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GRANTS ALERT

  

From Capital Partnerships LLC

 

WELCOME TO GRANTS ALERT, VOL. 62

  

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  
 

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  1. The Economic Development Administration (EDA) offers a Regional Innovation Strategies Program (RIS) to develop new companies, services, and products as a means to strengthen regional economic development. RIS grants are available through two competitions: The i6 Challenge is “designed to support the creation of centers for innovation and entrepreneurship that increase the commercialization of innovations, ideas, intellectual property, and research into viable companies.” The Seed Fund Support grants support “technical assistance, feasibility studies, marketing, and outreach” for start-up companies in exchange for equity. RIS will award $10 million across the two categories of competition. The application deadline is October 5, 2015. Good candidates: Higher education institutions; non-profit organizations; state, local, and Native American tribal governments; as well as consortiums of the above organizations and public-private partnerships. For more information, click HERE.

2) The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Discovery Research PreK-12 Program is a research and development program to build the nation’s STEM (science, engineering, math, and technology) education capacities. Five different kinds of projects may be funded, including exploratory; design and development; impact; implementation and improvement; and conferences and syntheses.  Within these five types of projects, a proposal may focus on STEM education assessment, learning in STEM education, or teaching the STEM fields. $50 million is available; the NSF expects to make 35-45 awards. The application deadline is December 7, 2015. Good candidates: Eligibility is unrestricted. For more information, click HERE.

3) The National Science Foundation (NSF) offers grants for Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) to increase the number of students from underrepresented populations that graduate from higher education with a STEM degree. There are four types of alliance awards: (1) alliances with multiple institutional partnerships that focus on undergraduate recruitment and retention; (2) Bridge to Baccalaureate Alliances, which focus on providing community colleges with the preparation needed to facilitate the successful transfer of students to a 4-year institution to study in a STEM field; (3) Bridge to the Doctorate, which helps institutions that have participated in the alliance program to send students to graduate school in STEM with fellowships, and (4) Pre-Alliance Planning Grants that allow organizations and institutions the ability to undertake “planning activities necessary to form new alliances or regional outreach and knowledge-diffusion centers of excellence.” Over $45 million in grants will be made to 38 successful applicants. The application deadline is November 20, 2015. Good candidates: Public and private universities and colleges and their partners. 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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