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Second Round of FY09 NOFAs Announced

The second and final round of OUP's FY09 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) have been announced for the following programs:

• Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities.

First Round of FY09 NOFAs Announced

OUP is pleased to announce that the first round of FY09 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) have been announced for the following OUP programs:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.

Financial Literacy Research Applications

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a request for applications for a Financial Literacy Research Consortium (FLRC). This consortium will be an innovative, non-partisan multidisciplinary research and development initiative to develop products to better inform the public about key financial literacy topics related to retirement savings and planning. SSA hopes that through FLRC, they can develop products—such as web-based tools as well as print materials—that will help foster retirement and other savings strategies at all stages of the life cycle.

In addition, as part of the FLRC, they are seeking some (but not exclusive) focus on educational products to help low- and moderate-income populations successfully plan and save for retirement and other life events, as well as products that improve understanding of SSA's programs.

FLRC will be composed of no more than two research centers. In the first year, the centers will have a combined annual budget of approximately $5 million. SSA expects to fund the centers for a period of 5 years, contingent on an annual review process and continued availability of funds.

Prospective applicants are asked to submit, preferably with an email attachment, an email, fax, postcard, or letter of intent by May 7, 2009, that includes the following:

• The program announcement number (SSA-ORP-09-1) and title (Financial Literacy Research Consortium).
• The name of the agency or organization that is applying.
• The name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and fax number for the organization’s contact person.

If you have additional questions about FLRC, please send your questions to flrc@ssa.gov or contact Grants.gov support staff at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.

HUD's FY09 NOFA General Section Amended

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 General Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), originally released in the Federal Register on December 29, 2008, has been amended. Foremost among the amendments is the fact that, for the FY09 grant cycle, applicants will not be required to submit their applications electronically via Grants.gov. Further guidance on this change will be available in the individual program NOFAs forthcoming from OUP.

To read more about this and additional changes, please download the Federal Register General NOFA amendments.

Tulane University Launches Revised URAP-CD Website

With partial funding from a Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships (URAP) Community Design grant from OUP, Tulane University's School of Architecture (TUSA) has made significant advances in developing and implementing its URBANbuild program, an outreach community design and construction program, as a center for post-Katrina reconstruction efforts in the greater New Orleans area.

TUSA is pleased, therefore, to announce it has launched its redesigned project website, URBANbuild | designBUILD. The website and the work highlighted therein represents the combined efforts of many students, staff, and faculty.

FY09 HUD NOFA Webcast Archived

The FY09 NOFA Process and General Section Webcast, originally broadcast on January 17, 2009, is now available in the HUD Webcast archive.

Please note that to view this Webcast, you must have a free video player installed on your computer. The HUD Web site provides detailed instructions on how to download and install the this video player. Please choose the preferred Webcast version:

• Without captions.
• With captions.

You may also access this and other archived Webcasts by visiting HUD's 2009 NOFA Webcasts section.

JCP Issues Call for Paper Abstracts for Service-Learning Edition

The editors of the Journal of Community Practice (JCP) have issued a call for paper abstracts for a special service-learning issue that should build on existing literature and address one or more areas related to the service-learning theme:

• Service learning that enhances community engagement and partnerships.
• Service learning that incorporates community-based participatory research.
• Service learning that advances crosscultural experiences through both local and international/global engagement.

For more information on ACOSA and on JCP publication guidelines, please visit www.acosa.org.

Special Cityscape Edition Features URAP-CD Grantees

OUP is pleased to announce the release of volume 10, number 3 of Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research. This edition of Cityscape, entitled "Design and Disaster: Higher Education Responds to Hurricane Katrina," is devoted to the design and planning work conducted by Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs) in response to Hurricane Katrina. Many of these IHEs received OUP funding through our special Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships-Community Design grant.

You can access this edition in two ways: electronically in PDF format, or you can request hard-copy editions from HUD USER. For either option, please visit HUD USER's Cityscape website.

FY09 HUD NOFA Process and General Section Webcast

HUD will be conducting a Webcast/satellite broadcast on the recently released fiscal year (FY) 2009 Notice Of Funding Availability (NOFA) General section. This event will take place on January 7, 2009, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. eastern time.

The Webcast/satellite broadcast will cover the following items:

• Overview of the General Section.
• Change to the SuperNOFA process.
• Estimated timeframe for release of NOFAs -- Appendix A.
• Signing up for the RSS Feed to receive funding opportunity notifications from Grants.gov.
• Timely receipt of applications.
• Changes to the Logic Model for FY09.
• HUD’s Logic Model Performance Page website.

For those who will not be able to watch the broadcast on January 7, HUD will add it to the HUD archive for future viewing. OUP will post when the broadcast has been archived.

HUD's FY09 NOFA General Section Released

On December 29, 2008, the Federal Register published HUD's FY09 Notice Of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section for its discretionary programs. This notice provides prospective applicants for HUD’s competitive funding with the opportunity to become familiar with the General Section of HUD’s FY09 NOFAs, in advance of publication of any FY09 NOFAs.

This year, HUD plans to publish its NOFAs as they are approved for publication and not in a combined SuperNOFA.

HUD believes that by making this change, the NOFAs will be available earlier in the fiscal year. To assist applicants in this transformation, HUD is publishing the anticipated schedule for release of HUD’s FY09 NOFAs in Appendix A.

The following release date information is provided in Appendix A on all OUP grant programs:

• February-April 2009:
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant / Early Doctoral Student Research Grant.
• March-May 2009:
• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.

Download FY09 HUD NOFA General Section (Adobe PDF; uploaded January 5, 2009).

Federal Register's FY09 Grants.gov Early Registration Notice

On December 5, 2008, the Federal Register released their Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Opportunity To Register Early and Other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission Via Grants.gov.

This notice provides instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under HUD’s FY09 grant programs available through Grants.gov, including changes to the Grants.gov registration process scheduled for January 2009. The registration instructions provide details of what steps an applicant needs to do to register now as well as after the Grants.gov website provides its new authentication service. In addition, the notice provides information on how applicants can sign up for RSS feed services to obtain information on funding opportunities available from Grants.gov.

HUD believes that by facilitating a better understanding of the electronic submission process, applicants will be able to more easily make the transition to electronic application submission. HUD advises potential applicants to carefully read this notice and immediately begin the registration process or renew their registration from prior years.

For further information, please contact the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight at (202) 708–0667. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.

