Please join us in celebrating some recent funding highlights that enable our clients and partners to continue and expand their work, including:
The Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education for their award of $150,000 from San Francisco Unified School District. CWAE will use these funds to expand their evidence-based meditation, health, and wellness programming designed for teachers and administrators at five SFUSD sites.
Alameda County Office of Education for winning $229,942 in funding from the California Department of Education’s Career Technical Education Incentive Grant, to enhance CTE programs for students in ACOE’s schools.
Hayward Unified School District for its award of $100,000 from the Stupski Foundation to help it support students and families during the COVID-19 public health emergency
Alameda County Office of Education and Monterey Peninsula Unified School District for their recent awards of $6,696,375 and $756,804 respectively from the California Department of Education. These funds allocated from the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program will go toward critical facilities improvements, adaptive equipment, and professional development activities to improve access and quality of early education for children with special and exceptional needs.
Mission Valley Regional Occupational Program for their award of $450,000 from the California Department of Education under the Career Technical Education Facilities program. These funds, leveraged alongside another recent award from the K12 Strong Workforce Program, will enable MVROP to reinstate their Welding and Materials Joining CTE program, increasing opportunities for high school and college students in Fremont, Newark, and Union City to prepare to enter the workforce in this in-demand field.
Finally, we extend our congratulations to Hayward Unified School District for winning $1,932,902 in grant funding from the California Department of Education’s Learning Communities for School Success program, to support schools’ Coordination of Services Teams and other supports for students and families.
Education
Magnet Schools Assistance Program Purpose: To improve students’ academic achievement, including acquiring books, materials, technology, and equipment to support a rigorous, theme-based academic program; conducting planning and promotional activities; providing professional development opportunities for teachers to implement the academic program; and paying the salaries of effective teachers and other instructional personnel. MSAP also enables LEAs to support student transportation, provided the transportation costs are sustainable and the costs do not constitute a significant portion of grant funds. Funder: U.S. Department of Education Applicant: Local Education Agencies Amount: Ranges $700,000 to $4 million per budget year Projected Number of Awards: 9 Deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2020California Community College (CCC) Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program Grants Purpose: To create distance learning opportunities for individuals who hold a baccalaureate degree, are currently teaching on a short-term staff permit or a provisional internship permit, and live in an area with low college-going rates or limited access to Commission-approved teacher preparation programs to earn a preliminary teaching credential. Funder: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Applicant: California Community Colleges Amount: Up to $500,000 Projected Number of Awards: 3 Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2020New! National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement Purpose: The NC PFCE will provide training and technical assistance (TTA) that reflects current evidence, is research-informed and promotes best practices. The NC PFCE will strengthen professional development outcomes for staff and improve outcomes for children and families enrolled in Head Start and/or Early Head Start programs. The NC PFCE TTA efforts will lead to improved family outreach and recruitment; improved family well-being; expanded family engagement in children’s learning and development; and enhanced community partnerships that support families Funder: Administration for Children & Famalies Applicant: for-profit entities, nonprofit organizations, state and local government,institutions of higher education, small businesses, city, county or state governments, for profit organizations Amount: up to $5.9 Million Projected Number of Awards: 1 Deadline: Monday, June 22, 2020
Refugee Career Pathways Program Purpose: This grant is to provide one-time funding to offset startup and implementation of programs. It is the expectation of the Chancellor’s Office that the programs are sustained beyond the term of the grant by leveraging existing program; such as, the California Adult Education Program, Strong Workforce Program, Student Equity Plans, and Carl D. Perkins Vocation Education Program (Perkins V). Funder: California Community College Chancellor’s Office Applicant: Only a California Community College District is eligible to apply Amount: Total funding available $5 million Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Friday, June 26, 2020
New! CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Purpose: The CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-IHE/Student Aid provides funding to institutions to provide emergency financial aid grants to students whose lives have been disrupted, many of whom are facing financial challenges and struggling to make ends meet. Funder: U.S. Department of Education Applicant: Institutions of higher education Amount: Unknown Projected Number of Awards: Unknown Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Health & Social Services
