Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-7-1-2015
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture | Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA) | Business and Commerce | Community Development | Disaster Prevention and Relief | Education | Employment, Labor and Training | Energy | Environment | Food and Nutrition | Health | Housing | Law, Justice and Legal Services | Natural Resources | Regional Development
Eligible Applicants State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Independent school districts | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) | Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) | 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
Agency Name: CNCS
Closing Date: 2015-07-23
Description: Through the AmeriCorps Partnership Challenge, nonprofit organizations or public agencies – together with their funding partners – will develop proposals to address community needs by engaging AmeriCorps members. Upon approval, CNCS will provide Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards for AmeriCorps members, while the sponsoring organization will cover full cost of operating the programs. AmeriCorps members who successfully complete terms of service will be eligible for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards, and will gain valuable skills and experiences to advance their career goals while they make a difference in communities.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…

2015-07-23: PPHF 2015: Immunization- Strengthening Surveillance for Diseases Among Newly-Arrived Immigrants and Refugees – financed solely by 2015 Prevention and Public Health Funds
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-CK12-1205PPHFSUPP15
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: HHS-CDC
Closing Date: 2015-07-23
Award Ceiling: $140,000
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Description: The purpose of this FOA is to assist current, eligible grantees under CK12-1205, Strengthening Surveillance for Diseases Among Newly-Arrived Immigrants and Refugees, to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and/or quality of refugee immunization data practices by establishing or strengthening the capacity of grantees to submit data to, and retrieve data from, state Immunization Information Systems (IIS) in order to characterize and followup vaccination information of refugees at risk for vaccine preventable diseases.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…