Grant Alerts

VOLUME 25, NO. 5 ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH UNIT MAY 2017

Agriculture and Food Research InitiativeFood, Agriculture, or professional counseling; accredited schools of masters- or
Natural Resources, and Human Sciences Education and doctoral-level training in psychiatry; and psychiatric nursing
Literacy Initiative (CFDA No. 10.310) programs.
Purpose: To support professional development opportunities Funding: $44 million.
for K-14 teachers and education professionals, training of Deadline: 6/12/2017.
undergraduate students in research and extension, and fellowships Contact: Tel. (301) 443-7759; E-mail: [email protected].
for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral candidates.
Eligibility: Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education; Centers for Independent Living (CIL) Training and
public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native Technical Assistance Grant (CFDA No. 93.432)
American tribal organizations; nonprofits; private institutions Purpose: To provide technical assistance, training, and
of higher education; for-profit organizations, other than small information to CILs to enhance their overall efficiency and
businesses; and small businesses. effectiveness.
Funding: $18 million. Eligibility: Nonprofits.
Deadline: 6/28/2017. Funding: $4.2 million.
Contact: Tel. (202) 401-5048; Deadline: 6/22/2017.
E-mail: [email protected]. Contact: Tel. (202) 795-7330;
E-mail: [email protected].
Agriculture and Food Research InitiativeSustainable
Bioenergy and Bio-Products Challenge Area (CFDA No. Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, FY 2017 (CFDA
10.310) No. 66.039)
Purpose: To achieve the long-term outcome of reducing our Purpose: To achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions
nations dependence on foreign oil and help meet the Energy in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and
Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 goal of 36 billion diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating at or
gallons/year of biofuels by 2022 in the priority areas: lignin servicing goods movement facilities located in areas designated
or nano-cellulosic co-products from biomass feedstocks, and as having poor air quality.
biomass feedstock genetic development and evaluation. Eligibility: A regional, state, or local agency, tribal government
Eligibility: Public and state-controlled institutions of higher (or intertribal consortium) or native village, or port authority that
education; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; has jurisdiction over transportation or air quality; and a nonprofit
nonprofits; private institutions of higher education; for-profit organization or institution that represents or provides pollution
organizations, other than small businesses; and small businesses. reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that
Funding: $9.6 million. own or operate diesel fleets or has, as its principal purpose, the
Deadline: 6/28/2017. promotion of transportation or air quality.
Contact: Tel. (202) 401-5048; E-mail: [email protected]. Funding: $11 million.
gov. Deadline: 6/20/2017.
Contact: Tel. (202) 343-9147; E-mail: [email protected].
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training
(BHWET) Program (CFDA No. 93.243) Digital Projects for the Public (CFDA No. 45.164)
Purpose: To develop and expand the behavioral health Purpose: To support projects that cogently interpret and analyze
workforce serving populations across their lifespans, including humanities content in formats that will attract broad public
rural and medically underserved areas, with special emphasis on audiences on digital platforms, including websites, mobile
establishing or expanding meaningful, longitudinal internships applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks,
or field placement programs in behavioral health that include games, and virtual environments.
inter-professional training for students/interns, faculty, and field Eligibility: State governments, county governments, city or
supervisors to provide quality behavioral health services. township governments, special district governments, public
Eligibility: Professional track-accredited institutions of higher and state-controlled institutions of higher education, Native
education; accredited behavioral health professional training American tribal organizations, nonprofits, and private institutions
programs in behavioral pediatrics, social work, school social of higher education.
work, substance use disorder prevention and treatment, marriage Funding: Not specified; awards of up to $400,000.
and family therapy, occupational therapy, school counseling, Deadline: 6/7/2017.
Contact: Tel. (202) 606-8269; E-mail: [email protected].

