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$2.5 million in grants available for San Gabriel Valley, Calif.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced a $2,500,000 County grant program to replant trees in parts of the San Gabriel Valley devastated by the December 2011 windstorm. Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded competitively to cities, other public agencies and nonprofit organizations that partner with public agencies. Grant guidelines allow for trees to be planted in parks and public open spaces as well as in parkways along residential and commercial streets. The application deadline has been set for May 31st for applicants to develop comprehensive replanting programs. Grants should be awarded this summer allowing for tree planting as early as this fall or winter. Priority will be given to the grant proposals demonstrating the greatest need. Applications can be downloaded from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District website, or call (213) 738-2981. Read more...

Miami-Dade emergency food and shelter funds available
Federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Miami-Dade County are available to qualifying private, voluntary agencies and local government units that operate such programs. To be eligible for funding you must attend one of the following two application training sessions: (a) Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm or (b) Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9:00 am-11:00 am. Access to the online application will be available at the training sessions. Both sessions will be held at The United Way Ansin Building, 3250 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129. Parking is available across the street in The United Way parking garage. Contact Jessica Martinez at martinezj@unitedwaymiami.org or (305) 646-7076 to rsvp. Deadline: 3-16-2012. Read more...

Kauai United Way invites grant applications from social service programs
Kauai United Way has launched its 2012 invitation to grant applications for support of social service programs on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Funding is unrestricted: participating agencies can use money received for whatever purpose is most important for them to help serve the people of Kauai. For more information, visit www.kauaiunitedway.org or call (808) 245-2043. Read more...

Verizon Foundation awards $80,000 in Alabama
The Verizon Foundation announced earlier today at a press conference that it has awarded $80,000 in grant funding to eight non-profit organizations across Alabama. Seven grants totaling $60,000 will go to support programs across the state that address domestic and dating violence issues among teens and young adults as the culmination of a 2011 RFP by the Foundation. The Foundation also today presented an additional $20,000 to the One Place Family Justice Center in Montgomery. Read more...

Rotary Club of Madison announces 2012 grant cycle
The Rotary Club of Madison will be accepting grant applications for the 2012 Charitable Distribution Program from qualifying non-profit organizations. Applications must be received by the March 1, deadline. The overall focus of the Club’s charitable distribution and granting activities is to provide financial support to Madison-area organizations serving the public through humanitarian efforts, education, health-resource services to seniors and children, and arts-related activities. Non-profit organizations in the Madison area are invited to apply for a grant if they meet application criteria which can be found on our website madisonrotarynj.org. Read more...

Reno's Preservation Society offers grants to save old structures
Applications are now being accepted for Neighborhood Preservation Fund grants to help Reno property owners rehabilitate historical structures. March 31 is the deadline to submit applications to the Historic Reno Preservation Society for mini-grants. Grants typically are for $2,500 or less, and the amount of the mini-grant must be matched by the property owner. Read more...

United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties, WA, accepting grant applications
United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties is having an informational meeting for agencies interested in applying for funding. The nonprofit will accept applications through Feb. 15 for grants to fund programs that address local health and human service issues in the bi-county area. The board of directors has identified education, health, safety and self-sufficiency as priorities for the July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014, cycle. The meeting is from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at United Way, 401 N. Young St., Kennewick. Reservations can be made by calling 783-4012. Reservations for the meeting can be made by calling 783-4102 or emailing emcelwain@unitedway-bfco.com. Read more...

Kiwanis Club of Mountain View Foundation awards grants to nonprofits
More than 40 local nonprofits are receiving grant monies from the Kiwanis Club of Mountain View Foundation to further the care of the most fragile residents in the community. The foundation has awarded more than $1 million over the last 10 years. This year 44 organizations are receiving grants at a special luncheon. The Community Services Agency received $3,250 for 2012, enough to provide 10 senior citizens with Lifeline emergency call units, according to Executive Director Tom Myers. The Lifeline units were exactly what the Kiwanis foundation was looking to support. The grants committee considered requests from qualified nonprofits that met a critical health or human care need in Mountain View and surrounding communities, and addressed the needs of low-income children, adolescents or seniors over 60 years old. Read more...

