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Grants and Funding
Current Issue - September 2009
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Listed in order of deadline.
Time-Limited:
Ongoing:
Time-Limited Opportunities
Great American Bake Sale Grants
The Great American Bake Sale grants program will support efforts to increase participation among low-income children in summer and after-school meal programs. Share Our Strength is specifically interested in increasing participation in meal programs that utilize USDA reimbursement through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Nonprofit organizations that work to increase the number of children that receive nutritious after-school and summer meals may be eligible to apply for funds raised through the Great American Bake Sale. Two types of grants will be offered through the Great American Bake Sale grants program: Program Grants for organizations that directly sponsor USDA-reimbursed after-school and/or summer meal programs for children and Advocacy Grants for work to increase participation in USDA-reimbursed after-school and summer meal programs through outreach and advocacy. Grant awards will range from $1,000-$10,000. http://gabs.strength.org/site/PageServer?pagename=GABS_grants
Applications due September 30, 2009.
Grassroots Social Change Organizations Supported
RESIST provides grants and loans to grassroots groups throughout the U.S. that are engaged in activist organizing and educational work within movements for social change. RESIST supports strategies that build community, encourage collaborations with other organizations, increase skills and access to resources, and produce leadership from the constituency being most directly affected. High priority is given to groups that fall outside of mainstream funding sources. A sample of RESIST's interests include: community organizing and anti-racism projects, economic and environmental justice, civil rights, progressive media, and peace/anti-militarism. The remaining 2009 application deadline for general support grants, accessibility grants, and loans is October 2, 2009. Visit RESIST's website for details on each of the grant programs.
UnitedHealth HEROES Grants
Educators, service-learning coordinators, and students in the health professions are eligible to apply for the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning project grants.
Grant recipients will receive up to $1,000 in support for service-learning projects that focus on childhood obesity, engage youth ages 5-25 in the planning and implementation process, and take place during Semester of Service 2010 (MLK Day, January 18, to Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25).
Applications are due October 22, 2009.
Global Fund for Children Grants
The mission of the Global Fund for Children (GFC) is to advance the dignity of children and youth around the world. GFC supports nonprofit organizations that focus on four specific issues: learning, with emphasis on early childhood development, second-chance schools, and schools without walls; enterprise, with priority given to youth-led enterprise, children's savings, vocational training, and leadership promotion; safety, including protecting children from hazardous labor, sexual exploitation and trafficking, armed conflict, and other forms of violence; and healthy minds and bodies, including health education and access to information, HIV/AIDS prevention, and psychosocial health support. Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000 per year. GFC awards new grants twice a year in June and December; however interested organizations can submit a letter of inquiry at any time during the year. Eligible applicants must be registered as a nonprofit organization with the local or national government in their country, or must demonstrate nonprofit equivalency. For details visit this link.
Applications are due October 22, 2009.
Youth Leaders for Literacy Grants
Youth Service America is partnering with the National Education Association to once again offer Youth Leaders for Literacy grants to children and youth, ages 5-25, who offer innovative ways to increase literacy skills and appreciation for reading among their peers. Youth can submit their applications through October 30, 2009.
Youth Leaders for Literacy will award 30 young people from across the U.S. each with $500 grants and $500 in books from the Pearson Foundation. Successful projects will be youth-led and address an established literacy need in the applicant's school or community. The projects will follow the framework of YSA's Semester of Service initiative, launching on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in January and culminating on Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25. An activity should also occur during the NEA's Read Across America Day on March 2.