DHS Hosts Workshops for Minority-Serving Institutions

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of University Programs (UP) has announced that it will host four informational workshops for minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

These workshops will provide information on ways in which MSIs and their students and faculty may take advantage of the research, education, and funding opportunities available through the DHS Directorate for Science and Technology (S&T Directorate).

Workshop topics include:

• Funding opportunities.
• DHS research priorities.
• Education opportunities.
• DHS centers of excellence.
• Grant writing and management.

To learn more about these workshops, including locations, topics, and fees, please visit the DHS MSI Workshops website.

Hispanic College Fund Announces Opportunities for Student Scientists

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Insitutes of Health (NIH), is very excited to announce the open enrollment for the Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) program. The INRO program is intended for students who are from populations underrepresented in biomedical research who are interested in exploring career opportunities in the areas of allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases.

INRO participants will have the opportunity to:

• Hear scientific lectures from world-renowned scientists.
• Tour Institute laboratories and see the state-of-the-science technologies.
• Interview with scientists for potential research training positions at the Institute's Maryland and Montana laboratories.

To learn more about this program and to apply online, please visit the INRO website.

2009 Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

The Ford Foundation has announced that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Diversity Fellowships Program for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching.

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

To facilitate this goal the Fellowship grants awards at the predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral levels to students who demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity, and a desire to enter the professoriate.

The Fellowship makes the following annual awards:

• Approximately 60 predoctoral awards at $20,000 per year for up to 3 years.
• Approximately 35 dissertation awards at $21,000 for 1 year.
• Approximately 20 postdoctoral awards at $40,000 for 1 year.

HUD Awards $400,000 for Its Doctoral Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) and Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) winners.

The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact Federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives.

The EDSRG program assists eligible doctoral students cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. This program also supports and encourages new scholars to share their research findings through presentations at scholarly conference and/or publication in a refereed journal.

2008 DDRG Grantees

2008 EDSRG Grantees

HUD Awards $3 Million for Its Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

2008 AN/NHIAC Grantees

HUD Awards $5 Million for Its Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.

2008 TCUP Grantees

HUD Awards $6 Million in Grants for Its Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grantees. HSIAC grants are used in partnership with local communities in community economic development projects that foster long-term changes for Hispanic-Serving Institutions and their neighbors. The HSIAC program facilitates numerous partnerships that are successfully addressing critical social and economic issues that this country faces; including poverty, education, housing, healthcare, and local neighborhood capacity building. In addition, the grant program assists colleges and universities in integrating community engagement themes into their curriculum, academic studies, and student activities.

2008 HSIAC Grantees

HUD Awards Nearly $9 Million for Its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY08 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grantees. This program is designed to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the purposes of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

2008 HBCU Grantees

HUD Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity is pleased to present "Getting Involved: Our Families, Our Community, Our Nation," a special event to kick off this year's Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15, 2008).

This event will be held 11 a.m.-12 noon, September 16, 2008, in the auditorium at HUD Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event will include a welcome from HUD Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi and opening remarks from HUD Secretary Steven C. Preston.

This year's keynote address will be given by Ivette A. Fernandez, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison. Additionally, HUD has invited former HUD Secretary Mel Martinez as a guest speaker for this year's gathering.

We are also pleased to welcome Sambos Caporales, who will give a cultural performance. This year's Mistress of Ceremonies is Anna P. Guido, from the Office of Administration.

HSF and McDonald's Conduct Workshops for Hispanic Students

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and McDonald's will be joining together this fall to conduct a series of workshops designed to encourage Hispanic students to go on to college.

The workshops will provide information on everything from academic requirements to how to obtain a variety of financial aid. The workshop series dates and locations are:

• September 6, 2008: Firebaugh High School, Lynwood, California.
• September 18, 2008: Campbell High School, Smyrna, Georgia.
• September 18, 2008: Gateway High School, Aurora, Colorado.
• October 16, 2008: Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix, Arizona.
• October 18, 2008: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey.
• October 29, 2008: Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• November 8, 2008: Valencia Community West Campus, Orlando, Florida.
• November 15, 2008: National Hispanic University, San Jose, California.
• November 18, 2008: Ysleta Independent School District, El Paso, Texas.
• November 22, 2008: Benito Juarez High School, Chicago, Illinois.
• November TBD: TBD, Boston, Massachusetts.

To learn more about these workshops, please visit HSF online at www.hsf.net.

HUD Quality Assurance Review of Electronic Application Submission Errors

In response to applicants for HUD assistance who indicated that they encountered technical difficulties in their FY08 electronic application submissions, HUD has announced that it is taking action to respond to these concerns. The Department is conducting a Quality Assurance Review (QAR) to identify applicants that correctly followed all electronic application submission instructions, including registration for electronic submission, but were unable to submit an application because of technical problems related to the use of the Adobe Acrobat forms and Grants.gov error messages.

Applicants that had difficulties submitting an electronic application for assistance in response to a notice of funding availability (NOFA), for which the deadline date has passed, may submit a request for QAR by September 5, 2008. Applicants having difficulties submitting an electronic application for assistance, in response to a NOFA for which the deadline date has not passed, may submit a request for QAR, beginning at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on the day following the deadline date, and must do so by 12:01 a.m. 15 days later.

Requests for QAR must be submitted by email to the appropriate program contact listed in the appendix to the Federal Register announcement of the QAR to facilitate timely receipt. The contact for submitting a request for QAR for the following OUP programs is Susan Brunson:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.

When submitting the appeal electronically, please place in the subject line the program name, applicant name, and any Grants.gov Call-Center ticket number(s).

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on July 29, 2008, that it is now accepting applications for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The purpose of this program is to ensure the vitality of the scientific and technological workforce in the United States and to reinforce its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in the relevant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. NSF Fellows are expected to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering. These individuals will be crucial to maintaining and advancing the nation's technological infrastructure and national security as well as contributing to the economic well being of society at large.

GRFPs are intended for individuals in the early stages of their graduate study. All applicants are expected to have adequate preparation to begin graduate level study and research by Summer or Fall of 2009. In most cases, this will be demonstrated by a bachelor's degree earned prior to Fall 2009.

Applicants may pursue graduate study at an institution in the United States or affiliate with a foreign institution that grants a graduate degree. Prospective Fellows are responsible for all logistical arrangements required for affiliation with the foreign institution including living arrangements and securing any necessary passports or visas.

