Grants and Funding Opportunities
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“Finding Funding: A Guide To Federal Sources For Youth Programs”. It's 166 pages of lists of specific programs and funding sources that is amazingly thorough. Check it out.
Ongoing Grant and Funding Resource:
Community General Funding Sources
- Sierra Health Foundation is seeking Sacramento County stakeholders to apply for membership on the Respite Partnership Collaborative (RPC), an innovative project funded through the Sacramento County Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation Component. The RPC is a partnership between County of Sacramento, Division of Behavioral Health Services, Sierra Health Foundation and the community at large and will support and fund respite programs in the community as a way to respond to mental health crisis in Sacramento County.
Please visit Sierra Health Foundation’s Respite Partnership Collaborative web page at www.sierrahealth.org/rpc for more information and application materials. The deadline for submitting an application is 5 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2012. Please send any inquiries about the Respite Partnership Collaborative to Myel Jenkins at mjenkins@sierrahealth.org.
- ING, in partnership with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, funds running programs in K-8 schools.
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The State Farm Youth Advisory Board awards grants to student-led community service projects. Students, applying through their traditional public or charter school, can seek funding for projects addressing one of the following topics: access to higher education, closing the academic achievement gap, financial literacy, community safety, natural disaster preparedness, social health and wellness and environmental responsibility. Grant range: $25,000 - $100,000. Deadline: May 4, 2012. More info >>>>
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A pair of grant opportunities from Target can strengthen reading and arts programs in K-12 schools, libraries and youth programs. Early Childhood Reading grants support a wide range of youth reading programs, while Arts and Culture in Schools grants fund music, dance, drama and arts programs. Grant range: $2,000 (each grant program). Deadline: April 30, 2012. More info >>>>
Speak Out for Youth America's commitment to the next generation is up for grabs. Programs for disadvantaged youth are on the chopping block all over the country. Youth Today (and Youthtoday.org) is the only media outlet following these cuts at the state, local and national levels. If your organization has a stake in this debate and you want your opinion heard, contact the Youth Today advertising department at 202-363-3741 or potompub.com.
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Grant: Mantis Awards for Community and Youth Gardens - Supports charitable and educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life in their host communities. Funder: Mantis. Eligibility: Nonprofit garden programs. Deadline: March 1, 2012. Amount: Twenty-five programs will receive a Mantis Tiller/Cultivator. Contact: www.kidsgardening.org/grants/ |
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Grant: Navy and Marine Corps STEM Education Grants - To foster an interest in, knowledge of and study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics nationwide to ensure an educated and well-prepared naval and national STEM workforce by engaging students in STEM-related hands-on learning activities with Naval relevance. Funder: U.S. Department of Defense. Eligibility: City or township governments, independent school districts, public institutions of higher education, tribal organizations, nonprofits, for-profits, small businesses. Deadline: Sept. 20, 2012. Amount: Multiple awards of about $200,000 each. |
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Grant: College Debate Program Grants - To strengthen debate programs at colleges and universities around the world. Funder: The Open Society Foundation. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education with either a very small debate program or none at all. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 each. Contact: www.soros.org/initiatives/ |
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Grant: Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge - Encourage students to solve environmental problems through project-based learning. Groups of students and teachers/mentors are challenged to come up with solutions and innovations in areas such as food waste-to-energy, community-scale battery recycling, phantom-power load reduction, systematic behavior change, erosion control, etc. Funder: Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, National Science Teachers Association, College Board. Eligibility: Student and teacher/mentor groups in grades K-12. Deadline: March 15, 2012. Amount: Prizes vary and are in the form of scholarships, savings bonds, school grants, adventure trips and a chance to present their idea at the United Nations. Contact: www.wecanchange.com/. |
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Grant: Teach@15 Award - Helps schools serving any grades 7-12 meet their technology needs. Funder: Best Buy. Eligibility: Any teen member of Teach@15 can nominate her or her nonprofit junior or senior public, private, parochial, magnet and charter high schools (serving any grades 7-12). Deadline: Varies. Amount: Multiple awards of up to $1,500 in Best Buy gift cards. |
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Grant: GTECH After-School Advantage Program - Provides nonprofit community agencies and public schools with state-of-the-art computer labs. Funder: GTECH. Eligibility: Nonprofit community agencies or public schools with an existing after-school program that serves disadvantaged youth aged five to 15. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards of up to $15,000 worth of computers, online technology and computer software. |
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Funding
Grant: Facility Investment and Building Reserve Grants for Arts and Culture Programs - To seed or enhance arts and culture organizations' building reserve fund for the ongoing maintenance and replacement of an organization's facilities. Funder: The Kresge Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits whose primary mission is arts and culture. Deadline: March 1, 2012. Amount: Multiple grants of up to $1 million each. |
| Grant: The WannaPlay Fund - Provides musical instruments to students with a demonstrated need and the school and organizations that serve them. Funder: The NAMM Foundation. Eligibility: Public schools and community organizations serving low-income students. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each. Contact: www.nammfoundation.org/grant- |
| Grant: The Fender Music Foundation - To provide music instruction for people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music. Funder: The Fender Music Foundation. Eligibility: Established music programs in the U.S. that provide music instruction. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards ranging from $500 to $5,000 worth of instruments and equipment. Contact: www.fendermusicfoundation.org/ |
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| Grant: Rapid Response/special opportunities in drug policy - To promote policy change and advance drug policy reform at the local, state and national levels. Funder: Drug Policy Alliance. Eligibility: Time-sensitive projects that respond to or take advantage of sudden and strategic public education efforts and campaigns to block drug war initiatives or advance drug policy reform. Deadline: First business day of the month. Amount: $200,000 for grants of $15,000 to $20,000. Contact: www.drugpolicy.org/about/ |
| Grant: Singing for Change - Grants are awarded to programs that are concerned with the health, education and protection of children and their families, fostering self-esteem and self-sufficiency, nonviolence and creative problem solving. Funder: Jimmy Buffett's SFC Charitable Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards ranging from $500 to $10,000 each. Contact: www.margaritaville.com/ |
