- (MARYLAND ONLY) - Community Development. Letters of inquiry concerning grants from the Baltimore Community Foundation to support projects in arts and culture, children and families, and community development. Preference will be given to proposals that promote a public-sector tourism campaign, increase Baltimore's cultural profile, support community involvement in the arts, explore new revenue options for regional cultural activities, support disadvantaged neighborhoods, develop young people as leaders, promote public education and scholarships, and improve the health and welfare of children and families. Who may apply: organizations in the Baltimore area that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or fiscally sponsored by such groups. Contact: Dion Cartwright, BCF 2 East Read Street, Ninth Floor, Baltimore, Md. 21202; (410) 332-4171; fax (410) 837-4701; email: dcartwright@bcf.org or http://www.bcf.org/ourgrants/grantprograms.aspx;
- (PENNSYLVANIA and NEW JERSEY ONLY) - Arts. Proposals for grants from the William Penn Foundation to advance the arts and culture in the Philadelphia area. Proposals should promote artistic achievement, increase residents' access to and appreciation of arts and culture, and promote public participation in and support for the arts. More information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia and in Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. In some instances, government agencies may be eligible if no nonprofit organization can conduct the equivalent activity. Contact: WPF 2 Logan Square, 11th Floor, 100 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103; (215) 988-1830; fax: (215) 988-1823; email: moreinfo@williampennfoundation.org or http://www.williampennfoundation.org;
- (CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMIBA, AND NEW YORK) - Arts. Applications for grants of up to $75,000 each from the Dana Foundation to improve teaching of the performing arts at public schools in metropolitan Los Angeles, New York, and Washington. Grants will be awarded to train in-school arts specialists who teach performing arts, as well as professional artists carrying out residencies at public schools. Grants will not support programs that focus primarily on training classroom teachers or on the direct instruction of schoolchildren. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: nonprofit groups that organize arts-education programs for kindergarten-through-12th-grade students attending public schools. Contact: Dana Foundation 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900, New York, N.Y. 10151; (212) 223-4040; fax (212) 317-8721; website: http://www.dana.org/grants/threecity;
Resources and Deadlines
Grants, Fellowships, Awards, and Other Types of Financial and Organizational Supports for Nonprofits
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AUGUST - OCTOBER DEADLINES
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Deadline: August 1
Deadline: August 1
- Health (national).Applications for grants from the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Grants will be awarded to organizations that wish to develop or enhance programs or services that improve the lives of people with dementia and their families. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: AFA member organizations.Contact: AFA 322 Eighth Avenue, Sixth Floor, New York, N.Y. 10001; (866) 232-8484; fax (646) 638-1546 http://www.alzfdn.org/services/apply-grant.shtml
- Children and Youth (D.C., Md.). Applications for grants from the Community Grants Program, sponsored by Ober/Kaler. One $25,000 grant and two grants of $10,000 each will support programs in Baltimore or Washington that provide clothes, education, food, or shelter to needy youths. Additional information is available on the company's Web site. Who may apply: organizations in Baltimore or Washington that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Churches, parochial and public schools, and synagogues are also eligible if their umbrella organizations are tax-exempt. Programs must be secular.Contact: CGP, Ober/Kaler 120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 800, Baltimore, Md. 21202; (410) 685-1120; fax (410) 547-0699 info@ober.com; http://www.ober.com/grants
- Sports and recreation (national).Applications for grants from the National Trails Fund, administered by the American Hiking Society, with support from L.L. Bean, Mountain Safety Research, Nature Valley, and Therm-a-Rest. Two types of grants awarded through the fund will support projects that establish, protect, and maintain foot trails. American Hiking Society Trail Grants range from $500 to $4,999 each. Ten Nature Valley Trail Grants of $5,000 each will be awarded through an online vote. Additional information is available through the society's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grants will not support political causes, private foundations, and religious organizations.Contact: Ira Levin, AHS 1422 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, Md. 20910; (301) 565-6704, ext. 208; fax (301) 565-6714 ilevin@americanhiking.org; http://www.americanhiking.org/NTFApp.aspx
- Film and media (national).Applications for development grants from the America's Media Makers program, administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Grants may range from $100,000 to $800,000 over a maximum of three years and will support producers who wish to collaborate with scholars on developing content for a digital-media, radio, or television project that explores, in a new and creative way, significant events or figures in the humanities. Additional information is available on the organization's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and local and state government agencies.Contact: America's Media Makers, NEH 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 426, Washington, D.C. 20506; (202) 606-8269 publicpgms@neh.gov; http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AmMediaMakers_development.html
- Film and media (national).Applications for production grants from the America's Media Makers program, administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Grants may range from $100,000 to $800,000 over a maximum of three years and will support the preparation of a digital-media, radio, or television project for distribution that explores a significant event or figure in the humanities. Additional information is available on the organization's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and local and state government agencies.Contact: America's Media Makers, NEH 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 426, Washington, D.C. 20506; (202) 606-8269 publicpgms@neh.gov; http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AmMediaMakers_production.html
- Film and media (national). Applications for grants from the Small Grants Project, administered by the Social Science Research Council. Grants of up to $7,500 each will support the research of nonprofit advocacy groups that advance public-interest efforts to change the structure, practices, policies, or content of telecommunications and other such media. Additional information is available on the council's Web site. Who may apply: advocacy and community organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or fiscally sponsored by such groups. Applicants must collaborate with an academic researcher at a college, university, or other research institution. Applications must be submitted online. Contact: SSRC 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10019; (212) 377-2700; fax (212) 377-2727 info@ssrc.org; http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/small-grants-project/index_html
- Housing (U.S., Canada).Applications for grants from the Housing Impact Grants program, administered by the Home Depot Foundation. Grants of up to $3,000 each will support low-cost housing projects built or renovated with efficient, environmentally-friendly materials. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Canadian groups must be registered nonprofit organizations with a corporate identification number. Preference will be given to projects that engage local communities and build homes for individuals and families earning 80 percent or less of the area's median household income. Contact: HDF 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30339; (770) 384-3889 or (866) 593-7019; fax (770) 384-3908 or (866) 593-7027 housing_impact@homedepot.com; http://homedepot.com/impactgrants
- Technology (national).Applications for noncash support from Data-Scribe. Nonprofit organizations will each receive assistance, valued at $2,500, to develop or improve their Web sites. Additional information is available on the company's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or have 501(c)(6) status. Awards will not be given to groups that support political candidates or work to influence legislation. Contact: Data-Scribe P.O. Box 15361, Rio Rancho, N.M. 87174; (505) 896-9379 info@datascribe.biz; http://www.socialmissionwebhost.com/home2
- Sports and recreation (national).Applications for grants from the Tony Hawk Foundation. Grants of up to $25,000 each will support the construction of public parks for skateboarders in low-income neighborhoods or areas with needy youths that currently have no skateboarding facilities. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) and qualified under Section 170(b)(1)(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. State and local agencies, including public-school systems, are also eligible. Applications must be submitted online and may not be sent by fax or e-mail. Contact: THF 1611-A South Melrose Drive, Number 360, Vista, Calif. 92081; (760) 477-2479 contact@tonyhawkfoundation.org; http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/grant_application.asp
- Education (national). Applications for student-achievement grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants of $5,000 each will support individuals whose work engages students in critical thinking and problem solving that increase their knowledge of curricular subject matter. Proposals that focus on enrolling low-income or minority students in advanced coursework are especially encouraged. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: teachers at public schools, education-support professionals at public schools, and faculty and staff members at public colleges or universities. Teachers and staff members with less than seven years of experience and education-support professionals are encouraged to apply. Grants will not support conference fees; after-school, weekend, or summer programs; indirect costs; or stipends. Contact: NEA Foundation 1201 16th Street, N.W., Suite 416, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 822-7840; fax (202) 822-7779 http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/StudentAchievement_Guidelines.htm
JUNE - JULY DEADLINES
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Deadline: June 6the or September 9th
Funder: The RFK Foundation
Focus: The RGK Foundation provides awards up to $25,000 to organizations throughout the U.S. that offer innovative programs in the following areas: 1) Education, which includes programs that focus on K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education; 2) Medicine/Health, programs that promote the health and well-being of children and programs that increase access to health services; and 3) Community, which targets a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs.
