Daily Archives: October 12, 2015

2015-11-30: Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee – Grant County, New Mexico

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R06-1073
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services
Eligible Applicants: State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Independent school districts | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) | Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Private institutions of higher education | For profit organizations other than small businesses | Small businesses
Agency Name: HHS-ACF-OHS
Closing Date: 2015-11-30
Award Ceiling: $1,379,882
Expected Number of Awards: 1

Description: Through this announcement, the Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from public or private non-profit organizations, including community-based and faith-based organizations, or for-profit organizations that seek to provide a high-quality, comprehensive birth-to-five program incorporating both Head Start and Early Head Start funding, or to provide for Head Start only or Early Head Start only, to children and families residing in Grant County, New Mexico.  Funds in the amount of $1,379,882 annually will be available to provide Head Start and/or Early Head Start program services to eligible children and their families.  Interested applicants may email the OHS Operations Center at OHSTech@reviewops.  org for additional information.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…

2015-10-13: Mexican Partnership Program

Funding Opportunity Number: APS-523-15-000001
Agency Name: USAID-MEX
Closing Date: 2015-10-13
Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 14

Description: USAID/Mexico would like to partner with Mexican organizations to achieve common objectives.  The APS invites civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, education and research institutions, private businesses, financial institutions, chambers of commerce, industry associations, foundations, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and other private-sector organizations to identify and suggest ways we can work together to address key challenges in Mexico that are aligned with USAID/Mexico?s strategic objectives.  The Mexican Partnership Program contributes to USAID's overall programming in Mexico.  USAID/Mexico programs support Mexican institutions to achieve the following: a) prevent crime and violence by increasing the capacity of youth at-risk of recruitment to violent activity ('at-risk youth') to play productive roles in their communities and by facilitating the replication of successful crime and violence prevention models by local stakeholders; b) support local civil society organization efforts to render Mexico?s 2008 constitutional criminal justice reform operational by 2016; c) support civil society organizations to advocate for/promote the protection of human rights, prevent abuses, and assist victims; and d) support Mexico?s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…