Category: Grants

First in the World Program-Development Grants

Agency: Department of Education

Deadline: June 30, 2015

Available funding: Approx. $20 M (Award range: $1 M - $3 M)

Estimated number of awards: 6-8

Description: The First in the World (FITW) program is designed to support the development, replication, and dissemination of innovative solutions and evidence for what works in addressing persistent and widespread challenges in postsecondary education for students who are at risk for not persisting in and completing postsecondary programs, including, but not limited to, adult learners, working students, part-time students, students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, students with disabilities, and first-generation students. The focus of the FITW program is to build evidence for what works in postsecondary education by testing the effectiveness of these strategies in improving student persistence and completion outcomes.

This notice invites applications for Development grants only. Development grants will support new or substantially more effective practices for addressing widely shared challenges. Applications for Development grants must be based on Strong Theory. The Department has published a separate notice inviting applications for Validation grants.

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Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grants

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services

Deadline: July 7, 2015

Available funding: $53,846,875 (Award range: $350,000 - $2,000,000)

Estimated number of awards: 53

Description: Grants awarded under this Funding Opportunity Announcement will support programs that have the capacity and proven record of accomplishment in providing a broad range of marriage and relationship skills training. To address the multiple barriers faced by individuals, couples, partners, and families, programs will provide healthy marriage and relationship skills designed to change behaviors of individuals and move families towards economic self-sufficiency.

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Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program

Agency: Department of Education

Deadline: June 29, 2015

Available funding: $3 M (Award range: $400,000 - $600,000)

Estimated number of awards: 5-7

Description: The purpose of the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program is to provide financial assistance to projects that develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve the educational opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary Indian students.

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Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grant

Agency: Department of Education

Deadline: June 29, 2015

Available funding: $8.9 M - $17.8 M (Award range: $1 M - $6 M)

Estimated number of awards: 3-6

Description: The purpose of the Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grant program, also called the Enhanced Assessment Grants (EAG) program, is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students.

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Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success

Agency: Department of Education

Deadline: June 23, 2015

Available funding: $4,950,000 (Award range: $250,000 - $500,000)

Estimated number of awards: 15

Description: The purpose of this program is to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students.

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FY15 Juvenile Drug Courts Addressing Systematic Barriers Program

Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Deadline: June 2, 2015

Available funding: $6,400,000 (Award range: $200,000 - $360,000)

Estimated number of awards: 15-20

Description: This program will focus on increasing the effectiveness of juvenile drug courts by: (1) supporting programs or strategies that recognize and engage the family as a valued partner in all components of the program; (2) supporting local training programs or teams that educate practitioners and their families to meet the needs of the adolescent client and include adolescent brain development, integrated treatment, trauma-informed care, cultural competency, and strong judicial interaction; (3) supporting the development of local programs that will engage stakeholders and build or enhance partnerships among judges, representatives from behavioral health treatment programs, juvenile justice, social services, school and vocational training programs, law enforcement, probation, prosecution, defense, and community organizations; (4) supporting existing juvenile drug courts to monitor and evaluate current practices to develop strategies to create policies and procedures that will address and provide solutions to identified local barriers and (5) developing and implementing data management systems, including disaggregated data by race and ethnicity of participants. OJJDP will make awards to currently operating juvenile drug courts to enhance their capacity to address barriers they encounter as they provide services to youth.

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FY15 Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Deadline: June 11, 2015

Available funding: $7 Million (Award range: $0 - $1,000,000.)

Estimated number of awards: 7

Description: The Second Chance Act grant funding is designed to help communities develop and implement comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry and recidivism reduction. “Reentry” is not a specific program, but rather a process that starts when an individual is initially incarcerated and ends when he or she has been successfully reintegrated in the community as a law-abiding citizen. Section 211 of the Act authorizes grants to nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes that may be used for comprehensive wrap-around services/programs which incorporate the use of trained mentors to promote the safe and successful reintegration into the community of adults who have been incarcerated. It is expected that program participants will be screened, assessed, and identified for program participation pre-release, and ideally, mentoring relationships will begin pre-release. During the post-release phase of the reentry program, participants will receive case management, connection to evidence-based programming designed to ensure that the transition from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful, and the benefit of a mentor. In instances where geographic distance or other obstacles preclude in-person visits between mentors and mentees pre-release, other mechanisms, such as voice and video calling, may be utilized when allowed and appropriate to begin mentoring relationships.

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FY15 TIGER Discretionary Grants

Agency: Department of Transportation

Deadline: Pre-application: May 4, 2015. Final application: June 5, 2015

Available funding: $500 Million (Award range: $10M - $200M. Rural area minimum: $1M)

Estimated number of awards: TBD

Description: The FY 2015 TIGER program will fund transformative projects of all eligible types, including projects that promote Ladders of Opportunity, to the extent permitted by law. Ladders of Opportunity projects may increase connectivity to employment, education, services and other opportunities, support workforce development, or contribute to community revitalization, particularly for disadvantaged groups: low income groups, persons with visible and hidden disabilities, elderly individuals, and minority persons and populations.

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