The 2008 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant will provide winning moms with the necessary business resources to help bring their ideas to life. Whirlpool welcomes all new product innovation, invention, service, or business ideas except those about appliances or appliance components. One grand prize winner will receive a $20,000 grant, Duet Steam or Cabrio washer and steam dryer pair, a Whirlpool dishwasher, and a $3,000 stipend for a new home office. First prize winners in each category (Traditional and Green) will receive a $7,000 grant and other prizes. Second prize winners will receive a $5,000 grant and other prizes. All winners will attend a two-day business boot camp led by Whirlpool experts covering areas such as product development, business strategy, innovation and technology, legal, accounting, and marketing. Application deadline: July 31, 2008.
The AARP Foundation has announced its second annual Women's Scholarship Program. The scholarships will provide funds to women 40+ who are seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families. The AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program is available to eligible individuals with moderate to lower incomes and limited financial resources. To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must: be female age 40 or over (as of August 31, 2008); be able to demonstrate financial need; and be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school or training program within 6 months of the scholarship award date. Priority consideration is given to women in three categories: women raising children of another family member (such as grandparents raising grandchildren, or those raising siblings or nieces/nephews); women who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time; and women in dead end jobs (those with no opportunity for advancement, low pay and lacking either health or retirement benefits). Application deadline: August 22, 2008.
Agrium, Inc. focuses their giving areas to providing a better future for the communities where they have operations. The four giving areas include: Growing the Next Generation; Helping those in need; Caring for the environment; Building stronger communities together. Supported projects or programs must: Benefit communities in which Agrium operates; Fall within one of Agrium's four community investment focus areas; Offer services and activities without regard to race, religion, creed, sex or sexual orientation; Satisfy a compelling community need that is not addressed by existing Agrium funded activities (for example, United Way organizations); Demonstrate a willingness to allow Agrium employees to participate in advisory and voluntary roles. Eligible applicants must be registered as a charitable organization. Due to Agrium's recent merger with Royster Clark, organizations in Miami, FL are eligible to apply. Application deadline: November 15, 2008.
The American Humane Association recognizes that animal shelters, rescue groups, and animal care and control agencies are seeing more animal victims of the economic downturn and the housing foreclosure crisis. To help ease the current hardship, American Humane is offering grants to its member organizations to help animal victims of foreclosures in need of immediate assistance. The program's emphasis is on keeping pets with their families whenever possible. Therefore, extra consideration will be given to cases where families receive assistance in caring for their pets and in keeping their pets until new housing can be found. These expenses include, but are not limited to, pet deposits for rental housing; behavior training; veterinary expenses (vaccinations, spay/neuter, other vet care); public awareness campaigns to get the word out regarding the issue; and boarding costs to keep pets until owners can reclaim them. Grants may also be awarded to agencies who are trying to re-home these pets. These expenses include, but are not limited to, boarding costs; behavior training to get a pet companion ready; veterinary expenses; and foster care expenses. To be considered for the Foreclosure Pets Grant, an organization must be a nonprofit agency approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) entity, or be a public (local government) entity; be a member of American Humane; and operate and be located within the United States of America or its territories. The grant program is only for nonprofit animal welfare agencies (private or public), and not to individuals, businesses, or corporations. Funding may be requested up to a maximum of $2,000. Application deadline: Open.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. AFSP currently offers five types of research grants: Distinguished Investigator Grants for up to $100,000 over two years are awarded to investigators at the level of associate professor or higher; Standard Research Grants for up to $60,000 over two years awarded to individual investigators at any level; and Young Investigator Grants for up to $60,000 over two years awarded to investigators at the level of assistant professor or lower. These grants provide an additional $10,000 ($5,000 per year) for an established suicide researcher who will mentor the Young Investigator. Additional grants include: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for up to $100,000 over two years; Pilot Grants of up to $20,000 over one or two years. Application deadline: December 15, 2006 (All Grants). Applications for Pilot Grants are accepted on August 15, 2008.
The AMR/American Airlines Foundation is a corporate foundation that works to help meet the needs of non-profit organizations in the communities that American serves, especially their hub cities of Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Miami, and San Juan. In the Foundation focuses their contributions and support on programs, projects and institutions in the following areas: Community Development; Arts and Culture; Education; and Health and Welfare. Additionally, limited travel assistance for children facing medical emergencies or requesting special wishes is provided through their Miles for Kids in Need program. Miles are available on a first-come, first-serve basis through qualified non-profit organizations and partner charities. Eligible recipients are dependent children up to age 18 and to two relatives or guardians who will accompany the child. Proposals are reviewed on an on-going basis and grants are awarded throughout the year. There are no calendar deadlines for applications.
A Program of the Human Society of the United States, the Animal Sheltering program is designed to provide participating shelters with savings on products and services, discounts on HSUS publications, training events, grant funding opportunities, and more. Applications for grant funding vary and are updated often.
