Project Grant ARC23C21201

The $14,000,000 Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.252), provides funding to national intermediary organizations to build the technical and administrative capacity of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). The grant supports activities to enhance CDCs' and CHDOs' ability to participate in community planning,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001), aims to build and strengthen understanding and skills in systems thinking, collaborative leadership, and joint action among humanitarian leaders worldwide. The $1,200,000.00 award, granted to the Presencing Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization, will support the design and implementation of capacity-building...

This $120,589 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research effort across five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to develop and pilot innovative tools and approaches for enhancing research capacity at HBCUs. The key objectives are to: (1) create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their institution's research strengths and weaknesses and integrate research...

This $10.8 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation and its sub-awardees to establish a formal Economic Development District Community of Practice over five years. The National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation will organize, manage, and promote the Community of Practice in partnership with the National Association of Regional...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259) provides $2,450,000.00 to Capital Access Inc. to deliver technical assistance and capacity building services. The funding will support Capital Access Inc.'s work to help state/local governments, public housing authorities, tribes, and nonprofit organizations effectively implement HUD programs related to affordable...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER (CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) grant, awarded to Washington State University (WSU), supports a 5-year research project to study the impacts of a strengths-based approach to communities. The project aims to develop and test a community-driven measurement tool to assess community strength, as well as create a curriculum on strengths-based approaches for use in medical and public health contexts. Through a mixed-methods...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $208,972 to Morgan State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), aims to develop a "Grow Your Own" model for training HBCU personnel in research administration and scientific research. The overarching goal is to enhance research capacity across HBCUs by producing a cadre of skilled research administrators and scientists. The 3-year project will be...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $399,922 to Grand Valley State University (GVSU) to build institutional capacity for external partnerships that advance key technologies within their regional innovation ecosystem. The three-year project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS (BICEP)," aims to: (a) develop...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $399,999 to Lawrence Technological University (LTU) to build institutional capacity and knowledge for growing external partnerships that advance key technologies within their regional innovation ecosystem. The key objectives are to: (a) establish operational policies and structures to enable efficient and professional partnering, (b)...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The funding will be used to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this agreement include establishing leadership development,...