April 16, 2024

Springing into Grant Season!

Welcome to Congressman Lou Correa’s federal grant newsletter! This newsletter includes a list of recent federal funding awards, federal funding opportunities, and resources related to federal funding that can help you or your organization better uplift our community. To stay updated on the latest news and information, subscribe to his newsletter HERE.

FEDERAL AGENCY GRANT SPOTLIGHT 

FEMA

Shelter and Services Program

  • Application deadline: June 13, 2024
  • Eligibility: local governments, nonprofit organizations, and state governments. 
  • The Shelter and Services Program makes federal funds available to enable non-federal entities to off-set allowable costs incurred for services associated with noncitizen migrants recently encountered and released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The objectives are to provide funding to non-federal entities that serve noncitizen migrants recently released from DHS custody to temporarily provide shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and labor necessary to provide these services; and to provide funding to non-federal entities to increase their capacity to temporarily shelter noncitizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities. 

National Endowment for the Humanities 

Cultural and Community Resilience

  • Application deadline: May 21, 2024
  • Eligibility: organizations
  • The Cultural and Community Resilience program supports community-based efforts to address the impacts of climate change and COVID-19 by safeguarding cultural resources and fostering cultural resilience through identifying, documenting, and/or collecting cultural heritage and community experiences. The program prioritizes projects from disadvantaged communities in the United States 

Digital Projects for the Public

  • Application deadline: June 12, 2024
  • Eligibility: county governments, city governments, public or state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, state governments, and private institutions of higher education.
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for the Digital Projects for the Public program. This program supports projects that interpret and analyze humanities content in primarily digital platforms and formats, such as websites, mobile applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual environments. 

National Science Foundation

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

  • Application deadline: June 24, 2024
  • Eligibility: institutions of higher education (IHEs) - two and four year IHEs accredited in and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members. 
  • The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program invests in the nation’s colleges and universities to aid student success to create a new generation of STEM discoverers for the national STEM enterprise. The program takes a comprehensive approach to the STEM Learning Ecosystem to impact STEM student development and retention.

U.S. Department of Education

National Center on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to Diversify the Workforce Serving Children with Disabilities

  • Application deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Eligibility: private institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, and others. 
  • The purposes of this program are to help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities; and ensure that those personnel have the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to Engage Older Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs

  • Application deadline: May 31, 2024
  • Eligibility: independent school districts, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, county governments, private institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, and city governments.
  • The purpose of this opportunity is to provide leadership, expert guidance, training, and resources to community-based organizations and aging and disability service providers to increase the engagement of older adults with mental and behavioral health needs in evidence-based health promotion programs. Outcomes will include an environmental scan of barriers adults with mental and behavioral health needs experience related to evidence-based program engagement, needs assessment(s) of target audiences, and development and implementation of appropriate training and resources for professional and service providers. 

Street Outreach Program

  • Application deadline: June 7, 2024
  • Eligibility: city governments, county governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, public housing authorities, and nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS.
  • The Street Outreach Program provides street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse, prostitution, sexual exploitation, and severe forms of human trafficking in persons. These services, targeted in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy choices and providing them access to shelter as well as basic needs, including food, hygiene packages and information on a range of available services. 

U.S. Department of Justice

Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program

  • Application deadline: May 16, 2024 
  • Eligibility: private institutions of higher education and public and state controlled institutions of higher education.
  • The purpose of this program is to provide funding for institutions of higher education to develop and strengthen effective security and investigation strategies to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus, develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes on campus, and develop and strengthen prevention education and awareness programs. 

Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program

  • Application deadline: June 3, 2024
  • Eligibility: city governments, county governments, and public and state controlled institutions of higher education.
  • The Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to fund states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to solve crimes and protect public safety by maximizing the effective utilization of DNA technology to process DNA samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

U.S. Department of Labor

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program

  • Application deadline: June 10, 2024
  • Eligibility: nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS and nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. 
  • This program aims to provide technical assistance to employers and labor unions in the United States and its territories to encourage employment of women in both apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations (A/NTO), specifically in the following ways: developing (establishing, expanding, and/or enhancing) pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, or other nontraditional skills training programs designed to prepare women for careers in A/NTO; providing ongoing orientations or other resources for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women in A/NTO; and/or setting up support groups, facilitating networks, and/or providing supportive services for women in A/NTO to improve their retention.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality Information: Making Sense of Air Pollution Data to Inform Decisions in Underserved Communities Overburdened by Air Pollution Exposures

  • Application deadline: June 26, 2024
  • Eligible applicants: public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs), and hospitals located in the U.S., state and local governments
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD), as part of the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and in collaboration with the Air, Climate, and Energy (ACE) research program, is seeking applications proposing community-engaged research in underserved communities to advance the use of air pollution data and communication of air quality information for empowering local decisions and actions that address community-identified air pollution concerns. Specifically, this funding opportunity is soliciting research projects that involve substantial engagement with communities, community-based organizations, and/or Tribes to address both of the following priorities:
    methods and tools for data integration and analysis to characterize community exposures to air pollution in underserved communities
    effective communication of air quality information to communities and decision makers to support actions to address air pollution concerns in underserved communities.

FEDERAL FUNDING COMING TO OUR DISTRICT 

  • Orange County Fair Housing Council, Inc. received $125,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD announced the award of over $30 million to fair housing organizations across the country under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The funding will support the Orange County Fair Housing Council to address violations of the Fair Housing Act and to end discrimination in housing. 
  • The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the City of Anaheim $2,000,000 to use off-the-shelf V2X technologies and automated traffic signal performance measures to test the effectiveness of signal priority and red-light violation warning use cases at signalized intersections on two corridors. 

Grant Assistance from Congressman Correa

Congressman Correa’s Grants Webpage

Federal grants are vital to the success and growth of our communities, and the organizations that make them strong. If you are interested in learning more about what federal grant opportunities are available to you or your organization, you should visit my grants webpage HERE. 

Letter of Support

Many federal funding opportunities require or allow for letters of support. Should you need a letter of support for a federal grant application, please let my staff know by contacting our Grant Coordinator, Monica Garcia, at (714) 559-6190 or by email at Monica.Garcia@mail.house.gov.

Upcoming Webinars

The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice will host a webinar to provide details about the Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program. The agency will hold the webinar on April 23, 2024, at 3:00 pm ET. Register here to participate.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting an informational webinar on the agency’s new funding opportunity, Air Quality Information: Making Sense of Air Pollution Data. To register, click here.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are hosting webinars for eligible applicants for the Shelter and Services Program. These webinars will include an overview of the program, documentation and compliance requirements, and detailed application submission guidance. For a list of the upcoming webinars, please visit FEMA's program page.