ACE Friends: Here is an opportunity for a grant or award for non-profit organization in your community. Please share as appropriate. Tom Tate NONPROFITS, POLICY, AND TECHNOLOGY GRANTS & AWARDS 1999 NPT Pilot Project Grants: Through these grants, we will identify and assist nonprofit efforts that employ information technology tools and strategies to develop or bolster their public policy activities. Up to $65,000 will be distributed this year, with individual grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. The full 1999 Grant Guidelines and 1998 recipients list can be obtained by sending a blank e-mail message to <[log in to unmask]> 1999 NPT Innovation Awards: We have begun its second round of recognizing organizational technology strategies used by nonprofit organizations in public policy activities that demonstrate effectiveness, innovation, and lessons learned. Monetary awards range from $1,000 to $3,000. Guidelines and the 1998 list of winners by sending a blank e-mail message to <[log in to unmask]>. We recently released two reports that may be of interest to you. The first, "Speaking Up in the Internet Age: Use and Value of Constituent E-mail and Congressional Web Sites," discusses the value of e-mail sent to Congress and the effectiveness of congressional websites for disseminating substantive policy information. The second, "Democracy At Work: Nonprofit Use of Internet Technology for Public Policy Purposes," describes the state of nonprofit technology use for public policy work and civic engagement. Both are available for free download from our website at <http://www.ombwatch.org/ombw/npt/>. We would welcome your linking to our website to assist any organizations interested in nonprofit uses of technology in public policy activities. If you have any questions about the NPT Project, please let me know. Thank you for the opportunity to introduce our efforts to you. Best wishes, -- Ryan Turner, Coordinator Nonprofits' Policy & Technology (NPT) Project OMB Watch 1742 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20009-1171 PHONE: (202) 234-8494 FAX: (202) 234-8584 E-MAIL: [log in to unmask] WEB: http://www.ombwatch.org/npt/ *************************************************************** JOIN NPTalk, the listserv for Nonprofits' Policy and Technology TO SUBSCRIBE: Send a message to <[log in to unmask]> with the message body: subscribe nptalk Your Name *************************************************************** ------------------------------- Tom Tate Economics and Community Systems Room 3901 South Bldg.,U.S.D.A Washington, DC 20250-0900 [log in to unmask] 202-720-2727 www.sba.gov/ace -------------------------------