A to Z Grantwriting

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/section/Home/5/

GrantsAlert UPCOMING DEADLINES http://www.grantsalert.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

Green Foundation Seeks Proposals, Deadline: Open. Funding in the arts, education, & health. Info & app: http://ligf.org/education.php

CHS Foundation Mini-Grants to College Agriculture Clubs, Deadline: Open. Up to $1K for providing leadership & professional development programs. Info & app: http://www.chsfoundation.org/scholarshipprog.html#minigrants

American Educational Research, Deadline: Various. Up to $35K for research that use large-scale national/international data sets. Info & app: http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/index.html

Lexus and Scholastic School Environmental Contest, Deadline: Various. Up to $40K to middle/high schools in recognition of student-led efforts to address environmental issues. Info & app: http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/

Lexus and Scholastic 4th Annual Environmental Contest for Middle & High School, Deadline: Various. Up to $40K for student-led efforts to address local environmental issues. Info & app: http://www.scholastic.com/lexus/

NAMM Foundation Wanna Play Instruments Grants, Deadline: Rolling. For musical instruments to schools/community organizations to expand/reinstate music education for low-income/special-needs students. Info & app http://www.nammfoundation.org/grant-information/apply-grant-and-scholarship

Muzak Heart and Soul Foundation for Music Matters Grant Program, Deadline: Feb 17. Up to $6K are available to public school and independent music education programs. Info & app: http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx

Jenzabar Foundation University Student Leadership Awards in Community Service, Deadline: Feb 20. $5K to 10 campus groups or projects impacting beyond their own institution. Info & app: http://www.thejenzabarfoundation.org/ics

Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education 4th Annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge for K-12 Students, Deadline: Mar 15, 2012. $250K in prizes. Info & app: http://www.wecanchange.com/

Ashoka Changemakers for Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters, Deadline: Mar 30. For programs that can advance empathy in education. Info & app: http://www.changemakers.com/empathy

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation 2012-13 Academic Year Scholarships, Deadline: Apr 15. $6K for K-12 student teachers at select universities. Info & app: http://www.mccartheydressman.org/

Monsanto Fund School Districts for America's Farmers Grow Rural Education Grant Program, Deadline: Apr 15. Up to $25K for education programs in school districts in farming communities. Info & app: http://www.americasfarmers.com/growruraleducation/

ING Unsung Heroes Program 2012 Class Project Awards, Deadline: Apr 30, 2012. $2K to K-12 educators for an innovative and effective classroom project. Info & app: http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

ARTS and CULTURE

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

Ford Foundation Social Issue Film Funding Initiative, Deadline: Open. Approx $16M to filmmakers & mediamakers making documentaries. Info & app: http://www.fordfoundation.org/issues/freedom-of-expression/justfilms#2011-sundance-film-festival

Guitar Center Music Foundation for Music Instruction, Deadline: Open. Up to $5K provide music instruction to underserved communities. Info & app: http://www.fendermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm?sec=info

Green Foundation Seeks Proposals, Deadline: Open. Funding in the arts, education, & health. Info & app: http://ligf.org/arts.php

Surdna Foundation Arts Program for Creative Writing Residencies for Teens, Deadline: Open. Funding for 2-week summer retreats. Info & app: http://www.surdna.org/grants/grants-overview.html

Tournées Festival Brings Contemporary French Cinema to U.S. College Campuses, Deadline: Rolling. $2,300 to individuals for French-American cultural/educational exchange. Info & app: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/index.html

Theatre Communications Group Leadership Program for Theatre Practitioners, Deadline: Various. Up to $94K to support emerging and established leaders in theater. Info & app: http://www.tcg.org/grants/leadershipu/index.cfm

National Museum of the American Indian for Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program, Deadline: Various. Up to $15K to increase the appreciation of contemporary Native American arts. Info & app: http://www.americanindian.si.edu/icap/

Chamber Music America Funding Opportunities, Deadline: Various. Up to $12K to provide classical/contemporary, jazz, & world chamber music programming. Info & app: http://www.chamber-music.org/

National Geographic All Roads Film Project for Indigenous Storytellers, Deadline: Quarterly. Up to $10K to showcase indigenous/underrepresented minority-culture storytellers. Info & app: http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/all-roads/film/