NSF expects to award 900-1,600 Graduate Research Fellowships under this program solicitation pending availability of funds. All awards will be for a maximum of 3 years usable over a 5-year period. The anticipated award date is late March 2009.

Fellowship applications must be submitted by the prospective Fellow. Applicants must register with Fastlane at https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/ prior to submitting an application and must affiliate with an accredited U.S. university, college, or nonprofit academic institution or appropriate international institution of higher education offering advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics prior to activating the Fellowship award.

The application deadlines for GRFP vary based on the branch of study being pursued and range from November 3-12, 2008.

To learn more about GRFP, including specific deadlines and eligibility requirements, please read NSF's complete program announcement.

Download the Grant.gov online application package.

HBCU TA Workshop Brochure Now Online!

Those who are interested in attending this year's Historically Black Colleges and Universities technical assistance workshops can now download the workshop brochure in PDF format. The brochure provides brief descriptions on each workshop topic as well as travel and hotel information on all workshop locations.

FY08 OUP Webcast Now Archived

The FY08 SuperNOFA Webcast on the Office of University Partnerships' grants, originally broadcast on May 28, 2008, is now available in the HUD Webcast archive.

Please note that to view this Webcast, you must have a free video player installed on your computer. The HUD Web site provides detailed instructions on how to download and install the this video player.

Please choose the preferred Webcast version:

• SuperNOFA OUP Webcast without captions.
• SuperNOFA OUP Webcast with captions.

You may also access this and other archived Webcasts by visiting HUD's 2008 SuperNOFA Webcasts.

FY08 SuperNOFA Webcast/Satellite Broadcast on University Partnership Grants

HUD is currently conducting Webcasts/satellite broadcasts on their latest SuperNOFA, which HUD announced on May 7, 2008. The Webcast on NOFAs relating to the Office of University Partnerships is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 1:30–5 p.m. eastern time (10:30 a.m. Pacific time).

Satellite coordinates for the SuperNOFA broadcast are:
AM-1 (c-band)
Transponder 9, Channel 9
3880 MHz Horizontal
103 degrees W. Longitude

To view the Webcast online, visit HUD's Webcast section. (Please note that to view Webcasts, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer; HUD provides a tutorial page on how to download and install RealPlayer.)

If you are unable to watch the live broadcast, HUD archives their Webcasts within 5-7 business days of original airing. OUP will post a link to the archived Webcast when it becomes available.

FY08 OUP NOFAs Announced

OUP is pleased to announce that the FY08 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) have been announced for the following OUP programs:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants.
• Early Doctoral Student Research Grants.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.

FY08 eLogic Model Webcast Now Archived

The SuperNOFA eLogic Model Webcast, originally broadcast on April 24, 2008, is now available in the HUD Webcast archive. This presentation provides valuable information on understanding the eLogic Model form, which HUD requires all applicants, including those applying for OUP funding, to correctly complete and submit as part of their application kits.

Please note that to view this Webcast, you must have a free video player installed on your computer. The HUD Web site provides detailed instructions on how to download and install the this video player.

Please choose the preferred Webcast version:

• SuperNOFA eLogic Model Webcast without captions.
• SuperNOFA eLogic Model Webcast with captions.

You may also access this and other archived Webcasts by visiting HUD's 2008 SuperNOFA Webcasts.

FY08 SuperNOFA Webcast/Satellite Broadcast on Understanding the eLogic Model

HUD will be conducting a Webcast/satellite broadcast on how to correctly complete the electronic Logic Model form, which will be a mandatory component of all of OUP's FY08 grant application kits. The Logic Model broadcast is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 2008, 2–5 p.m. eastern time (11 a.m. Pacific time).

Satellite coordinates for this broadcast are:
AM-1 (c-band)
Transponder 9, Channel 9
3880 MHz Horizontal
103 degrees W. Longitude

To view the Webcast online, visit HUD's Webcast section. (Please note that to view Webcasts, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer; HUD provides a tutorial page on how to download and install RealPlayer.)

HUD typically uploads their Webcasts to their Archive Section within 7-14 business days of the original airing.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration

The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation (JRCPF) will host a Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration (JRCPA) at the National Conference on Volunteerism and Service. JRCPA showcases examples of community partnerships with colleges and universities that leverage the resources of the campus for the benefit of the community and student learning. The intent of these examples is to empower other community organizations to reach out to colleges and create similar partnerships, developing the community and enhancing education. Applications must be received by April 10 online at www.servicebook.org. The award will be presented by President and Mrs. Carter during the closing plenary session on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 between 1-1:45 p.m. JRCPF is also part of the Immersion Learning Session to be held at The Carter Center on Monday, June 2.

Federal Register's Grants.gov Early Registration Notice

On March 10, 2008, the Federal Register released their Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Opportunity To Register Early and Other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission Via Grants.gov. This notice provides instructions to potential applicants applying for funding under HUD's grant programs available through Grants.gov, including OUP's grant programs.

Through this notice, HUD is encouraging applicants to complete or update their Grants.gov registration, in advance of HUD posting its FY08 grant opportunities. HUD found that issuing an Early Registration Notice eliminates many last minute registration issues, and allows applicants time to ensure that all steps in the registration process have been completed. This Notice also provides time for applicants to have their questions addressed regarding the registration and submission processes.

HUD strongly encourages prospective applicants for FY08 HUD grants to register or update/renew their registration for application submission via Grants.gov as soon as possible by following the instructions in this notice. HUD anticipates that it will post its funding opportunities in the spring of 2008.

For further information, please contact the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight at (202) 708–0667. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.

FY08 HBCU TA Workshops Announced

OUP is pleased to announce that it will offer eight technical assistance workshops this year for its Historically Black Colleges and Universities grantees. These workshops will be offered June-November 2008. Locations and specific dates will be forthcoming.

Topics for this year's workshop series include:

• Deal-making.
• Partnerships and resource development.
• Strategic planning.
• Basic housing and economic development.
• Construction management.
• Grant writing and proposal development.
• Grant administration and financial management.

Tribal Colleges Extension Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requests capacity building proposals from 1994 Land-Grant Institutions for the Tribal Colleges Extension Program. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to projects that increase knowledge of bioenergy and biomass conversion; assist farmers and ranchers to increase efficiency of agricultural production systems; and/or improve management of forest and rangelands, including land, air and water.

USDA expects to make $945,000 available for these grants. Applicants must submit their applications through Grants.gov by 5 p.m. eastern time, on February 22, 2008.

For more information, please read the request for proposals.