Although there are no geographic restrictions to the Foundation's grantmaking program, the Foundation no longer accepts unsolicited requests for international agencies or programs. While the Foundation occasionally awards grants for operating expenses, capital campaigns, endowments, and international projects, such grants are infrequent and usually initiated by the Foundation. Multiyear grants are rare; most grants are awarded for a one-year period.
Grants are made only to nonprofit organizations certified as tax exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) or 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as "not a private foundation" under Section 509(a). Hospitals, educational institutions, and governmental institutions meeting these requirements are eligible to apply. Organizations that have completed and filed Form 1023 but not yet received an IRS determination letter are not eligible to apply. The Foundation does not make grants or loans to individuals.
Contact: http://www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php
DEADLINE: June 9th
Funder: National Endowment for the Arts
Focus: The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to the goal of enabling all Americans to enrich their lives through the arts. The NEA's Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire appreciation, knowledge, and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engagement of students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. The NEA also requires that funded projects ensure the application of national, state, or local arts education standards.
The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. Funded projects apply national or state arts education standards. All projects submitted to the Learning in the Arts category must include:
Contact:
Dance, Music, Opera: brandenburg@arts.gov or 202/682-5044
Literature, Media Arts, Musical Theater, Theater: daughern@arts.gov or 202/682-5521
Folk & Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary, Presenting: liut@arts.gov or 202/682-5690
Design, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Visual Arts: beattied@arts.gov or 202/682-5688
DEADLINE: June 10th
Funder: DC Department of Health
Focus: The DC Department of Health is soliciting applications for qualified applicants to organize, support, and build the capacity of group recovery homes. Homes should be for those afflicted with alcohol and other drugs of abuse and residents should be committed to sobriety. Approximately $220,000.00 in funds is available. Nonprofits and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply.
Contact: http://www.opgd.dc.gov/opgd/frames.asp?doc=/opgd/lib/opgd/info/fy08grouprecoveryhomesnofa.pdf
DEADLINE: June 13th
Funder: M*A*C* AIDS Fund
Focus: Grants between $5,000 and $25,000 are available through the M*A*C* AIDS Fund to support organizations that provide basic needs, direct services, education, awareness, and prevention programs to men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Contact: http://www.macaidsfund.org/support/givingguidelines.html
DEADLINE: June 16th
Funder: The Points of Light Foundation
Focus: Nominations for awards from the Women of Worth program, administered by the Points of Light Foundation and supported by L'Oreal Paris. The company will honor 10 women for their volunteerism by donating $5,000 in each of their names to charities of their choosing, and $5,000 in each of their names to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. One of the 10 honorees will be selected through an online vote to receive an additional $25,000 donation in her name to a charity of her choice. Additional information is available on the company's Web site.
Who may be nominated: women age 18 and older who are legal residents of the United States. Nominees' volunteering activities must be ongoing and have lasted at least six months. All activities must be unpaid and cannot include court-ordered community service.
Contact: POLF P.O. Box 34115, Washington, D.C. 20005; (202) 729-3216 womenofworth@pointsoflight.org; http://www.womenofworth.com/
DEADLINE: June 19th
Funder: Public Welfare Foundation
Focus: Letters of inquiry regarding grants from the Public Welfare Foundation in the areas of criminal and juvenile justice, health reform, and workers' rights. Criminal and juvenile-justice grants support groups that work to lower rates of incarceration and eliminate inequitable treatment of blacks and Hispanics. Health-reform grants support organizations that expand effective consumer advocacy for health care, especially at the state and local levels. Grants for workers' rights support groups that improve the lives of workers. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site.
Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicants may request grants for general operating support. Full proposals are due August 1.
Contact: (202) 965-1800; fax (202) 265-8851; email: info@publicwelfare.org; http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Guidelines.aspx
DEADLINE: June 27th
Funder: Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Focus: The 2008 Local Heroes program, administered by the Bank of America Charitable
Foundation. A total of 225 community leaders, whose neighborhoods have been positively affected by their achievements, will each have a $5,000 donation given in their honor to a charity of their choice. Who may be nominated: people who have made contributions to their neighborhoods and who live within one of Bank of America's markets.
Contact: BACF, NEI 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, N.C. 28202; (800) 218-9946 http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell
DEADLINE: June 27th
Funder: The Youth AIDS Media Institute Community Outreach Grant Program/Cable Positive
Focus: The Youth AIDS Media Institute Community Outreach Grant program, administered
by Cable Positive, with support from the Motorola Foundation. Grants of $5,000 each
will be given to youths age 15 to 24 for collaborations with community-health organizations that serve people with AIDS.
Outreach projects must focus on one of three areas: coalition and community building; education and awareness; or peer mentoring. Additional information is available on the institute's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that are directly associated with HIV/AIDS. Projects must be initiated and led by youths. Grants will not support capital costs, endowments (unless they provide direct services to people with HIV/AIDS), general operating expenses or deficits, individuals, lobbying, or research.
Contact: Jennifer Medina, Cable Positive 1775 Broadway, Suite 433, New York, N.Y. 10019; (212) 459-1504 jennifer@cablepositive.org; http://www.cablepositive.org/yami.php
DEADLINE: June 28, 2008
Funder: Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders Program
Focus: Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders Program will award $200,000 in general
operating support to two nonprofit organizations serving Washington, DC and its metropolitan area. The award will also include a leadership training program consisting of workshops and sessions for both executive directors and emerging leaders.
Contact: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborbuilders
DEADLINE: June 30th
Funder: Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation's Shelter Grants to Aid Victims of Domestic Violence
Focus: Grants of up to $20,000 are available for operating support for organizations that aid the victims of domestic violence. The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation has a goal to eliminate domestic violence. Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.
Contact: http://www.mkacf.org/PDF/Shelter_Grant_App_2008.pdf
DEADLINE: July 2nd
Funder: The Brookdale Foundation Group's National Group Respite Program
Focus: The Brookdale Foundation Group's National Group Respite Program. Grants of up to $7,500 each will help up to 40 groups develop respite day-care programs for people with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers, with the possibility of a $3,000 grant extension after the first year.
Who may apply: organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or public-service agencies. Proposals should be sent to the foundation's headquarters in New York; questions should be directed to its technical-assistance office in California.
Contact: Evelyn Yuen, BFG Technical-Assistance Office, 2320 Channing Way, Berkeley, Calif. 94704; (510) 540-6734; fax (510) 540-6771 ey@brookdalefoundation.org; http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/respiteprogram.htm
DEADLINE: July 8th
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Focus: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announces funds for promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects should address factors outside the health care system, such as poverty, violence, inadequate housing or education that contribute significantly to poor health for many Americans. Projects must be new, innovative, and collaborative. Up to 14 grants of between $200,000 and $500,000 will be awarded. Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations.
DEADLINE: July 15, 2008
Funder: The Mattel Children's Foundation
Focus: Mattel and the Mattel Children's Foundation are pleased to continue our Domestic Grantmaking Program. Through this effort, unsolicited applications for funds for organizations benefiting children in the United States are accepted, pending the eligibility requirements and guidelines listed below. Charitable organizations that demonstrate they directly serve children may be eligible for grants of $5,000 up to $25,000. Funds may be applied to programs or general operating costs.
Eligibility Requirements:
Focus: The RGK Foundation provides awards up to $25,000 to organizations throughout the U.S. that offer innovative programs in the following areas: 1) Education, which includes programs that focus on K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education; 2) Medicine/Health, programs that promote the health and well-being of children and programs that increase access to health services; and 3) Community, which targets a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs.
Although there are no geographic restrictions to the Foundation's grantmaking program, the Foundation no longer accepts unsolicited requests for international agencies or programs. While the Foundation occasionally awards grants for operating expenses, capital campaigns, endowments, and international projects, such grants are infrequent and usually initiated by the Foundation. Multiyear grants are rare; most grants are awarded for a one-year period.
