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Community
Grants for Positive Youth Development (Jul 10)
The US Department of Health & Human Services Administration for
Children and Families is sponsoring the Compassion Capital Fund Communities Empowering Youth Program. Organizations that have a history of providing alternatives to gang involvement, youth violence, and child abuse and neglect and will focus on building organizational capacity, sustainability and effectiveness may apply. Applications are due July 10. For more information, visit http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-IC-0141.html.
Grant Program to Help Immigrants Learn English in Innovative Ways (Jul 31)
In keeping with the wishes of its benefactor to help poor immigrants advance within the United States and become productive citizens, the Ray Solem Foundation is offering one-time grants of up to $10,000 each to nonprofit organizations that have found creative ways to help immigrants in the U.S. further their verbal English language skills. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the degree of creativity, imaginativeness, innovation, and success shown in the organization's approach to learning verbal English. Funding will be awarded to continue ongoing work performed by the recipient organization; there are no restrictions on the use of foundation grants. Visit the foundation's Web site for grant program guidelines and application instructions.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007104/raysolemfund
Grants to Improve the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities (Jul 13)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Vulnerable Populations Portfolio is accepting grant proposals for new community-based approaches to health and healthcare problems faced by immigrants and refugees in the United States. The program seeks projects that address how health and social systems can accommodate the unique needs of different and changing immigrant and refugee populations; how communities can engage in helping immigrants and refugees maintain and improve their health; and what strategies can overcome barriers that immigrants and refugees face when trying to access health and social services. To be considered, proposals must address ways for improving the health of new residents by linking social factors -- language skills, significant cultural differences, education, and poverty -- to health outcomes. The foundation is interestted in projects that focus on helping new populations integrate into their communities, and is especially interested in providing support to organizations outside the formal network of healthcare providers such as grassroots organizations, faith-based organizations, and advocacy organizations. Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. Grants of up to $300,000 (maximum grant award) for up to three years will be available. The program will fund eight to ten projects for 2007. Visit the RWJF Web site for program guidelines, application procedures, and examples of projects that have received funding in the past. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007106/rwjf
Grants for Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence (Aug 31)
The goal of the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation is to eliminate domestic violence. As part of this effort, the foundation annually donates funds to worthwhile organizations that aid the victims of domestic violence. Since 2000, the foundation has awarded millions of dollars to women's shelters across the United States. In 2005, the foundation distributed $20,000 grants to 150 shelters, and again in 2006 the foundation awarded $20,000 grants, totaling $3 million, to 150 shelters in all fifty states. The funds awarded by the foundation may be used for the operating budget of the shelter, with the exception of staff travel. Shelters that receive grants may not apply the following year. The foundation wishes to aid the largest number of shelters as possible. This requires it to exclude for a period of one year the previous year's awardees. Visit the foundation's Web site for further information and a grant application form. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007108/mkacf
Announce New Scholarship Program for Nonprofit Leaders (Nov 15)
The American Management Association and the Leader to Leader Institute
have established the AMA Scholarship Program to assist social sector nonprofit organizations in developing "the strong leaders today who will lead the organizations of the future." AMA has allocated funding for seventy-five scholarships to be administered by the Leader to Leader Institute. Scholarship
benefits include one management education and professional development seminar offered by AMA; one year of individual member benefits, including access to members-only Web site, subscriptions to e-newsletters and journals, and discount pricing on all other AMA products and services; and a one-year
membership with the Leader to Leader Institute, including subscription to Leader to Leader Journal and discounts on the institute's publications and services. The AMA Scholarship Program is available to a range of non-
profit organizations representing the social sector across
the United
States. To be eligible, a candidate must be an
employee of nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization or
operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)(3); have a
minimum of three years of work experience in the social sector;
and receive nomination by the Executive Director/CEO of their
sponsoring organization (if candidate is the ED/CEO, then
nomination by the board).
Visit the Leader to Leader Institute Web site for complete
program information.
RFP Link: http://www.leadertoleader.org/collaboration/ama/index.html
Entries Invited for Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit
Innovation (Aug 13)
The Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is given
each November to three U.S. nonprofit organizations in recog-
nition of an innovative, existing program that has made a
difference in the lives of the people it serves. Peter Drucker's
definition of innovation -- "change that creates a new dimension
of performance" -- is key to consideration for the award. The
Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
at Claremont Graduate University administers the award.
The award is accompanied by a first-place prize of $35,000 and
two runners-up prizes of $7,500 and $5,000. The cash prizes are
unrestricted and designed to celebrate and further the work of
innovative nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Applications must be submitted by the organization responsible
for the program; third-party nominations will not be accepted.
The organization must be a registered, U.S.-domiciled, 501(c)(3)
nonprofit entity serving a U.S. population, and the program must
be fully operational at the time of application submission.
Complete program information and entry instructions are available
at the Drucker School Web
site.
RFP Link: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/2420.asp
Staples Foundation for Learning (Aug 3)
Staples Foundation for Learning, Inc. announces funds to provide educational opportunities and job skills for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations. The deadline for applications is August 3, 2007. Awards ranging from $5,000- $25,000 are available. For further information, go to: http://www.staplesfoundation.org/.
Ezra Jack Keats Accepting Applications From Public Schools and Public Libraries for Minigrant Program (Sept 15)
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, created by the children's book author and illustrator, is accepting applications from public schools and libraries anywhere in the United States and its protectorates for program or event mini-grants of $500 each. Funds will not be granted for general operating costs, administrative costs, transportation, or the purchase of books, tapes, software, or equipment unrelated to a specific program described. Only one application will be considered from each library or school. Applications for programs being held in any type of private or parochial school or library will not be considered. Visit the foundation's Web site for program guidelines and an
application form. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007367/ezra-jack-keats
Schools as Centers of Community Prize (Jul 9)
The KnowledgeWorks Foundation, in partnership with the American Architectural Foundation (http://www.archfoundation.org/), seeks submissions for the Richard Riley Award. The award recognizes design and educational excellence in "schools as centers of community." The winning school will receive a $10,000 prize. Schools that serve as centers of community provide a rich array of social, civic, recreational, and artistic opportunities to the broader community and to students, often clustering educational and municipal buildings together. These additional services and opportunities often improve student achievement and help maximize local tax dollars. All public schools, new and old, including charter schools, are eligible to submit entries for the award. Individuals are not eligible to receive the award. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007174/richardrileyaward
Community Economic Development Discretionary Grant Program
Community Economic Development Discretionary Grant Program--Operational Projects: funds to provide resources to eligible CDCs for their job creation and business projects, as well as to address broader objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban areas.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13255&mode=VIEW
Economic Development Assistance Programs
The Department of Commerce announces funds to promote comprehensive, entrepreneurial, and innovation-based economic development efforts to enhance the competitiveness of regions, resulting in increased private investment and higher-skill, higherwage jobs in areas experiencing substantial and persistent economic distress.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13169&mode=VIEW
Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (Jun 15)
World Hunger Year (WHY) is happy to announce the release of the 2007 Harry Chapin Self Reliance Award applications. The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program distributes cash grants ($5,000 maximum award) to outstanding grassroots organizations for their innovative and creative approaches to fighting domestic hunger and poverty by empowering people and building self-reliance. To learn more, visit http://www.worldhungeryear.org/comm_conn/hcsra.asp
Mentoring Children of Prisoners (Jun 4)
Executive Summary: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. This program supports the creation and maintenance of one-on-one mentoring relationships between children of incarcerated parents and caring, supportive adult mentors. The intent of this program is to support the establishment or expansion and operation of mentoring programs, using a network of public and private community entities, in areas with substantial numbers of children of incarcerated parents. The MCP program is designed to be a community-based mentoring program in which children and youth ages four up to age 18, are appropriately matched with an adult mentor, who has been screened and trained, for a one-on-one (one mentor/one youth), friendship-oriented (non curriculum-based) mentoring relationship. For detailed information visit:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-CV-0029.html
Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program (May 11)
Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program: funds to support the development and/or expansion of new community coalitions (mentees) that are focused on strengthening communities and reducing substance abuse among youth. The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announce the availability of funds for new FY 2007 Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program (DFC Mentoring) grants. The purpose of the DFC Mentoring Program is to provide grant funds to existing DFC grantees (mentors) to support development and/or expansion of new community coalitions (mentees) that are focused on strengthening communities and reducing substance abuse among youth.
http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2007/sp_07_002.aspx
Recreational Programs (May 22)
The purpose of the Recreational Programs is to provide individuals with disabilities with recreational activities and related experiences to aid in their employment, mobility, socialization, independence, and community integration. Recreational Programs initiate local recreation projects that will continue after Federal assistance ends.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13189&mode=VIEW
USDA Rural Youth Development (May 21)
USDA Announces Availability of Rural Youth Development Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the availability of Rural Youth Development Grants. The overall goal of the program is to provide opportunities for rural youth to improve their own lives and the communities in which they live. The grants are intended to breakdown barriers to participation, especially for rural youth; enhance opportunities for youth involvement in policy and decision-making; create safe and inviting environments for youth activities; and improve access to information and technology. The application deadline is May 21, 2007. For more information, visit the Department of Agriculture or call (202) 401-5048.
