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Lawmakers Urged to Expand $13B Title I Funding

Lawmakers are urged to expand the $13 billion Title I funding stream to improve K-12 reading comprehension skills, particularly for students in middle and high schools. Andrés Henríquez, grants program officer for Carnegie Corporation of New York, testified at a House education subcommittee. The he... read more 11/23/2009 4:59 PM

Child Welfare

(CHILD NUTRITION) Food Banks Could Get $500M Under Specter Bill
Community organizations operating food banks could get twice as much money this year under a bill introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA). The bill, S 2805, would authorize doubling funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) from $250 million to $500 million in FY 2010. The funding w... read more 11/25/2009 1:09 PM

Education

(ED) American Historical Association/Beveridge Foundation
Deadline: March 15. The American Historical Association/Beveridge Family Teaching Prize recognizes excellence and innovation in elementary, middle school, and secondary history teaching, including career contributions and specific initiatives. Maximum award: $1,500. Eligibility: K-12 teachers in gr... read more 11/24/2009 11:50 AM

(REGULATIONS) DoEd to Extend Annual Assistive Tech Reporting
The Education Dept. (DoEd) wants to extend the annual performance reporting process for the State Grant for Assistive Technology Program (CFDA Number: 84.224A). Comment Deadline: Dec. 21. The program supports state efforts to improve the provision of assistive technology to individuals with disabi... read more 11/25/2009 3:27 PM

(SCIENCE ED) Lockheed Martin Corp. Foundation
Deadline: Rolling Aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin is committed to philanthropy that supports the corporation's strategic business goals and invests in the quality of life in the communities where its employees work and live. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, the Corporation employs... read more 11/24/2009 1 PM

Federal Funding - General

(ARTS) Agency Provides Funding for International Exchanges
Agency: Nat'l Endowment for the Arts (NEA); Program: USArtists International (CFDA Number: 45.024) (Funding Opportunity Number: NEAPS1002); Eligibility: Regional arts organizations; Funding: A $235,000 cooperative agreement (a match of at least $200,000 is required); Deadline: Jan. 20. Summary: The... read more 11/27/2009 4:16 PM

(ARTS) NEH Grants Encourage Digital Humanities Innovations
Agency: Nat'l Endowment for Humanities (NEH); Program: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants (CFDA Number: 45.169); Eligibility: Nonprofits and state, local and tribal governments; Funding: Grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000; Deadline: March 23. Purpose: This NEH program is designed to encourage in... read more 11/24/2009 4:25 PM

(DISABILITIES) NEA Offers $$$ for Universal Design Program
Agency: Nat'l Endowment for the Arts (NEA); Program: Universal Design Leadership Project (CFDA Number: 45.024) (Funding Opportunity Number: NEAPS1003); Eligibility: Governments and institutions of higher education; Funding: A $65,000 cooperative agreement (matching funds encouraged); Deadline: Feb.... read more 11/26/2009 07:16 AM

Federal Funding Notices - At Risk Youth

(NATIVE AMERICAN) CMS Offers Children's Health Outreach Funding
Agency: Health & Human Service Dept. (HHS) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS); Program: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CIPRA) Outreach to and Enrollment of Indians (CFDA Number: 93.767) (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2010-CMS-CHIPRA-0004); Eligi... read more 11/23/2009 11:04 AM

Federal Funding Notices - Education

(REGULATIONS) DoEd Wants to Extend Independent Living Reporting Requirements
The Education Dept. (DoEd) is proposing to extend reporting requirements for states and agencies that receive money via the $73 million Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent Living grants, according to a Nov. 25 Federal Register notice. Comment deadline: Dec. 28. To receiv... read more 11/25/2009 4:35 PM

(RULES) Agency Offers Final Regs for Student Aid Funding
The Education Dept.'s Office of Postsecondary Education sets the final regulations for a handful of student aid programs. Effective: Jan. 22. The Regulations impact the following programs: (1) Academic Competitiveness (ACG); (2) Nat'l Science and Mathematics to Retain Talent Grant (Nat'l SMART Gra... read more 11/25/2009 4:27 PM

Funding Tips

(NEW FUNDING) Foundation Announces $2M Tech-Ed Competition
As President Obama calls for new efforts to improve education in science and math, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced a $2 million grants competition to improve technology instruction in the K-12 classroom. Deadlines: None announced yet. Deadlines and further guidelines are... read more 11/26/2009 4:27 PM

(FUNDRAISING) Partnerships Crucial to Sharing in Recovery Wealth, Expert Says
The big-ticket funding from the Recovery Act (PL 111-5) is flowing to states, and nonprofits can participate in the wealth, says CD Publications Editor Ray Sweeney. Sweeney, who has years of grant submission/management and legislative planning experience, says nonprofits mistakenly think that if f... read more 11/24/2009 1:49 PM

Head Start

(RULES) HHS Wants to Renew Head Start Performance Reporting
Health & Human Services Dept.'s Admin. for Children & Families wants to renew the performance report process for Head Start grantees. Comment Deadline: Jan. 18. The Head Start Program Performance Standards require grantees, including Early Head Start awardees, to maintain program records o... read more 11/27/2009 07:16 AM

