HUD Releases Web Tool To Support Community Development Initiatives

In an effort to support community development initiatives, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has created a new web tool ...

"Family Engagement for High School Success" Toolkit Targets At-Risk Students

The Harvard Family Research Project, in collaboration with United Way Worldwide, has released The Family Engagement for High School Success ...

"Spotlight On The States" Tool Highlights State Poverty Data

The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity has released “ Spotlight on the States ” – an interactive map tool that compiles data, research, ne...

2011 Sustainable Communities Grants Awarded

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the recipients of the 2011 Sustainable Communities Grants which t...

2012 National Summit On Quality in Home Visiting Programs

The 2012 National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs will be held in Washington, D.C. on February 15-16, 2012. The summit will b...

$200 Million for Round Three of Race to the Top

Last week, the Department of Education announced that the nine Race to the Top (RTT) round two finalists are invited to submit application...

11 States Submit NCLB/ESEA Waiver Requests

Last week, the Department of Education announced that 11 states have submitted formal requests for waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB)/...

CSSP Releases "Making a Difference in Your Neighborhood" Handbook

The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) has released Making a Difference in Your Neighborhood: A Handbook for Using Community Decis...

Investing in Innovation (i3) Grant Awards Announced

T he Department of Education has announced the 23 finalists in the second round of the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant competition. Sel...

New Website with Tools for Using Neighborhood Data to Advance Change

The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) just launched a new resource website . NNIP is a collaborative effort between the Ur...

Toolkit Provides Strategies to Improve Student Attendance

Attendance Works has developed a toolkit to help city leaders and communities address chronic absenteeism among students – a seemingly bas...

Brookings Report: The Re-Emergence of Concentrated Poverty

The Brookings Institute has released a new report capturing the recent increases in concentrated poverty in the United States. Based on da...

Promise Neighborhood - Detailed Applicant Data Released

The Department of Education (DOE) has released detailed information about the 2011 Promise Neighborhood applications . The data provides sp...

Community Development Financial Institution Fund Announces $123 million in Grants

The U.S. Department of Treasury has announced the availability of $123 million for the 2012 Community Development Financial Institutions Pr...

CFED Provides Financial Access Tools on New "Bank On" Website

The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) and its national partners have launched a new Bank On website – an online database of res...

150 Communities Pledge to Increase Grade-Level Reading Proficiency

The National Civic League and the Campaign for Grade Level Reading have partnered to support 150 communities throughout the nation that are...

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Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Applications Submitted

In October, 35 states submitted applications to the Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grant competition. A joint initia...