Grants and Funding
Current Issue - June 2008

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Listed in order of deadline:

Time-Limited:

• HUD Office of University Partnership Programs, FY08 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs)

Ongoing:

• Monthly Student Grants from the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation (JRCPF)
• Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
• Funds for Targeted Programs in the U.S., Canada, and the Developing World

HUD Office of University Partnership Programs, FY08 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs)

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of University Partnership Programs has the following grants available.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities

Deadline - July 2, 2008

To assist Hispanic-Serving institutions (HSIs) of higher education 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 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Deadline - July 2, 2008

To assist HBCUs 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 

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

Deadline - July 2, 2008

To assist Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities, and to expand the role of the TCUs into the community through the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training, and economic development activities. 

Please Note: FY08 funding is not available for the following programs: Community Development Work Study Program Community Outreach Partnership Centers

For more information, visithttp://www.oup.org/news/whatsnew.asp?id=164 

Ongoing

Monthly Student Grants from the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation (JRCPF) NEW!

Each month JRCPF offers a $1000 CASE grant through the ServiceBook Monthly award. Students wishing to be considered for this award can apply via www.ServiceBook.org. As with our other CASE awards, students must register, log in, then follow the links: Students > Submit Your Project. Within the application, students must be sure to select "ServiceBook Monthly" under the "CASE Competition" drop-down list. An applicant for a CASE grant must be a full-time student, propose an innovative academic service learning project, recruit a community as a partner, enlist a faculty member to oversee the project and submit an application over ServiceBook.  Students who win the award keep a running account of project activities and write a summary report at the conclusion of the project.  In addition to the project summary student is encouraged to submit a video and photographs.

Reader's Digest Foundation: Make It Matter

The Reader's Digest Foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities and promoting efforts that encourage individuals to make a positive difference in their communities. The Make It Matter program, the Foundation's newest initiative, honors individuals who are taking action and giving back to their communities in a significant way. Each month, through 2008, Reader's Digest magazine will profile an individual who has made a significant contribution to his or her community. Considering the subject of the selected story, the Foundation will select an appropriate nonprofit organization and grant $100,000 to that organization in honor of the person featured in the story. Nominations for the Make It Matter program may be submitted online through the website listed above at any time during the next ten months. Visit the link below for more information.

http://www.rd.com/jsp/rdcom/makeItMatterLanding.jsp

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.

Funds for Targeted Programs in the U.S., Canada, and the Developing World

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/

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