Promise Neighborhoods RFP Released – Building Neighborhoods

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Promise Neighborhoods RFP Released – Building Neighborhoods

Promise Neighborhoods RFP Released

The Department of Education has released the RFP for $10 million in Promise Neighborhoods planning grants today (Friday, April 30).

We will be reviewing it and posting reactions soon. We also hope to begin holding regular conference calls for members planning to apply. Membership inquiries are welcome.

According to the Department’s press release:

The Department plans to make up to 20 planning grants, ranging between $400,000 and $500,000. It is inviting applications from projects serving urban neighborhoods, rural areas and tribal communities. Applications will be due on June 25.

The grants will be open to both nonprofits and institutions of higher learning. The text of the full press release is below, including a link to a series of webinars to be held May 3, 5 and 10.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OPENS COMPETITION FOR PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS

The U.S. Department of Education today launched the Promise Neighborhood program, the first federal initiative to put education at the center of comprehensive efforts to fight poverty in urban and rural areas.

The $10 million available in fiscal 2010 will support up to 20 organizations with one year of funding to plan for the implementation of cradle-to-career services designed to improve educational outcomes for students in distressed neighborhoods.

“We need to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to lifting our families and our