with a foreign institution that grants a graduate degree. Prospective Fellows are responsible for all logistical arrangements required for affiliation with the foreign institution including living arrangements and securing any necessary passports or visas. NSF expects to award 900-1,600 Graduate Research Fellowships under this program solicitation pending availability of funds. All awards will be for a maximum of 3 years usable over a 5-year period. The anticipated award date is late March 2009. Fellowship applications must be submitted by the prospective Fellow. Applicants must register with Fastlane at https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/ prior to submitting an application and must affiliate with an accredited U.S. university, college, or nonprofit academic institution or appropriate international institution of higher education offering advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics prior to activating the Fellowship award. The application deadlines for GRFP vary based on the branch of study being pursued and range from November 3-12, 2008. To learn more about GRFP, including specific deadlines and eligibility requirements, please read NSF's complete program announcement. Download the Grant.gov online application package.
HUD is currently conducting Webcasts/satellite broadcasts on their latest SuperNOFA, which HUD announced on May 7, 2008. The Webcast on NOFAs relating to the Office of University Partnerships is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 1:30–5 p.m. eastern time (10:30 a.m. Pacific time). Satellite coordinates for the SuperNOFA broadcast are:
To view the Webcast online, visit HUD's Webcast section. (Please note that to view Webcasts, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer; HUD provides a tutorial page on how to download and install RealPlayer.) If you are unable to watch the live broadcast, HUD archives their Webcasts within 5-7 business days of original airing. OUP will post a link to the archived Webcast when it becomes available.
Please Note: FY08 funding is not available for the following programs:
HUD will be conducting a Webcast/satellite broadcast on how to correctly complete the electronic Logic Model form, which will be a mandatory component of all of OUP's FY08 grant application kits. The Logic Model broadcast is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 2008, 2–5 p.m. eastern time (11 a.m. Pacific time). Satellite coordinates for this broadcast are:
To view the Webcast online, visit HUD's Webcast section. (Please note that to view Webcasts, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer; HUD provides a tutorial page on how to download and install RealPlayer.) HUD typically uploads their Webcasts to their Archive Section within 7-14 business days of the original airing.
On March 10, 2008, the Federal Register released their Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Opportunity To Register Early and Other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission Via Grants.gov. This notice provides instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under HUD's grant programs available through Grants.gov, including OUP's grant programs. Through this notice, HUD is encouraging applicants to complete or update their Grants.gov registration, in advance of HUD posting its FY08 grant opportunities. HUD found that issuing an Early Registration Notice eliminates many last minute registration issues, and allows applicants time to ensure that all steps in the registration process have been completed. This Notice also provides time for applicants to have their questions addressed regarding the registration and submission processes. HUD strongly encourages prospective applicants for FY08 HUD grants to register or update/renew their registration for application submission via Grants.gov as soon as possible by following the instructions in this notice. HUD anticipates that it will post its funding opportunities in the spring of 2008. For further information, please contact the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight at (202) 708–0667. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
OUP is pleased to announce that it will offer eight technical assistance workshops this year for its Historically Black Colleges and Universities grantees. These workshops will be offered June-November 2008. Locations and specific dates will be forthcoming. Topics for this year's workshop series include:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requests capacity building proposals from 1994 Land-Grant Institutions for the Tribal Colleges Extension Program. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to projects that increase knowledge of bioenergy and biomass conversion; assist farmers and ranchers to increase efficiency of agricultural production systems; and/or improve management of forest and rangelands, including land, air and water. USDA expects to make $945,000 available for these grants. Applicants must submit their applications through Grants.gov by 5 p.m. eastern time, on February 22, 2008. For more information, please read the request for proposals. You may also contact Joan Gill at serdegrants@csrees.usda.gov.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests proposals from 1994 Land-Grant Institutions for the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program. Eligible institutions may propose projects in any discipline of the food and agricultural sciences. Examples include, but are not limited to:
$1 million is expected to be made available for these grants. Applicants must submit their applications through Grants.gov by 5 p.m. eastern time, on February 19, 2008. For more information, please read the request for proposals. You may also contact Salei'a Afele-Fa'amuli at sfaamuli@csrees.usda.gov.
