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Foundations Inc. Tips for successful grant-writing web shortcut to: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/prodev39.shtml Various Grant Opportunities Grant Opportunities Grant Opportunities OCFS RFP's Announcements can now be assess on their website. You may set up an account on this website where you will automatically receive information on these RFP's and other grant information. This can be done by following the following steps: * Go to www.dfa.state.ny.us Agency/Department: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families SUMMARY: The Kimberly-Clark Foundation will fund substance-abuse services, including those connected to health-care and homeless programs, minorities, human services and youth programs. The foundation will support annual campaigns, building/renovation (bricks mortar), capital campaigns, continuing support, employee matching gifts, equipment, general operating support, land acquisition, research and seed money. Grants have reached $1.7 million, but most average $1,000-75,000. Giving is national in focus, but primarily in communities where the company has operations. An application form is required, and requests must be received by mail addressed to the foundation's vice president. Potential applicants are advised to approach the board initially with a proposal. Information: Carolyn Mentesana, Vice President, Kimberly-Clark Foundation, PO Box 619100, Dallas, TX 75261-9100; phone, 972/281-1200. Environmental Support Center Environmental Support Center (ESC) has helped more than 2,100 local, state, and regional organizations working on environmental issues. The mission of the ESC is to promote the quality of the natural environment, human health, and community sustainability by increasing the organizational effectiveness of local, state, and regional organizations working on environmental issues and for environmental justice. Grassroots organizations are all too often outnumbered, outspent, and outmaneuvered by their opposition, whose top priorities are not usually in the best interests of our environment. ESC empowers these environmental groups by helping to improve their management, planning, funding and communications capabilities. To be eligible for assistance, your organization must be a local, state or regional nonprofit organization with a portion of its resources devoted to environmental issues. ESC only assists organizations within the United States and its territories. ESC does not help individuals, government entities (including tribal governments), national/international organizations or their local chapters, for-profit businesses, or short-term, ad hoc organizations. With the adoption of the 2001-2005 Strategic Plan, ESC defines its constituency as environmental justice organizations, environmental activist organizations, and networks and coalitions composed of environmental justice and/or activist groups. Activist organizations are those that use a method of operation that has the purpose of affecting public and/or private sector policies or decisions that impact human health, the environment or community sustainability or are building the capacity of groups and communities to engage in activism on those issues. These methods can include public education, organizing, direct action, lobbying, litigation, etc. The online Application Cover Sheet is used for all ESC programs. Once a year, fill out the cover sheet with the general information about your organization. ESC will keep the cover sheet on file, so you will only have to fill out the shorter program application forms. Once you have filled out the cover sheet for this year, you won't need to do it again unless the information changes. If your organization is applying for assistance, first fill out the 2004. Application Cover Sheet, with the attachments it requests. Next, visit any of this site's program pages. Fill out the application form(s), send them in with the Cover Sheet (if you haven't already sent it in this year), and you'll be considered at the next deadline! http://www.envsc.org/ The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation can act favorably on relatively few of the more than five hundred grant requests received each year. Many proposals must be declined even though they are appropriate to the Foundation's areas of interest and appear to be of merit. The mission to of the Foundation is to "develop, monitor, and evaluate projects which demonstrate new approaches to addressing problems in health professions education." With the guidance of that mission statement, the new president, June E. Osborn, M.D., formulated four areas of particular emphasis in grantmaking. They are: 1) projects to improve medical and health professional education in the context of the changing health care system; 2) projects that will increase diversity among health care professionals; 3) projects that demonstrate or encourage ways to increase teamwork between and among health care professionals; and 4) educational strategies to increase care for underserved populations. Proposals are evaluated on the importance of the project and its relevance to the Foundation's areas of interest; the significance of the project's expected results and potential applicability to similar situations; and the sponsor's commitment to continue successful programs after the Foundation's support ceases. Applications may be made at any time for support of activities consistent with the Foundation's guidelines. There are no special application forms. A preliminary letter of inquiry is often useful in helping the staff to determine whether submission of a full proposal is appropriate. http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org/ The Kodak American Greenways Awards The Kodak American Greenways Awards, a partnership project of the Eastman Kodak Company, the Conservation Fund, and the National Geographic Society, provide small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout the United States. Awards are given to local, regional, or statewide nonprofit organizations to plan and design corridors of protected public and private land established along rivers, stream valleys, ridges, abandoned railroad corridors, utility right-of-way, canals, scenic roads, or other linear features. Grants may be used for activities such as: mapping, ecological assessments, surveying, conferences, and design activities; developing brochures, interpretative displays, audiovisual productions or public opinion surveys; hiring consultants, incorporating land trusts, building a foot bridge, planning a bike path, or other creative projects. In general, grants can be used for all appropriate expenses needed to complete a greenway project including planning, technical assistance, legal and