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Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-14-010 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.255Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jul 12, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 54Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Children?s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program.  Federal funding for graduate medical education (GME) is primarily provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Prior to the enactment of the CHGME Payment Program, children?s teaching hospitals received a disproportionately low amount of Federal funding when compared to teaching hospitals that serve adult patients.  The purpose of the CHGME Payment Program is to compensate for the disparity in the level of Federal funding for freestanding children teaching hospitals versus other types of teaching hospitals.  The CHGME Payment Program is administered by the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Funding Opportunity Number: P13AC00426 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Education
EnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.945Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: May 29, 2013Award Ceiling: $148,980Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The proposed project is a systematic, non-invasive metal detector survey of a 45-acre parcel at FOUN situated immediately southwest and southeast of the 1861-1863 FOUN Second Fort, the area where the 1st Colorado allegedly camped for 84 days in 1862. The survey will aim to identify, plot, and map the surviving physical remnants of the 1st Colorado encampment. Surviving physical remnants of the camp likely include such archeological features as tent depressions, cooking hearths, and latrines. The metal detector survey of the 1862 1st Colorado encampment will provide scholars crucial information about daily life and behavior among volunteer infantry regiments during the Civil War. Regular army officers (Union and Confederate) frequently criticized volunteer infantry regiments, complaining about their unprofessionalism and lack of military discipline. By examining the physical layout of the FOUN?s 1862 1st Colorado encampment, scholars will be able to gauge the degree to which one particular volunteer regiment actually conformed to (or strayed from) established military regulations dictating camp design.

Funding Opportunity Number: R13SF32001A Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: OtherCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.530Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-BOR-LCClosing Date: May 29, 2013Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Water Conservation Field Services Program Overview Reclamation established the Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) in 1996 with the purpose of fulfilling its water conservation-related obligation as outlined in Section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act (RRA) of 1982 directing the Secretary to encourage and implement water conservation measures on Federal Reclamation projects. Directives and Standards (WTR 01-02) were developed for the program which outlined Reclamation's procedures for administering the WCFSP pursuant to the RRA and other existing authorities, including the provision of technical and financial assistance to non-Federal entities and the administration of water conservation plans. The primary purposes or four major components of the WCFSP are to: A. Assist in developing effective water management and conservation plans; B. Encourage and promote implementation of water efficiency measures; C. Demonstrate conservation technologies; and D. Promote and support water education and training. Please refer to Section III for additional information on these major components. Because of the strong support provided by the State of Arizona through the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the implementation of Arizona?s Groundwater Management Code of 1980, no funding will be made available for water management and/or water conservation plans under Phoenix Area Office funding opportunities. Reclamation recognizes that the need to conserve water is critical in the arid Southwest. No single entity, acting independently, can meet the challenge of improving the efficiency of water use in this area without a combination of new technology and innovative management. Consequently, a key to meeting this challenge will be the continuation of the partnerships formed between Reclamation and all water users, other Federal and State agencies, educational and research institutions, and other interested parties. Objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite irrigation and water districts, states, local governments, water providers, universities, and other entities that have an association with a Reclamation project to leverage their money and resources, by cost sharing with Reclamation, on projects/activities that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency in the Phoenix Area Office boundaries. Projects/Activities funded will be selected through a competitive process.

