Going Green: The Department of Labor's Green Jobs Innovation Fund

The Green Jobs Innovation Fund (GJIF),under the Department of Labor, will provide $40 million in grants to train workers for careers in gre...

Strategies for Asset Building in Local Communities

The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) recently released the report, Building Economic Security in America's Cities , which h...

DOJ Encouraging Innovation Grant Announcement

The Department of Justice recently announced a new grant administered by the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assist...

HUD Launches Quarterly Research Publication, Evidence Matters

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan recently announced the release of Evidence Matters , a new quarterly ...

Lessons Learned from TANF Emergency Fund Support of Subsidized Employment

CLASP and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently released a report, Creating Subsidized Employment Opportunities for Lo...

New Funding to Support Youth Community Enagement and Academic Success

Recently, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced a new funding opportunity that seeks to improve student achievement ...

All Eyes on Education: Obama’s 2012 Education Budget

Obama’s 2012 budget provides the U.S. Department of Education with a $77.4 billion education budget, a significant increase from the invest...

How the FY 2012 Budget Impacts Local Community Work

While much has been said about the specific programs in the FY 2012 budget proposal , it is also critical to examine the priorities that are...

FY 2012 Budget and Where the Budget Process Stands

The release of the President’s FY 2012 budget has been met with mixed reactions from advocates concerned about supporting families and indi...

USDA Grant Opportunity Supports Effective Interventions to Prevent Obesity

A newly released grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support effective interventions to prevent childhood obesi...

What's Next for Promise Neighborhoods

A recent UNCA interview with Jim Shelton , Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the Department of Education, reveale...

Spotlight On: Holistic Community Revitalization

How Holistic Community Revitalization Works, Purpose Built Communities  Recently, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity highlighted an appro...

New on PolicyforResults.org: Increase High School Graduation Rates

High school graduates earn more, live longer and make greater contributions to society on a number of measures than those who drop out. In c...

EPA Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice has announced its Environmental Justice Small Grants Program,...

EPA Offering TA for Building Sustainable Communities (Request by Feb 23)

As part of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering technical assistance to t...

Urban Institute Project Will Aid Low-Income Residents and their Communities

Today, the Urban Institute announced the Housing Opportunities and Services Together(HOST) project, which will test innovative ways for hum...

Leveraging Funding and Community Partnerships for Student Success

The coalition for Community Schools recently released Financing Community Schools: Leveraging Resources to Support Student Success , the fir...

New on PolicyforResults.org: Preventing Childhood Obesity

In the last four decades, the rate of childhood obesity has grown significantly for children in every age group. Obese children experience a...

Maximizing Job Creation through Infrastructure Investments

As infrastructure development can be a significant job creation opportunity for local communities , finding out where best to allocate resou...

Apprenticeship Guide for YouthBuild Programs

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration recently released the Apprenticeship Guide for YouthBuild Programs, whi...

WAVE II Next Generation Learning Challenges Announced

WAVE II of Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) funding was recently announced at the end of January. As we explained when the firs...