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Affordable Housing Funding Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Affordable Housing Program - Applications Available March 11 FHLBank Atlanta has announced the availability of up to $500,000 per awarded project for the 2013 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Competitive offering. The funds can be used to assist in the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of affordable rental or owner-occupied housing. AHP Competitive is a reliable, flexible source of real estate equity funding that can be deployed quickly and efficiently to support projects of all sizes. Since 1990, FHLBank Atlanta has awarded more than $424 million in real estate equity through AHP Competitive to assist in the financing of over 70,000 affordable units of rental and ownership housing. These funds facilitated $5.9 billion of housing development in your communities - a more than 1:14 ratio of AHP equity to total development financing. Applications for the 2013 offering will be available beginning March 11, 2013, with a submission deadline of...

Funding for Domestic Violence Shelters

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMT

The Mary Kay Foundation is committed to ending the epidemic of domestic violence by providing grants to women's shelters throughout the United States. Each year, the Foundation’s Shelter Grant Program awards grants of $20,000 to at least one domestic violence shelter in every state; remaining funds are distributed based on state population. Applying organizations must offer immediate overnight housing to women and children affected by domestic violence. The grants provided by the Foundation may be used for the operating budget of the shelter, with the exception of staff travel.

Applications will be accepted from January 15 to April 30, 2013. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the funding guidelines and download the application forms.

Single Family Rehabilitation Program Funds Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity: The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency proposes to make a total of $7 million available to eligible organizations for the rehabilitation of scattered-site, owner-occupied homes in selected counties under the 2013 cycle of the Single-Family Rehabilitation Program (SFR). Funds will be made available to serve homeowners in the following counties: Alexander, Beaufort, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, Cleveland, Columbus, Davie, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Jackson, Lenoir, New Hanover, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rutherford, Stokes, Tyrrell, Union, Watauga, Wilson, and Yadkin. Only entities proposing to serve counties listed above shall be considered for funding. SFR funds may not be used to assist households residing within entitlement counties (Cumberland, Mecklenburg, and Wake) or the 23 entitlement cities that receive funds directly from HUD. Only...

VA Announces SSVF NOFA

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the Notice Of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. The grant funds are available for nonprofit organizations to provide rapid re-housing and prevention services for veterans who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. The funding level is three times larger than last year's announcement.

The application deadline for initial and renewal supportive services grants under the SSVF Program is Friday, February 1, 2013, 4 p.m. ET.

Please click here to view the NOFA and instructions for how to apply.

Technical Assistance:

Information regarding how to obtain technical assistance with the preparation of an initial or renewal supportive services grant application is available on the SSVF Program Web site at www.va.gov/HOMELESS/SSVF.asp.

Veterans Housing Grants Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has announced a new initiative to support local nonprofit housing development organizations that meet or help meet the affordable housing needs of veterans in rural areas. Work supported will be bricks-and-mortar projects that help low-income, elderly and disabled veterans with home repair and rehab needs; support homeless veterans; and help veterans become homeowners, tap into available housing programs, and secure affordable rental housing. This new initiative is made possible through the support of The Home Depot Foundation (THDF).

The project can provide both temporary and permanent housing for veterans, depending on the local needs of the community. HAC will coordinate with The Home Depot volunteers and THDF on volunteer opportunities, especially around home repair and rehab.

This is a new initiative, and grants will not normally exceed a maximum of $30,000. Organizations interested in applying to this program are asked to send a Letter of Intent (LOI) by Oct. 31, 2012, at 5 p.m. ET. This initial letter should be no longer than three pages. For more information about requirements for the letter, contact the Housing Assistance Council.

HAC will review all LOIs and invite selected organizations to submit full proposals. Full proposals will not be accepted without a preliminary LOI accepted by the Housing Assistance Council.

The applicant must be a nonprofit organization, tribally designated housing entity (TDHE), or housing authority acting as a nonprofit, that serves veterans at or below 80% of area median income.

For more information about this program, contact Janice Clark, Program Coordinator, at janice@ruralhome.org.