Interns will assist a cross-disciplinary team in performing specific tasks; interactions will be with Sandia's renewable energy staff, Native American tribes interested in renewable systems, and Sandia's American Indian Outreach Committee. Those who are interested in learning more about the internship and applying may download the internship announcement and questionnaire. Interested applicants may also visit the internship program's Web site. Applications must be postmarked by February 22, 2008.
For FY08, CSREES will require electronic submission for the majority of its programs; The HSI education program will only accept electronic applications in PDF format for this funding cycle. The expected deadline for the FY08 HSI education grant program application is February 8, 2008. Applicants should try to acquire a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) registration number at least 2 months prior to the application deadline. This can be completed at Grants.gov Registration. Download the CSREES PowerPoint presentation (in PDF format) to learn more about the HSI education grants program. Those with questions or concerns regarding this grant should contact John Miklozek at (202) 720-1793, or by e-mail at HSIGrants@csrees.usda.gov.
The deadline for submissions has been extended to 5 p.m. eastern time on October 10, 2007. The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary student community service and service-learning programs, thereby encouraging growth in the number of college students engaged in community service and service-learning each year. In 2007, the Honor Roll will focus on two categories: General Community Service and Special Focus Area, which for 2007 is service that supports improved high school graduation and college readiness of youth from disadvantaged circumstances. All colleges and universities that made meaningful contributions to community service during the 2006-07 academic year are invited to apply, and applications are due October 10, 2007. Applicants and honorees for the 2006 Honor Roll must reapply for consideration for this year’s program. The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and is sponsored by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, the USA Freedom Corps, and the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development. A number of higher education associations, including the American Council on Education and Campus Compact have endorsed the Honor Roll and are encouraging member institutions to apply.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) and Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) winners. The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact Federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives. The EDSRG program assists eligible doctoral students cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. This program also supports and encourages new scholars to share their research findings through presentations at scholarly conference and/or publication in a refereed journal.
Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research is seeking articles documenting work by university-based architecture, landscape architecture, or planning programs to aid in the Gulf-region's disaster recovery process. Specifically, articles are sought documenting built or substantially completed projects, including homes, parks, and other community development projects. Articles will be published in the July 2008 issue. The issue will be edited by Kathleen Dorgan, AIA, Dorgan Architects; Michael Monti, Ph.D., ACSA executive director; and Kinnard D.Wright, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The goal of this issue is to document both the products and the processes by which university faculty, staff, and students worked with local residents in addressing the residents' needs and concerns. Articles should include descriptions and images of the planning, design, and construction process. Preference will be given to articles that also include a critical evaluative component. This may include responses to such questions as:
Articles may, but are not required to, document projects carried out under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships (URAP) or Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) programs and other HUD funding programs. Submissions should include images embedded in the paper, with captions for each, and should be prepared for double-blind review by removing the names of universities, authors, or other individuals involved in the work. Submit articles by November 15, 2007 to cityscape@hud.gov, Attn: Kinnard D. Wright. Contact Kathleen Dorgan at dorgan@kdorgan.net or Michael Monti at mmonti@acsa-arch.org with questions about issue content. Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research strives to share HUD-funded and other research on housing and urban policy issues with scholars, government officials, and others involved in setting policy and determining the direction of future research. Cityscape focuses on innovative ideas, policies, and programs that show promise in revitalizing cities and regions, renewing their infrastructure, and creating economic opportunities. A typical issue consists of articles that examine various aspects of a theme of particular interest to our audience.
