GRANTS ALERT

From Capital Partnerships LLC

WELCOME TO GRANTS ALERT, VOL. 15

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 U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) offers a Marine Fisheries Initiative. This initiative promotes research and development for projects that foster sustainable fisheries along the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern shoreline from Florida to North Carolina. Proposals should address any number of commercial and recreational fishing industry efforts, including "fishery biology, resource assessment, socioeconomic assessment, management and conservation, selected harvesting methods, and fish handling and processing." Proposals that address any of the following priorities will be most successful: bycatch; reef fish support and protection of reef environments; red snapper support; economic and sociocultural studies of fishing industry; and integrated ecosystem assessment. $2 million is available, with award ceilings up to $175,000. The application closing date is August 9, 2012. Good candidates: institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, commercial organizations, individuals, state and local and Native American tribal governments. Federal agencies and institutions as well as foreign governments and foreign nongovernmental organizations are not eligible.
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2) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the CDC are promoting Rape Prevention and Education. Recognizing that sexual violence is a major public health concern that has far reaching and long-term effects, the Rape Prevention and Education Program will make more than $35 million available for up to 59 successful applicants. Individual award ceilings are at $3.4 million. Proposals should highlight prevention efforts to address "individual, relationship and community level risk and protective factors, by building capacity for implementation and evaluation and by building and sustaining partnerships for prevention." Note that there are five different tiers of financial support and that each is associated with different recipient activities. The application closing date is August 17, 2012. Good candidates: Departments of Health or their Bona Fide Agents in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
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3) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is now accepting proposals for the America's Great Outdoors: Landscape Stewardship Program. The program encourages public-private coalitions to support and protect flora, fauna, and fish of distinct and important landscapes in need of conservation. Applicants may apply for one of two kinds of grants: Awards for Training and Mentoring by Existing Conservation Coalitions and awards for Capacity Building for Newly Formed Landscape Conservation Coalitions. Grants encourage capacity-building among new and existing coalitions, developing of measurable outcomes to assess conservation, mentoring and training sessions for coalitions, and fostering communication between local organizations and federal agencies. The Foundation can provide $180,000 of support for projects ranging from one to two years. The application closing date is July 31, 2012. Good candidates: Nonprofit organizations and Native American tribal groups.
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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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