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Local
Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF)
NYS Education Department
The New York State Education Department, Archives
and Records Administration is offering grants through the Local
Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) to improve
records management and archival administration in New York States
local governments. Grants are available for inventory and planning,
records creation and system design, inactive records, microfilm,
archival programs, and educational uses of local government
records projects.
ELIGIBILITY: Local governments, including but not limited
to Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), cities,
counties, fire districts, school districts, towns and villages
are eligible.
FUNDING: Three types of competitive grants are available:
individual projects involving a single government may request
up to $75,000; cooperative projects involving two or more local
governments acting on one activity may request up to $100,000;
and complex projects involving a single local government addressing
extremely complex records management issues may request up to
$125,000.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the New York State Archives
and Records Administration, Training and Grants Support Services,
Education Department, 9A81 Cultural Education Center, Albany,
NY 12230; telephone (518) 474-6926. The grant application and
reference materials are also available online at www.sara.nysed.gov.
Bioresource
Development
New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA)
The New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA) invites proposals that promote development,
demonstration, or commercialization of bioresource products,
components, or processes. NYSERDA has historically supported
bioresources in areas such as agricultural biotechnology, environmental
biotechnology, bioremediation, fermentation, enzymes, and propagation
of tissue cultures for a biomass crop.
The proposed work must be innovative. Eligible applications
of bioresources include innovative approaches that substitute
for energy-intensive or non-renewable (petroleum-based) products,
components, or processes; or lead to improvements in energy
or time savings, or waste minimization.
Proposals are required to emphasize development and/or commercialization
of potentially marketable, innovative bioresources, rather than
basic research.
ELIGIBILITY: Teaming arrangements among
bioresource developers, manufacturers, bioproduct end-users
and others are strongly encouraged, including the use of outside
technical expertise or joint ventures between companies/organizations.
A significant (greater than 50%) portion of the work must be
conducted within New York State. Collaborative teams must have
at least one significant New York State partner.
FUNDING: NYSERDA has $500,000 available to make awards
of up to $200,000 per project.
DEADLINE: December 16, 1999.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Jane Powers, PON No. 489,
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, 286 Washington
Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12203-6399; telephone (518) 862-1090
ext. 3342; fax (518) 862-1091; e-mail jap@nyserda.org. For technical
questions, contact Judy Jarnefeld at (518) 862-1090 ext. 3293.
Photovoltaics
Funds
New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
The New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA), as administrator of the New York Energy
Smart program, may make up to four awards to support projects
to install, demonstrate, and operate photovoltaic systems on
buildings.
The programs goal is to foster New Yorks long-term
market for installing photovoltaics (PV) on buildings by supporting
projects that demonstrate innovative PV technologies and applications
on buildings in New York.
Projects should include strategies to maximize the potential
of future PV installations on buildings and reduce barriers
to future installations.
ELIGIBILITY: Commercial, industrial, institutional, multi-family
rental buildings and common areas of multi-family buildings
in New York State are eligible. Proposing teams may consist
of commercial firms, government organizations, universities,
and other organizations. Proposing teams should include members
who have PV design and installation experience, as well as a
representative from each site.
FUNDING: Maximum funding per project is $750,000 or $5.00
per installed watt of solar capacity, whichever is less. No
more than 75% of each project will be supported by NYSERDA funds
under this program.
DEADLINE: January 26, 2000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Jennifer Harvey at (518)
862-1090, ext. 3264 or jlh@nyserda.org. To receive a solicitation,
submit your request to Jane Powers (request PON No. 449-99),
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, Corporate Plaza
West, 286 Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12203-6399;
fax (518) 862-1091, e-mail jap@nyserda.org.
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U.S.
Department of Education
Projects with Industry Program
The United States Department of Education, Projects
with Industry Program (PWI) creates and expands job and career
opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the competitive
labor market by engaging the talent and leadership of private
industry as partners in the rehabilitation process. PWI projects
identify competitive job and career opportunities and the skills
needed to perform those jobs, create practical settings for
job readiness and training programs, and provide job placement
and career advancement services.
ELIGIBILITY: Employers, nonprofit agencies or organizations,
designated state units, labor unions, community rehabilitation
program providers, trade associations, Indian tribes or tribal
organizations, and other agencies or organizations with the
capacity to create and expand job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities are eligible.
FUNDING: It is anticipated that $2,071,694 will be available
for this program. The estimated range of awards is $158,000
to $238,000.
DEADLINE: January 10, 2000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Martha Muskie or Mary Jane
Kane, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW,
Room 3320 Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202; telephone
Martha Muskie (202) 205-3293 or Mary Jane Kane (202) 205-8206.
Information can also be found at either of the following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
or http://www.ed.gov/news.html.
U.S.
Department of Education
Office of Educational Research
and Improvement (OERI) Visiting Scholars Fellowship Program
The Office of Educational Research and Improvement
(OERI) Visiting Scholars Fellowship Program allows individuals
to conduct educational research at the OERI national research
institutes in Washington, DC for up to twelve months.
Aside from carrying out their research, fellows are expected
to interact in a collegial manner with OERI staff and be available
to share their insights and expertise when needed.
OERI is particularly interested in applications that meet one
or both of the following priorities: Issues Related to How People
Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and Traditionally Underrepresented
Groups and Institutions.