Funding Opportunity Number: P13AC00425 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Education
Environment
Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.944Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: May 29, 2013Award Ceiling: $160,351Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: OVERVIEW: The St. Croix and Upper Mississippi Rivers are heavily used recreational areas because of their exceptional water quality and biological diversity and productivity. The rivers support nearly 40 mussel species and over 100 fish species including several that are threatened or endangered. The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and Mississippi National River and Recreational Area are likely on the verge of being colonized by bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (hereafter Asian carp). Asian carp have established populations in the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 1996, 2011 and 2012, individual bighead carp were caught in the St. Croix River. In 2011, environmental DNA sampling indicated that silver carp were present in SACN and MISS (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Press Release). Zooplankton are key primary consumers in aquatic systems, limiting algal blooms and in turn supplying food for higher invertebrates and fish. Both species of Hypophthalmichthys can decimate zooplankton populations, and in both natural and experimental systems this impact has been shown to increase algal blooms and harm other planktivorous fish and fish fry. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: Test the null hypothesis that food web structure does not differ between the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers or between habitat types within rivers. Establish robust baseline data on pre-invasion food web structure to quantitatively evaluate future control and remediation efforts. Compare results with literature on Hypophthalmichthys spp. food preferences to identify habitats with food web structure most favorable to the growth and reproduction of invasive. Compare the St. Croix and Mississippi River Parks and identify rivers and/or habitat types with food web structure most dependent on pathways likely to be disrupted invasive carp. Results will be combined with known habitat preferences of the different carp species to direct removal and eradication policies and develop predictions about most likely impacts of carp on threatened and endangered species. Determine if gizzard shad are more dependent on planktonic (via zooplankton) or detrital carbon sources and if that varies in the presence of Asian carp (the latter portion of this objective depends on sampling in the Illinois River where Asian carp are abundant). Zooplankton were sampled in Lake St. Croix and above the dam at St. Croix Falls (WI) in 2010 and 2011. Results from analysis of the 2010 samples are complete and intriguing. This project is complete with one caveat: zooplankton richness and abundance was an order of magnitude higher than expected based on similar systems. Sample preparation and counting took nearly three times as long as expected, so only samples from 2010 were counted. Samples from 2011 were taken but will be counted in fall, 2013 pending further support. While crustacean plankton preserve well, the smaller plankton like rotifers do not. If the samples are not analyzed by the end of 2013 they will no longer be useful given the importance of rotifers and protists in river systems. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT: The College will provide the qualified researcher to conduct the project to meet the objectives and established management plan. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT: Participate and collaborate jointly with the Recipient in carrying out the scope of work. To provide a NPS technical representative to assist with specifics of the project as needed. Review and approve one stage of work before the next stage can begin. Review and approve proposed modifications or sub-grants, prior to award. Direct or redirect the work because of interrelationships with other projects. Immediately halt an activity if detailed performance specifications are not met. Oversee Recipient discretion with respect to scope of work, organizational structure, staffing, mode of operations and other management processes, combined with close monitoring or operational involvement during performance under this Task Agreement.

Funding Opportunity Number: F13AS00177 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Community Development
Education
Environment
Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.658Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: NAAward Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: A school ship dock and world-class fishing pier will be constructed at the Refuge Gateway in Trenton, Michigan. As the future site of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge's (Detroit River IWR) Visitors Center, the Refuge Gateway will welcome thousands of projected annual visitors to the Refuge. This project is led by Wayne County, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (IWRA), and US Fish and Wildlife Service along with numerous other partners. The boat dock and fishing pier will extend 775' into the Detroit River to provide a free, universally accessible, shore-based fishing experience. The project includes a boardwalk, fishing pier, floating dock, seating areas, shade structures, and interpretive signage. Areas accessible from the boardwalk include shallow waters rich with panfish for youth and family fishing, and deepwater access for experienced fishermen. The shore-based entrance to the boat dock and fishing pier will allow the public to fish in water depths currently only available to those with a personal watercraft. This facility will also give the Michigan Sea Grant's Great Lakes school ship a docking location on the river, allowing for educational programming to use river and Refuge as a living laboratory for metropolitan area school children.

Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2013-3656 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.735Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-BJAClosing Date: Jul 05, 2013Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) just released the 2011-2012 findings from the most recent surveys of jail and prison inmates about incidences of sexual victimization.1 Based on this information, 4.0 percent of state and federal prison inmates and 3.2 percent of jail inmates within the United States reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization by another inmate or facility staff in the past 12 months or since admission to the facility.2 In juvenile facilities, the numbers are even more troubling. At least 17,100 adjudicated or committed youth (amounting to some 12 percent of the total population in juvenile detention facilities) reported having suffered sexual abuse within 12 months of arriving at their facility, with rates as high as 36 percent in specific facilities.3 On June 20, 2012, DOJ published the Final Rule creating standards as required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act. The standards apply to adult prisons and jails, juvenile correctional facilities, police lockups, and community residential centers. The standards, which took effect on August 20, 2012, seek to prevent sexual abuse and to reduce the harm that it causes. The standards are grouped into 11 categories: prevention planning; responsive planning; training and education; screening for risk of sexual victimization and abusiveness; reporting; official response following an inmate report; investigations; discipline; medical and mental care; data collection and review; and audits. This program is funded under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, 42 USC 15601, et seq., and the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Pub. L. 113-6, 127 Stat. 198, 255. Demonstration projects funded through this solicitation will support comprehensive approaches within state, tribal, and local adult and juvenile correctional facilities to prevent, detect, and respond to incidences of sexual victimization.

Funding Opportunity Number: P13AS00065 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: 15.915Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted.Award Ceiling: $18,584Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: To create additional training opportunities for qualified students. Interns will assist Federal government professionals involved in historic preservation and allied field.