Federal Grant Notices for State & Local Governments & Community Agencies
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Funding: $2 million.
Graduate Student Research Grants (CFDA No. 93.600) Deadline: 6/20/2017.
Purpose: To support dissertation research by advanced Contact: E-mail: [email protected].
graduate students who are working in partnership with Head
Start programs and with faculty mentors to demonstrate a Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grant Program (CFDA
collaborative partnership with their program partners, and to No. 10.328)
pursue research questions that directly inform local, state, or Purpose: To provide customized training and to address
federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education knowledge and resource gaps in the areas of pre- and post-
practices. harvest water testing and sampling, soil amendments, developing
Eligibility: State governments; county governments; city supply chain programs, and/or developing food safety plans.
or township governments; special district governments; Eligibility: Cooperative Extension Service for a U.S. state or
independent school districts; public and state-controlled territory; non-government organizations and/or community-
institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/ based organizations; organizations representing owners and
Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations; operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and
nonprofits; private institutions of higher education; for-profit vegetable merchant wholesalers that have a commitment to
organizations, other than small businesses; and small businesses. public health and expertise in administering programs that
Funding: $150,000. contribute to food safety; federal, state, local, or tribal agencies;
Deadline: 6/12/2017. an institution of higher education or a foundation maintained by
Contact: E-mail: [email protected]. an institution of higher education; and a collaboration of two or
more eligible entities.
Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Funding: $4.8 million.
Individuals With Disabilities: Stepping Up Technology Deadline: 6/6/2017.
Implementation (CFDA No. 84.327S) Contact: Tel. (202) 401-5048;
Purpose: To improve results for students with disabilities E-mail: [email protected].
by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of
technology; support educational activities designed to be of Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training
educational value in the classroom for students with disabilities; Program (B-WET), FY18 (CFDA No. 11.429)
provide support for captioning and video description that is Purpose: To support existing, high-quality environmental
appropriate for use in the classroom; and provide accessible education programs and the growth of new, innovative programs,
educational materials to students with disabilities in a timely and to encourage capacity-building and partnership development
manner. for environmental education programs throughout the entire
Eligibility: State governments; county governments; city Great Lakes watershed.
or township governments; special district governments; Eligibility: K-12 public and independent schools and
independent school districts; public and state-controlled school systems, institutions of higher education, nonprofit
institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/ organizations, for-profit organizations, state or local government
Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations; agencies, interstate agencies, and Indian tribal governments.
nonprofits; private institutions of higher education; for-profit Funding: $500,000.
organizations, other than small businesses; and small businesses. Deadline: 6/2/2017.
Funding: $2.5 million. Contact: E-mail: [email protected].
Deadline: 6/5/2017.
Contact: Julius Cotton, Tel. (202) 245-6140; Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Healthcare
E-mail: [email protected]. Quality and Outcomes (CFDA No. 93.226)
Purpose: To conduct exploratory and developmental research
Expanding Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use for projects in the early and conceptual stages of development
Disorders in the Context of the SAMHSA Opioid STR that will contribute to the evidence base of how health
Grants (CFDA No. 93.279) information technology (IT) improves healthcare quality and
Purpose: To test approaches for expanding medication-assisted outcomes.
treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the general Eligibility: State governments; county governments; city
healthcare sector or linking individuals with OUDs who receive or township governments; special district governments;
naloxone for the reversal of overdose to MAT in the context of independent school districts; public and state-controlled
states plans. institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/
Eligibility: State governments; county governments; city Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations;
or township governments; special district governments; nonprofits; private institutions of higher education; for-profit
independent school districts; public and state-controlled organizations, other than small businesses; and small businesses.
institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/ Funding: Not specified; awards of up to $200,000.
Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations; Deadline: 7/16/2019.
nonprofits; private institutions of higher education; for-profit Contact: Tel. (301) 427-1548;
organizations, other than small businesses; and small businesses. E-mail: [email protected].

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Help America Vote Act (HAVA) (CFDA No. 93.618) number of students in average daily attendance at all of the
Purpose: To assist Protection and Advocacy Systems (P & schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county
As) in promoting full participation in the electoral process in which a school served by the LEA is located has a total
for individuals with disabilities, including registering to vote, population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile.
casting a vote, and accessing polling places; developing Funding: $87.7 million.
proficiency in the use of voting systems and technologies as they Deadline: 6/30/2017.
affect individuals with disabilities; demonstrating and evaluating Contact: Julius Cotton, Tel. (202) 245-6140;
the use of such systems and technologies by individuals E-mail: [email protected].
with disabilities (including blindness) in order to assess the
availability and use of such systems and technologies for such Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results
individuals; and providing training and technical assistance for for Children With Disabilities: Early Childhood Personnel
non-visual access. Center (CFDA No. 84.325B)
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and private, Purpose: To help address state-identified needs for personnel
nonprofit organizations. preparation in special education, early intervention, related
Funding: $347,410. services, and regular education to work with children, including
Deadline: 7/12/2017. infants and toddlers, with disabilities; and ensure that those
Contact: Tel. (202) 690-5557; personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived
E-mail: [email protected]. from practices that have been determined through scientifically
based research and experience, to be successful in serving those
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, 2018 (CFDA children.
No. 19.010) Eligibility: State governments; county governments; city
Purpose: To provide one-year, non-degree, full scholarships or township governments; special district governments;
to promising mid-career professionals who have a proven track independent school districts; public and state-controlled
record of leadership and a strong commitment to public service. institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/
Eligibility: Individuals. Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations;
Funding: $21,000. nonprofits; private institutions of higher education; for-profit
Deadline: 8/1/2017. organizations, other than small businesses; and small businesses.
Contact: E-mail: [email protected]. Funding: $2 million.
Deadline: 6/5/2017.
Humanities Initiatives (CFDA No. 45.162) Contact: Julius Cotton, Tel. (202) 245-6140;
Purpose: To strengthen the teaching and study of the E-mail: [email protected].
humanities in subjects such as history, philosophy, literature,
religion, and the interpretation of the arts and to enhance existing Reentry Employment SeriesTraining and Coaching
humanities programs, resources, or courses, or to develop new Facilitation (CFDA No. 16.601)
ones. Purpose: To provide practitioners support to assist justice-
Eligibility: Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education. involved adults with maintaining long-term attachments to the
Funding: Not specified; awards of up to $100,000. workforce, assess those at high risk for job loss, identify specific
Deadline: 6/22/2017. criminogenic risks, and develop programming in response to
Contact: Tel. (202) 606-8471; E-mail: [email protected]. identified risk/need areas and to maintain a communication style
that supports exploration of the values, thoughts, and feelings
Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes (CFDA No. that lead to job loss and recidivism.
47.049) Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations (including faith-based,
Purpose: To advance research in the mathematical sciences, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations
increasing the impact of the mathematical sciences in (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions
other disciplines and expanding the talent base engaged in of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher
mathematical research in the U.S. education).
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education. Funding: $120,000.
Funding: $30 million. Deadline: 6/10/2017.
Deadline: 3/14/2019. Contact: Tel. (202) 514-0053; E-mail: [email protected].
Contact: E-mail: [email protected].
Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (CFDA No.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): 93.866)
Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program (CFDA Purpose: To support centers that will enhance the diversity of
No. 84.358A) the aging research workforce by mentoring promising scientists
Purpose: To address the unique needs of rural school districts. from underrepresented groups for sustained careers in aging
Eligibility: A local educational agency (LEA) (including a research in a selected area of scientific focus, and to develop
public charter school that is considered an LEA under state law) infrastructure to promote advances in this area and increase the
is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if the total number of researchers focused on the health and well-being of

