Soliciting proposals from qualified governmental entities and non-profit organizations to receive stimulus funding through the Deconstruction Work Services and Training Program.

-To help formerly incarcerated individuals gain skills, work experience and earn wages by participating in building deconstruction activities;
-To design a one year paid work training program that instructs students in safety, tool usage, and deconstruction techniques; and
-To provide work for a total of 140 participants during the 2 and a half year grant cycle.

Submit one original, three copies, and one electronic copy of your application to:
Amy Santacaterina
Department of Community Development
1615 West Chicago Ave, 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60622

Click here to download the full RFP and application guidelines .

Soliciting proposals from local education agencies to utilize stimulus dollars to support elementary, secondary and post-secondary education, and early childhood education programs as applicable.

-To make improvements in teacher effectiveness;
-To ensure all schools have highly qualified teachers;
-To make progress toward college and career-ready standards and rigorous assessments to improve teaching and learning;
-To improve achievement in low-performing schools by providing support and effective interventions; and
-To gather information to improve student learning, teacher performance and college- and career-readiness.

Local education agencies (ie public school districts) and open-enrollment charter schools are eligible to apply.

In order to apply, applicants must have appropriate Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEASE) access. Applicants who do not have TEASE access for eGrants should visit the TEASE webpage.

If further assistance is needed, please call the eGrants Help Desk at (512) 463-7025 or email egrants@tea.state.tx.us.

Soliciting proposals from state certified providers to develop sustainable strategies for service delivery to children and families in designated rural areas.

-To reach children who would not otherwise be served in their natural environment;

-To provide services such as Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy;

-To establish a sustainable service delivery system in rural areas of the state; and

-To test innovative ways of providing service delivery in areas lacking established providers.

Submit your application to:
Attn: DHS/DDS Children’s Services
Donaghey Plaza North, 5th Floor
PO Box 1437 Slot N504
Little Rock, AR 72203

Click here to download the full RFP and application guidelines

Soliciting proposals to support alliances of state-based organizations working to assure transparency, equity and accountability in economic recovery at the state level.

-To advocate for transparency and public participation in the state decision-making process;

-To promote a more equitable distribution of recovery funds, reflecting the particular needs of low-income people, immigrant communities, women, LGBTQ individuals, youth and people of color;

-To include strong representation of people of color, women, immigrants, youth and low-income communities, and bring together expertise in grassroots organizing, policy research and analysis, use of innovative technologies and advocacy; and

-To spotlight the role of decision makers in the success or failure of economic recovery programs and policies.

OSI will host conference calls for interested organizations and funders to describe the application process and field questions.

The conference call number is (866) 847-6821, access code: 1861238510

Louisiana
September 15, 2009
10:00 am CT / 11:00 am EST

Florida
September 16, 2009
11:00 am EST

Colorado
September 17, 2009
10:00 am MT / 12:00 pm EST

The Fund will accept proposals from the following states: Colorado, Florida and Louisiana.

For more information, contact Helena Huang at helenahuang@mac.com.

Click here to download the full RFP and application guidelines .

Accepting applications from local nonprofit entities and national nonprofit entities with networks of local affiliates, coalition members, or other established partners to receive funding through the stimulus-funded Pathways Out of Poverty Program.

-To target services to unemployed individuals, high school dropouts, individuals with a criminal record and disadvantaged individuals living in high areas of poverty;
-To provide sound recruitment and referral strategies;
-To integrate basic skills and work-readiness training with occupational skills training;
-To combine supportive services with training services to help participants overcome barriers to employment; and
-To provide training services at times and locations that are easily accessible to targeted populations.

Application guidelines can be found on the Federal Register.

Accepting applications from nonprofit entities for projects that provide training and placement services to help workers pursue careers in health care and other high-growth industries.

Application guidelines can be found on the Federal Register :

Completed applications should be mailed to:
U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment & Training Administration,
Division of Federal Assistance,
Attention: Donna Kelly, Grant Officer,
Reference SGA/DFA PY09-01,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N4716, Washington, DC 20210.

Public seminar to discuss how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will impact Florida’s businesses. Florida Economic Stimulus Special Advisor Don Winstead and senior-level state officials will be present and will be available for one-on-one appointments at the end of the day.

Tampa, Florida
Saturday, September 12, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
University of South Florida
Marshall Student Center, Oval Theatre
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620

The workshop is free and open to the public.

To make an appointment with a senior-level official, RSVP to (850) 478-0915 or osdhelp@dms.state.fl.us.

 ‘Lunch-n-Learn’ workshop to help bankers and other representatives of financial institutions learn about how the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act can help meet community development objectives.

Registration is free, but requested. To register, call Julie Kerr at (501) 324-8296 or send an email to julie.a.kerr@stls.frb.org. 

Public forum to increase awareness of the Equal Employment Opportunity obligations for federally assisted contracts, provide a networking opportunity for participants and assist contractors with increasing the participation of the disabled, veterans, women and minorities in ARRA funded projects.

Oakland, California
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Ronald Dellums Federal Building
1301 Clay Street
North Tower, 3rd Floor, Auditorium
Oakland, CA 94612

The workshop is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to OFCCP-Pacific-ARRA-Conference@dol.gov

Free training sessions for organizations receiving ARRA funds from direct or indirect grants or loans. The trainings will cover topics such as ARRA contract requirements, jobs reporting requirements, quarterly reporting requirements, state and federal reporting guidelines.

Stoneville, Mississippi
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
1:00 pm
MSU Delta Research and Extension Center
82 Stoneville Road
Stoneville, MS 38776

Jackson, Mississippi
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
1:00 pm
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Auditorium
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211

Due to space limitations, please do not send more than two people to the training. Click here for contact information in each location.

Workshops for lenders and small business owners to provide facts about no-interest, no-fee loans and other small business provisions in the Recovery Act.

El Dorado
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
El Dorado Chamber
111 W Main Street
El Dorado, AR 71730

Jonesboro
Thursday, September 24, 2009
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
1709 E. Nettleton
Jonesboro, AR 72401

Pre-registration is required. There is a fee of $25 for each participant.

To register, call (800) 862-2040 or visit http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/recovery

Presented the President with a report showing how the Administration met or exceeded all commitments laid out in the previous report and highlighted specific areas of demonstrable progress over the last 100 days - ranging from highway construction projects started to contracts awarded to small businesses - and discussed how the Recovery Act is putting the economy on a path toward economic growth.

You can read the full report here.