Attn: Non-Profits — Grant Opportunity from HHS (deadline 1/15/10)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an FDIC Money Smart partner, manages the Assets for Independence (AFI) program that provides grants to nonprofit and government agencies to fund financial education and help low-income families build assets through matched savings accounts called Individual Development Accounts. The next grant application deadline is January 15, 2010. The AFI Resource Center is scheduling “how to” conference calls for grant applicants and their partner financial institutions. To learn more, start at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/afi/ or call the AFI Resource Center at 1-866-778-6037.