Wells Fargo Housing Foundation (Rolling)
The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation is committed to increasing low- to moderate-income homeownership through the development of affordable housing. Through the Homeownership Grant Program, the Foundation offers support to housing organizations that have demonstrated the ability to create homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families as well as assist organizations that help low- to moderate-income homeowners make necessary repairs and upgrades.
https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/wfhf_oview
Kresge Foundation's Capital Challenge Campaign (Rolling)
The Kresge Foundation's mission is to strengthen organizations that advance the well-being of humanity. The Foundation concentrates its programming on capital campaigns as a key opportunity for the growth of organizations addressing a wide range of areas, including education, the arts, health, and human services.
http://www.kresge.org/content/displaycontent.aspx?CID=24
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation (Rolling)
The A.L. Mailman Family Foundation announces funds to promote the building of sustainable systems that provide access to high quality early learning experiences for all children. The Foundation's areas of focus are: system-wide change; resources development; advocacy; policy-based research; communications; and funder collaboratives.
http://www.mailman.org/
MAC AIDS Fund (Jun 15)
The M•A•C AIDS Fund supports organizations that provide basic needs, direct services, education, awareness, and prevention programs to men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS. The Fund gives priority to requests that address the following areas: treatment adherence, prevention in high-risk populations, models of care, and survival-based needs for those living with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.macaidsfund.org/support/givingguidelines.html
Re-engaging Disconnected Youth (May 25)
Cities are encouraged to apply for a new technical assistance project sponsored by the YEF Institute on Municipal Leadership for Disconnected Youth. Supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the project will help municipal leaders and their community partners build or strengthen cross-system collaborations and implement new strategies for reconnecting young people ages 16 to 24 who have dropped out of school, are out of work, or have been involved in the foster care or juvenile justice systems. Potential partners may include local school districts, regional workforce boards, state or county juvenile justice and child welfare agencies, and community-based organizations.Three to six cities will be competitively selected to participate in this 18-month project. These cities will receive access to national experts on youth in transition, networking opportunities with other municipal leaders, and YEF Institute assistance in developing and implementing action plans tailored to each community’s needs. Proposals are due by May 25. Contact Leon Andrews at andrews@nlc.org with questions.
Download the Request for Proposals >>
Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation (Ongoing)
Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation provides financial grants for structuring, developing or modifying special-needs children's programs. Grant requests over $5,000 are accepted from January 1 to August 31 of each year. Grant requests for less are accepted at any time.
http://www.iwpf.org/
World of Children Awards Program (May 4)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The World of Children Awards were established to honor individuals or a group of individuals who devote their lives to children. In order to identify such individuals, World of Children annually announces a call for nominations for three award categories -- the World of Children Health Award, the World of Children Humanitarian Award, and the Founder's Award. The WOC Health Award is for those providing services specifically in the fields of health, medicine, and pediatric sciences. The Humanitarian Award is specifically for education and social and humanitarian services. The Founder's Award is specifically for a young person under the age of 21 who has provided exceptional services/support to other children. In November 2007, World of Children will gather the selected honorees together in New York City for an award ceremony and presentation of the two separate $50,000 awards and two $15,000 Founder's Awards. Honorees are expected to participate in all related events during this time. Travel and accommodations expenses associated with this participation will be arranged and paid for by World of Children. While the awards are not granted to organizations, the stipends must go to a sustainable organization. Awards are not given posthumously, and self-nominations are welcome. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006438/worldofchildren
Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Demonstration Program (May 16)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), announces that applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) authorized under Title XI Section 1110 of the Social Security Act governing Social Services Research and Demonstration activities and the Department of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law (P.L.) 109-149. Pursuant to this announcement, ACF will award funds to experienced organizations to deliver capacity building services to faith-based and community organizations through the provision of training, technical assistance, and sub-awards. Intermediary organizations will assist faith-based and community organizations with capacity building activities in five critical areas: 1) leadership development, 2) organizational development, 3) program development, 4) revenue development strategies, and 5) community engagement. Capacity building activities are designed to increase an organization's sustainability and effectiveness, enhance its ability to provide social services, and create collaborations to better serve those most in need.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-EJ-0035.html
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Other Asset Formation Opportunities (Apr 30)
The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that competing applications will be accepted for a grant pursuant to the Secretary's authority under Section 678A of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act. The CSBG Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Other Asset Formation Opportunities will fund up to 10 capacity-building collaborations that create or expand asset formation and financial literacy services offered by eligible entities funded under the CSBG program in support of National Community Action Goal "1" (Low Income People Become More Self-sufficient).
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-ET-0086.html
Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity Building Program (Apr 10)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), announces that applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary's Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) authorized under Title XI Section 1110 of the Social Security Act governing Social Services Research and Demonstration activities and the Department of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law (P.L.) 109-149. Pursuant to this announcement, OCS will award funds to help build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations that address the needs of distressed communities. A distressed community is defined as a neighborhood or geographic community with an unemployment rate and/or poverty rate equal to or greater than the State or national rate. The Targeted Capacity Building Program will focus on capacity building among organizations addressing the following programmatic service areas: help for at-risk youth; help for the homeless; marriage education and preparation services to help couples who choose marriage for themselves develop the skills and knowledge to form and sustain healthy marriages; or social services to those living in rural communities.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2007-ACF-OCS-IJ-0036.html
Neighborhood Funding Stream (Apr 20)
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (UWSEPA) is now accepting grant applications from eligible nonprofit organizations serving the American Street Empowerment Zone or North Central Empowerment Zone communities. There are two Requests for Proposals (RFP): one for programs that benefit the American Street Empowerment Zone community and one for programs that benefit the North Central Empowerment Zone community. Applications must indicate which community the proposed program will benefit. Organizations responding to both the American Street and North Central RFPs must submit two separate proposals.Eligible organizations can apply for a grant in one of these four programmatic areas:
1. Innovative programs for children and youth.
2. Mentoring programs that foster caring relationships between adults and youth.
3. Programs that help youth who are not in school to acquire necessary skills and education to begin a career.
4. Other approaches that address Youth Violence and Public Safety.
The Neighborhood Funding Stream will ONLY consider funding those organizations that clearly and convincingly identify how residents from the above-mentioned communities will be served with the grant.
RFP: http://www.uwsepa.org/nfs.
Deadline: Friday, April 20, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
Local Initiative Funding Partners Program (LIFP) (Jul 10)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is accepting applications to create partnership programs between the RWJF and local grantmakers to fund promising original projects designed to significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative, and community-based. Significant program expansions such as a major expansion into new regions or to new populations may also be considered.
* Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program expansions—such as a major expansion into new regions or to new populations—may also be considered. LIFP matching grants may not be used to administer existing programs.
* Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as one of the funding partners.
* Local funding partners must be willing to work with each grantee to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations and corporate and other philanthropies.
* Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. In-kind services may not be used to match foundation funds.
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19831
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2007
HUD's HBCU Grant (May 23)
US Department of Housing and Urban Development Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grant The purpose of the HBCU program is to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low and moderate income, consistent with the purpose of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12962
Neighborhood Excellence Initiative (Jun 29)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, Bank of America's signature philanthropic program, focuses on developing relationships with and investing in strong nonprofits/charitable organizations with great leaders. The program offers leadership training and general operating support for growing nonprofits, recognizes a community's local heroes, and embraces the next generation of student leaders. The Neighborhood Excellence Initiative invites applications for the following program components: Neighborhood Builders: Provides grants of $200,000 each (or local market currency equivalent) for operating support to two nonprofit/charitable organizations in each of Bank of America's forty-four markets - Deadline: June 29, 2007. Local Heroes: Honors individuals who exemplify the highest standards in community service. The program provides donations of $5,000 each (or local market currency equivalent) to an eligible charitable nonprofit/charitable organizations, selected by each of five selected Local Heroes in the BoA's forty-four markets. Self-nomination are encouraged. Deadline: June 29, 2007.RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006204/bankofamerica
Save Our History Grant Program (Jun 1)
Inspire the youth in your community to become the preservationists of tomorrow. Museums, historic sites, historical societies, preservation organizations, libraries, and archives are invited to partner with a local school or youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history of their communities. Each year, The History Channel awards $250,000 in grants of up to $10,000 to organizations that partner with schools or youth groups on community preservation projects that engage students in learning about, documenting and preserving the history of their communities. To apply for a Save Our History grant visit http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_
type=mini_home&mini_id=51103 The deadline for applications for the 2007-2008 Grant Program is June 1st, 2007.
