Congratulations to HTA client La Familia’s Family Emergency Shelter Coalition (FESCO) program for receiving a grant award and a feature article from Share the Spirit, an initiative of the Contra Costa Crisis Center.

Coming up soon! Oakland Fund for Children and Youth plans on investing $17-$18 million annually across nine strategies including parent engagement, youth development, student success, and comprehensive after-school programs. OFCY’s 2019-2022 cycle RFP will be released in early November.

If you are interested in applying, HTA can support your application through writing, editing, program design and budget support, project management, and/or full service grant writing. Please contact us as soon as possible.

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Grants In Education
Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Purpose: To promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels.
Funder: National Science Foundation
Applicant: Institutions of higher education
Amount: Varies $70,000 to $7,500,000
Projected Number of Awards: 75
Deadline: Monday, October 15, 2018

Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) Competitive Grant Program
Purpose: The purpose of the SSAE Competitive Grant Program is to encourage and support eligible districts and public charter schools to increase the capacity of LEAs to provide all students with access to well-rounded educational opportunities; support safe and healthy students; and/or support the effective use of technology. The process will prioritize applications that enhance visual and performing arts education or utilize funds as part of a comprehensive strategy to expand access to physical and mental health care.
Funder: California Department of Education
Applicant: School districts and public charter schools
Amount: Varies $500,000 to $4,000,000
Projected Number of Awards: Unknown
Deadline: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Career Technical Education Facilities Program
Purpose: To provide aid to local educational agencies to reconfigure, construct, or modernize Career Technical Education (CTE) facilities, and/or purchase equipment for CTE programs, and to joint powers authorities (JPAs) to modernize CTE facilities and/or equipment.
Funder: California Department of Education
Applicant: LEAs and JPA ROPs
Amount: Up to $3 million per project/school site for new construction projects and $1.5 million per modernization projects
Number of Awards: Unknown
Deadline: Friday, October 19, 2018

ASES Kids Code
Purpose: To expand access to coding for students participating in existing ASES Programs. The California Department of Education will provide one-time
grant funds to eligible ASES programs that focus on computer coding as part of their after school program curriculum.
Funder: California Department of Education
Applicant: Local educational agencies
Amount: Varies $50,000 to $80,000
Projected Number of Awards: Unknown
Deadline: Monday, November 5, 2018

New! Specialized Secondary Programs
Purpose: To establishment of new specialized programs in grades nine through twelve in California high schools. The programs are expected to develop new
standards-based model curriculum that promote an in-depth study of a targeted content area.
Funder: California Department of Education
Applicant: Local educational agencies
Amount: Up to $100,000
Projected Number of Awards: Up to 15
Deadline: Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
Purpose: To advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.
Funder: National Science Foundation
Applicant: Universities and colleges, non-profit, non-academic organizations, for-profit organizations, state and local governments
Amount: $33,000,000 to $44,000,000
Number of Awards: 60 to 85
Deadline: Wednesday, November 7, 2018

New! 21st CCLC & ASSETs
Purpose: To support the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children,
particularly students who attend high poverty and low-performing schools.
Funder: California Department of Education
Applicant: Institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies
Amount: 21st CCLC $50,000 -$112,500; ASSETs $50,000 -$250,000
Projected Number of Awards: Varies
Deadline: Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Social Services

