EPA

Center for American Indian Economic

Development

Grant Alert

Issue 38–week of 7/11/05

Courtesy of Center for American Indian Economic

Development (CAIED)

If applicable, we will be happy to support your grant effort with a letter of support





Award of Grants and Cooperative Agreements for the Special

Projects and Programs

EPA is announcing the availability of a memorandum entitled

``Award of Grants and Cooperative Agreements for the Special Projects and Programs

Authorized by the Agency's Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Appropriations Act.'' This memorandum

provides information and guidelines on how EPA will award and administer grants for the

special projects and programs identified in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)

account of the Agency's FY 2005Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 108-447). The STAG account

provides budget authority for funding identified water, wastewater and groundwater

infrastructure projects, as well as budget authority for funding the United States-Mexico Border

Program, the Alaska Rural and Native Villages Program, and the Long Island Sound Restoration

Program. Each grant recipient will receive a copy of this document from EPA.



ADDRESSES: The subject memorandum may be viewed and downloaded from EPA's

homepage, http://www.epa.gov/owm/mab/owm0329.pdf.





FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin J. Hamm, (202) 564-0648 or

hamm.ben@epa.gov.

Underage Drinking: Building Health Care System Responses

Request For Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-AA-06-003



Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)

93.273



Key Dates

Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): November 19, 2005

Application Receipt Dates(s): December 19, 2005

Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2006 .



Executive Summary



This is Phase I of a two-part RFA. It solicits applications for cooperative agreements (U01s) to

enable rural and small urban health care systems to become platforms for research programs on

underage drinking. More specifically NIAAA seeks to fund such systems: (1) to assess the extent

of underage drinking the areas they serve (Phase 1) and (2) develop capacity for intervening with

this problem. Phase 2 will fund systems that have successfully completed Phase 1 to implement

and evaluate interventions designed to address underage alcohol consumption in the areas they

serve.



 It is anticipated that approximately $2,000,000 will be awarded.

 Three to five awards are anticipated .

 The awards will use the U01 mechanism.

 Eligible organizations include for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, public or

private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, units of

State government, units of local government, eligible agencies of the Federal

government, domestic institutions, faith-based or community-based organizations

 Eligible principal investigators include individuals with the skills knowledge, and

resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their

institutions to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented

racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to

apply for NIH programs.

 Applicants may submit more than one application, provided they are scientifically

distinct.

 See Section IV.1 for application materials.

 Telecommunications for the hearing impaired is available at: TTY 301-451-0088

For Full Announcement go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-06-

003.html#PartI#PartI









August 2005

Community Assessment and Program Evaluation Workshops

What: Conducting Successful Needs Assessments & Community Assessments

(Thursday, August 11th)



Evaluating Your Program & Measuring Outcomes (Friday, August 12th)

Where: Residence Inn by Marriott, 3440 N. Country Club Drive, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004



Time: Each workshop runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm



Cost: $249 per person per workshop/$450 for 2 workshops (a limited number of scholarships

are available)



Registration: To register or for more detailed information go to:

http://www.srl.clearskydesigns.com/Workshops/workshop_summer05.htm



Conducting Successful Needs Assessments and Community Assessments (Thursday, August

11th)

Workshop participants will explore how to conduct community assessments, involving an

evaluation of demographics, values, opinions and programmatic needs for any community in the

United States. Participants will also learn how to assess the need for services within specific

program areas. The workshop will cover the use of secondary data sources including the 2000

Census, American Community Survey and Census Supplemental Information. The workshop

will also cover processes of conducting needs assessments using primary data collection tools

such as telephone surveys, mail surveys, focus groups Internet surveys, and personal

interviewing techniques. These techniques generate information for examining the values,

preferences, interests, opinions, and needs of specific groups of people. This is a basic, hands-on

workshop that teaches participants how to gather, organize, analyze and present data and

information. This workshop is highly useful for non-profit organizations, government, state and

local agencies, human service providers, researchers, grant writers, and program managers.