The program is seeking proposal abstracts that are practical, creative, and are well rooted in theory. Proposal abstracts should translate from theory to model or vice versa. For example, an exemplary existing project or activity can be transformed or explained by a generic model that is well rooted in theory. Furthermore, it should be feasible to enact into new legislation. This is neither a purely academic exercise nor a best practice competition. Although the program is seeking proposals for the domestic urban agenda, it is recognized that non-domestic research, literature, projects and activities proposed -- especially in developing countries -- may be relevant and such innovations are encouraged to the extent they represent potentially viable models for the United States. Proposal abstracts will be accepted in each of the following categories: 1) affordable and sustainable housing, 2) neighborhood based economic development, and 3) financial services to low-income communities. An award of $20,000 will be given to winners in each of the three categories. There will also be three $2,500 cash awards given to the second place winners of each category. Total awards will amount to over $65,000. Proposal abstracts will be evaluated by key criteria including originality/creativity; practicality/utility and financial feasibility for legislative implementation. All applicants must include a representative of an institution of higher education (this includes junior colleges). The educational institution must team with one or more of 1) a local government entity and/or 2) a non-profit organization. Teams partially comprised of students are encouraged. Communities are urged to take the initiative and partner with higher education institutions. The evaluation process will be a two-step process. For Step I there will be a desk review by selected experts in the field of community development. These screeners will cull the proposal abstracts down to three finalists in each category. For Step II of judging, national experts will be empanelled and announced prior to Step II of the judging. This panel of judges will make the award decisions. These judges will also be invited to participate in the award ceremony and day long National Urban Initiatives Conference, which will take place at Clark University on September 18 and 19, 2008. The winning policy papers will be presented at the conference. The two-step process will begin with the RFP/Call for Papers issued in September 2007 and the submission of Step I Proposal Abstracts will be due January 25, 2008. Step I of judging will be from February 1, 2008 to March 14, 2008 and all applicants will be notified of Step I decisions by March 15, 2008. The Step II Papers for the finalists will be due by June 30, 2008. For more information please contact Dr. Mark Tigan or Megan Reagon at: mtigan@clarku.edu or mreagon@larp.umass.edu
How can universities leverage their resources for community benefit? To address this question, the Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland has released their report, Linking Colleges to Communities: Engaging the University for Community Development. In this report, they review the history of policy and funding decisions that have shaped the agenda and direction of higher education; survey the growing movement for university community engagement from service-learning and community-based research to university financial strategies that are investing many tens of millions of dollars annually in community development; and suggest a strategic framework by which America’s foundations, in particular, could play a catalytic role in awakening the sleeping giant of higher education. Download report (PDF; 728 kb)
OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.
OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.
The CDFI Fund of the U.S. Department of Treasury is calling for grant applications from qualified researchers and researcher/practitioner teams to conduct research on various aspects of the CDFI industry. The grants will be for varying amounts, depending on the nature of the proposed work, with a general maximum amount of $100,000. Grant awards will be announced during the week of September 24, 2007, and draft research papers will be due 6 months later, in late March 2008. Researchers will revise their papers and present them at a meeting in Washington, D.C., during the week of June 23, 2008. Researchers are invited to submit proposals on a broad range of topics related to the CDFI industry. Topics of special interest to the CDFI fund are detailed in the Call for Proposals. The proposal due date is August 10, 2007. To learn more about the CDFI Research Initiative Grants, please download the Call for Proposals (PDF, 32kb). To read CDFI's responses to frequently asked questions, please download their FAQs (PDF, 392 kb).
Webcast goals are to: raise awareness in the grants stakeholder community about new legislation concerning transparency and accountability and the effects it will have on stakeholder federal assistance funding cycle, data and reporting requirements, policies and planning; and receive input from stakeholders to assist the GPC in drafting a strategic plan to set priorities and inform its continued streamlining activities.