The Annenberg Foundation provides support for projects within its grant-making interest areas of education and youth, arts and culture, civic and community, and health. The Foundation only considers organizations defined as a public charity and tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. A letter of inquiry should be submitted only if your project falls within one of the Foundation's funding areas. The Annenberg Foundation accepts letters of inquiry at all times during the year and there are no deadlines. After review of the inquiry by Foundation staff, the applicant will be contacted within 6 to 8 weeks as to the status of the request.
The Arcus Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that supports organizations around the world working in two areas - gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender human rights; and conservation of the world's great apes. The foundation's Gay and Lesbian Fund supports organizations working to achieve social justice that is inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity, and race. The Gay and Lesbian Fund supports organizations, programs, and projects working in the following geographic areas: in southwest Michigan and throughout the state of Michigan; nationally in the United States (projects must be of national scope and/or impact); and internationally, at the global policy level, and locally in three regions - Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. The foundation's Great Apes Fund supports organizations seeking to ensure respect and survival of great apes and their natural habitats. The Great Apes Fund supports organizations, programs, and projects working in the following geographic areas: the United States; in range states; and internationally. The foundation funds requests for general operating support; project support, including community organizing, training, and leadership development; specific programs; public policy advocacy campaigns; public policy research and its dissemination; capital projects; and organizational capacity building. United States applicants must be tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations; non-U.S. applicants must have U.S. 501(c)(3) equivalent status. Deadline: Rolling.
The Assurant Solutions Charitable Giving Program supports worthy, nonprofit charitable organizations and programs in the areas of education, health and human services, and arts and culture. They make contributions for operational and specific program support to established community nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status with the IRS, that are within the company's philanthropic and geographic focus (this includes Miami). Grant requests are accepted year-round and are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Proposals must be submitted in typewritten form on letterhead and forwarded to the Charitable Giving Office located at 11222 Quail Roost Drive Miami, Fla. 33157-6596, via US mail. Application deadline: open.
The Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund, an initiative of Avon Products, Inc., provides individuals in the United States with cash awards that will allow them to pursue a project that targets the needs of women in the United States. Each week the Fund will offer one $5,000 award to an individual who has submitted a compelling application that both advances the interests of women and ultimately improves society. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and legal residents of the United States or its territories. Men are also eligible to apply as long as the program benefits women. Deadlines: September 1, 2008 and December 1, 2008.
Bank of America's local grant making program typically falls into four generic categories: Community Development - with an emphasis on affordable housing, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization; Education - with an emphasis on K-12, including after-school programs, early childhood development, English as a second language (ESL), financial literacy, and youth mentoring programs; Health and Human Services - with an emphasis on United Way support, affordable child care, family support services, and affordable healthcare; Arts and Culture - with an emphasis on multicultural programs and access to the arts for underserved communities. Tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, based and serving communities in Bank of America's markets are eligible to apply. Application deadline: open.
The Caring Institute is now accepting nominations of individuals of all ages for the Caring Award. Nominations should describe, in at least five hundred words, individuals who personify caring and would be a worthy role model to be emulated by others. Letters of recommendation should be included to give testimony to a long-standing commitment to public service. Nominations should give consideration to: length of service; scope and impact of work; degree of difficulty and obstacles encountered; and imagination and innovation. Award recipients are flown to Washington, D.C., and honored at a special ceremony. Young adults recipients receive educational monies for college tuition. Application deadline: September 28, 2008.
The VA National Cemetery Administration seeks to assist State Governments and Federally recognized Indian Tribal Orginizations for funding up to 100 percent of projects to establish, expand, or improve state-owned and operated veterans' cemeteries. Eligible applicants include: State governments; and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized). Award ceiling: $32,000,000. Application deadline: July 1, 2009.
Cingular supports community-based programs and organizations that address educational, cultural, and social issues that affect the quality of life in the communities where we work and live. Their contributions are based on the merits of the requesting organization and project, with emphasis given to: Nurturing programs that inspire creativity in youth and adults, or that focus specifically on teaching/developing modes of expression; Proposals that are project-specific; Projects that stimulate partnerships among various organizations to work cooperatively and collaboratively for lasting solutions; Projects with well-defined goals and a clear picture of the need with specific evaluation results. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) or 509(a) tax exemption status. Application deadline: open.
The Colombe Foundation seeks to create a peaceful world through changes in American policy. The foundation works for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, a shift from war and aggression to conflict prevention and conflict resolution, and a shift from wasteful military spending to investments in programs that address poverty, environmental degradation, and other root causes of violence. The foundation currently makes grants to grassroots organizations in the United States that share its mission and work to educate the public and influence decision makers; advocate for peace and alternative policies; and initiate media coverage. Applicant organizations must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.