SSVF Letter of Intent Released

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The VA has published a Letter of Intent for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. Under the SSVF Program, VA awards grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who can provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families living in or transitioning to permanent housing. Grantees provide a range of supportive services designed to promote housing stability to eligible very low income Veteran families.

The Letter of Intent is due by September 28, 2012 and is non-binding – it does not factor into any decisions on funding awards. The publication of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) should follow in early FY 2013.

The notice of the letter of intent, including instructions for submission, can be found in the Federal Register. Information about the SSVF program, the letter of intent, and a sample letter can be found online at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp.

Questions should be referred to the SSVF Program Office via phone at (877) 737–0111 (this is a toll-free number) or via email at SSVF@va.gov.

Grants for States to Improve TANF

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has announced new funding to improve the integrity of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. State human service agencies can apply for the funds to use data and other promising approaches to prevent overpayments to ineligible families and to increase the share of eligible families receiving TANF assistance. According to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at HHS, less than one-third of eligible families are currently receiving TANF. To improve access to TANF assistance for eligible families in need, the notice indicates that states may elect to:

Identify very poor families applying for or receiving assistance from other programs (this can include families with children receiving food stamps and families seeking or receiving shelter services or homelessness prevention assistance) who could benefit from TANF assistance;
Redesign TANF eligibility and recertification processes; and
Implement program changes to reduce administrative case closures, reduce sanctions or work to reduce sanctions through promoting program compliance, and/or adopt outreach strategies to streamline families' access to assistance.

State agencies may also use other program databases, which could include Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), to improve data quality and identify potentially eligible families who are not connected to TANF supports.

Applications are due by August 20, 2012. Please visit the Administration for Children & Families website to read the full announcement and access the application.

Street Outreach Grants Available From HHS

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting grant applications for Street Outreach Programs under the provisions of the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008. The Street Outreach Program enables organizations around the country to help young people get off the streets and into stable housing environments.

Applications for the Street Outreach Program are due August 6, 2012. Please visit the Administration for Children & Families website to view the full announcement and to access the application.

Funding Available for Healthcare Initiatives

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is pleased to open its grants solicitation and application process for the August 14, 2012 grant submission deadline.

The Trust will be accepting applications in all four of the Health Care Division’s issue areas:

Access to Primary Care (Tier 1 counties)
Community-Centered Prevention (Tier 1 counties)
Diabetes (Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse (Tier 1, 2 and 3 counties)

More information about these issue areas is available on the Trust's website.

Proposals in these issues will be limited by the Tier designation of the county served; the Trust will accept applications based on the county’s Tier designation in both 2012 and 2013 (should they change). Tier designations can be found on the NC Department of Commerce's website. Funding for proposals in the issue area of diabetes will be limited to programs that are embedded in primary care medical homes or with ongoing mental health services and that have a strong likelihood of working with patients long-term (tracking data over time). Further information for proposals in the Diabetes issue area is available on the Trust's website.

For an initial conversation about proposals for the August cycle, all interested parties are asked to contact John Fulk, the Trust's Program Associate, by email at johnf@kbr.org or by phone at 866-551-0690.

An advance consultation is required before submission of a proposal and can be scheduled by contacting John. Advance consultations should be completed well before August 14th. Deadline for online submissions is August 14, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

HHS Requests RHYA Grant Applications

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:45:00 GMT

Funding Announcement:

The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting grant applications for the Basic Center, Transitional Living, and Maternity Group Homes programs within the consolidated Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) program.

The Basic Center Program provides financial assistance to meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. Applications for the Basic Center program are due July 9. For more information, please view the funding opportunity listing on the HHS website.

The Transitional Living Program supports projects that provide long-term residential services to homeless youth ages 16 to 21 for up to 21 months. Maternity Group Homes are specialized Transitional Living Programs targeted toward pregnant and parenting homeless youth and their children. Applications for both programs are due July 10. For more information on the applications for these programs, please view the 2012 and 2013 funding announcements on the HHS website.

