GrantsMay08

For the 2nd year, Campus Compact and the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund; are delighted to announce the 2008-2009 Students4Giving Request for Proposals to educate and inspire a new generation of philanthropists in a new era of giving. The Students4Giving initiative will provide colleges and universities with the educational resources and initial funding to engage students in strategic grant making activities within the context of community-based learning. Campus Compact member colleges and universities are invited to respond to this Request for Proposals to be eligible to participate in Students4Giving as one of ten new programs located throughout the country.

Last year, UNC-Chapel Hill was one of only 5 institutions selected to participate nationally. This year they plan to fund 10 institutions.

Each participating school will be allocated $15,000 in assets earmarked exclusively for charitable purposes which will be managed through a Giving Account®, a donor-advised fund at the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund. Participating programs will also receive additional funds for administrative support. Proposals must be received by Campus Compact by 5:00 p.m. EST Friday, June 20, 2008.

For additional information and to access the online application, visit:

http://www.compact.org/students4giving/2008/

Academic Discipline Network Grant - Request for Proposals

Pennsylvania and the New York Campus Compacts invite you to submit a proposal through the PA/NY Campus Compact Consortium, Building on Our Strengths, supported by Learn & Serve America. This initiative seeks to encourage institutional change that supports service-learning and capacity-building both within institutions of higher education and their community partners, and community development focused on disadvantaged youth.

As mentioned in the NOFA, any Campus Compact member institution may apply for an Academic Discipline Network subgrant through the project. The Academic Discipline Network initiative seeks proposals from faculty who will be leaders in their discipline in building a peer-driven service-learning network. These networks will build models of service-learning course design, develop new partnerships, build capacity and evaluate the results. Activities may include service-learning course development, service-learning course module development, workshops related to service-learning in the identified discipline and dissemination of results. Academic Discipline networks are encouraged to partner with community-based organizations and their professional associations.

Please note that although the Academic Discipline Networks competition will be national, there is a competitive preference for those projects that originate with a faculty member at an institution in PA, NY, NJ or DE.

Application Deadline: May 19, 2008

The full RFP and summary of the proposal can be located at http://www.paccompact.org/News.html or at http://www.nycc.cornell.edu.

Questions regarding this funding opportunity can be directed to Kate Dantsin, Learn & Serve Project Manager, at 717-796-5072 x5 or via email at kdantsin@paccompact.org.

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.

Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants

Deadline - June 12, 2008

To enable doctoral candidates enrolled at institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to complete their research and dissertations on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues.

Early Doctoral Student Research Grants

Deadline - June 12, 2008

To enable pre-candidacy doctoral students enrolled at institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recongized by the U.S. Department of Education to cultivate their research skills through the preparation of research manuscripts that focus on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues.

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

Go Girl!Go! Ambassador Team Awards

The GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards program, sponsored by Gatorade and administered by the Women’s Sports Foundation, is designed to inspire teams to help fight the disturbing physical and psychological health risks affecting America’s youth. School, amateur, community, and nonprofit affiliated teams whose members are females enrolled in 9th-12th grade are eligible to participate in the program. Applying teams must lead their own project that will get girls in their communities physically active and submit a detailed essay describing the project. Twenty $2,500 grants will be awarded in recognition of the outstanding efforts of teams throughout the United States. The application deadline is July 18, 2008. Visit the website listed above to download the application guidelines.

http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=34

Ongoing

Reader's Digest Foundation: Make It Matter NEW!

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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