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Generations United is pleased to announce the following funding opportunities:

**NEW - Multi-Generational & Civic Engagement Project Funding**
National search is on for Multi-Generational and Civic Engagement Initiative.
Notice to MGCE Applicants: The Deadline for submitting Phase I proposals is AUGUST 1, 2008.

NCOA's Multi-Generational & Civic Engagement (MGCE) Initiative is pleased to announce an national search for effective local programs that can demonstrate their impact and effectiveness serving one of three target populations (Note: one category is grandparents and other relatives raising children), and engaging older adult volunteers in meaningful direct services as well as administrative, technical or development activities.

This Initiative is funded by the Adminstration on Aging with support from the Corporation for National Community Service. MGCE invites interested local groups to submit a Phase I Concept Paper as the first step in a two step process. Successful finalist in Phase I will be invited to compete in Phase II. Up to 24 local groups demonstrating effective and impactful programs and engagement strategies with older adult volunteers will be awarded multi-year funding and will receive two VISTA volunteers to supplement the work of this Initiative.

Intested groups can review the application at NCOA's website: www.ncoa.org for more information about this unique and challenging opportunity.

RFP Package Phase I Documents

-Greeting Letter
-Description Long Form
-Application Checklist
-Applicant Eligibility Checklist
-Self Assessment with Examples
-Application Form

The deadline for submission of applicationsl for Phase I Concept Paper is August 1, 2008 5PM EST.
Finalist for Phase II will be notified and invited to submit a Phase II proposal due August 22, 2008 5PM EST.

Application submissions and questions should be sent via email to MGCE@ncoa.org.
Tom Jones
Director, Multi-Generational & Civic Engagement
Business: 202-479-6649
Email: tom.jones@ncoa.org

NEW - GRANT FUNDING - RURAL HEALTH CARE OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM
The Outreach grants are demonstration projects to test out good ideas to impove access to health care services in rural communities. Awardees will receive up to $375,000 over the three years of the grant.

General Program Information: http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding/outreach.htm
Information on past grantees: http://www.raconline.org/success/success_source.php

Important Tips:

-You must be registered in Grants.gov in order to apply.

-You need to be in a rural area to apply (to determine eligibility visit http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding/eligibilitytestv2.asp.

-Grants need to be community-driven and reflect a broad consortium of at least 2 independent entities rather than one single entity in charge. The lead applicant needs to be a not-for-profit entity.

-Health care is fairly broadly defined - consider human services.

-Program will not be competed again until 2012

NOTES: Deadline for RFP's is October 16, 2008. Announcement # is HRSA-08-002.

GRANT RESEARCH HELP
Writing a grant and in need of specific demographic or economic information on a particular community? Check out this website developed by journalists as a resource for non-profit organizations - it's amazing!

http://www.epodunk.com/nonprofits/

FEDERAL FUNDING CATALOG
Are you working with a small faith- or community-based organization serving those in need? Are you looking for grant opportunities to help fund your services? If you answered yes to these questions, then be sure to download this new - and growing - online grants catalog from the USDA's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Federal Funds for Organizations That Help Those in Need. (Beware: At 1.6 MB and 90 pages, the download may take a while!)

Nearly 200 federal grant opportunities are identified in this extremely valuable online catalog. The grants are organized into categories - from Abstinence Education to Workfore Development - and include a myriad of other categories such as Elders in Need, HIV/AIDS, and Refugees and Asylees. The catalog also contains basic information on the federal grants process and answers some frequenly asked questions as well.

Though already vast, the catalog is still a work in progress and additional grant opportunities will be added in the future. The Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives will maintain an up-to-date list on their website, so be sure to visit them regularly for updates and to learn more about this exciting new resource.

For additional funding ideas, read or download the chapter entitle Funding and Partners from Under One Roof: A Guide to Starting and Strengthening Intergenerational Shared Site Programs or review this article in Together.

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