Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Invites Applications for Offender Reentry Grant Program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for fiscal year 2010 grants for the Offender Reentry Program. The program is designed to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced juvenile and adult offenders returning to the community from incarceration for criminal/juvenile offenses. Applicants are expected to form stakeholder partnerships that will plan, develop and provide a transition from incarceration to community-based substance abuse treatment and related reentry services for the populations of focus. To obtain additional information, visit: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50070.
Deadline: January, 19, 2010.
Starbucks Foundation Invites Applications for its Shared Planet Youth Action Grants. The Starbucks Foundation will accept applications for its Shared Planet Youth Action Grants from organizations that provide young people (ages 6-24) a continuum of services in social entrepreneurship; and young people developing creative approaches that address pressing concerns. Eligible applicants must be tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicants outside the United States must be charitable in purpose and identified as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or the equivalent of a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. To obtain additional information and applications, visit: http://www.starbucksfoundation.org/index.cfm?objectid=BE688C92-1D09-317F-BBA1CDA8E271C9CB. Deadline: Open.