You may also contact Joan Gill at serdegrants@csrees.usda.gov.

Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests proposals from 1994 Land-Grant Institutions for the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program. Eligible institutions may propose projects in any discipline of the food and agricultural sciences. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Research on alternative energy sources.
• Biotechnology.
• Sustainable agriculture.
• Sustainable forestry.
• Waste management.

You may also contact Salei'a Afele-Fa'amuli at sfaamuli@csrees.usda.gov.

Live Webcast With Laura Bush

First Lady Laura Bush will be speaking via Webcast at 11:00 CST on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at the Fifth Regional Conference on Helping America’s Youth, being held in Dallas, Texas. She will be discussing the challenges facing our nation’s youth and will highlight the good work of youth-serving organizations in the region. The Webcast and conference agenda are available at www.helpingamericasyouth.gov.

Tribal Energy Program Summer Internship

The U.S. Department of Energy and Sandia National Laboratories announce their Tribal Energy Program summer internship. This 12-week internship is open to current college upper classmen and graduate students who are familiar with Native American culture and tribal issues. Student applicants must be U.S. citizens and Native Americans as defined as a member of a federally recognized tribe, Alaska village, or Alaska corporation (not state-recognized, not bands or groups, or first peoples of Guam or Hawaii).

Interns will assist a cross-disciplinary team in performing specific tasks; interactions will be with Sandia's renewable energy staff, Native American tribes interested in renewable systems, and Sandia's American Indian Outreach Committee.

Those who are interested in learning more about the internship and applying may download the internship announcement and questionnaire. Interested applicants may also visit the internship program's Web site.

Applications must be postmarked by February 22, 2008.

USDA/CSREES' FY08 HSI Education Grants Program RFA Release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) has released their fiscal year (FY) 2008 request for applications (RFA) for the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) education grants program. This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of HSIs to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce. Visit CSREES' Funding Opportunities section to read the RFA as well as abstracts of previously funded projects, and to apply electronically for an HSI education grant.

For FY08, CSREES will require electronic submission for the majority of its programs; The HSI education program will only accept electronic applications in PDF format for this funding cycle.

The expected deadline for the FY08 HSI education grant program application is February 8, 2008. Applicants should try to acquire a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) registration number at least 2 months prior to the application deadline. This can be completed at Grants.gov Registration.

Download the CSREES PowerPoint presentation (in PDF format) to learn more about the HSI education grants program.

Those with questions or concerns regarding this grant should contact John Miklozek at (202) 720-1793, or by e-mail at HSIGrants@csrees.usda.gov.

Deadline Extended for Second Annual President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

The deadline for submissions has been extended to 5 p.m. eastern time on October 10, 2007.

The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary student community service and service-learning programs, thereby encouraging growth in the number of college students engaged in community service and service-learning each year.

In 2007, the Honor Roll will focus on two categories: General Community Service and Special Focus Area, which for 2007 is service that supports improved high school graduation and college readiness of youth from disadvantaged circumstances. All colleges and universities that made meaningful contributions to community service during the 2006-07 academic year are invited to apply, and applications are due October 10, 2007. Applicants and honorees for the 2006 Honor Roll must reapply for consideration for this year’s program.

The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and is sponsored by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, the USA Freedom Corps, and the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development. A number of higher education associations, including the American Council on Education and Campus Compact have endorsed the Honor Roll and are encouraging member institutions to apply.

• Online applications for the 2007 Honor Roll are now available.
• Read factsheet on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (PDF; 123kb).
• View the 2006 award winners, finalists, and the College Students Helping America report.

HUD Awards Nearly $400,000 for Its Doctoral Programs

OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) and Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) winners.

The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact Federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives.

The EDSRG program assists eligible doctoral students cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. This program also supports and encourages new scholars to share their research findings through presentations at scholarly conference and/or publication in a refereed journal.

2007 DDRG Grantees

2007 EDSRG Grantees

Cityscape Special Edition Call for Papers

Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research is seeking articles documenting work by university-based architecture, landscape architecture, or planning programs to aid in the Gulf-region's disaster recovery process. Specifically, articles are sought documenting built or substantially completed projects, including homes, parks, and other community development projects. Articles will be published in the July 2008 issue. The issue will be edited by Kathleen Dorgan, AIA, Dorgan Architects; Michael Monti, Ph.D., ACSA executive director; and Kinnard D.Wright, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The goal of this issue is to document both the products and the processes by which university faculty, staff, and students worked with local residents in addressing the residents' needs and concerns. Articles should include descriptions and images of the planning, design, and construction process. Preference will be given to articles that also include a critical evaluative component. This may include responses to such questions as:

• How did the participants involve local voices in the planning, design, and construction process?
• What goals were set out for the project, and how were they met?
• What evaluation components were used during and after the project?
• What administrative structure was used to support the project?
• How were educational objectives balanced with community objectives?
• What obstacles and advantages were encountered because the teams were university-based?
• What parts of the project can be generalized for use in future rebuilding efforts?

Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research strives to share HUD-funded and other research on housing and urban policy issues with scholars, government officials, and others involved in setting policy and determining the direction of future research. Cityscape focuses on innovative ideas, policies, and programs that show promise in revitalizing cities and regions, renewing their infrastructure, and creating economic opportunities. A typical issue consists of articles that examine various aspects of a theme of particular interest to our audience.

National Urban Initiatives Competition Announced

In anticipation of the Congressional interest in new and creative urban initiatives and the need for the national administration’s attention to the domestic agenda, Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts; the Community Development Training Institute in Newport, Rhode Island; Freddie Mac in Washington, D.C.; the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts; and the National Community Development Association are seeking the submission of proposal abstracts to a National Urban Initiatives Competition.

The program is seeking proposal abstracts that are practical, creative, and are well rooted in theory. Proposal abstracts should translate from theory to model or vice versa. For example, an exemplary existing project or activity can be transformed or explained by a generic model that is well rooted in theory. Furthermore, it should be feasible to enact into new legislation.

This is neither a purely academic exercise nor a best practice competition. Although the program is seeking proposals for the domestic urban agenda, it is recognized that non-domestic research, literature, projects and activities proposed -- especially in developing countries -- may be relevant and such innovations are encouraged to the extent they represent potentially viable models for the United States.

Proposal abstracts will be accepted in each of the following categories: 1) affordable and sustainable housing, 2) neighborhood based economic development, and 3) financial services to low-income communities. An award of $20,000 will be given to winners in each of the three categories. There will also be three $2,500 cash awards given to the second place winners of each category. Total awards will amount to over $65,000.

