Announcements
Drug Free Communities Support Program, Upcoming Regional Grant Application Workshops
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy will conduct a series of Regional Grant Application Workshops designed to assist faith-based and other non-profit organizations in applying for grants under the Drug Free Communities Support Program for 2008. The application deadline for this program is March 21, 2008.
The workshops, which are offered free of charge, are scheduled as follows:
The Drug Free Communities Support Program was created to: 1) establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, private non-profit agencies, including faith-based and other community organizations, and Federal, State, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth; and 2) reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. While applications may be submitted only by community-based coalitions, faith-based and other community organizations are eligible to be part of such coalitions. It is estimated that 150 grants of up to $125,000 per year, for up to five years, will be awarded.
To obtain additional information about the above workshops and to register online, please visit http://www.ondcp.gov/dfc/potentialgrantees.html#3.
To view the grant announcement for the Drug Free Communities Support Program, please visit http://ondcp.gov/dfc/files/fy08_rfa.pdf.
Residential Reentry Center Services, Nashville ( Davidson County), Tennessee, Solicitation
The Bureau of Prisons of the U.S. Dept. of Justice has put out a solicitation notice for Residential Reentry Center Services for male and female offenders in Nashville (Davidson County), Tennessee. The response deadline is 2:00 pm EST on March 11, 2008. The contract period shall consist of a base period of two (2) years with three (3) 1-year option periods for renewal at the discretion of the Government. Faith-based and community organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. For further information, please go to: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/BPR/PPB/RFP%2D200%2D1008%2DMA/listing.html or contact Ralawna Cobb, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-305-8679, Fax 202-307-2780, Email rjcobb@bop.gov
Residential Reentry Center Services, Western District of Michigan, Upper Peninsula (Marquette, Baraga, and Menominee Counties), Solicitation
The Bureau of Prisons of the U.S. Dept. of Justice has put out a solicitation notice for Residential Reentry Center Services for male and female offenders in the Western District of Michigan, Upper Peninsula (Marquette, Baraga, and Menominee Counties). The response deadline is 2:00 pm EST on February 22, 2008. The contract period shall consist of a base period of two (2) years with three (3) 1-year option periods for renewal at the discretion of the Government. Faith-based and community organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. For further information, please go to: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/BPR/PPB/RFP%2D200%2D0996%2DNC/listing.html or contact Sarah Ellis, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-307-3070, Fax 202-307-2780, Email sellis@bop.gov.
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Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
US Department of Justice
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Washington, DC 20530
Telephone: (202) 514-2987
E-Mail: FBCI@usdoj.gov
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