The Community Grants Program (formally known as the Discretionary Grant Program) is the Foundation's most general grant making program. Funding for this program is made available though the Foundation's unrestricted and field of interest funds. The Community Grants programs is designed to honor both the donors interests and address significant community issues such as: education, health, human services, arts and cultural, environment economic development at-risk youth, abused and neglected children, people living with HIV/AIDS, homelessness, social justice, care of animals, heart disease and more. Eligible applicants include nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, which are serving the residents of Miami-Dade County. Preference will be given to organizations based in Miami-Dade County or if located outside the county, are working in partnership with an organization based in Miami-Dade. Proposals will be accepted starting October 1, 2006. Average Grant Size: $7,500. Application deadline: November 15, 2008 or next business day if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday.
Dade Community Foundation is pleased to announce applications are now available for Class V of its Miami Fellows Initiative (MFI), the Foundation's flagship leadership development program. The Foundation created this program in 1999 to address Greater Miami's need to develop a base of emerging young leaders who have the breadth of knowledge, depth of understanding, and the network of relationships necessary to address Miami-Dade County's complex challenges. The program provides individuals who live and work in Miami-Dade County and are in the early stage of their career and civic engagement an opportunity to learn, grow, and expand their community leadership in Greater Miami. MFI engages Fellows in hands-on learning laboratories that explore in-depth matters of leadership, Miami-Dade County's communities and issues. It offers dynamic interactions with established and emerging community leaders, practical skills-building activities and mentoring relationships. Each element serves to help Fellows leverage the potential of individuals and groups in our community, to forge relationships that bridge diversity on many levels, and to foster innovative, sustaining solutions to the complex issues facing Greater Miami. Each class includes 16 to 18 men and women from a wide diversity of racial and ethnic backgrounds, professional roles and sectors. During the 18-month program, they have the opportunity to interact with a broad group of leaders, including public officials, journalists, historians, business executives, activists, foreign leaders and more. MFI Fellows customize selected program components to explore issues of critical interest to them and draw upon the experiences of MFI Alumni. Application deadline: August 29, 2008.
The Foundation funds clinics and voucher programs across the country to help animal lovers do their part in controlling animal over population. While its mission is to assist all qualified organizations, the Foundation is most committed to making grants at the grassroots level to deserving organizations that provide low cost or free spay/neuter services or voucher programs. The DJ&T Foundation Board of Directors examines each qualified application carefully to be sure that a real need exists and that the organization provides excellent services in an efficient, responsible and humane manner. Only non-profit organizations with 501 (c) 3 tax exempt designations qualify. Application deadline: open.
The Draper Richards Foundation provides social entrepreneurs with funding of $100,000 annually for three years for starting new non-profit organizations with a national or global focus. Fellowships are highly selective and only six fellowships are awarded annually. Selected organizations must demonstrate innovative ways to solve existing social problems that in the public services areas, i.e. education, youth and families, the environment, arts, health, and community and economic development. Draper Richards Fellows must be creative, entrepreneurial, collaborative and principled. Application deadline: open.
The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) makes grants to qualifying non-profit organizations with tax-exempt status in the U.S. in the following areas of interests, but not limited to: the environment, reproductive freedom, theatre, education, medicine, drug policy reform, democracy, peace & national security issues and human services. EFA provides grants for specific projects and not for endowment or endowed faculty chairs, building/capital programs, religious purposes, grants to individuals, annual fund-raising campaigns, indirect costs, overhead or general support. Interested applicants are required to send the EFA Inquiry Form via email. Full proposals are submitted upon invitation by EFA. Application deadline: open.
The mission of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation is to give back to and strengthen the thousands of communities where Enterprise's employees and customers work and live through charitable support. The foundation provides charitable support to worthwhile nonprofit initiatives that are actively supported by the company's employees, their spouses, and loyal Enterprise customers in the thousands of local communities where Enterprise operates its businesses. It also provides more sizable special grants to nonprofit groups or causes of significant strategic or social importance to the company and its employees. The foundation provides grants only to qualified tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States, and requires that a copy of the 501(c)(3) letter be attached to the proposal. The average grant amount is $2,500 to $5,000. The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation board meets three times each year to consider requests. The foundation would like to have all requests submitted for consideration no later than one month prior to each board meeting. Board meetings take place in winter (January or February), spring (April or May), and fall (October).
ESRI GAP provides assistance to organizations writing grant applications that incorporate GIS activities. Grant-related assistance depends on available staff time and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Grant assistance may consist of a customized funding solution report including; a grant search, identifying grants that will meet your project and eligibility needs; a summary document that provides basic information about these grants (such as award value, a description of the grant, and deadlines); and the federal guidance and application documents for these grants. Once you have identified a grant to apply for, you may request additional help in the grant application process by using the Assistance Request Form available online. Application deadline: open.
The Ethel and W. George Kennedy Family Foundation, Inc. helps to improve the quality of life within the community of Miami-Dade County, Florida. In pursuing their goals and desires, the foundation award grants for a variety of purposes and projects principally to organizations which provide or support directly or indirectly, education, health care, technological assistance, rehabilitation and welfare for children and families. To be considered for a contribution, applicants must provide proof of the Internal Revenue Code tax-exempt code 501(c)(3) and operate in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Application deadlines: September 15, 2008.