Proposal abstracts will be evaluated by key criteria including originality/creativity; practicality/utility and financial feasibility for legislative implementation. All applicants must include a representative of an institution of higher education (this includes junior colleges). The educational institution must team with one or more of 1) a local government entity and/or 2) a non-profit organization. Teams partially comprised of students are encouraged. Communities are urged to take the initiative and partner with higher education institutions.

The evaluation process will be a two-step process. For Step I there will be a desk review by selected experts in the field of community development. These screeners will cull the proposal abstracts down to three finalists in each category. For Step II of judging, national experts will be empanelled and announced prior to Step II of the judging. This panel of judges will make the award decisions. These judges will also be invited to participate in the award ceremony and day long National Urban Initiatives Conference, which will take place at Clark University on September 18 and 19, 2008. The winning policy papers will be presented at the conference.

The two-step process will begin with the RFP/Call for Papers issued in September 2007 and the submission of Step I Proposal Abstracts will be due January 25, 2008. Step I of judging will be from February 1, 2008 to March 14, 2008 and all applicants will be notified of Step I decisions by March 15, 2008. The Step II Papers for the finalists will be due by June 30, 2008.

For more information please contact Dr. Mark Tigan or Megan Reagon at: mtigan@clarku.edu or mreagon@larp.umass.edu

HUD Awards $8.4 Million for Its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grantees. This program is designed to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the purposes of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

2007 HBCU Grantees

Publication Announcement—Linking Colleges to Communities: Engaging the University for Community Development

How can universities leverage their resources for community benefit? To address this question, the Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland has released their report, Linking Colleges to Communities: Engaging the University for Community Development. In this report, they review the history of policy and funding decisions that have shaped the agenda and direction of higher education; survey the growing movement for university community engagement from service-learning and community-based research to university financial strategies that are investing many tens of millions of dollars annually in community development; and suggest a strategic framework by which America’s foundations, in particular, could play a catalytic role in awakening the sleeping giant of higher education.

Download report (PDF; 728 kb)

HUD Awards Nearly $6 Million for Its Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grantees. HSIAC grants are used in partnership with local communities in community economic development projects that foster long-term changes for Hispanic-Serving Institutions and their neighbors. The HSIAC program facilitates numerous partnerships that are successfully addressing critical social and economic issues that this country faces; including poverty, education, housing, healthcare, and local neighborhood capacity building. In addition, the grant program assists colleges and universities in integrating community engagement themes into their curriculum, academic studies, and student activities.

2007 HSIAC Grantees

HUD Awards $2.79 Million for Its Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.

2007 TCUP Grantees

HUD Awards $3.78 Million for Its Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY07 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

2007 AN/NHIAC Grantees

CDFI Fund Research Initiative Grants—Call for Proposals

The CDFI Fund of the U.S. Department of Treasury is calling for grant applications from qualified researchers and researcher/practitioner teams to conduct research on various aspects of the CDFI industry. The grants will be for varying amounts, depending on the nature of the proposed work, with a general maximum amount of $100,000. Grant awards will be announced during the week of September 24, 2007, and draft research papers will be due 6 months later, in late March 2008. Researchers will revise their papers and present them at a meeting in Washington, D.C., during the week of June 23, 2008.

Researchers are invited to submit proposals on a broad range of topics related to the CDFI industry. Topics of special interest to the CDFI fund are detailed in the Call for Proposals. The proposal due date is August 10, 2007.

To learn more about the CDFI Research Initiative Grants, please download the Call for Proposals (PDF, 32kb).

To read CDFI's responses to frequently asked questions, please download their FAQs (PDF, 392 kb).

Grants Policy Council Webcast on Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

HUD will be hosting a Grants Policy Council (GPC) Broadcast/Webcast on June 19, 2007, from 2-3 p.m. eastern time. Attendance for the broadcast, which will occur at HUD Headquarters, is limited to 50 attendees, so OUP encourages its grantees to participate via the Webcast. However, those who are interested in attending the broadcast in person must R.S.V.P. to gpcwebcast@nsf.gov. Nonfederal stakeholders will receive preference. You must receive e-mail confirmation that GPC received your R.S.V.P. and has room for your attendance.

Those who will be watching the Webcast do not need to register. Simply follow the Webcast instructions posted at www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/grants_news.jsp under the June 19 meeting materials. Grantees will need to download and install the free video player to view the Webcast.

Webcast goals are to: raise awareness in the grants stakeholder community about new legislation concerning transparency and accountability and the effects it will have on stakeholder federal assistance funding cycle, data and reporting requirements, policies and planning; and receive input from stakeholders to assist the GPC in drafting a strategic plan to set priorities and inform its continued streamlining activities.

In the May 11, 2007, Federal Register (view PDF), HUD announced that it has found that the Logic Models posted to Grants.gov included an error in the instructions and programming that may lead applicants to submit deficient applications. HUD has, therefore, posted corrected Logic Models to Grants.gov. These corrected Logic Models can be found in the Application Instructions download. Additionally, the application deadlines for ALL FY07 OUP grant programs have been extended. The programs affected are:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC).
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG).
• Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG).
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC).
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP).

FY07 University Programs SuperNOFA Webcast Now Archived

The University Partnerships SuperNOFA Webcast, originally broadcast on March 21, 2007, is now available in the HUD Webcast archive. This presentation, hosted by OUP staff, provides valuable information on the FY07 OUP NOFAs for the following programs:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.

FY07 SuperNOFA Webcast/Satellite Broadcast on University Partnerships Grants

HUD will be conducting Webcasts/satellite broadcasts on their latest SuperNOFA, which was announced on March 13, 2006. The Webcast on NOFAs relating to University Partnerships is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 3:30–5 p.m. eastern time.

Viewers are encouraged to submit questions for the panelists, either by e-mail or telephone. To e-mail a question, please send it to hudtv@hud.gov. The number for phone-in questions is (202) 708–0995.

Satellite coordinates for the SuperNOFA broadcast are:
AM-1 (c-band)
Transponder 9, Channel 9
3880 MHz Horizontal
103 degrees W. Longitude

To view the Webcast online, visit HUD's Webcast section. (Please note that to view Webcasts, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer; HUD provides a tutorial page on how to download and install RealPlayer.)

