The Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG) program will support the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) in the assessment of State, local and territorial emergency management organizations against a set of American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-certified national standards for emergency preparedness and response. These standards are assessed through a peer review assessment process that results in accreditation of the emergency management organization.

Using the core capabilities, National Preparedness Goal is achieved by:

- Preventing, avoiding, or stopping a threatened or an actual act of terrorism.

- Protecting our citizens, residents, visitors, and assets against the greatest threats and hazards in a manner that allows our interests, aspirations, and way of life to thrive.

- Mitigating the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future disasters.

- Responding quickly to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs in the aftermath of a catastrophic incident.

- Recovering through a focus on the timely restoration, strengthening, and revitalization of infrastructure, housing, and a sustainable economy, as well as the health, social, cultural, historic, and environmental fabric of communities affected by a catastrophic incident.

EMAP accredited emergency management programs are critical to achieving the Goal by assessing and ensuring the ability of jurisdictions to build, sustain, and improve the core capabilities. Accreditation to a national standard ensures critical emergency management functions such as planning, coordination, and communications are benchmarked.

The EMAP assessment and accreditation process allows the current state of a jurisdiction’s emergency management organization to be understood, its shortfalls identified, and that a path for improvement can be determined.

The EMAP assessment and accreditation process supported will review the following areas within an emergency management organization: Emergency Management Program Administration, to include authorities, oversight, and strategic planning Emergency Management Finance Threat, Hazard, and Risk Assessment Consequence Analysis Hazard Mitigation Planning, to include mutual aid Incident Management Communications and Warning Operations and procedures Training and Exercises Public Affairs

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=202193

The purpose of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part C EIS Program is to provide HIV primary care in the outpatient setting.

Applicants must propose to provide a comprehensive continuum of outpatient HIV primary care services in the targeted area including:

1) targeted HIV counseling, testing, and referral;

2) medical evaluation and clinical care;

3) other primary care services; and

4) referrals to other health services.

Primary care for persons with HIV disease should start as early in the course of the infection as possible. However, entry into a Part C EIS program may take place at any point in the spectrum of the disease or the patient's lifespan.

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants include public entities and nonprofit private entities. Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply. New applicants intending to replace a current grantee must be public entities and nonprofit private entities that are:

a) Federally-qualified health centers under section 1905(1)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act;

b) Grantees under section 1001 (regarding family planning) other than States;

c) Comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers;

d) Rural health clinics;

e) Health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service;

f) Community-based organizations, clinics, hospitals and other health facilities that provide early intervention services to those persons infected with HIV/AIDS through intravenous drug use; or

g) Nonprofit private entities that provide comprehensive primary care services to populations at risk of HIV/AIDS, including faith-based and community-based organizations.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=202173

As noted above, EDA supports development in economically distressed areas of the United States by fostering job creation and attracting private investment.

Specifically, EDA will consider construction, non-construction, and revolving loan fund investments under the Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs. Grants made under these programs will leverage regional assets to support the implementation of regional economic development strategies designed to create jobs, leverage private capital, encourage economic development, and strengthen America’s ability to compete in the global marketplace.

Under the FY 2012 FFO, EDA solicits applications from rural and urban communities to develop initiatives that advance new ideas and creative approaches to address rapidly evolving economic conditions.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=131493

The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic participation through service and volunteering. For more than 15 years, CNCS—through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, Social Innovation Fund, and other programs and activities—has helped to engage millions of citizens in meeting community and national challenges through service and volunteer action.

In 2009, Congress passed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (SAA), the most sweeping expansion of national service in a generation. This landmark law not only expands service opportunities, but also focuses national service on key outcomes; builds the capacity of individuals, nonprofits, and communities to succeed; and encourages innovative approaches to solving problems.

In alignment with the SAA and the CNCS Strategic Plan, this Senior Corps RSVP Draft Notice will focus grant making for fiscal year 2013 in the six Focus Areas identified by SAA:

• Education

• Healthy Futures

• Veterans and Military Families

• Environmental Stewardship

• Economic Opportunity

• Disaster Services

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=191913

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) invites current NIA Alzheimer's Disease Center directors to submit revision applications to expand the scope of the current award. The proposed topic must both be related to the current focus of the Center and be relevant to the mission of the Center Program and the National Institute on Aging.