Funding Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2013-05 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Business and CommerceCFDA Number: 59.037Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: SBAClosing Date: Jun 27, 2013Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2013-05 to invite application from existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21(n) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648); Public Law 110-186, Section 107. Applicants will develop portable assistance programs to support the start up and sustainability of small business concerns in communities that are economically challenged as a result of a business or government facility downsizing or closing, resulting in the loss of jobs or small business instability.

Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-NGS-2013-2003505 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Environment
Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 11.400Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOCClosing Date: Jun 21, 2013Award Ceiling: $2,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for cooperative agreements and/or grants between NOAA and partnering entities in the United States, implementing NOAA's National Height Modernization Program (NHMP) to support Regional Geospatial Modeling. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement should contribute to the beneficial public outcomes associated with the five priority issues which consist of enhancing infrastructure of geodetic control, coastal remote sensing data, terrestrial gravity measurements, and other physical datasets; developing models, tools, and guidelines to access that control and manipulate and analyze geodetic data; supporting education, capacity building, and technology transfer; coordinating through partnerships with local users (state and local governments, universities, and the public sector) and other partners in the region; sharing environmental data and information, collected and/or created under NOAA grants/cooperative agreements, making it visible, accessible, and independently understandable to general users, free of charge or at minimal cost, in a timely manner, except where limited by law, regulation, policy, or by security requirements. This competition is focused on the geography of the Gulf Coast states in response to NOAA's Height Modernization Plan and subsequent congressional appropriations. The program priorities for this opportunity support NOAA's mission support goal of: Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies. Priorities addressing this mission goal also frequently are found to support NOAA's other mission goals: Climate Adaptation and Mitigation; Weather-Ready Nation; Healthy Oceans. In addition, these priorities support NOAA's Enterprise goals for Science and Technology, and Engagement.

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-SRGP-004288 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 10.200Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDA-NIFAClosing Date: Jun 25, 2013Award Ceiling: $1,238,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research programs that focus on varietal development and testing and potato varieties for commercial production. As used herein, varietal development and testing is research using classical breeding and/or biotechnological approaches to develop improved potato varieties. Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support variety development.

Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-052113-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: 84.418Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: EDClosing Date: Aug 19, 2013Award Ceiling: $50,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 3Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Under PROMISE, ED will fund States to develop and implement model demonstration projects (MDPs) that promote positive outcomes for children who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and their families. Specifically, PROMISE is intended to improve the provision and coordination of services and supports for child SSI recipients and their families to enable them to achieve improved outcomes. These outcomes include graduating from high school ready for college and a career, completing postsecondary education and job training, and obtaining competitive employment in an integrated setting and, as a result, achieving long-term reductions in the child recipients' reliance on SSI. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.418P. Applications for grants under the PROMISE competition, CFDA number 84.418P, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the PROMISE competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.418, not 84.418P).

Funding Opportunity Number: NPS-13-NERO-0030 Opportunity Category: MandatoryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 15.939Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: May 26, 2013Award Ceiling: $35,628Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This is not a solicitation. This is a notice that the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Inc., has already been identified as an award recipient for work related to activity categories such as environment, natural resources, and education. In addition, The NFNHAI agrees to: 1. Provide staff for project management and implementation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Management Plan. Projects that are presently underway include, but are not limited to, are the NFNHA website, Junior Ranger development, map development, and quality standards development. 2. Develop a comprehensive network of partners within the heritage area and in adjacent counties to support and implement the management plan. 3. Dedicate NFNAI staff to implement the projects outlined in Attachment A ? Work Plan and Budget as well as additional efforts that serve to help implement the diverse programs, activities and projects necessary for achieving national heritage area purposes as described in the objectives of the agreement. 4. Comply with all applicable State and Federal laws, including, but not limited to, National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act.

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CY-0575 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.623Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher educationAgency Name: HHS-ACF-FYSBClosing Date: Jul 22, 2013Award Ceiling: $200,000Expected Number of Awards: 116Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) will award funding for the Basic Center Program(BCP). The purpose of the BCP is to provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. The BCP works to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The programs provide youth up to age 18 with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. Most basic centers can provide 21 days of shelter for up to 20 youth at a time. There are exceptions for jurisdictions that have different standards for licensing. Basic centers seek to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.

