HUD to Award 3 to 5 Grants to Study Housing and Health

In recognition of the important connections between housing and health , the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will fun...

Obama Administration Announces 2011 Promise Neighborhood Grantees

After reviewing over 200 applications , the Obama Administration has awarded 20 Promise Neighborhood Grants.  Five organizations will receiv...

Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Grants Awarded

The Department of Education has awarded Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) Grants to nine states. The awarded states inc...

Department of Transportation Announces TIGER III Grantees Ahead of Schedule

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a total of $511 million to 46 transportation projects across the nation as part of the T...

The Importance of Youth Engagement

As communities know, resident engagement strategies that foster leadership and empower residents to take community action are a critical co...

Afterschool Evaluation 101: How to Evaluate an Expanded Learning Program

The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) has released Afterschool Evaluation 101: How to Evaluate an Expanded Learning Program , a “how to...

Making a Difference in Your Neighborhood: Developing a Results Agenda

Last month, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) released a new tool for communities: “ Making a Difference In Your Neighborhoo...

Funders and Policymakers Increasingly Support Innovative Models to Address Housing and Health

Where we live, work, learn and play has a significant effect on our health and well-being. Recently, in a commentary from Spotlight on Pove...

HUD and GreatSchools Partner to Provide Education Resources For Parents

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and GreatSchools have partnered to support parents and families residing in public h...

HHS Awards $14 Million for School-Based Health Centers

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $14 million to 45 school-based health centers throughout the nation. M...

Generations United Report Highlights the Needs of Multigenerational Families

This week, Generations United released Family Matters: Multigenerational Families in a Volatile Economy . The report highlights the recent ...

Webinar to Help States Clarify NCLB/ESEA Waiver Flexibility

In recent weeks, states have been preparing to submit their No Child Left Behind (NCLB)/Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver...

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...