Grants are made only to nonprofit organizations certified as tax exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) or 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as "not a private foundation" under Section 509(a). Hospitals, educational institutions, and governmental institutions meeting these requirements are eligible to apply. Organizations that have completed and filed Form 1023 but not yet received an IRS determination letter are not eligible to apply. The Foundation does not make grants or loans to individuals.
Contact: http://www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php
DEADLINE: June 9th
Funder: National Endowment for the Arts
Focus: The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to the goal of enabling all Americans to enrich their lives through the arts. The NEA's Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire appreciation, knowledge, and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engagement of students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. The NEA also requires that funded projects ensure the application of national, state, or local arts education standards.
The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts. Projects must provide participatory learning and engage students with skilled artists, teachers, and excellent art. Funded projects apply national or state arts education standards. All projects submitted to the Learning in the Arts category must include:
- Experience: Students and their teachers will have the chance to experience exemplary works of art -- in live form where possible.
- Study: Through the guidance of teachers, teaching artists, and cultural organizations, students will study works of art in order to understand the cultural and social context from which they come, and to appreciate the technical and/or aesthetic qualities of each work. Where appropriate, study will include the acquisition of skills relevant to practicing the art form.
- Performance: Informed by their experience and study, students will create artwork. In the case of literature, the primary creative activities will be writing and/or recitation.
- Assessment: Students will be assessed according to national or state arts education standards. Where appropriate, projects will employ multiple forms of assessment including pre- and post-testing.
Contact:
Dance, Music, Opera: brandenburg@arts.gov or 202/682-5044
Literature, Media Arts, Musical Theater, Theater: daughern@arts.gov or 202/682-5521
Folk & Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary, Presenting: liut@arts.gov or 202/682-5690
Design, Local Arts Agencies, Museums, Visual Arts: beattied@arts.gov or 202/682-5688
DEADLINE: June 10th
Funder: DC Department of Health
Focus: The DC Department of Health is soliciting applications for qualified applicants to organize, support, and build the capacity of group recovery homes. Homes should be for those afflicted with alcohol and other drugs of abuse and residents should be committed to sobriety. Approximately $220,000.00 in funds is available. Nonprofits and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply.
Contact: http://www.opgd.dc.gov/opgd/frames.asp?doc=/opgd/lib/opgd/info/fy08grouprecoveryhomesnofa.pdf
DEADLINE: June 13th
Funder: M*A*C* AIDS Fund
Focus: Grants between $5,000 and $25,000 are available through the M*A*C* AIDS Fund to support organizations that provide basic needs, direct services, education, awareness, and prevention programs to men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Contact: http://www.macaidsfund.org/support/givingguidelines.html
DEADLINE: June 16th
Funder: The Points of Light Foundation
Focus: Nominations for awards from the Women of Worth program, administered by the Points of Light Foundation and supported by L'Oreal Paris. The company will honor 10 women for their volunteerism by donating $5,000 in each of their names to charities of their choosing, and $5,000 in each of their names to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. One of the 10 honorees will be selected through an online vote to receive an additional $25,000 donation in her name to a charity of her choice. Additional information is available on the company's Web site.
Who may be nominated: women age 18 and older who are legal residents of the United States. Nominees' volunteering activities must be ongoing and have lasted at least six months. All activities must be unpaid and cannot include court-ordered community service.
Contact: POLF P.O. Box 34115, Washington, D.C. 20005; (202) 729-3216 womenofworth@pointsoflight.org; http://www.womenofworth.com/
DEADLINE: June 19th
Funder: Public Welfare Foundation
Focus: Letters of inquiry regarding grants from the Public Welfare Foundation in the areas of criminal and juvenile justice, health reform, and workers' rights. Criminal and juvenile-justice grants support groups that work to lower rates of incarceration and eliminate inequitable treatment of blacks and Hispanics. Health-reform grants support organizations that expand effective consumer advocacy for health care, especially at the state and local levels. Grants for workers' rights support groups that improve the lives of workers. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site.
Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicants may request grants for general operating support. Full proposals are due August 1.
Contact: (202) 965-1800; fax (202) 265-8851; email: info@publicwelfare.org; http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Guidelines.aspx
DEADLINE: June 27th
Funder: Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Focus: The 2008 Local Heroes program, administered by the Bank of America Charitable
Foundation. A total of 225 community leaders, whose neighborhoods have been positively affected by their achievements, will each have a $5,000 donation given in their honor to a charity of their choice. Who may be nominated: people who have made contributions to their neighborhoods and who live within one of Bank of America's markets.
Contact: BACF, NEI 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, N.C. 28202; (800) 218-9946 http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell
DEADLINE: June 27th
Funder: The Youth AIDS Media Institute Community Outreach Grant Program/Cable Positive
Focus: The Youth AIDS Media Institute Community Outreach Grant program, administered
by Cable Positive, with support from the Motorola Foundation. Grants of $5,000 each
will be given to youths age 15 to 24 for collaborations with community-health organizations that serve people with AIDS.
Outreach projects must focus on one of three areas: coalition and community building; education and awareness; or peer mentoring. Additional information is available on the institute's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that are directly associated with HIV/AIDS. Projects must be initiated and led by youths. Grants will not support capital costs, endowments (unless they provide direct services to people with HIV/AIDS), general operating expenses or deficits, individuals, lobbying, or research.
Contact: Jennifer Medina, Cable Positive 1775 Broadway, Suite 433, New York, N.Y. 10019; (212) 459-1504 jennifer@cablepositive.org; http://www.cablepositive.org/yami.php
DEADLINE: June 28, 2008
Funder: Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders Program
Focus: Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders Program will award $200,000 in general
operating support to two nonprofit organizations serving Washington, DC and its metropolitan area. The award will also include a leadership training program consisting of workshops and sessions for both executive directors and emerging leaders.
Contact: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborbuilders
DEADLINE: June 30th
Funder: Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation's Shelter Grants to Aid Victims of Domestic Violence
Focus: Grants of up to $20,000 are available for operating support for organizations that aid the victims of domestic violence. The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation has a goal to eliminate domestic violence. Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.
Contact: http://www.mkacf.org/PDF/Shelter_Grant_App_2008.pdf
DEADLINE: July 2nd
Funder: The Brookdale Foundation Group's National Group Respite Program
Focus: The Brookdale Foundation Group's National Group Respite Program. Grants of up to $7,500 each will help up to 40 groups develop respite day-care programs for people with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers, with the possibility of a $3,000 grant extension after the first year.
Who may apply: organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or public-service agencies. Proposals should be sent to the foundation's headquarters in New York; questions should be directed to its technical-assistance office in California.
Contact: Evelyn Yuen, BFG Technical-Assistance Office, 2320 Channing Way, Berkeley, Calif. 94704; (510) 540-6734; fax (510) 540-6771 ey@brookdalefoundation.org; http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/respiteprogram.htm
DEADLINE: July 8th
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Focus: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announces funds for promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Projects should address factors outside the health care system, such as poverty, violence, inadequate housing or education that contribute significantly to poor health for many Americans. Projects must be new, innovative, and collaborative. Up to 14 grants of between $200,000 and $500,000 will be awarded. Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations.
- Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program expansions—into new regions or to new populations—may also be considered. Please note that this program does not fund existing projects.
- Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as one ofthe funding partners.
- Local funding partners must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.
- Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. In-kind services may not be used to match foundation funds.
- Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Private foundations as defined under Section 509(a) are not eligible to apply.
DEADLINE: July 15, 2008
Funder: The Mattel Children's Foundation
Focus: Mattel and the Mattel Children's Foundation are pleased to continue our Domestic Grantmaking Program. Through this effort, unsolicited applications for funds for organizations benefiting children in the United States are accepted, pending the eligibility requirements and guidelines listed below. Charitable organizations that demonstrate they directly serve children may be eligible for grants of $5,000 up to $25,000. Funds may be applied to programs or general operating costs.
Eligibility Requirements:
- 501(c)3 Public Charity organizations - if an organization is a project under a fiscal sponsor, that sponsor must have a valid tax exemption status.
