January 24, 2007
Contents:
State Grants
Federal Grants
Awards & Scholarships
Foundation/Organization Grants
State Grants:
(none)
Federal Grants:
Early Reading First Program
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education
Funding Amount: Number of Awards:23; Estimated Total Program
Funding: $102,087,000; Cost Sharing: No
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are (a) one or more local
educational agencies (LEAs) that are eligible to receive
a subgrant under the Reading First program (Title I, Part
B,
Subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended (ESEA)); (b) one or more public or private
organizations or agencies (including faith-based organizations)
located in a community served by an eligible LEA; or (c)
one or more eligible LEAs, applying in collaboration with
one or
more eligible organizations or agencies. To qualify under
paragraph (b) of this definition, the organization's or agency's
application
must be on behalf of one or more programs that serve preschool
age children (such as a Head Start program, a child care
program, or a family literacy program such as Even Start,
or a lab school
at a university), unless the organization or agency itself
operates a preschool program. A list of eligible LEAs that
qualify under paragraph (a) of this definition for this FY
2007 competition will be posted on the Early Reading First
Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/index.html.
If a State changes its Reading First program eligibility
list after the date of publication of this notice, those
changes
will not affect an LEA's eligibility for the purpose of this
FY 2007 Early Reading First program competition.
Description: Purpose of Program: This program supports local
efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive, and early
reading skills of preschool age children especially those
from low-income families, through strategies, materials,
and professional
development that are grounded in scientifically based reading
research.
Application Information: CFDA 84.359A and 84.359B; FON: ED-GRANTS-012207-001;
Pre- and full applications for grants under the Early Reading
First program, CFDA Number 84.359A (pre-application) and
CFDA Number 84.359B (full application) must be submitted
electronically
using the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov.
Link to Full Announcement: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-834.pdf
Deadline: May 29, 2007
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
Funding Source: National Science Foundation, Directorate for
Education & Human Resources Division of Undergraduate
Education
Funding Amount: Estimated Number of Awards: Anticipated Funding
Amount: $34,000,000 for new and ongoing awards, pending availability
of funding. The expected number of awards, and duration and
range of total NSF/DUE support over the lifetime of a CCLI
project, including indirect costs, are as follows: Phase 1:
Exploratory Projects – 70 to 90 awards expected, each
with a total budget up to $150,000 ($200,000 when four-year
colleges and universities collaborate with two-year colleges)
for 1 to 3 years. Phase 2: Expansion Projects – 20 to
30 awards expected, each with a total budget up to $500,000
for 2 to 4 years. Phase 3: Comprehensive Projects – 2
to 5 awards expected, each with a total budget up to $2,000,000
for 3 to 5 years.
Eligibility: none specified
Description: The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
(CCLI) program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate
students. The program supports efforts to create new learning
materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise,
implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate
innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning.
The program supports three types of projects representing three
different phases of development, ranging from small, exploratory
investigations to large, comprehensive projects.
Application Information: CFDA Number: 47.076; FON: 07-543;
Link to announcement: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07543 ; Full Proposals submitted via FastLane: Grant Proposal Guide
(GPG) Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is available
electronically on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg.
Full Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application
Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications
via Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application
Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF
website at: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/docs/grantsgovguide.pdf/
Deadline: May 08, 2007-For Phase 1 proposals from submitting
organizations located in states or territories beginning with
A through M. May 09, 2007-For Phase 1 proposals from submitting
organizations located in states or territories beginning with
N through W. January 10, 2008-For Phase 2 and 3 proposal
Awards & Scholarships:
2007 Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs
Funding Source: Points of Light Foundation (PLF) & Volunteer
Center National Network and the Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Funding Award: The 2007 Awards will be presented in front of
thousands of nonprofit, business and public sector representatives
at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Philadelphia,
July 16 - 18, 2007.
Eligibility: eligibility determined in application process
Description: The Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer
Programs is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards programs
honoring outstanding employee volunteer programs. Established
in 1993 by the Points of Light Foundation in partnership with
several major national businesses and nonprofit organizations,
the Awards recognize businesses of all sizes and in all industries
that meet the Principles of Excellence for Workplace Volunteering.