HUD Releases Section 811 NOFA

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has made available $85 million to state housing agencies to provide affordable supportive housing for extremely low-income persons with disabilities. This is the first time in the history of HUD's Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program that funding will be offered to state housing agencies that meet new eligibility criteria, including having a partnership with a state health and human services and Medicaid agency to provide essential support and services.

HUD estimates that funding from the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Demonstration will provide 2,800 new Section 811 units, more than three times the number of Section 811 units produced annually during recent years. The deadline for Section 811 PRA applications is July 31, 2012.

HUD's Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration, as well as more detailed information about the program, is posted on Grants.gov.

Technical Assistance:

The Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) has a webpage dedicated to the Section 811 program. Please visit this webpage for more information about the program and to access techincal assistance materials.

Stipends for Disability Research Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:45:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The Disability Determination Process (DDP) Small Grant Program awards $10,000 stipends for graduate-level research on improving disability determination processes.

The DDP Small Grant Program is a one-year stipend program that allows graduate students to conduct supervised independent research on improving the efficiency and reducing the complexity of disability determination processes. Policy Research, Inc. (PRI) is pleased to announce the second round of this federally-funded stipend program.

Applicants must be master’s, doctoral, or post-doctoral-level graduate students pursuing full-time studies in accredited programs at the time of the award (Fall semester of 2012) with an academic emphasis in topics of interest to disability programs, including public health, social work, economics, occupational medicine, vocational and rehabilitation counseling, public policy and administration, sociology, psychology, education, medicine, and law.

The deadline for applications is May 31, 2012.

For more information and to apply, please visit the PRI Disability Determination Program website. Please contact PRI at ddp@policyresearchinc.org with any questions.

DOL Funds to Assist Homeless Veterans

noemail@ncceh.org — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

On Thursday, March 29, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the availability of $15 million in grants through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program to provide job training services to help homeless veterans succeed in civilian careers. DOL anticipates awarding at least 50 grants to serve approximately 9,000 veterans.

Funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to state and local Workforce Investment Boards, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations. Grantees will provide homeless veterans with occupational, classroom, and on-the-job training, as well as job search and placement assistance, including follow-up services.

The closing date for submissions for this grant opportunity is April 30, 2012.

Please visit the U.S. Department of Labor website to download the solicitation for grant applications.

GSK IMPACT Awards Application Released

noemail@ncceh.org — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

Are you a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing access to healthcare and setting an outstanding example?
Would you like to receive an award of $40,000 for your current, overall work?
Would you like the media to tell the story of your work in the community?
Do you want the opportunity to share best practices with other organizations that provide access to healthcare?

The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards target community-based healthcare nonprofits in the Research Triangle Park region that provide access to healthcare for the underserved. Up to ten organizations in Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Guilford, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, or Wake Counties will be awarded $40,000 each.

Please visit the GlaxoSmithKline website to review the Announcement Flyer and the Application for more details on this year’s program.

The application deadline is Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 4:00 PM EDT.

VA Per Diem NOFA Released

noemail@ncceh.org — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity: The U.S. Department of Veterans has announced the availability of funding for the Per Diem Only component of the Grant and Per Diem Program. Please note that capital funds are not available through this NOFA and that this NOFA is very different from previous ones, although the PDO application has not significantly changed. Through this NOFA, the VA expects to fund about 450 beds over a 3-year period for Funding Priority 1 and about 150 beds under Funding Priorities 2-4. Applicants may only apply for one funding priority and clearly indicate this priority in the cover letter. Funding priorities are: Funding Priority 1: This priority uses the Transition in Place housing model, where homeless veterans are provided with housing and supportive services. The supportive services transition out of the residence over time, not the resident. This mean that the applicant must own or lease apartments intended as permanent housing for an individual or...

Transitional Housing Grants Available for Victims of DV/SA

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) (www.ovw.usdoj.gov) is seeking applications for the Transitional Housing Assistance Program. Governments, non-profits and other organizations that have a documented history of effectively serving victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking are eligible to apply. Funding can be used for housing and other services. Three year grants are available for up to $300,000.

Applications are due March 29, 2012. The Grants.gov registration deadline is March 15, 2012. The request for applications is available on the Funding Page of the National Supportive Housing Network website.

