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Grant Program - USDA: Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Programs

Posted by Unknown Friday, April 6, 2012 0 comments
Gants will be made to establish the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Programs carried out by the eligible organizations in rural areas. The assistance provided by these programs, to the extent practicable, shall be coordinated with and delivered in cooperation with similar services or assistance by other Federal Agencies or programs for rural residents.

There is no commitment by USDA to fund any particular application or to make a specific number of awards. Approximately $1.4 million is available to fund applications in FY 2012.  Funds will be allocated as follows:  A. 60% of available funds will be allocated to fund successful applications submitted by 1862 Land-Grant institutions.  Proposed project budgets in this group must not exceed $200,000, including indirect costs, for project periods of one (1) year; and
B. 40% of available funds will be allocated to fund successful applications submitted by 1890 and 1994 Land-Grant institutions.  Proposed project budgets in this group must not exceed $150,000, including indirect costs, for project periods of one (1) year. 

Given the focus of this grant opportunity -- program development and implementation – in the proposed project budgets, no more than 20% of allocated funds may be allocated to staff salaries and no less than 80% should be allocated to program implementation/outreach activities.   

Awards issued as a result of this RFA will have designated the Automated Standard Applications for Payment System (ASAP), operated by the Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service, as the payment  system for funds. 

The Rural Health and Safety Education Programs will focus on issues related to one or more of the following areas:

1) Individual and Family Nutrition and Health Education Programs that provide individuals and families with:
·         Information as to the value of good health at any age;
·         Information to increase individual or family’s motivation to take more responsibility for their own health;
·         Information about and access to nutrition and health promotion and educational activities; and
·         Training for volunteers and health services providers concerning nutrition and health promotion and health care services for individuals and families in cooperation with state, local and community partners. 

2) Farm Safety Education Programs that provide information and training to farm worker and farm families concerning safety in the work place, including information and training concerning, but not limited to: 

·         The prevention of occupational injury and death rates;

·         The prevention of exposure to farm chemicals; and

·         The prevention of agricultural respiratory diseases and dermatitis.


3) Rural Health Leadership Development Education Programs that assist rural communities in developing nutrition and health care services and facilities that will provide the maximum benefit for the resources invested and assist community leaders and public officials in understanding their roles and responsibilities relative to rural health services and facilities, including but not limited to:

·         Community decisions regarding funding for and retention of rural hospitals;

·         Rural physicians and allied health professionals recruitment and retention;

·         The aging rural population and senior services required to care for the population;

·         The establishment and maintenance of rural emergency medical services systems; and

·         The application of computer-assisted capital budgeting decision aids for rural health services and facilities.


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Call For Application - CEPR and DFID: For a major research initiavie on private enterprise development in low-income countries

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Closing Date: April 16,2012.

You can now apply for a Major Grant under the CEPR – DFID research initiative on private enterprise development in low-income countries.
Over the next five years, Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) will pursue a research agenda that aims to better understand what determines the strength of market forces driving efficiency in Low-Income Countries (LICs). Existing research suggests that the private sector in LICs faces a multitude of constraints that act upon each other. What is needed is research that allows us to understand how these constraints interact.
PEDL will support approaches that promise to produce credible research results that will be useful for policy-making. It will promote research related to firms of all sizes. PEDL focuses on four research themes:
§  Modelling market frictions in LICs using newly available data
§  Understanding how constraints interact using micro-founded macro models
§  The dynamics of SMEs: Informality and entrepreneurship
§  The role of export-oriented industries in driving growth
PEDL will encourage proposals that address cross-cutting issues such as:
§  Fragile and conflict affected states
§  Gender
§  Climate, environment and social compliance
These grants will be awarded primarily to allow researchers to:
§  fund teaching buyouts (or relevant remuneration) for the principal investigator
§  research assistance
§  data collection and new surveys in low-income countries
In this round we plan to award at least 6 Major Grant awards, with an average grant size of £300,000.  Note however that whilst there is a lower limit of £100,000 for each Major Grant, there is no upper limit.  Cost effectiveness and value for money will also be important evaluation criteria. The grants are designed to provide financial support for the individuals undertaking the research and to cover reasonable associated costs that are directly related to the proposed research project.

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http://pedl.cepr.org/content/1st-call-major-research-grants-now-open


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Call For Applications 2013 - United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund

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Closing Date: May 31,2012.

The United Nations Voluntary Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery will accept requests for funding for grants that will be used between 1 January and 31 December 2013.

Pursuant to resolution 46/122 of the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery allocates grants (as a rule, for a maximum of US$15,000), for projects aiming to provide humanitarian, legal and financial assistance to individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of contemporary forms of slavery.

Contemporary forms of slavery include, inter alia, chattel slavery, serfdom, forced labour, debt bondage, the worst forms of child labour including children in armed conflict, forced and early marriage, sale of wives, widow inheritance, trafficking in persons, sexual slavery, sale of children.  