New! Ethnic Community Self Help Program Purpose: The goal of this program is to support Ethnic Community-Based Organizations (ECBOs) in providing refugee populations with critical services to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society. Funder: Department of Health and Human Services Applicant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, County governments, Nonprofits, State governments, Native American tribal organizations Amount: Varies from $100,000-$200,000 Projected Number of Awards: 10 Deadline: Monday, May 11, 2020Violence Against Women Act Domestic Violence Support Services Purpose: To provide culturally sensitive and language-specific domestic violence support services to non-English and limited English proficient population in Alameda County. Collaborate with Alameda County Social Services Agency and other community-based organizations as part of an overall effort to increase the availability of quality DV support services and resources for county residents. Funder: Alameda County Applicant: Organizations with experience providing domestic violence services and possessing qualified staff to perform the services specified Amount: Varies Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Tuesday, May 12, 2020Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative – Grants to States and Communities Department of Health and Human Services Purpose: Cooperative agreements under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI), are dedicated to the development and expansion of dementia-capable home and community-based service (HCBS) systems in States and Communities Funder: Administration for Community Living Applicant: Independent school districts, institutions of higher education,Nonprofits, City or township governments, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations,County governments,State governments Amount: Varies from $450,000-$1,000,000 Projected Number of Awards: 24 Deadline: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program Purpose: This program provides financial and technical assistance to enhance the operations of drug courts or to implement new veterans treatment courts. These courts effectively integrate evidence-based substance abuse treatment, random drug testing, equitable sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in judicially-supervised court settings with jurisdiction over offenders to reduce recidivism, substance abuse, and prevent overdoses. Funder: Bureau of Justice Assistance Applicant: County governments, State governments, Special district governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Amount: Up to $750,000 Projected Number of Awards: 96 Deadline: Thursday, May 14, 2020
Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Purpose: to establish and strengthen collaborations to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. Funder: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Applicant: Community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have never received a DFC grant; nonprofit organizations, public agencies, institutions of higher education Amount: Up to $125,000 Projected Number of Awards: 200 Deadline: Friday, June 8, 2020
New! Street Outreach Program Purpose: Provide street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who are 21 years of age and younger and who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, sexual exploitation, and severe forms of trafficking; and to build relationships between street outreach workers and runaway, homeless, and street youth to move youth into stable housing and prepare them for independence. Funder: Department of Health and Human Services Applicant: Nonprofit organizations Amount: up to $150,000 Projected Number of Awards: 16 Deadline: Monday, June 29, 2020
New! Ensuring the Safety and Security of Immigrants Purpose: SVCF seeks to fund nonprofit organizations that will provide support, safety and security to immigrants during these challenging times Funder: Silicon Valley Community Foundation Applicant: San Mateo and/or Santa Clara county-serving organizations Amount: Open Projected Number of Awards: Unknown Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Justice
Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program Purpose: BJA is seeking applications to implement or expand on reentry programs that demonstrate strong partnerships with corrections, parole, probation, and other reentry service providers. Funder: Bureau of Justice Assistance Applicant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Amount: Up to $750,000 Projected Number of Awards: 18 Deadline: Tuesday, May 5, 2020New!Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program Purpose: The purpose of this solicitation is to select a set of coordinated training and technical assistance providers to deliver a wide range of TTA services to local, state, and tribal jurisdictions, service providers receiving funding under the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Program, and others as identified by OJP. TTA providers funded under this solicitation are expected to work in collaboration with other OJP funded TTA programs that offer a range of services to support both crime victims and victim service providers Funder: Department of Justice Applicant: National nonprofits, for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education Amount: up to $2,500,000 Projected Number of Awards: 3 Deadline: Monday, May 18, 2020New! Collaborative Mental Health and Anti-Recidivism Initiative Purpose: Under this initiative, BJA will select one application to establish a statewide pilot program that partners with the appropriate agencies within the state, such as the Department of Mental Health/Behavioral Health and Department of Corrections, to establish a collaborative prison anti-recidivism effort to provide comprehensive care before, during, and after incarceration for persons with serious mental illness, with a goal of reducing recidivism. Funder: Department of Justice Applicant: State governments Amount: up to $1,000,000 Projected Number of Awards: 1 Deadline: Friday, May 22, 2020
