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New grant wave forming for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
A new grant wave is forming. An unexpected and shocking epidemic of heroin and prescription opioid addiction has erupted across…The Distinction Between Services Offered Now and Services Later, Illustrated by the HRSA Oral Health Service Expansion (OHSE) Program
When you're writing a proposal for a grant intended to expand an existing program or service, it is extremely, ridiculously…Book Review: The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World — Steven Radelet
It's both pleasant and unusual to find a book that is at its core optimistic: I believe that during the…Links: Housing politics, bikes, murder, Vanhawks Valour Smartbikes, teen birthrates, high school graduation rates, marriage patterns, love, and more!
* "Home is where the cartel is," on the politics of housing, inequality, and many other topics of interest; perhaps…Almost no one knows what education really means and the TRIO Talent Search program
In "As Graduation Rates Rise, Experts Fear Diplomas Come Up Short," Motoko Rich says that "the number of students earning…Is Violent Crime Going Up or Down in America? Nobody Actually Knows, But the Debate Illustrates How Grant Proposal Needs Assessments are Written
One of our past posts described how to write proposal needs assessments. A spate of recent articles on the so-called…Links: Elon Musk’s secret sauce, philanthropy and controversy, healthcare, fashion, electric cars, maternal morality, and more!
* Elon Musk's secret sauce, and what makes him such an effective human being. I wonder about the extent to…HRSA Randomizes FQHC Program Officers, Likely Trading One Set of Problems for Another Set of Problems
In days of yore, most federal grantees had a dedicated program officer who handled budget issues, contract amendments, reports, and…We imagined foundations would hire us to help improve RFPs/funding guidelines. We were wrong.
Twenty and change years ago, Isaac was starting Seliger + Associates and expected to be hired by foundations and perhaps…Starz Series “Flesh and Bone” Illustrates how Little Hollywood Knows About Nonprofits
Between turkey and deadlines, I binge-watched the Starz series Flesh and Bone over the Thanksgiving weekend—on Jake's recommendation. Like many…