New! Behavioral Health Respite Center
Purpose:  is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to provide behavioral health support and engagement to adults and older adults, in a Behavioral Health Respite Center with a navigation center threshold for admission co-located at the San Francisco Behavioral Health Center, 887 Potrero Avenue. The program will provide both day drop in and overnight services and supports. The program will serve San Francisco residents who are referred primarily from Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), acute inpatient units, and community behavioral health programs including Street Medicine and the SFHN Transitions division. In addition to presenting with behavioral health conditions, individuals may be admitted with physical                      impairments requiring special needs including those who use a wheelchair, walker, or cane; and those who have vision and or hearing loss, or speech impediments.
The goal of the program is to encourage participation and willingness to engage in ongoing recovery and wellness programs to maximize each
Funder: San Francisco Department of Public Health
Applicant: Public or private non-profit agencies
Amount: $14,500,000
Projected Number of Awards: Unknown
Deadline:  Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health
Purpose: To improve perinatal health outcomes and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal health outcomes by using community-based approaches to service delivery, and to facilitate access to comprehensive health and social services for women, infants, and their families.
Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
Applicant: Public or private entities
Amount: $95,000,000
Projected Number of Awards: 100
Deadline: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Emergency Relief Funds (ERF)
Purpose: To provide funding to states/territories to prevent, reduce, or eliminate ADAP waiting lists, including through cost-containment measures. Section 311 of Title III of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act authorizes the Secretary to utilize resources to control epidemics of any disease. These funds are to be used in conjunction with the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s (RWHAP) Part B ADAP administered by the HRSA HAB Division of State HIV/AIDS Programs (DSHAP).
Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration
Applicant: Public agencies
Amount: Up to $11,000,000
Projected Number of Awards: upto 15
Deadline: Thursday, October 25, 2018

New! HIV Prevention Services
Purpose: To reduce new HIV infections in Alameda County. Ensure that all people living with HIV are aware of their infection and successfully linked to
medical care and treatment to achieve viral suppression. Expand access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condoms, and other proven HIV
prevention strategies for people at high risk of becoming infected.
Funder: Alameda County
Applicant: Public or private non-profit agencies
Amount: Varies $40,000 to $120,000
Projected Number of Awards: 8
Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2018

New! African American Reentry Mental Health Program
Purpose: To reduce recidivism through the provision of culturally affirming mental health and support services to African American adults in North and Central
County who have a history of involvement in the criminal justice system.
Funder: Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
Applicant: Public or private non-profit agencies
Amount:  Up to $313,481
Projected Number of Awards: 1
Deadline: Tuesday, October 30, 2018

State Primary Care Offices
Purpose: To facilitate the coordination of activities within a state or territory that assess the need for primary care services and providers, promote the recruitment and retention of health care providers to fulfill identified needs, and reduce shortages of health care providers. This includes working with other state or territorial agencies, as well as organizations outside of the state whose policies affect health care services.
Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration
Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations
Amount: $11,000,000
Projected Number of Awards: upto 54
Deadline: Monday, November 5, 2018

New! Service Area Competition
Purpose: To ensure continued access to affordable, quality primary health care services for communities and vulnerable populations currently served by the
Health Center Program.
Funder: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Applicant: Public or nonprofit private entities
Amount: Varies
Projected Number of Awards: 45
Deadline: Tuesday, November 6, 2018

 

Justice Grants
Upcoming
Be on the lookout for JAG RFPs from the California Board of State and Community Corrections in the coming months.

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program provides critical funding necessary to support state and local initiatives, to include: technical assistance, strategic planning, research and evaluation (including forensics), data collection, training, personnel, equipment, forensic laboratories, supplies, contractual support, and criminal justice information systems.
Arts

Art Grant Programs
The California Arts Council posts applications for various art grant programs. Click here to view the list of open programs.
Economic & Workforce Development Grants
Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies
Purpose: To accelerate the expansion of apprenticeships to new industry sectors reliant on H-1B visas, (2) to promote the large-scale expansion of apprenticeships across the nation, and (3) to increase apprenticeship opportunities for all Americans.
Funder: U.S. Department of Labor
Applicant: Institutions of higher education
Amount: Varied $1 million to $12 million
Projected Number of Awards: 30
Deadline: Tuesday, October 16, 2018

New! Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)
Purpose: To eligible national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to
set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs for low-income persons and families.
Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Applicant: public or private non-profit organizations, or a consortium of public or private non-profit organizations
Amount: Varies $450,000 to $10 million
Projected Number of Awards: 4
Deadline: Monday, November 12, 2018

Stand Down Grants
Purpose: To enhance employment and training opportunities or to promote the self-sufficiency of homeless veterans through paid work
Funder: U.S. Department of Labor
Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations
Amount: Varies $7,000 to $10,000
Projected Number of Awards: Unknown
Deadline: Thursday, December 31, 2020

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