Commerce Grants

Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity Building

Deadline: 2007-04-10

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), announces that applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary's Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) authorized under Title XI Section 1110 of the Social Security Act governing Social Services Research and Demonstration activities and the Department of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law (P.L.) 109-149.

Pursuant to this announcement, OCS will award funds to help build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations that address the needs of distressed communities. A distressed community is defined as a neighborhood or geographic community with an unemployment rate and/or poverty rate equal to or greater than the State or national rate. The Targeted Capacity Building Program will focus on capacity building among organizations addressing the following programmatic service areas: help for at-risk youth; help for the homeless; marriage education and preparation services to help couples who choose marriage for themselves develop the skills and knowledge to form and sustain healthy marriages; or social services to those living in rural communities.

Anticipated Number of Awards:       0 to 200
Average Projected Award Amount:  $50,000 per project period
Length of Project Periods:                12 month project and budget period

Please refer questions regarding this grant opportunity to Errol Bragg with the Agricultural Marketing Service by phone (202) 720-8317, fax (202) 690-0031, or e-mail USDAFMPP@usda.gov