NEA Big Read (Apr 12)
The National Endowment for the Arts announces funds to revitalize the role of literature in American popular culture and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its citizens. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, nonprofit organizations, and private institutions of higher education.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12710&mode=VIEW
Adolescent Violence Reduction Centers (Mar 23)
The City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services is herein notifying all interested parties of a new Request for Proposal, (RFP) opportunity. This opportunity is to request proposals to develop and operate Adolescent Violence Reduction Center Based programs. These programs are intended to guide youth away from violent activities and support positive growth and development. This RFP can be obtained at http://www.phila.gov/contracts. On this site please click on eContracts Philly. From the column choose New Contract Opportunities. This opportunity will close Friday, March 23, 2007 at 5:00.
Early Reading First Program (Mar 29)
The Department of Education announces funds to support local efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive, and early reading skills of preschool age children especially those from low- income families, through strategies, materials, and professional development that are grounded in scientifically based reading research. Eligible applicants include independent school districts, nonprofits, and faith- and community-based organizations. The deadline for applications is May 29, 2007. Approximately $102,087,000 is available to fund 23 awards.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12328&mode=VIEW
Criminal Justice grants from Open Society Institute (ongoing)
The Open Society Institute announces funds to improve the fair administration of criminal justice in the U.S. The project awards grants in three areas affecting youth and adults in the criminal justice system: improving public defense services; death penalty reform; and racial profiling. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and community-based organizations. There is no deadline date for applications.
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/gideon/guidelines
F. B. Heron Foundation funds asset development (ongoing)
The F. B. Heron Foundation supports organizations that help low-income people create wealth and take control of their lives through one or more of the following strategies: advancing home ownership; supporting enterprise development; reducing the barriers to full participation in the economy by providing quality child care; increasing access to capital; and employing comprehensive community development approaches that focus on wealth-creation strategies. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and community-based organizations. There is no deadline date for applications.
http://www.fbheron.org/prog_guide.html
Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants (Mar 2)
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced funds to support demonstration, training, outreach and/or education projects that yield measurable environmental outcomes in reducing exposure to indoor air pollutants. The deadline for applications is March 2, 2007. Approximately $600,000 is available to fund 6 awards, ranging from $25,000 to $50,000.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12291&mode=VIEW
Dollar General Literacy Foundation (Mar 2)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
Since 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has sought to improve the functional literacy of adults and families by providing grants to nonprofit organizations dedicated to the advancement of literacy. The foundation's Adult Literacy Grants Program and the Family Literacy Grants Program are currently accepting applications. Adult Literacy Grants Program: For fiscal year 2007, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation will award a minimum of $1.5 million in grants through its annual RFP process to qualifying nonprofit adult literacy providers. Family Literacy Grants Program: For fiscal year 2007, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation will award a minimum of $1.5 million in grants through its annual RFP process to qualifying nonprofit family literacy providers. Visit the foundation's Web page for complete program information and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005864/dollargeneral
PA Campus Compact VISTAs available (Feb 12)
The 2006-2007 AmeriCorps*VISTA host site application has been posted to the PA Campus Compact web site at http://www.paccompact.org. Please note that completed applications are due in our offices on February 12, 2007. Please share this information with anyone at your institution who would be interested in having a VISTA member. If you have questions about the application, please do not hesitate to call Madeline Yates at (717) 796-5072.
RGK Foundation (Rolling)
Grants for community, education and health projects, including human services, community improvement, abuse prevention and youth development/educational enrichment programs.
Eligibility: Nonprofits must first submit letters of inquiry.
Deadline: Open.
Amount: Under $25,000 each.
Contact: http://www.rgkfoundation.org
Community-Police Partnership Awards (Feb 23)
Support innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization. Applications are invited for two categories: Neighborhood Revitalization (community group/police partnerships that reduce crime and improve economic development) and Special Strategy (community group/police partnerships that yield significant outcomes in certain areas, including youth safety). Funder: MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corp. Eligibility: Community organizations, community development corporations, police departments, community partnerships, weed and seed programs, and collaborations. Public agencies (including police departments and public schools) must apply in conjunction with at least one nonprofit to serve as the fiscal agent. Deadline: Feb. 23. Amount: Six revitalization awards of $10,000 to $25,000 each; and five special strategy awards of $15,000 each. Contact: http://www.lisc.org/section/areas/sec1/safety/awards
Lowe's Toolbox for Education (Feb 1)
Grants for grass-roots community and school projects in the communities where Lowe's does business. Funder: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF). Eligibility: Schools and school parent-teacher groups. Deadline: Feb. 1. Amount: The requested grant amount must be between $2,000 and $5,000. Contact: http://www.toolboxforeducation.com
Safe and Vital Communities (Open)
For projects related to catastrophe response, youth anti-violence, neighborhood revitalization and teen safe driving, as well as for tolerance, inclusion and diversity. Funder: Allstate Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Open. Amount: Varies. Contact: www.allstate.com/Community
Event Grants (Monthly)
To promote family, school and community environments that build skills and foster talents in young people. Small event grants and ice cream products/auction items are provided. Funder: The Dreyer’s Foundation, founded by Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Monthly. Amount: Up to $3,000 and product donations. Contact: www.dreyersinc.com/dreyersfoundation/small_grants.asp
Public Welfare Foundation 2007 Funding Priorities (Open)
National foundation intends to dedicate $1.5 million next year to its Youth program, which supports projects in employment, training and alternative education; early intervention; youth leadership development; violence prevention; and advocacy and policy development. The foundation will spend $1.5 million for grants under Criminal Justice category, including alternatives to incarceration. Another $2.84 million will be spent on Community Development programs; $3 million on Health; and $1 million on building grass-roots civic participation. Funder: Public Welfare Foundation. Eligibility: 501(c)(3)s. (Some exceptions are made for organizations without such status.) Deadline: Open.
Amount: $20 million across all grant areas; average grant in 2006 was nearly $49,000. Contact: www.publicwelfare.org/news/news/fund_2007.asp.
Awards for Volunteerism (Feb 15)
The Points of Light Foundation, the Corporation for National Service and the Knights of Columbus are accepting nominations for the Daily Points of Light Award, which honors people and organizations engaged in exemplary volunteer and community service work. Nominations are accepted year round, but reviewed on a quarterly basis with the next review session deadline on February 15. For more information call 202/729-8184 or visit
http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/dpol/nominate.cfm.
Educational Foundation of America
The Educational Foundation of America offers grants to nonprofit organizations for programs making a broad impact on society in areas such as education, environment, human services and democracy among others. Letters of inquiry are welcomed at any time. More information: http://www.efaw.org/
Funding for Community News Ventures (Feb 20)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism invites U.S. nonprofit groups and education organizations to apply for funding through its New Voices program, which is designed to launch new community news ventures and to cooperate with J-Lab in spotlighting best practices and lessons learned. Groups eligible to apply for funding under the initiative are 501(c)(3) organizations and education institutions, including civic groups, community organizations, public broadcasters, schools, colleges, and universities. Under the New Voices project, J-Lab will select ten projects in 2007. Each project may receive as much as $17,000 in three tiers over two years. See the J-Lab Web site for complete program guidelines and examples of funded projects.
RFP Link: http://www.j-newvoices.org/index.php/site/story/2005rfp/
PennSERVE AmeriCorps*State RFA (Dec 8)
PennSERVE: Governor Rendell's Office of Citizen Service has issued a request for applications (RFA#-2007-ACS-01) for potential 2007-2008 AmeriCorps*State programs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Consistent with PennSERVE's mission, the funding is designed to help organizations strengthen Commonwealth communities by implementing innovative service programs that address a compelling community need through the use of volunteers. To access the grant application information, please visit our website at www.pennserve.state.pa.us and "Click Here for Grant Opportunities." The deadline for submission is December 8, 2006.
