* Before you read about current RFPs below, I wanted to
remind you about an upcoming webinar that I’m presenting on November 15,
2011 on behalf of the Grant Professionals Association, a national association
for grant writers which I’m a member of.
The webinar is 10 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Grant
Funders. You can find out more
information and register by going to the GPA website: http://grantprofessionals.org/professional-development/webinars/upcoming-webinars
Below are funding opportunities of interest that I have
learned about/received RFP notifications about in the past week that I wanted
to share.
Environment
Deadline: December
15, 2011
*All National Trails Fund applicants are required to be
members of the Alliance
The National Trails Fund is the only privately funded,
national grants program dedicated to building and protecting hiking
trails. National Trails Fund grants help
give local organizations the resources that they need in order to secure
access, volunteers, tools, and materials to protect America’s hiking trails.
The application is available online. Awards range from $500 to $5,000 per
project. Grants will be awarded in
spring/early summer of 2012.
General
Deadline: December
1, 2011
Areas of Focus
for Potential Grantees
The Walmart
Foundation has areas of focus including Education, Workforce Development /
Economic Opportunity, Health and Wellness, Environmental Sustainability, and
Hunger Relief. Through the LCC program, the Walmart Foundation requires that
all funds are directed to programs that fall within our above focus areas.
Education:
Examples include programs that re-engage students who have dropped out of high
school, improve retention rates of first-generation college students, support
teachers and promote childhood literacy.
Workforce
Development / Economic Opportunity: Examples include job placement efforts,
adult education, occupational training, training for English language learners,
career counseling, increasing access to earned income tax credit benefits and
other state/federal benefits.
Health and
Wellness: Examples include cooking and meal planning classes for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) recipients, healthy snacks for kids in summer
programs, and support for doctors planning community health programs for
underserved children.
Environmental
Sustainability: Examples include waste reduction programs, and sustainable
agriculture initiatives.
Hunger Relief:
Examples include soup kitchens, food pantries, backpack programs, and school
breakfast programs.
Jobs
The ARAMARK
Building Community Innovation Awards recognize excellence in innovation
and programming by local community centers. These awards celebrate and
accelerate program models that are improving lives, supporting families, and
strengthening communities.
Launched in
2011, the Awards are hosted in partnership with United Neighborhood Centers of
America (UNCA) and the Alliance Alliance
The
2012 ARAMARK Building Community Innovation Awards include a
leadership award and three Workforce Readiness-related programmatic awards. A
total of $100,000 will be granted by ARAMARK through the program.
The Peter
B. Goldberg ARAMARK Building Community Executive Leadership Award honors
one outstanding community center executive director/CEO for active voice and
leadership on behalf of community centers. Peter Goldberg served as President
and CEO of Families International (FI) from 1994 through August 2011. He was
passionate about nonprofit leadership and those who inspired others in this
movement. For the 2012 award, leaders will be nominated by their peers, and the
winner will be selected by an independent panel of judges. This award will be
presented with a $40,000 grant to the executive director’s community center.
In 2012 the
three competitive awards focus on Workforce Readiness, preparing people for,
and connecting them to jobs. Workforce readiness is a core strength of
community centers nationwide and is a primary building block for creating
opportunity and revitalizing neighborhoods. One winner will be selected in each
programmatic category to receive a $20,000 grant to accelerate the innovative
program recognized through the award.
Sports
Deadline: December
22, 2011
Grant awards will range from $100,000 to $300,000 based on
the number of children served and the applicant’s ability to provide matching funds.
Provided applicants make satisfactory progress toward program implementation,
applicants may receive an equivalent grant for a second year.
The U.S. Soccer Foundation will fund program expenses that
may include: staff/coach stipends, administrative/overhead costs, equipment,
training, assessment and measurement tools, community events and meetings,
transportation for participants, and background checks.
Grants will be funded for two (2) years, provided applicants
make satisfactory progress toward program implementation, meet deadlines,
submit required reports, and obtain required information to allow for
assessment of the program. As a grantee of the Soccer for Success
SIF award, programs are expected to run for 3-5 years, provided that funding is
available and program requirements are met.
Applicants must be nonprofit organizations that are
tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or public
entities (schools, municipalities, parks and recreation departments, etc.).
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announcements that you think would be helpful to colleagues and would like to
have listed in the weekly update, please pass them along!
Best wishes for continued success in your grant seeking efforts!
Best wishes for continued success in your grant seeking efforts!
Diane
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