CALIFORNIA and NATIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/

FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#resources

FundsNet http://www.fundsnetservices.com/


EDUCATION

US Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html

California Department of Education UPCOMING DEADLINES http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/af/

The Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/cgi2-bin/texis/events/searchdeadlines?q=fellow*,grant*'&s=type&d=1&pg=gf

GrantsAlert UPCOMING DEADLINES http://www.grantsalert.com/

Motorola Foundation Commits $7.5 Million for Pre-K16. Science and Math Education, Deadline: Various. Grants up to $500K for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs that work collaboratively. Info and app http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Business/Corporate/US-EN/corporate-responsibility/society/community-investment-education-more-about-innovation-generation-grants.html

Intel Schools of Distinction , Deadline: February 17. One winner will receive up to $100K in products and services and a $15K grant to develop an environment and curricula that performs above the national mathematics and science content standards. Info and app http://www.intel.com/education/schoolsofdistinction/application.htm?iid=CAG1005

Jenzabar Foundation Student Leadership Nominations, Deadline: March 31. $5K to higher ed institutions, students active in community service, nonprofit or religious organizations in recognition of humanitarian endeavors. Info and app http://www.thejenzabarfoundation.org/ics

ING Unsung Heroes Program, Deadline: April 30. Awards of up to $25K to K-12 education professionals working to improve student learning through new teaching methods and techniques. Info and app: http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/index.htm

The Braitmayer Foundation, Deadline: June 1 and November 15, Annually. Seed, challenge, and matching grants up to $35K for K-12 school reform and professional development. Info and app http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org/


ARTS and CULTURE

National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/

State Arts Agencies - http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml

Artdeadline - http://artdeadline.com/

Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities - http://arts.endow.gov/federal.html

Target Arts in Education Program - http://target.com/schools/grants.asp

FundsNets – Arts and Humanities - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/arts2.htm

National Film Preservation Foundation, Deadline: February 12 (Registration). Grants up to $18K to preserve culturally and historically significant film materials and public access to film collections. Info and app http://www.filmpreservation.org/

Chamber Music America Residency Program, Deadline: February 12. Grants up to $12K for residency projects to support ensemble music in rural, urban, and suburban communities. Info and app http://www.chamber-music.org/programs/grant.html

Center for Advanced Study Visual Arts Predoctoral Fellowships for Historians , Deadline: February 15. Grants up to $4,500 to doctoral students for six to eight weeks travel in Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe for art and architecture study. Info and app http://www.nga.gov/casva/casvatrv.shtm

National Dance Project Production Grants, Deadline: March 2. Grants up to $40K to contemporary dance choreographers and artists exploring collaborations across disciplines. Info and app: http://www.nefa.org/grants_services/national_dance_project

National Museum of the American Indian Visiting Indigenous Professional Program , Deadline: March 15. H ands-on training at the museum in Washington, D.C., to individuals working in Native museums and cultural centers. Info and app http://www.americanindian.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=collaboration&second=visiting

Picerne Foundation Artist Outreach Project , Deadline March 30. $12K grants for accomplished visual, performing and literary artists, age 55 and older, to provide educational, mentoring and therapeutic art for underserved groups in Orange County and San Diego. Info and app http://www.picernefoundation.org/senior/artists_project.asp

Luce Fund in American Art, Deadline: April 1. American museums are eligible to receive support for projects that demonstrate the impact of the artist or subject in the field of American art or American art history . Info and app: http://www.hluce.org/lucefundinaa.aspx

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Arts Program, Deadline: May 1. Grants up to $200K awarded to individual nonprofits working to strengthen the health of the dance, jazz, presenting, or theater arts fields. Info and app: http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=700

US Artists International Funding for Artists, Deadline: May 3. Grants of up to $15K to cover festival participation expenses for selected American dance, music, and theater ensembles and solo artists. Info and app: http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/us_artists/index.html


CHILDREN and YOUTH

Anna Lalor Burdick Program Human Reproduction Education, Deadline: May 15, 2010. Grants up to $50K for reproductive health education for young women with inadequate access to information. Info and app http://www.lalorfound.org/albguidelines.html


COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards, Deadline: February 26. Grants up to $25K to community organizations or development corporations, and police/sheriff's departments to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization. Info and app http://www.lisc.org/section/ourwork/national/safety/awards


ENVIRONMENT and ANIMAL WELFARE

Environmental Protection Agency and Small Business Administration Gateway - http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness/money.htm

EPA Department - http://www.epa.gov/efinpage/efp.htm

EPA Grantwriting Tutorial - http://www.epa.gov/seahome/grants.html

Environmental Grantmakers - http://www.ega.org/

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - http://www.nfwf.org/

American Humane Association Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant, Deadline: February 28. Grants up to $4K to AHA members for capital campaigns, facility improvements, and equipment. Info and app http://www.americanhumane.org/protecting-animals/shelter-professionals/grants/

Constellation Energy New Clean Energy, Deadline: March 16. Grants up to $5K for community-based projects to provide pollution prevention, education and outreach, energy efficiency, conservation, or community activism. Info and app http://www.constellation.com/portal/site/constellation/menuitem.999b6fed85785a2399084010016176a0

Earth Island Institute's Brower Youth Awards, Deadline: May 15, 2010. Six youth will each receive a $3K cash prize in recognition of outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and environmental justice advocacy. Info and app http://www.broweryouthawards.org/article.php?list=type&type=54


HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES

National Institute of Health - http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm

GrantsNet US Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation I Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color, Deadline: February 25 (Brief Proposals). Awards up to $250K to community-based organizations to develop or implement local policy initiatives that address childhood obesity. Info and app http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20961

MAC AIDS Fund, Deadline: March 15 and June 15. Grants up to $50K to nonprofits providing direct-services to feed and house poverty-stricken individuals living with HIV and AIDS. Info and app http://macaidsfund.org/support/GrantMakingProgram_US.html

American Academy of Dermatology Shade Structure Grants, Deadline: April 12. $8K g rants to nonprofits or public schools to install permanent shade structures to provide ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas. Info and app http://www.aad.org/public/sun/grants.html


PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS and RELIGION

John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, May 31. $10K plus stipend for public lectures to 12 young scholars for doctoral dissertation or first postdoctoral book related to the topic "God and spirituality". Info and app http://www.fiit.uni-heidelberg.de/award/


NON-PROFIT DEVELOPMENT andVOLUNTARISM

Starbucks Foundation Offers Support for Young Social Entrepreneurs, Deadline: Open. Grants up to $25K to provide young people (ages 6 – 24) with service opportunities in social entrepreneurship. Info and app http://www.starbucksfoundation.com/index.cfm?objectid=525D51E7-1D09-317F-BBF9A860BE884D22

Miley Cyrus and Youth Service America Young Volunteers Program, Deadline: February 22. $500 grants to encourage children and youth (ages 5 – 25) to work in their communities. Info and app http://www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/get-ur-good-grants-launched

National Academy of Social Insurance Nathan J. Stark Internship for Nonprofit Development, Deadline: March 1, 2010. A $3K honorarium and the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars and programs will be offered to two students during a twelve-week internship. Info and app: http://www.nasi.org/info-url_nocat3815/info-url_nocat.htm

Nominations to Honor Older Social Innovators, Deadline: March 5. Five awards of $100K to people over 60 working in a leadership capacity to address societal challenges in the U.S. or abroad. Info and app http://www.purposeprize.org/nominate/nomination_begin.cfm

Aspen Institute Program for Hearst Fellowships, Deadline: March 15 and July 15. Grants up to $4K to undergraduate and graduate students of color who spend 12-15 weeks at Institute. Info and app http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/nonprofit-philanthropy/leadership-initiatives/hearst


SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition, Deadline: TBA. Grants for designers, inventors, entrepreneurs, researchers to build experiences and create ideas that transform learning with digital media. Info and app http://www.dmlcompetition.net/

