Federal Web-based Resource for Youth Programming

FindYouthInfo.gov was created by the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP), composed of representatives from 12 Federal agenc...

Lessons Learned from Promise Neighborhood Planning Grant Applications

The United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA) recently released a report, What it Took: Lessons Learned from the First Cohort of Promise...

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's New Initiative Targets Type 2 Diabetes

More than 57 million Americans are pre-diabetic and are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The Bristol-Myers Foundation’s   ne...

Healthy Children, Healthy Communities

Healthy communities exist when residents can enjoy easy access to fresh affordable foods and children have safe places where they can play a...

LEGO Children's Fund Grant Announcement for 2011

The LEGO Children’s Fund announced its awards cycle for 2011. The Fund will provide quarterly grants for programs, either in part or in tot...

Billing 101 Webinar Series for Health Centers

The National Association for Community Health Centers will be sponsoring a series of webinars on how health care reform impacts reimbursemen...

The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development Introduces New Journal

The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development (ICCD) launched a new community development Journal . According to ICCD, the Journal w...

The November Unemployment 2010 Numbers

Unemployment continues to be high; The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the unemployment rate climbed slightly in Novembe...

Six Communities Awarded Project LAUNCH Grants

This Fall, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded an estimated $19 million in Project LAUNCH grant...

Rural Innovation Fund Addresses Poverty and Housing Distress in Rural Communities

Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced details of the Rural Innovation Fund , which will support ground-b...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships is a matching grants program that connects the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with...

HUD's New User-Friendly Website Provides In-Depth Economic and Housing Data

Last week, HUD launched a new website that consolidates housing and economic data on regional, state, and metropolitan levels. Incorporatin...

New Bipartisan Bill in Congress Supports the Healthy Food Financing Initiative

On November 30, 2010, both the House and the Senate introduced bills to support Healthy Food Financing Initiative . Based on the Pennsylvan...

Using Student Data to Engage Families

The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) recently released a number of resources on how to engage parents in utilizing student data to im...

HHS Awards $8 Million to Support Community Health Centers

La st week, the Department of Health and Human Services awarded $8 million to support existing community health center cooperative agreemen...

The Recession's Impact on Child Well-being

A new report, The Effect of Recession on Child Well-being , examines how the recession has impacted children in the four categories of heal...

Opportunity Spotlight: The Smarter Cities Challenge

"A city can be defined as ‘smart’ when investments in human and social capital and traditional (transport) and modern (ICT) communicati...

Social Innovation Fund Grantee Selection Process to Be Audited

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has requested an audit of the Social Innovation Fund grantee selection process. L...

Report Explores Intergenerational Strategies to Strengthen the Economy

Generations United 's new report, Family Matters: Public Policy and the Interdependence of Generations , explores the need for intergene...

Workforce Opportunities in the Federal Budget

CSSP's new brief, Supporting the Economic Well-Being of Families: Opportunities for Communities in the Federal Budget , highlights progr...

CSSP Launches New Website!

We're pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website . Created to be a resource for policymakers and community leaders, ...

SIF Intermediary Announces RFPs for Antipoverty Projects

T he New York Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) and the Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC released RFPs for two of five antipoverty prog...

Budget Conscious Policy Solutions to Achieve Results for Kids and Families

The 2010 elections brought historic changes in government and a window of opportunity to reshape public policy, focus on critical issues and...

Lessons Learned from Two Decades of Community Change

The Aspen Institute's Roundtable on Community Change recently released Voices from the Field III: Lessons and Challenges from Two Decade...

HUD's New Funding Opportunity Links Affordable Housing with Education Reform

HUD announces a new funding opportunity that links affordable housing with education reform. With $35 million in available funds, the Capit...

Helping Communities Ask the Tough Questions: The Promise Neighborhoods Institute Planning Guide

Planning a Promise Neighborhood guide , recently released by the Bridgespan Group and the Promise Neighborhoods Institute (PNI), provides ...

New Deadline for Choice Neighborhoods

The new deadline for Choice Neighborhoods applications is now December 7, 2010 .  Originally, the deadline for Choice Neighborhoods was Octo...

Rural Child Poverty Rate Jumps to Nearly 29 Percent in the Second Year of the Recession

A recent report by the Carsey Institute titled, Young Child Poverty in 2009: Rural Poverty Rate Jumps to Nearly 29 Percent in Second Year o...

Family-to-Family Health Information Centers and More

The November version of the Affordable Care Act Funding Opportunities database features a number of new funding opportunities including the ...

USDA Requests Applications for Community Food Projects

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requesting applications for i...

Sustainable Communities: Infrastructure and the Road to Equity

The Administration has increasingly given considerable attention to the need for a strong infrastructure to support sustainable communities ...

New Grant Awards Integrate Transportation and Affordable Housing

On October 20, 2010, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that more than 70 innovative transportation projects would be funded u...

Funding Available for Technological Solutions to Improving College Readiness/Completion

Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) is a collaboration of philanthropists, educators, and those in fields of technological innovatio...

DOJ Announces $110 million in Grant Awards for the Second Chance Act Program

Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder announced $110 million in funding for the Second Chance Act (SCA) and Justice Reinvestment Initiati...

Choice Neighborhoods Deadline Extended

HUD announced that the deadline for Choice Neighborhoods (originally October 26, 2010) will be extended for at least 30 days. The deadline ...

The Department of Education Posts the Reviewer's Comments and Scores for all 2010 Promise Neighborhood Grantees

The Department of Education has posted the application narratives, memoranda of understanding and the reviewer’s comments and scores for all...

2009 American Community Survey Poverty Data Released

The Census Bureau has released the 2009 American Community Survey providing communities with a "fresh look" into how they are cha...

HUD Awards $100 Million for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Opportunity

Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $100 million in new grants to support more livable and sustainable c...

DOL Announces the YouthBuild Grant Competition

Last week, the Department of Labor announced the availability of $130 million in funding for YouthBuild grants. YouthBuild is an alternati...

The End of a Crucial Support for Children and Families

Marking the end of a crucial support for children and families , the TANF Emergency Fund officially expired on September 30, 2010. Since Dec...

Supporting Community Colleges: Developing a Skilled Workforce for the Future

Community colleges are increasingly being called upon as a partner in connecting skilled workers to employment. Data shows that during the e...

School-Based Health Center Capital Program Grants Available

HRSA has released the grant application for the School-Based Health Center Capital Grant program, which seeks to address the equipment need...

Upcoming Social Innovation Fund Opportunities

On July 22, 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service awarded SIF grants to 11 organizations . The intermediaries are to sub-...

Full Service Community Schools Grants Announced

The Department of Education announced 11 awards  for the Full Service Community Schools Grants . Grants were awarded in Arizona, California,...

SIF Intermediary Requests Proposals for youthCONNECT Initiative

Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP), one of the 11 organizations selected as an intermediary for the Social Innovation Fund competition, is...