FY 2010 HOPE VI Awards Emphasize Early Childhood Education and Community Services

On August 25th, HUD announced that it was making $1.24 million available in up to 4 HOPE VI awards. The award announcement was released in t...

Breaking Silos through Choice Neighborhoods

In the Choice Neighborhoods NOFA , HUD emphasizes the importance of building partnerships to ensure successful planning and implementation ...

Second Phase Race to the Top Awards Announced

On August 25, 2010, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that 10 applicants have won grants in the second phase of the Race to...

New Funding for Health Centers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the availability of $250 million to fund "new access points" ...

Nonprofit Capacity Building Program Awards Announced

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) recently announced the grantees of the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program , a ne...

Short-term uses for TANF Emergency Funds

Though the deadline for using TANF Emergency Funds is approaching, States still have the opportunity to use these funds for short-term non-r...

Effectively Financing and Sustaining Summer Youth Employment Programs

Last year, summer youth employment programs saw a significant increase in funding support through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

Eliminating Health Disparities through Health Care Reform

A new issue brief  from Families USA Minority Health Initiatives shows the Patient Affordable Care Act , the health reform law signed by Pre...

Creating Jobs through Community Health Centers

A recent report from the Center for American Progress, The Importance of Community Health Centers: Engines of Economic Activity and Job Crea...

HUD Releases NOFA for the Community Challenge Planning Grant

HUD recently released the NOFA for the Community Challenge Planning Grant. With $40 million in available funding, the Community Challenge Pl...

White House Focus on Evaluation

On July 29, 2010, the Office of Management and Budget released a memo to federal agencies with guidance for conducting high priority evaluat...

Federal Strategies to Reduce Poverty through Neighborhood Change

A recent White House Office of Urban Affairs blog post , reaffirms the need for federal leadership to increase the coordination and collab...

Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant

PolicyLink recently released The Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Guide: How to Link Equity to Each Rating Factor . The guide...

DOE i3 Grantees Announced

On August 5, 2010, the Department of Education announced the final awardees for the Investing in Innovation (i3) grants. Some characterist...

Renewed Support for the TANF Emergency Fund

The TANF Emergency Fund was given new life recently with H.R. 5893 , introduced July 28, 2010. Under the “Investing in American Jobs and Clo...