ED Announces "Together for Tomorrow School Improvement Challenge"

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the Together for Tomorrow (TFT) School Improvement Challenge, a nationwide compe...

ED Releases 2012 Promise Neighborhood Applications

4/20 UPDATE: After this blog post was made, the U.S. Department of Education published a press release which states that the deadline for s...

HUD Announces Grants for Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators

Last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced funding for Program Coordinators for the Public & Indian Hous...

2012 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grants

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the 2012 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) grants. In an effort to build safe communi...

CSSP's Protective Factors and the Child Welfare-Early Education Partnerships Grant Opportunity

The Administration for Children and Families (ACYF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the availability of ...

Webinar: Rural Dropout Prevention & Recovery

On May 3, the U.S. Department of Education and Jobs for the Future will be hosting a webinar focused on dropout prevention and recovery i...

New CSSP Resource: Promoting Workforce Strategies for Reintegrating Ex-Offenders

The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) has created a new section on PolicyforResults that focuses on workforce strategies that c...

Webinar: 2012 Grad Nation Report

In March, America’s Promise Alliance released “Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic.” ...

Webinar: Data Sharing in States and Communities

The Forum for Youth Investment is hosting a webinar titled “ Connecting the Dots: Data Sharing in States and Communities to Better Connect Y...

HHS & ED Re-Launch StopBullying.Gov

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education recently announced the re-launch of StopBullying.gov ...

White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities

Last summer, the Obama Administration announced the Strong Cities, Strong Communities program (SC2) – a federal initiative that removes fed...

NeighborWorks to Host Training Institute in May

NeighborWorks America – an organizational leader in the field of community development – is hosting a Training Institute in New Orleans May...

ED Awards 9 States SIG Funds

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that 9 states would receive a portion of the $535 million set aside for School...

Department of Justice Provides Grants to Support Reentry and Community Safety

In recent weeks, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced several grant opportunities aimed at building safe communities. Using the cr...

Making A Difference In Your Neighborhood: Developing an Action Plan

In November 2011, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) released a new tool for communities: “ Making a Difference In Your Neigh...

Dropout Prevention Webinar

On Monday, April 9, the Alliance for Excellent Education will be hosting a webinar entitled "Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of Hi...

Department of Education Announces Scale-Up and Validation i3 Funding

The Department of Education (ED) has released a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the 2012 Scale-Up and Validation Investing in Innova...