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Grants for Organizations
Grant: Shared Site Best Practice – To raise the profile of intergenerational shared site programs (where children, youth and older adults receive services at the same facility or on the same campus) and to encourage new models. Funder: Generations United and MetLife Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofit shared site programs. Deadline: Nov. 14. Amount: Up to five shared site programs will receive $2,500. Contact: www.gu.org/Curre6271219.asp.
Grants for Native Plant Landscaping for the purpose of establishing outdoor learning centers Funder: Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Eligibility: Schools, nature centers and other non-profit and not-for-profit places of learning including houses of worship with a site available. Contact: click here Grant: Responsible Sports Community – To defray the costs of youth sport programming. Funder: Eligibility: Nonprofit youth sports organizations or school sports programs that are registered with Responsible Sports. Deadline: Nov. 30. Amount: $2,500 each to 20 organizations. Contact: http://responsiblesports.com/community_grants/community_grant_details.aspx. Grant: Coverage Ideas From the Field – For applicant-initiated projects related to national health reform. Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Eligibility: Public or private nonprofits. Deadline: Dec. 2. Amount: $2 million for grants of up to $400,000 each. Contact: www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20541. Grant: Arts Connect All – To encourage arts organizations to create or enhance multi-session, inclusive education programs for youth with disabilities by strengthening partnerships with local public schools. Funder: VSA arts and MetLife Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofit performing and/or exhibiting arts organizations – such as museums, theaters and multidisciplinary arts presenters – that are creating or have an established educational program. Deadline: Dec. 12. Amount: Up to 10 awards of up to $15,000. Contact: www.vsarts.org/x273.xml. Grant: NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program – For upgrading existing facilities that are in poor condition or otherwise underutilized; partnerships with parks, recreational departments and YMCAs that promote youth and community programming are encouraged, among other types of projects. Funder: National Football League Youth Football Fund and Local Initiatives Support Corp. Eligibility: Nonprofit community-based organizations. Deadline: Dec. 15. Amount: Up to $200,000 each. Contact: www.lisc.org/docs/2008_nfl_grassroots_rfp.pdf. Grant: Public Telecommunications Facilities – To plan and construct public telecommunications facilities that extend delivery of services to as many citizens as possible. Funder: Eligibility: Public or noncommercial educational broadcast stations, telecommunications entities, educational or cultural nonprofits, and governments. Deadline: Dec. 18. Amount: Up to $10 million is available for grants of more than $10,000 each. Contact: www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp. Grant: Stonyfield KaBOOM! Double Play – To fund a volunteer project to build or improve a playground, skate park, basketball court, sports field or similar play space. Funder: Stonyfield Farm. Eligibility: Schools and youth organizations. Deadline: Dec. 31. Amount: One $50,000 grant. Contact: www.stonyfield.com/kaboom/rules.cfm. Grant: Community Action Grants – For innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Funder: American Association of University Women. Eligibility: Individuals, AAUW branches, AAUW state organizations and community-based nonprofits. Deadline: Amount: $5,000 to $10,000 each. Contact: www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/community_action.cfm. Grant: YouthBuild Grants – To provide opportunities for disadvantaged youth in education, employment and community engagement. Funder: Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Amount: $47 million for three-year grants of $700,000 to $1.1 million. Contact: www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm#youthbuild. Grant: Big Read – To revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring literature into the lives of its citizens. Funder: Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits, including literary centers, libraries, museums, colleges and universities, art centers, historical societies, arts councils, tribal governments, humanities councils, literary festivals and arts organizations. Applicants that are not libraries must partner with one and chose one of the 27 available book titles or one of the three available poets. Deadline: Amount: $2,500 to $20,000. Contact: www.neabigread.org/guidelines.php. Grant: We the People Challenge Grants in U.S. History, Institutions and Culture – To support humanities activities that examine American history through the lens of the nation’s founding principles. Funder: Eligibility: States, special district and tribal governments, institutions of higher education and other nonprofits. Deadline:
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