Grant Alert from COMMUNITY FOUNDATION of South Wood County

 

May 3, 2005

 

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Skim the brief descriptions of new funding opportunities from foundation and government sources, below, and follow the links to read more about grants that might benefit the people your organization serves.

 

 

 

 

 

FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE FUNDING

 

BMI Foundation Partners With Woody Guthrie Archives for Fellowship Program

Deadline: May 31, 2005

The BMI Foundation, Inc. ( http://www.bmifoundation.org/ ) and the Woody Guthrie Archives (WGA) and Foundation ( http://www.woodyguthrie.org/ ) have announced the establishment of the Woody Guthrie Fellowship Program.  The 2005 program will award two research fellowships, with a value of up to $2,500 each, to fund travel and living expenses for scholars to use the extensive holdings available at the WGA in New York City.  Applications are invited from scholars who are pursuing research topics or themes related to Woody Guthrie that explore his creative work and contribution to American music and culture.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1747/bmi


Henson Foundation Offers Grants for Puppet Theater

Deadline: June 1, 2005 (Letters of Intent)

The Jim Henson Foundation ( http://www.hensonfoundation.org/ ) awards grants each year for the creation and development of innovative works of puppet theater.  Project grants of $5,000 are awarded for the development of new works, and seed grants of $2,000 are made for pieces in the earliest stages of creation.  While the foundation's primary focus is contemporary puppet theater for adult audiences, the organization also encourages applications for new works for families and children.  Grants are made only for the development of new works of live puppet theater.  The foundation does not award funds for the presentation or remounting of existing work.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1748/henson

 
National Foundation for Jewish Culture Invites Proposals for the Fund for Jewish Cultural Preservation

Deadline: July 14, 2005

The National Foundation for Jewish Culture ( http://www.jewishculture.org/ ) is inviting proposals for the Fund for Jewish Cultural Preservation (FJCP).  The fund was established in order to preserve and make available Jewish material culture, specifically materials of historical significance and value to the preservation of the Jewish heritage.  These materials may include, but are not limited to, books, archives, periodicals, manuscripts, ritual objects, art and artifacts, photographs, recordings, and films.  In 2006, FJCP only will accept proposals from current members of the Council of Archives and Research Libraries in Jewish Studies (CARLJS) whose membership is in good standing.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1750/nfjc


 

DisneyHand and Youth Service America Offer Youth Service Day Follow-Up Grants

Deadline: June 1, 2005

DisneyHand ( http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/ ), worldwide outreach for the Walt Disney Company, and Youth Service America ( http://www.ysa.org/ ) are offering grants to support community service projects following National Youth Service Day (NYSD) and Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) 2005 (April 15-17).  Post-NYSD DisneyHand Minnie Grant: DisneyHand and Youth Service America are offering follow-up grants of $500 to continue community service that began on NYSD 2005.  Children and youth ages of 5-14, teachers, and organizations that engage youth 5-14 are eligible for this grant if they participated in National Youth Service Day 2005.  Applicants may choose to continue work they began on NYSD or create a new service project.  This follow-up grant is conditional on the satisfactory completion of an online NYSD project evaluation.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1751/ysa


Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Offers Support for Graduate Study

Deadline: November 1, 2005

The purpose of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans (http://www.pdsoros.org/) is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. To that end, the program provides support for graduate study in a wide variety of fields.  Under the terms of the program, a "New American" is an individual who: (1) is a resident alien; i.e., holds a Green Card; or (2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen; or (3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens.  Candidates must demonstrate the relevance of graduate education to their long-term career goals and potential in enhancing their contributions to society.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1753/soros

 
Surdna Foundation Offers Arts Teachers Fellowship Program

Deadline: November 18, 2005

The Surdna Foundation ( http://www.surdna.org/ ) announces the sixth year of its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, a national initiative to support the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers in specialized, public arts high schools.  Through the program, fellows design individualized courses of study that provide both immersion in their own creative work and the opportunity to interact with other professional artists in their fields. The program's approach to professional development is designed to enhance the effectiveness of arts teachers and directly benefit the young people they teach.  All permanently assigned full- and part-time arts faculty in specialized, public arts high schools are eligible.  Teachers of the visual arts (including film, video, and other media), theater arts, music, dance, and creative writing are invited to apply.  Applicants must have been teaching arts in high school for a minimum of five years, and plan to continue as an arts teacher in 2005-06.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1754/surdna