The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (FDDC) is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP #2008-TR-6900) to fund the research and development of a comprehensive written transportation feasibility report that will be useful in providing verifiable information and recommendations to key state decision makers such as the Governor, the Legislature and the state Transportation Disadvantaged Program. Individuals, not-for-profit, and for-profit agencies may submit proposals in response to this RFP. FDDC has set aside federal funds for a period not to exceed one year for fiscal support of this RFP. The exact amount of this contract will be developed during contract negotiations. Application deadline: July 25, 2008.
This program from the US Dept of Transportation ensures that motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles entering the U.S. from a foreign country are in compliance with commercial vehicle safety standards and regulations, financial responsibility regulations and registration requirements of the U.S., and to ensure drivers of those vehicles are qualified and properly licensed to operate the commercial motor vehicle. Eligible applicants are entities or states that share a land border with another country for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects. Application deadline: August 31, 2008.
Common Counsel Foundation's Grassroots Exchange Fund (formerly the Grantee Exchange Fund) provides discretionary small grants to build bridges between grassroots organizations throughout the U.S to encourage social change organizations to seek technical assistance from one another, and to help build regional and national networks among organizations. The program strives to meet 3 major goals: strengthen the ability of small organizations to participate in public debates; strengthen key cross-region and cross-sector movements; and contribute to collaborative policy victories in the realms of social, environmental and economic justice. Grants are typically made to grassroots community-based organizations working on economic, environmental and social justice initiatives that give voice to the needs of low-income people, women, youth, and minorities. Award ceiling: $800. Application deadline: 1st Monday of each month (February through November 2008).
The Kresge Foundation supports the construction and renovation of facilities through green planning grants in two main areas: facility needs of nonprofit organizations that do not have environmental-focused missions, such as human service agencies, universities and colleges, health care organizations or cultural organizations; or projects that represent significant national, regional, and/or local innovation in sustainable design. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit organizations with 501(c)3 designations not classified as private foundations by the IRS; hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; and universities/colleges that are fully-accredited, degree granting institutions. Government entities are eligible for consideration, only if there is a nonprofit organization operating the programs offered within the facilities or there is a support arm that raises private funds to support its operations. Application deadline: open.
The Women's Zionist Organization of America, the Hadassah Foundation, is dedicated to refocusing the priorities of the Jewish community through innovative and creative funding for women and girls in the United States and Israel. The Foundation's mission is to improve the status, health, and well-being of women and girls; bring their contributions, issues, and needs from the margins to the center of Jewish concern; and encourage and facilitate their active participation in decision-making and leadership in all spheres of life. The Hadassah Foundation has issued a Request for Proposals for social change projects that help low-income women in Israel achieve economic security. The Foundation will provide a small number of Implementation Grants to innovative projects in one or more of the following areas: Grassroots Programs that provide low-income women with resources and training to enable them to become financially self-sufficient; Legal and Policy Advocacy Initiatives that benefit low-income women and help them improve their economic situation; and Business Development Services that help women who own established businesses improve their outreach and attract new customers and markets. Applicants must have Israeli amutah or mossad tziburi status. Application deadline: August 4, 2008.
The Heineman Foundation provides seed money to start-up projects and new projects within existing organizations for a maximum of three to five years. The foundation's general areas of interest are the following (in no particular order): programs that enable economically challenged women to enter and remain in the workplace; language and leadership skills; environmental research that will help prevent, reduce, and/or eliminate large-scale water degradation; music as education and a preserver of culture; research into prevention, education, and treatment for childhood illnesses; and programs that enable youth to think, create, and communicate effectively. Eligible applicants include: organizations with a 501(c)(3) status. Award ceiling: $50,000 annually. Application deadline: September 1, 2008.
The Herb Block Foundation's Defending Basic Freedoms grant program seeks proposals to safe- guard the basic freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Bill of Rights, to help eliminate all forms of prejudice and discrimination, and to assist government agencies to be more accountable to the public. Anti-discrimination projects that involve joint efforts of two or more organizations are encouraged. The foundation will also consider contemporary societal issues that may arise. Applicants must be a nonprofit organization classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Grants will not be made for capital or endowment programs, or for sectarian religious purposes. Grant amounts will range between $5,000 and $25,000 each. Letter of Intent deadline: October 6, 2008.
The Herb Block Foundation seeks proposals to safeguard the basic freedoms guaranteed in our Bill of Rights, and to help eliminate all forms of prejudice and discrimination and to assist government agencies to be more accountable to the public. Anti-discrimination projects which involve joint efforts of two or more organizations are encouraged. The Herb Block Foundation will also consider contemporary societal issues that may arise. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) organizations by the Internal Revenue Service. Grants in the range of $5,000 to $25,000 will be considered. Letter of Intent deadline: October 6, 2008. Application deadline: December 8, 2008.