Grants.gov Refresher Broadcast

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be rebroadcasting its recent Webcast on how to register and apply for grants using Grants.gov. The Webcast will be rebroadcast on March 13 and March 14, 2007. On March 15, 2007 the broadcast will include a live Question and Answer period.

If your staff or grantees are not familiar with Grants.gov, this presents an excellent training opportunity for both inexperienced users and those that need a refresher.

The times of the broadcasts are:

• March 13, 2007 - 11 a.m.-12 noon
• March 14, 2007 - 2-3 p.m.
• March 15, 2007 - 3:30-5 p.m.

To learn more about this rebroadcast, please visit HUD's Webcast section.

Grants.gov Web Training

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is sponsoring a Web conference call, "Getting Started With Grants.gov for the 2007 HUD SuperNOFA." The call, scheduled for Monday, February 5, 2007, 1-2 p.m. EST, will feature special guest Barbara Dorf, director of HUD's Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight.

As of 2005, all parties interested in applying for any federal government grants, including those offered by OUP, must register with Grants.gov and submit their application electronically. If this is your first time using the electronic application process, or if you would like a refresher course on the process, this conference call is for you!

Participation is limited to the first 100 registrants, so please take a moment to register now to participate in this event! The deadline for registration is January 29, 2007.

• Download the flyer for this event (PDF, 44 kb).
• Download the registration form for this event (PDF, 39 kb).

For more information, please contact (202) 842-8600 or e-mail registration@ruralhome.org.

Grants.gov FY07 Early Registration Reminder

OUP would like to remind those who are interested in applying for funding during the FY07 grant cycle that they should register now with Grants.gov. This reminder is for both new applicants and those who have applied previously. Applicants must register each time they apply for funding.

To assist applicants, HUD has prepared two brochures for this year's funding cycle. Download a PDF of each of these brochures along with the Federal Register early registration announcement through the following links:

• Download the Federal Register's Early Registration With Grants.gov Notice
• Download HUD's Registration Brochure
• Download HUD's Find and Apply Brochure
• Register With Grants.gov

HUD Awards $3.1 Million for Its Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY06 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

2006 AN/NHIAC Grantees

HUD Awards $6 Million for Its Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY06 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grantees. HSIAC grants are used in partnership with local communities in community economic development projects that foster long-term changes for Hispanic-Serving Institutions and their neighbors. The HSIAC program facilitates numerous partnerships that are successfully addressing critical social and economic issues that this country faces; including poverty, education, housing, healthcare, and local neighborhood capacity building. In addition, the grant program assists colleges and universities in integrating community engagement themes into their curriculum, academic studies, and student activities.

2006 HSIAC Grantees

HUD Awards $3 Million for Its Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY06 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions, and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.

2006 TCUP Grantees

HUD Awards $10.4 Million for Its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY06 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grantees. This program is designed to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the purposes of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

Additionally, this year HUD awarded two special HBCU grants. These grants were created to assist grantees in providing critical resources and assistance to institutions that sustained in excess of $50 million in damage and destruction from hurricanes Katrina or Rita in 2005. The winners of this special funding were Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana, both located in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2006 HBCU Grantees

HUD Co-Sponsors the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

The Corporation for National and Community Service has announced a new federal program designed to recognize colleges and universities for their commitment to student service and to increase public awareness of the impact that college students have on their local communities.

Called the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the new program is co-sponsored by the Corporation, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. It is presented in cooperation with Campus Compact, a national coalition of nearly 1,000 college and university presidents.

"Institutions of higher education have a long tradition of service to their communities," said David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation, which oversees Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. "When colleges organize effective community service programs, they do so not only to meet the needs of the communities that surround them, but to improve the academic and civic lives of their students, faculty, and staff. The Honor Roll is a great way to recognize the year-round civic contributions of our colleges and universities and to promote effective community service programs and practices." "More than ever before young people are answering the call to serve; actively seeking out ways to improve the communities in which they live," said Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. "This new program highlights the important role our colleges and universities play in not only equipping students to succeed in the workforce but also preparing and encouraging them to make a difference in the lives of others."

All colleges and universities whose students have made meaningful contributions to community service during the 2005-06 academic year are invited to apply for the Honor Roll online at www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll. Visit this site to also find additional information on the program, including a fact sheet, frequently asked questions, application guidance, and submission criteria.

Please note:You will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 before downloading the application. The Honor Roll guidance page provides a link to Adobe's Web site that will help applicants download the correct version of this software.

The program is designed to recognize the broad commitment to community service by institutions of higher education, including the level of student engagement as well as institutional support, such as service-learning courses, community service coordinating offices, and exemplary service projects. In its first year, the program will place a special emphasis on volunteer service performed by college students in the wake of last year’s devastating hurricanes.

The deadline for applications is September 15, 2006. Honor Roll members and Presidential Award winners will be announced at the Campus Compact 20th Anniversary celebration on October 17.

"After Katrina, our nation came together to help our neighbors in need, and some of the greatest givers were our colleges and universities," said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, whose agency helped to create the Universities Rebuilding America Partnership after the storms hit. "Tens of thousands of college students mobilized during their winter and spring breaks this past academic year, often through university-sponsored programs, to help communities clean up and rebuild what the storms left in their path, and thousands more are continuing their commitment this summer."

The response by college students following the hurricanes is part of an overall shift in interest toward volunteering and civic engagement by young adults. Over the past several years, colleges around the country have been reporting steady increases in community service participation. According to UCLA’s annual survey of 260,000 college freshmen, two out of three (66.3 percent) students entering college in 2005 said it is essential or very important to help others who are in difficulty. That is the highest this figure has been in the past 25 years, and an increase of 3.9 percentage points over the 2004 rate.

The Corporation has placed engagement by college students in volunteer service as one of the key elements of its new 5-year strategic plan. Together with its partners in the higher education community, the Corporation hopes to increase engagement in service nationwide from 3.2 million college students last year to 5 million by the year 2010. Each year, the Corporation makes a significant investment in building a culture of service on college campuses through its funding of Learn and Serve America and AmeriCorps programs at institutions of higher education. In addition to direct grants to support service-learning and engagement of students in their communities, the Corporation also has made available more than $1 billion on Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to members who complete their service and use their awards to pay for college tuition or to pay back student loans.

The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation provides opportunities for nearly 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation is working to build a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. For more information on the Corporation, go to www.nationalservice.gov.

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Policy Changes

At the end of July 2006, a policy change to CCR name and address information will take effect.

