(CHILDREN) NH, MN, VT Are Leading Way in Well-Being Efforts, Report Finds
New Hampshire, Minnesota and Vermont offer the best child well-being programs among the 50 U.S. states, new Annie E. Casey Foundation research finds.
The KIDS Count Data Book offers abroad array of data presented each year intended to illuminate the status of America's children and to assess trend... Read More
07/30/2010 09:41 AM
(NONPROFITS) IRS Provides Relief for Small Efforts Facing Tax-Exempt Loss
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers a one-time relief program for small nonprofits that failed to file required returns for 2007, 2008, and 2009 to keep their tax-exempt status by filing returns by Oct. 15.
The extension is designed to help tens of thousands of charities that need more time t... Read More
07/30/2010 09:40 AM
(SENIORS) Applications Available Aug. 30 for Brookdale Aging Fellowships
(Deadline: Nov. 1) On Aug. 30, the application for the Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program will be released.
The program, offered by the Brookdale Foundation, provides two years of support to junior academics working on a project that will help establish them in an area of aging resear... Read More
07/30/2010 09:39 AM
(SENIORS) $20K Awards Focus on Improving Policies, Services
(Deadline: Sept. 30) The Academic Research Program, offered by the Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging, furthers research on new or improved public policies, laws and programs that will enhance the quality of life for the elderly. Up to four awards are expected this year of $20,000 each
T... Read More
07/30/2010 09:34 AM
(ARTS & CULTURE) Awards Up to $400K Each Aid Humanities Collection
Agency: Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); Program: Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) (CFDA Number: 45.149) (Funding Opportunity Number: 20101116-PF); Eligibility: Governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards up to $40,000 each for plann... Read More
07/30/2010 09:33 AM
(ENVIRONMENT) Grantee Will Increase Number of Scientists
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (Ground Water & Ecosystem Restoration Division, GWERD); Program: Environmental Research Apprenticeship Program for Pre-Baccalaureate College Students (ERAP) (CFDA Number: 66.511) (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-ORD-NRMRL-ADA-2010-01); Eligibility: Governm... Read More
07/30/2010 09:32 AM
FY 2010: House Democrats Expected to Continue Fighting for Domestic Funds
Despite fighting until the last minute, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) is unsuccessful in inserting his domestic funding wishes into the war supplemental measure that was approved by the chamber by a 308-114 margin on July 27.
Despite the loss, a majority of House Democr... Read More
07/29/2010 07:20 AM
(NUTRITION) $12M Goes to Improve Worldwide Agriculture Development
Agency: Nat'l Science Foundation (NSF) (in conjunction with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation); Program: Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) (CFDA Number: 47.074) (Funding Opportunity Number: 10-589); Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and nonprofits Funding: $... Read More
07/29/2010 07:19 AM
(HIGHER EDUCATION) Governors Association to Focus on Completion
As the new chairman of the Nat'l Governors Association (NGA), Gov. Joe Manchin (D-WV) offers a higher education initiative as the focus of his one-year tenure.
Complete to Compete will focus on increasing the number of students in the United States who complete college degrees and certificates and ... Read More
07/29/2010 06:41 AM
(EDUCATION) Kids in Need Teacher Grants Fund Innovative Learning
(Deadline: Sept. 30) The Kids in Need Teacher Grants, offered by the Kids in Need Foundation, provide K-12 educators with awards ranging from $100 to $500 each to implement innovative learning opportunities for their students.
The Kids In Need Teacher Grants are funded by retail and education cred... Read More
07/29/2010 06:40 AM
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