New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

October 14th 2008

Office of Recovery and Development Administration Registration Requirement

LANO New Orleans would like to announce to its Orleans Parish members that the Office of Recovery and Development Administration (ORDA) has opened its 2009 Nonprofit Registry application process. Your organization must be accepted and part of the Nonprofit Registry to be eligible for a wide range of federal grant funds given out by ORDA.

Available Grants

The City of New Orleans is entering the fourth year of its 2006-2010 Consolidated Plan (CP). The CP is a five-year housing and community development plan which serves as the planning and application process for the following four federal formula grants awarded to the City by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):

-Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): To prioritize a number of public service needs including Youth Enhancement, Literacy/Education, Child Care, Senior Services, and Housing Counseling.
-HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME): To improve the existing housing stock and increase the supply of decent, affordable housing units for low-income households.
-Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG/SESG): To provide a foundation for homeless people to begin moving to independent living by 1) improving the quality of emergency homeless shelters, and 2) providing homeless prevention activities such as rent, mortgage, and utility assistance.
-Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA): To provide resources to meet the housing and related needs, such as short-term rent and utility payments, of low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

Nonprofit Registry

If you are interested in applying for one of the above grants, you must be accepted onto the Nonprofit Registry first. This registry is targeted towards tax-exempt nonprofits that implement programs and/or projects addressing priority housing, community development, and continuum of care needs. The purpose of the registry is to ensure that applicants meet minimum eligibility requirements. Acceptance onto the registry does not guarantee you will receive grant funding.
Nonprofit Registry Application

For more information about these federal grants or if you could like a copy of the 2009 Nonprofit Registry application, please email Elisabeth Gehl at or Jeanette Thomas at . Please keep in mind the registry submission due date is Friday, December 5, 2008 at 3 PM; however the suggested due date is October 31, 2008.

July 22nd 2008

Free Consulting and Training for Nonprofits

From: http://louisiananonprofits.blogspot.com/2008/07/nonprofits-can-take-advantage-of-free.html

Most nonprofits can’t afford to hire expert consultants. Thanks to funding from the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the state Department of Economic Development, LANO is offering one-on-one consulting and personalized trainings to nonprofits working in hurricane-affected areas.

Get much-needed help for free!

Your organization can receive individualized strategic, fund development, marketing and technical assistance plans, as well as free, custom-designed marketing materials.

We can also provide:

• One-on-one consulting (including skill development, personalized grant research, grant reviewing and policy and procedure development)
• Executive coaching (covers topics such as board relationship building, conflict resolution, leadership skill building, communication, organizational behaviors or structure and employee motivation)
• Technology assessments
• Organizational assessments

Take advantage of outside expertise delivered to your office, at the time of your choosing.

You are eligible for this free assistance if your organization provides services in a hurricane-affected parish. If your office is not based in one of these parishes, yet you provides services in one or more of these parishes, your nonprofit qualifies.

Consulting slots are limited, so contact us today! Enrollment is easy and takes less than 30 minutes.

To sign up for free service or for more information, contact Jawan Ross at or (225) 925-2390. Enrollment ends Friday, August 1.