- Organizations must serve children in communities within the U.S.
- Organizations must not discriminate against a person or a group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
- Preference is given to organizations that have an annual operating budget of less than $1 million.
FEBRUARY - MARCH DEADLINES
*Be sure to contact foundation/funder directly to confirm deadline date. The TAKE ACTION! Network cannot guarantee accuracy of the dates listed below. It is your responsibility to take action to contact the foundation/funder to verify the deadline date for grant opportunities you find on this site*
DEADLINE: February 1ST
Funder: NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Education
Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: teachers at public schools, education-support professionals at public schools, and faculty and staff members at public colleges or universities. Teachers and staff members with less than seven years of experience and education-support professionals are particularly encouraged to apply.
Contact: NEA Foundation; 1201 16th Street, NW; Suite 416; Washington, DC; 20036; (202) 822-7840; fax (202) 822-7779
www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm
DEADLINE: February 1st
Funder: NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Geographic Area: National
Foucs: Education
Applications for student-achievement grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants of $5,000 each will support individuals whose work engages students in critical thinking and problem solving that increase their knowledge of curricular subject matter. Proposals that focus on enrolling low-income or minority students in advanced coursework are especially encouraged. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: teachers at public schools, education-support professionals at public schools, and faculty and staff members at public colleges or universities. Teachers and staff members with less than seven years of experience and education-support professionals are encouraged to apply. Grants will not support conference fees; after-school, weekend, or summer programs; indirect costs; or stipends.Contact: NEA Foundation 1201 16th Street, N.W., Suite 416, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 822-7840; fax (202) 822-7779 http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/StudentAchievement_Guidelines.htm
DEADLINE: February 15th
Funder: Anne Arundel Women Giving Together
Geograpic Area: MD
Population: Women and Girls
Applications for grants from Anne Arundel Women Giving Together. Grants of up to $10,000 each will support programs for women, children, and families that focus on education, health and welfare, or the prevention of violence and abuse. Additional information is available on the group's Web site. Organizations that serve residents of Anne Arundel County, MD and that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may apply. Grants will not support annual fund-raising drives, capital improvements, deficit reduction, endowments, individuals, political activities, religious programs, or programs that primarily provide transportation or support housing development or rental assistance.
Contact: AAWGT 914 Bay Ridge Road, Suite 220, Annapolis, MD 21403; (410) 280-1102 http://www.givingtogether.org/?q=node/11
DEADLINE: March 1st (Letter of Inquiry), May 15th (Full Proposal)
Funder: Home Depot Foundation
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Environmentally friendly housing for low- and moderate income families.
Letters of inquiry regarding grants from the Home Depot Foundation. Preference will be given to projects that include community engagement in efforts to build, preserve, or finance environmentally friendly housing for low- and moderate-income families. U.S. Organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Canadian groups which are registered as nonprofit organizations with corporate identification numbers are eligible to apply. Grants will not support athletic, fraternal, labor, political, religious, or social groups; capital campaigns; endowments; indirect costs; media projects; special events; scholarships; or United Way chapters. Full proposals are due May 15.
Contact: HDF 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30339; (770) 384-3889 or (866) 593-7019; fax (770) 384-3908 or (866) 593-7027 hd_foundation@homedepot.com; http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/support_housing_apply.html
DEADLINE: March 3rd
Funder: Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families
Geographic Area: National
Target Area: Reporting on children and families in the United States
The awards honor distinguished reporting on children and families in the United States, particularly those who are disadvantaged. Fourteen winners will each receive $1,000. Additional information is available on the center's Web site. Who may apply: journalists whose reports were published or broadcast in the United States in 2007. Entries can fall into categories encompassing newspapers, magazines, online news, photojournalism, and radio. Information on specific categories is available at the center's Web site. Advocacy groups and affiliates of professional associations are ineligible to apply.
Contact: CJCCF, U. of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 320, College Park, Md. 20740; (301) 699-5133; fax (301) 699-9755 info@cjc.umd.edu; http://www.cjc.umd.edu/awards/index.html
DEADLINE: March 7th
Funder: The National Civic League
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Education
Nominations for the MetLife Foundation Ambassadors in Education Award, administered by the National Civic League. Awards of $5,000 each will be given to principals of middle and high schools who build partnerships with community organizations, parents, and guardians; resolve conflicts and promote safety; and promote civic engagement and community service. Additional information is available on the organization's Web site. Who may be nominated: principals in 25 major cities. For the full list, consult the organization's Web site.
Contact: Gary Chandler, NCL 1640 Logan Street, Denver, Colo. 80202; (303) 278-2865; fax (303) 571-4404 gary@crossbow1.com; http://www.ncl.org/metlife/index.html
DEADLINE: March 24th (Letters of Inquiry), June 20th (Full Proposal)
Funder: The Lance Armstrong Foundation's Community Program
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Health
Letters of intent to apply for grants from the Lance Armstrong Foundation's Community Program. The foundation will award grants of $50,000 each per year for up to three years for community-based projects that focus on one of two areas: evidence-based interventions or education for health-care professionals. Projects must deal with emotional support, end-of-life care, pain, and other practical issues related to cancer. Letters must be submitted through the foundation's Web site, where additional information is available. Who may apply: U.S. organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and not as private foundations. Grants will not support advertising campaigns, camps, cancer-prevention activities, fund raising, one-time events, or programs that focus on physical activity and nutrition.
Contact: Suzanne Potts, LAF P.O. Box 161150, Austin, Tex. 78716; (512) 279-8387 communityprogram@laf.org; http://www.livestrong.org/communityprogram
DEADLINE: February 1ST
Funder: NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Education
Applications for leadership and learning grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants will support individuals participating in professional-development activities, such as summer institutes, or groups of teachers and education-support professionals engaged in research, mentoring, or other relevant activities. Individuals may apply for grants of $2,000 each and groups may apply for grants of $5,000 each. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: teachers at public schools, education-support professionals at public schools, and faculty and staff members at public colleges or universities. Teachers and staff members with less than seven years of experience and education-support professionals are particularly encouraged to apply.
Contact: NEA Foundation; 1201 16th Street, NW; Suite 416; Washington, DC; 20036; (202) 822-7840; fax (202) 822-7779
www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm
DEADLINE: February 1st
Funder: NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Geographic Area: National
Foucs: Education
Applications for student-achievement grants from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Grants of $5,000 each will support individuals whose work engages students in critical thinking and problem solving that increase their knowledge of curricular subject matter. Proposals that focus on enrolling low-income or minority students in advanced coursework are especially encouraged. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: teachers at public schools, education-support professionals at public schools, and faculty and staff members at public colleges or universities. Teachers and staff members with less than seven years of experience and education-support professionals are encouraged to apply. Grants will not support conference fees; after-school, weekend, or summer programs; indirect costs; or stipends.Contact: NEA Foundation 1201 16th Street, N.W., Suite 416, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 822-7840; fax (202) 822-7779 http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/StudentAchievement_Guidelines.htm
DEADLINE: February 15th
Funder: Anne Arundel Women Giving Together
Geograpic Area: MD
Population: Women and Girls
Applications for grants from Anne Arundel Women Giving Together. Grants of up to $10,000 each will support programs for women, children, and families that focus on education, health and welfare, or the prevention of violence and abuse. Additional information is available on the group's Web site. Organizations that serve residents of Anne Arundel County, MD and that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may apply. Grants will not support annual fund-raising drives, capital improvements, deficit reduction, endowments, individuals, political activities, religious programs, or programs that primarily provide transportation or support housing development or rental assistance.
Contact: AAWGT 914 Bay Ridge Road, Suite 220, Annapolis, MD 21403; (410) 280-1102 http://www.givingtogether.org/?q=node/11
DEADLINE: March 1st (Letter of Inquiry), May 15th (Full Proposal)
Funder: Home Depot Foundation
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Environmentally friendly housing for low- and moderate income families.