Constitutional Rights Foundation Offers Mini-Grants for K-12 Service-Learning Projects

Deadline: October 14, 2005

The Constitutional Rights Foundation ( http://www.crf-usa.org/ ) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America's young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society.  Each year, with support from the Maurice R. Robinson Fund of New York City, the organization's Robinson Mini-Grant Program awards mini-grants of up to $500 for K-12 service-learning projects designed to address serious community issues such as poverty, hunger, the environment, mentoring children and youth, crime and safety issues, and aging.  The skills that students gain from planning and completing these projects will not only help their communities but will also help them in their lives as citizens of a democratic society.  Elementary and secondary schools and community agencies that work with K-12 youth may apply.  Every application must have an adult sponsor who will ensure that student planners are involved in planning, designing, and evaluating the project.  Projects, which should address an important issue or need, can be completed at school or in the community.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1755/crf

 
Common Counsel Member Funds Offer Support for Environmental and Social Justice Projects

Deadline: June 15, 2005

The Common Counsel Foundation ( http://www.commoncounsel.org/ ) is a public charity that offers strategic philanthropic advisory services to donors and family foundations whose philanthropic interests include a broad range of progressive social change activities.  Common Counsel member funds the Acorn Foundation and the Abelard Foundation West are currently accepting funding proposals.  The Acorn Foundation supports projects dedicated to building a sustainable future for the planet and to restoring a healthy global environment.  The Acorn Foundation is particularly interested in small and innovative community-based projects which: preserve and restore habitats supporting biological diversity and wildlife; advocate for environmental justice, particularly in low-income and indigenous communities; and prevent or remedy toxic pollution.  Most Acorn Foundation grants are made in North America, though occasional grants are made in Latin America.  The Acorn Foundation makes grants in the $5,000 to $10,000 range to grassroots organizations.  The Abelard Foundation West is committed to supporting social change organizations which: reflect, through membership or grassroots participation, the communities in which they are based; expand community control over economic, social, and environmental decisions affecting the community's well-being; and build a strong informed voice on public policy issues. Abelard offers general support grants in the $6,000 to $12,000 range.  Common Counsel reviews proposals to the Abelard Foundation West from groups located in the Northern Rockies, the Great Basin, the Northwest, the Southwest, and California.  (Organizations based east of the Mississippi should contact the Abelard Foundation East office, which accepts proposals on a year-around basis.)

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1756/counsel

 
Four Leading Brain Philanthropies Announce Awards Program to Focus on New Technologies

Deadline: June 1, 2005

Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure ( http://www.abc2.org ), the Alzheimer's Association (http://www.alz.org), the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (http://www.michaeljfox.org), and the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins ( http://www.alscenter.org ) have announced the formation of the Brain Trust, a collaboration to fund development of new therapeutic approaches with application to diverse brain diseases.  The group, which hopes to expand to include many other brain organizations, companies, and universities in funding other collaborative efforts, is seeking applications focused on technologies that can achieve selective targeting and/or delivery of therapeutic agents to specific regions or cells in the brain, including overcoming the limitations imposed by the blood-brain barrier, which can be applied in the clinical setting in the next twenty-four months.  The Brain Trust favors research applications focused on translational and clinical programs that will benefit patients in the near term.  Applications will be accepted from for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, unaffiliated individuals, and from individuals affiliated with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1759/brain

 
Join Hands Day Offers Excellence Awards for Community Volunteering Projects

Deadline: June 7, 2005

On May 7, 2005, youths and adults across America will come together for Join Hands Day, a day of volunteering designed to build relationships and increase respect between generations, while they work together on local projects that improve their communities.  To create partnerships, adult groups invite youth organizations and youth groups invite adult organizations to work together to plan and implement worthwhile projects, with people from both generations sharing responsibilities equally.  As part of the event, program organizers offer the Excellence Awards for outstanding event projects.  Twenty awardees are selected from volunteer projects that develop youth and adult partnerships on Join Hands Day.  Each award-winning project receives $1,000 and an engraved glass award.  Coordinating groups choose how the funds are used.  An additional number of honorable mention projects, up to thirty, will receive honorable mention status and a Certificate of Distinction.  In selecting Excellence Award recipients, the most important consideration is the quality of the youth and adult partnership in planning and executing the event.  Other criteria include the quality of the project to the neighborhood or persons in need and the effectiveness of the mobilization group.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1760/joinhnds

