Federal Funding and Rules Notification Summary

Week Ending April 9, 2010
 

  Dept/Agency Date Notice Title Type of Notice Deadline Funding  
  Election Assistance Commission 4/9 Request for Substantive Comments on the EAC's Procedural Manual for the Election Assistance Commission's Pilot Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual Comments 04/26/10    
  Education 4/9 Race to the Top Fund Assessment Program NOFA 06/23/10 $160M;
$30M		  
  4/9 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR) - Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program - Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs)		 Proposed Priorities/ Comments 05/10/10    
  Energy 4/7 Energy Efficient Building Systems Regional Innovation Cluster Initiative - Joint Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement Information Session II Webinar 4/14/10;
1:30 - 4:30 pm ET		    
  Energy -
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission		 4/6 Energy Efficiency of the Natural Gas Infrastructure and Operations Conference Public Conference/
Webcast		 5/25/10;
9:00 am - 4:00 pm ET		    
  Energy -
National Energy Technology Laboratory		 4/9 SEP Strengthening Building Retrofit Markets and Stimulating Energy Efficiency Action  NOFA 05/25/10 $250,000 - $700,000; $2M - $5M  
  Environmental Protection Agency 4/5 Revisions to the General Conformity Regulations Final Rule 07/06/10    
  4/6 Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program - Annual Training Workshop Support NOFA 5/25/10,
6:00 pm ET		 $75,000  
  4/6 Research to Improve Risk Communication Strategies During and After the Decontamination/Clearance Phase of an Intentional Biological Release  NOFA 07/08/10 $375,000  
  Federal Communications Commission 4/5 Jurisdictional Separations and Referral to the Federal-State Joint Board Proposed Rule/ Comments 04/19/10    
  4/7 Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism Final Rule 05/07/10    
  4/8 High-Cost Universal Service Support, Jurisdictional Separations, and Coalition for Equity in Switching Support Petition for Reconsideration Final Rule 04/08/10    
  Federal Trade Commission 4/5 Implementation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Comments 06/30/10    
  Health & Human Services -
Administration for Children & Families		 4/5 Child Care Research Partnership Grants  NOFA LOI: 5/5/10;
Ap: 6/4/10,
4:30 pm ET		 $300,000 - $400,000  
  4/6 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Carry-Over Funds Final Rule 04/06/10    
  Health & Human Services -
Administration on Aging		 4/8 Lifespan Respite Care Program  NOFA LOI: 5/7/10;
Ap: 6/7/10		 $200,000  
  Health & Human Services -
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention		 4/5 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) – Increasing Educational Support for CJD Families and the Nation  NOFA LOI: 4/29/10;
Ap: 6/4/10		 $65,000  
  4/7 National Charcot-Marie-Tooth Resource Center  NOFA 05/14/10 $800,000  
  4/9 Board of Scientific Counselors, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response  Meeting/
Webcast		 4/26/10;
1:00 - 4:30pm ET		    
  Health & Human Services -
Office of Public Health & Science		 4/8 Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Research and Demonstration Programs (Tier 2) and Personal Responsibility Education Program  NOFA LOI: 5/10/10
5:00 pm ET;
Ap: 6/8/10,
11:00 pm ET		 $400,000 - $1M  
  Homeland Security -
FEMA		 4/8 Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Evaluation of the Grant Programs Directorate's Programs Availability/
Comment		 05/10/10    
  4/9 Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations Notice   04/09/10    
  Homeland Security -
Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division 		 4/6 DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Bachelor Degrees  NOFA 6/7/10,
5:00 pm ET		 Avail: $3.6M  
  4/6 2010 DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Graduate Degrees  NOFA 6/7/10,
5:00 pm ET		 $250,000; $400,000  
  Housing & Urban Development 4/6 Section 108 Community Development Loan Guarantee Program: Participation of States as Borrowers Pursuant to Section 222 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 Final Rule 05/06/10    
  4/8 2010 Opportunity to Register and Other Important Information for Electronic Application Submission for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program  NOFA -
Notice of Intent Date Set		 NOI: 5/17/10    
  Interior -