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 Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services
Legislative Research Unit and Results for Children With Disabilities: Early Childhood
222 South College, Suite 301 Systems Technical Assistance Center (CFDA No. 84.326P)
Purpose: To promote academic achievement and to improve
Springfield, Illinois 62704 results for children with disabilities by providing technical
assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects,
disseminating useful information, and implementing activities
that are supported by scientifically based research.
minority elders. Eligibility: State governments; county governments; city
Eligibility: State governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments;
or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled
independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/
institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/ Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal
Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations; organizations; nonprofits, private institutions of higher
nonprofits; private institutions of higher education; for-profit education; for-profit organizations, other than small businesses;
organizations, other than small businesses; and small businesses. and small businesses.
Funding: $4 million. Funding: $3.4 million.
Deadline: 7/20/2017. Deadline: 6/5/2017.
Contact: E-mail: [email protected]. Contact: Julius Cotton, Tel. (202) 245-6140;
E-mail: [email protected].
Supporting Effective Educator Development Program
(CFDA No. 84.423A) University Student Research Challenge (USRC)A Pilot
Purpose: To increase the number of highly effective educators Project (CFDA No. 43.002)
by supporting the implementation of evidence-based practices Purpose: To develop novel concepts with the potential to
that prepare, develop, or enhance educators and allow eligible create new capabilities in aeronautics by stimulating aeronautics
entities to develop, expand, and evaluate practices that can serve research in the student community.
as models that can be sustained and disseminated. Eligibility: Unrestricted.
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education; private, nonprofit Funding: Not specified.
organizations; and for-profit organizations. Deadline: 10/16/2017.
Funding: $42 million. Contact: Tel. (800) 518-4726;
Deadline: 6/19/2017. E-mail: [email protected].
Contact: Julius Cotton, Tel. (202) 245-6140;
E-mail: [email protected]. Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) (CFDA No.
Survey of International Educational Exchange Activity in the 10.318)
United States, FY 2018 (CFDA No. 19.432) Purpose: To support research and extension projects that have
Purpose: To gain an accurate and current picture of robust collaborations to increase the participation of women
international educational exchange activity in the U.S., to and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in science,
promote mutual understanding through international educational technology, engineering, and mathematics fields that are relevant
exchange; to assess and analyze international educational to USDA priorities.
exchange to and from the U.S., and to administer a series Eligibility: State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and
of sequential surveys to accredited U.S. higher education universities, university research foundations, other research
institutions focusing on four main sectors: foreign students, institutions and organizations, national laboratories, private
foreign scholars, U.S. students studying overseas in credit- organizations or corporations, and individuals.
bearing and non-credit-bearing programs, and foreign enrollees Funding: $400,000.
in intensive English-language programs in the U.S., including Deadline: 6/8/2017.
data on numbers of foreign students enrolled at minority-serving Contact: E-mail: [email protected].
institutions.
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and private,
nonprofit organizations.
Funding: Not specified; awards of up to $500,000.
Deadline: 6/22/2017.
Contact: Tel. (800) 518-4726; E-mail: [email protected].