Funding Opportunity Number: NNH13ZUA003N Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 43.009Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: NASA-HQClosing Date: Jul 02, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters is releasing a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for initial studies of visionary aerospace concepts. NNH13ZUA003N, entitled NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts: Phase II Studies, will be available as of May 28, 2013 by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings ?Solicitations? to ?Open Solicitations.? This solicitation represents continuation of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which issued its first solicitation on March 1, 2011. More information is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/niac . This NRA will solicit multiple studies, each of which will investigate an architecture, mission, or system concept with the potential to enable a great leap in space or aeronautics. NIAC is part of the Space Technology Mission Directorate. Aerospace architecture, mission, or system concepts proposed for NIAC Phase II studies must be exciting, unexplored, far-term, and credible. Proposals for narrow technology or subsystem development, or incremental or near-term advancement, are explicitly out of scope for this program. Finally, while NIAC encourages daring vision and accepts the accompanying risk, proposals must be technically credible and plausibly implementable. This solicitation is open to any principal investigator or organization that has completed a NIAC Phase I study, but has not yet completed a Phase II study. Applicants from the prior NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts that have completed a Phase I study, but have not completed a Phase II study, are also eligible unless the reason for not completing a Phase II study was discontinuation at the midterm review. Affiliation with any educational institution, commercial or not-for-profit organization, research laboratory, government agency, or NASA Center (including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) is permitted. Individuals may submit, as long as they meet the registration requirements for NSPIRES. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. Each electronic proposal system places requirements on the registration of principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators). Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the electronic proposal system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Specific proposal submission deadline dates, evaluation criteria, and submission information will be identified in the NRA. Proposals will be due on or before July 2, 2013. The number of awards will be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Comments and questions may be addressed by e-mail to NIAC Program representatives at hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and also included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the solicitation; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.

Funding Opportunity Number: R13AS11008 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Environment
Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.517Eligible Applicants Special district governmentsAgency Name: DOI-BOR-PNClosing Date: Jun 06, 2013Award Ceiling: $2,679,375Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation?s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. It is Reclamation?s intent to award financial assistance to the Lewistoin Orchards Irrigation District (LOID) to complete design and construction activities for a pilot project to further investigate the practicality of the well field alternative as an alternative water supply. The objective of the new groundwater well is to exchange a portion of the Lewiston Orchards Project?s current surface water source for groundwater from the new well, to partially resolve impacts to endangered steelhead and their habitat caused by surface withdrawals of irrigation water. This project will carry out the public purpose of funding projects that will lead to habitat improvements within the Lapwai Basin, which will benefit endangered steelhead in Sweetwater, Webb, and Lapwai Creeks.

Funding Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2014-04 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Business and CommerceCFDA Number: 59.037Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: SBAClosing Date: Jun 20, 2013Award Ceiling: $300,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2014-04 to invite applications from existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21(n) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648); Public Law 110-186, Section 107. The SBDC National Information Clearinghouse (?Clearinghouse?) serves as a centralized information resource within the SBDC network as well as a library and distribution center for information, media, marketing materials and technology for access by any SBDC service center. The Clearinghouse provides business related informational support for the SBDCs and facilitates ever greater exchange of information between SBDCs employing its collection and accessing its business data. The SBDC program is the SBA?s largest matching grant-funded service delivery network providing high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The SBDCs, in partnership with SBA?s Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC) and SBA District Offices, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners. The SBDC program is a broad-based system of assistance for the small business community that links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with those of the educational community and the private sector. Although SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization to effectuate the delivery of assistance to the small business community.

Funding Opportunity Number: RDBCP-RBOG-2013 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Community Development
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 10.773Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businessesAgency Name: USDA-rbcsClosing Date: Jun 24, 2013Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 40Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The RBOG program promotes sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs through provision of training and technical assistance for business development, entrepreneurs, and economic development officials and to assist with economic development planning. Rural Development is participating in the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP), which is a new Administration-wide initiative that will accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing and help cultivate an environment for businesses to create well-paying manufacturing jobs in regions across the country. The IMCP is designed to reward communities that demonstrate best practices in attracting and expanding manufacturing by using long-term planning that integrates targeted investments in workforce training, infrastructure, research, and other key assets. The IMCP is being initiated in FY 2013 as EDA, USDA, SBA and EPA each provide funding for regional implementation strategy grants. The agencies will allocate funding through existing programs to advance this critical national priority. Strategies developed by these grants, as well as existing strategies and those otherwise under development, will enhance regions? efforts to compete for future proposed large scale IMCP grants (10 to 100 times the size of the implementation strategy grants). These grants will be given to communities with the best strategies for attracting private investment. IMCP partner agencies will coordinate funding across agencies in order to leverage complementary activities while also preventing duplication of efforts. Specific information on how applicants can participate in IMCP can be found at Section V.10 of this Notice.

