GRANTS ALERT

From Capital Partnerships LLC

WELCOME TO GRANTS ALERT, VOL. 2

Our e-newsletter is designed to highlight significant federal and private funding opportunities, particularly in the grant development fields where we specialize. Among these are:

• Public Works
• Economic Development
• Environment, Energy
• Health and Human Services
• Justice, Homeland Security and FEMA
• The Arts

1) The Kresge Foundation has announced its acceptance of preliminary applications for its Community Building and Artists' Skills and Resources programs. Both are focused on transforming communities through the "power of arts and culture". The Community Building grant will fund outstanding examples of community building integrated with the arts. The Artist program is designed to assist artists' role in reinvigorating communities and to increase the number of live-work spaces for artists. For more information, click here. Preliminary applications are due February 1, 2012. Good candidates: Arts Councils, Community Foundations

2) The US Soccer Foundation just opened up the 2012 Soccer for Success Social Innovation Fund Subgrant. It seeks to fund non-profit organizations serving economically-disadvantaged youth in grades K-8. The two year grants will range from $ 100,000 to $300,000 and does require a match. Applications are due on December 22 2011. For more information, click here. Good candidates will be: a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

3) US DOT has released a call for grants for the Multistate Corridor Operations and Management Program. Funding will assist corridor transportation projects (single or multi-state) and research that promote regional cooperation, planning and improve system management and operations. $7 Million is available and must grants require a 20% match. Applications are due January 3, 2012. For more information, click here. Good candidates include: existing and potential multistate organizations, coalitions, or other arrangements or entities engaged in corridor transportation activities.

About Capital Partnerships
Capital Partnerships is a full service government relations firm with a track record of winning over $ 1.6 Billion in public funds for client projects. The firm is expert in state and federal processes leveraging creative and practical strategies, designed to maximize client goals. The success record is produced by a team of diverse and experienced professionals in innovative financing; grant writing; planning and engineering; public affairs and strategic planning. The team's talents engage with every aspect of project development bringing passion and intelligence as full partners to clients. Our team has the relevant skills and knowledge to analyze and advise on regulatory and legislative issues, as well as people and politics operating in Washington, DC today. Capital Partnerships has worked on nationally- significant projects that required a big vision, aggressive goals, high level stakeholder relationships and extraordinary lessons learned that can be transferred to our clients.

About The Livingston Group
The Livingston Group, L.L.C. (TLG) provides comprehensive government relations, public affairs, advocacy, and strategic communications services. TLG features Democratic and Republican former Members of Congress, congressional staff, executive branch officials, governors' cabinet members and senior staff, state legislators, and corporate executives. The firm has an extensive network of seasoned professionals with political reach and interactive, friendly working relationships in the U.S., as well as 14 international affiliates.

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