Nonprofits and Tribes Invited to Compete for New CCF GrantsNonprofits-includin g community and faith-based organizations and Tribalorganizations- are invited to compete for grants of up to $50,000 under theCompassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity Building Program. All the information necessary to apply for these grants is found in the recently released program announcement http://www.acf. dhhs.gov/ grants/open. htmlCCF Targeted Capacity Building grants are awarded to grassroots faith-based and community organizations serving distressed communities. These grassroots must use the funds in one of the four social service priorityareas of need (e.g., at-risk youth, homelessness, healthy marriage, or rural communities) toward their organization' s capacity building in at least one of five critical areas of capacity building: (1) leadership development, (2) organizational development, (3) program development, (4) revenue development strategies, and (5) community engagement. The Office of Community Services anticipates awarding a total of $10 million in grants to approximately 200 organizations. The application deadline is April 10.If you would like to discuss content-related issues, please contact the National Resource Center at 1-866-223-5129 or help@ccfgrantees. org.About the Compassion Capitol Fund: http://www.acf. dhhs.gov/ programs/ ccf/