Abelard Foundation-East (Jan 15)
Abelard Foundation-East (a Common Counsel Foundation member) is a family foundation committed to funding economic, environmental and social justice initiatives. The Foundation gives priority to projects that are in their first years of development and have budgets less than $300,000. Grants generally average $10,000. http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/abelardeast/
Grants for Community Leaders (Dec 31)
Individuals and tax-exempt organizations may apply for the Legend Leadership Award, administered by the Dale Earnhardt Foundation to honor individuals or organizations that have brought positive change to a community. The foundation will award $7,000 to seven individuals or organizations that must use the money for educational purposes. Applications will be accepted through any expressive medium, including art, writing or video. The deadline is December 31. For information, visit
www.daleearnhardtinc.com/content/legacy/foundation_leader.aspx.
National Child Care Teacher Awards (Dec 1)
The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation is accepting applications for the National Child Care Teacher Awards, which are offered to child care teachers throughout the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Applicants must be teachers of infant, toddler, or preschool age children. Applicants are required to design a project to enhance their classroom. The project should demonstrate the educational, social, and emotional benefits for the children and illustrate the critical role of the teacher. Award recipients will receive $500 to $1,000 each as a stipend to acknowledge their special dedication, and $500 each to fund the classroom enhancement project they designed. Visit the TTLCCF Web site for complete program guidelines, eligibility restrictions, and application materials.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10005001/childcareabc
Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (Dec 18)
RBA is given to urban places in the United States that improve and enrich the urban setting. Though criteria are broad, exemplary projects often provide innovative solutions to challenging inner-city problems. Maximum award: $50,000. Deadline: December 18, 2006. For application and information, contact: Bruner Foundation; 130 Prospect Street; Cambridge, MA 02139; Tel: 617-492-8401, Ext. 184; Fax: 617-876-4002; Email: application@brunerfoundation.org; Web: www.brunerfoundation.org/rba.
Echoing Green Fellowship Program (Dec 1)
Through this two-year program, Echoing Green helps social entrepreneurs develop new solutions to some of society's most difficult problems. Echoing Green provides first-stage funding and support to visionary leaders with bold ideas for social change. Deadline: December 1, 2006. For additional details and instructions, visit: https://apply.echoinggreen.org/.
Alibris to Award Library Grants for Books Through Collection Development Award (Dec 1)
For the fourth consecutive year, online bookseller Alibris is accepting applications from libraries for the Alibris Collection Award, which is designed to help libraries expand their collections in specific subject areas of interest to their respective communities. The Alibris Collection Award is a grant of up to $3,000 worth of books to an academic, public, special, K-12, or international library supporting specific collection development projects that advance the mission, priority areas, and goals of the selected library. Each applying library provides an online Donate-A-Book wish list of the desired titles along with the required statements of interest concerning the desired collection and needs of the applying library. Complete award details are available at the Alibris for Libraries Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10004998/alibris
Hamburger Helper’s myHometownHelper.com (May 31)
Hamburger Helper will provide support to a variety of initiatives that help hometowns across America. Applicants can request a one-time award for a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $15,000. Applications will be accepted through May 31, 2007 and awards will be announced each month. For more information, go to www.myhometownhelper.com.
Artists & Communities Program (Dec 4)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is accepting applications for Artists & Communities, a program that offers support for partnerships between visiting creative artists (choreographers, composers, poets, writers, filmmakers, media, and visual artists of all kinds) and nonprofit organizations engaged in community-based creative projects. The program is designed to provide opportunities for professional artists to partner with nonprofit organizations in projects that result in the creation of new work and involve active cultural participation by members of the host community. Nonprofit organizations apply in partnership with the artist(s) they wish to host in the residency described in the application. The project must be designed collaboratively by the artist and the host organization. Artists & Communities grants usually range from $5,000 to $20,000 each and must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Visit the MAAF Web site for complete program information, application procedures, and directories of community artists and host organizations.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004918/midatlanticarts
Spank Out Day Mini-Grants (Dec 10)
For educational events and programs about the effects of physical punishment on children and alternatives. Preference will be for programs for teens or young adults, grandparents raising children alone, adults with a high school education, men, mothers raising children alone, and teens and adults with backgrounds of
abuse. Funder: The Center for Effective Discipline. Eligibility: Nonprofits, schools and churches. Amount: $250.
www.stophitting.com/spankOut/2007USAMiniGrants.php
Youth Organized for Disaster Action
The Institute for Global Education and Service Learning and the National Dropout Prevention Center are pleased to announce a new Youth Organized for Disaster Action grant opportunity for schools in Alabama, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. The goal of the Youth Organized for Disaster Action (Y.O.D.A.) program is to address disaster preparedness and community safety concerns by engaging students in service-learning activities in their schools and communities. In addition to the physical damage to homes and property, disasters also affect young people’s sense of security, their relationships with their schools, communities, and in some cases even their families. Y.O.D.A. also aims to cultivate resilience and developmental assets in youth while enhancing academic achievement, developing workplace-readiness skills, and demonstrating active citizenship. Interested schools/districts can apply for up to $10,000 and must be committed to expanding the use of service learning methodology over the course of three years. For more information visit www.igesl.org.
Proposals are due by October 26, 2006.
RFP Link: http://www.igesl.org/html/yoda_mini_grants.html
Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth (Oct 25)
The Lewis Hine Awards, named after the renowned photographer Lewis Wickes Hine who documented early twentieth century exploitation of child labor, seek to identify not the one-time hero, but the individual who has made a commitment to the well-being, growth and development of youth either in a paid job or through volunteering. Five professionals and five volunteers will be recognized for their exceptional service to young people with an award of $1,000. Awardees will attend a media-covered ceremony on January 29, 2007 in New York City. Nomination forms: http://www.nationalchildlabor.org/
Questions? Call: 212-840-1801
Public Relations Grants Available for Nonprofit Organizations (Dec 31)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
CyberAlert, Inc., an online media monitoring company, has announced that, for the fourth consecutive year, the company will award a minimum of ten public relations grants to not-for-profit organizations. Each grant consists of one full year of news monitoring/press clipping services, ranging in value from $2,700 to $3,900. Program information and the grant application form are available at the company's Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004578/cyberalert
Tony Hawk Foundation - Public Skateboarding
Tony Hawk Foundation awards grants of up to $25,000 to support the construction of new public skateboarding parks for low-income neighborhoods or areas with populations of at-risk youths. Qualifying tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible to apply. Deadline: October 1, 2006. For more information, contact: Tony Hawk Foundation; 1611-A South Melrose Drive, Suite 360; Vista, CA 92081; email: contact@tonyhawkfoundation.org; website: http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/grant_application.asp.
Hamburger Helper Grant Program for Local Communities (May 1, 2007)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
Hamburger Helper, a General Mills food brand, is looking to lend a "helping hand" to neighborhoods across the United States with its "My Hometown Helper" grant program. Individuals from communities and organizations across America can visit the program's Web site to submit a written essay describing how the "My Hometown Helper" grant would help improve their community project. Examples of possible community projects include: computers for the . local school or library; playground equipment for a park; clean-up projects; and training for volunteer firefighters Applicants can request a one-time award of between $500 and $15,000 during any single month. All requests for funding must be sponsored by a municipal or civic organization or public school. The program will award "helping hand" grants each month from online applications received . through May 2007. Applications will be evaluated monthly. For more information on the "My Hometown Helper" program and complete guidelines, visit the program's Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004569/myHometownHelper
NFL Youth Football Fund
NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program Administered by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, these grants will support the construction of safe and accessible football fields in neighborhoods with low- to moderate-income households. Schools and nonprofit organizations may request up to $200,000 for capital improvement projects. For more information, contact Beverly Smith, LISC, at bsmith@lisc.org, or visit: http://www.lisc.org/section/areas/sec3/youth
State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board plans to fund $5 million in service-learning projects, with grants of $25,000 to $100,000 each. The Request for Proposals focuses on 4 project areas:
Disaster Preparedness
Driver Safety
Financial Education
Access to Higher Education
The deadline for submissions is November 15. The RFPs can be viewed at http://www.statefarmyab.com/
MLK Day of Service grants (Oct 12)
The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network (POLF/VCNN), through the generous support of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), is pleased to offer Building the Beloved Community Grants to member Volunteer Centers (network) and others (non-network) so that we can continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on January 15, 2007. There will be two Technical Assistance calls provided at 3:00 p.m. EDT on the following days: Thursday, September 28 and Tuesday, October 3. Dial-in number is 1-800-917-9796. The participant pass code will be 724982. The deadline to return the grant application is Thursday October 12, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The expected announcement of the awards is by Wednesday October 25, 2006. Funds will be distributed early November 2006, upon receipt of signed MOU by sub-grantee. For more information, please e-mail mlkgrant@pointsoflight.org or visit http://www.pointsoflight.org/ (FAQs are available online).