 
Applications Invited for Economic and Social Research Council and Social Science Research Council Collaborative Visiting Fellowship

Deadline: June 1, 2005

The Economic and Social Research Council ( http://www.esrc.ac.uk ) and the Social Science Research Council ( http://www.ssrc.org ) have announced a fellowship for U.S. and Canadian scholars to visit and engage in collaborative activities with members of ESRC-supported projects in Britain, or for British scholars at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the U.S. or Canada, between July 2005 and September 2006. This fellowship is the second round of a pilot project designed to encourage communication and cooperation between social scientists in Great Britain and the United States and Canada.  Applicants from the U.S. and Canada must be endorsed by the director of the ESRC-supported center, program, group, or network with which they are interested in collaborating.  (For a listing, with Web links, visit the SSRC Web site.) Interested scholars may initiate contact with the relevant director and propose a collaborative agenda for their visits.  Alternatively, directors may also approach U.S. or Canadian scholars with whom they would like to collaborate.  Similarly, scholars at ESRC-funded projects who wish to visit the U.S. or Canada should seek endorsement of their application from their ESRC director.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1761/ssrc

 

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program Invites Applications

Deadline: Various

An initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( http://www.rwjf.org/ ), the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program ( http://www.saprp.org/ ) is designed to encourage experts in public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice, economics, psychology, and other behavioral and policy sciences to address issues related to substance abuse. Projects supported are expected to increase understanding of public and private policy interventions to prevent, treat, and reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs -- including the advantages, disadvantages, and potential impact of these policies. 

 

Up to $3.5 million is available in this round of funding.  Two types of funding are currently available (both for up to three years of funding):  Projects totaling $100,000 to $400,000 (special solicitation topics only): In Round X of SAPRP, the program's fourth Special Solicitation is requesting proposals on research topics that are important and timely for public policy decision-making but are not usually addressed by the pool of SAPRP applications or by the research field in general. The Special Solicitation supports research proposals in seven topic areas of particular interest: 1) Policies Relevant to Disparities in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Treatment Access and Services Based on Race/Ethnicity; 2) Policies or Systems That Facilitate or Impede Progress in Getting Evidence-Based Interventions into Practice; 3) Alcohol Taxation Policies and Practices; 4) Impact of State Financing Strategies and Recent Funding Cuts on Prevention and Treatment Programs and Services; 5) Implementation and Impact of Clean Indoor Air Policies; 6) Policies and Systems Pertaining to the Relationship Between Primary Health Care and Specialty Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Services; and 7) The "Business Case for Control and Intervention Policies and Interventions for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs. (Brief Proposals Deadline: August 23, 2005.)

Projects totaling less than $100,000 (open topics on substance abuse policy): SAPRP will continue to accept brief proposals for projects requesting less than $100,000 on a rolling basis.  Proposed study topics for these smaller grants are not limited to the Special Solicitation Topics.  (Grants are awarded on a rolling basis and may be submitted at any time.)

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1762/saprp

 
Funding Available for Grassroots Charities Serving Women and Children

Deadline: September 13, 2005

The WHO (Women Helping Others) Foundation ( http://whofoundation.org/ ) supports grassroots charities around the country and in Puerto Rico serving the overlooked needs of women and children.  Specific projects and programs addressing health, education, and social service needs are the foundation's priority.  The foundation recognizes the value of new programs created to respond to changing needs and will consider funding projects of an original or pioneering nature within an existing organization.  In order to qualify for funding, an organization must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and be qualified to receive deductible charitable contributions.  In addition, organizations must have been incorporated for a minimum of three years prior to application.  Preference will be given to organizations with an operating budget of $2 million or less, those not dependent on government grants, and those with greater organizational program costs than personnel costs.