Bureau of Land Management		 4/9 BLM NV Ely SNPLMA White Pine County Wilderness Restoration and Implementation  NOFA 4/21/10,
4:59 pm PT		 $210,000  
  Interior -
National Park Service		 4/6 RECOVERY Repair Damage To Timber Creek Trail, Great Basin National Park, Youth Group Services  NOFA 04/16/10 $35,517  
  4/6  RECOVERY - Repair Wheeler Peak Trail to Increase Accessibility, Great Basin National Park, GRBA 101105, TAS 14-1035, NAICS Code 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors  NOFA 04/16/10 $40,368  
  4/7 National Park Service Benefits-Sharing Final Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision Notice/
Record of Decision		 04/07/10    
  Internal Revenue Service 4/8 Travel Expenses of State Legislators Final Regulations 04/08/10    
  Justice -
Bureau of Justice Assistance		 4/5 BJA FY 10 National Initiatives: Enhancing Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention  NOFA 5/10/10,
8:00 pm ET		 $400,000 - $1,172,700  
  4/7 Recidivism in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997  NOFA 6/8/10,
5:00 pm ET		 Avail: $350,000  
  4/7 2010 Assessment of Administrative Data on Elder Abuse, Mistreatment, & Neglect  NOFA 6/8/10,
5:00 pm ET		 $300,000  
  Justice -
Bureau of Prisons		 4/6 Communication Management Units Proposed Rule/ Comments 06/07/10    
  Justice -
Federal Bureau of Investigations		 4/5 Compact Council for the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Meeting 5/12-13/10;
9:00 am - 5:00 pm		    
  Justice -
National Institute of Justice		 4/7 NIJ FY 10 National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System: National Center  NOFA 05/24/10 $4M  
  Labor -
Employment & Training Administration		 4/8 Grants Serving Young Adult Offenders and High School Dropouts in High-Poverty, High-Crime Communities NOFA 5/10/10
4:00 pm ET		 $10M  
  NASA 4/6 NASA Advisory Council; Education and Public Outreach Committee Teleconference/
Webcast		 4/16/10;
10:00 am - 4:00 pm CT		    
  National Science Foundation 4/8 Math and Science Partnership  NOFA 7/8/10; 10/14/10,
5:00 pm local time		 Avail: $42M  
  4/8 Macrosystems Biology  NOFA 9/16/10, 5pm local time Avail: $20M  
  4/9 Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis  NOFA 07/07/10 $125,000 - $150,000  
  Postal Regulatory Commission 4/7 Nationwide Change in Frequency of Postal Delivery Notice/
Interventions		 04/26/10    
  Transportation -
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration		 4/9 Withdrawal of Proposed Improvements to the Motor Carrier Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat) and Implementation of a New Carrier Safety Measurement System (CSMS) Comments 09/30/10    
  Transportation -
Federal Railroad Administration		 4/5 National Rail Plan Comments 05/03/10    
  Transportation -
Maritime Administration		 4/9 America's Marine Highway Program Final Rule 04/09/10    
  Transportation -
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration		 4/8 Understanding the Characteristics of High Risk Nighttime Seat Belt Offenders  NOFA 5/12/10,
2:00 pm ET		 $300,000  
  Transportation -
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration		 4/5 Hazardous Materials Regulations: Combustible Liquids Proposed Rule/ Comments 07/06/10    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Agricultural Marketing Service		 4/6 Changes in Hourly Fee Rates for Science and Technology Laboratory Services - Fiscal Years 2010-2012 Final Rule 04/07/10    
  US Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Marketing Service,
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration,
Farm Service Agency,
Commodity Credit Corporation		 4/7 Civil Monetary Penalties Adjustment Final Rule 05/07/10    
  US Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food & Agriculture 4/8 Renewable Resources Extension Act - National Focus Fund Projects FY '10 RFA  NOFA 6/8/10,
5:00 pm ET		 $38,000 - $100,000  
  US Department of Agriculture - 
Natural Resources Conservation Service		 4/7 Conservation Innovation Grants  NOFA 4/26/10,
4:00 pm ET		 $1M  
  US Department of Agriculture -
Rural Development		   Rural Business Opportunity Grant  NOFA 6/28/10,
4:00 pm local time		 $50,000; $150,000  
  Veterans Affairs 4/7 Update to NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, for State Home Facilities Proposed Rule/ Comments 06/07/10    
  4/8 Grants to States for Construction or Acquisition of State Home Facilities - Update of Authorized Beds Final Rule 05/10/10