Capital Partnerships
  A Nationally-Recognized Resource in Infrastructure Financing April 14, 2015  
 

GRANTS ALERT

  

From Capital Partnerships LLC

 

WELCOME TO GRANTS ALERT, VOL. 54

  

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

In this “GRANTS ALERT” edition, you will be able to pinpoint a sampling of current funding options that will benefit your community, association, company, client, and perhaps even your children!  A link will connect you to more details. 

     
  BELOW ARE A FEW GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST  
 

1) The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provides grants for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, research, and community outreach. Four different grant areas will be funded: (1) STEM projects in higher education, especially proposals that seek to draw students from underrepresented groups into the field, (2) community outreach and public understandings of science and technology, (3) digital information and technology, and (4) economic performance and quality of life, which focus on expanding “knowledge of how particular industries function, encourage better communication between citizens and their local governments, and focus scholarly and public attention on the issues and challenges faced by contemporary working families.” Grants will be made in the range of $125,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling bases; submit a letter of inquiry to find out if your project is a good fit. Good candidates: 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. For more information, click HERE.

2) The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Army Research Office offers grants for Basic and Applied Scientific Research. This call is a broad agency announcement for research on defense from the fields of: “material sciences; ballistics and aeromechanics sciences; information sciences; human sciences; survivability, lethality, and vulnerability assessment and analysis; chemistry; electronics; physics; environmental sciences; life sciences; mechanical sciences; mathematical sciences; computing sciences and network sciences.”  No funding amount has been specified. The application deadline is March 31, 2017. Good candidates: Educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial organizations engaged in Army defense and operational capacities research and/or experimentation. For more information, click HERE.

3) The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration is accepting applications for YouthBuild grants. The YouthBuild program financially supports the “provision of education, occupational skills training, and employment services to disadvantaged youth in their communities.” $76 million is available, with most grants ranging from $700,000 to $1.1 million. The application deadline is June 5, 2015. Good candidates: Public and non-profit organizations that serve youth. For more information, click HERE.

Questions? Contact: info@capital-partnerships.com or brobinson@livingstongroupdc.com

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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