In the May 11, 2007, Federal Register, HUD announced that it has found that the Logic Models posted to Grants.gov included an error in the instructions and programming that may lead applicants to submit deficient applications. HUD has, therefore, posted corrected Logic Models to Grants.gov. These corrected Logic Models can be found in the Application Instructions download. Additionally, the application deadlines for ALL FY07 OUP grant programs have been extended. The programs affected are:
The new deadline for all OUP programs is June 13, 2007. Any applicant who has already submitted their application may choose to download the corrected Logic Models from Grants.gov. This includes those who applied for DDRG or EDSRG funding before these programs’ funding cycles originally closed on May 2, 2007. However, applicants are not required to resubmit if they believe their original submission is adequate as is. Should an applicant choose to download the corrected Logic Models, that applicant will need to resubmit their ENTIRE application kit. Questions and concerns regarding the FY07 extensions should be directed to:
Please note that to view this Webcast, you must have a free video player installed on your computer. The HUD Web site provides detailed instructions on how to download and install the this video player.
Viewers are encouraged to submit questions for the panelists, either by e-mail or telephone. To e-mail a question, please send it to hudtv@hud.gov. The number for phone-in questions is (202) 708–0995. Satellite coordinates for the SuperNOFA broadcast are:
To view the Webcast online, visit HUD's Webcast section. (Please note that to view Webcasts, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer; HUD provides a tutorial page on how to download and install RealPlayer.)
If your staff or grantees are not familiar with Grants.gov, this presents an excellent training opportunity for both inexperienced users and those that need a refresher. The times of the broadcasts are:
* Note: All times are Eastern Time. To learn more about this rebroadcast, please visit HUD's Webcast section.
As of 2005, all parties interested in applying for any federal government grants, including those offered by OUP, must register with Grants.gov and submit their application electronically. If this is your first time using the electronic application process, or if you would like a refresher course on the process, this conference call is for you! Participation is limited to the first 100 registrants, so please take a moment to register now to participate in this event! The deadline for registration is January 29, 2007.
For more information, please contact (202) 842-8600 or e-mail registration@ruralhome.org.
To assist applicants, HUD has prepared two brochures for this year's funding cycle. Download a PDF of each of these brochures along with the Federal Register early registration announcement through the following links:
OUP is pleased to announce the FY06 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.
Additionally, this year HUD awarded two special HBCU grants. These grants were created to assist grantees in providing critical resources and assistance to institutions that sustained in excess of $50 million in damage and destruction from hurricanes Katrina or Rita in 2005. The winners of this special funding were Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana, both located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Corporation for National and Community Service has announced a new federal program designed to recognize colleges and universities for their commitment to student service and to increase public awareness of the impact that college students have on their local communities. Called the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the new program is co-sponsored by the Corporation, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. It is presented in cooperation with Campus Compact, a national coalition of nearly 1,000 college and university presidents. "Institutions of higher education have a long tradition of service to their communities," said David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation, which oversees Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. "When colleges organize effective community service programs, they do so not only to meet the needs of the communities that surround them, but to improve the academic and civic lives of their students, faculty, and staff. The Honor Roll is a great way to recognize the year-round civic contributions of our colleges and universities and to promote effective community service programs and practices." "More than ever before young people are answering the call to serve; actively seeking out ways to improve the communities in which they live," said Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. "This new program highlights the important role our colleges and universities play in not only equipping students to succeed in the workforce but also preparing and encouraging them to make a difference in the lives of others." All colleges and universities whose students have made meaningful contributions to community service during the 2005-06 academic year are invited to apply for the Honor Roll online at www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll. Visit this site to also find additional information on the program, including a fact sheet, frequently asked questions, application guidance, and submission criteria. Please note:You will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 before downloading the application. The Honor Roll guidance page provides a link to Adobe's Web site that will help applicants download the correct version of this software. The program is designed to recognize the broad commitment to community service by institutions of higher education, including the level of student engagement as well as institutional support, such