The program is designed to honor a company’s overall
employee/retiree volunteer efforts. It acknowledges those businesses
that have made workplace volunteering a central part of their
business operations by putting structure, policies and procedures,
and evaluation in place to allow employees to give back their
time and talent to its communities.
Application Information: For more information about the award
visit website at http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/workplace/ . To make a nomination, go to website and register at http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/workplace/nominate.cfm or http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/workplace/nominate/ For more information, contact Ancilla Chopskie, Director, Business
Services, at 202-729-8008 or achopskie@PointsofLight.org. Main
website: www.pointsoflight.org
Deadline: March 2, 2007
Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant Scholarship
Funding Source: BOCES Geneseo Migrant Center
Funding Amount: Provides a $1,000 scholarship each year to
a deserving migrant student who intends to become a teacher.
In addition to receiving a scholarship award in the amount
of $1,000, the winner, if able to attend, is publicly recognized
at the National Migrant Education Conference scheduled to be
held this year April 29 – May 2, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Eligibility: The Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant Scholarship
Candidates for this scholarship are screened by the selection
committee on the basis of the following criteria: Recent history
of migration for agricultural employment, Teaching as a career
goal, Scholastic achievement, Financial need
Description: The purpose of this scholarship is to serve as
a living tribute to Frank Kazmierczak, a long time migrant
educator,
Application Information: The Kazmierczak Fund application is
available at http://www.migrant.net/migrant/sch-kazmierczak.htm;
plus other scholarship fund applications http://www.migrant.net/migrant/services.htm For more information, contact Bob Lynch of the Boces Geneseo
Migrant Center in Mt. Morris, New York by telephone at 1-800-245-5681
or by e-mail at rlynch@gvboces.org. Florida Contact: Joe Spencer,
408 West Chipman Street, Plant City, FL 33566-9899 Phone: (800)
348-7624 Email: joe.spencer@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Deadline: February 1, 2007
Best Buy Scholarship Program
Funding Source: Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Funding Award: Scholarships will be awarded as follows: *Over
1,600 scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded - two to
each Best Buy store. These awards will be given to students
living within 50 miles of the respective Best Buy store. *100
at-large scholarships of $1,500 will be awarded to students
who may be online shoppers or living outside of a 50-mile radius
to a Best Buy store. *16 scholarships of $10,000 will be awarded
to exceptional students from the diverse population of Best
Buy communities.
. Employees and children or relatives of employees are eligible
to apply.
Eligibility: Scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors
who are entering a U.S. college, university or technical center
in the fall immediately following their senior year.
Description: Best Buy Scholarship Program rewards students
for all of their homework – inside and outside of the
classroom. Recipients are selected based on academic achievements
and volunteer work. Consideration may also be given to participation
and leadership in school activities and work experience. Financial
need is not considered.
Application Information: To register as an applicant and apply
online visit https://bestbuy.scholarshipamerica.org/
Deadline: February 15, 2007
Micro Enterprise Research Program Internships
Funding Source: Citigroup Foundation & Aspen Institute
Funding Award: The internships will run from late May to mid-August.
Each intern will receive a stipend of $5,760 and 25 nonprofits
from across the country will be awarded.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include nonprofits engaged
in small businesses development will be selected to participate
in the program and will receive assistance in collecting information
about their clients' needs, experiences, and accomplishments.
Description: The program will provide 25 graduate interns with
opportunities to work directly with nonprofit community development
organizations during the summer of 2007, collecting data on
clients and increasing their knowledge of the field of microenterprise
in the United States. Each organization chosen to participate
in the program will then be responsible for recruiting and
selecting one intern, who should be pursuing a graduate degree
in public policy, planning, business, or a related field.
Application Information: The program will be managed by the
Microenterprise Fund for Innovation Effectiveness, Learning
and Dissemination (FIELD), a research group housed at the Aspen
Institute in Washington, DC. Program eligibility requirements
and details about the application process are posted on the
FIELD Web site -- http://www.fieldus.org. Link to application
information at http://fieldus.org/MicroTest/citigroup.html . Proposals must be received via hardcopy or e-mail. Proposals
should be submitted to:The Aspen Institute,Attn: Jan Simpson,
Citigroup Microenterprise Researchers Program, One Dupont Circle,
NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036 Or Citigroup.internship@aspeninstitute.org.