Grants will be awarded to organizations providing direct assistance to victims of contemporary forms of slavery, including medical, psychological, legal, educational, social and economic assistance.
Applications from all regions will be accepted. All applications must be submitted in English, French or Spanish. As a rule, organisations that have received a grant from the Fund in the last five years are not required to submit all the documents listed in the Fund’s Guidelines (paragraph 29), as long as they certify that the information contained in the documents provided with the previous application(s) is still valid. If it is not the case, they should submit updated documents.

Please note that the Board of Trustees only considers those applications which strictly comply with the Guidelines of the Fund. Before submitting an application, applicants are strongly invited to read these Guidelines, which are available on the webpage of the Fund.
Please note that the Board will not consider a request for funding from an organization that has overdue narrative and financial reports in relation to grants received in previous years  from the Fund.


The application form in English is available on the following web link:
http://www2.ohchr.org/SPdocs/Slavery/AppSH-EN2012.doc  

With reference to annex III of the Fund’s Guidelines, application forms duly completed and all supporting documents should be submitted in their electronic format by email:slaveryfund@ohchr.org by 31 May 2012. The last page of the application form, duly signed and dated, should be scanned and sent separately by email.
Exceptionally, and upon justification, you may submit these documents by post.  

You can also contact us by email at:  slaveryfund@ohchr.org.


Source and More Information:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Slavery/Pages/SlaveryFundMain.aspx
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Funding Opportunity - MLDI`s: Funding and Support for NGOs

Posted by Unknown Wednesday, April 4, 2012 0 comments
The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) is accepting proposals from organisations across the world who seek funding for legal assistance or litigation activities that safeguard or advance media freedom.
As part of our work to help build a strong global legal defence network for independent media, MLDI makes grants to support organisations and projects that deliver legal support to journalists. Currently MLDI funds a small number of organisations based in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Central Europe, Africa and Central and South America. Our aim is to expand this network and achieve better local-level access to legal assistance for independent media outlets, journalists and bloggers who lack the financial means to access legal support at commercial rates.
We are open to grant proposals from national organisations to pursue one or both of the following activities:
Provide legal assistance for independent journalists or media outlets who face legal proceedings because of their work;
Engage in strategic litigation to bring local law and practice in media cases in line with international standards on freedom of expression.

Priority will be given to proposals that respond to a demonstrated need on the ground, increase the geographical coverage of the Media Legal Defence Initiative and are likely to have a high impact on protecting media freedom.
Please note that the Media Legal Defence Initiative does not provide funding for employment-related litigation.
Grants awarded by MLDI are usually for a 12-month period and range in size between GBP5,000 and GBP25,000.

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Funding Opportunity - HRSA: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN RESOURCE CENTER

Posted by Unknown Friday, March 30, 2012 0 comments
Closing Date: April 30,2012.


The HRSA EMSC Program ensures children receive the right emergency care at the right time in the right place no matter where they live, go to school or travel.  EMSC works within the larger Emergency Medical Service System and requires an integrated approach to all of its initiatives.  Care for children is provided in pediatric and non-pediatric settings, across a variety of geographical locations some of which may not have the resources or capacity to provide pediatric specialty care.  The EMSC Program's goal is to ensure that children receive appropriate care in all of these settings.

The purpose of this FOA is to solicit applications for a cooperative agreement to provide support for a Resource Center to provide integrated support to HRSA's EMSC Program grantees through dissemination and knowledge transfer.  Two pillars (the Resource Center and the Data Coordinating Center) will support the Federal EMSC Program grantees, national partners, and stakeholders.  The Resource Center will serve as a repository that is both resourceful and equipped with a wealth of knowledge and skill necessary to support the Federal EMSC Program initiatives, its partners and key stakeholders through the provision of technical expertise, content knowledge, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.  The Resource Center will provide support in a variety of content areas for the activities and efforts of EMSC State Partnership (SP), Targeted Issues (TI), Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), and SP Regionalization of Care (SPROC) grantees, as well as Program Partners within the States and territories. 
   

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Nobel Peace Prize 2013 - the American Friends Service Committee

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In 1947, the American Friends Service Committee and Friends Service Council in Britain accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of all Quakers. As a Nobel laureate, AFSC is able to nominate a candidate for the peace prize to the Oslo committee. Each year AFSC takes advantage of this opportunity, and we appreciate input from Quakers and other supporters. We invite you to participate in our quest for nominees for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
In choosing its nominee, the AFSC Nobel Committee considers the following criteria:
  • The candidate’s commitment to nonviolent methods.
  • The candidate's character and of her/his sustained contribution to peace.
  • The candidate’s work on issues of peace, justice, human dignity, and the integrity of the environment.
  • The candidate’s possession of a world view and/or global impact as opposed to a parochial concern.
We also consider:
  • Giving attention to candidates from all parts of the world.
  • Noting crisis areas and considering candidates related to them only as a Nobel Prize may, by its timeliness and visibility, offer valuable support to a solution to the crisis.
  • The relevance of a candidate's work to the work of AFSC or other Quaker experience.
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