Economic Research Service – To provide economic and other social science information and analysis for public and private decisions on agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural America. ERS produces such information for use by the general publi…
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Regional Biomass Energy Programs
Department of Energy – Help meet the President’s goal of significantly increasing America’s use of fuels, chemicals, materials, and power made from domestic biomass on a sustainable basis. This is a Congressionally-directed project. Funding is not av…
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons
Department of Energy – To improve home energy efficiency for low-income families through the most cost-effective measures possible….
Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind, Recovery Act
Department of Education – To provide independent living services to individuals aged 55 or older who are blind, whose severe visual impairments make competitive employment extremely difficult to obtain, but for whom independent living goals are feasi…
Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program(CGEP)
Health Resources and Services Administration – To train and educate nursing personnel in providing geriatric care for the elderly….
Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection
Food Safety and Inspection Service – To assure that all meat, poultry and egg products produced in plants and shipped in commerce are federally inspected for safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling….
Empowerment Zones Program
Office Of Community Planning And Development – The purpose of this program is to establish Renewal Communities (RCs) and Empowerment Zones (EZs) in certain distressed urban and rural areas, to reduce poverty and to stimulate business growth, job cre…
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment Training Administration – To provide adjustment assistance to qualified workers adversely affected by foreign trade which will assist them to obtain suitable employment….
Child Welfare Services_State Grants
Administration For Children And Families – The purpose of the Child Welfare Services program is to promote State flexibility in the development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services program that utilizes community-based agencies a…
Mortgage Insurance_Housing in Older, Declining Areas
Office Of Housing-federal Housing Commissioner – To assist in the purchase or rehabilitation of housing in older, declining urban areas….