Youth Service America to Recognize Youth, Organizations and Media Outlets That Promote Service Learning (Oct 19)
Youth Service America will administer the 2007 Harris Wofford Awards, which are sponsored by the State Farm Companies Foundation. The awards recognize extraordinary achievements in three categories: Youth (ages 12-25), Organization (nonprofit, corporate, foundation), and Media (organization or individual) for actively contributing toward "making service and service-learning the common expectation and common experience of every young person." Award Finalists will be honored and presented with an award of recognition at the 18th Annual National Service-Learning Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The recipient in the Youth category will receive a $500 award for him/herself and a $500 award for the nonprofit organization of his/her choice. Travel arrangements, including airfare and accommodation, will be provided for each award recipient. One award winner will be chosen in each of the three categories. Self-nominations are permitted. Visit the YSA Web site for complete program information and nomination forms.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004333/ysa
The 2007 BRICK Awards - "The Oscars of youth service awards"--CNN
The BRICK Awards are the premier awards for young social change-makers in the United States and Canada. BRICK Award winners are social change-makers who recognize a problem in their community, envision a solution, and take the steps necessary to make that dream a reality. Simply, BRICK Award winners build a better world, BRICK by BRICK. BRICK Award winners get a shot at US$25,000 in scholarships and grants to support their projects and organizations. Even cooler, this year’s ceremony will be televised and streamed on Yahoo! The BRICK Awards are open to U.S. and Canadian leaders ages 25 and under.
Apply online at www.dosomething.org/brick
APPLICATIONS DUE: Dec 1, 2006
National Organization on Disability Invites Entries for Accessible America Awards Program (Oct 31)
The National Organization on Disability (http://www.nod.org/) is calling on America's mayors and chief elected officials to enter their communities in the sixth annual Accessible America awards competition, open to all United States cities and towns. With support from program sponsors UPS and Wal-Mart, communities will compete for $35,000 in cash prizes. Entrants will showcase
how their citizens with disabilities are participating in and contributing to local community life.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004126/nod
Service-Learning grants for Community Colleges (Oct 2)
The American Association of Community Colleges is pleased to announce the national competition for its 2006-2009 grant program, Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning. Eight community colleges will be selected to develop model service learning programs and will be known as Horizons mentee colleges. AACC is also conducting a search for four experienced community college service learning practitioners to serve as mentors in the Horizons project. Mentee colleges will receive $12,000 in the first year of the grant, and mentor colleges will receive $5,000. In addition, Horizons mentee colleges will receive extensive training and technical assistance through the mentor team, project conferences, site visits, listservs, conference calls, and project publications. The funding period is December 1, 2006, through June 30, 2009.
RFP Link: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/slrfp
Proposals are due Monday, October 2, 2006
State listings of AACC members: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/ccfinder
Staples Foundation for Learning (Sep 15)
The Staples Foundation for Learning supports community programs that enhance education and job skills, especially for disadvantaged youth.
Grant range: $1,000 - $25,000. Deadline: September 15, 2006.
More info: http://www.staplesfoundation.org
Women of the Earth Awards (Oct 31)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The Yves Rocher Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Yves Rocher beauty company, is accepting applications for the Terre de Femmes "Women of the Earth" Awards from the United States. The awards are designed to honor women who make the world a greener place through their actions and programs. The first-place prize winner will be entered in the International Women of the Earth Awards with other first-prize winners from other countries. She will be taken to Paris, France, to attend the award ceremony on March 8, 2007, and could win the international prize. Any woman age 18 and above who is working on a program that benefits nature and humankind is eligible and encouraged to submit an application. .
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003578/yvesrocher
Leeway Foundation Offers Art and Change Grant to Women and Trans People in Delaware Valley Region (Oct 16)
The Leeway Foundation's grantmaking programs honor the transformative work of women and trans artists. The foundation's Art and Change Grants fund women and trans people in the Delaware Valley region (Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties) who create art for social change. The Art and Change Grant is a project-based grant of up to $2,500 for women and trans people who have financial need to create their art and social change project or opportunity. The grant supports projects that have an impact on the artist and a larger group, audience, or community.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003412/leeway
Activists of Color Invited to Apply for Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program (Dec1)
( http://www.alstonbannerman.org/ ) is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists of color. The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social, economic, and environmental justice, and provides resources for organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal. To qualify for an Alston/Bannerman Fellowship, an applicant must be a person of color; have more than ten years of community organizing experience; be
committed to continuing to work for social change; and live in the United States or its territories.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003415/alstonbannerman
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation School-Based Mental Health Services for Youth (Jul 28)
[Posted from RFP]
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched a new program to support partnerships between schools and mental health service providers to reduce emotional and behavioral problems among children in low-income, refugee, and immigrant-dense communities. "Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth" is a three-year, $4.5 million initiative designed to advance RWJF's efforts to meet the needs of vulnerable families who may not be served by traditional health and social services. "Caring Across Communities" places special emphasis on helping schools work with community organizations to reduce the cultural and language barriers to quality mental health services faced by children of immigrant and refugee families.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003149/rwjf
WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others (Sep 12)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others supports grassroots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children. Grants are provided to organizations serving women and/or children in the United States and Puerto Rico. Specific projects and programs addressing health, education, and social service needs are the foundation's priority. The foundation recognizes the value of new programs created to respond to changing needs and will consider funding projects of an original or pioneering nature within an existing organization.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002943/whofoundation
Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRRAC) Small Grants Program (ongoing)
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter]
Thanks to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, PRRAC is once again able to make small grants available for research on the intersection of race and poverty that in turn is designed to support a planned advocacy strategy (community organizing, litigation, legislation, public education, etc.).
http://www.prrac.org/grants.php
Open Meadows Foundation: Funding for Projects Benefiting Women and Girls (Aug 15)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The Open Meadows Foundation is a grantmaking organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls. The foundation offers grants up to $2,000 to projects that are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote racial, social, economic, and environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. Organizational budgets should not exceed $150,000. Small and start-up organizations are strongly encouraged to apply.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002942/openmeadows
CVS/pharmacy Community Grants Program (Oct 31)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
CVS/pharmacy supports the communities it serves by providing nonprofit organizations the opportunity to apply for a CVS/pharmacy Community Grant. The Community Grants program is currently accepting proposals for the following: 1) Programs targeting children under the age of 18 with disabilities that address any of the following: health and rehabilitation services; public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs; and creating opportunities or facilities that give greater access to physical movement and play. 2) Healthcare services for uninsured people. Visit the CVS/pharmacy Web site for complete program guidelines and to determine whether your program is eligible.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002305/cvs
Colin Higgins Foundation Funding for GLBT Youth (June 30)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
Through its grantmaking activities, the Colin Higgins Foundation supports organizations that build the power and leadership of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgendered youth (age 13-24) through grassroots organizing and/or comprehensive leadership development; work with historically underprivileged constituencies (i.e, youth of color, transgendered, immigrant, low-income, or rural youth and/or youth in reservation communities); strive to bring about institutional change in the legal, political, economic, or cultural structures that impact LGBT youth; and work to link LGBT youth to other organizations and social-justice movements.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002301/colinhiggins
In-Kind Services Grant for Cause Marketing Campaign (Jul 31)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
Bemporad Baranowski Marketing Group, a New York-based marketing agency dedicated to socially responsible brands and organizations, invites applications for the "It's How We Live" Grant, a package of in-kind services worth $100,000 to create and launch a cause marketing campaign for a nonprofit organization and its corporate partner. Cause marketing (or cause-related marketing) is any initiative that joins a company with a nonprofit organization in marketing efforts designed to raise awareness for and inspire action around a chosen cause, while supporting the corporate product or service.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002084/itshowwelive
World Hunger Year Invites Applications for Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (June 15)
World Hunger Year and the Harry Chapin Foundation invite applications for the Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards program. The awards honor innovation and creativity in grassroots efforts against hunger and poverty. The awards program distributes cash grants of up to $5,000 each to outstanding grassroots organizations in the United States that have "moved beyond charity to creating change in their communities." Applicants should be community-based and located in the United States; have a total budget for the program not exceeding $500,000; be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; have replicable programs that go beyond emergency food, shelter, and other types of assistance; engage in program activities that address the root causes of poverty; and be able to demonstrate alignment between program outcomes and organization goals. WHY and the Harry Chapin Foundation will not conside applications from organizations providing only emergency services. See the WHY Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002214/worldhunger
Libri Foundation Offers Children's Book Grants for Rural Libraries (July 15)
The Libri Foundation was established for the sole purpose of helping rural libraries in the U.S. acquire new, quality, hardcover children's books they could not otherwise afford to buy. The foundation works with an applicant library's Friends of the Library or other local organizations and seeks to encourage and reward local support of libraries. The Friends, or other local sponsors, can contribute from $50 to $350, which the foundation matches on a two-to-one ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of books through the foundation's Books for Children program. The foundation awards grants three times a year. The next deadline is July 15, 2006.