The Herb Block Foundation seeks to help ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government through citizen involvement. Proposals may focus on citizen education and greater voter participation in the electoral process. All projects must be nonpartisan and may not involve lobbying for specific legislation or candidates. In addition to providing grants in this area, The Herb Block Foundation has initiated an annual public policy lecture program featuring prominent speakers on issues of national importance. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) organizations by the Internal Revenue Service. Grants in the range of $5,000 to $25,000 will be considered. Letter of Intent deadline: June 4, 2008. Application deadline: August 4, 2008.
The Mertz Gilmore Foundation's Human Rights in the U.S. Program explores the viability of using a human rights framework to realize social and economic justice objectives in the U.S. Projects will be considered across the full spectrum of human rights and support a variety of constituencies, and/or methods. Foundation will support national and regional networks and coalitions. Deadline for Letters of Inquiry is December 15, 2008.
The Humana Foundation funds projects and nonprofit organizations in communities where the company has a meaningful presence, including locations throughout South Florida. Support is provided in three fields: domestic and international health, education, and civic and cultural development. Application deadline: November 15, 2008.
The Community Committee for Developmental Handicaps has funding for assistive in-home services for persons with developmental disabilities living in Miami-Dade County. To be eligible to receive services an individual must: Have a developmental disability; Reside in their own or family home; Be unable to obtain services from any other source; Not be receiving services from the Developmental Services Program's Home & Community Based Services Waiver; and Have not received In-Home Supports or Therapies from CCDH since 2003. For more information or to apply for services, email ralonso@ccdh.org or call Rebecca Alonso at 305-596-1160. Deadline: ongoing.
The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund offers fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. Scholars from any country and any discipline may apply for fellowships to support temporary stays at institutions worldwide. Applications are reviewed for academic qualifications, the quality/potential of the candidate's work, and the urgency of the risks faced. Preference may be given to established scholars with a Ph.D. or other advanced degree who have been employed at a college or university for an extended period; however, junior, independent, and non-traditional scholars, writers, and artists will also be also considered. Awards are made to host institutions to support a specific scholar and are matched in full or in-kind by host institutions. Scholars work in safety at the host institution -- teaching, lecturing, researching, and publishing. Fellowships range from three months to one year. Deadline: Rolling. Non-emergency applications are reviewed three times a year according to the following deadlines: September 1, 2008.
The Jay Malina International Trade Consortium (ITC) provides certification to trade missions that promote Florida-traded products in strategically important markets. All certified missions become official Miami-Dade County missions and may be eligible for financial support. Benefits of certification include: an endorsement letter from the ITC and permission to use the Miami-Dade County seal; funding of up to $4,000 from the ITC and Enterprise Florida for missions by not-for-profit entities; and access to the ITC's extensive network of trade-related resources. Only trade missions originating in Miami-Dade County are eligible for certification, but these may include outside participants. Applications for certification must be approved by the ITC Board of Directors. Application deadline: September 30, 2008.
The John W. Gardner Leadership Award was established in 1985 to honor outstanding Americans who exemplify the leadership and ideals of John W. Gardner (1912-2002), American statesman and founding chair of Independent Sector. Independent Sector presents the award each year to an individual whose leadership in or with the nonprofit community has been transformative and who has mobilized and unified people, institutions, or causes that improve people's lives. Accompanying this award is a prize of $10,000 and a replica of an original relief bust of John Gardner. Anyone may nominate an individual for the award. Nominations should be made without the candidate's knowledge. Application deadline: January 30, 2009.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) seeks proposals from small businesses to develop and produce and/or archive improved user-friendly public use data files from existing large-scale population-based data collection and behavioral intervention efforts to facilitate secondary data analysis in areas such as cognition, genetics, long term care, retirement and economic status, caregiving, behavioral medicine, and the dynamics of health and functional change at older ages. FOA PA-06-464, identical in scope, runs parallel to this FOA. Application deadlines: August 5, and December 5, 2008.
Ludwick Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization committed to assisting a broad array of groups that are working to make a positive difference in the world. Ludwick Family Foundation supports tangible items that tend to remain within an organization such as new vehicles or equipment, equipment replacement and modernization, improvements to facilities, and educational materials. The foundation makes approximately 20-25 grant awards each year. To be eligible applicants must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and located or based in the U.S. Grants range from $5,000 to $50,000. Initial requests are accepted between July 1 - September 1, 2008.
Maddie's Fund is offering new spay/neuter grants for U.S. counties with Live Animal Release Rates of 40 percent or less -- counties where animal control and rescue shelters are euthanizing 60 percent or more of the total shelter population of dogs and cats. These grants will provide up to $200,000 over two years. Applicants must submit a proposal outlining a county spay/neuter program that targets problem areas which generate high shelter admissions of dogs or cats. Counties must have a human population of 50,000 or more. The lead agency can be a 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization, a municipal animal control agency, or a veterinary medical association. Surgeries can be performed in nonprofit spay/neuter clinics, governmental spay/neuter clinics, or private veterinary hospitals. Grants also available for medical equipment are now available to any adoption-guarantee shelter that is located in the U.S. and employs at least one full-time veterinarian. Deadline: open.
The core mission of the Mayer Foundation is to: make economic relief grants to needy individuals who are distressed or suffering as a result of poverty, low income or lack of financial resources, including as a result of natural or civil disasters, or from temporary impoverishment, loss of employment, death or incapacity of a family wage earner or damage to home and property; provide health care to those who cannot afford health care or whose health insurance or financial resources are insufficient to cover medical needs; to make grants to other IRS 501(C)(3) organizations for educational, literary, cultural, humanitarian, scientific, health-care related and other charitable purposes; and award scholarship benefits and student aid to high school, college or graduate school students to enable the recipients to complete an undergraduate or graduate education in the field of their choice at the college or graduate school of their choice. Eligible applicants include individuals, nonprofits, and private foundations. Grant sizes vary but generally range from $2,500 to $5,000 per grant. Application deadline: rolling.
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., which operates under the trade names TD Banknorth and Commerce Bank, has announced that it has increased the funding available through the Non-Profit Training Resource Fund to $300,000 and expanded the program to support eligible organizations based throughout Commerce Bank and TD Banknorth's service area from Maine to Florida. Launched in 2007, the Non-Profit Training Resource Fund provides donations to support job training, education, and growth opportunities for employees of nonprofit organizations. The fund will provide donations of up to $1,000 each per calendar year to nonprofit organizations to cover tuition expenses for courses that will strengthen employees' job performances. To be eligible, an organization must have nonprofit 501(c)(3) status, and its focus must be to support affordable housing for low and moderate-income individuals; to promote small business development; or to provide financial literacy programs to low and moderate-income youth, individuals, or families. Application deadline: rolling.
The Open Meadows Foundation is a grantmaking organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls. Open Meadows funds projects that do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or ability. The foundation offers grants of up to $2,000 each to projects that are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project; promote community power, as well as racial, social, economic, and environmental justice; and have limited access to financial resources or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. Organizational budgets should not exceed $150,000. Small and start-up organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. Proposals from organizations not previously funded will be given priority. Application deadline: August 15, 2008.
The Open Society Institute has announced a new fellowship program to enable outstanding individuals from around the world to pursue projects that will inspire meaningful debate and shape public policy. The Open Society Fellowship (OSI) is designed to enable innovative professionals (including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners) to work on projects focused on four themes: National Security and the Open Society; Citizenship, Membership, and Marginalization; Strategies and Tools for Advocacy and Citizen Engagement; and Understanding Authoritarianism. OSI will also support a limited number of fellows whose projects are germane to its mission but fall outside the four focus categories. In particular, OSI welcomes applicants working in areas of emerging interest to OSI, especially global warming and post-conflict environments. Fellows' projects may include books, articles, documentary films, online media, and efforts to seed new campaigns and organizations. OSI seeks fellows who will engage with its staff and inform its thinking. The Open Society Fellowship will award a total of $2 million in 2008. OSI will provide fellows with competitive stipends and communications assistance, and will integrate them into its networks of partners and grantees. Most fellowships will be awarded for one year. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
PepsiCo Foundation's charitable giving programs provide grants through targeted initiatives focused primarily on health & wellness, the environment, diversity & inclusion, and thought leadership. Online grant requests are accepted throughout the year on a rolling basis. Major Grant requests in excess of $100,000 are reviewed two times a year. Major grant request applications over $100,000 must include and be: Innovative program design that is leading-edge; R&D focused to advance scientific knowledge and resources; Outcomes that are measurable and evidence-based; Implementation timeline and list of deliverables; and Have or intend to have wide scale application. Eligible applicants include: registered charities, nongovernmental organizations and nonprofit educational, health-related and cultural organizations. Application deadline: open (grant requests less than $100,000).
The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) seeks to support worthy organizations through a grantmaking program designed to support 501(c)(3) not-for-profit partners nationwide. The goal of the program is to fund new and proven initiatives that bring people and pets together for mutual benefit and support. Funding is allocated across the United States to promote and financially support service-oriented canine programs. Service-oriented canine programs include the following: service dogs; therapy dogs; animal-assisted therapy; search and rescue dogs; police, fire, and military dogs; and other innovative canine-service programs. The foundation funds only organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Code. The foundation does not provide funding for spay/neuter programs, adoption shelter operating expenses, or rescue program operating expenses. Grants are for amounts of up to $10,000 each. PDF awards grants twice a year. Letters of Intent deadline: August 1, 2008.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grants (T32) will be awarded to eligible institutions to support full-time predoctoral research trainees for 1-3 years at the behavioral sciences-biomedical sciences interface. The goal is to develop basic behavioral scientists with rigorous broad-based training in biology and biomedical science, who are available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Eligible applicants include: nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; and private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education. Predoctoral trainees must have received a baccalaureate degree by the beginning date of their NRSA appointment, and must be training at the postbaccalaureate level and be enrolled in a program leading to a Ph.D. in science or in an equivalent research doctoral degree program. Deadline: August 25, 2008 (Letters of Intent); September 25, 2008 (Application).
Rafael Vinoly Architects Training and Research Programs will offer up to five research grants to individuals for original research on transformations in the built environment within dynamically changing societies. Research topics should be tightly focused, emphasizing original research. Projects may focus on architecture or any aspect of the built or designed environment. Awards are made to individuals or teams of individuals and not to institutions. Although the firm has a particular interest in studies addressing China, the Middle East, Russia, and South America, citizens of all countries are eligible to apply, and all regions of the world are eligible as subjects of research. Selected recipients will be provided with financial support of up to $60,000 per project, including stipends and research expenses. Application deadline: August 1, 2008.
The Reader's Digest Foundation has announced that it will donate a total of $1 million to non-profit organizations through a new initiative called "Make it Matter." Grants will be inspired by individuals who are taking action and giving back to their communities in significant ways. Every month, the foundation will select one individual's story of good deeds done and grant $100,000 to a nonprofit organization in honor of that individual. Reader's Digest magazine will then feature that person in its new column, "Make it Matter." Submissions for "Make it Matter" will be accepted by the foundation on a rolling basis throughout 2008.
The purpose of the Revision & Resubmission Grant from Miami Children's Hospital Research Institute is to assist Investigators in submitting a revised and improved grant application to an extramural funding agency (such as NIH or NSF) for a project that is eligible for resubmission. Funding is dependent upon available monies. Applicants should submit their entire (rejected) application, a copy of the entire critique, a plan (not to exceed 5 pages) that specifically responds to each point of the critique, a budget for completing the plan and a time table for resubmission. Applications will be reviewed administratively by a subcommittee of the Research Committee. Resubmission must occur within one year. Applicants can submit any time, preferably soon after receiving a critique of their rejected application.
The RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of education, community, and medicine/health. The Foundation's primary interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education. Within the Community interest area, the Foundation supports human services (children and family services, early childhood development, and parenting education), community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs. Medicine/Health programs supported are those that promote the health and well-being of children, programs that promote access to health services, and Foundation-initiated programs focusing on ALS. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations certified as tax-exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) or 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and classified as "not a private foundation" under Section 509(a). Award ceiling: $25,000. Electronic letter of inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Rio Tinto Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum have announced that the $1 million Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability (formerly known as the Alcan Prize for Sustainability) is now open for entries. The prize is open to all not-for-profit, nongovernmental, and civil society organizations based anywhere in the world that are working to advance the goals of economic, environmental, and social sustainability. The prize was created to recognize the not-for-profit sector for its contributions to global sustainability both in the community and more widely by influencing policy. In addition to the $1 million prize, nine grants worth $15,000 each will be awarded to the shortlisted non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to invest in one of the following three approved courses: the postgraduate certificate in cross-sector partnership at Cambridge University, the LEAD Fellows training program, or the postgraduate certificate in sustainable development from the University of London.
Through its Second Chance Fund, the American Humane Association financial assists animal welfare organizations and breed-specific rescue groups responsible for the temporary care of animals as they are prepared for adoption into permanent homes. Due to the overwhelming number of abuse cases nationwide, only organizations that are current agency members of the American Humane Association and only in select cases of animal abuse or neglect are eligible for support from the Second Chance Fund. Funding to any one agency is limited to $2,000 per fiscal year. Deadline: open
Singing for Change provides competitive grants to progressive, community-based, nonprofit organizations in the U.S. with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code that address the root causes of social and environmental problems. SFC areas of interest include: Children and families; Environment; and Disenfranchised groups Unsolicited requests are not accepted. Interested applicants must submit a one-page letter of interest describing their organization. Award ceiling: $10,000. Application deadline: open.
The Skoll Foundation's mission is "to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs." The foundation's Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, economic and social equity, and peace and security. Within these issues, the foundation is particularly interested in applications from social entrepreneurs working in five critical sub-issue areas that threaten the survival of humanity - climate change, nuclear proliferation, global pandemics, conflict in the Middle East, and water scarcity. Skoll social entrepreneurs are innovators who have tested and proved their approach and are poised to replicate or scale up their work. The Skoll Awards provide later-stage, or mezzanine, funding, which is generally structured as a $1 million award paid out over three years. In most cases, the grant is provided for core support to help organizations expand their programs and capacity to deliver long-term, sustainable equilibrium change. The awards are not intended for new or early-stage programs or initiatives. Programs submitted for consideration should have a track record of no less than three years. In addition to core support, the foundation supports the participation of award recipients in the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a year-round basis, with successful applicants receiving initial funding installments shortly after decisions are made. Awards will be presented publicly at a ceremony at the Skoll World Forum, which occurs at the end of every March in Oxford, England. Deadlines for the awards: August 5, 2008 and November 4, 2008.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Research Council awards the Skystone Ryan Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy to the author of a book that contributes substantially to the knowledge and understanding of fundraising or philanthropic behavior. Authors of published works on research in fundraising and philanthropy are invited to submit books or monographs for consideration. Other individuals or organizations can nominate appropriate publications. To be considered for the prize, works must be: a book or monograph of 50 or more pages; published by a commercial publishing house or a professional organization during the 23 months preceding the current deadline (November 1, 2008); based on either applied or basic research; and reflect a standard publisher selection process without regard to the source and sponsorship of the research. The jury will not consider unpublished theses or dissertations, self-published works, directories, op-ed pieces, editorials, or articles. Prize winners receive a cash award of $3,000 and are honored at the AFP International Conference on Fundraising. Application deadline: November 1, 2008.
