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...