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AmeriCorps VISTA Program Recovery Plan |
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This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, AmeriCorps VISTA program seeks to create and expand programs that bring low-income individuals and communities out of poverty. Existing VISTA projects already support job creation, the abatement of home foreclosures, credit counseling and financial asset development programs. AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed to fight poverty and build economic opportunity. VISTA engages individuals 18 years and older in a year of fulltime service in our nation's poorest urban and rural areas, working to build the organizational, administrative and financial capacity of programs that help pull and keep Americans out of poverty. VISTA members are assigned to community organizations (e.g. non-profit, faith-based) and public agencies to help the organizations build on locally-driven solutions to both the causes of poverty as well as the problems that arise in poverty-stricken communities. The specific objectives of the VISTA program are: to strengthen local agencies and organizations to carry out their programs; to encourage volunteer service at the local level; and to generate the commitment of private sector resources. Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations and local, state and federal agencies. Total Program funding: $65,000,000. Application deadline: various.
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Annie E. Casey Foundation |
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The grant making of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is limited to initiatives that have significant potential to demonstrate innovative policy, service delivery, and community supports for children and families. Much of their current funding is targeted to their "Making Connections Initiative" and its 22 sites (includes Miami, Florida) which aims to achieve the following results: Families increasing earnings and income; Families increasing levels of assets; Children are healthy and ready to succeed in school; Families, youth and neighborhoods increase their civic participation; Families and neighborhoods have strong informal supports and networks; and Families have access to quality services and supports. Organizations wishing to send a proposal to the Foundation should submit a letter of inquiry. There are no submission deadlines.
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Basic Center Program |
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The Administration for Children and Families is accepting applications for the Basic Center Program (BCP), which is authorized by the Runaway and Homeless Act to address runaway and homeless youth (RHY) problems. BCPs provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Each BCP must provide runaway and homeless youth with a safe and appropriate shelter, individual, family, and group counseling as appropriate, and aftercare. Eligible applicants include: Public and non-profit private entities and coordinated networks of such entities. Award ceiling: $200,000. Application deadline: July 13, 2009.
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Capacity Building Scholarships |
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The goal of Allegany Franciscan Ministries' Capacity Building Scholarship Program is to increase the capacity of nonprofit organizations to deliver efficient and effective services to those in need. Funding is available to assist staff and volunteers of organizations in attending educational events that increase their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Eligible applicants must: be nonprofit 501c(3) organizations; serve residents of Miami-Dade County; and align with the mission of Allegany Franciscan Ministries. Award ceiling: $500 per person / $1000 per organization annually. Application deadline: ongoing.
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Chatlos Foundation |
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The Chatlos Foundation directs 4% of their grant funds to organizations involved in social concerns. Grants in this category range in size from $2,500 to $10,000. This category encompasses secular community programs which provide direct services such as child welfare, vocational training, prison alternatives, concerns for the aged and disabled, and men, women and families in crisis. Additional grant funding is directed to the following areas: bible colleges and seminaries; religious causes; Liberal Arts colleges; and medical concerns. Only non-profit organizations based in the United States and recognized as tax exempt by the IRS are eligible to apply. There are no deadlines for submission of a request and all requests are responded to in writing. You may expect the process to take approximately 120 days.
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Cigna Foundation Health Grants |
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The Cigna Foundation supports innovative programs addressing the health & well-being of individuals, families and communities. They make Targeted Grants to entities working in 5 core concern areas: The Health of Women, Children & Families; Obesity Awareness & Prevention; Patient/Doctor Communications & Health Literacy; Elimination of Gender & Ethnic Disparities in Health Care; and The Connection Between a Healthy Mind & a Healthy Body. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to be eligible to apply. Individuals and faith-based and political organizations are not eligible to apply unless the activities being funded are accessible to the general public. Targeted Grant Introductory Application forms may be obtained via an e-mail request to FoundationGrants@cigna.com. Deadline: ongoing.
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CoverMe Foundation |
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The CoverMe Foundation and its partners will be a part of the solution to the nation's uninsured problem by identifying and assisting individuals in securing health coverage. In addition, the CoverMe Foundation will focus on the needs of communities to bring clear and concise information which is vital to families across the country for meeting and maintaining quality of life issues. Specifically, the available information provided will include access to: Healthcare for the Uninsured and Underinsured; Community and Social Service Agencies; Housing Assistance for the Homeless and Indigent; Prescription Assistance; Medical Treatment Sources; Programs for the elderly and disabled; Programs for pregnant women and children; Transportation; Special Needs Population; and Victims of Crime.