The Evaluating your Program and Measuring Outcomes Workshop (Friday, August 12th)

will cover the use of evaluation information, as well as topics needed to understand and interpret

program outcomes, including working with logic models, addressing issues of implementation,

defining goals and objectives, and developing measures of your success. Do you need to know

how your programs benefit participants? Are they having the impact you want them to? How

can you show that you are making a difference? What happens to participants after they receive

your services? This workshop will provide you with the information you need to construct

useful goals, objectives and outcome measures for programs and initiatives. In this workshop,

you will learn how to develop and assess process and outcome measures, and you will develop a

basic understanding of design issues associated with program evaluation. This information will

enable you to demonstrate success to funders and potential funders, and get valuable information

that can make your programs work better. The workshop will combine lecture with workshop

activities in order to provide participants with the information they need as well as allow them to

interact with the material. Participants should come to the workshop with a particular program

or initiative in mind, as each person will use the information learned to complete exercises using

a program they work with or a program they would like to initiate. Program managers, funding

agencies, and grantees can all benefit from this overview of the principles of evaluation.









Programs and Resources for Native American Elders

 Roundtable Report Released on Key Issues of Long-Term Care for American

Indian and Alaska Native Elders -- OFF SITE (8/17/2002) The Indian Health Service (IHS),

an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with the

Administration on Aging (AoA) and the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA), has issued a

report on long-term care for American Indian and Alaska Native elders. The report, American

Indian and Alaska Native Roundtable on Long-Term Care: Final Report 2002, summarizes the

discussions and consensus positions developed during a recent Roundtable Conference in April on

American Indian and Alaska Native Long-Term Care.



An electronic copy (in Adobe .pdf format) of the full report is available by clicking here. (Off Site)

 Ten Exemplary Title VI Programs honored at the Second Annual AoA Tribal

Listening Session held 8/15/2001 - These programs were recognized for the

exemplary supportive and nutrition services they provide to American Indian,

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian elders and their families.

 Title VI - Grants for Native Americans (history with summary program data)

 Honoring Our Elders: Administration on Aging Title VI Exemplary Programs

(8/2000)

 Native American Elders Report - 1997 -- Annual Report

 Compendium of Grant Resources for Native American Elders Programs

 Programs for American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Elders

(description of Title VI of the Older Americans Act



Links to Other Resources:



 National Resource Center on Native American Aging -- University of North Dakota

 Indian Health Service (IHS)

 Bureau of Indian Affairs

 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

 Other Native American Resources (on the IHS web site)









WWW Virtual Library - American Indians

Index of Native American Nonprofit Resources on the

Internet

To see entire site go to: http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAnonprof.html



Ableza : A Native American Arts and Film Institute Phoenix, AZ

Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan Saskatoon

Aboriginal Mapping Network Vancouver, BC

Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program Park City, UT

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation Shoreline, WA

Alaska's People, Inc Anchorage, AK

Allies of the Lakota Pine Ridge, SD

Alpha Institute Aurora, CO

American Indian Child Resource Center Oakland, CA

American Indian College Fund Denver, CO

American Indian Community House New York City, NY

American Indian Contemporary Art San Francisco, CA

American Indian Education Foundation Albuquerque, NM

American Indian Freedom Ride [Missing 6/13/05] Redlands, CA

American Indian Health Council

American Indian Institute Norman, OK

American Indian Institute Bozeman, MT

American Indian Research and Policy Institute Saint Paul, MN

American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation New York City, NY

American Indian Science & Engineering Society Albuquerque, NM

AmericanNative.org Sedona, AZ

Americans for Indian Opportunity Santa Ana Pueblo, NM

Amerindian, Inc. Las Vegas, NV

Black Mesa Water Coalition Kykotsmovi, AZ

Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land Cambridge, MA

British Columbia Association Of Aboriginal Friendship Centres Victoria BC

Buffalo Trust Santa Fe, NM

California Indian Basketweavers Association Nevada City, CA

California Indian Council Thousand Oaks, CA

Center for American Indian Economic Development (CAIED) Flagstaff, AZ

Center for Indian Ministries Bemidji, MN

Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) Olympia, WA

Circle of All Nations Kanata, ON, Canada

Community Health Associates of B. C. Vernon, BC

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Ottawa, ON

Cultural Heritage and Education Institute Minto Flats, AK

Diné C.A.R.E. Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment Durango, CO

Dineh Cooperatives, Incorporated (DCI) [ DinehCoops@aol.com DinehCoops

aol.com] Chinle, AZ

Division of Indian Work Minneapolis, MN

Dream Catchers, Inc. Malibu, CA

etc group Winnipeg, MB

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Environmental Department Fallon, NV

