Federal Program to Help Religious Groups Makes Awards

Following are grants and contracts that the federal Compassion Capital Fund has awarded.

Grants to

help religious groups and local charities pay start-up costs, receive management help, or expand their programs:

Institute for Youth Development (Washington): $2,500,000

Nueva Esperanza (Philadelphia): $2,466,406

United Way of Massachusetts Bay (Boston): $2,000,000

CJH Educational Grant Services (Raleigh, N.C.): $1,506,987

Associated Black Charities (Baltimore): $1,500,000

Emory University (Atlanta): $1,499,999

Community Technology Centers’ Network (Cambridge, Mass.): $1,499,770

University of Nebraska (Lincoln): $1,160,742

Christian Community Health Fellowship (Chicago): $1,128,330

Clemson University (S.C.): $1,033,341

JVA Consulting (Denver): $1,008,547

Catholic Charities of Central New Mexico (Albuquerque): $1,000,000

Mennonite Economic Development Associates (Lancaster, Pa.): $1,000,000

Northside Ministerial Alliance (Kalamazoo, Mich.): $1,000,000

The National Center for Faith Based Initiatives (West Palm Beach, Fla.): $700,000

Volunteers of America (Alexandria, Va.): $699,159

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (Washington): $682,240

St. Vincent de Paul Management (San Diego): $673,041

Montana Office of Rural Health (Bozeman): $614,555

University of Hawaii (Honolulu): $600,000

Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (Virginia Beach, Va.): $500,000

TOTAL: $24,773,117

Grants to study how religious and community organizationsprovide social services:

Caliber Associates (Fairfax, Va.): $236,633

University of Maryland (College Park): $218,098

Florida International University (Miami): $210,622

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): $193,456

TOTAL: $858,809

Contracts to help religious groups provide social services:

Dare Mighty Things (Vienna, Va.): $2,200,000 to start a national resource center and information clearinghouse of training materials and other information needed to help religious and local charities improve their work.

Branch Associates (Philadelphia): $1,350,000 to evaluate practices and approaches of religious and local charities so that other organizations can benefit from their experiences.

TOTAL: $3,550,000