Block Grant H75DP001822

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $324,700 Project Grant to Rural Housing Opportunities Corp on July 15, 2024 under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420). This grant supports Rural Housing Opportunities Corp, also known as PathStone, in providing technical guidance, construction expertise, homebuyer education, financial counseling, and community outreach to assist very low- and low-income families in rural areas with building...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service Single Family Housing Program (CFDA 10.433 - Rural Housing Preservation Grants) provides $200,000.00 to the Pear Tree Peace Community Economic Development Corporation to assist very low- and low-income rural residents in North Carolina with repairing and rehabilitating their homes. The grant funds necessary home repairs, rehabilitation, and accessibility modifications for individual homeowners, rental...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded Partners For Rural Impact, Inc. a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to provide career and technical education programs, literacy skills instruction, full-service community schools, Promise Neighborhoods implementation, bystander intervention training, Youth Mental Health First Aid, violence prevention curricula, and volunteer management across Kentucky and other rural communities in the Appalachian...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868) to Pathstone Enterprise Center, LLC. The award, dated June 27, 2024, with a completion date of June 27, 2026, will support Pathstone Enterprise Center's efforts to provide financial and technical services to underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses in rural areas. This includes facilitating rural business expansion, job creation,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives) to Partners In Care Maryland Inc., a non-profit organization located in Pasadena, Maryland. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, aims to increase awareness and provide community-based services enabling older adults to age in place with dignity and respect. Partners In Care Maryland Inc. will leverage this funding to...

This five-year, $3,732,394 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) supports a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP) intervention. The study aims to improve documentation of advance care planning discussions and hospice use among assisted living residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The University of South Florida will...

This $261,336 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) aims to refine and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a photo-elicitation intervention called "Photo-Experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL)" for promoting healing engagement among cisgender heterosexual, sexual minority, and transgender women survivors of gender-based violence. The key objectives are to 1) collaborate with a...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $1,004,393 Project Grant to the Pennsylvania Organization For Women In Early Recovery under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002). The funding will support workforce training programs delivered from December 2021 through November 2024. As outlined in the grant program description, funding is intended to strengthen Appalachia's economy by investing in entrepreneurship and workforce development strategies. POWER will...

This Project Grant award of $899,978 from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will fund the "ALARISE" maternal care coordination program delivered by the West Central Alabama AHEC (WCAAHEC), a non-profit organization. The project aims to improve and increase access to care for...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $877,071.74 under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program to support the Greater Pittsburgh Food Systems Partnership. RFSP aims to develop local and regional food systems through public-private partnerships. The Partnership will leverage the purchasing power of large institutions to support regional producers practicing environmental stewardship. It will also build food system resilience in underserved...