As part of an ongoing effort to provide standard, accurate data, CCR will obtain the following data fields from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B):

• Legal Business Name.
• Doing Business Name (DBA).
• Physical Address, Postal Code/ ZIP+4.

HSIAC Application Deadline Extended

The application deadline for OUP's HSIAC grant has been extended. The new deadline is June 29, 2006.

Applicants who are interested in taking advantage of this extension should visit the HSIAC NOFA page in our Funding section, and follow the link to download an application kit from Grants.gov.

2006 Call for Peer Reviewers

OUP is pleased to announce its 2006 call for peer reviewers. This year's peer review will take place July 20-25, 2006, in Washington, D.C.

If you are interested in reviewing for one of the following four programs, please visit our Call for Reviewers page to learn more about the qualifications and to complete a Peer Reviewer Profile:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC).
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC).
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP).

OUP NOFA Webcast and PowerPoints

The University Partnerships NOFA Webcast, originally broadcast on March 28, 2006, is now available in the HUD Webcast archive. This presentation, hosted by OUP staff, provides valuable information on the FY06 OUP NOFAs, including a description of major modifications to this year's NOFAs for the following programs:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.

California Summer Internship Opportunities

The Department of Housing and Community Development, California's principal housing agency, is currently offering several full-time summer internships at either the level of Student Assistant (junior or senior status undergraduates) or Graduate Student Assistant (either enrolled to start graduate school or currently attending graduate school).

These assistants will serve as resource persons for complex research and analytical tasks to support programs administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Download the internship opportunities flyer.

Interested applicants must be studying Urban Planning, Economic Development, Community Development, or Finance. Applications must be received by no later than May 1, 2006. Students can submit a Standard State of California Application and their resume via e-mail, fax, or postal mail, to:

Georgia Lee, EEO Officer
Department of Housing and Community Development
1800 Third Street, Room 456
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 445-2251
Fax: (916) 445-7121
E-mail: glee@hcd.ca.gov

To learn more about the Department of Housing and Community Development and to download a Standard State Application, please visit www.hcd.ca.gov.

HUD SuperNOFA Webcast/Satellite Broadcast on University Partnerships Grants

HUD will be conducting Webcasts/satellite broadcasts on their latest SuperNOFA, which was announced on March 8, 2006. The Webcast on NOFAs relating to University Partnerships is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 2006, from 2-4:30 p.m. EST.

Satellite coordinates for the SuperNOFA broadcast are:
C-band
Satellite: AMC-1
Transponder 9
3880 MHz
Horizontal Polarity
Location: 103 degrees West Longitude
Audio: 6.2/6.8

View HUD announcement of University Partnerships Webcast.

View all upcoming SuperNOFA Webcasts.

FY06 OUP NOFAs Announced

OUP is pleased to announce that the FY06 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) have been announced for the following OUP programs:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.

HUD Awards More Than $5 Million for Its Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships Programs

OUP is pleased to announce the Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships (URAP) grantees for the Community Design (URAP-CD) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (URAP-HBCU) programs. The URAP initiative was created through an existing design program that benefits schools of architecture and planning, and a grant program that assists HBCUs. Nine URAP grants have been awarded to HBCUs and seven grants will assist other schools for community design and planning. Working with local, state, and national organizations, URAP will provide an opportunity for groups of college and university students, faculty, and staff to develop creative solutions to respond to the disaster.

2005 URAP-CD Grantees
2005 URAP-HBCU Grantees

Grants.gov Webcast Archived on HUD Web site

Good news for those who are interested in applying for OUP funding but missed the recent Grants.gov training Webcast: The February 16, 2006, broadcast, "A Guide to Registering for Grant Opportunities Using Grants.gov," has been archived for viewing at your convenience. Visit HUD's Webcast archive to access this broadcast.

The purpose of the training is to provide applicants an opportunity to become familiar with the Grants.gov registration process and to ensure that everyone understands the requirements to enable them to submit an application via Grants.gov.

Download the PDF of the Webcast's training brochure, "Step by Step: Your Guide to Registering for Grant Opportunities."

Grants.gov Satellite Broadcast and Webcast

HUD will be conducting training on Grants.gov registration, "A Guide to Registering for Grant Opportunities Using Grants.gov," on Thursday, February 16, 2006, from 2–4 p.m. eastern time via satellite broadcast and Webcast.

Please use the following coordinates for the satellite broadcast:
AM-1 (c-band)
Transponder 9, Channel 9
3880 MHz Horizontal
103 degrees W. Longitude

The purpose of the training is to provide potential applicants an opportunity to become familiar with the Grants.gov registration process and to ensure that everyone understands the requirements to enable them to submit an application via Grants.gov.

Download the PDF of the broadcast/Webcast's training brochure, "Step by Step: Your Guide to Registering for Grant Opportunities."

There will be an opportunity for questions and answers during the broadcast.

Applicants and grantees with specific questions that they would like addressed during the broadcast can submit them via e-mail to Dorthera Yorkshire at dorthera_yorkshire@hud.gov prior to February 16, 2006.

Visit HUD's Webcast section for additional information.

FY06 NOFA General Section Now Available

The General Section for the FY06 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) has been released. Prospective applicants can use the General Section to become familiar with and address those provisions in the General Section that constitute part of almost every application.

Please note that this is only the General Section. NOFAs for individual OUP grant programs have not been released yet. Please continue to check www.oup.org for the release of program-specific NOFAs.

• Download the FY06 General Section NOFA
• Download the Grants.gov Registration Brochure
• Register With Grants.gov

OUP Programs To Receive Funding in FY06

FY06 funding will be available for the following OUP programs:

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC): Funding will be used to assist Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income.
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC): Funding will be used to assist Hispanic-Serving Institutions expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income.
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): Funding will be used to assist HBCUs under this program under two categories. Category I funding will provide critical resources and assistance to institutions that sustained in excess of $50 million in damage and destruction from Hurricanes Katrina or Rita. Category II funding will be provided to HBCUs to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, or a designated disaster area, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development.
• Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP): Funding will be used to assist Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities, and to expand the role of the TCUs into the community through the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training, and economic development activities.

Grants.gov Early Registration Reminder

OUP would like to remind those who are interested in applying for funding during the FY06 grant cycle that they should register now with Grants.gov. This reminder is for both new applicants and those who have applied previously. Applicants must register each time they apply for funding.