Private Funding

(COMPUTER TECH) Premier Assistive Technology
Deadline: None. Premier Assistive Technology (PAT) offers Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology software grants to schools and nonprofit organizations. Through the grants, PAT offers its full suite of accessibility software products to help meet the accessibility needs of students with le... read more 11/25/2009 4:55 PM

(CULTURE) Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program
Deadlines: Jan 15. The National Museum of the American Indian's Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program offers support for a wide range of activities with the goal of increasing understanding and appreciation of contemporary Native American arts. The Exhibitions and Publications grant category suppo... read more 11/24/2009 11:27 AM

(DISABILITIES) Mitsubishi
Deadline: May 1 The $1,000 Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Inclusion Champion Award honors individuals who have made significant efforts to promote the full inclusion of youth with disabilities in society. The focus of the effort may include, but is not limited to, helping create a cul... read more 11/25/2009 4:52 PM

(ED) American Battlefield Protection Program
Deadlines: Varies, see below. The American Battlefield Protection Program, administered by the National Park Service, promotes preservation of significant historic battlefields associated with wars on American soil. The purpose of this program is to provide seed money for projects leading directly... read more 11/27/2009 11:27 AM

(EDUCATION) CHOICES Grants
Deadline: Feb. 16 Through the CHOICES program, the Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Assn. (NCAA) provides funding for NCAA member institutions and conferences to integrate athletics into campus-wide efforts to reduce alcohol abuse. CHOICES projects must partner athletics with other campus partners in the... read more 11/23/2009 1:04 PM

(EDUCATION) ING Unsung Grants
Deadline: April 30 The ING Unsung Heroes program, a philanthropic effort of the banking giant, provides grants to K-12 educators utilizing new teaching methods and techniques to improve learning. Each year 100 finalists are selected to receive grants of $2,000 each, payable to both the winning teac... read more 11/26/2009 5 PM

(ENVIRONMENT) NFWF Five Star Restoration Grants
Deadline: Feb. 11. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) Five Star Restoration Grant Program provides modest financial assistance on a competitive basis to support community-based wetland, riparian, and coastal habitat restoration projects that build diverse partnerships and foster loc... read more 11/26/2009 07:50 AM

(HEALTH) Foundation Fighting Blindness
Deadline: Jan. 11 In FY 2010, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) will fund up to four research fellowships for medical students through the HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program. The purpose of the initiative is to... read more 11/26/2009 4:27 PM

(HOMELESS) Oak Foundation Grants
Deadline: Rolling The Oak Foundation supports a wide range of programs, including those which help children, youth and the homeless. Since 1998 when the foundation was reorganized and began to hire new staff, it has made over 1000 grants to not-for-profit organizations. O... read more 11/23/2009 5 PM

(K-12) Project AWARE Foundation
Deadline: March 15. The Project AWARE Foundation is committed to the preservation of the aquatic environment and its resources throughout the world through education & advocacy. The Foundation provides grants for the conservation of both marine and freshwater underwater environments, with a f... read more 11/25/2009 11:27 AM

(MINORITIES) Common Counsel Foundation
Deadline: Feb.1. Common Counsel Foundation is a consortium of family foundations and individual donors committed to funding economic, environmental and social justice initiatives. While each member fund guides its own grant-making program, all member... read more 11/25/2009 4:50 PM

(REGIONAL FUNDING) Leary Firefighters Foundation (Multi-State)
Deadline: Rolling. The Leary Firefighters Foundation was founded in 2000 by actor Denis Leary in response to a fire that broke out in an abandoned warehouse in downtown Worcester, MA, which left six firefighters dead. One of them was Leary's cousin,... read more 11/24/2009 04 AM

(SAFETY) CarMax Foundation: Nat'l Funding
Deadline: May 15. The CarMax Foundation promotes automobile passenger safety awareness and seeks to improve the communities where company employees live and work. The Foundation provides grants through the Nat'l Funding Program, which assists nonprofits that are either national in scop... read more 11/25/2009 1 PM

(YOUTH) Annie E. Casey Foundation
Deadline: Rolling Most of the work the Annie E. Casey Foundation supports takes the form of multi-year, multi-site, foundation-based projects. However, the foundation, which focuses on helping vulnerable and at-risk children, youth and their families, does not discourage interested org... read more 11/24/2009 4 PM

(ED) Allen Foundation
Deadline: Dec. 31 Established in 1975 by agricultural chemist William Webster Allen and based in Midland, MI, the Allen Foundation makes grants to projects benefiting human nutrition in the areas of education, training, and research. The Foundation supports projects throughout the world that promo... read more 11/23/2009 11:27 AM

(PUBLIC SAFETY) Sherman Fairchild Foundation
Deadline: Rolling Upstate New York inventor Sherman Mills Fairchild was founder and chairman of many Fairchild Corporations. Howard Hughes was a close friend who stayed at Fairchild's when he came to New York. During his lifetime, Fairchild formed two charitable foundations, the Fairch... read more 11/24/2009 01 AM

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