U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
THRIVE Summit 2024: Targeting Healthy Results for Infants from Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Summit 2024
- Themed Together We Advance Equity in Maternal and Child Health the 20204 Summit will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 12-4 PM EDT.
- This summit is co-hosted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Consortium of African American Public Health Programs (CAAPHP), and the HBCU-MCH Alliance Team (HAT-MCH) to bring together faculty, staff, and students from HBCUs, Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) interested improving the health and well-being of women, children, and families. Register Today!
- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National MCH Workforce Development Center is pleased to announce the selection of 10 early and mid-career public health faculty members to the MCH Faculty Development Fellowship Program at Diverse Institutions (Faculty Fellowship), including fellows at HBCUs. The Faculty Fellowship program will support the fellows in advancing their MCH work and scholarship in public health education, student mentorship, research, and/or partnership development and engagement.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions Advisory Council (HBCU-MSI AC)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications to fill 15-20 vacancies on the newly established Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions Advisory Council (HBCU-MSI AC). Applicants may come from a variety of sectors including, but not limited to, representatives from business and industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, and local, county, and Tribal governments that have experience working at or in partnership with HBCUs and/or MSIs. Selected applicants will be appointed by the Administrator to serve a 2-year term and contribute to a balance of perspectives, backgrounds, and experience of the council.
Applications to the HBCU-MSI AC are due by Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. To apply for appointment, the below information is required:
- Contact information
- Resume OR CV
- Statement of interest
Visit the EPA HBCU-MSI Advisory Council webpage for more information on the council and how to apply. EPA will host two virtual webinars to provide more information about this call for applications. These webinars will be a space for the public to ask their questions live to EPA staff.
These webinars will be on Zoom and will be hosted at the following time:
- Tuesday, April 09, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET // Register here
- Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET // Register here
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U.S. Department of Justice
Seeking Applications – FY 2024 Community Supervision Strategies Program
Deadline: April 29, 2024
The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) offers funding through a variety of different programs to achieve safer communities and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system. BJA is seeking applications for the FY 2024 Community Supervision Strategies Program.
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to provide state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies with resources and training and technical assistance to assess and improve responses to client behavior in accordance with the principles of swiftness, certainty, and/or fairness. Guided by one or more of those principles, supervision agencies will engage in collaborative problem solving with stakeholders using data and research-informed strategies to improve supervision outcomes and promote the fair administration of justice.
You can download the solicitation here: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-172023
Eligible Applicants: State governments; Special district governments; City or township governments; County governments; and Federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
Note that there are two deadlines for this solicitation. April 29, 2024, at 8:59 PM EDT for submission to Grants.Gov and May 6, 2024, at 8:59 PM EDT for submission to JustGrants.
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U.S. Department of Justice
Seeking Applications – FY 2024 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program
Deadline: April 25, 2024
The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) offers funding through a variety of different programs to achieve safer communities and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system. BJA is seeking applications for the FY 2024 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program.
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provide funding to support the prosecution of violent cold case crimes where a suspect (known or unknown) has been identified through DNA evidence. Provided a DNA profile attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been developed from crime scene evidence, this funding also supports investigative activities, as well as crime and forensic analyses, that could lead to the successful prosecution of violent cold case crimes.
You can download the solicitation here: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-172005
Eligible Applicants: State governments; Special district governments; City or township governments; County governments; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments); State and local prosecuting agencies; Law enforcement; and State agencies.
Note that there are two deadlines for this solicitation. April 25, 2024, at 8:59 PM EDT for submission to Grants.Gov and May 2, 2024, at 8:59 PM EDT for submission to JustGrants.