Access the application at: http://tinyurl.com/neaysayll
National Gardening Association: Youth Garden Grants
The National Gardening Association (NGA), with support from The Home Depot, will award Youth Garden Grants to 100 schools and community organizations throughout the U.S. with child-centered garden programs. Priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration; nutrition or plant-to-food connections; environmental awareness/education; entrepreneurship; and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning. Applicant schools and organizations must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18. Five programs will receive gift cards valued at $1,000 (a $500 gift card to The Home Depot and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog); 95 programs will receive a $500 gift card to The Home Depot. All winners will receive educational materials from NGA. The application deadline is November 2, 2009. Application guidelines and forms are available on the NGA website.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Community Organizing Grants
The mission of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is to address the root causes of poverty in the United States through the support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and through transformative education. CCHD's Community Organizing Grants support projects in which poor and marginalized people join together to seek solutions to local problems and find ways to improve their lives and neighborhoods. Applying organizations must demonstrate a change from traditional approaches to poverty by attacking the basic causes of poverty and by effecting institutional change. Eligible projects should directly benefit a poverty group who, in turn, should have the dominant voice in the project. The Pre-application Eligibility Quiz, available on the CCHD website, may be submitted between September 1 and November 1, 2009. (Organizations are strongly encouraged to submit their quiz prior to the November 1st deadline.) Online applications for new applicants are due December 15, 2009. Visit the CCHD website for details on the Community Organizing Grants program.
Open Meadows Foundation
Open Meadows Foundation offers grants 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 its organization
- promote building community power
- promote racial, social, economic, and environmental justice
- have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding.
Organizational budget should not exceed $150,000.
Funding Amount: Grants up to $2,000
Who May Apply: Organizations and individuals interested in applying must have tax-exempt status or a fiscal sponsor that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For more information, go to:http://www.openmeadows.org/
Application Deadlines: February 15, 2010.
Ongoing
True Hero Grants for Student Service Projects
Deadline: June 30th of each year
True Hero, Inc. awards prize money to schools and colleges at the end of each school year for the best student service projects. Student organizations post their service project information on truehero.org, including a project description, location, photos, video (if available) and school contact information. It is FREE to post your school’s service projects.
Winners are determined by votes received from visitors to the truehero.org website through June 30th of each year. Students, teachers, parents, friends, donors and other visitors vote for their favorite service projects. Truehero.org keeps an updated tally of votes and shows contest “standings” of the top voted projects as the school year progresses.
An amount $20,000 in prize money will be awarded for the 2008/2009 school year, and the amount will increase as corporate sponsors join truehero.org and as other donations are received. We will be awarding 7 grants to colleges totaling $11,000, 3 grants to high schools totaling $6,000, one grant to a non-profit project sponsor for $1,000, and one grant for $2,000 to the school with a YouTube project video with the most views.By providing contact and project information, schools have an opportunity to connect to potential donors as well as to various community organizations who are interested in their projects. Each student can post up to five projects and each school can win up to three awards during each contest period.
If you have any questions, please visit truehero.org, email us at info@truehero.org, or contact Amanda Abbott at the True Hero support desk at 216-593-0020 and amanda.abbott@truehero.org.
Prudential Foundation Grants
Deadline: Ongoing but applications reviewed in
February, June and October.
The Prudential Foundation provides grants focusing on education, economic development, and civic infrastructure.
- Education: The foundation supports initiatives that strengthen public education. Emphasis is placed on:
- systemic school reform
- improving leadership skills for education stakeholders
- increasing parent involvement and community engagement
- providing opportunities for arts education and out-of-school-time youth development programs
- ensuring that parents and caregivers have the resources needed to support the development of their children.
- Economic Development: The foundation supports initiatives that increase employment opportunities by training and placing individuals in demand occupations, creating jobs through business development, and promoting neighborhood development activities. Programs involve workforce development and increasing entrepreneurship through training and access to capital.
- Civic Infrastructure: The foundation supports initiatives that see the arts as an economic engine and a community-building tool, create capacity-building activities to ensure the sustainability of nonprofit organizations, and create and preserve public parks and playgrounds.
The Prudential Foundation supports nonprofit, charitable organizations and programs whose mission and operations are broad and nondiscriminatory, or whose activities address social needs or benefit underserved groups and communities.