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Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust |
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The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust supports nonprofit organizations located in the United States that provide long-term programs offering direct assistance to disabled veterans and their families. The Trust's grantmaking interests include ensuring quality health care for veterans, assistance to veterans suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse, programs that meet the special needs of veterans with specific disabilities such as amputation or blindness, and shelters for homeless veterans. Requests are reviewed quarterly; the remaining application deadlines for 2009 are July 20 and October 20.
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Family Connection Discretionary Grants |
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The Administration for Children and Families seeks to help children who are in or are at-risk of entering into foster care reconnect with family members by developing and implementing grant programs in the areas of kinship navigator programs; programs utilizing intensive family-finding efforts to locate biological family and reestablish relationships; programs utilizing family group decision-making meetings; or residential family treatment programs. Under this Program Announcement applicants will submit proposals for one, or any combination of, the aforementioned four inter-related grant program areas, which comprise elements of a strong system of services to support family connections. Eligible applicants include: State, local, or tribal child welfare agencies, and private nonprofit organizations that have experience in working with foster children or children in kinship care arrangements. Award ceiling: $1,000,000. Application deadline: July 6, 2009.
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FY 2010 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Reception and Placement Program |
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The Reception and Placement (R&P) Program for the initial reception and placement of refugees in the United States is managed by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State. The Bureau welcomes the submission of proposals for the FY 2010 R&P Program. The purpose of the R&P Program is to promote the successful reception and placement of all persons who are admitted to the United States under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $900 per refugee. Application deadline: July 21, 2009.
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Hanley Family Foundation Supports Substance Abuse Projects |
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Hanley Family Foundation wants to promote substance abuse projects including programs that prevent, diagnose or treat chemical dependency. The Hanley Family Foundation, Inc. (HFF) was created to advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism, chemical dependency and addictive behavior, including support for related research and education. Grants are awarded only to 501(c)(3) non-profit charities with a focus on chemical dependency. The Foundation Board reviews grant requests periodically. Application deadline: open.
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Hearst Foundation Social Service Grants |
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The Hearst Foundations support human service agencies that foster effective solutions to social and economic problems. Preference is given to well-established organizations that provide comprehensive, direct-service programs that share one or more of the following goals: Helping individuals move from welfare dependence to economic independence; Strengthening families and ensuring healthy childhood development; Addressing the frequently interrelated problems of homelessness, drug addiction, and mental illness; Fostering youth leadership; Increasing access to affordable housing; Creating socio-economic opportunities for women and girls; Promoting literacy; Capacity building for social service organizations. The Foundations tend to favor organizations that work with large constituencies. Private sector organizations are favored over those financed through taxation. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status throughout the US are eligible to apply. Application deadline: rolling.
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Human Welfare Program Support: UPS Foundation |
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The UPS Foundation supports nonprofit organizations whose programs directly affect the quality of life in communities where UPS employees live and work. Support is primarily provided to national programs in the categories of Human Welfare, Literacy, Hunger, Poverty, and Homelessness. Applications are accepted at any time.
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Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program |
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The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation works to eliminate domestic violence. Every October, the foundation observes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month by awarding grants to deserving women's shelters across the United States. In 2008, the foundation awarded grants of $20,000 each to more than 150 women's shelters across the nation. The foundation is accepting applications for the 2009 program and will award a grant to at least one shelter in every state of the U.S. Any remaining funds will be distributed based on state population. The funds awarded by the foundation may be used for the operating budget of the shelter, with the exception of staff travel. Application deadline: July 30, 2009.
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Mesa Angels Foundation Grants for Individuals in Need and Charitable Organizations |
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Mesa Angels Foundation awards grants to individuals needing short-term emergency assistance for issues such as medical emergency, natural disasters or other unforeseen, life-changing events. Individuals can also submit an application on the behalf of deserving charitable organizations serving a broad public interest. Applicants must have exhausted all other methods of funding sources. Application deadline: first (1st) of each month.