other costs. Nonprofit organizations and public agencies are eligible to apply, although nonprofit organizations will be given preference. Applications may be submitted from March 1 to June 1, annually. Visit the website for more information at: http://www.conservationfund.org/?article=2106 Lutheran Grant Program FUNDER: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation SUMMARY: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Fortune 500 financial services organization with offices in Appleton, WI and Minneapolis, MN. The foundation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. The Lutheran Grant Program supports opportune and action-oriented initiatives that are consistent with its religious, charitable, and educational purposes, and the core values of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. With the exception of specially approved and specified cause-related recipients, the foundation currently provides grants only to Lutheran organizations. The foundation's foremost priority is to contribute to the health and vitality of the Lutheran community. Generally speaking, the Lutheran Grant Program provides grants to requestors who propose a new project or want to expand upon the mission outreach or capacity of the organization. A grant is considered resource funding for a compelling project whose originator demonstrates a thorough assessment, has a good business plan, shows accountability, illustrates a plan for sustainability, and acknowledges and/or engages the foundation as a business benefactor (partner). DEADLINE: N/A The Economic Development Administration The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces general policies and application procedures for grant-based investments that will increase prosperity by advancing comprehensive, entrepreneurial, and innovation-based economic development efforts to enhance the competitiveness of regional business environments, resulting in increased private investment and higher-skill, higher-wage jobs. DATES: Proposals are accepted on a continuing basis and applications are invited and processed as received. Normally, two months are required for a final decision after the receipt of a completed application invited by EDA that meets all requirements. For applicants in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands or West Virginia, please send proposals to: Economic Development Administration, Philadelphia Regional Office, Curtis Center, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 140 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Telephone: (215) 597- 4603, Fax: (215) 597-1063. The text of the full Federal Funding Opportunity announcement can be accessed at EDA's Web site, http://www.eda.gov. Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities The National Endowment for the Arts has created a Web site to show that it isn't the only game in town when it comes to federal support for the arts. The site describes and provides links to grant programs in 23 federal agencies that have provided support for arts and cultural projects. The site offers descriptions of the federally financed grants that arts groups have received. Visitors to the site can browse the examples either by the purpose of the projects, such as arts education or heritage preservation, or by the agency that awarded the grants, such as the U.S. Department of Justice or the Environmental Protection Agency. Each description shows how the money was channeled from the federal agency to the non-profit group at the state or local level. The site also offers background information on each of the 23 agencies, including descriptions of the programs that are most likely to award funds to arts groups, an explanation of agency terms, and publications that provide additional information. Note: Youth Development is a choice under Program Types. Please visit http://www.arts.gov/federal.html for more information. Department of Agriculture Community Programs Department of Agriculture Community Programs can make and guarantee loans to develop essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population. Loans and guarantees are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as to nonprofit corporations and tribal governments. Applicants must have the legal authority to borrow and repay loans, to pledge security for loans, and to construct, operate, and maintain the facilities. They must also be financially sound and able to organize and manage the facility effectively. Repayment of the loan must be based on tax assessments, revenues, fees, or other sources of money sufficient for operation and maintenance, reserves, and debt retirement. Feasibility studies are normally required when loans are for startup facilities or existing facilities when the project will significantly change the borrower's financial operations. The feasibility study should be prepared by an independent consultant with recognized expertise in the type of facility being financed. Community Programs can guarantee loans made and serviced by lenders such as banks, savings and loans, mortgage companies which are part of bank holding companies, banks of the Farm Credit System, or insurance companies regulated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Community Programs may guarantee up to 90% of any loss of interest or principal on the loan. Community Programs can also make direct loans to applicants who are unable to obtain commercial credit. Loan funds may be used to construct, enlarge, or improve community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services. This can include costs to acquire land needed for a facility, pay necessary professional fees, and purchase equipment required for its operation. Refinancing existing debts may be considered an eligible direct or guaranteed loan purpose if the debt being refinanced is a secondary part of the loan, is associated with the project facility, and if the applicant's creditors are unwilling to extend or modify terms in order for the new loan to be feasible. Applications are handled by USDA Rural Development field offices. Rural Development staff will be glad to discuss a community's needs and the services available from RHS and other agencies within USDA. Field staff can provide application materials and current program information, and assist in the preparation of an application. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/brief_cp_direct.htm Grant-related
websites:
The following are links to other federal and New York State resources Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov is a collaborative effort involving HHS and the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor and Transportation, as well as the National Science Foundation. More information about
Grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov New York State Office of Children and Family Assistance: www.dfa.state.ny.us New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance: www.otda.state.ny.us Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/grants/grants.html New York State and Federal Workforce Preparation: www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/owpce/funds.html New York State Dept. of Education: www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/Documents/funding-opport.htm SAMSHA: www.samhsa.gov/grants/grants.html Administration for Children and Families: www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants.html#grants U.S. Department of Justice: www.ojp.usdoj.gov www.usdoj.gov/10grants/index.html U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov/faith/topics This new White House site has over 100 federal funding streams categorized in to a wide range of areas. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC): Corporation for National Service (CNS) http://www.cns.gov/ Federal Acquisition Jumpstation http://nais.nasa.gov/fedproc/home.html National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA): Grants Information http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/grants/grants.htm National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): Federal Register and CFDA http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html National Institutes of Health (NIH): Funding Opportunities http://www.nih.gov/grants/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Grants http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~grants/ National Science Foundation (NSF): Grants and Awards http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm Social Security Administration (SSA): Acquisition and Grants http://www.ssa.gov/oag/ US Department of Commerce (USDOC): Home Page http://www.doc.gov/ US Department of Defense (DOD): National Security Education Program: Grants http://www.ndu.edu/nsep/ US Department of Education:
US Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Science Grants and Contracts http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Grants Net http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/ US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Head Start Bureau http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/ US Department of Justice (DOJ): Grant Information http://www.usdoj.gov/10grants/index.html US Department of Transportation (DOT): Home Page http://www.dot.gov/ US Department of Transportation (DOT): Nonprofit Links http://www.dot.gov/business.html US Environmental Protection Agency: Grants http://www.epa.gov/epahome/finance.htm US Environmental Protection Agency: Research Grants http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/grants/ The following are links to other Private, Foundation and Corporate Funding Each of these offer some type of grant assistance, generally around youth and the particular sport the foundation represents.
Foundation Directories
Foundations On-line http://www.foundations.org/ Give.org http://www.give.org/ GuideStar http://www.guidestar.org/ Idealist http://www.idealist.org/ Foundation/Grants
Research The Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org/ The Grantmanship Center
http://www.tgci.com/ Internet Non-Profit
Center http://www.nonprofit-info.org/ Non-Profit Manager's
Library http://www.mapnp.org/library/ American Philanthropy
Review-Guest Share http://charitychannel.com/GuestShare/ Grants by Subject:
Selected Internet Sites
These sites are a subject index of foundations
that grant monies to specific causes, studies, projects, programs,
etc. Grant Writing Resources http://www.fundsnetservices.com/grantwri.htm Grantwriters.com http://www.grantwriters.com Earl Pomeroy's Grants
Page http://www.house.gov/pomeroy/grants.html NonProfit Gateway http://www.nonprofit.gov/ Online Journals The
Chronicle of Philanthropy http://www.philanthropy.com/ Nonprofit Online News http://news.gilbert.org/ The NonProfit Times http://www.nptimes.com/ Philanthropy News Digest
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/ The Theodore Edson Parker Foundation funds substance abuse programs for minorities and underserved populations. An application form is not required. There are no deadlines. For more information go to http://www.grantsmanagement.com. Selecting "All Foundations" in the site index will provide additional funding opportunities from a number of other foundations and sources. The Hanley Family Foundation funds substance-abuse prevention and treatment services. Grants usually range from $2,000 to $100,000. An application form is required. There are no deadlines. For an application contact: Michael Hanley, director, the Hanley Family Foundation, 2029 Rivermeade Way, Atlanta GA 30327. Adelson Charitable Trust funds substance-abuse services and awards grants up to $250,000. No application form is required and there is no deadline. For more information contact: Miriam Adelson, trustee, 2950 Augusta Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89109. NEW YORK (these fund NY only applications) Buisson Foundation will fund substance-abuse treatment programs, particularly but not limited to those with faith-based interventions. Awards are up to $100,000. No application form is required and there is no deadline. However, potential applicants are to initially approach the foundation by letter. For more information, contact: Robert Buissons, director, The Buisson Foundation, 2227 Scenic Highway, Snellville, GA 30078; Phone: 770-978-7421. Achelis Foundation funds drug-abuse rehab programs. Awards ranges from $15,000 to $100,000. No application form is required and there is no deadline. Potential applicants, however, are advised to initially approach the Foundation by letter or short proposal. For more information, contact: Joseph Dolan, secretary & executive director, the Achelis Foundation, 767 3rd Avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10017; Phone: 212-644-0322 Foundation Listing from the Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Fundraising on the Internet. AT&T Foundation: http://www.att.com/foundation Ben and Jerry's Foundation: http://www.benjerry.com/foundation Benton Foundation: http://www.benton.org Carnegie Corporation of New York: http://www.carnegie.org Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: http://www.rwjf.org George Lucas Education Foundation: http://glef.org Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation: http://www.meaf.org Pew Charitable Trusts: http://www.pewtrusts.org Rockefeller Brothers Fund: http://www.rbf.org Harry Singer Foundation: http://www.singerfoundation.org Surdna Foundation: http://www.igc.apc.org/surdna
CharityNet's
Foundations on the Web
Agency, Organization and Foundation Grant Links * U.S.