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1763/who

 

 

MetLife Foundation Partnership for Lifelong Learning Offers Funding for Science Museum Programs

 

Deadline: May 27, 2005

 

To further its commitment to education and support for the museum field, the MetLife Foundation ( http://www.metlife.org ) has created a new initiative  entitled Partnership for Lifelong Learning for science  and technology museums in the United States. In 2005 under this program, the foundation expects to award grants totaling $1.25 million.  The guidelines and definitions of funding categories are intentionally broad to encourage imaginative and innovative approaches to reaching people and engaging them in the excitement of learning. Projects should aim to reach large numbers of people in a cost-effective way.  Collaboration with schools and/or organizations is a plus.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1630/ml/sci

 

 

Graduate Scholarships Available for Women with Disabilities

 

Deadline: June 1, 2005

 

The mission of the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation ( http://www.ela.org/ ) is to "Change the Face of  Disability on the Planet."  As part of this mission, the foundation offers scholarships to women graduate students with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a college or university in the United States.  Scholarships range between $500 and $2,000.  To be eligible, an applicant must be a woman with a physical disability who is currently accepted into a graduate program working toward a Masters degree or above at an accredited college or university in the United States. In addition, the applicant must be active in a local, state, or national disability organization--either in person or electronically--which is providing services and/or advocacy for people with disabilities.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1632/ela

 

 

Secondary School Faculty Invited to Enter Course Competition on Unselfish Love

 

Deadline: July 15, 2005

 

The Institute for Research on Unlimited Love - Altruism,  Compassion, Service (http://www.unlimitedloveinstitute.org/),  which was established through a grant from the John  Templeton Foundation ( http://www.templeton.org/ ), has  announced "Unto Others: Scientific and Religious Perspectives on the Love of Neighbor," a course competition for  secondary school faculty.  The competition encourages academically rigorous secondary school courses that focus on unselfish love of neighbor as a spiritual and practical ideal. The winning courses must combine the study of unselfish love as understood within (a) spiritual traditions and (b) scientific frameworks, such as physics, cosmology, evolution, biology, political science, the social sciences, and health.  Faculty in religious studies and/or theology, the humanities, and the sciences are encouraged to apply.  Courses co-taught by two faculty members representing religion and science might be especially compelling in some cases, but team teaching is by no means imperative.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1633/ulove

 

 

American Educational Research Association Offers Research and Dissertation Grants

 

Deadline: September 1, 2005; and March 1, 2006

 

The American Educational Research Association  ( http://www.aera.net/ ) has announced the AERA Grants  Program, which awards research and dissertation grants  to researchers who conduct studies of U.S. education  policy and practice using quantitative methods and  including the analysis of data from the large-scale data  sets sponsored by the National Center for Education  Statistics ( http://nces.ed.gov/ ) and the National  Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov/).  Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level researchers who conduct studies of education policy or practice using quantitative methods.  Studies must include the analysis of data from at least one of the large-scale, national or international data sets supported by NCES or NSF.   Dissertation Grants are available for advanced doctoral students (at the dissertation writing stage) who conduct studies of education policy or practice using quantitative methods. The dissertation research must include the analysis of data from at least one of the large-scale, national or international data sets supported by NCES or NSF.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1634/aera

 

 

Laura Jane Musser Fund Seeks to Support Environmental Programs in Rural Areas

 

Deadline: October 1, 2005

 

The Laura Jane Musser Fund ( http://www.musserfund.org/ )  seeks to assist public or not-for-profit entities in initiating or implementing projects in rural areas to  undertake consensus-based activities in environmental  stewardship or dispute resolution.  The Musser Fund encourages communities, whether represented by local governments, state agencies, or grassroots nonprofit organizations, to use a consensus- based approach to environmental decision-making. The fund means by this a collaborative process, involving a neutral facilitator where appropriate, that strives to involve all key stakeholders as well as local citizens in developing environmental programs and policies that satisfy common interests.  The program is most interested in new programs; willing to fund the planning or implementation phase; and willing to fund projects already in progress if the proposal is compelling. The program does not fund capital expenses, general operating support for organizations, or ongoing program support.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1635/musser