Grants available to advance the teaching of Arabic language and culture
Qatar Foundation International offers three grants to advance the teaching of Arabic language and culture in U.S. public and public charter schools. The application deadline for Teacher Initiative Grants is January 23, 2012. The application deadline for Curriculum Development Grants is February 1, 2012. The application deadline for Grants to Schools is February 29, 2012. Read more...

$25K business plan competition open to entrepreneurs
Brother International Corporation, a leader in small business technology, today officially launched a small business grant program in collaboration with entrepreneurial online resource, StartupNation. The grant program will award a total of $25,000 to small business owners who submit the most original and creative business plan. Winners can use the money to start their own business or initiate a new project in their current small business. Starting today through March 2012, five $5,000 grants will be awarded to ambitious entrepreneurs who best demonstrate the vision, mission and aspiration in a business plan, as well as convey how the grant money will help their business grow and succeed. Applicants can apply through www.startupnation.com . Read more...

United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties offers grant
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties has announced that it will provide an opportunity for local non-profit agencies to receive up to $5,000 through its Community Investment Grant program. The purpose of the Community Investment Grant program is to provide assistance to those 501(c)3 agencies who are not partner agency applicants. Applications due by 12 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2012. For questions, contact United Way at 615-893-7303. Read more...

City of Davis, California, offers Teen Services Grant
The City of Davis, California, is pleased to announce its newly created Teen Services Grant Program. The Teen Services Grant Program allocates funding to a wide variety of programs and services that promote, support, and assist local community organizations in providing creative opportunities for teens to receive mentorship and leadership skills. The deadline for application submissions is January 25, 2012 Read more...

Chicago Digital Media Production Fund announced
The Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation and Chicago Filmmakers announce the creation of the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund, a grants program that will offer significant and much-needed support to Chicago area film and video makers. Grants ranging between $500 and $10,000 will be awarded to Chicago-area media artists to produce and complete a short video to be made available on the web. The total amount to be awarded is $50,000, and at least 5 projects will receive grants. The deadline for applications is March 19, 2012. The complete guidelines and application forms will be posted on Chicago Filmmakers’ website chicagofilmmakers.org on January 3, 2012. Read more...

Vivere Health makes grants to support fertility treatments
Vivere Health, LLC, a national leading network of Fertility Centers of Excellence dedicated to the highest quality patient care and outcomes, announced today the formation of a company-sponsored financial grant program to assist couples in paying for fertility treatments. In its inaugural year, Vivere will partner with Sparkles of Life, Inc. and Fertile Dreams, two 501(c)3 organizations in the fertility space, to provide the grants to applicants selected by the charity organizations. Read more...

Case Foundation offers $5,000 donations through #GoodSpotting
The Case Foundation invites you to go #GoodSpotting with us. To celebrate all of the good going on around us, we’re creating a huge, global image gallery of people, organizations and businesses doing good this holiday on our Facebook page – because we believe that #GoodSpotting is everywhere, and something everyone can do. Snap a picture on your phone or camera and upload it to the Case Foundation Facebook page, or through another online photo-sharing service (Instagram, TwitPic, yFrog), and share on Twitter with the hashtag #GoodSpotting. If you need some inspiration, head on over to the gallery and check out some of the great photos we’ve got already. And as an extra reward for getting involved in sharing the good this holiday season, you can enter our #Goodspotting sweepstakes for a chance to win up to $500 in holiday spending cash for yourself, and up to a $5,000 donation to the nonprofit of your choice. Read more...

Entrepreneurial university inventors invited to apply for multimedia invention development funding
TandemLaunch Technologies is currently accepting proposals for their 2012 round of multimedia invention development funding. This unique acceleration program provides entrepreneurial university inventors with up to $1 million worth of funding, business and technical development resources, and connections in the multimedia industry. Multimedia projects appropriate for the program are scalable to the consumer electronics market, fit with a licensing model, and require a budget of less than $1 Million to develop an initial prototype. Application deadline: January 20th 2012. Read more...