Creative Capacity Fund Professional Development Grants for Artists & Arts Organizations in San Francisco & Los Angeles, Deadline: Monthly. Up to $1K to pursue professional development activities. Info & app: http://cciarts.org/ccf/

Create Now Searching for Talented Artist. Deadline: (until filled). $750 to work with students in art exchange program. Info & app: http://createnow.org/

San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music for Greater Bay Area Musical Grant Program, Deadline: Feb 15. Up to $3K to Bay Area music projects. Info & app: http://www.sffcm.org/programs/musical-grant/

The Jazz For Peace Foundation Empowerment Tree Grants, Deadline: Feb 15. $1K -$250K for an outstanding cause. Info & app: http://www.jazzforpeace.org/grant/

Muzak Heart and Soul Foundation for Music Matters Grant Program, Deadline: Feb 17. Up to $6K are available to public school and independent music education programs. Info & app: http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx

Kresge Foundation’s Arts & Culture Program faculty investment & building reserve grants, Deadline: Mar 1, 2012. Up to $1M. Info and app: http://www.kresge.org/programs/arts-culture

Terra Foundation American Art Exhibitions Funding, Deadline: Mar 1 (LOI). Funding exhibitions for historical American art made (1500–1980). Info and app: http://www.terraamericanart.org/grants/exhibitions/

The California Community Foundation Artist Fellowships, Deadline Mar 1. $20K to eleven mid-career Los Angeles artists. Info & app: https://www.callforentry.org/index.php

The California Community Foundation Artist Fellowships, Deadline: Mar 1. $15K to four emerging Los Angeles artists. Info & app: https://www.callforentry.org/index.php

NEA 2013 Grants For Arts Projects & Arts Works, Deadline: Mar 8 and Aug 9. $10K to $100K for standards based, innovative, community art projects. Info & app: http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/index.html

National Endowment for the Humanities Small Grants to Libraries: Deadline: Mar 14. $2,500 toward implementing “A Film History of Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway.” Info & app: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_BluestoBluegrass.html

John Cotton Dana Awards for Outstanding Library Public Relations Efforts, Deadline: Mar 15, 2012. $10K. Info & app: http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/john-cotton-dana/

Native American Public Telecommunications for Public Media Content Fund, Deadline: Mar 16. $5K to $100K for video projects made for public television series about Tribal Nation cultures. Info & app: http://www.nativetelecom.org/2012_public_media_content_fund

Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation 2012 Artist Outreach Project, Deadline: Mar 30. $12K to provide meaningful arts programs for the underserved. Info & app: http://www.picernefoundation.org/Programs-Artist-Outreach-Project-Description-Application.aspx

Luce Fund in American Art for Scholarly Exhibitions & Publications, Deadline: Apr 1, 2012. Info& app: http://www.hluce.org/lucefundinaa.aspx

Endangered Language Fund for Language Maintenance and Linguistic Field Work Worldwide, Deadline: Apr 20. aprox $2K for linguistic field work and maintenance. Info & app: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.php

AGING

Nominations for National Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence in Community Service, Deadline: Mar 16. $100K to unite seniors & youth, for positive changes in their community. Info & app: http://www.eisnerfoundation.org/eisnerprize/

ATHLETICS/SPORTS

Bikes Belong Coalition for Bicycle Facilities and Advocacy Projects, Deadline: Feb 29. Up to $10K to improve bicycling in the U.S. by building trails and paths or large-scale advocacy programs. Info & app: http://www.bikesbelong.org/grants/

Tony Hawk Foundation Skatepark Grants, Deadline: July 2012. Up to $25K public skateparks serving at-risk youth in low-income areas. Info & app: http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/news/2011/12/14/new-grant-guidelines-prompt-better-skateparks/

CHILDREN and YOUTH

Youth Service America IYoung Change-Makers for Disney Friends for Change Grants, Deadline: Feb 29. $1K for volunteer projects led by children and youth. Info & app: http://www.ysa.org/grants/disney-friends-change-grants

Foundation for Youth Investment to Connect Underserved Youth to Outdoors in Northern & Central California, Deadline: Mar 1. Up to $15K for youth programs. Info & app: http://www.fyifoundation.org/grantmaking/funds/2012-catalyst-fund