Department of Education Grant Funding Opportunities Organizational Links * National
Head Start Association From Sumption and & Wyland: Doing grants research on the Web is getting easier and more productive all the time. We've compiled a list of the free resources our clients and colleagues use to seek grant funds. Many of these sites also provide research opportunities to improve your applications. No such list is ever complete, so please feel free to let us know about your favorites! http://www.sumptionandwyland.com/documents/grants-web-resources.htm The Nellie Mae
Educational Foundation has issued a new report, Critical Hours, by
Beth Miller, Ph.D. The report is exceptionally comprehensive, with
information on the most current research on after-school programs, on
issues related to learning, to youth development, to program development
and to evaluation. I think you will find
it very helpful as you talk to decision makers, policy makers and as you
apply for funding. Opportunity
for Engagement in National Grantmaking Competitions
The Corporation for National and Community Service seeks peer reviewers and facilitators for AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America grant competitions this spring. Participating in a grant competition provides numerous opportunities for professional development. You will: * read about new and innovative ideas in your field; *
learn about the grantmaking practices of the major federal * strengthen your grant writing skills. If
you are interested, please read on and assist us by identifying people
(including you) that may have the skill, time, and interest to serve.
Please also forward this notice to others in your networks and list
serves. The Corporation for National and Community Service
(the Corporation) connects Americans of all ages and backgrounds with
opportunities to give back to their communities and country through
three programs: AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, and Senior Corps.
The Corporation provides grants to support people and organizations that
use service as a strategy for addressing national and community needs.
More information about the Corporation is available on our website, http://www.nationalservice.org/.
We
seek a diverse group of reviewers and facilitators who have academic
and/or experiential expertise in many areas, including, but not
limited to: national service, service-learning, education, environment,
public safety, homeland security, and or other human needs. Peer
reviewers and facilitators should be comfortable reading a large volume
of material in a short period of time and providing detailed analysis .
Facilitators should also have skills and experience in facilitating
small groups. Those selected as potential reviewers for each Corporation grant competition will be asked to complete a more detailed online application through our eGrants system. Susie Reizod FoundationPROGRAM:
New shoes for children in need SUMMARY:
Our mission is to provide new shoes to children in need, including
children with disabilities, up to age 18. Shoes are procured through
donations from shoe businesses and concerned individuals, and through
purchase from shoe stores. We donate all of the shoes to children in
need through our collaboration with organizations such as FAMILY (in the
Mid-Hudson Valley), TASA (a Planned Parenthood program for teenaged
mothers), Mental Health Association of Dutchess County, Catherine Street
Community Center in Poughkeepsie New York, Harlem Children's Zone in New
York City, Save the Children, and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID). Since April 2002, we have donated
more than $40, 000 worth of new shoes to children in need in the
Mid-Hudson Valley, Central and East Harlem, Appalachia, the Mississippi
River Delta Region, five rural areas of Albuquerque New Mexico, Central
Valley in California, Ecuador, Nicaragua, India, South Africa, and
Jamaica, West Indies. As of January 26, 2004, the number of new shoes
donated has risen to $59, 000 worth of new shoes to children in need.
During 2003-2004, we will continue to donate new shoes to children in
need in the United States, as well as Africa, Asia, Latin America, and
the Caribbean. DEADLINE:
N/A URL:
http://www.thesusiereizodfoundation.org/ Support
for Community Organizing The
Toys"R"Us Children's Fund, Inc. The Kids' Playroom Program was established in 1990 as a safe haven of play for children in medical settings. To improve the program, the Toys"R"Us Children's Fund is embarking on a new initiative to refurbish the 45 playrooms currently in hospitals across the country and expand to new locations to create even more engaging spaces where children being treated in medical settings can have fun and just "be a kid." Organizations and medical facilities that want to be considered as a site should send a letter of interest to: The
Toys"R"Us Children's Fund, Inc. PREPARING
CHILDREN TO BE LIFELONG READERS PROGRAM: Preparing Children to be Lifelong Readers Program is a new charitable effort designed to focus on pre-literacy programs for at-risk children ages newborn to five. The goal of this program is to increase a child's reading readiness before they enter kindergarten by engaging parents, supporting preschools and increasing access to books and other learning tools. Please go to The Reading Ready funding guidelines to learn more about this exciting new signature program. For more information regarding The Toys"R"Us Children's Fund, contact: The
Toys"R"Us Children's Fund, Inc. http://www3.toysrus.com/about/corpPhilanthropy.cfm Local service clubs and religious groups (e.g. Elks, B'nai B'rith, fraternities and sororities, JayCees, Kiwanis, Knights of Pythias, Lions, Masons, Odd Fellows, Optimists, etc.) are a good source of potential funding, especially for smaller projects. To find out more about them, check:
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