as service-learning courses, community service coordinating offices, and exemplary service projects. In its first year, the program will place a special emphasis on volunteer service performed by college students in the wake of last year’s devastating hurricanes. The deadline for applications is September 15, 2006. Honor Roll members and Presidential Award winners will be announced at the Campus Compact 20th Anniversary celebration on October 17. "After Katrina, our nation came together to help our neighbors in need, and some of the greatest givers were our colleges and universities," said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, whose agency helped to create the Universities Rebuilding America Partnership after the storms hit. "Tens of thousands of college students mobilized during their winter and spring breaks this past academic year, often through university-sponsored programs, to help communities clean up and rebuild what the storms left in their path, and thousands more are continuing their commitment this summer." The response by college students following the hurricanes is part of an overall shift in interest toward volunteering and civic engagement by young adults. Over the past several years, colleges around the country have been reporting steady increases in community service participation. According to UCLA’s annual survey of 260,000 college freshmen, two out of three (66.3 percent) students entering college in 2005 said it is essential or very important to help others who are in difficulty. That is the highest this figure has been in the past 25 years, and an increase of 3.9 percentage points over the 2004 rate. The Corporation has placed engagement by college students in volunteer service as one of the key elements of its new 5-year strategic plan. Together with its partners in the higher education community, the Corporation hopes to increase engagement in service nationwide from 3.2 million college students last year to 5 million by the year 2010. Each year, the Corporation makes a significant investment in building a culture of service on college campuses through its funding of Learn and Serve America and AmeriCorps programs at institutions of higher education. In addition to direct grants to support service-learning and engagement of students in their communities, the Corporation also has made available more than $1 billion on Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to members who complete their service and use their awards to pay for college tuition or to pay back student loans. The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation provides opportunities for nearly 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation is working to build a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. For more information on the Corporation, go to www.nationalservice.gov.
At the end of July 2006, a policy change to CCR name and address information will take effect. As part of an ongoing effort to provide standard, accurate data, CCR will obtain the following data fields from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B):
Registrants will not be able to enter/modify these fields in CCR as they will be pre-populated using D&B D-U-N-S record data. During new registration or when updating a record, the registrant has a choice to accept or reject the information provided from D&B. If the registrant:
When D&B confirms the modification has been made, the registrant must then re-visit the CCR Web site and accept D&B's changes. Only at this point will the D&B data be accepted into the CCR record. NOTE: It may take up to 2 business days for D&B to send the modified data to CCR. Timeframe may be longer in some countries. If you have difficulty using the above D&B Web site, contact the D&B Government Helpdesk at: govt@dnb.com.
Applicants who are interested in taking advantage of this extension should visit the HSIAC NOFA page in our Funding section, and follow the link to download an application kit from Grants.gov.
If you are interested in reviewing for one of the following four programs, please visit our Call for Reviewers page to learn more about the qualifications and to complete a Peer Reviewer Profile:
Please visit the HUD Webcast archive to view this Webcast, either with or without captions. Grantees can also download the PowerPoint presentations shown during the Webcast. Please choose the program PowerPoint below:
The Department of Housing and Community Development, California's principal housing agency, is currently offering several full-time summer internships at either the level of Student Assistant (junior or senior status undergraduates) or Graduate Student Assistant (either enrolled to start graduate school or currently attending graduate school). These assistants will serve as resource persons for complex research and analytical tasks to support programs administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. Download the internship opportunities flyer. Interested applicants must be studying Urban Planning, Economic Development, Community Development, or Finance. Applications must be received by no later than May 1, 2006. Students can submit a Standard State of California Application and their resume via e-mail, fax, or postal mail, to: Georgia Lee, EEO Officer
To learn more about the Department of Housing and Community Development and to download a Standard State Application, please visit www.hcd.ca.gov.
Satellite coordinates for the SuperNOFA broadcast are: View HUD announcement of University Partnerships Webcast. View all upcoming SuperNOFA Webcasts.
Please Note: FY06 funding is not available for the following programs:
2005 URAP-CD Grantees
The purpose of the training is to provide applicants an opportunity to become familiar with the Grants.gov registration process and to ensure that everyone understands the requirements to enable them to submit an application via Grants.gov.