The revision may propose to create new cores. Revision applications should be submitted as appropriate to the science being proposed. So, for example, if two different ideas are being considered then they should be submitted as two different revisions. On the other hand, if a single concept spans several cores, then that concept should be submitted as a single revision.

A core would augment or enhance the present capabilities of investigators using center resources to make possible new activities at the center itself as well as for other grants affiliated with the center.  There should be a detailed discussion of the project(s) that will use resources of an additional core.

Some examples of research support that core components could provide are:

(1) development of tools and/or technologies used for therapy development;

(2) imaging;

(3) tissue and/or cell culture facilities;

(4) complex instrumentation, e.g., electron microscopy, mass spectrometry, electrophysiology;

(5) sequencing or microarray facilities;

(6) transgenic animal or cell preparation;

(7) genetics; and

(8) caregiving.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=195793

The SSVF Program’s purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within a specified time period, or after exiting permanent housing, are seeking other housing that is responsive to such very low-income veteran family’s needs and preferences.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=194653

The purpose of the Network Planning Program is to promote the development of integrated healthcare networks in order to:

(i) achieve efficiencies;

(ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; and

(iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole.

This program brings together key parts of a rural health care delivery system, particularly those entities that may not have collaborated in the past, to work together to establish or improve local capacity and coordination of care. The grant program supports one year of planning to develop and assist health care networks in becoming operational.

Successful applicants can use their one-year grant funds to lay out the foundation of a community health project by convening collaborating partners to conduct planning activities. This includes but is not limited to the following components:

1) Community health and/or provider needs assessments

a. develop and implement a needs assessment in the community;

b. identify the most critical need of network partners to ensure their viability;

c. identify potential collaborating network partners in the community/region; and

d. identify placed-based initiatives that focus on targeting resources in efforts to leverage investments.

2) Business, operation or strategic plans, such as

a. develop a business, operational or strategic plan;

b. carryout organization development activities such as a formal memorandum of agreement or understanding (MOA/MOU);

c. develop a shared mission statement;

d. establish a network board;

e. develop bylaws;

f. delineate the roles and responsibilities of the network partners;

g. establish network priority areas, goals, and objectives; and

h. begin carrying out network activities, include activities to promote the network's benefit to the community, increased access to quality care services, and sustainability.

3) Health Information Technology (HIT) Investments: use the funds to hire a consultant to perform a HIT readiness assessment for the network.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=192794

The primary objective of the VAPG program is to help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of bio-based value-added products. Generating new products, creating and expanding marketing opportunities, and increasing producer income are the end goals of this program.

You may receive priority if you are a beginning farmer or rancher, a socially-disadvantaged farmer or rancher, a small or medium-sized farm or ranch structured as a family farm, a farmer or rancher cooperative, or are proposing a mid-tier value chain, as defined in the Program Regulation.

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants are: Independent Producer, Agricultural Producer Group,Farmer or Rancher Cooperative, or a Majority Controlled Produced-Based Business.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=192793

This Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Challenge Area promotes and enhances the scientific discipline of food safety, with an overall aim of protecting consumers from microbial and chemical contaminants that may occur during all stages of the food chain, from production to consumption.

This requires an understanding of the interdependencies of human, animal, and ecosystem health as it pertains to foodborne pathogens. The long-term outcome for this program is to reduce foodborne illnesses and deaths by improving the safety of the food supply, which will result in reduced impacts on public health and on our economy.

The six priority areas include:

1) plant health and production and plant products;

2) animal health and production and animal products;

3) food safety, nutrition, and health;

4) renewable energy, natural resources, and environment;

5) agriculture systems and technology; and

6) agriculture economics and rural communities.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=179614

The ITEST program responds to current concerns and projections about the growing demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and information and communications technology (ICT) professionals in the U.S. and seeks solutions to help ensure the breadth and depth of the STEM and ICT workforce.

ITEST supports the development, implementation, evaluation, and scale-up of implementation models. It also supports robust research studies to address questions that point to solutions for building a strong, competent STEM workforce. A variety of possible approaches to supporting the future STEM and ICT workforce and to building students' capacity to participate in that important workforce may be implemented and studied.

ITEST projects must include students and may include teachers. The target audience is kindergarten through high school age, and projects may focus on any NSF supported content area related to the STEM and ICT workforce.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=192213