Project Grant ARC23C21371

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,...

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) will receive $215,000 under a Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water on January 1, 2022 to develop an innovative credentialing program for drinking water administrative professionals. The program is funded through June 30, 2023 under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E). RCAP will follow the psychometric process to determine the knowledge, skills, and...

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 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...

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,...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,010,355.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to enhance research administration capacity and support the research enterprise workforce in South Carolina. The "RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION CAPACITY HEIGHTENING IN SOUTH CAROLINA (REACH-SC)" project has two primary objectives: Identify the needs of Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) in South Carolina to ensure research administration...

This $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims program) aims to develop the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) in underserved areas to provide services to adolescent and youth human trafficking victims. Key project activities include selecting CBOs for pilot participation, conducting organizational capacity assessments, developing individualized capacity building plans,...

This federal Project Grant award of $399,965 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports a collaborative research initiative titled "EPIIC: Building Institutional Capacity for External Partnerships (BICEP)." The project aims to help four primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and emerging research institutions (ERIs) - Santa Clara University, Lawrence Technological University, Grand Valley State...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $2,300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259) to Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The funding will support the delivery of technical assistance, training, and capacity building services to help HUD grantees and partners, including state/local governments, public housing authorities, tribes, and nonprofit...

This $116,439 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) 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 capacity-building into...