Complete program guidelines, eligibility information, and application forms are available at the Libri Foundation Web site.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002208/libri
Racial and Economic Justice Fund (Jun 15)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The Bread & Roses Community Fund is a unique partnership of donors and activists committed to supporting social change in the Delaware Valley. The fund offers a range of grant programs available to a broad spectrum of organizations and individuals working for social change. The organization's Racial and Economic Justice Fund was created to support groups using community organizing to promote racial and economic justice at the local, state, national, and international levels. For groups applying to the fund, working toward racial and economic justice must be central to their vision, understanding of the problem, and strategy for addressing it.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10001412/breadrosesfund
Common Counsel's Grassroots Exchange Fund (Open)
The Common Counsel Foundation's Grassroots Exchange Fund (formerly the Grantee Exchange Fund) provides discretionary small grants to build bridges between grassroots organizations throughout the United States.The fund was established to encourage social change organizations to seek technical assistance from one another, and to help build regional and national networks among organizations.GXF awards grants averaging $300-$800 to approximately sixty organizations per year to cover training, travel, or conference expenses. Visit the Common Counsel Foundatioon Web site for complete program information, funding restrictions, and application procedures.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000435/commoncounsel
Save Our History Preservation Grant Program (April 7 and June 2)
A program of the HistoryChannel (http://history.com/) and other partners, Save Our History is a national history education and preservation initiative that seeks
to raise awareness and support for preserving local heritage. As part of this effort, the History Channel awards Save Our History grants to history organizations to fund partnerships with schools or youth groups on community
preservation projects. The History Channel also annually honors teachers and students who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to local history education and historic preservation. History organizations can apply for up to $10,000. (Deadline: June 2, 2006.) Save Our History National Honors (for teachers and students):
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000786/saveourhistory
Funding for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training (Feb 7)
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program helps train people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. CERT training includes disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations, and light search and rescue operations. Over the next two years, the CERT program aims to double the number of participants, with over 400,000 individuals completing the 20 plus hours of training. Train-the-Trainer sessions will be held in all 56 states and territories over the next year to expand the program throughout the United States. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Charlene Gray at cgray@paccompact.org or Helen Speziale at hspezial@misericordia.edu.
Building Leadership & Organizational Capacity (BLOC) program,
North Philadelphia
Temple University’s Center for Social Policy and Community Development (CSPCD) is proud to be one of 20 organizations selected in 2005 from around the country to offer capacity building and technical assistance opportunities to community and faith-based organizations through the Compassion Capital Demonstration Fund Program. We are pleased to announce our first round of applications for capacity building and technical assistance. Qualifying organizations include faith-based and community organizations in North Philadelphia who are located in the following zip code areas: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19125, 19130, 19132, 19133 and 19140. Organizations must serve youth, have been in existence for at least one year, have a developed board structure or board list, commit two persons to participate, and have a formalized budget of no more than $400,000.
For more information please contact:
Wayne Mark Thomas
(215) 204-7491
cspcd@temple.edu
Mattel Children's Foundation Domestic Grantmaking Program (April 7)
Mattel, Inc. (http://www.mattel.com/) and the Mattel Children's Foundation (http://www.mattel.com/about_us/philanthropy) have announced the second year of the foundation's Domestic Grantmaking Program. Through this effort, unsolicited applications for funds from organizations working to benefit children in need in the United States are accepted. Organizations with 501(c) (3) public charity status that are able to demonstrate they directly serve children in need may be eligible for grants of up to $25,000. Two types of grants will be considered: 1) Program-specific grants, i.e., funding for the launch of new programs or expansion of existing programs; and 2) Core operating support, i.e., support for administrative and operating costs that help organizations to sustain their programs.
http://www.mattel.com/
Independent Sector Invites Nominations for Gardner Leadership Award (Jan 31)
Each year since 1985, Independent Sector (http://www.independentsector.org/) has presented the John W. Gardner Leadership Award to an individual working
in the voluntary sector who has advanced the common goodby building, mobilizing, and unifying people, institutions, or causes. Named for the late John W. Gardner -- American statesman and founding chairperson of Independent Sector -- the award honors a leader who has transformed society and served
as a beacon to individuals and communities. The award consists of $10,000 and a replica of an original relief bust of John Gardner by the late sculptor Frederick Hart.
http://www.independentsector.org/
Hitachi Foundation Youth Community Service Awards Nominations (April 1)
The Hitachi Foundation ( http://www.hitachifoundation.org/ ) presents the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community each year to ten high school seniors from around the United States on the basis of their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years. Recipients may use the award at their discretion. (The award is not a scholarship.) Students must be nominated for the award. Self-nominations and nominations from family members are automatically
disqualified. Visit the Hitachi Foundation Web site for complete program
guidelines and nomination procedures.
http://www.hitachifoundation.org/
Innovations in Nonpartisan Youth Voter Registration in 2006 (Jan 13)
http://www.youngvoterstrategies.org/
The 2004 elections saw the largest increase of young voters in history. To build on the success of 2004, promote new and creative approaches to get young people to register to vote, and keep the youth vote in the spotlight in 2006, The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) announces a nonpartisan national competition to identify and support innovative and replicable strategies for registering young people ages 18 to 29. Funding for this competition is provided through a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts. GSPM invites proposals from nonpartisan 501(c)3 organizations interested in testing voter registration efforts with young voters. A bipartisan selection committee made up of members of GSPM’s advisory committee will choose a group of eight to ten winners working with different subsets of the youth population and employing diverse, but strictly nonpartisan, registration methods.
Corporation for National and Community Service Funding Opportunity
The Corporation announced its 2006 Learn and Serve America grant competition to support high quality service-learning projects that engage students in community service efforts linked to academic studies. This competition is particularly focused on ensuring that more youth in disadvantageous circumstances are able to engage in service-learning and on expanding the use of service-learning to more schools, colleges, and community organizations. Approximately $40 million in grant funds will be available, subject to congressional appropriation, and divided between school-based, community-based, higher education, and tribal and U.S. territory programs. Information and application instructions are at http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp.
(March 7)
Relatives as Parents Program Seed Grant
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The Brookdale Foundation's (http://www.brookdalefoundation.org) Relatives as Parents Program is designed to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so. The program awards seed grants of $10,000 over a two-year period in two categories: local agencies and state public agencies. The RAPP Local Initiative enables local agencies to: provide accessible support groups and other supportive services to relative caregivers and the children in their care; encourage cooperation and collaboration among various service delivery systems (i.e., child care, mental health, aging, family services, education, legal, and health care); ensure the development, expansion, and future continuity of local services; and create replicable models of service.
Deadline: January 12, 2006
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5001477/brookdale
For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml
Community-Based approaches to increasing seat belt use in teens
[posted from Community Based Participatory Research]
The funding announcement for Evaluation of community-based approaches to increasing seat belt use among adolescent drivers and their passengers (CE06-007) can be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CE06007.htm.
Eligible applicants include public and private profit and nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, research institutions, hospitals, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, Indian tribal governments and organizations, and state and local governments. To be eligible for this RFA, the principal investigator must have conducted community-based intervention research and published the findings in a peer-reviewed journal or technical report.
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: January 3, 2006
Application Receipt Date: February 1, 2006
Peer Review Date: April, 2006
Council Review Date: June, 2006
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: September, 2006
American Architectural Foundation Community Grants Program
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The American Architectural Foundation's (http://www.archfoundation.org/aaf/aaf/) Accent on Architecture Community Grants program assists local nonprofit design and civic organizations in producing innovative public education programming. The 2006 Accent on Architecture grants competition is open to 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) organizations whose projects are specifically targeted to teaching children about architecture and design. Projects should illustrate an increased awareness, appreciation, and understanding of architecture and design among students in the K-12 age range. The AAF is especially interested in programs targeting underserved populations. The grant amount requested must not exceed $3,000, or 50 percent of the total project cost, whichever is less.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5001614/archfoundation
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
$10,000 stipend for graduating college seniors for public service anywhere in the world. Design your own proposal or work with an established public service organization for a service commitment of one year.
