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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The HHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (The Partnership Center), formerly the HHS Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives, is a resource for secular and faith-based nonprofits and community organizations seeking to:
Increase their impact in their communities.


Make the most of what HHS has to offer.


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To subscribe to The Partnership Center Newsletter go to https://service.govdelivery.com/service/subscribe.html?code=USHHS_218.



HHS Releases $490 Million in Emergency Funding to States for Energy Assistance for Low-Income Families
On January 21, 2010, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the release of $490 million in additional funding to help low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs. These Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds will provide states, territories, tribes and the District of Columbia with additional assistance to pay heating and electricity costs.
Individuals interested in applying for energy assistance should contact their local/state LIHEAP agency. For more information, go to
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap/ or
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap/brochure/brochure.html.


For a complete list of state allocations of the funds released go to:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/news/press/2010/liheap_2010_490m.html.


The Department of Commerce has Launched an Interactive Map This map indicates the project locations of communities and recipients funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act   (ARRA). The map was created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase transparency and accountability of federal spending by providing the public with additional methods of accessing project information. The map allows the public to click on individual projects  and access specific project information and comment blogs. View the map at http://recovery.commerce.gov/Map.


Educational Opportunities for Unemployed Workers

“Americans with more education and training have more secure jobs and higher earnings. With jobs hard to find, it may be a good time to consider going back to school.”

Opportunity.gov is a new web site sponsored by the Departments of Education and Labor  designed to help unemployed workers begin the process of applying for student aid.

For more,information go to http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/opportunity/index.html.


President Obama Announces White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
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Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships 
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U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Research and Evaluation Database Expanded
Youth Grant Database, Search Feature for ETA Youth Grants by Geography and Category Now Available.
The Employment and Training Administration's Office of Youth Services has recently introduced a comprehensive database which permits a review of all Formula-Funded Grants and Discretionary Grants by state and/or initiative.


        
 State Fact Sheets
The Economic Research Service State Fact Sheets contain frequently requested data for each State and for the total United States. These include current data on population, per-capita income, earnings per job, poverty rates, employment, unemployment, farm and farm-related jobs, farm characteristics, farm financial characteristics, top agricultural commodities, top export commodities, and the top counties in agricultural sales. The latest (2007) data on county and State poverty and median household income are now available.
See http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts


Database of Federally Funded Research and Resources
This research and resources database incorporates the best FBCI research funded by Federal agencies as well as the best resources developed with Federal funding. Visit this web site at:
http://transparency.cit.nih.gov/fbci/index.cfm                    

         
          






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