For more information, go to: http://www.prudential.com/view/page/public/12334
MetLife Foundation Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
The foundation makes grants in the following areas of concern: health, civic affairs, education, and culture. The MetLife Foundation makes contributions only to organizations that have been granted exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For more information, go to:
http://www.metlife.com/about/corporate-profile/citizenship/metlife-foundation/index.html
Bradley Foundation
Deadline: Ongoing
The foundation aims to encourage projects that focus on cultivating a renewed, healthier, and more vigorous sense of citizenship among the American people, as well as those that improve education, promote economic growth and prosperity, strengthen private initiative, and defend and advance freedom.
Organizations and institutions exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and publicly supported under Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) may apply.
For more information, go to:http://www.bradleyfdn.org/
FedEx Social Responsibility Program Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
The mission of the FedEx Social Responsibility Program is to support the communities the company serves, including international locations, through charitable contributions, in-kind shipping services, and volunteer services of employees. The company's core giving areas include: Emergency and Disaster Relief, Pedestrian and Child Safety, Education, and Health and Human Services. FedEx is especially interested in supporting organizations that request 5% or less of the total project budget, contingency grants, or seed monies with the expectation that other sources will contribute matching amounts. Priority is also given to organizations where FedEx employees volunteer. Requests may be submitted at any time. To review the grant criteria and the online application process, visit: http://about.fedex.designcdt.com/charitable_contribution_guidelines
Jenesis Group Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
The Jenesis Group offers grants to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations focusing on youth development, education, and social entrepreneurship. The Foundation invests in grass roots organizations that work to empower disadvantaged and/or at-risk youth to become productive citizens in society. Priority is given to programs that are preventative in approach and that provide comprehensive and long-term solutions to the challenges facing youth today. The Jenesis Group primarily invests in results-oriented organizations with annual budgets or $500,000 or less that build self-esteem and foster self-reliance, emphasize literacy and academic excellence, offer leadership training and development, utilize mentoring strategies, teach career readiness and/or life skills, prevent juvenile delinquency, and/or develop entrepreneurial skills. http://www.jenesis.org/app/index.htm
mtvU Grants
Deadline: Weekly Throughout School Year
The Every week throughout the school year, mtvU in partnership with Youth Venture will help fund a new student-run community service organization, or a new project being undertaken by an existing organization. If you've got an original idea about how to make the world--or your campus--a better place, mtvU Grants can help you make it happen. Are you interested in launching your own organization to address issues like global warming, literacy, health issues, civic participation, community and social problems - any problem you can identify mtvU grants can get you started to help find a solution. You could receive: Up to $1,000 for your organization; An opportunity to be featured on mtvU News; and Exclusive access to helpful resources and tools in cooperation with Youth Venture, including the opportunity to join a global network of other young changemakers on genV.net. http://www.genv.net/mtvU
Ben & Jerry's Foundation Social Change Projects
Deadline: Ongoing
Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides support to nonprofit, grassroots organizations throughout the United States that facilitate progressive social change. Grant applicants need to demonstrate that their projects will lead to societal, institutional, and/or environmental change; address the root causes of social or environmental problems; and lead to new ways of thinking and acting. Projects must facilitate leadership development and strengthen the self-empowerment efforts of those who have traditionally been disenfranchised in our society. The Foundation does not make grants to support basic or direct social service programs. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. Visit the website to review the funding guidelines and download the application form. http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/
Do Something Disaster Grants
Deadline: Rolling
Do Something.org, the largest national organization in the United States dedicated to empowering youth and social change, provides the tools and resources for youth to convert their ideas and energy into positive action. Do Something and the Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation have teamed up to offer Disaster Grants to young people across the U.S. and Canada. Grants fund project ideas and existing projects that assist people in emergency situations – everything from disaster preparedness to first responders to people working hard to rebuild years later. Each week the program makes a $500 grant to a youth (25 years old or younger) to implement a project that helps people deal with emergencies. Online applications may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the Do Something website to review the eligibility guidelines and begin the application process.
Do Something 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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