Letters of inquiry regarding grants from the Home Depot Foundation. Preference will be given to projects that include community engagement in efforts to build, preserve, or finance environmentally friendly housing for low- and moderate-income families. U.S. Organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Canadian groups which are registered as nonprofit organizations with corporate identification numbers are eligible to apply. Grants will not support athletic, fraternal, labor, political, religious, or social groups; capital campaigns; endowments; indirect costs; media projects; special events; scholarships; or United Way chapters. Full proposals are due May 15.
Contact: HDF 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30339; (770) 384-3889 or (866) 593-7019; fax (770) 384-3908 or (866) 593-7027 hd_foundation@homedepot.com; http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/support_housing_apply.html
DEADLINE: March 3rd
Funder: Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families
Geographic Area: National
Target Area: Reporting on children and families in the United States
The awards honor distinguished reporting on children and families in the United States, particularly those who are disadvantaged. Fourteen winners will each receive $1,000. Additional information is available on the center's Web site. Who may apply: journalists whose reports were published or broadcast in the United States in 2007. Entries can fall into categories encompassing newspapers, magazines, online news, photojournalism, and radio. Information on specific categories is available at the center's Web site. Advocacy groups and affiliates of professional associations are ineligible to apply.
Contact: CJCCF, U. of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 320, College Park, Md. 20740; (301) 699-5133; fax (301) 699-9755 info@cjc.umd.edu; http://www.cjc.umd.edu/awards/index.html
DEADLINE: March 7th
Funder: The National Civic League
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Education
Nominations for the MetLife Foundation Ambassadors in Education Award, administered by the National Civic League. Awards of $5,000 each will be given to principals of middle and high schools who build partnerships with community organizations, parents, and guardians; resolve conflicts and promote safety; and promote civic engagement and community service. Additional information is available on the organization's Web site. Who may be nominated: principals in 25 major cities. For the full list, consult the organization's Web site.
Contact: Gary Chandler, NCL 1640 Logan Street, Denver, Colo. 80202; (303) 278-2865; fax (303) 571-4404 gary@crossbow1.com; http://www.ncl.org/metlife/index.html
DEADLINE: March 24th (Letters of Inquiry), June 20th (Full Proposal)
Funder: The Lance Armstrong Foundation's Community Program
Geographic Area: National
Focus: Health
Letters of intent to apply for grants from the Lance Armstrong Foundation's Community Program. The foundation will award grants of $50,000 each per year for up to three years for community-based projects that focus on one of two areas: evidence-based interventions or education for health-care professionals. Projects must deal with emotional support, end-of-life care, pain, and other practical issues related to cancer. Letters must be submitted through the foundation's Web site, where additional information is available. Who may apply: U.S. organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and not as private foundations. Grants will not support advertising campaigns, camps, cancer-prevention activities, fund raising, one-time events, or programs that focus on physical activity and nutrition.
Contact: Suzanne Potts, LAF P.O. Box 161150, Austin, Tex. 78716; (512) 279-8387 communityprogram@laf.org; http://www.livestrong.org/communityprogram
DECEMBER/JANUARY DEADLINES....
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 10, 2007
Applications for grants from the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund, administered by Changing Our World and sponsored by Avon Products. Grants of $5,000 each will be given weekly to support individuals who are conducting projects to empower women or girls in one of three areas: business development; community service; or awareness and outreach. Additional information is available on the company's Web site. Who may apply: individuals age 18 and older who are U.S. citizens. Students are encouraged to apply, but companies and organizations are ineligible.Contact: AHTF c/o Changing Our World, 220 East 42nd Street, Seventh Floor, New York, N.Y. 10017; (866) 345-2866 hello.tomorrow.fund@avon.com; http://www.avon.com/hellotomorrowfund
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2007
2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program - The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. This opportunity is for college seniors and recent college graduates who have a strong interest in addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, or who are themselves a member of a population that is adversely affected by racial and ethnic health disparities. Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens who will be seniors or recent graduates of an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall of 2008. Candidates are selected based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership potential, and interest in racial and ethnic health disparities. Scholars receive roundtrip transportation to Washington, a stipend, and housing at Howard University for the duration of the program. For more information on the application process , visit http://www.ccph.info/.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2007
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Accepting Applications for Career Development Grants - One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. The foundation's Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to AAUW members, women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in non-traditional fields. Grants provide support for course work beyond a bachelor's degree, including a master's degree, second bachelor's degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields. Funds also are available for distance learning. Course work must be taken at an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or at a technical school that is fully licensed or accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are not available for doctoral-level work. For complete program information, visit the AAUW Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009451/aauw
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Applications for grants from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for investigators conducting research on the issue of suicide. Distinguished Investigator Grants of up to $100,000 each over two years are awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or above with a proven history of research and publication in the area of suicide. Young Investigator Grants of up to $85,000 each over two years are awarded to researchers at the level of assistant professor or below. Those grants provide an additional $10,000 each for an established researcher who will serve as a mentor to the Young Investigator. Standard Research Grants of up to $75,000 each over two years are available for individual investigators at any level. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships of up to $100,000 each over two years are awarded to those who have earned a Ph.D. within the preceding six years and have not had more than three years of fellowship support. Pilot Grants provide up to $30,000 each over one or two years for new projects that have the potential to lead to larger investigations. Researchers outside the United States are also invited to apply. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site.Contact: Tracey Auster, AFSP 120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10005; (212) 363-3500 or (888) 333-2377; fax (212) 363-6237 tauster@afsp.org; http://www.afsp.org/
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2007
Applications for the Council on Foundations' Emerging Philanthropic Leaders Fellowship, which matches fellows with mentors who are recognized leaders in the field of philanthropy. Two two-year fellowships will be awarded. Additional information is available on the council's Web site. Who may apply: individuals who have at least two years of experience at a philanthropic organization, including one year in a leadership position. Applicants must work for a group that is a member of the Council on Foundations or is eligible for membership, and that serves traditionally underrepresented constituencies. Applications must be co-signed or accompanied by a letter of support from the chief executive officer of the applicant's employing organization.Contact: COF 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 466-6512; fax (202) 785-3926 inclusive@cof.org; http://www.cof.org/files/Documents/Diversity/diversitybrochure.pdf
DEADLINE: JANUARY 1, 2008
Applications for grants of up to $60,000 each from the Marijuana Policy Project to support efforts to promote the legalization and regulation of marijuana. Proposals for projects encompassing any aspect of marijuana-law reform will be accepted, including but not limited to the following four categories: ballot initiatives; grass-roots organizing; marijuana research; and revising the definition of marijuana abuse and dependence in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Additional information is available on the project's Web site. Who may apply: Organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code will be given preference, but tax-exempt status is not required.Contact: Stephanie Vogel, MPP P.O. Box 77492, Washington, D.C. 20016; (202) 462-5747, ext. 126; fax (202) 232-0442 stephanie@mpp.org; http://www.mpp.org/grants
DEADLINE: JANUARY 7, 2008
2008 Health Policy Fellowship - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and AcademyHealth are seeking applications for their 2008 Health Policy Fellowship. The fellowship allows visiting scholars to conduct new and innovative analyses, participate in health policy activities related to the design and content of future NCHS surveys, and offers access to the data resources provided by the CDC. Applicants may be at any stage in their career from doctoral students to senior investigators. The duration of the full-time fellowship is 13-24 months, and salaries are commensurate with qualifications and experience. www.academyhealth.org/nchs/
DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2008
Letters of inquiry regarding grants from the Distinguished Fellows Program of the William T. Grant Foundation for research on youth development, adult views of young people, and improving youth-service organizations and programs. A maximum of four scholars will each receive $175,000 over a period of up to two years. The foundation will also award up to $25,000 to each recipient for housing costs. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: midcareer researchers at nonprofit organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and governmental organizations. Full proposals are due April 28, 2008.Contact: Sharon Brewster, WTGF 570 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10022; (212) 752-0071; fax (212) 752-1398 sbrewster@wtgrantfdn.org; http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url_nocat3042/info-url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=253857&attrib_id=10216
DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2008
Nominations for the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards, administered by the National Center for Family Literacy. Four regional awards of $5,000 each and one national award of $25,000 will be given to organizations that use technology as a way to promote and enhance family literacy. Additional information is available on the organization's Web site. Who may be nominated: organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Contact: NCFL 325 West Main Street, Suite 300, Louisville, Ky. 40202; (502) 584-1133 or (877) 326-5481 http://www.famlit.org/
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2008
Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice - The fellowship is a year-long, full-time, salaried position at the Families USA Office in Washington, DC. The selected fellow will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. The fellowship aims to advance social justice through health care advocacy by focusing particularly on the unique challenges facing communities of color. Through this fellowship, established to honor the memory of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone, we hope to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented economic, racial and ethnic minority groups. For more information, visit http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html.