CDBG Small Cities Catalyst Program Funds Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The NC Department of Commerce Community Investment and Assistance Program currently has funds available in non-entitlement areas of the State which can be used for Supportive Housing. These funds are available through the NC Catalyst Program.

The Catalyst Program provides grants of up to $500,000 that can be used for a wide variety of community development activities including the construction of homeless shelters, the acquisition of land or buildings for affordable rental housing, and the rehabilitation of buildings for affordable rental housing. These funds could also be used as the required match for the Supportive Housing Development Program.

The primary purpose of the Catalyst Program is to provide grants to local governments to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate-income. Non-entitlement municipalities or counties are given the opportunity to tailor a project to meet the community development needs specific and most critical to their locality primarily for their low and moderate-income residents. This new grant program incorporates several previous CDBG programs and activities such as Housing Development, Individual Development Accounts, and Community Revitalization.

The application deadline for this grant is April 30, 2012. Please visit the NC Department of Commerce website for more information and application instructions.

DOL Workforce Innovation Fund Grant Application

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for approximately $98.5 million available through the Workforce Innovation Fund to support innovative employment and training service approaches. The fund invests in programs that support, evaluate, and enhance workforce investment strategies, particularly for vulnerable populations. Entities eligible for grants from the fund include state workforce agencies, local workforce investment boards, and institutions eligible to apply for Workforce Investment Act Section 166 grants.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the DOL website to access more information about the Workforce Innovation Fund, as well tools and resources to support application development. An online tutorial for prospective applicants, “Grant Applications 101: A Plain English Guide to ETA Competitive Grants,” is available through Workforce3One.

Prospective applicants can register on www.Grants.gov to access the SGA. Additional grant information is also available at www.doleta.gov/grants.

The deadline for applications is 4 pm on March 22, 2012.

NCHFA Urgent Repair Program Funds Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:15:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The NC Housing Finance Agency is pleased to announce the availability of $2.5 million under the 2012 cycle of the Urgent Repair Program (URPl2). Program funding enables recipient organizations to provide deferred, forgiven loans of up to $6,000 for emergency home repairs and modifications to very low-income owner-occupied homes with one or more fulltime household members with special needs (e. g., elderly, disabled, or a child 6 or under with an elevated blood-lead level). Household incomes cannot exceed 50% of area median income.

Nonprofit organizations, local governments and regional councils with the technical capacity to manage residential construction projects are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants must cover service areas with a population of 5,000 or greater. The maximum funding amount is $150,000 for projects serving two or more counties in their entirety, $75,000 for projects serving a single county or less, or $37,500 for the twenty-six units of local govemment that receive CDBG funds directly from HUD. These "Entitlements" are the cities of Asheville, Burlington, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Hickory, High Point, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Lenoir, Morganton, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Wilmington and Winston-Salem, plus Cumberland, Mecklenburg and Wake counties.

Application forms and Application Guidelines are available on the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency’s website (please scroll down until you see URP12), or by contacting Amy Elms at 919-877-5661 or alelms@nchfa.com. Completed applications must be received by NCHFA by 5:00 P.M. February 3, 2012.

For more information about this program, please call Mike Handley (91 9-877-5 627) or Dick Smith-Overman (919-877-5628).

HUD Housing Counseling Grants Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Funding Opportunity:

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that more than $40 million is available for a broad range of housing counseling programs to help families find and preserve housing. These grants will be awarded competitively to hundreds of HUD-approved counseling agencies and State Housing Finance Agencies across the nation that offer a variety of services including how to avoid foreclosure, how to avoid mortgage scams, how to purchase or rent a home, how to improve credit scores, and how to qualify for a reverse mortgage. HUD will award grants to approximately 500 applicants.

Instructions are posted on Grants.gov. To apply, go to https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html and enter 14.169 in the CFDA field. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. The application deadline is 11:59:59 pm eastern time on January 12, 2012.

If applicants have difficulty accessing the information, they may obtain assistance by calling the help desk hotline at 800-518-GRANTS or by e-mailing support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov help desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, except federal holidays.