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Read on to learn more about recent grant
listings and requests for proposals and other opportunities
for your Clubs.
Regional Community Health Grants Program
Aetna is committed to enhancing the quality of health care, with a special emphasis on improving racial and ethnic health care equality through business practices and charitable giving. Aetna and the Aetna Foundation will award grants for philanthropic initiatives focused on obesity and health literacy. For additional information please visit Aetna’s website.
Deadline: June 15, 2009 or July 15, 2009 (Varies by region)
Amount: $25,000-$50,000
A Brighter Future
The Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church wishes to address the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 and 18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse and relationship abuse. They seek to fund small-scale, community and church based-programs and projects that meet the above objectives. To learn more, click here.
Deadline: July 1, 2009
Amount: $4,000
Local Funding Partnerships 2009-2010
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is now accepting proposals to support promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Additional information can be found on their website.
Deadline: Stage 1 brief proposals, July 7, 2009; stage 2 full proposals, November 10, 2009
Amount: Up to 14 matching grants of $200,000-$500,000 each
Child Welfare
The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation will fund projects that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children and youth through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society. For more information, click here.
Deadline: July 15, 2009
Amount: Last year the foundation awarded $639,875 to 18 nonprofits
GoGirlGo!
The Gatorade Company sponsors the GoGirlGo! program, which is administered by the Women’s Sports Foundation. The program is designed to recognize high school teams that show community leadership by inspiring girls to get involved in sports and physical activities. More information can be found on their website.
Deadline: July 17, 2009
Amount: 20 grants of $2,500 each
Wal-Mart State Giving Program
Through the State Giving Program, the Wal-Mart Foundation seeks to support organizations with programs that align with its mission to create opportunities so people can live better. The State Giving Program strives to award grants that have a long-lasting, positive impact. The Foundation has four areas of focus: Education, Health and Wellness, Workforce Development/Economic Opportunity, and Environmental Sustainability. Click here to find out more!
Deadline: September 18, 2009
Amount: $25,000 and up
2009 Healthy Sprouts Awards Program
The National Gardening Association encourages the growth of health-focused youth garden programs through the Healthy Sprouts Awards sponsored by Gardener's Supply Company. The awards support school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States. To be eligible for the 2009 Healthy Sprouts Awards, a school or organization must plan to garden in 2010 with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. The selection of winners is based on the demonstrated relationship between the garden program and nutrition and hunger issues in the United States. In 2009, the program will present awards to twenty schools or organizations. Visit the KidsGardening website for complete program guidelines and application.
Deadline: October 17, 2009
Amount: Each recipient program will receive gardening supplies and resources, including gift certificates toward the purchase of gardening materials from Gardener's Supply. The top five programs will each receive a certificate valued at $500; fifteen more programs will each receive a $200 gift certificate.
Community Grants
CVS/Caremark have grants available for programs that include helping children with disabilities by encouraging public schools to promote inclusion in student activities and for extracurricular programs and initiatives that give students greater access to physical movement and play. To learn more, click here.
Deadline: October 31, 2009
Amount: Up to $5,000
The Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development
The Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development is dedicated to promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of Native peoples throughout the Americas. The Fund's primary grantmaking program areas include: Arts and Cultural Expression, Environmental Health and Justice, Human Rights, Sacred Earth, Sustainable Communities, Intergenerational Leadership, and Women's Leadership. Grants from $500 to $5,000 are provided three times per year to Native communities that address one or more of the Fund's program areas. (Mini-grants of up to $500 are reviewed throughout the year.) Application guidelines and a cover sheet form are available on the Fund's website.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $500-$5,000
Do Something Youth Grants for Disaster Preparedness Projects
Do Something and the Dunkin Brands Community Foundation have partnered to offer Disaster Grants to young people across the United States and Canada. The weekly grant program will help support young people with ideas for community service projects around the themes of disaster preparedness and emergency response. Possible project ideas include rebuilding homes in New Orleans, planning an emergency coat drive for families in crisis during the winter months, or collecting toys for kids who have been through a natural disaster. For further information, visit the Do Something website.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $500
Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
Do Something and Plum TV are offering grants of $500 each to social entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. who have recently created a sustainable project, program, or organization and need funding to further the growth and success of their program. Plum TV grants are given out weekly. Find out how to apply.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $500
Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation Awards
Organizations seeking unrestricted support for children, families, and animals or for wild animals and the environment are encouraged to apply for grants through the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation, a nonprofit organization. For further information, grant guidelines and application forms, visit the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation website.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: $1,000 to $10,000 each, with an average award amount of $2,500
Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation
The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports charities in the United States and Canada through a Literacy and Education program. Grants provide support for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs, and literacy programs for children with special needs. U.S. applicants must be tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations. Grant request deadlines are at the end of February, May, August, and November. Learn more.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Grants will be a one-time contribution, and generally range from $1,000 to $10,000, but the average grant is $1,500
IHBG (Indian Housing Block Grant) Bond Financing Alternative
Tribes are eligible for a new opportunity through HUD IHBG funds. The program provides for tribes to issue long-term low interest bonds utilizing a portion of their HUD/IHBG grant proceeds as a security for the debt service. HUD guarantees the bonds using their creditworthiness instead of the tribe’s. The program allows for tribes to complete large construction projects on a much faster time scale with low cost funding. This opportunity will make it more realistic for tribes to accomplish construction of large projects during one grant period.