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Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice - The fellowship is a year-long, full-time, salaried position at the Families USA Office in Washington, DC. The selected fellow will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. The fellowship was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Villers Fellows work in the health policy department and assist the organization's efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities. For more information, visit http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html.
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(DC/MD ONLY). Applications for grants of up to $50,000 each from the Quality Health Foundation, a part of the Delmarva Foundation, to support programs designed to improve health-care delivery, quality, and outcomes. Priority areas include improved treatment through the use of "best practices," better access to services, and enhanced health education. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: religious groups, government entities, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Grants will not support capital expenses, conferences, fund-raising activities, or lobbying.Contact: Jennie Dickerson, QHF 9240 Centreville Road, Easton, Md. 21601; (410) 822-0697, ext. 6219 dickersonj@dfmc.org; http://www.qualityhealthfoundation.org/html/Call_for_Proposals_2007.htm
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2008-2009 Call for Applicants - IRW Global Scholars/Theme: The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women (IRW) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Applications from prospective scholars whose individual research or activism is compatible with the theme of their interdisciplinary research seminar. IRW expect that Global Scholars will participate in the weekly seminar along with Rutgers faculty and graduate students whose work explores the seminar theme from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. A description of the 2008-2009 seminar is at (http://irw.rutgers.edu/seminars/08-09description.pdf). Postdoctoral scholars working in any discipline may apply. Applications should include the following:
--letter of intent specifying project title and proposed dates of visit;
--project description (five pages maximum);
--curriculum vitae, fax number and email address;
--contact information for four professional references.
Prospective global scholars are invited to discuss the relevance of their project to "The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture" as part of their application. For additional information email
irw@rci.rutgers.edu or visit http://irw.rutgers.edu/.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 18, 2008
High school seniors who will graduate by May 2008, and would like to attend a Historically Black College or University are eligible to apply to for the The Tom Joyner Foundation's "Full Ride Scholarship for graduating high school seniors. For more details, visit http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/foundation/fullride
Applications for grants from the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund, administered by Changing Our World and sponsored by Avon Products. Grants of $5,000 each will be given weekly to support individuals who are conducting projects to empower women or girls in one of three areas: business development; community service; or awareness and outreach. Additional information is available on the company's Web site. Who may apply: individuals age 18 and older who are U.S. citizens. Students are encouraged to apply, but companies and organizations are ineligible.Contact: AHTF c/o Changing Our World, 220 East 42nd Street, Seventh Floor, New York, N.Y. 10017; (866) 345-2866 hello.tomorrow.fund@avon.com; http://www.avon.com/hellotomorrowfund
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2007
2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program - The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. This opportunity is for college seniors and recent college graduates who have a strong interest in addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, or who are themselves a member of a population that is adversely affected by racial and ethnic health disparities. Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens who will be seniors or recent graduates of an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall of 2008. Candidates are selected based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership potential, and interest in racial and ethnic health disparities. Scholars receive roundtrip transportation to Washington, a stipend, and housing at Howard University for the duration of the program. For more information on the application process , visit http://www.ccph.info/.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2007
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Accepting Applications for Career Development Grants - One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. The foundation's Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to AAUW members, women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in non-traditional fields. Grants provide support for course work beyond a bachelor's degree, including a master's degree, second bachelor's degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields. Funds also are available for distance learning. Course work must be taken at an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or at a technical school that is fully licensed or accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are not available for doctoral-level work. For complete program information, visit the AAUW Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009451/aauw
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Applications for grants from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for investigators conducting research on the issue of suicide. Distinguished Investigator Grants of up to $100,000 each over two years are awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or above with a proven history of research and publication in the area of suicide. Young Investigator Grants of up to $85,000 each over two years are awarded to researchers at the level of assistant professor or below. Those grants provide an additional $10,000 each for an established researcher who will serve as a mentor to the Young Investigator. Standard Research Grants of up to $75,000 each over two years are available for individual investigators at any level. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships of up to $100,000 each over two years are awarded to those who have earned a Ph.D. within the preceding six years and have not had more than three years of fellowship support. Pilot Grants provide up to $30,000 each over one or two years for new projects that have the potential to lead to larger investigations. Researchers outside the United States are also invited to apply. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site.Contact: Tracey Auster, AFSP 120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10005; (212) 363-3500 or (888) 333-2377; fax (212) 363-6237 tauster@afsp.org; http://www.afsp.org/
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2007
Applications for the Council on Foundations' Emerging Philanthropic Leaders Fellowship, which matches fellows with mentors who are recognized leaders in the field of philanthropy. Two two-year fellowships will be awarded. Additional information is available on the council's Web site. Who may apply: individuals who have at least two years of experience at a philanthropic organization, including one year in a leadership position. Applicants must work for a group that is a member of the Council on Foundations or is eligible for membership, and that serves traditionally underrepresented constituencies. Applications must be co-signed or accompanied by a letter of support from the chief executive officer of the applicant's employing organization.Contact: COF 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 466-6512; fax (202) 785-3926 inclusive@cof.org; http://www.cof.org/files/Documents/Diversity/diversitybrochure.pdf
DEADLINE: JANUARY 1, 2008
Applications for grants of up to $60,000 each from the Marijuana Policy Project to support efforts to promote the legalization and regulation of marijuana. Proposals for projects encompassing any aspect of marijuana-law reform will be accepted, including but not limited to the following four categories: ballot initiatives; grass-roots organizing; marijuana research; and revising the definition of marijuana abuse and dependence in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Additional information is available on the project's Web site. Who may apply: Organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code will be given preference, but tax-exempt status is not required.Contact: Stephanie Vogel, MPP P.O. Box 77492, Washington, D.C. 20016; (202) 462-5747, ext. 126; fax (202) 232-0442 stephanie@mpp.org; http://www.mpp.org/grants
DEADLINE: JANUARY 7, 2008
2008 Health Policy Fellowship - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and AcademyHealth are seeking applications for their 2008 Health Policy Fellowship. The fellowship allows visiting scholars to conduct new and innovative analyses, participate in health policy activities related to the design and content of future NCHS surveys, and offers access to the data resources provided by the CDC. Applicants may be at any stage in their career from doctoral students to senior investigators. The duration of the full-time fellowship is 13-24 months, and salaries are commensurate with qualifications and experience. www.academyhealth.org/nchs/
DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2008
Letters of inquiry regarding grants from the Distinguished Fellows Program of the William T. Grant Foundation for research on youth development, adult views of young people, and improving youth-service organizations and programs. A maximum of four scholars will each receive $175,000 over a period of up to two years. The foundation will also award up to $25,000 to each recipient for housing costs. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: midcareer researchers at nonprofit organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and governmental organizations. Full proposals are due April 28, 2008.Contact: Sharon Brewster, WTGF 570 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10022; (212) 752-0071; fax (212) 752-1398 sbrewster@wtgrantfdn.org; http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url_nocat3042/info-url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=253857&attrib_id=10216
DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2008
Nominations for the Verizon Tech Savvy Awards, administered by the National Center for Family Literacy. Four regional awards of $5,000 each and one national award of $25,000 will be given to organizations that use technology as a way to promote and enhance family literacy. Additional information is available on the organization's Web site. Who may be nominated: organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Contact: NCFL 325 West Main Street, Suite 300, Louisville, Ky. 40202; (502) 584-1133 or (877) 326-5481 http://www.famlit.org/
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2008
Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice - The fellowship is a year-long, full-time, salaried position at the Families USA Office in Washington, DC. The selected fellow will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. The fellowship aims to advance social justice through health care advocacy by focusing particularly on the unique challenges facing communities of color. Through this fellowship, established to honor the memory of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone, we hope to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented economic, racial and ethnic minority groups. For more information, visit http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html.