• Download the Federal Register's Early Registration With Grants.gov Notice
• Register With Grants.gov

HUD Awards $6.3 Million for Its COPC Programs

OUP is pleased to announce the FY05 Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) grantees for its New Grants and New Directions programs. Since 1994, COPC has awarded grants to help colleges and universities establish and operate COPCs to carry out outreach and applied research activities that will address problems of urban areas. The program also seeks to encourage structural changes, both within an institution and in the way the institution relates to its neighborhood. COPC New Grants are awarded to applicants who have never received a COPC grant, to address three or more distinct urban problems. New Directions grants are awarded to applicants who have previously received a COPC grant; they will use their New Directions funding to implement new eligible activities in a current COPC neighborhood or the same or new activities in a new neighborhood.

2005 COPC New Grants Grantees
2005 COPC New Directions Grantees

Funding Announcement: Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships–Community Design

On November 1, 2005, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced that HUD has joined with the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch the Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships (URAP), an initiative offering funding and other resources to empower college and university students, faculty, and staff to lend their skills in rebuilding the Gulf Coast.

According to the HUD Web site announcement, "The initiative will be partly financed through a $5.6 million in grant funding from HUD, which will support a $2 million collaborative design grant program to partner schools of architecture and planning with affected communities, and a $3.6 million grant program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide sustained services to affected communities."

To learn more about this initiative, please read HUD's announcement.

Funding Announcement: Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships–Historically Black Colleges and Universities

On November 1, 2005, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced that HUD has joined with the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch the Universities Rebuilding America Partnerships (URAP), an initiative offering funding and other resources to empower college and university students, faculty, and staff to lend their skills in rebuilding the Gulf Coast.

According to the HUD Web site announcement, "The initiative will be partly financed through a $5.6 million in grant funding from HUD, which will support a $2 million collaborative design grant program to partner schools of architecture and planning with affected communities, and a $3.6 million grant program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide sustained services to affected communities."

To learn more about this initiative, please read HUD's announcement.

HUD Awards $6.6 Million for Its Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY05 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) grantees. HSIAC grants can be used to revitalize local communities while fostering long-term changes in the way Hispanic-Serving Institutions relate to their neighbors. The HSIAC program has facilitated numerous partnerships that are successfully addressing the most critical social and economic issues that this country is facing, including poverty, education, housing, healthcare, and local neighborhood capacity building. In addition, the program has assisted colleges and universities in integrating community engagement themes into their curriculum, academic studies, and student activities.

2005 HSIAC Grantees

HUD Awards Nearly $5.4 Million for Its Doctoral Programs

OUP is pleased to announce the FY05 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) and Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) winners. The DDRG program empowers a new generation of scholars to develop and conduct applied research on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. This program encourages doctoral candidates to engage in research studies that focus on policy-relevant housing and community development issues that impact the country, provides a forum for Ph.D. candidates to share their research findings, and focuses attention on research that may impact Federal problemsolving and policymaking and that is relevant to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and objectives.

The EDSRG program assists eligible doctoral students cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on housing and urban development issues. This program also supports and encourages new scholars to share their research findings through presentations at scholarly conference and/or publication in a refereed journal.

2005 DDRG Grantees

2005 EDSRG Grantees

HUD Awards $7.2 Million for Its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY05 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grantees. This program is designed to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the purposes of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

2005 HBCU Grantees

HUD Awards $2.9 Million for Its Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY05 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grantees. Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) have always been valued partners in community efforts to address pressing social, educational, and economic issues. Most of these institutions of higher education serve remote regions and a growing number of local residents have come to depend heavily on TCU-sponsored education, counseling, health, and economic development initiatives. In support of their efforts to address these growing demands, OUP awards TCUP grants to TCUs to expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.

2005 TCUP Grantees

HUD Awards $3.2 Million for Its Community Development Work Study Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY05 Community Development Work Study Program (CDWSP) grantees. CDWSP grants help academic institutions attract more minority and economically disadvantaged students to participate in planning and community development work study programs. Universities throughout the United States utilize this program to offer financial aid and work experience to students enrolled in full-time graduate community development work study programs.

2005 CDWSP Grantees

HUD Awards $3.9 Million for Its Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Program

OUP is pleased to announce the FY05 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grantees. AN/NHIAC funding helps institutions of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities—including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development—principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

2005 AN/NHIAC Grantees

Publication Announcement— University-Community Partnerships: Universities in Civic Engagement

University-Community Partnerships: Universities in Civic Engagement, published by The Haworth Social Work Practice Press, documents how universities are involved in creative individual, faculty, and program partnerships that help link campus and community-partnerships that are vital for teaching, research, and practice. The book includes case studies, historical studies, policy analysis, program evaluation, and curriculum development as well as a preface written by the Office of University Partnership's former associate deputy assistant secretary.

View Haworth Press' Full Publication Announcement

Prepublication Announcement—Inside and Out: Universities and Education for Sustainable Development

Inside and Out: Universities and Education for Sustainable Development, published by Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., examines the question of how does a university restructure its myriad activities, maintain its academic integrity, and have a transformative impact off campus? The perspective of this book, based on research and projects in the field, is that long-term, sustainable social and economic development requires strategies geared toward the scientific, technical, cultural, and environmental aspects of development.

View Baywood Publishing's Prepublication Announcement

Grants.gov Registration Process

All OUP grant programs for the FY05 funding cycle are now closed. OUP would like to thank the applicants who submitted their information this year using the Grants.gov electronic submission process. We are confident that each year will provide us with information to help streamline the Grants.gov electronic submission program so that it will continue to be a successful tool to help future applicants quickly and easily submit their information.

OUP Announces FY05 Notices of Funding Availability

Applicants need wait no longer! OUP announces the release of funds for the FY05 grant cycle. Visit our Current Funding section for links to each program's FY05 NOFA information and a link to that program's Grants.gov electronic application.

Call for OUP Reviewers

OUP is looking for reviewers to participate in this year's round of peer reviews. If you are interested in participating, please visit our Call for Peer Reviewers section to review this year's qualifications. You will also find our Peer Reviewer Profile located in this section. All those who are interested in applying for this year's peer review process must submit a profile to be considered.

Prepare for 2005 Application Season With Grants.gov

Those interested in applying for an OUP grant this year first must register with Grants.gov, the gateway site through which they will submit their application. To help explain this new process, HUD has developed the brochure "Finding and Applying for Grant Opportunities." Applicants will find step-by-step instructions on how to search for grants through Grants.gov and how to complete the online application process.