 

 

Earth Island Institute Invites Applications for Brower Youth Awards Program

 

Deadline: June 1, 2005

 

The Earth Island Institute ( http://www.earthisland.org/ ),  a nonprofit organizations working for the conservation,  preservation, and restoration of the global environment,  invites applications for the Brower Youth Awards program.  The program is designed to recognize the efforts of young environmental and social justice leaders. The cash prize is not a scholarship, but a reward for past work and present leadership. Recipients generally are encouraged to use the prize to assist in their own education or to further their work. Six award recipients are selected each year.  The award includes a $3,000 cash prize; a trip to San  Francisco for the awards ceremony; a three-day Wilderness  Encounter; local and national media coverage; and ongoing  access to mentors, resources, and leadership development  opportunities.  Eligible applicants are individuals aged 13-22 who are  residents of the United States or Puerto Rico and who have  shown leadership and produced results in at least one of  the following areas: 1) Conservation -- reducing the  negative impacts of the use of natural resources and  getting more out of what is used; 2) Preservation --  saving places, plants, animals, cultures, and Earth-  friendly traditions that cannot be replaced if they are  destroyed; and 3) Restoration -- repairing damaged land  and water so that it can function ecologically and support  the health of human communities and/or native wildlife  populations.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1637/eisland

 

 

Nominations Invited for Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences

 

Deadline: July 31, 2005

 

Created by global publisher Wiley ( http://www.wiley.com/ ),  the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences is designed to  recognize and foster ongoing excellence in scientific  achievement and discovery. The Wiley Foundation ( http://www.wiley.com/legacy/wileyfoundation/ ) has  been established as the endowing body to support the  Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences.  The Wiley Prize is intended to recognize contributions that have opened new fields of research or advanced novel concepts or their applications in a particular biomedical discipline. The award may recognize a specific contribution or a series of contributions that demonstrate the nominee's significant leadership in the development of research concepts or their clinical application.  The award will consist of a $25,000 grant and a lecture by the recipient at the Rockefeller University.  Wiley invites and encourages the nomination of exceptional Ph.D. and M.D. scientists whose research has set the standard for excellence. More than one nomination can be made from the same organization.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1639/wiley

 

 

American Psychiatric Foundation Invites Nominations for Research Award in Schizophrenia

 

Deadline: September 1, 2005

 

The American Psychiatric Foundation ( http://www.psychfoundation.org/ ), the charitable  affiliate of the American Psychiatric Association  ( http://www.psych.org/ ), is inviting submissions for  the Alexander Gralnick, M.D. Award for Research in  Schizophrenia.  The award annually acknowledges research achievements in the treatment of schizophrenia, emphasizing early diagnosis and treatment and psychosocial aspects of the disease process. Additional preference will be given to researchers working in a psychiatric facility. The amount of the award is $4,000.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1640/apf

 

 

Scleroderma Foundation Offers Research Grants

 

Deadline: September 15, 2005

 

The Scleroderma Foundation ( http://www.scleroderma.org/ ),  a nonprofit supporter of scleroderma research, is  interested in fostering development of innovative and  high-quality research by new and established investigators  in fields related to systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma).  To accomplish this goal, the foundation is inviting applications for the following research grants:  New Investigator Grant: The foundation seeks applications  from promising new investigators who hold faculty or  equivalent positions and who wish to pursue a career in  research related to SSc. Established Investigator Grant: The foundation seeks  applications from promising established investigators both  inside and outside the field of SSc research who wish to  propose pilot studies to obtain preliminary data dealing  with a highly innovative and/or highly relevant theme  related to SSc.  

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1641/sderma

 

 

Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA)

 

Application Deadlines: Grants are awarded twice a year -- in the spring and fall. The deadline for spring is January 15; the deadline for fall is June 1.