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Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice - The fellowship is a year-long, full-time, salaried position at the Families USA Office in Washington, DC. The selected fellow will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. The fellowship was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Villers Fellows work in the health policy department and assist the organization's efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities. For more information, visit http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html.
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(DC/MD ONLY). Applications for grants of up to $50,000 each from the Quality Health Foundation, a part of the Delmarva Foundation, to support programs designed to improve health-care delivery, quality, and outcomes. Priority areas include improved treatment through the use of "best practices," better access to services, and enhanced health education. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: religious groups, government entities, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Grants will not support capital expenses, conferences, fund-raising activities, or lobbying.Contact: Jennie Dickerson, QHF 9240 Centreville Road, Easton, Md. 21601; (410) 822-0697, ext. 6219 dickersonj@dfmc.org; http://www.qualityhealthfoundation.org/html/Call_for_Proposals_2007.htm
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2008-2009 Call for Applicants - IRW Global Scholars/Theme: The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women (IRW) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Applications from prospective scholars whose individual research or activism is compatible with the theme of their interdisciplinary research seminar. IRW expect that Global Scholars will participate in the weekly seminar along with Rutgers faculty and graduate students whose work explores the seminar theme from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. A description of the 2008-2009 seminar is at (http://irw.rutgers.edu/seminars/08-09description.pdf). Postdoctoral scholars working in any discipline may apply. Applications should include the following:
--letter of intent specifying project title and proposed dates of visit;
--project description (five pages maximum);
--curriculum vitae, fax number and email address;
--contact information for four professional references.
Prospective global scholars are invited to discuss the relevance of their project to "The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture" as part of their application. For additional information email
irw@rci.rutgers.edu or visit http://irw.rutgers.edu/.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 18, 2008
High school seniors who will graduate by May 2008, and would like to attend a Historically Black College or University are eligible to apply to for the The Tom Joyner Foundation's "Full Ride Scholarship for graduating high school seniors. For more details, visit http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/foundation/fullride
DEADLINE: JANUARY 23, 2008
Entries for the competition Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation, sponsored by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Three winners will each receive $5,000 for identifying ways to help young men between the ages of 15 and 25 become healthy, successful adults. Additional information is available on the Ashoka Web site. Who may apply: nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and private companies.Contact: Ashoka: Innovators for the Public 1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2000, Arlington, Va. 22209; (703) 527-8300; fax (703) 527-8383 menatrisk@changemakers.net; http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/competition/men
DEADLINE: JANUARY 29, 2008
Applications for the Health Games Research: Advancing Effectiveness of Interactive Games for Health program, administered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A maximum of 15 grants of up to $200,000 each over two years will support research projects that enhance the quality and impact of interactive games that are designed to improve health. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: government agencies, colleges and universities, and organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not defined as private foundations under Section 509(a). For-profit organizations may participate as subcontractors or consultants, but may not be the lead applicants.Contact: Jennifer Dobossy, RWJF College Road East and Route 1, P.O. Box 2316, Princeton, N.J., 08543; (888) 635-7433 healthgamesresearch@rwjf.org; http://www.healthgamesresearch.org/
DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2008
Global Action Awards to Honor U.S. High School Students - NetAid, an initiative of Mercy Corps, is accepting applications for the Global Action Awards. The awards honor high school students in the United States who have organized and led a project that has impacted people in poor countries, or raised awareness about global poverty in their own communities. The awards celebrate young people who have shown great leadership in areas such as preventing disease, alleviating hunger, protecting the environment, promoting human rights, and improving access to clean drinking water, health care, or education. High school students living in the U.S. who have organized and led a project that has directly impacted people in poor countries, or raised awareness about global poverty in their own community are eligible to apply. Applicants must be a current U.S. high school student, or have graduated from high school in spring 2007. For more information, visit http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009440/netaid.
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Nominations for Independent Sector's 2008 John W. Gardner Leadership Award, which honors a living American working in or with the nonprofit sector who has organized people, strengthened an institution, or brought attention to a cause. The candidate's leadership must have been on either a national or an international level or, if at the local level, have had nationwide impact. The winner will receive a $10,000 award. Guidelines are available on Independent Sector's Web site, and nominations may be submitted there as well. The nominations process is open to anyone.Contact: Claire S. Wellington, Independent Sector 1200 18th Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 467-6100; fax (202) 467-6101 gardneraward@independentsector.org; http://www.independentsector.org/about/gardneraward.htm
GRANTS WITHOUT DEADLINES....
Open Grants
Management Assistance (MD). Applications for grants from the Maryland Small Grants Program, administered by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Grants of up to $100,000 each over two years will provide general operating or program support for nonprofit groups in Maryland that offer direct services to poor people who reside in the state. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: organizations in Maryland that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grants will not support academic or health research, arts and culture programs, capital projects, colleges and universities, debt reduction, endowments, fund-raising appeals or events, individuals, political-action groups, publications, scholarships for higher education, or think tanks.Contact: HJWF 7 Park Center Court, Owings Mills, MD 21117; (410) 654-8500; fax (410) 654-4900 http://hjweinbergfoundation.org/subPages/grantmaking/smallgrants.htm
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Management Assistance (National). Applications for the Google Grants program, administered by Google. Nonprofit groups can apply to receive at least three months of free advertising on Google's Web site to promote their missions. Additional information and applications are available on the site. Who may apply: U.S. organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Religious and political organizations are not eligible.Contact: Google 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, Calif. 94043; (650) 253-0000; fax (650) 253-0001 googlegrants@google.com; http://www.google.com/grants ___________________________________________
Community Development (International). Nominations for the Ambassadors of Caring Awards from Profiles in Caring. Awards of $10,000 each will recognize small, community-based nonprofit organizations. Winning organizations will also appear on a television feature to be broadcast both nationally and internationally. Additional information is available on the group's Web site.Contact: Profiles in Caring 1959 South 4130 West, Unit I, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104; (801) 972-9472 contact@profilesincaring.org; http://www.profilesincaring.com/ambassadors.asp
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Community Development (MD). Letters of inquiry concerning grants from the Baltimore Community Foundation to support projects in arts and culture, children and families, and community development. Preference will be given to proposals that promote a public-sector tourism campaign, increase Baltimore's cultural profile, support community involvement in the arts, explore new revenue options for regional cultural activities, support disadvantaged neighborhoods, develop young people as leaders, promote public education and scholarships, and improve the health and welfare of children and families. Who may apply: organizations in the Baltimore area that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or fiscally sponsored by such groups. Contact: Dion Cartwright, BCF 2 East Read Street, Ninth Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21202; (410) 332-4171; fax (410) 837-4701 dcartwright@bcf.org; http://www.bcf.org/ourgrants/grantprograms.aspx
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Community Development (National). Proposals for grants from the Kroger Company Foundation. Grants of up to $50,000 each will support breast-cancer programs, education, grass-roots organizations, and hunger relief. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Contact: Janet Ausdenmoore, KCF 1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; (513) 762-4999, ext. 3; fax (513) 762-1295 http://www.kroger.com/corpnewsinfo_charitablegiving_art3.htm
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Criminal Justice (National). Letters of inquiry regarding grants from the Sentencing and Incarceration Alternatives Project, administered by the Open Society Institute. Grants will support groups that seek to: eliminate racial and class disparities in sentencing and incarceration; limit the growth of prisons; mobilize communities affected by high rates of incarceration to call for changes in public policy; promote alternatives to imprisonment; or reduce the length of criminal sentences. Additional information is available on the institute's Web site. Who may apply: advocacy groups, associations of elected officials, community organizations, government agencies, nonprofit business associations, or research or scholarly institutions. Grants will not support capital costs, film production, fund-raising drives, individuals, lobbying, programs or direct services, or start-up expenses.Contact: Christina Voight, OSI 400 West 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019; (212) 548-0600 cvoight@sorosny.org; http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/sentencing/guidelines