New! Entrepreneurship Education Program for Formerly Incarcerated Persons Purpose: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) will provide Federal assistance to support innovative projects seeking to promote and ensure the inclusion and use of minority enterprises. This Announcement is a mechanism to encourage new activities,education, outreach, innovative projects or sponsorships that are not addressed through otherMBDA programs. Funder: Department of Commerce Applicant: for-profit entities, nonprofit organizations, state and local government Amount: $300,000 Projected Number of Awards: 3 Deadline: Friday, May 22, 2020
New! Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Purpose: The goal of this program is to reduce risk factors and promote protective factors for girls who come in contact with the juvenile justice system, and place them on a path toward success, stability, and long term contribution to society. Funder: Department of Justice Applicant: for-profit entities, nonprofit organizations, state and local government,institutions of higher education Amount: up to $425,000 Projected Number of Awards: 4 Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2020
Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Purpose: To fund projects that assist with law enforcement efforts, fire protection efforts, or other local projects addressing public health and safety associated with the implementation of the Control, egulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA). Please continue to check the BSCC website for updates. Funder: California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Applicant: California counties and cities Amount: Total funding available $24,700,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2020
California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant (CalVIP) Purpose: To improve public health and safety by supporting effective violence reduction initiatives in communities that are disproportionately impacted by violence, particularly group-member involved homicides, shootings, and aggravated assaults. Please continue to check the BSCC website for updates. Funder: California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Applicant: Category 1 & 2:California cities disproportionately impacted by violence, and community based organizations that serve them; Category 3: Small Cities impacted by violence Amount: Toatal funding available $27,500,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2020
New! So Love Can Win Rapid Response Fund Purpose: The So Love Can Win Rapid Response Fund will provide general operating grants of up to $10,000 to support the sustainability and vibrancy of the Oakland, CA, racial justice movement ecosystem during the pandemic. Organizations, groups, formations, or collectives who are based in Oakland and are led by Black, Indigenous, or other people of color are eligible to apply. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through September 15, 2020, or until funds are exhausted. Funder: Akonadi Foundation Applicant: Nonprofit organizations or fiscally sponsored based in Oakland Amount: Up to $10,000 Projected Number of Awards: Unknown Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Economic & Workforce Development
New! Enterprising Women of Color Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) strategic plans and mission goals, as well as to provide the general public with information and guidelines on how MBDA will select proposals and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Funder: Department of Commerce Applicant: For profit entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, state and local governments Amount: up to $500,000 Projected Number of Awards: 3 Deadline: Saturday, May 30, 2020UpcomingYouth Build Purpose: The YouthBuild program is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are high school dropouts or who previously dropped out and subsequently re-enrolled, adjudicated youth, youth in and aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, and other disadvantaged youth populations. YouthBuild simultaneously addresses several core issues important to low-income communities. Such as, affordable housing, education, employment, and leadership development. Funder: U.S. Department of Labor Amount: Total anticipated funding $85 million Anticipated Release Date: Winter 2020
Arts
Innovations + Intersections Purpose: The I+I program provides funding for large-scale and/or long-term innovative projects working at the intersections of (1) arts and technology and (2) arts and wellness. The purpose of this program is to support arts organizations that are doing groundbreaking work in response to community needs. The California Arts Council is looking for projects that elevate imagination into spaces that have yet to be created or identified. Funder: California Arts Council Applicant: Applicants must either be a California-based nonprofit arts organization, arts-based unit of municipal or county government, or tribal government Amount: Up to $500,000 Projected Number of Awards: Varies Deadline: Letter of Intent submission deadlineFriday, May 1, 2020; Finalist Application Deadline July 22, 2020Arts in Corrections Program – Coordinating Organizations Purpose: To provide arts workshops with teaching artists (also referred to as Arts Providers) in cultural, folk & traditional arts, literary, media, multidisciplinary, performing, and visual arts to people currently incarcerated in California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Funder: California Arts Council Applicant: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations or other entity that can coordinate the appropriate personnel for the AIC program Amount: Up to $100,000 Projected Number of Awards: Multiple Deadline: Monday, May 11, 2020Art Grant Programs
The California Arts Council provides funding to arts programs, with funding available for youth programs, creative projects, and operation support. Click here to view the list of open programs.
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