April 23rd, 2012 
Administrator 
Is your community eligible to receive this critical federal grant? Chances are, yes! Last week the U.S. Department of Education released the 2012 application for the Promise Neighborhoods program. A little more about the grant program: Promise Neighborhoods grants provide critical support for the planning and implementation of comprehensive services ranging from early learning, K-12, [...]
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No Comments » March 12th, 2012 Administrator 
Do you have an idea for an app that could help businesses grow and create jobs? A few days ago, the U.S. Department of Commerce kicked off a $10,000 contest for application developers to come up with new ways to use Commerce and other government data to support American businesses and better connect them with available [...]
January 23rd, 2012 Administrator 
Could your community make good use of grant money meant for revitalization? Many communities across America would certainly put a grant to good use. This week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it is making available $110 million in grants to transform public and assisted housing and to revitalize communities. The Notice of Funding [...]
February 7th, 2011 Administrator Do you have a great idea for a start-up business? Startup America is the White House initiative to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. This coordinated public/private effort (see: Startup America Partnership) brings together an alliance of the country’s most innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, universities, foundations, and other leaders, working in concert [...]
July 13th, 2010 Administrator Are you a minority community HIV/AIDS partner looking for grant funding? The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the availability of $1,000,000 in grant funding to qualified institutions. If this money sounds like a god-send, begin preparing your applications today. The application deadline is August 2, 2010. To qualify for funding, an applicant [...]
March 22nd, 2010 Administrator This week the National Science Foundation published a story about the first-ever, all female, African-American RoboCup team. The team, comprised of students from Spelman College, has traveled over the world with their robots competing in Asia, Europe and North America with four legged robotic dogs and two-legged humanoid robots. In the 2009 Robocup Japan Open [...]
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Tags: Anita Estell, anita estell blog, Education, federal grants, government funding, government grants, National Science Foundation, Robocup, Spelbots, Spelman College, The Peoples Place, www.anitaestellblog.com No Comments » February 18th, 2010 Administrator The President’s budget has been scrutinized and will continue to be for some time. The question on everyone’s mind being who and what made the cut. Many will be pleased to see the attention that has been paid, to America’s women, girls and families
Posted in Congress, Economy, Education, Employment, Features, Federal Aid, Legislature, New Grant Opportunities, News, President Obama Tags: 111th congress, 2011 Budget, Anita Estell, anita estell blog, Capitol Hill, Congress, economic recovery, economic stimulus, Economy, Education, Employment, federal grants, funding, government funding, House of Representatives, Legislature, obama, Policy, Politics, president barack obama, President Obama, The Peoples Place, US House of Representatives, US Senate, white house, www.anitaestellblog.com No Comments » December 1st, 2008 Administrator A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States.
November 19th, 2008 Administrator A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States.