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Education (National). Applications for grants from the National Board Scholarship Program, sponsored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the UPS Foundation. The program provides grants to ensure that teachers pursuing National Board certification can afford the board's assessment fee. Additional information and application forms are available on the program's Web site.Contact: NBPTS 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22209; (703) 465-2700 or (800) 228-3224 http://www.nbpts.org/become_a_candidate/fees_financial_support/scholarships
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Education (National). Applications for grants from the International Paper Company Foundation. Grants will support programs in the areas of education, employee involvement, and community development. Education grants focus on career development for minorities, enviromental education, and literacy. Employee-involvement grants support nonprofit organizations at which International Paper Company employees volunteer. Community-development grants provide seed money for new projects that benefit communities where the company has operations. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grants will not be awarded to individuals or to religious and political organizations.Contact: IPC 400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CN. 06921; (203) 541-8678; fax (203) 541-8309 http://www.internationalpaper.com/Our%20Company/IP%20Giving/A_IP%20Foundation/Application_Guidelines.html
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Environment (MD). Applications for small grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust. Grants of up to $5,000 each will support projects that promote public awareness of and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay. Projects must be related to one or more of the trust's grant-making priorities: living-resource protection and restoration; stewardship and community engagement; sustainable land usage; vital habitat protection and restoration; and water-quality restoration and protection. Additional information is available on the trust's Web site. Who may apply: groups working to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay and its Maryland tributaries. Grants may not be used for fund-raising programs, general operating costs, or salary support.Contact: Jennifer Pruchniewski, CBT 60 West Street, Suite 405, Annapolis, MD. 21401; (410) 974-2941, ext. 106 jpruchniewski@cbtrust.org; http://www.cbtrust.org/ ___________________________________________
Public Safety (National). Applications for grants from the Allstate Foundation. Grants will support programs in three areas: economic empowerment; safe and vital communities; and tolerance, inclusion, and diversity. Additional information is available on the foundation's Web site. Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grant money may not support individuals, athletic teams, religious groups or groups located outside the United States, fund-raising events, or travel expenses.Contact: Allstate Foundation 2775 Sanders Road, Suite F4, Northbrook, Ill. 60062; (847) 402-5502 http://www.allstate.com/citizenship/foundation/funding-guidelines.aspx
CALL FOR PAPERS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.....
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE A New Peer-Reviewed Quarterly Journal will be launched in the Spring of 2008. Call for Papers on: human health and the environment, occupational health, science and technology, land use, public policy, urban planning, legal history as it pertains to environmental justice, sociology and anthropology of environmental health disparities.
Environmental Justice will focus on the legal challenges threatening and adversely affecting our health and well being, especially minority and low-income populations. These challenges will continue to grow as more attention and social responsibility is directed toward redressing inequitable environmental practices and hazards. Legal challenges and lawsuits to ensure prevention of harmful policies, projects, and developments are within its purview, as are issues of compliance and enforcement, activism, and corrective actions.
Environmental Justice is a law journal but it extends to industry and public policy. Legal challenges abound, in both the public and private sectors. Studies that demonstrate the adverse health affects on populations who are most subject to health and environmental hazards are pertinent, as well as the complicated issues inherent in remediation, funding, relocation of facilities that pose hazardous risk to health, and selection for new locations. Questions of legalities in relation tothese concerns will be anticipated and discussed.
Environmental Justice will be published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPTS TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE INAUGURAL ISSUE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 10, 2008. There will be a web-based manuscript submission system up and running by January 1 or you can submit your papers directly to the Editor-in-Chief at: drswashumuc@aol.com
For more details, visit http://environmentaljusticeblog.blogspot.com/
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Call for Sessions for the 2008 Nonprofit Congress National Meeting is Now Open! The 2008 Nonprofit Congresss National Meeting is seeking expertise and innovative ideas in the following areas:
*nonprofit operations
*communications
*fundraising
*advocacy
*governance
The 2008 Nonprofit Congress National Meeting has extended an invitation for individuals to submit a proposal to share their knowledge and vision with attendees at this event. Proposals will be accepted through January 15, 2008. For more details, visit http://www.nonprofitcongress.org/?q=2008cfs.
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Long-Time Activists of Color Invited to Apply for Sabbatical Program
Deadline: December 15, 2008
The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists of color. The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social,economic, and environmental justice, and provides resources for these organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal.
To qualify for an Alston/Bannerman Fellowship, applicants must be a person of color; have more than ten years of community organizing experience; be committed to continuing to work for social change; and live in the United States or its territories. Both full-time and volunteer activists are eligible to apply.
Fellows receive a $25,000 award to take sabbaticals of three months or more. Fellows are expected to stop their day-to-day work activities for at least three months and devote that time to activities that are substantially different from their normal routine. Fellows have the freedom to use their sabbaticals however they think will best re-energize them for the work ahead. Past fellows have used the time and resources to travel, study, visit with other activists, read, relax, acquire new skills, explore new interests, spend time with their families, restore their health, plan, evaluate, and "just be still."
Visit the program's Web site for complete program details.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009223/alstonbannerman
Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Progam
1627 Lancaster Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: 410-327-6220
Fax: 501-421-5862
E-mail: info@Alston/Bannerman.org
Web: http://www.alstonbannerman.org/
Environmental Justice will focus on the legal challenges threatening and adversely affecting our health and well being, especially minority and low-income populations. These challenges will continue to grow as more attention and social responsibility is directed toward redressing inequitable environmental practices and hazards. Legal challenges and lawsuits to ensure prevention of harmful policies, projects, and developments are within its purview, as are issues of compliance and enforcement, activism, and corrective actions.
Environmental Justice is a law journal but it extends to industry and public policy. Legal challenges abound, in both the public and private sectors. Studies that demonstrate the adverse health affects on populations who are most subject to health and environmental hazards are pertinent, as well as the complicated issues inherent in remediation, funding, relocation of facilities that pose hazardous risk to health, and selection for new locations. Questions of legalities in relation tothese concerns will be anticipated and discussed.
Environmental Justice will be published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPTS TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE INAUGURAL ISSUE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 10, 2008. There will be a web-based manuscript submission system up and running by January 1 or you can submit your papers directly to the Editor-in-Chief at: drswashumuc@aol.com
For more details, visit http://environmentaljusticeblog.blogspot.com/
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Call for Sessions for the 2008 Nonprofit Congress National Meeting is Now Open! The 2008 Nonprofit Congresss National Meeting is seeking expertise and innovative ideas in the following areas:
*nonprofit operations
*communications
*fundraising
*advocacy
*governance
The 2008 Nonprofit Congress National Meeting has extended an invitation for individuals to submit a proposal to share their knowledge and vision with attendees at this event. Proposals will be accepted through January 15, 2008. For more details, visit http://www.nonprofitcongress.org/?q=2008cfs.
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Long-Time Activists of Color Invited to Apply for Sabbatical Program
Deadline: December 15, 2008
The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists of color. The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social,economic, and environmental justice, and provides resources for these organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal.
To qualify for an Alston/Bannerman Fellowship, applicants must be a person of color; have more than ten years of community organizing experience; be committed to continuing to work for social change; and live in the United States or its territories. Both full-time and volunteer activists are eligible to apply.
Fellows receive a $25,000 award to take sabbaticals of three months or more. Fellows are expected to stop their day-to-day work activities for at least three months and devote that time to activities that are substantially different from their normal routine. Fellows have the freedom to use their sabbaticals however they think will best re-energize them for the work ahead. Past fellows have used the time and resources to travel, study, visit with other activists, read, relax, acquire new skills, explore new interests, spend time with their families, restore their health, plan, evaluate, and "just be still."
Visit the program's Web site for complete program details.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10009223/alstonbannerman
Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Progam
1627 Lancaster Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: 410-327-6220
Fax: 501-421-5862
E-mail: info@Alston/Bannerman.org
Web: http://www.alstonbannerman.org/
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