In this NCVA Reporter:

Events

• 100^th Day Memorial Vigil for Cau Tran & Grand Jury Info – October 20, 2003
• IEC Candidates Forum, Northern Virginia – October 23, 2003
• 2^nd National Youth Summit – Building on the Strengths of America’s Youth – November 6-8, 2003

Funding Opportunities

• Support for Community Education (Intel)
• Grants to Connect Religious Leaders and Religious Academics
• Support for K-12 Urban Public Education
• Grant for Kids’ Gardening Projects
• Grants for Research to Improve Depression Treatment
• Call All Heroes, Volvo for Life Awards
• Prudential Spirit of Community Awards to Honor Youth Volunteers
• Good Neighbor Service-Learning Awards Available
• Grants to help children and youth

Tips

• How to Apply for a HHS Grant
• Nuts and Bolts of Grant Writing
• A Toolkit for Funding

Jobs/Internships

• Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
• Miscellaneous Congressional Jobs

News

• Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Bilingual Education Lags for Vietnamese (Star-Telegram)
• Activists claim bias in S.J. police probe (Mercury News)
• What’s next? Redistricting (Mercury News)
• Stereotypes cited in police slaying (Mercury News)
• For 130, It’s Note Whether You Win or Lose (Los Angeles Times)
• Stranded Vietnamese: Ray of Hope (Los Angeles Times)

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About NCVA

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