{"id":1276,"date":"2017-12-17T04:52:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T04:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/htaconsulting.com\/wp2017\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2018-04-24T16:32:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T16:32:56","slug":"december-grants-and-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/htaconsulting.com\/wp2017\/2017\/12\/17\/december-grants-and-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Grant Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Congrats to the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition (FESCO), which received grants from the Eden Area Foundation, the Lowell Berry Foundation, the PG&E Foundation, the West Davis & Bergard Foundation, and the Fremont Bank Foundation Holiday grant fund for its programs for homeless families. FESCO was also recently awarded an\u00a0$80,000 Emergency Solutions Grant from the Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department to support day-to-day operations at its emergency shelter and transitional housing site.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget to head over to Facebook<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0“Like<\/strong>”\u00a0us in order to receive up-to-the-minute updates on\u00a0grant\u00a0RFPs that are being released!<\/p>\n

Grants in Education<\/h2>\n

Neighborhoods Ready for School Funding Opportunity<\/u><\/strong>
\nPurpose:<\/strong>\u00a0To address barriers and disparities by building a network of early childhood services and community supports through a neighborhood-based approach. Letter of intent is due October 20, 2017.
\nFunder:<\/strong>\u00a0Alameda County First 5
\nApplicant:<\/strong>\u00a0Public agencies, nonprofit organizations
\nAmount:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to $470,000 each
\nProjected Number of Awards:<\/strong>\u00a04
\nDeadline:<\/strong>\u00a0Sunday, December 22, 2017<\/p>\n

New!\u00a0<\/strong>21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens<\/strong><\/a>
\nPurpose:\u00a0<\/strong>To provide local flexibility in the establishment or expansion of community learning centers that provide students in grades nine\u2013twelve with academic enrichment opportunities and activities designed to complement the students\u2019 regular academic program and that support college and career readiness, assist with literacy and related educational development services for families of these students, and provide a safe environment for students participating in their programs.
\nFunder:\u00a0<\/strong>California Department of Education
\nApplicant:\u00a0<\/strong>Public agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations
\nAmount:\u00a0<\/strong>Varies $50,000 to $250,000
\nProjected Number of Awards:\u00a0<\/strong>Unknown
\nDeadline:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday, January 26, 2018<\/p>\n

New!\u00a0<\/strong>21st Century Community Learning Centers Elementary\/Middle Schools<\/u><\/strong>
\nPurpose:\u00a0<\/strong>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.
\nFunder:\u00a0<\/strong>California Department of Education
\nApplicant:\u00a0<\/strong>Public agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations
\nAmount:\u00a0<\/strong>Varies $50,000 to $150,000
\nProjected Number of Awards:\u00a0<\/strong>Unknown
\nDeadline:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday, January 26, 2018<\/p>\n

Education for Homeless Children and Youth Grant Application<\/u><\/strong>
\nPurpose:<\/strong>\u00a0To (1) facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth; and (2) ensure homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate, public education as provided to all other students.
\nFunder:<\/strong>\u00a0California Department of Education
\nApplicant:<\/strong>\u00a0Local educational agencies
\nAmount:<\/strong>\u00a0Varies $15,000 to $250,000
\nProjected Number of Awards:<\/strong>\u00a0Varies
\nDeadline:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, February 01, 2018<\/p>\n

Upcoming<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The California Learning Communities for School Success Program (LCSSP)<\/u><\/strong>
\nPurpose:\u00a0<\/strong>To provide funds to local education agencies to support programs aimed improving student outcomes by reducing truancy and supporting students who are at risk of dropping out of school or are victims of crime. The LCSSP is the result Proposition 47, approved by voters in 2014, which reduced the penalties for certain nonserious and non-violent offenses and allocates 25% of the resulting statewide savings for LEA grants.
\nFunder:<\/strong>\u00a0California Department of Education<\/p>\n