Learn more at:
http://www.nationalgridus.com/commitment/d4-1_award.asp
Applications (accompanied by a proposal, budget, transcript, and three letters of recommendation), must be post-marked by February 15, 2006. Applicants will be notified by the end of April if they are to be interviewed or if they did not become semi-finalists. The award will be granted soon after the interviews.
* The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Application Form (pdf)
http://www.nationalgridus.com/non_html/shared_award.pdf
* The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Application Form (.doc)
http://www.nationalgridus.com/non_html/shared_award06.doc
Building Community Amidst Diversity Small Grant Program
The Association for the Study and Development of Community (http://www.capablecommunity.com) is announcing a small grants and capacity building program, funded by the C.S Mott Foundation, to help understand and promote the value of diversity in neighborhoods or other communities. Cooperative agreements of up to $20,000 are available to community and neighborhood groups, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and local foundations. The Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the program, resources available, and application process and materials.
RFP Link: http://www.capacitybuilding.net.
Deadline: October 31, 2005
Echoing Green Foundation Awards
The global nonprofit organization Echoing Green has opened its search for social change entrepreneurs with powerful new ideas for creating innovative nonprofit organizations and social-mission businesses. Through the prestigious two-year Echoing Green Fellowship, emerging visionaries receive up to $90,000 in seed funding, obtain health insurance and gain in Echoing Green a mentor that will help them build organizations that address the root causes of society’s seemingly intractable problems.
http://www.echoinggreen.org
Deadline: December 1st, 2005.
Starbucks Offers Grants to Local Programs (April 1st)
Service-learning programs may be eligible for a contribution of food, coffee, and money from Starbucks. Each store chooses a charity or community program to support (which can include a school). In addition, the Starbucks Foundation funds local programs that serve low-income, at-risk youth through its Youth Leadership Grant Program. Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000. The deadlines are October 1st and April 1st. Check the Website of the Starbuck Foundation for its various grant programs --
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/foundation.asp
Americorps* State Planning/Capacity Building Grants
PennSERVE: The Governor’s Office of Citizen Service will target AmeriCorps planning/capacity building grants at organizations that recognize a community need for services and have an idea for meeting that need; but which have not fully developed a plan to provide the needed services or must strengthen the agency’s capability to manage an AmeriCorps grant. Planning/capacity building grants will fund program development rather than actual programs, but will help prepare organizations to compete for AmeriCorps operating grants that will fund their proposed program.
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/lib/landi/pennserve/grants/
planning_grant_rfa_2005-2006.pdf
Grant deadline: November 7, 2005.
Funding Opportunity for Service Projects Tied to Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
The Corporation for National and Community Service expects to award $500,000 in competitive grants to support volunteer service projects tied to the 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. The grants are designed to mobilize more Americans to serve their communities on the King Holiday, which next year takes place on January 16. For this year’s competition, applicants must explicitly address how they will improve the lives of disadvantaged youth, either by engaging them in service to others or by providing services that meet their needs.
Link: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp
Deadline: 5 p.m. on October 6, 2005
Hasbro Programs for Children Grants
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast]
Hasbro Children Foundation grants to support the development and/or expansion of programs for children. Maximum Award: $500-$35,000.
Eligibility: Programs must provide direct services to children under age 13. They must serve children and families who are economically disadvantaged. They must be innovative and provide a model from which others can learn. Deadline: N/A.
http://www.hasbro.org
Give Back to Grow Honors Community Gardening
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
Through its Give Back to Grow corporate caring initiative, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company seeks to honor individuals who take pride in giving back to their communities through gardening. The annual Scotts GiveBack to Grow Awards provide support for, and promote participation in, gardening that "grows community pride.
Deadline: December 2, 2005
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/2427/scotts
Mini-Grant Program for Service-Learning
"Constitutional Rights Foundation's Robinson Mini-Grant Program for
service learning projects designed to address serious community
issues." Maximum Award: $500. Eligibility: K-12. Deadline: October 14.
URL: http://www.crf-usa.org/network/crf_robin.html
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast
Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program
[posted from PACDC Newsletter]
The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists of color. The program is designed to give these activists the financial support and freedom to "take a break and recharge." To qualify for a Fellowship, an applicant must be a person of color; have more than ten years of community organizing experience; be committed to continuing to work for social change; and live in the United States or its territories. Both individuals for whom organizing is a full-time job and those for whom it is voluntary work done outside of their employment are eligible to apply.
Application deadline: December 1, 2005 (verify with Foundation)
Visit their website: http://www.alstonbannerman.org
Office for Victims of Crime's HOPE program
NIJ is seeking applications to evaluate intermediary organizations receiving funding under the Office for Victims of Crime's Helping Outreach Programs to Expand II Program (HOPE II Program). The HOPE II Program recognizes that crime victims living in urban, high-crime jurisdictions face unique barriers to receiving assistance and additional challenges that may not be encountered in other areas. Faith-based and community-based organizations have a long history of bringing aid to crime victims. The HOPE II Program works through an intermediary that will (1) support the activities of small, grassroots, faith-based and community-based organizations serving crime victims in urban, high-crime areas through the management of competitive subawards, and (2) provide technical assistance to subgrantees to develop their capacity to provide services to crime victims in urban, high-crime areas.
Deadline: July 5, 2005
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/guidelinesinfo.htm
Graffiti Hurts Contest
For the second year, Keep America Beautiful, Inc. is proud to announce its Graffiti Hurts® National Award contest. Winners receive a cash award of up to $1,000 and national recognition for their innovative and results-oriented graffiti prevention efforts. New this year are three award categories: community under 100,000 population, community over 100,000 population, and paint brush.
Deadline: September 16, 2005.
RFP Link: http://www.kab.org.
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cwf-inc.org/) is accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects that meet one of the foundation's two basic purposes: 1) To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and 2) To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society.
Deadline: July 1, 2005 (Request for Application)
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1973/alcwf
Compassion Capital Fund
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced that $31,900,000 is available from the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF). Some of the funds, from the CCF Demonstration Program, are available for intermediary organizations to provide technical assistance and sub awards. The rest of the funds are available as grants of approximately $50,000 each for faith-based and community organizations for capacity building. Priority areas for the Targeted Capacity-Building Program include: at-risk youth, the homeless, healthy marriage, and rural communities.For more information on these funding opportunities, go to: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants
Drucker Award Honoring Nonprofit Innovation
The Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is presented each November to three U.S. nonprofit organizations in recognition of an innovative, existing program that has made a difference in the lives of the people it serves. Peter Drucker's definition of innovation -- "change that creates a new dimension of performance" -- is key to consideration for the award.
RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/2110/drucker
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Each year, thanks to a generous grant from The Maurice R. Robinson Fund of New York City, CRF awards mini-grants of up to $500 for K-12 service-learning projects designed to address serious community issues.
Deadline: October 14, 2005
Link: http://www.crf-usa.org/network/crf_robin.html
Land O’ Lakes Foundation
Land O’Lakes Foundation Community Grants Program provides support through cash grants to nonprofit organizations that are working to improve communities where Land O’Lakes has a significant concentration of members or employees. Land O’Lakes Foundation Community Grants range from $500 to $10,000. Preference is generally given to rural communities.
Deadlines: March 1, July 1, September 1, December 1
Link: http://www.landolakesinc.com/corp_function/lol_foundation.asp
Dominion
Dominion encourages projects that strengthen K-12 math and science education in innovative ways. Demonstration of broad-based community support, significant student impacts and innovation are key to a successful submission. Projects must fall within four focus areas: parental involvement, closing the gap, environmental education, or mini-grants.
Deadline: May 2
Link: http://www.dom.com/about/education/grants/grants.jsp
The Corning Foundation
The Corning Incorporated Foundation supports educational initiative involving student community service, curriculum enrichment, faculty development and technology. Grants are awarded up to $10,000. They also award grants to community organizations dedicated to community service.
Deadline: Ongoing
Link: http://www.corning.com/inside_corning/foundation.asp
The Dreyers Foundation
The Foundation makes small grants ($3,000 or less) and donates ice cream products and gift certificates/auction items to bona fide nonprofit organizations for events. These proposals are reviewed on a monthly basis.
