Administration Announces Promise Zones

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released information about Promise Zones – an initiative first announced in P...

2013 United Neighborhood Centers of America Neighborhood Revitalization Conference

The United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA), along with the Alliance for Children and Families , is hosting the 2013 UNCA Neighborhoo...

Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant Webinar

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the release of the 2013 grant application for the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (B...

2013 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Grant Funding Announced

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has announced funding for the 201...

BNCP Introduces Neighborhood Site Directors

In the past few months, each of the 8 Building Neighborhood Capacity Program  neighborhoods has hired a Site Director or Coordinator to beg...

2012 Promise Neighborhoods Grantees Announced

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced the 17 neighborhoods that will receive 2012 Promise Neighborhoods grants. Ten neighbor...

Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grantees Announced

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the four communities that will receive Choice Neig...

BNCP Moves Forward in 8 Neighborhoods

In August, the Administration announced the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BNCP) – a new program launched in eight neighborhoods t...

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...

Building Neighborhood Capacity Program Announced

Today, the Department of Justice announced the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BNCP) – a place-based initiative designed to help pe...

ED Releases "Impact in Place" Report Highlighting CSSP's Community Capacity Framework

Last week, the Department of Education (ED) released “Impact in Place: A Progress Report on the Department of Education’s Place-Based Strate...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

HUD Announces 2012 Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants

This week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Notice of Funding Available (NOFA) for the 2012 Choice Neighb...

White House Report Highlights the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

The White House has authored a new report highlighting the Obama Administration’s Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) – a strateg...

Neighborhood Revitalization: White House Moving Forward with Place-Based Strategies

When the Department of Education announced the 21 Promise Neighborhood communities that received planning grants ; it situated this program...

Federal Strategies to Reduce Poverty through Neighborhood Change

A recent White House Office of Urban Affairs blog post , reaffirms the need for federal leadership to increase the coordination and collab...