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Notice of Availability of FY2009 Discretionary Funds to States For Service Programs for Cuban/Haitian Refugees and Entrants |
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The Office of Refugee Resettlement invites eligible applicants to submit competitive grant applications for services in the program areas of employment, hospitals, and other health and mental health care programs, adult and vocational education, refugee crime or victimization and citizenship/naturalization for those localities most heavily impacted by Cuban and Haitian entrants and refugees, particularly where their arrival numbers in recent years have increased. Eligible applicants include: agencies of State governments that are responsible for the refugee program under 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 400.5 with an approved State Plan that includes the Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program (CHEP); an agency that has statewide responsibility for an alternative to the State-administered program in lieu of the State under a Wilson/Fish grant; and (c) replacement designee authorized by the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to administer the provision of assistance and services, as appropriate, to refugees in that State. Award ceiling: $18,000,000. Application deadline: July 13, 2009.
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Presbyterian Hunger Program |
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The Presbyterian Hunger Program provides grants to programs addressing hunger and its causes in the United States and around the world. While some funding is provided for direct feeding projects, priority is given to initiatives that attempt to address the root causes of hunger. Grants are provided in the following five categories: Development Assistance grants focus on creating a multi-faceted approach to the empowerment of poor people. Influencing Public Policy grants encourage activities that advocate for public policy changes which provide food for the poor. Lifestyle Integrity grants target programs that help the church to move toward sustainable lifestyles sensitive to the reality of the Earth's limited resources. Education and Interpretation grants promote activities to educate the church and the public at large about the root causes of hunger. Direct Relief grants support programs that provide food to poor people. The proposal shall come from an organization. Proposals shall not be accepted from a private business or from individuals on their own behalf, nor ordinarily from government entities. Applications are due June 30, 2009.
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Projects of National Significance - Family Support Training |
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funds to award grants to develop training materials and provide training to families of children with disabilities. This funding opportunity will provide and promote leadership training by and for families of children with disabilities, as described in Section 202(b)(2) of the Families of Children with Disabilities Support Act of 2000. Such training shall be designed to increase access to and availability of family support services and must address policy development, implementation and evaluation of family support services for families of children with disabilities. This funding opportunity will be open to national non-profit organizations with demonstrated capacity at the state and local levels to foster and provide direct services to families of children with disabilities. Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits. Award ceiling: $2,000,000. Application deadline: July 21, 2009.
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Quaker Go Grant Program |
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The Quaker Go Grant program will select twenty winners each month from April through August 2009. Winners will each receive a $500 cash grant to fund their projects. One hundred grant recipients will be selected in total. Applicants are invited to submit an online application form with a brief description of their project. A selection committee will review the applications submitted each month and award Quaker Go Grants based on the project's originality/uniqueness, relevance to fighting hunger, and potential impact on the community/individuals involved. The program is open to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age as of March 9, 2009. All applications not selected as winners will be considered in the next month's round of judging. To be considered for each month's grants, submissions must be received by March 31, 2009; April 30, 2009; May 31, 2009; June 30, 2009; and July 31, 2009.
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University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) Minority Partnership Grants |
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of fiscal year 2009 funds to award, on a competitive basis, at least two partnership grants to University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs). The partnership grants will be with minority-serving institutions as defined in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 and will utilize a variety of innovative knowledge exchange and transfer strategies that promote and create interdisciplinary approaches to research, training (e.g., pre-service, continuing education, community-based), and services to minority populations with disabilities. Eligible applicants include: programs designated by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) as University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Award ceiling: $225,000. Application deadline: July 20, 2009.
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Walgreens Grants |
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Walgreens awards grants in the following program areas: non-hospital-based health agencies; Walgreens one-on-one tutorial programs in inner-city neighborhoods where Walgreens operates; and a small share is reserved for eligible community and social-service agencies that serve areas where Walgreens has a significant presence. Health is a major area of focus, and the largest share of the annual contributions budget is allocated to programs that address health needs. Most Walgreens grants are made to eligible nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status with the IRS working in local Walgreens communities. A portion of the budget is reserved for select national organizations. Application deadline: ongoing.
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WHO Foundation |
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The WHO (Women Helping Others) Foundation supports community-focused charities that serve the overlooked needs of women, children, and families in the United States and Puerto Rico. Funding will be considered for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charities that have been incorporated for at least three years and that have total organizational budgets of $3 million or less. Preference will be given to organizations that are not dependent on government grants and those with greater organizational program costs than personnel costs. Organizations that have previously received a WHO Foundation grant should wait three years before applying again. Grants are not provided to individuals, educational institutions, religious institutions, or governmental agencies, or for endowment campaigns, political causes, or capital campaigns. Application deadline: September 8, 2009.
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