Deadline: 7th day of every month
Link: http://www.dreyersinc.com/dreyersfoundation/small_grants.asp
Allstate
Allstate funds projects in three areas: safe and vital communities, tolerance, inclusion and diversity, and economic empowerment.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.allstate.com/foundation
Schools as Centers of Community award (Jun 24)
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast]
Public Education Network is a proud partner in KnowledgeWorks Foundation’s 2005 "Schools as Centers of Community: A National Search for Excellence." Each year KnowledgeWorks Foundation and its partners search across the country for excellent schools that successfully model the growing trend to build schools as centers of community. The top selected school, chosen by a panel of national experts, receives the "Richard W. Riley Award for Excellence" and a $5,000 grant. The panel also selects several schools with innovative design elements and initiatives to be members of the "Schools as Centers of Community Honor Society" and be part of the National Search website. Submissions will be accepted from March 1 through June 24, 2005. For details, visit: http://www.nationalschoolsearch.org/
National Association of Secondary School Principals http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec.asp?CID=568&DID=48228
The National Association of Secondary School Principals is inviting proposals from public middle level and high schools serving large numbers of low-income students and underrepresented minorities (greaterthan 40% of student body) to apply for a $5,000 mini-grant to implement a special initiative aimed at strengthening ties between their schools and their students' neighborhoods and communities. We invite principals to submit a proposal that will build bridges between their school faculty and the surrounding community.
Cingular Community-based Programs
Cingular supports community-based programs and organizations that address educational, cultural, and social issues that affect the quality of life in the communities where we work and live. Our philanthropic endeavors include: Assisting victims of domestic abuse; Helping in times of disaster; Offering financial support to several national organizations and many local non-profits in our communities, as well as our employees' volunteering with these organizations.
http://www.cingular.com/about/charitable_contribution_guidelines
Community Development Funds
[posted from PACDC newsletter]
Over the next five years, $300 million will be available to promote wealth creation,increase the nation's supply of affordable housing, expand capital in communitites and other activities to stregthen neighborhoods. Concentration is on Washington DC, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Newark, NJ. EDA suggests working with your regional EDA office on planned projects. For more information, visit the website, http://www.doc.gov/eda.
Application deadline: ongoing
Mattel Children's Foundation (Apr 8)
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
Mattel and the Mattel Children's Foundation have announced the launch of a new Domestic Grants Program. The program will accept grant applications from charitable organizations throughout the United States that directly serve children in need. Grant awards will range between $5,000 and $25,000, depending on program, organization, and individual community need
RFP Link: http://www.mattel.com/about_us/Comm_Involvement/
ci_mcf_philanthropy_mattelFoundation.asp
Cingular Community-based Programs
Cingular supports community-based programs and organizations that address
educational,cultural, and social issues that affect the quality of life in the
communities where we work and live. Our philanthropic endeavors include: Assisting victims of domestic abuse; Helping in times of disaster; Offering financial support to several national organizations and many local non-profits in our communities, as well as our employees' volunteering with these organizations. We base our contributions on the merits of the requesting organization and project, with emphasis given to: 1) Nurturing programs that inspire creativity in youth and adults, or that focus specifically on teaching/developing modes of _expression. 2) Proposals that are project specific rather than requests to underwrite operating, capital, or endowment budgets. 3) Projects that stimulate partnerships among various organizations to work cooperatively and collaboratively for lasting solutions. 4) Projects with well-defined goals and a clear picture of the need with specific evaluation results. Eligible Applicants: 501(c)(3) organizations.
For detailed information go to:http://www.cingular.com/index
Research-Based Mentoring Methods for Young Adults with Disabilities
Special Demonstration Programs--Model Demonstrations to Increase Meaningful Community Integration, Postsecondary Education, and Employment Outcomes for Transition-Age Youth and Young Adults With Disabilities Through
Research-Based Mentoring Methods. Special demonstration projects under this priority must focus on research-based mentoring methods that provide appropriate supports for transition-age youth and young adults with disabilities. The projects must demonstrate research-based mentoring models that are aimed at increasing meaningful community integration, postsecondary education, and employment outcomes.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 19, 2004. http://tinyurl.com/4mty8
Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program
[posted from RFP Bulletin]
The Brookdale Foundation's Relatives as Parents Program is designed to encourage the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting due to the unwillingness or inability of parents to care for their own children. The program awards seed grants of $10,000 over a two-year period in two categories: local agencies and agencies.
Deadline: Various
RFP Link: http://brookdalefoundation.org/
US Federal Funding Announced for Community-Based Participatory Research
The US federal agencies below have collaborated in the release of this new program announcement on Community Participation in Research (PAR-05-026). Proposals will be accepted once a year - with deadlines on May 17, 2005, 2006 and 2007. See below for more information. For complete details, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-026.html.
Services for Recently Arrived Refugees
Funding is available to non-profit organizations in three priority areas: Preferred Communities; Unanticipated Arrivals; and Ethnic Community Self-Help. Award durations and amounts vary according to category.
Deadline(s): 02/28/2005
Program URL:http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/pdf/HHS-2004-ACF-ORR-RE-0004.pdf
Grant competition for community research
CIRCLE is happy to announce a new grant competition for community
research conducted by young people. Application details can be found on
our website at www.civicyouth.org.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2005.
Civiconnections Grants to Support School Service-Projects
CiviConnections, a three-year teacher grant program funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the National Council for the Social Studies, supports students and teachers across the United States in linking inquiry into local history with service-learning activities. Teams of three teachers from grades 3-12 in the same public school district are invited to apply for grants of $7,500 through the program. The grant covers the costs of attending a summer workshop, implementing the program during the fall of 2005, and attending a 2005 conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
RFP Link: http://www.socialstudies.org/civiconnections/
Civil Justice Foundation Grants Program
The sponsor awards grants to progressive grassroots organizations seeking systemic change in civil justice. Awards have a duration of one year and are provided for both general operating expenses and specific projects.
Program URL: http://www.atla.org/foundations/civiljus/grants.aspx
DisneyHand Minnie Grant for Global Youth Service Day 2005
Disney and Youth Service America offers grants to groups, schools, and organizations that engage children and youth ages 5-14 in community service projects for Global Youth Service Day 2005. Deadline is December 20, 2004.
For more information, visit:
http://www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm
Rudy Bruner Award for Creative Solutions to Urban Problems
This award is for urban excellence and is intended to award creative solutions to urban problems. There is one gold medal winner--$50,000--and four silvers--$10,000 each. Last year's winner was the Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in LA, a school created inn response to community residents' concerns about their children's education.
http://www.brunerfoundation.org/rba/
Wachovia Regional Foundation Neighborhood Development Grants
Neighborhood Development Grants support comprehensive community development projects that target specific neighborhoods. The community development project must be based on a current resident-driven neighborhood plan. http://wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,139_414_431,00.html
For additional RFPs in Community Improvement/Development, visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_community.jhtml
We the People Challenge Grants- National Endowment for the Humanities
As part of its We the People initiative, NEH invites proposals for challenge grants designed to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for humanities activities focused on exploring significant themes and events in American history. NEH is particularly interested in projects that advance knowledge of the founding principles of the United States in their full historical and institutional context. Grants may be used to support long-term costs such as construction and renovation, purchase of equipment, acquisitions, and conservation of collections. Grants may also be used to establish or enhance endowments that generate expendable earnings for program activities.e institution must serve as the lead agent and formal applicant of record.
For more information go to http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/wtpchallenge.html.
James A. Johnson Fellowships Program
A program of the Fannie Mae Foundation (http://fanniemaefoundation.org/), the James A. Johnson Fellowships Program recognizes and rewards urban and rural affordable housing and community development professionals for their years of service to the field. Each year, the foundation selects up to six seasoned professionals as Johnson Fellows. These fellows design and pursue development plans that can include research, travel, study, self-designed internships, and other activities that enhance their skills and knowledge. Fellows meet as a group four times during the fellowship year and take purposeful time away from their current positions to pursue their personal and professional fellowship goals.
RFP Link:
http://fanniemaefoundation.org/grants/johnson.shtml and C
J. Jill Compassion Fund Offers Funding for Programs Aiding Women and Children
The J. Jill Group considers written proposals for cash grants from nonprofit organizations within the United States only. Organizations serving homeless or at-risk women and children by providing job training, transitional and/or affordable housing, education, emergency shelter, or other types of aid will be considered upon submission of a grant proposal.
Deadline: December 15, annually
RFP Link: http://www.jjill.com/about/community.asp?AreaID=OL
Community Grants Program, Norman Foundation
The sponsor supports efforts that strengthen the ability of communities to determine their own economic, environmental and social well-being, and that help people control those forces that affect their lives.
Deadline(s): 12/01/2004, 03/15/2005, 07/15/2005
Program URL: