Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program Awards Announced

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced $11 million in funding for the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) program. A new init...

"Cities Promote Opportunity" Audio Conference Series

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity and the National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families are co-sponsoring a th...

Four Cities Added to the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention

Last week, the Department of Justice announced that four new cities will be added to the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention. The ...

A National Survey of After-School Coordinating Organizations

The Collaborative for Building After-School Systems (CBASS) has released “Making the Connections: A Report on the First National Survey of ...

2012 YouthBuild Grant Awards Announced

Late last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the latest round of YouthBuild grants, totaling $75.7 million. YouthBuild pro...

HUD Announces Secretary's Award for Community Foundations

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in partnership with the Council on Foundations’ Public-Philanthropic Partnership Init...

Improving Access to the National School Lunch Program

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a report detailing key steps to improving access to free and reduced-price s...

2011 Poverty Data Released

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released “ Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance; Coverage in the United States: 2011 .” After seeing the lar...

The Affordable Care Act and Place-Based Community Work

On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) as constitutional, meaning the law is legal...

Parent and Family Engagement Resource

The Department of Education has launched a new website devoted to resources for parent and family engagement. The webpage features informa...

2012 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Finalists Announced

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced nine finalists for the 2012 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grants...

Strong Interest in Race to the Top - District Competition

A total of 893 potential applicants submitted their intent to apply for the 2012 Race to the Top – District program. With nearly 900 appli...

Local Sustainability Matching Fund Application Now Open

Round two of the Local Sustainability Matching Fund is now open. This grant provides matching funds from national foundations to help build...