http://www.grantspy.com/news.php News & resources for grant seekers Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:02:01 -0500 en-us http://grantspy.com/news.php#2122 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2122 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:02:01 -0500 Dow Chemical Co.'s annual DowGIVES community grant program is accepting applications, Dow spokesperson Abby Cook said in a news release. Cook said DowGIVES is designed to support social, economic and environmental projects in communities where Dow operates. This year, the company will award one grant totaling up to $10,000 and eight grants of up to $5,000, she said. Certified nonprofits, municipalities and parish, governmental or state agencies which host community service projects in Iberville,... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2121 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2121 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:02:01 -0500 The Rotary Club of New Canaan, CT, is accepting applications from not-for-profits for grants to help fund special projects, capital improvements, new initiatives and operating funds. The deadline is Friday, March 12, 2010. Grant applications should be addressed to: Grants Distribution 2010, Rotary Club of New Canaan, P.O. Box 62, New Canaan, CT 06840. For more, call Ben Bilus at 203-966-7804 or e-mail bbilus@gmail.com http://grantspy.com/news.php#2120 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2120 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:02:01 -0500 The Moline Foundation has a grant opportunity through a fund called Karen's Summertime FUNd in honor of Karen Getz. Through the Karen's Summertime FUNd, The Moline Foundation is offering mini-grants between $300 and $1,000. The object of this special opportunity is to provide non-profit organizations extra funds to develop creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for kids during the summer months. Non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply if they serve the citizens of Moline and... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2119 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2119 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:02:01 -0500 American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that the Seattle-Puget Sound area has been chosen for the community-based Partners in Preservation program, which provides restoration grants for local historic places. American Express is committing $1 million in preservation grants to the Seattle-Puget Sound area and is encouraging local residents and people across the country to participate by voting for their favorite historic place from a diverse slate of 25... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2118 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2118 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:02:01 -0500 Greenville, SC 02/25/10-- Greenville First Steps announces a new grant cycle to provide funding for enhancement of 3K/4K classrooms within Greenville County. The grant cycle will provide a total of $400,000 in matching funds for childcare providers willing to take part in a study to examine the effectiveness of the High/Scope home visitation program. This application is open to non-profits, for profit businesses, churches, educational institutions and other agencies working to improve the lives... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2117 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2117 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:02:01 -0500 The Foundation is seeking proposals for the evaluation of an upcoming grantmaking initiative. The initiative will be a key component of the Foundation's new strategic focus, which has not yet been announced. Under this grant, the evaluator will have an opportunity to be involved in both the early design phase of the initiative and the evaluation of its implementation. Proposals will be accepted until close of business (5 p.m. EST) on Monday March 1, 2010. http://grantspy.com/news.php#2116 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2116 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:02:01 -0500 Patuxent River Appreciaton Day, Inc., through proceeds from its annual October festival, makes grant awards to non-profit organizations for 2010. If you provide educational programs or conduct research activities focusing on the Patuxent River or Patuxent River Basin, you are eligible to apply. Awards are made on a competitive basis by the P.R.A.D. Inc. Board and will not exceed $1,000 per organization in any one year. To request an application for a P.R.A.D. Inc. grant, please call Melissa... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2115 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2115 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:02:01 -0500 We're planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. We'll deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people. As a first step, today we're putting out a request for information (RFI) to help identify interested... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2114 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2114 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:02:01 -0500 Is your organization involved in environmental education on Virginia's Eastern Shore? Do you need funds to help provide these opportunities? Then you might be interested in applying for this grant by filling out the simple one page application form. Advertisement March 1 is the application deadline for the 2010 Billie Fitzgerald Memorial Conservation Grants from the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District. Schools, scouts, community groups and other organizations in Accomack and... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2113 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2113 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:02:00 -0500 Grants of up to $2,000 are available for downtown events through a city-sponsorship program. People or organizations having events downtown can apply for a grant to the Office of the Director of Events. The deadline is April 1, 2010. Grant recipients will be chosen no later than May 1. For more information, call Lyndsey Hughes, events director, at (330) 742-8710. http://grantspy.com/news.php#2112 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2112 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:02:02 -0500 If you'd like to make gardening a part of 2010, there's help out there to make it happen more easily and economically - especially if you have a vision for sharing the experience with children and the bounty with the hungry. Consider applying for one of the following gardening grants or awards, primarily designed to assist school and community gardening groups. http://grantspy.com/news.php#2111 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2111 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:02:02 -0500 Applications are being accepted for the second round of state Child Care Grant Program. The deadline for application is March 31. The program provides matching grants of up to $5,000 that can be used for the following infrastructure needs: egress windows, fences (cap of $3,000 for fences) or documented expansion of the facility and equipment for special needs children. Another grant for up to $10,000 is available for technical assistance or business planning. Both grants require providers to... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2110 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2110 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:02:00 -0500 The Surry County Tourism Development Authority is announcing its 2010 Tourism Incentive Grants application cycle. This program is designed to stimulate visitor spending and increase overnight stays in the tourism-sector of Surry County's economy. This program will provide matching funds to encourage growth for local businesses and entities whose sources of income are dependent on visitor spending. Eligible businesses and entities for this grant program must be located within the unincorporated... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2109 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2109 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:02:00 -0500 The city Of Duluth wants to help restore neighborhood parks. Through a grant program approved by the Duluth City Council last summer, neighborhood groups can apply to receive up to $15,000 from the city to fix up a city park, according to Kathleen Bergen, parks and recreation division manager. The only catch is that groups must raise their own money before asking the city for help. "If they get $15,000 and we match, $30,000 will get you a fairly nice playground using volunteer labor to put it... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2108 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2108 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:02:02 -0500 Chippewa County has been awarded $31,688 in Federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. These funds will be distributed by a local board and are used to expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in the county. Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for the new funds should contact the United Way, 511 Ashmun, PO Box 451, Sault Ste. Marie MI 49783, (906) 632-3700 for an application. Applications are available at the United Way office and... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2107 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2107 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:02:03 -0500 The Rotary Club of Ithaca announces that applications are being accepted for "Community Grants," which are intended to promote the quality of life in our community. They invite applications in support of organizations in the community that have needs which are not funded by general funding sources, or for special projects. Historically, grants have been awarded within the range of $200 to $1,000. All grant applicants must be within Tompkins County. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, March 31.... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2105 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2105 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:02:02 -0500 Arizona PBS is accepting applications through Feb. 5, 2010. The awards will showcase nonprofit organizations' achievements and accomplishments in each of five award categories ranging from outstanding marketing initiatives (Be More Informed), exceptional educational outreach (Be More Knowledgeable), exceptional arts and culture outreach (Be More Creative), innovative organization endeavors (Be More Brilliant), and extraordinary fundraising and event efforts (Be More Entertaining). Organizations... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2104 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2104 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:02:00 -0500 The South Dakota Housing Development Authority will accept applications for the Emergency Shelter Grants Program. The deadline to apply for the grants is 5 p.m. March 1. The SDHDA anticipates $350,000 will be available for program grants. The Emergency Shelter Grants Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by SDHDA, helps existing emergency housing shelters improve or expand their facilities. For more information or to request a grant application,... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2103 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2103 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:02:00 -0500 The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY (Guardian) today announced the final call for nominations for the 2010 Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Program. Under the program Guardian will grant a total of $30,000 to 15 teen business owners who demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship and community service. Submissions will be accepted through February 26, 2010. Teachers, parents, and community members are encouraged to nominate accomplished young female entrepreneurs... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2102 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2102 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:02:01 -0500 A $1 million grant from Abraxis Bioscience, Inc. to a world-famous research laboratory at John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center could help save lives of cancer patients by helping doctors more rapidly assess whether a treatment is working or not. The grant, awarded to the Department of Molecular Oncology directed by Dr. Dave S.B. Hoon, will speed the search for genes and proteins that can serve as biomarkers for several common solid tumor cancers. http://grantspy.com/news.php#2101 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2101 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:02:01 -0500 Every day Facebook confronts among the most complex technical problems and we believe that close relationships with the academy will enable us to address many of these problems at a fundamental level and solve them. As part of our ongoing commitment to academic relations, we are pleased to announce the creation of a Facebook Fellowship program to support graduate students in the 2010-2011 school year. We are interested in a wide range of academic topics, including the following topical areas: *... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2100 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2100 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:01:08 -0500 Oh, yes, times are tough for all sources of funding, and they'll stay that way for a while because of the lag effect (see below). That you knew. What you may not know is that getting money from the government, whether at the local, state, or federal level, is a lot like gambling, and more like gambling than getting money from your donors, foundations, members, and users of your nonprofit's services. But there are things you can do to increase your odds, once you think it through and decide that... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2099 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2099 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:01:08 -0500 Six educational organizations in western PA recently received $108,000 in funding acquired from NexTier Bank's involvement with the state's Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. This marks NexTier's third consecutive year of participation in the EITC program. The positive outcome has been NexTier's ability to distribute funds totaling $508,000 to date. A statewide program, EITC enables businesses to make donations to organizations they choose from Commonwealth-approved lists. The... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2098 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2098 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:02:00 -0500 The Delaware County Coordinating Council to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (DCCC) is seeking agency proposals for projects that address the issues of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse in Delaware County. These proposals must fall into one of the three areas of: Prevention/education, intervention/treatment and justice/law enforcement. Proposals must also be directly linked to one of the objectives listed in the current DCCC Comprehensive Plan which utilizes the local drug-free... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2097 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2097 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:02:00 -0500 Through a partnership with KPSP Local 2, the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented 12 non-profit organizations with a total of $300,000 in 2009. Each recipient honored with the "Coachella Valley Spotlight" received a $25,000 grant plus extensive media coverage on the Palm Springs CBS affiliate. Each month non-profits dedicated to improving the lives of people, especially children, were featured on KPSP Local 2's community program, Eye on the Desert, KPSP Local 2 news broadcasts and on... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2096 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2096 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:02:00 -0500 The City of Santa Maria, CA, requests proposals from the 2010-11 Community Development Block Grant Program and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for neighborhood revitalization, economic development, improved community facilities, prevention and elimination of slums, and assistance to low and moderate-income persons. Applicants are required to attend a mandatory preapplication workshop which will be held on Monday, January 18, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Shepard Hall at the Santa Maria... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2095 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2095 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:01:07 -0500 OneWest Bank, FSB announced today the creation of the OneWest Foundation, a new nonprofit public benefit corporation funded with a $10,000,000 contribution from OneWest Bank, FSB. The Foundation is being established to actively invest in the communities in which the Bank operates its branch network. The OneWest Foundation will be headquartered in Pasadena, CA and will begin making grants later this year. http://grantspy.com/news.php#2094 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2094 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:02:01 -0500 The City of Bellevue's Neighborhood Match Program offers grants up to $5,000 for small neighborhood projects when matched by the community in cash, donated professional services, donated materials or volunteer labor. Examples of eligible projects include landscaping and signage for neighborhood entrances, landscaping traffic islands and city rights of way and public art. From Jan. 1 to March 1, 2010, residents anywhere in the city can apply for Neighborhood Match funding for a project. The... http://grantspy.com/news.php#2093 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2093 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:01:07 -0500 The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County is seeking an experienced contract grant writer part-time who will develop and prepare all aspects of grant applications, including narrative, budget forms, tables and other attachments for government and foundation funding. To apply, please e-mail a cover letter, resume, and at least one writing sample to info@ccscc.org. Deadline to apply is December 31, 2009. http://grantspy.com/news.php#2092 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2092 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:01:07 -0500 LA Marathon officials today announced a larger-than-ever charity program that will aid 60 non-profit organizations raising funds for causes ranging from cancer research to gang intervention to cleaning up coastal waters. http://grantspy.com/news.php#2091 http://grantspy.com/news.php#2091 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:02:02 -0500 Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. today announced that more than $290,000 in grants has been awarded to local nonprofit organizations throughout 2009. These grants provided support to programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of children throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region. RMHC of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. grants hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to support non-profit programs that directly improve the health and well-being of...