The Surdna Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the arts, and the nonprofit sector. Surdna generally follows a two-stage application process - letter of inquiry, and full proposal. Because of the large number of requests Surdna receives and the amount of time it takes for an applicant to develop a full grant proposal, applicants are asked to send full proposals only when requested by a Foundation staff member. The first step for most applicants, therefore, is sending Surdna a letter of inquiry. Application deadline: rolling.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is authorized to enter into agreements with private or non-governmental public non-profit agencies or organizations, exempt under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, that will provide training and technical assistance to volunteers who provide free tax counseling and assistance to elderly individuals in the preparation of their Federal income tax returns. Grant funds are used to reimburse volunteers for out-of-pocket expenses including transportation, meals, and other expenses incurred by them in providing tax counseling assistance at locations convenient to the taxpayers. Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); and Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. Total Program Funding: $3,950,000. Application deadline: August 2, 2008.
This FOA from NIH supports research for the enhancements of data collection in household surveys for the elderly. Applicants are invited to develop technology that will increase the portability, speed, ease and cost-effectiveness of collecting biological data and performance indicators in population-based household surveys and behavioral interventions. FOA PA-06-471 is identical in scope and runs parallel to this FOA. Eligible applicants are small businesses. In STTR Phase I and Phase II, at least 40% of the work must be performed by the small business concern and at least 30% of the work must be performed by the single, partnering research institution. Application deadlines: August 5, and December 5, 2008.
The Tides Death Penalty Mobilization Fund is a Tides Foundation funding collaborative that supports strategic collaborations of local, regional, or national nonprofits working to abolish the death penalty at the state and/or federal levels. Projects supported by the fund may also focus on intermediate steps such as specific reforms to the death penalty system, moratoria on executions, or study commissions. The upcoming State Strategies segment of the Death Penalty Mobilization Fund will provide two-year grants ranging from $40,000 to $80,000 each year (for a maximum of $160,000 over two years) to state-based activist organizations working on death penalty reform, abolition, or moratoria efforts in the United States. Grants can be used for expansion or enhancement of organizational and/or staff capacity, campaign development or implementation, infrastructure development necessary to implement or expand campaigns, public education, and direct and grassroots lobbying. Priority will be given to states where a State Strategies grant will make a significant contribution towards securing a concrete victory or strategic outcome. The fund also encourages collaborative applications focusing on a specific region. Application Deadline: August 15, 2008.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program announces a new matching grant opportunity to extend services to underserved populations in hardest-to-reach areas, both urban and non-urban; increase the capacity to prepare and file federal tax returns electronically; heighten quality control; enhance training of volunteers; and significantly improve the accuracy of returns prepared at VITA sites. Eligible applicants include: City, Township, County, State governments; Public, Private, State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); and Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. Award ceiling: unspecified. Application deadline: September 2, 2008.
The Wallace Global Fund financial supports projects in the four areas: environment and natural resource sustainability; public policy to protect civil liberties and guard against corporate abuses; sustainable levels of human populations; and equal justice. Grant proposals are processed and reviewed on a continual basis. Interested applicants must submit 3-page concept papers. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax exemption status with the IRS. Award ceiling: $400,000. Application deadline: open.
Women's Fund of Miami-Dade believes that all women and girls have the right to equality, safety, opportunity and self-determination in every aspect of their lives. The Fund welcomes a proposal from organizations and/or programs that: are committed to creating long-term social change for women; are working toward gender, racial, economic and social justice; emphasize community organizing and/or advocacy strategies in order to create meaningful institutional change in their communities; are diverse and inclusive; encourage the involvement of program participants and constituents in the decision-making process and in assuming leadership positions; Have limited access to ongoing traditional funding sources, i.e. government, foundations, and individual donors and/or emerging organizations; and are designed specifically for low-income women and girls and addressing critical needs of marginalized populations, particularly women and girls of color; immigrant and undocumented women and girls; lesbian, bisexual or transgender women and girls; women and girls with disabilities; older women; homeless women; survivors of gender violence; women in prison and ex-offenders; and other underserved populations. Programs must be female specific and serve women and girls living in Miami-Dade County. Work must take place from January 2009 to December 2009. Organizations must have 501(c)(3) status, be a government or non-profit educational institution or have a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status managing its finances. Grant requests submitted may not exceed $10,000. Application deadline: September 5, 2008.