 

AFA provides grants to its nonprofit member organizations so that they can develop or enhance educational and support services in their communities.  Only AFA nonprofit member organizations are eligible to apply.

http://www.alzfdn.org/services/grants.shtml

 

 

Bank of America Foundation -- Neighborhood Excellence Initiative -- Neighborhood Builders

 

Application Deadline: June 30, 2005

 

The Neighborhood Builders program is designed to strengthen the capacity and infrastructure of select nonprofit groups, and to promote the professional development of their leaders.  Any 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that operates in an applicable Bank of America community and is eligible for a grant under the Bank of America Foundation's guidelines may apply.  In addition to $200,000 in grant funding for operational support -- $100,000 annually for two years -- each selected organization will be invited to send its senior executive and one of its emerging leaders to participate in a specially designed leadership-development program.

http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT FUNDING

 

Library of Congress Invites Applications for Kluge Center Fellowships

 

Deadline: August 15, 2005

 

The Library of Congress ( http://www.loc.gov/ ) invites qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months.  The Kluge Center is located in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress and provides attractive work and discussion space for scholars. Residents have easy access to the library's specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington.  The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world's largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals.  Special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints, and photographs are also available.  Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible to apply

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1628/kluge

 

 

Funding Available for National Service Training and Technical Assistance Programs

 

Deadline: May 20, 2005

 

The Corporation for National and Community Service ( http://www.nationalservice.gov ) has announced the  availability of more than $12 million in funds to support national providers of training and technical assistance  for community service programs.  The selected grantees will provide training and technical assistance and clearinghouse services, supporting the Corporation for National and Community Service in building the capacity of local program and organizations that use service and volunteering to meet community needs, including service-learning. Providers will use the awards to deliver training and technical assistance in specified areas to the corporation's grantees and subgrantees.  The corporation expects to make the grants, under cooperative agreements, in sixteen areas of training and technical assistance. There is the possibility of more than one award for some categories. The sixteen categories are: participant recruitment and development; leveraging  additional volunteers; community strengthening and  engagement; resource and fund development; performance  measurement and evaluation; financial and grants  management; disability inclusion; eGrants training and  technical assistance; resource center; National Service- Learning Clearinghouse; technical assistance to state  commissions; technical assistance for specific learning  communities; education success and mentoring; independent  living; coordinating service learning programs; and  technical assistance for faith-based and community  initiatives.

 

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1642/nservice

 

 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- Healthy Homes Demonstration Program

 

Application Deadline: June 15, 2005

 

The purpose of the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program is to develop, demonstrate, and promote cost-effective preventive measures to correct home safety and health hazards that produce serious diseases and injuries in children of low-income families.  Not-for-profit institutions and for-profit firms located in the U.S. are eligible to apply. State and local governments and federally recognized Native American tribes are also eligible to apply. For-profit firms are not allowed to propose a fee or profit in their cost proposal (i.e., no profit can be made from the project).  Approximately four to six cooperative agreements or grants will be awarded, ranging from approximately $250,000 to $1,000,000. The average award in 2004 was $958,625.

 

http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa05/hhdsec.pdf
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control

 

Application Deadline: June 7, 2005

 

The purpose of this program is to assist states, Native American tribes, and local governments in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned housing for rental or owner-occupants.  To be eligible to apply for funding under this program, the applicant must be a state, Native American tribe, city, county, or similar unit of local government.  Approximately $93.6 million in funds are available through this program.

http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa05/leadsec.pdf
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) -- Linking Adolescents at Risk to Mental Health Services Grant Program

 

Application Deadline: June 1, 2005

 

The purpose of this program is to evaluate voluntary school-based programs that focus on identification and referral of high school youth who are at risk for suicide or suicide attempts. The program will advance the early identification and referral of youth at risk for suicide to the mental health system through the evaluation of these school-based programs.  Eligible applicants are local educational agencies, or nonprofit entities in conjunction with local educational agencies.  It is expected that approximately $1,877,000 will be available to fund approximately eight awards in fiscal year 2005. The maximum allowable award is $250,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) per year for up to two years.

http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2005/nofa/sm05019_risk.aspx

 

 

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Acknowledgements:

 

Community Foundation of South Wood County is very grateful to the organizations that provided information for this issue of the Grant Alert bulletin:   the Foundation Center (www.fdncenter.org); Channing Bete Company (www.channing-bete.com); and Grants.gov (www.grants.gov), the magnificent doorway to federal grant opportunities managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  All of these fine organizations provide grant updates at no charge.

 

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