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Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services Closing Date for Applications:    Feb 1, 2016   Description:    Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries are a special funding opportunity within the IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries program. These small grants encourage libraries and archives to test and evaluate specific innovations in the… Read more »

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin Closing Date for Applications:    Mar 18, 2016 Description:    The DFC Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). The DFC Support Program has two goals: 1.    Establish and strengthen collaboration among… Read more »

Agency: Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Closing Date for Applications: Feb 1, 2016   Description: The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) (www.ovw.usdoj.gov) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for the Fiscal Year 2016 Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and… Read more »

Agency: Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Closing Date for Applications:    Feb 2, 2016   Description:    The goal of the SAS Culturally Specific Program is create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by culturally specific organizations, which are uniquely situated to respond to respond to… Read more »

The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid adult and youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking who are seeking relief in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence, at minimum or no cost to the victims. Read more »

The Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Read more »

USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that the agency is now accepting applications from rural small businesses and agricultural producers to compete for $200 million in guaranteed loan funds available to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Maine’s rural communities. Funds are being made available through Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Read more »

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The following piece was sent to area newspapers in November 2015. Here are two figures that don’t add up: 40 percent of the food produced in the United States gets thrown out while nearly 50 million Americans can’t reliably access enough food to meet their nutrition needs.   As so many people go hungry, wasted food represents a serious concern and an exciting… Read more »

This grant program supports projects for general audiences that encourage active engagement with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. Many different formats are supported, including permanent and traveling exhibitions, book or film discussion programs, historic site or district interpretations, living history presentations, and other face-to-face programs in public venues. Read more »