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Grants and Funding
Current Issue - January 2008
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Global Competition To Help Young Men Succeed
Ashoka and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are accepting applications to fund innovative approaches to supporting young men at right between ages of 15-25 in realizing their potential and achieving success. The deadline to apply is January 23, 2008. To learn more, visit http://www.changemakers.net/competition/men
National Education Association Foundation Offers Support for Student Learning Improvement Projects
The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in U.S. public schools, colleges, and universities. The foundation is accepting applications for the following programs:
- Learning & Leadership Grants: Provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 each for individuals and $5,000 each for groups engaged in collegial study.
- Student Achievement Grants: Provide grants of $5,000 each to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.
Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades PreK-12; public school education support professionals; or faculty or staff at public higher education institutions. Visit the NEA Foundation website for complete program information. The application deadline is February 1, 2008.
Congressional Research Awards
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites individuals with an interest in studying Congress, including political scientists, historians, and biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies to apply for a Congressional Research Award. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2008. To learn more, visit http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_grants_CRAs.htm
Small Grants for Projects Designed by Women and Girls NEW!
The Open Meadows Foundation provides support to small and start-up nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit women and girls. Specifically, the Foundation supports projects that reflect the diversity of the community served, and projects that promote racial, social, economic, and environmental justice. Priority is given to projects, designed and implemented by women and girls, which have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. The Foundation provides grants of up to $2,000 to cover start-up expenses or to support ongoing projects. The annual application deadlines are February 15, 2008 and August 15, 2008. Visit the website for application guidelines at http://www.openmeadows.org/.
Support for Social Justice Projects in North America NEW!
The Peace Development Fund provides grants to organizations working to achieve peaceful, just, and interdependent relationships among people and nations. The Fund's Community Organizing Grants support grassroots groups that are organizing community members for social justice in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Haiti. Examples of issues that will be considered include criminal justice, environmental justice, economic justice, anti-oppression work, youth organizing, immigrant organizing, and workplace organizing. The application deadline is February 15, 2008. Visit the website for application guidelines and forms at http://www.peacedevelopmentfund.org/grant/-grnntrn.htm.
New Voices Grants NEW!
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism invites U.S. nonprofit groups and education organizations to apply for funding to launch participatory news ventures and to share best practices and lessons learned from their efforts through the J-NewVoices.org Web site. Eligible to receive New Voices funding are 501(c)3 organizations and education institutions, including civic groups, community organizations, public broadcasters, schools, colleges and universities - and individuals working under the sponsorship of a nonprofit fiscal agent.Proposal deadline: February 20, 2008
Funding is available for start-up news initiatives only. Ongoing efforts are not eligible to apply unless they are proposing a new venture. Proposal information available at:
http://www.j-newvoices.org/site/story/2008rfp/
Sodexho Stop Hunger Scholarship NEW!
Sodexho is sponsoring $3,000 scholarships for any young person who is in school in the us (kindergarten through graduate school) and is doing great things to fight hunger and poverty in the us. To learn more, visit http://www.helpstophunger.org/scholarships. The deadline to apply is February 29, 2008.
Funds for Targeted Programs in the U.S., Canada, and the Developing World NEW!
The Arthur B. Schultz Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life on earth through support of wildlands conservation, disabled recreation and mobility, international microenterprise, and global understanding. The Foundation’s grantmaking priorities include organizations supporting outdoor adventure opportunities for the disabled in the U.S. and programs providing wheelchairs for the needy overseas. In addition, socially and environmentally responsible entrepreneurial projects in the developing world are supported. Finally, the Foundation encourages initiatives designed to promote global peace and understanding between people of different nations and ethnic backgrounds. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. Visit the website for detailed information on each priority area at http://www.absfoundation.org/
Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
Deadline: Rolling
Do Something is a not-for-profit organization that works to inspire, support, and celebrate young social entrepreneurs and community activists. The organization is accepting applications for the following grant programs:
- Do Something and GameStop are offering grants of $500 each to young people, age 25 and younger, in the United States or Canada who have a great idea for a community-action project and need support to turn their idea into reality. GameStop grants are given out weekly.
- Do Something and Plum TV are offering grants of $500 each to social entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. who have recently created a sustainable project, program, or organization and need funding to further the growth and success of their program. Plum TV grants are given out weekly.
Visit the Do Something website at www.dosomething.org for complete program information and application forms.
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