DOJ Announces National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Expansion Project

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the 2012 National Forum on ...

2012 Promise Neighborhoods Applications: Update

The Department of Education (ED) has updated the Promise Neighborhoods website to reflect two important corrections for the 2012 applicatio...

How to Apply: 2012 Promise Neighborhoods Planning and Implementation Grants (Archived Webinars & Guides)

Last week, the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at Policy Link (PNI), of which the Center for the Study of Social Policy is a partner, host...

Department of Labor Awards $20.5 Million to Support the Employment of Former Offenders

Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) awarded $20.5 million in grants to help ex-offenders gain the support services and employment assi...

Webinar: "Rebuilding Communities, Building Human Potential and Improving Population Health: How it all Comes Together"

In June, the United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA), in partnership with the Alliance for Children and Families and the Federal Reser...

ED Seeks Public Comments on the 2012 Race to the Top Competition

Last week, the Department of Education (ED) announced proposed criteria for the 2012 Race to the Top (RTT) program. This year’s competiti...

Eight States Receive NCLB Waivers

Moving forward with reform efforts, the Department of Education (ED) has granted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) flexibility to eight additiona...

Webinar: Aligning Policies, Increasing Impact

Earlier this week, the Forum for Youth Investment announced an upcoming webinar that will discuss ways in which policies and funding streams...

Webinar: School-Based Health Center Capital Grants 101

Yesterday, we posted information about a new funding opportunity for organizations interested in creating, or making capital improvements ...

Making A Difference In Your Neighborhood: Focusing on Sustainability

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

New Funding for School-Based Health Centers

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $75 million in funding to build or renovate school-based health cente...

Promise Neighborhood Pre-Application Webinars

This week, the U.S. Department of Education will be hosting the first set of pre-application webinars for the FY2012 Promise Neighborhoods P...

Department of Labor Launches Summer Jobs+

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) officially launched Summer Jobs+ - an initiative that aims to provide summer jobs and other e...

Federal Programs Demonstrate Commitment to the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

In recent months, the White House has demonstrated its commitment to addressing the complex and interconnected challenges facing distressed ...

$728 Million Awarded to Expand and Improve Community Health Centers

This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $728 million in grants to fund the renovation and construction of...

At A Glance: The 2012 Promise Neighborhood Grant Competition

On April 20, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the Notices of Funding Available (NOFAs) for the 2012 Promise Neighborhoods pr...