Click here for a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
American Honda Foundation
The American Honda Foundation is offering a grant for non-profits and educational institutions to fund youth-related projects in the fields of youth and science education. Founded in 1984, this organization provides grants to organizations that are focused on educating youth. The American Honda Foundation has awarded over $20 million in grants.
Click here for more information.
Amount: $40,000 to $80,000
Deadlines: May 1, August 1, November 1, February 1
Tiger Woods Foundation
Tiger Woods Foundation grants focus on providing opportunities to underserved youth, ages 5-17. The average grant range is between $2,500 and $25,000. The following are approved programmatic areas of funding: Education, Youth Development, and Geographic Focus. Deadline: February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1
Pay It Forward Mini-Grants
Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must contain a “pay it forward” focus – that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially – to be considered in the grant making process. Mini-Grants of up to $500 are available for projects on a one-time-only basis. Deadline: January 15, April 15, and October 15
Lego Systems Establishes Lego Children's Fund to Support Youth Creativity Programs
Lego Systems Inc., the Americas (North America and Latin America) division of the Lego Group, has announced the formation of the Lego Children's Fund, a nonprofit foundation established to support organizations and programs dedicated to inspiring and encouraging youth creativity, thereby improving their quality of life and preparing them for the future. The fund will make cash grants to nonprofit organizations in the United States with programs dedicated to a child's exploration of creativity that cater to children ages birth to 14, with priority consideration for disadvantaged or at-risk youth. The fund's cash grants will generally range between $500 and $5,000 each. Additionally, the fund aims to make one $100,000 grant per year to a single organization identified and selected by the fund's board of directors.
The fund will award grants to qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations including educational organizations with specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support: early childhood education and development; technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities; and sport or athletic programs that concentrate on underserved youth.
The fund will provide grants quarterly: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.
Grant program guidelines and applications are the available at the Lego Children's Fund Web site.
Literacy for the 21st Century
Starbucks Foundation Grants fund programs for youth, ages 6-18, that integrate literacy with personal and civic action in the communities where they live. The Starbucks Foundation invites letters of inquiry from qualifying 501 (c) 3 organizations that work with underserved youth in the fields of literacy (reading, writing and creative/media arts) and environmental literacy. Grants range from $5,000-$20,000. Deadline: September 1 and March 1, annually (Letters of Inquiry) CLICK HERE for more information.
Support for Native Grassroot Causes
Seva's Native American Funding Programs support local grassroots
partnerships with Native American Peoples who have devised
their own solutions in spiritual and cultural beliefs renewal,
health and wellness renewal, environmental protection and
restoration, and a variety of other areas. Small Grants are
offered for programs that may otherwise be overlooked by larger
foundations while the Continuing Grants Fund supplies three
consecutive years of funding to assist in the development
of organizational sustainability. Applications are accepted
year-round. More information is available on Seva's website.
Concern for High Risk Youth
Tony Hawk Foundation
The Tony Hawk Foundation was established to promote and provide
funds for high-quality public skateboard parks throughout
the United States. Preference is given to parks that are in
low-income areas, or areas with a large population of at-risk
youth. The Foundation gives priority to grassroots organizations.
Click here
for further information.
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (ICDBG)
Applications for HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages are now available. Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply and funds may be used to build new community facilities such as a Boys & Girls Club. Up to 15% of the total grant may be set aside for public service activities like youth development/crime prevention programming offered by the Club.
Region/Award Ceilings:
Alaska $600,000
Eastern Woodlands $600,000
Southern Plains $800,000
Northern Plains $900,000-$1,100,000
Southwest $605,000-$5,500,000
Northwest $500,000
For more information, click here.
The LEGO Children’s Fund
The LEGO Children’s Fund will provide quarterly grants for programs focused on early childhood education and development, technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities and sports or athletic programs that concentrate on underserved youth.
Deadline: Quarterly
Amount: $500 - $5,000
Click here to learn more.
Youth Today's Grant E-Blast
Subscribe to Youth Today online to receive weekly grant alerts. A list of youth-related programs with funds available, deadlines, amounts and contacts, categorized by subject will be sent to your email address.
The Charlotte Martin Foundation
The Charlotte Martin Foundation offers grants for various projects benefitting youth in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The program areas include: athletics, culture and education. Want more information? Click here.
Deadline: Rolling
Amount: Varies
Fed Ex Social Responsibility Grants
FedEx actively supports the communities they serve and works to strengthen their global reputation through strategic investment in people, resources and network. Requests are accepted year-round and generally are reviewed within three weeks of receipt. FedEx prefers to contribute to specific program needs rather than special events or capital campaigns. To learn more click here.
Deadline: Accepts applications year round
Amount: Varies
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