Please use the following coordinates for the satellite broadcast:
The purpose of the training is to provide potential applicants an opportunity to become familiar with the Grants.gov registration process and to ensure that everyone understands the requirements to enable them to submit an application via Grants.gov. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers during the broadcast. Applicants and grantees with specific questions that they would like addressed during the broadcast can submit them via e-mail to Dorthera Yorkshire at dorthera_yorkshire@hud.gov prior to February 16, 2006. Visit HUD's Webcast section for additional information.
Please note that this is only the General Section. NOFAs for individual OUP grant programs have not been released yet. Please continue to check Huduser OUP for the release of program-specific NOFAs.
OUP encourages those who are interested in applying for these programs to register now with Grants.gov in preparation for when the Notices of Funding Availability are released in spring 2006. Please check Huduser OUP frequently for funding updates as they are made available.
2005 COPC New Grants Grantees
According to the HUD Web site announcement, "The initiative will be partly financed through a $5.6 million in grant funding from HUD, which will support a $2 million collaborative design grant program to partner schools of architecture and planning with affected communities, and a $3.6 million grant program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide sustained services to affected communities."
Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships-Community Design (URAP-CD) Available Funds: $2.2 million Eligible Applicants: Public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education granting 2- and 4-year degrees in architecture, urban planning and design, or construction that are accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. A consortium of eligible institutions may also apply for funding under this program as long as one institution is designated the lead applicant. Institutions that were previous OUP grant recipients are eligible to apply for these funds. Application Deadline: December 1, 2005 CFDA Number: 14.521
According to the HUD Web site announcement, "The initiative will be partly financed through a $5.6 million in grant funding from HUD, which will support a $2 million collaborative design grant program to partner schools of architecture and planning with affected communities, and a $3.6 million grant program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide sustained services to affected communities."
Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships-Historically Black Colleges and Universities (URAP-HBCU) Available Funds: $3.6 million Eligible Applicants: Historically Black Colleges and Universities as determined by the U.S. Department of Education (see 24 CFR 608.2) in accordance with the Department's responsibilities under Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002, are eligible to apply for funding under this program. All applicants must be accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Application Deadline: December 1, 2005 CFDA Number: 14.520, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program
The EDSRG program assists eligible doctoral students cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. This program also supports and encourages new scholars to share their research findings through presentations at scholarly conference and/or publication in a refereed journal.
University-Community Partnerships: Universities in Civic Engagement, published by The Haworth Social Work Practice Press, documents how universities are involved in creative individual, faculty, and program partnerships that help link campus and community-partnerships that are vital for teaching, research, and practice. The book includes case studies, historical studies, policy analysis, program evaluation, and curriculum development as well as a preface written by the Office of University Partnership's former associate deputy assistant secretary. View Haworth Press' Full Publication Announcement
View Baywood Publishing's Prepublication Announcement
All OUP grant programs for the FY05 funding cycle are now closed. OUP would like to thank the applicants who submitted their information this year using the Grants.gov electronic submission process. We are confident that each year will provide us with information to help streamline the Grants.gov electronic submission program so that it will continue to be a successful tool to help future applicants quickly and easily submit their information. OUP would like to remind everyone who is interested in applying for an FY06 grant that they must register with Grants.gov to submit their electronic application package. This includes those who registered for the FY05 funding cycle. Download Grants.gov Application Submission Tips PDF
Applicants need wait no longer! OUP announces the release of funds for the FY05 grant cycle. Visit our Current Funding section for links to each program's FY05 NOFA information and a link to that program's Grants.gov electronic application. Go to OUP's Current Funding Section
OUP is looking for reviewers to participate in this year's round of peer reviews. If you are interested in participating, please visit our Call for Peer Reviewers section to review this year's qualifications. You will also find our Peer Reviewer Profile located in this section. All those who are interested in applying for this year's peer review process must submit a profile to be considered. Go to OUP's Call for Reviewers
Those interested in applying for an OUP grant this year first must register with Grants.gov, the gateway site through which they will submit their application. To help explain this new process, HUD has developed the brochure "Finding and Applying for Grant Opportunities." Applicants will find step-by-step instructions on how to search for grants through Grants.gov and how to complete the online application process. |
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