First American Education Project Olympia, WA

First Nations Development Institute Fredericksburg, VA

First People's Fund Rapid City, SD

First Peoples Worldwide Fredericksburg, VA

Friends of Hubbell Trading Post National Historical Site Ganado, AZ

Friends of the Lakota Porcupine, SD

Friends of the Oglala Lakota Dublin, NH

Futures for Children Albuquerque, NM

Gowgaia Institute Queen Charlotte, Haida Gwaii

Huichol Center for Cultural Survival and Traditional Arts Seattle, WA

Indian Land Tenure Foundation Little Canada, MN

Indigenous Children Of The Americas Los Angeles, CA

Indigenous Environmental Network Bemidji, MN

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Flagstaff, AZ

International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management Denver, CO

Keepers of the Sacred Tradition of Pipemakers Pipestone, MN

Lakota Fund Kyle, SD

Lannan Foundation Santa Fe, NM

Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres Winnipeg, MB

Midwest Treaty Network Madison, WI

MIGIZI Communications Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center Minneapolis, MN

Morning Star Outreach

Na' nizhoozhi Center Inc Gallup, NM

National Association of Friendship Centres [Can't connect 6/13/05] Ottawa, ON

National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Seattle, WA, El Monte, CA &

Phoenix, AZ

National Indian Child Welfare Association Portland, OR

National Indian Education Association Alexandria, VA

National Indian Health Board Denver, CO & Washington, DC

National Indian Justice Center Santa Rosa, CA

National Indian Telecommunications Institute Santa Fe, NM

National Native American AIDS Prevention Center Oakland, CA

National Society for American Indian Elderly Phoenix, AZ

Native American Business Connection

Native American Celebration Salt Lake City, UT

Native American Connections Phoenix, AZ

Native American Cultural and Educational Authority of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK

Native American Rights Fund Boulder, CO

Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center Lake Andes, SD

Native Americans in Philanthropy Little Canada, MN

Native Arts Circle [Missing 12/13/04] Minneapolis, MN

Native Indian American Educational Foundation Petersburg, FL

Native Investment and Trade Association (NITA) Vancouver, BC

Native Movement Fairbanks, AK

Navajo Studies Conference, Inc. Albuquerque, NM

Navajo Way, Inc. United Way of the Navajo Nation Window Rock, AZ

Ne-Do-Ba Lewiston, ME

Nihewan Foundation for Native American Education Beverly Hills, CA

Nokota Horse Conservancy Linton, ND

North American Indian Center of Boston Jamaica Plain, MA

North American Indian Legal Services Denver, CO

Northern California Indian Development Council Eureka, Crescent City & Yreka, CA

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Portland, OR

Oceti Wakan Pine Ridge, SD

Oceti Wakan Pine Ridge, SD

Odawa Native Friendship Centre Ottawa, ON

Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres Toronto, ON

Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) Hagersville, ON

Opportunity America , Better Life for Rural America Las Vegas, NV

Ottawa Aboriginal Headstart Program Ottawa, ON

Pine Ridge Reservation Project [Can't connect 6/13/05] Austin, TX

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Yellowknife, NWT

Red Earth, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK

Red Feather Development Group Bellevue, WA

Red Hawk Leonard Peltier Support Group San Diego, CA

Red Stick Confederacy Franklin, TN

Rediscovery International Foundation , Experiential Education Victoria, BC

Rethinking Tourism Project

Running Strong for American Indian Youth Lorton, VA

Sacred Land Film Project

Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre Saskatoon, SK

Sealaska Heritage Institute Juneau, AK

Soaring Eagle Ashland, MT

South Carolina Indian Affairs Commission

Southern California Indian Center Fountain Valley, CA

Spirit Of A Child Foundation Cambridge, MN

Student and Native American Partnership (SNAP) Nashville, TN

Sun Eagle's Native Children/Family Sponsoring Program

Tanasi Máterá Indigenous Circle Nashville, TN

Tarahumara Famine Relief Tucson, AZ

Tohono O'odham Community Action (TOCA) Sells, AZ

Tonatierra Phoeniz, AZ

Tribal Leadership Forum Portland, OR

United Indians Of All Tribes Foundation Seattle, WA

UNITY , United National Indian Tribal Youth Oklahoma City, OK

Walking Shield American Indian Society Tustin, CA

Waseskun Canada Inc. Kahnawake, QC

Waseskun House Kahnawake, QC

Western Shoshone Defense Project Crescent Valley, NV

White Bison Colorado Springs, CO

Wind River Development Fun Fort Washakie, WY

Wings of America Santa Fe, NM

Wisdom of the Elders, Inc Portland, OR

Woihanble Yuwita Habitat for Humanity Pine Ridge, SD

Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Albuquerque, NM

Ziibiwing Cultural Society Mt. Pleasant, MI