Contacts: David Black / 202-736-2533 / david.black@aspeninstitute.org or Andrea Browne-Phillips / 202-736-1089 / andrea.browne-phillips@aspeninstitute.org
Deadline: January 31, 2007
MetLife FoundationCommunity-Police Partnership Awards
Funding Source: MetLife Foundation and Local Initiatives Support
Corporation Funding Amount: Neighborhood Revitalization Awards:
Six monetary awards ranging from $10,000-$25,000; Special
Strategy Awards: Five monetary awards of $15,000 each
Eligibility: Community Organizations, Community Development
Corporations, Police Departments, Community Partnerships, Weed & Seed
Programs, and collaboratives comprising more than one of these
elements. Public agencies (including police departments and
public schools) must apply in conjunction with at least one
nonprofit,501(c)(3) organization that was a leading partner
in the collaboration and will serve as a fiscal agent for award
funds.
Description: The awards honor innovative partnerships between
community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety
and revitalization. Applicants may apply under two categories:
Neighborhood Revitalization Awards or Special Strategy Awards.
Application Information: Link to webpage information: http://www.lisc.org/section/areas/sec1/safety/awards/ or PDF version of overview: http://www.lisc.org/docs/brochures/rfps/2007_metlife_rfp.pdf Interested applicants must complete and submit a brief 3 page
preliminary application either a hard copy or electronic version,
email is preferred. In hard copy to: MetLife Foundation, Community-Police
Partnership Awards, c/o LISC ? CSI
501 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Email to
csi@lisc.org
Deadline: February 24, 2006
Carl Perkins Humanitarian Award
Funding Source: Association for Career and Technical Education
Funding Award: Award (1)
Eligibility: This award may be presented to persons either
in or outside the field of career and technical education.
The individual may be a member of Congress, educator, farm
leader, business person, labor leader, leader for the improvement
of home and family living or any other person who has rendered
outstanding service to career and technical education. This
includes career and technical educators who, through exemplary
service, have improved career and technical education. All
nominations must come from ACTE members, but the nominee
is not required to be an ACTE member. Each nominee must be
endorsed
or sponsored by an association, agency, group, several individuals
or a combination of these.
Description: To recognize individuals who have made outstanding
meritorious contributions of state or national significance
to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of
career and technical education. This award was established
in 1985 in honor of the late Rep. Carl Perkins (Kentucky)
and is designed to recognize individuals who have demonstrated
the same humanitarian concerns exemplified by Rep. Perkins.
Application Information: Link to application information:
http://www.acteonline.org/about/awards/awards-cph.cfm The
nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria: Actions
that have enabled career and technical education programs
to
respond more fully to the individual needs of people for
assistance in achieving more productive lives and Meritorious
contributions
of state or national significance to the improvement, promotion,
development and progress of career and technical education.
Nominations can be submitted to: Executive Director, Association
for Career and Technical Education, 1410 King Street, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314 Or E-mail: abarlow@acteonline.org
Deadline: May 7, 2007
2007 Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly
Funding Source: Home Depot Foundation
Funding Amount: There are two award categories, homeownership
and rental. Within each category up to seven grants will be
awarded: $75,000 to the winning project, $25,000 to the second
most competitive project and up to five (5) Honorable Mention
grants of $2500 each. The grants are to be used at the discretion
of the nonprofit to further the goal of producing affordable,
efficient and healthy housing for low- to moderate-income families.
Eligibility: Projects eligible for award consideration must
have been developed by a 501(c)(3) organization and completed
and placed in service between January 1, 2005 and December
31, 2006. Homeownership projects must contain at least five
(5) units that were sold to families earning 80 percent or
less of area median income. Rental projects must contain at
least 15 units, with at least 80 percent of the units occupied
by families earning 80 percent or less of area median income.
Group home and transitional housing projects are not eligible
for award consideration. There are no limitations as to the
type of ownership structure (i.e. direct-purchase home ownership,
cooperative, mutual housing, condominium, lease-purchase, land
trust, etc.) or physical structure (i.e. single-family detached,
townhouse, mixed-use, etc.).
Description: The Awards program seeks to identify, recognize
and showcase the outstanding and innovative work of nonprofit
housing development corporations engaged in green building/healthy
home construction and rehabilitation.
