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Funding Opportunity Description. A. Program Objective Coral reefs and associated seagrass and mangrove communities are among the most complex and diverse ecosystems on earth. They support important fishing and tourism industries, protect coasts from wave and storm damage, build tropical islands, contain an array of potential pharmaceuticals, and provide essential services like food security, livelihood, and culture, among other benefits. As shallow-water, near shore communities, coral reef ecosystems are ecologically closely linked to adjacent watersheds and are highly vulnerable to human activity. Stresses in the coral reef environment include poor water quality from runoff and inadequate sewage treatment, destructive fishing practices, sedimentation, recreational overuse and misuse, and impacts from climate change and ocean acidification. To address these threats, Congress passed the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (Act), codified at 16 U.S.C. §§ 6401-6409, which established the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and provided guidance for allocation of Federal funding toward efforts to conserve coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. and internationally. As required in the Act, one of the primary functions of the CRCP is to provide matching grants of financial assistance to external partners for coral reef conservation projects consistent with the Act and CRCP priorities. CRCP implements several financial assistance programs under the Act’s authority, including the Coral Reef Conservation Program International Coral Reef Conservation Cooperative Agreements solicited in this announcement. More information about CRCP is available at xxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx/. NOAA has established Coral Reef Conservation Program International priorities, which were refined and redirected in 2009 to focus program investments on effectively reducing threats to coral reefs internationally. The CRCP’s approach for addressing these threats is described in more detail in the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program International Strategy 2010-2015 (International Strategy), available at xxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx/aboutcrcp/strategy/currentgoals/resources/intl_strategy.pdf. Please refer to the Program Priorities in Section I.B. for details on the International Strategy’s relevance to this funding announcement. As directed by the Act, NOAA also issued Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program Implementation Guidelines, most recently published at 75 Fed. Reg. 48934 (Aug. 12, 2010) and available at xxxx://xx.xxx.xxx/3...

Funding Opportunity Description. Authority: This program is authorized under the section 317 (k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. sections 247b (k)(2)] as amended.

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Funding Opportunity Description. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model by expanding the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation; providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools; and evaluating the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents. 1 For additional information on Promise Zones, see xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxx.

Funding Opportunity Description. 1. Purpose (1) electing to establish an Exchange and (2) establishing an Exchange in accordance with part 2 of Subtitle D of Title I of the Affordable Care Act. On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. On March 30, 2010, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 was signed into law. The two laws are collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act includes a wide variety of provisions designed to expand coverage, to provide more health care choices, to enhance the quality of health care for all Americans, to hold insurance companies more accountable, and to lower health care costs. Among its provisions, the law provides grant funding to assist States and Territories in implementing parts of the Affordable Care Act, such as grants for insurance rate review and consumer assistance. The Affordable Care Act provides that, consistent with Sections 1323 and 1311(b) of the Affordable Care Act, each Territory may elect to establish an Exchange that: 1) facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans (QHP); 2) provides for the establishment of a Small Business Health Options Program (―SHOP Exchange‖) designed to assist qualified employers in facilitating the enrollment of their employees in QHPs offered in the SHOP exchange; and 3) meets other requirements specified in the Act. Once a Territory complies with Section 1323(a)(1) of the Affordable Care Act, the Affordable Care Act requires that the Territory be treated as a State for purposes of Part 2 of Subtitle D, i.e. sections 1311, 1312, and 1313. Therefore, a Territory that complies with Sections 1323(a)(1) and 1323(b) before the timing restriction on Exchange establishment grants available to States pursuant to Section 1311(a) may also be eligible to apply for similar grants. Section 1323(c) provides for additional funding to a Territory in connection with premium and cost sharing assistance for certain low-income individuals that participate in an Exchange. This assistance funding is contingent on the Territory’s election to establish an Exchange, actual establishment of an Exchange, and the agreement to certain conditions on how the funding must be used. Territories will conduct activities under these cooperative agreements with an emphasis on activities necessary to make an Exchange operational. Examples include background research, including a market analysis of each Territory’s insurance market and project...

Funding Opportunity Description. ‌ 1. INTRODUCTION‌ The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 for Cooperative Agreements for Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families (CMHI). The purpose of this program is to support States, political subdivisions within States, the District of Columbia, Territories, Native American Tribes and tribal organizations, in developing integrated home and community-based services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families by encouraging the development and expansion of effective and enduring systems of care. A “system of care” is an organizational philosophy and framework that involves collaboration across agencies, families, and youth for the purpose of improving access and expanding the array of coordinated community-based, culturally and linguistically competent services and supports for children and youth with a serious emotional disturbance and their families. Research has demonstrated that systems of care have a positive effect on the structure, organization, and availability of services for children and youth with serious mental health needs. An estimated 4.5 to 6.3 million children and youth in the United States suffer from a serious emotional disturbance and approximately 65% to 80% of these children and youth do not receive the specialty mental health services and supports they need. Grantees will be expected to develop, implement, expand and disseminate broad, innovative system changes which improve outcomes for children, youth and families and create long-term positive transformation of services and supports. Child Mental Health Initiative cooperative agreements are authorized under Section 561 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 18 (Mental Health and Mental Disorders). 2. EXPECTATIONS‌

Funding Opportunity Description. 1. Purpose (1) electing to establish an Exchange and (2) establishing an Exchange in accordance with part 2 of Subtitle D of Title I of the Affordable Care Act. On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. On March 30, 2010, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 was signed into law. The two laws are collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act includes a wide variety of provisions designed to expand coverage, to provide more health care choices, to enhance the quality of health care for all Americans, to hold insurance companies more accountable, and to lower health care costs. Among its provisions, the law provides grant funding to assist States and Territories in implementing parts of the Affordable Care Act, such as grants for insurance rate review and consumer assistance. The Affordable Care Act provides that, consistent with Sections 1323 and 1311(b) of the Affordable Care Act, each Territory may elect to establish an Exchange that: 1) facilitates the purchase of qualified health plans (QHP); 2) provides for the establishment of a Small Business Health Options Program (―SHOP Exchange‖) designed to assist qualified employers in facilitating the enrollment of their employees in QHPs offered in the SHOP exchange; and 3) meets other requirements specified in the Act.