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In Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, contingent upon available funding, the Office of Community Services (OCS) will award Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation
and business development in low-income communities.
The grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas.
An important modification to this announcement has been published.
Please access the full announcement and modification for further information.
The grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas.
An important modification to this announcement has been published.
Please access the full announcement and modification for further information.
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Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards
Department of Health and Human Services
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families
Estimated Funding: $29,100,000
Office: Administration for Children and Families
Estimated Funding: $29,100,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EE-0034.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
An applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) IRS status experienced in planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development activities.
For purposes of this grant program, the CDC must be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of residents of the community and business and civic leaders.
The CDC must have as a principal purpose: planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development activities.
Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EE-0034.html
Contact:
ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
Agency Email Description:
ACF Applications Help Desk
Agency Email:
app_support@acf.hhs.gov
Date Posted:
2009-03-09
Application Due Date:
2009-05-28
Archive Date:
2009-06-27
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