Application Information: Link to webpage information: http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/awards_housing_apply.html The 2007 Awards program involves two steps. The first step
is to respond to the project questions asked in the Letter
of Inquiry(LOI). LOIs must be submitted on-line by midnight,
March 31, 2007. If Foundation staff find a project competitive,
step two involves the applicant being invited to submit a full
proposal. Only the top 20 LOI responses in each housing category
will be invited to submit full proposals. To access online
LOI visit https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_248/Default.asp?CT=CT&SA=SNA&FID=35033
Deadline: The deadline for submitting a LOI
is March 31, 2007
Foundation/Organization
Grants:
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee
Communities
Funding Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Funding Amount: Grants up to $300,000 (maximum grant award)
for up to three years will be available. Under this initiative,
RWJF will fund eight to 10 projects for 2007. Your grant award
request can not exceed 50 percent of your organization’s
annual budget. Alternatively, you may partner with an organization
that has an administrative infrastructure to oversee the accounting
of the award funds
Eligibility: Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit
organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)3 of
the Internal Revenue Code.
Description: This initiative aims to give immigrants and refugees
the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their
own health. Today, more than 30 million immigrants and refugees
live in the United States. They often have high rates of chronic
health problems, due at least in part to difficulties they
have getting appropriate social and health services. Language
barriers, lack of education and cultural differences sometimes
make it harder for immigrants and refugees to obtain culturally
appropriate services, outreach or other information that could
help them live healthier lives. Proposals must address ways
for improving the health of new residents by linking how social
factors—language skills, significant cultural differences,
poor education, and poverty—affect health outcomes. We
seek projects that address: How health and social systems can
accommodate the unique needs of different and changing immigrant
and refugee populations; How communities can engage in helping
immigrants and refugees maintain and improve their health;
What strategies can overcome barriers that immigrants and refugees
face when trying to access health and social services We are
interested in projects that address helping new populations
integrate into their communities. RWJF is especially interested
in providing support to organizations outside the formal network
of health care providers, such as grassroots organizations,
faith-based organizations and advocacy organizations (rather
than traditional providers, such as hospitals and medical clinics).
Link to program announcement: http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/featuredetail.jsp?featureID=1091&type=3&iaid=144
Application Information: Link to announcement: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19480&c=EMC-FA144;
please use the unsolicited brief proposal form to apply.
Deadline: April 13, 2007
Adult/Family Literacy Programs
Funding Source: Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Funding Amount: Adult Literacy Grants Program-The Dollar General
Literacy Foundation will award a minimum of $1.5 million in
grants through its annual RFP process to qualifying nonprofit
adult literacy providers. Family Literacy Grants Program: For
fiscal year 2007, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation will
award a minimum of $1.5 million in grants through its annual
RFP process to qualifying nonprofit family literacy providers.
Eligibility: The foundation supports nonprofit organizations
within Dollar General’s 35-state market area that are
established for public use and have active 501(c)(3) status
under the Internal Revenue Service Code. To be eligible for
consideration, organizations must provide direct literacy-based
programs and services to adults or families in the thirty-five
states where Dollar General stores are located; be located
within twenty miles of a Dollar General store (visit the store
locator section of the Dollar General Web site at http://www.dollargeneral.com);
have not received funding from the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation for the past two consecutive years; and have met
all reporting requirements from previous Dollar General Literacy
Foundation grants.
Description: During the RFP period for Adult Literacy Grants,
the foundation will award grants to direct service providers
in the following focus areas only: adult literacy, adult basic
education, GED preparation, and English for speakers of other
languages. Family literacy programs applying for funding must
have the following four components: adult education instruction
(adult basic education, GED preparation, English for speakers
of other languages); children’s education; parent and
child together time (PACT); and parenting classes that teach
parents to be the primary teacher for their child.
Application Information: Adult literacy application information:
http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/Adult%20literacy%20application%201.4.07.doc . Family literacy application information: http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/Family%20Literacy%20application%201.4.07.doc Visit website for more information on each program: http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/dgliteracy.aspx.
To place your name on the RFP mailing list for future RFPs,
please send your organization's name, contact name, and mailing
address to The Dollar General Literacy Foundation, P.O. Box
1064, Goodlettsville, TN 37072-1064
Deadline: March 2, 2007
Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Grants
Funding Source: Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Funding Amount: Qualified organizations can apply to be awarded
$200,000 in unrestricted general operating support to further
their work. The Neighborhood Excellence Initiative is designed
to recognize and reward individuals and groups who are making
a difference in their communities, and is divided into three
categories of recipients:
Neighborhood Builders – Provides $200,000 in grant funding
and leadership training over two years to two neighborhood
non-profit organizations working to promote vibrant neighborhoods.
Local Heroes - Recognizes and honors five community heroes
per year; recipients will be able to direct a $5,000 contribution
to an eligible non-profit of their choice.
Student Leaders - Recognizes five high school students who
are recommended as exemplary young people with an interest
in improving their neighborhoods. Each student will participate
in an eight-week paid internship with a community-based organization,
as well as a leadership program arranged by Bank of America.
Eligibility: nonprofit organizations
Description: Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, Bank of America’s
signature philanthropic program. focuses on developing relationships
with and investing in strong nonprofits/charitable organizations
with great leaders, the program offers leadership training
and general operating support for growing nonprofits, recognizes
the local heroes, and embraces the next generation of student
leaders. For overview of programs visit http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborexcell
Application Information: To apply for a grant visit http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_grantapp
Deadline: June 29, 2007; March 29, 2007 for Student Leaders
Save Our History Grants
Funding Source: The History Channel
Funding Amount: Each year, The History Channel awards $250,000
in grants of up to $10,000 to organizations that partner with
schools or youth groups on community preservation projects
that engage students in learning about, documenting and preserving
the history of their communities. Grant winners are also eligible
to receive an additional $10,000 award at the Save Our History
National Honors Event, when the best grant winners are recognized
for their outstanding community preservation projects. Three
categories: The $10,000 Save Our History American Express Award
is given to the organization that best demonstrates the ability
to engage students in preservation activities and educate them
about the importance of historic preservation; The $10,000
Save Our History Lowe's Community Award is given to the organization
that demonstrates the best outreach to and participation in
the project by local community members including government
officials, business leaders, local cable affiliates, the media,
etc; The $10,000 Save Our History Newsweek Classroom Award
is given to the organization that partners with a school system
and achieves the highest level of active student participation
in a preservation initiative. Click here to read about prior
winners.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants are required to be nonprofit
501(c)(3) history organizations such as a museum, historical
society, preservation organization, historic site, library,
archive, or other history organization; Applicant organizations
must be located in one of the 50 states or the District of
Columbia; Other eligible applicants include local government
agencies such as a parks and recreation commission, historic
commission, department of local history, or other local government
agency that owns and/or operates a historic site or property;
Eligible applicants must partner with a local elementary, middle,
or high school, or an organization that provides educational
programming for children of similar ages. Applicants may partner
with multiple schools or educational organizations; Eligible
applicants must submit the application on behalf of their partner
school(s) or educational organization(s) as the school(s) or
educational organization(s) are not eligible to be the applicant;
and Organizations that have received a Save Our History grant
in the last three years are not eligible to apply.
Description: Inspire the youth in your community to become
the preservationists of tomorrow. Museums, historic sites,
historical societies, preservation organizations, libraries,
and archives are invited to partner with a local school or
youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history
of their communities. Visit website for details: http://www.saveourhistory.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=51103
Application Information: For application and details visit
website at http://www.saveourhistory.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&
display_order=1&content_type_id=52925&mini_id=51103.
Questions about grant guidelines and applications will be accepted
via e-mail and telephone. Please address your questions to
saveourhistory@rockpa.org. In addition to grant application
inquiries via email and phone, three (3) national conference
calls will be offered in Spring 2007 for the added benefit
of grantseekers to further inquire about the Save Our History
Grant Program on the following dates: Wednesday, March 7th,
Wednesday, April 11th, Wednesday, May 9th. Representatives
from The History Channel, the American Association for State
and Local History, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors will
be available to address any questions, comments and/or concerns
your organization may have regarding the program. Please visit
http://www.saveourhistory.com for information on specific times
and to register to participate in a call.
Deadline: June 1, 2007 |