National Geographic Student Expeditions Scholarships for Summer 2012, Deadline: Mar 1. Support to HS students with financial need from around the world. Info & app: http://ngstudentexpeditions.com/about/scholarships/

CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Current Grantees for Racial Equity Initiative, Deadline: Mar 1. Up to $6K to current foundation grantees to advance racial equity in local low-income communities of color. Info & app: http://www.zsr.org/

National Awards for Successful Immigrant Integration Initiatives, Deadline: Mar 15. $50K prizes. Info an app: http://www.migrationinformation.org/integrationawards/

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT/DEVELOPMENT

Enterprise Green Communities Charrette & Sustainability Grants for Green Affordable Housing Projects, Deadline: Open. $5K to make energy efficient homes. Info & app: http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/tools/funding/grants/

Skoll Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Awards, Deadline: Mar 1. Awards to solve world's most pressing problems. Info and app: http://www.skollfoundation.org/about/skoll-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 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Disaster Relief Fund, Deadline: Open. Emergency funding for pets affected by recent tornadoes & floods in US. Info & app: http://www.aspcapro.org/emergency-and-disaster-response-grants.php

NEH Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities Deadline: Mar 06. $250K for scholars and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=131573

Constellation Energy for EcoStar Environmental Stewardship Project Grant Program, Deadline: Mar 10. Up to $5K for projects in their communities. Info & app: http://www.constellation.com/community/pages/eco-star-grants.aspx

ING Unsung Heroes Program 2012 Class Project Awards, Deadline: Apr 30. $2K to K-12 educators for an innovative and effective classroom project. Info & app: http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

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/

Alliance Healthcare Foundation Mission Support Grants Program, Deadline: Open. $100K to San Diego agencies providing healthcare to disadvantaged people. http://www.alliancehf.org/grants-program

Alliance Healthcare Foundation Grants Program for San Diego, Deadline: Open. Up to $100K toward improving health care for the disadvantaged. Info & app: http://www.alliancehf.org/sites/default/files/Mission%20Supports%20Release_FINAL.pdf

Green Foundation Seeks Proposals, Deadline: Open. Funding in the arts, education, & health. Info & app: http://ligf.org/humanservices.php

National Alliance for Accessible Golf for Individuals With Disabilities, Deadline: Rolling. Up to $20K to provide golf programs for individuals with disabilities. Info & app: http://www.accessgolf.org/grants/alliance_grants.cfm

Phase II of Affordable Care Act State Grant Writing Assistance Fund
 Deadline: Rolling. Up to $30K to foundations providing grant writing support to state/county government agencies for Affordable Care Act. 
Info &app: http://www.gih.org/newsletter2679/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=1618970

Kimball Foundation Small Grants Program for San Francisco Bay Area, Deadline: Rolling. Up to $10K for pilot programs to improve lives of disadvantaged youth. Info & app: http://www.pfsllc.net/kimball/interim_request_guidelines.html

Avon Breast Cancer Safety Net Program, Deadline: Various (LOI). Up to $250K to hospitals, community clinics, & centers serving underserved women. Info and app: http://www.avonfoundation.org/funding-and-grants/safety-net-hospital-grants-program.html

R. W. Johnson Foundation for Research Projects on Changes in Healthcare Financing and Organization, Deadline: Open. $5M to provide policy leaders with timely information related to healthcare policy. Info & app: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19274

DentaQuest Foundation Venture Fund for Oral Health, Deadline: Rolling. Up to $1M to expand oral health programs demonstrating positive outcomes. Info & app: http://www.dentaquestfoundation.org/ourwork/programs.php#venture

Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources & Services Administration Grants, Deadline: Feb 15. $31M for area health education centers infrastructure development. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=130613

Grantmakers In Health Phase II of Affordable Care Act State Grant Writing Assistance Fund, Deadline: Feb 29. Up to $30K to implement the Affordable Care Act. Info & app: http://www.gih.org/newsletter2679/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=1618970

National Awards for Successful Immigrant Integration Initiatives, Deadline: Mar 15. $50K prizes. Info an app: http://www.migrationinformation.org/integrationawards/

AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation's Connections for Cardiovascular Health Accepting Grant Applications, Deadline: Mar 15. $150K+ to improve cardiovascular health at the community level. Info & app: http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/foundation/

Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Research, Deadline: May 07. $500K for research on medical management of older patients with HIV/AIDS. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=43230

INTERNATIONAL

Institute of International Education Iraq Scholar Rescue Project, Deadline: (Contact Funder). Fellowships for senior scholars in Iraq to assist in temporary relocation. Info & app: http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/intro.php

Open Society Foundations Initiative to Support College Debate Programs Around the World, Deadline: Rolling. Up to $200K to create/expand debate programs for undergrad students. Info & app: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/youth/focus/global-debates

American Councils for International Education for Policy Relevant Research, Deadline: Rolling. $25K foreign policy-relevant research in Europe. Info & app: http://www.americancouncils.org/

American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship & Grant Competitions, Deadline: Various. $1M to broaden the link between the U.S. & Scandinavian countries. Info & app: http://www.amscan.org/

Skoll Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Awards, Deadline: Mar 1. Awards to solve world's most pressing problems. Info and app: http://www.skollfoundation.org/about/skoll-awards/

Agency for International Development for Egyptian Economic Support, Deadline: Mar 8, 2012. Up to $4M to address Job creation, poverty alleviation and economic development. Info & app: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=76933

Ashoka Changemakers for Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools to Teach What Matters, Deadline: Mar 30. For programs that can advance empathy in education. Info & app: http://www.changemakers.com/empathy

Endangered Language Fund for Language Maintenance and Linguistic Field Work Worldwide, Deadline: Apr 20. aprox $2K for linguistic field work and maintenance. Info & app: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.php

JOURNALISM/MEDIA

Getty Images Editorial Photography and Nonprofit Work, Deadline: Various. Up to $20K to photographers & filmmakers working to create socio-political, & cultural stories. Info & app: http://imagery.gettyimages.com/getty_images_grants/overview.aspx

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Ploughshares Fund to Build Nuclear Weapons-Free World, Deadline: None. Grants to promote elimination of nuclear weapons and build regional peace and security. Info & app: http://www.ploughshares.org/what-we-do/apply-grant

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Research Grants & Dissertation Fellowships for Scholars, Deadline: Various. $80K-$20K for scholars researching causes and control of violence. Info & app: http://www.hfg.org/

Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley Initiative on the Science and Practice of Gratitude, Deadline: Feb 15. Up to $500K for projects that expand our understanding of gratitude. Info & app: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/expandinggratitude/rfp/

Skoll Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Awards, Deadline: Mar 1. Info and app: http://www.skollfoundation.org/about/skoll-awards/

Endangered Language Fund for Language Maintenance and Linguistic Field Work Worldwide, Deadline: Apr 20. Aprox $2K for linguistic field work and maintenance. Info & app: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/request.php

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Open Society Foundations for Human Rights and Drug Policy Summer Course. Central European University in Budapest seeks applications from high-achieving graduate students from around the world. Info & app: http://www.summer.ceu.hu/drugpolicy-2012

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IN THE NEWS

WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INITIATIVE TO TRAIN, SUPPORT DISCONNECTED YOUTH. The White House Council for Community Solutions and a coalition of nonprofit and private-sector partners that includes the Bridgespan Group, FSG, Gap Inc., McKinsey & Company, Corporate Voices for Working Families, and the Taproot Foundation have announced the launch of a hundred-day initiative to encourage Americans to go "All In" for disconnected youth, http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=2066

To galvanize action by communities, businesses, non-profits, and government in sustained efforts to provide Opportunity Youth with critical mentoring and support, the Council and its partners created easy-to-use toolkits, including:

• The Community Collaboratives Toolbox empowers communities to explore a new kind of long-term, cross-sector collaborative that takes advantage of data-driven decision-making. You can find the toolbox here. http://www.serve.gov/new-images/council/pdf/CommunityCollaborativeToolkit_all%20_materials.pdf
• The Connecting Youth & Business Toolkit offers employers a guide for building sustained programs to provide low-income and disconnected youth with opportunities. You can find the toolkit here. http://www.serve.gov/council_resources.asp

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