ELIGIBILITY: Scholars, researchers, policymakers, educational
practitioners, librarians, or statisticians who are engaged
in the use, collection, and dissemination of information about
education and educational research are eligible.
FUNDING: The estimated range of awards is $50,000 to
$100,000 per fellow.
DEADLINE: January 24, 2000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Craig Gidney, The Fellowship
Program, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue,
Washington, DC 20418; telephone (202) 334-2872; or e-mail c_gidney@nas.edu.
Information also can be found at either of the following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
or http://www.ed.gov/news.html.
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
Community Food and Nutrition
Program
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
announces that competing applications will be accepted for new
grants for the Office of Community Services Community
Food and Nutrition Program.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is specifically
interested in improving the health and nutrition status of low-income
persons through improved access to healthy, nutritious foods
or by other means. The DHHS encourages community efforts to
improve the coordination and integration of health and social
services for all low-income families, and to identify opportunities
for collaborating with other programs and services for this
population. Such collaboration can increase a communitys
capacity to leverage resources and promote an integrated approach
to health and nutrition through existing programs and services.
ELIGIBILITY: States, public agencies, and public and
private non-profit agencies/organizations are eligible.
FUNDING: It is anticipated that $2,000,000 will be available
for this program. Applications requesting over $50,000 will
not be considered.
DEADLINE: December 6, 1999.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division
of Community Discretionary Programs, 370 LEnfant Promenade,
SW, Washington DC 20447; telephone Catherine Rivers (202) 401-5252
or Deloris Horton (202) 401-9363; fax (202) 401-4687. Information
can be found on the OCS website: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/kits1.htm.
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
Job Opportunities for Low-Income
Individuals Program
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
Office of Community Services (OCS) is accepting applications
for the Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program.
The purpose of the program is to demonstrate and evaluate ways
of creating new employment and business opportunities for certain
low-income individuals through the provision of technical and
financial assistance to private employers in the community,
self-employment/micro-enterprise programs, and/or new business
development programs.
A low-income individual eligible to participate in a project
conducted under this program is any individual eligible to receive
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or any individual
whose income level does not exceed 100 percent of the official
poverty line. Within these categories, emphasis should be on
individuals who are receiving TANF or its equivalent under state
auspices; those who are unemployed; those residing in public
housing or receiving housing assistance; non-custodial parents;
and those who are homeless.
ELIGIBILITY: Non-profit, tax-exempt organizations, including
community development corporations, are eligible to apply.
FUNDING: Approximately $5,500,000 is available to fund
awards up to $500,000.
DEADLINE: January 14, 2000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Community Services, 370 LEnfant
Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447; telephone Nolan Lewis (202)
401-5282, Linda Bunn (202) 401-5324 or Aleatha Slade (202) 401-5317.
Information can also be found on the OCS website: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/kits1.htm.
U.S.
Department of Energy
Inventions and Innovation
Program
The Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) of
the Department of Energy is funding a competitive grant program
entitled Inventions and Innovation (I&I). The goal of the
I&I Program is to improve energy efficiency through the
promotion of innovative ideas and inventions that have a significant
potential energy impact and a potential future commercial market.
The I&I Program emphasizes funding projects within the following
OIT focus industries: agriculture, aluminum, chemicals, forest
products, glass, metalcasting, mining, petroleum, and steel.
ELIGIBILITY: Projects must meet the goals of the I&I
Program.
FUNDING: Applicants may apply for up to $200,000 per
project.
DEADLINE: Pre-proposal abstracts should be submitted
by March 17, 2000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Jennifer Palasz at (303)
275-4764; fax (303)275-4788; or e-mail jennifer_palasz@nrel.gov.
Information can be found on the I&I website: http://www.oit.doe.gov/inventions.
U.S.
Department of Transportation
National Boating Safety Activities
The Coast Guard seeks applications for grants
and cooperative agreements to be used to fund projects on various
subjects promoting boating safety on the national level. They
welcome any initiative that can help to reduce recreational
boating deaths, injuries or property damage. They have a high
interest in initiatives that focus on recreational fishermen,
canoeists, kayakers, and/or personal watercraft operators.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be national, nongovernmental,
non-profit, public service organizations and must establish
that their activities are, in fact, national in scope.
FUNDING: It is anticipated that $2,950,000 will be available
to fund approximately 35 awards.
DEADLINE: January 17, 2000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Albert Marmo or Vickie
Hartberger, Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard (G-OPB-1/Room
3100), 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001. Application
packages can be obtained by calling the Coast Guard Infoline
at (800) 368-5647. Information also can be found on the following
websites: http://dms.dot.gov
or http://www.uscgboating.org.
The
Foundation Center Provides On-Line Services
The Foundation Center, an independent national
service organization which disseminates information on foundation
grants, offers an on-line service through its internet site.
The Foundation Center’s Electronic Reference Desk allows grant
seekers to question an on-line librarian. Grant seekers may
also scan the website for information about upcoming grant training
seminars, funding trends, publications, and locations. The Foundation
Center maintains Cooperating Collections of grant resources,
including a database of funding organizations on CD-ROM, at
libraries throughout the state.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Foundation
Center at 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003; on line at www.fdncenter.org;
or call (800) 424-9836 / (212) 620-4230. E-mail comments can
be sent to mfn@fdncenter.org.
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