GRANTS ALERT

From Capital Partnerships LLC

WELCOME TO GRANTS ALERT, VOL. 7

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 Office on Violence Against Women (OWV) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a call for grant applications to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders. Grants support continued efforts to hold abusers accountable to crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Funds may be used to implement pro-arrest and protection order programs; implement policies, education programs, protection order registries and training on gendered violence; educate judges and court officials about the nature of such violence; develop and support victim services, and many other activities (a comprehensive list can be found by following the link below). Approximately 60 grants are available, each with an award ceiling of $900,000. Applicants should register online by March 12, 2012; complete applications are due March 26, 2012. Good candidates: State, county and city or town governments, Native American governments, and state, local and tribal courts. Only applicants that "that have an open Arrest award and/or an Arrest award that was closed within the last 12 months" are eligible. For more information, CLICK HERE.

2) The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Authority (FTA) is offering funding in support of Bus and Bus Facilities Livability Initiatives. Applicants should propose programs that offer "expanded transportation choices, new and better intermodal connections, reduced congestion, and/or services aimed at economically disadvantaged populations, including senior citizens and people with disabilities." Funded projects may include efforts to replace, rehabilitate or buy buses, facilities and related equipment. The FTA has $125 million available in total to improve livability through a variety of bus-related initiatives. The application closing date is March 29, 2012.
Good candidates: The FTA specifies that, "Direct Recipients under the Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula program, States, and Indian Tribes" are eligible as well as non-urban proposals that are part of a consolidated state proposal. For more information, CLICK HERE.

3) ChildObesity180 and the Partnership for a Healthier America are collaborating to launch a competition to Identify and Support School Programs and Technology Innovations that Motivate Children to be Physically Active. Applicants may apply either for the school-based program competition or the technology innovation competition. The school programs competition offers ten $25,000 awards to regional schools and two $100,000 awards to national schools; successful programs may be "any curriculum, activity, environmental modification, event, or other initiative that promotes quality school-time physical activity among the target population" of 5-12 year olds. The technology innovation award supports "newly developed technologies and unique applications of existing technologies, that can motivate kids to get at least sixty minutes of moderate to vigorous activity every day." This competition allocates $50,000 each to two schools. The application deadline is April 2, 2012. Good candidates include applicants from public, private, charter and parochial schools running programs aimed at children aged 5-12. For the school-based programs competition, applicants must apply for programs that have already been implemented rather than those in the proposal stage. For more information, CLICK HERE.

Purse strings are tightening and budgets will be cut, but the federal government will continue to spend billions of dollars. A lot of these funds will be accessed by those who have experienced help in seeking grants, contracts and program funds!

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. We are affiliated with The Livingston Group.

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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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