Homeowners offer houses to charities
Since the collapse of the real estate market, charities and nonprofits say there has been a trend toward property owners wanting to donate houses. They say people are feeling the financial burden of paying taxes, insurance and maintenance on houses that won't sell -- and continue to drop in value. When they donate the house, the charity benefits from proceeds from its eventual sale and the donor gets a tax deduction. Read more...

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality invites participation in meeting on Natural Gas Vehicle Grants
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will conduct an informational meeting to answer questions and discuss issues regarding the implementation of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan’s Natural Gas Vehicle Grants Program. Entities and individuals with input and recommendations regarding the questions and issues to be discussed may be interested in participating in this meeting. December 15, 2011 1:00 p.m. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Building E, 201S, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753. 800/919-8377. If you need more information about this meeting, please contact Mr. Colin Donovan at (512) 239-1984 or visit the TERP website at www.terpgrants.org.

Hyatt gives $346,000 to 24 non-profit organizations
Hyatt announced today that 26 Hyatt hotels and the corporate office have awarded more than USD$346,000 to local non-profit organizations through the Hyatt Community Grants program. The philanthropic program empowers Hyatt associates to guide charitable giving and encourages hotels around the world to identify and nominate local nonprofits for funding consideration through the Hyatt Hotels Foundation. All participating nonprofits must have a significant local presence and must support one of Hyatt Thrive’s four philanthropic pillars – Environmental Sustainability, Education & Personal Advancement, Economic Development & Investment, or Health & Wellness. Read more...

Target to award $5 million to schools in need
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), with help from The Ellen DeGeneres Show and its viewers, will select 50 schools in need to each receive a $100,000 grant. The $5 million donation from Target to local K-12 schools across the country is part of the company’s commitment to education, which includes plans to give $1 billion for education by the end of 2015. To help choose the 50 schools that will each receive a $100,000 grant from Target, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has engaged its viewers in the selection process. Viewers have been asked to submit the name of a school that needs help, along with a compelling story that explains why the school should receive a grant. Target will then select from these submissions the 50 schools to receive a grant that can be used to support an improved learning environment for kids including new books, upgraded technology and more. Schools selected to receive a $100,000 grant from Target will be chosen based on a number of factors, including consideration of Title I eligibility. Read more...

Kiwanis Club of Mountain View offering $130K for health and human care needs
The Kiwanis Club of Mountain View hopes to award more grant funds this year to help low-income children and adolescents or seniors over 60 years of age. Grant applications can be submitted for nearly $125,000 in funds for requests that address the critical health or human care needs of low-income children and adolescents or seniors over 60 years of age. To apply visit the Kiwanis Club's Facebook page click on "Grants." Application must be postmarked by Dec. 1, 2011. For questions about the process email: mvkiwanis1@gmail.com Read more...

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe issues RFP
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe announces today the beginning of its 2012-2013 community investment process, which will advance the work of United Way’s Education, Income and Health focus areas. Aplicants should attend an orientation session in January (rsvp online at unitedwayabc.org). All information needed to apply for an investment from United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County will be provided at the orientation sessions. Letters of Intent from new applicants are due Jan. 20, 2012. and applications (from both new and currently funded programs) are due March 1. For more information, contact Lance Edwards at 255-0696. Read more...

United Way of Whatcom County accepting proposals for early literacy grant
United Way of Whatcom County is accepting proposals for early literacy projects. People can learn more at an information session at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in the United Way office, 1511 Cornwall Ave. The nonprofit will award up to $25,000 for the new initiative, marking the first time it is asking for proposals to tackle a specific issue affecting the community. Details and to RSVP for the Nov. 18 session: Call 360-733-8670. Grant guidelines are at unitedwaywhatcom.org. Read more...

United Way of Pitt County has grants available
Funding to better the community soon will be available from the United Way of Pitt County. The local chapter of the national charitable coalition is kicking off its 2012-13 grant cycle. Informational sessions will be held Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon and Nov. 17 from 2-4 p.m. to assist interested organizations with the application process. Attendance is required at one session to be eligible to receive the grant money. Applications are due Jan. 18. Money will be available starting April 1. Register for one of the information sessions by Friday with Haley Adams at hadams@uwpcnc.org or 758-1604, Ext. 210. Read more...