Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his February grants bulletin to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month, the Assembly provides an updated list of grants for a variety of categories. “During a time of economic recovery, grants can play an integral part in helping our local communities complete needed infrastructure repairs or support under-funded projects,” said Palmesano. “Many people don’t realize the scope of available opportunities because they aren’t sure where to look. The ‘Grants Action News’ bulletin makes finding these grants much easier by consolidating the information and making it available to everyone. I hope that residents, organizations and local governments throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions will be able to use this resource to find much-needed support to strengthen communities in our rural region.” The “Grants Action News” bulletin is updated at the beginning of each month with newly-available grants and information on how to apply. Continuing his monthly updates, Palmesano will be providing regular updates on his Assembly website at http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Philip-A-Palmesano, as well as posts to his Facebook page – just like “Assemblyman Phil Palmesano” to stay up-to-date on new grants information. Those interested may sign up for monthly direct mail or email updates on the latest grants available, and can find a more detailed list of the current and previously offered grants by going to http://assembly.state.ny.us/gan/. A brief summary of this month’s “Grants Action News” appears below: State Grants: New York State Department of Health The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, Division of HIV and Hepatitis Health Care, Bureau of HIV Ambulatory Care Services, Primary Care and Substance Use Section and Health Research, Inc. (HRI) announce the availability of state and federal funds to integrate HIV prevention, primary care and linkage and retention in care services in community-based ambulatory care settings. The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to improve medical outcomes among people living with HIV disease through the increased availability of integrated quality HIV prevention and primary care services that recognize HIV as a lifelong chronic disease. To achieve this, primary care programs should include coordinated retention and adherence, behavioral science-based prevention interventions, harm-reduction approaches, and adopt evolving standards of care and best practices to engage, link and retain patients in HIV primary care.

• Eligibility: In order to apply for this RFA, applicants must:
  • be licensed by the New York State Department of Health under Article 28 of the Public Health Law;
  • be a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) community-based organization or county health department;
  • have a minimum of three years of experience providing services to persons living with HIV/AIDS;
  • currently provide HIV primary care services as part of the organization’s scope of services to a minimum of 90 HIV-positive active patients. Active is defined as having at least one HIV primary care visit during the six-month period from January 1, 2014, to June 30, 2014. Of these active patients at least 25 must be eligible to receive services provided by this grant. The 25 patients include the number of newly diagnosed patients, the number of treatment naïve and the number of patients with an unsuppressed viral load within the aforementioned six month period;
  • be pre-qualified in the Grants Gateway on the date applications are due; and
  • maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management at SAM.gov, have no exclusions or delinquent federal debt.
  An agency may apply for multiple sites. The minimum caseload requirement must be met by each site. A separate application must be submitted for each site. If multiple sites are included in one application, the application will be rejected.
• Funding: Up to $6,128,393 in state and HRI funding is available to support this RFA.
• Deadline: Letters of Interest are due February 27, 2015. Applications are due March 12, 2015.
• Contact: Marc Slifer, Director, Primary Care and Substance Use Section
  New York State Department of Health/AIDS Institute
  Bureau of HIV Ambulatory Care Services
  Email: pcsrfp@health.ny.gov
  Website: www.health.ny.gov/funding/rfa/1411120235/index.htm

• Eligibility: In general, NIJ is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, states (including territories), units of local government (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Foreign governments, foreign organizations and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible to apply.
• Funding: NIJ anticipates that up to a total of $1 million may become available for multiple awards.
• Deadline: April 7, 2015
• Contact: Carrie Mulford
  Social Science Analyst
  Phone: (202) 307-2959
  Email: Carrie.Mulford@usdoj.gov
  Website: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001140.pdf

• Eligibility: Investigators holding full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty appointments or equivalent full-time non-tenure track appointments at accredited academic, medical or research institutions are eligible to apply. Eligibility must be demonstrated as a part of the LOI. Applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria above (e.g., postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, clinical fellows, part-time faculty members, etc.) are eligible to apply only if the LOI section includes clear documentation from the applicant’s institution stating that appointment to a full-time faculty position will be in effect by the start date of the grant. Applications will NOT be accepted from individuals or from proprietary organizations to support the research and development of products for profit. Applicants are restricted to one LOI/application per year as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator.
• Funding: Awards are limited to a period of 12 months and an amount up to $100,000 total, inclusive of 10% in indirect costs. Funds must be used for research expenses and cannot be used for equipment, travel, meeting or publication costs. Training and mentoring-only applications are not appropriate for this funding program. Project completion must be achievable within 12 months.
• Deadline: Continuous
• Contact: Joan New, MBA, Grants Manager
  Phone: (609) 228-7313
  Email: jnew@autismspeaks.org
  Ed Clayton, Ph.D., Senior Director of Strategic Funding and Grants Administration
  Phone: (646) 385-8576
  Email: edwin.clayton@autismspeaks.org
  Website: www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program

• Eligibility: Grants are made only to nonprofit organizations certified as tax exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) or 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a). Hospitals, educational institutions, and governmental institutions meeting these requirements are eligible to apply. Organizations that have completed and filed Form 1023 but not yet received an IRS determination letter are not eligible to apply. The Foundation does not make grants or loans to individuals.
• Funding: The average Foundation grant is $25,000.
• Deadline: RGK Foundation accepts and reviews electronic Letters of Inquiry throughout the year. Applicants should not submit a formal application unless the Foundation has reviewed your Letter of Inquiry and requested that you submit one.
• Contact: Erin Russell
  Phone: (512) 474-9298 ext. 2
  Email: erussell@rgkfoundation.org
  Website: www.rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines

• Eligibility: Prospective fellows should:
  • possess a terminal research degree in a related discipline prior to the award start date;
  • have received a terminal degree within the five years prior to September 30, 2015; and
  • not be in a tenure track position at the time of application.
  A formal mentor for the fellow is required. As such, letters of support from a senior academic mentor/advisor are required and the applicant is encouraged to include a percentage of senior academic mentor/advisor time in the budget (or consultant fees if mentor/advisor is at a different institution from the sponsoring institution).
• Funding: NIJ anticipates that up to $600,000 may become available for up to three awards for a 12-36 month project period.
• Deadline:April 7, 2015
• Contact: Email: vaw_res@ojp.usdoj.gov
  Website: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001145.pdf

• Eligibility: Creative writers who meet the publication requirements that are listed below are eligible to apply. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. You are eligible to apply if, between January 1, 2008, and March 11, 2015, you have had published:
  • At least five different short stories, works of short fiction, excerpts from novels or memoirs or creative essays (or any combination thereof) in two or more literary journals, anthologies or publications that regularly include fiction and/or creative nonfiction as a portion of their format; or
  • A volume of short fiction or a collection of short stories; or
  • A novel or novella; or
  • A volume of creative nonfiction.
  To qualify, work must have been first published with an eligible publisher between these dates, not only reprinted or reissued in another format during this period.
• Funding: $25,000 per fellowship
• Deadline: March 11, 2015
• Contact: Phone: (202) 682-5034
  Email: LitFellowships@arts.gov
  Website: http://arts.gov/grants-individuals/creative-writing-fellowships