Facebook Fellowship Program To Promote Social Computing Research, Deadline: February 15. T uition and fees for academic year, $30K stipend, $5K for computer purchase, and $5K for travel and conferences for full time graduate engineering research s tudent. Info and app http://www.facebook.com/careers/fellowship.php

2010 Tech Awards, Deadline: March 31, 2010 (Nominations). Awards of $50K to individuals, organizations, and companies utilizing innovative technology solutions to address vital international issues. Info and app http://techawards.thetech.org/nominate/

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CALIFORNIA CORPORATE FUNDERS IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

The Nissan Foundation
http://www.nissanusa.com/about/corporate_info/community_relations.html#TheNissanFoundation
Arts, cultural/ethnic awareness; Employment, services; Vocational education; Youth

Nissan North America, Inc. Corporate Giving Program
http://www.nissanusa.com/about/corporate-info/community-relations.html
Disasters, preparedness/services; Education; Environment; Youth development

The Nara Bank Scholarship Foundation
http://www.narabank.com/n_scholar.aspx
The foundation awards $1,000 college scholarships to high school seniors located in Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Clara counties, California, and New York and Queens counties, New York

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Corporate Giving Program
http://www.mitsubishicars.com/company/corporate_responsibility.html
Canada ; Caribbean; Civil/human rights; Environment; Mexico; Safety, automotive safety
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
http://www.meaf.org
Disabilities, people with; Education; Recreation; Youth; NATIONAL

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Corporate Giving Program
http://www.mightyducks.com/community
Athletics/sports, winter sports; Children, services; Family services; Health care; Youth

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Community Partnering Program
http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/conserv/icp01.html
Environment, water resources

The Mechanics Bank Corporate Giving Program
http://www.mechbank.com/mechbank/TMBwebsite.nsf/about/community
Arts; Community/economic development; Elementary/secondary education; Health care; Human services; Public affairs; Youth development

The Mazda Foundation ( USA), Inc.
http://www.mazdafoundation.org
Civil rights, race/intergroup relations; Education; Education, reading; Environment; Human services; Science

Mariani Nut Company Foundation, Inc.
http://www.marianinut.com/doc.asp?id=27
Agriculture; Agriculture, farm cooperatives; Athletics/sports, amateur leagues; Athletics/sports, baseball; Athletics/sports, equestrianism; Athletics/sports, golf; Cancer; Education; Higher education; Secondary school/education; Youth, services

Majestic Realty Foundation
http://www.majesticrealty.com/company/majestic_foundation.asp
Arts; Crime/violence prevention; Education; Employment; Family services; Health care; Youth, services

Los Angeles Galaxy Corporate Giving Program
http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/MLS/lag/community/
Athletics/sports, soccer; Children; Community/economic development; Education; Youth development

Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation
http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/MLS/lag/load.jsp?section=community&content=foun...
Education; Youth development

Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation
http://www.nba.com/lakers/community/foundation.html
Children/youth, services; Disasters, preparedness/services; Homeless; Recreation; Youth development; Youth, services

Los Angeles Sparks Corporate Giving Program
http://www.wnba.com/sparks/community/community_index.html
General charitable giving

Irwin Home Equity Foundation
http://www.ihe.com/community_outreach/foundation_statement.jsp
Adult/continuing education; Children, adoption; Children, services; Education; Education, reading; Family services; Family services, parent education; Health care; Housing/shelter; Mathematics; Mental health, counseling/support groups

Irvine Ranch Conservancy
http://www.irlrtrust.org/
Environment, land resources

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IN THE NEWS

Governments, Corporations, Individuals Provide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Haiti Relief and Recovery Efforts.
The White House pledged an initial $100M, the United Kingdom $10M, and the European Union $4.4M. Corporate commitments of cash and in-kind support include millions of dollars from Digicel Group; Microsoft; UPS Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, Abbott Laboratories, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Google, Lowe's; Walmart Foundation, Go Daddy, Western Union, Bank of America, Kellogg, and Western Union among many others.

Full article at: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fts.nsf/doc105?OpenForm&rc=2&emid=EQ-2010-000009-HTI