No Promise Neighborhoods Funding in FY 2013

In May, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that there will not be new Promise Neighborhood grants awarded in FY 2013. Though ...

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...

Webinar: Nashville Promise Neighborhood's Data Collection Strategy

The Nashville Promise Neighborhood – a 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grantee – has been working hard to collect data about their comm...

Urban Institute Releases Promise Neighborhoods Data Guidance

Last month, the Urban Institute , a non-partisan organization that conducts research and program evaluation related to national fiscal and s...

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...

Strong Interest in 2012 Promise Neighborhoods Competition

As in past years, the 2012 Promise Neighborhoods Grant Competition attracted substantial interest throughout the nation. According to a st...

Capacity Building Webinar **Updated Time**

The  Promise Neighborhoods Institute  (PNI), of which  Center for the Study of Social Policy  is a partner, is hosting a webinar to announce...

Webinar: Capacity-Building Toolkit

Next week, the Promise Neighborhoods Institute (PNI), of which Center for the Study of Social Policy is a partner, is hosting a webinar to...

Senate Approves $80 Mil for Promise Neighborhoods

On June 14, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill, that includes $80 million for Promise Neighborhoods. This is a more than $2...

Final Promise Neighborhood Implementation Pre-Application Webinar

Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will be hosting the second and final Promise Neighborhoods Implementation Pre-Application We...

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...

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...

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...

List of 2011 High-Scoring Promise Neighborhoods Applicants Released

The Department of Education recently released information on the high-scoring applicants (80 points or higher) in the 2011 competition. The...

2011 Promise Neighborhood Grantee Comments, Scores and Application Materials Released

The Department of Education (DOE) recently released the scores and comments for all the 2011 Promise Neighborhood grantees.  Additionally,...

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...

Promise Neighborhood - Detailed Applicant Data Released

The Department of Education (DOE) has released detailed information about the 2011 Promise Neighborhood applications . The data provides sp...

Update on Promise Neighborhoods Funding and Legislation

The efforts to get Promise Neighborhoods into a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) continue. Recently,  the Senat...