A new initiative that discovers business solutions to social issues by linking entrepreneurs with investment capital and mentoring was announced today by The Hitachi Foundation, Village Capital, and Investors' Circle.

The initiative, SOURCE: Solutions from Our Country’s Entrepreneurs, is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the three organizations that addresses the existing disconnect between investors and entrepreneurs by engaging investors, mentors, and communities early in the business building process.

More: www.hitachifoundation.org/news-a-views/n…

Funding Opportunity Number: L14AS00085
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources
Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Agency Name: DOI-BLM
Closing Date: 2014-05-29
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1

Description: The CESU National Network is a consortium of federal agencies and other partners with scientific research and/or land management expertise, including tribes, universities, state agencies and other organizations.
Foremost experts will visit Alaskan Athabascan elders knowledgeable with the Steese National Conservation Area landscape and conduct interviews to gather ethnogeographic data pertinent to this and surrounding areas.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…