Funding Opportunity Number: DOD-LEGACY-2014 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOD-COE-ERDCClosing Date: Jul 31, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 50Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This publication announces the DoD Legacy Program Request for Proposals (RFP) for FY 2014, as contemplated in DoD Grants and Agreement Regulations (DODGARS) § 22.315. Additional information regarding this announcement is available at https://www.dodlegacy.org. Anyone may apply for Legacy Program funds, provided the proposal/project meets the funding criteria outlined in this announcement. For non-DoD applicants, all pre-proposals that involve work on a DoD installation must include a letter of support from each DoD installation/activity participating in the proposed project. In 1990, Congress passed legislation establishing the Legacy Resource Management Program (Legacy) to fund DoD efforts to conserve our natural and cultural heritage. The Legacy Program assists DoD in protecting and enhancing its natural and cultural resources while supporting military readiness. A Legacy project may involve regional ecosystem management initiatives, habitat conservation management efforts, at risk species and species of concern, development of historic contexts and models, invasive species control, support for military readiness and range sustainment, economics of historical preservation, data management, and other topics of national or regional interest. The 1997 legislation stipulates that Legacy projects must meet the following four criteria: 1. Project must have regional or DoD-wide significance and involve more than one military department; 2. Project must be necessary to meet legal requirements or to support military operations; 3. Project must be more effectively managed at the DoD level; and, 4. Project must not be an Executive Agent responsibility. The legislation also defines applicable activities eligible for Legacy funding. These include: 1. Development of ecosystem-wide land management plans. 2. Wildlife studies to ensure the safety of military operations. 3. Identification and return of Native American human remains and cultural items in the possession or control of the DoD, or discovered on land under the jurisdiction of the Department, to the appropriate Native American tribes. 4. Control of invasive species that may hinder military activities or degrade military training ranges. 5. Establishment of a regional curation sysyem for artifacts found on military installations. Three principles guide the Legacy Program: stewardship, leadership, and partnership. Stewardship initiatives assist DoD in safeguarding its irreplaceable resources for future generations. By embracing a leadership role as part of the program, the Department serves as a model for respectful use of natural and cultural resources. Through partnerships, the program strives to access the knowledge and talents of individuals outside of DoD. In order to support these principles, the Legacy Program emphasizes five themes: 1. The Program implements an interdisciplinary approach to resource stewardship that takes advantage of the similarities between DoD's natural and cultural resources programs. Often the same person is responsible for managing both natural and cultural resources plans on an installation. Legacy strives to take advantage of this by sharing management methodologies and techniques across natural and cultural resources initiatives. 2. The Program promotes understanding and appreciation for natural and cultural resources by encouraging greater awareness and involvement by the Military Departments or Services, other agencies, NGOs, and the general public. 3. The Legacy Program incorporates an ecosystem approach that assists DoD in maintaining biological diversity and the sustainable use of land and water resources for mission and other uses. 4. Additionally, the Program works to achieve common goals and objectives by applying resource management initiatives in broad regional areas. Legacy supports regionally-based projects such as the Sonoran Ecosystem Management Initiative, the Gulf Coast Plain Ecosystem Partnership, the Great Basin Initiative, the Chesapeake Bay Program, and Partners in Flight. 5. Finally, the Legacy Program pursues the identification of innovative new technologies that enable more efficient and effective management. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201, Section 2694) defined mandatory criteria for funding Legacy projects. The legislation also provided the flexibility to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, individuals, or other entities to carry out the program.

Funding Opportunity Number: R13AS13005 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.517
Eligible Applicants Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-BOR-PNClosing Date: Jun 03, 2013Award Ceiling: $84,640Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 20, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation?s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. To implement habitat projects indentified in the Lower Gales Creek restoration plan, further identify and prioritize projects throughout the Gales Creek sub-basin, and conduct landowner outreach and long-term monitoring activities.

Funding Opportunity Number: BJS-2013-3660 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Information and StatisticsCFDA Number: 16.734Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-BJSClosing Date: Jul 08, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 20, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks to establish a cooperative agreement with a collection agent to field the 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL14). The key activities covered under this award include updating the national census roster of publicly funded crime labs, developing the data collection instrument (i.e., questionnaire), collecting and verifying the data submitted by labs, and delivering to BJS a final data file. BJS will provide the recipient of funds with a draft of the questionnaire and a preliminary census roster of approximately 460 labs at the beginning of the project. During the first quarter of 2015, the recipient of funds will begin collecting data on the workload and operations of federal, state, county, and municipal crime labs in 2014, including budgets, staffing levels, types of analyses performed, backlogs for forensic services, and accreditations. BJS anticipates making one award for a 24-month period under this solicitation, with an award date on or after October 1, 2013. BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Section 302.