<p>The Phoenix Industrial Development Authority (Phoenix IDA) is partnering with the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) to administer the Community Development Fund to provide investments to Phoenix based nonprofit organizations. The funds will be invested in Phoenix to support quality, strategic grant proposals in three priority areas: Education, Health Innovation, and Economic/Community Development. Where appropriate, other funding sources may be encouraged to leverage the grant and maximize impact of the Phoenix IDA funds.
<p><span>The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
<p><span>The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has 12 programs of research (topics) under its Education Research Grants Program. All 12 topics are included under one Education Research Grants RFA (link provided below).
<p><span>This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites exploratory grant applications, hereafter referred to as the Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs or LD Hubs, addressing the etiology, manifestation, prevention and remediation of reading, writing and/or mathematics learning disabilities (LDs). The constitution of an LD Hub includes a single research project and an Administration Core that support the goals and aims of the LD Hub.
<p><span>The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.</span></p>
<p>This program supports the use of technology to enhance learning and help every student achieve a bright, successful future. AT&T will work with organizations that use technology to help students succeed, strengthen schools and communities, and/or prepare learners for employment. The program will connect organizations with the resources, services, expertise, and relationships they need to drive exponential change in how individuals learn.
<p>The All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development is launching the Sign on For Literacy Prize, which seeks technology-based innovations to increase access to local sign languages and develop literacy interventions for children who are Deaf in low-resource contexts. Winning innovations must be novel, while utilizing technology to make a significant impact upon learning and literacy in the Deaf Community.</p>
<p><span>The Brady Education Foundation seeks to close the achievement/opportunity gap for children at risk for poor school outcomes due to environmental factors associated with living in poverty. The Foundation pursues its mission by promoting collaboration between researchers and educators via the funding of program development and program evaluations in education. Currently, the Foundation is particularly focused on the development and evaluation of programs that are consistent with a strength-based approach and show promise of being feasible, effective and sustainable.
<p><span>The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Department research and development needs, increase the commercial potential of Department supported research results, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation. Phase I is to determine, insofar as possible, the scientific or technical merit of ideas submitted under the SBIR program.
<p><span>Supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes.