Weekly Funding Opportunities Listing – November 22, 2011

Below are funding opportunities of interest that I have learned about/received RFP notifications about in the past week that I wanted to share. 

Caregivers

Innovations in Caregiving

  

Deadline: January 27, 2012

Five seed grants of up to $10,000 will be given to non-profit organizations, agencies, or universities chosen by an Advisory Committee consisting of experts in caregiving, including former National Family Caregiving Award winners.

The seed grants will provide startup funds for new caregiving programs that adapt programs/best practices identified through the National Family Caregiving Award to the unique needs of caregivers in their own communities. Grantees are encouraged to develop plans for sustaining these replicated programs. As a resource to applicants and the caregiving community at large, a Replication Guide has been created that features the winners of the National Family Caregiving Awards from 2006-2010.

All non-profit organizations that support family caregivers as a significant part of their mission are encouraged to apply. All applicants must be designated as 501(c)(3) organizations and have established caregiving programs.

Community Development

Your Town – National Endowment for the Arts

  

Deadline: January 5, 2011

Created by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1991, Your Town aims to enhance the quality of life and economic viability of rural areas through planning, design, and creative placemaking. This program empowers local citizens to help capitalize on unique local and regional assets in order to guide the civic development of their own communities.

This program is intended to help communities with populations of less than 50,000 and/or towns located in a non-metropolitan county or in a metropolitan county on the urban fringe. The terms "community" and "town" are broadly interpreted; they can relate to the area within a town's borders, or a town and its surrounding area.

The purpose of this Program Solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to coordinate all Your Town activities nationally.

Environment

EPA – Urban Waters Program

  

Deadline: January 23, 2012

EPA expects to award between $1.8 to $3.8 million in grants for projects across the country that will contribute to improved water quality and community revitalization. The goal of these Urban Waters Small Grants is to fund research, studies, training, and demonstration projects that will advance the restoration of urban waters by improving water quality through activities that also support community revitalization and other local priorities. The funding is part of EPA’s Urban Waters program, which supports communities in their efforts to access, improve, and benefit from their urban waters and the surrounding land.

Two webinars have been scheduled to assist those interested in applying for the program.

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Best wishes for continued success in your grant seeking efforts!

Diane