Current Listings for Local Grants

Cooper Foundation│Community Grants
Junior League of Waco │Critical Needs │Community Grants│Provisional Projects
Rapoport Foundation│Community Grants
Susan G. Komen Central Texas│Special Health Grant
Waco Foundation Grants │Capital & Program/Operating Grants│Immediate Impact Grants
Waco Foundation’s Capacity Building Mini-Grants

Current Listings for Regional & National Grants

We do not guarantee a listing in every category but we do post new opportunities as we learn about them – be sure to check for updates every week! (New postings will be stated as such in red & each category is listed in due-date order).

Animal Welfare

New! Animal Welfare and Rescue Organizations Funded
Petco Foundation: Sheltering and Adoption Organizations

The Petco Foundation provides grants to animal welfare organizations performing sheltering and adoptions nationwide. U.S.-based nonprofit animal shelters and foster-based rescue organizations, as well as municipal animal shelters are eligible to apply. For the 2018 funding cycle, applications will be accepted from August 1 through September 28. Visit the Petco Foundation’s website for additional information and to download the Animal Welfare Organizations/Sheltering and Adoption Organizations grant instructions. Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared June 22, 2018)


Emma Barnsley Foundation Accepting Applications for Animal Welfare, Education Grants  

Emma Barnsley Foundation 

The mission of the Emma Barnsley Foundation is to promote the prevention of cruelty to animals and the study, care, protection, and preservation of animals, both domestic and wild, and their habitats. To that end, the foundation, which is administered by Wells Fargo, awards grants of up to $20,000 to nonprofit organizations working to aid and assist in the prevention of cruelty to animals; aid and assist in the care, protection, and preservation of animals and the habitats in which they live; assist institutions of higher learning in Texas in the operation and maintenance of courses of study in veterinary medicine and the study of animals and animal life; provide scholarships for the study of veterinary medicine at any institution of higher learning in Texas; and support research projects involving ecological, environmental, and wildlife studies. Applications are due August 31, annually. For more information, click here. (Shared December 20, 2017)


 

Grants Promote Companion Pet Programs
Banfield Foundation
The Banfield Foundation is committed to improving the well-being of pets and communities nationwide. The Foundation’s Pet Advocacy Grants support nonprofit organizations that offer programs designed to keep pets healthy and in loving homes. Priority is given to programs that provide a direct solution to avoid surrender or separation of companion pets from families. Examples of funded programs include the following: basic veterinary care for financially-challenged companion pet owners, programs that help vulnerable populations care for or keep their pets, education programs that relate to keeping companion pets and their people together, and behavior modification programs to correct inappropriate companion pet behaviors so that pets may remain in the home. The application deadlines for this program are April 30 and October 31, annually. (The Foundation’s Veterinary Assistance Grants, Flea/Tick Grants, and Disaster Relief Grants accept applications throughout the year.) Click here for more information about this grant opportunity. (Shared: March 23, 2017)

Arts & Culture

New! Grants Strengthen the Intersection of Creativity and Urban Revitalization
Kresge Foundation: Arts and Culture Program: Local Systems

The Kresge Foundation’s Arts and Culture Program seeks to build strong, healthy cities nationwide by promoting the integration of arts and culture in community revitalization. The Local Systems focus area funds organizations that infuse creativity into comprehensive community development and urban planning practices. Support is provided for cross-sector and cross-disciplinary projects that embed arts, culture, and community-engaged design into municipal governments and departments and in other non-arts disciplines and sectors. Priority is given to projects that take root in economically distressed communities and ensure that residents with low incomes contribute to, engage in, benefit from, and are empowered by activities. Collaborations of multiple partners from different sectors (public/private) and disciplines (arts, health, environment, human services) are eligible to apply. Online applications may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the Local Systems focus area. Click here to view the full RFP.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


Grants Promote Robust Community Arts and Culture Programs
Surdna Foundation: Thriving Cultures
The Surdna Foundation seeks to foster just and sustainable communities throughout the United States. The Foundation’s Thriving Cultures program is based on a belief that communities with robust arts and culture are more cohesive and prosperous, and benefit from the diversity of their residents. Through the Thriving Cultures program, grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that address one of the following four categories: Teens Artistic Advancement, Artists Engaging in Social Change, Artists and Economic Development, or Community Engaged Design. Online letters of inquiry that focus on these categories are accepted throughout the year. Visit the Foundation’s website to review detailed program guidelines. (Shared: October 24, 2016)


Support for Entrepreneurial Programs for Artists
Surdna Foundation: Artists and Economic Development 
The Surdna Foundation seeks to foster just and sustainable communities throughout the United States. The Foundation’s Thriving Cultures program is based on a belief that communities with robust arts and culture are more cohesive and prosperous, and benefit from the diversity of their residents. Through the Artists and Economic Development funding area, the Foundation supports efforts that provide artists with business training and financial resources that enable them to be, and create, valuable economic assets for their communities. The focus is on nonprofit organizations that operate business and entrepreneurship training programs for artists and cultural organizations, provide financing to artists and artist-centered enterprises, and offer arts and culture-based programs and services that directly engage and support the people who live and work in the area as a strategy for equitable economic development. Letters of inquiry are accepted throughout the year. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the Artists and Economic Development funding area. (Shared December 21, 2015)

Centers for Abuse

New!  Competition Rewards Organizations Serving Domestic Violence Survivors
Allstate Foundation: Purple Purse Challenge

The Allstate Foundation is inviting U.S. nonprofit organizations that address domestic violence to join the annual Purple Purse Challenge. This competition gives nonprofits that offer financial empowerment services to domestic violence survivors a chance to compete for a total of $800,000 in incentive funding. This year, the Foundation will partner with up to 250 national, state, and local nonprofit organizations. These organizations will be divided into three divisions based on organizational budget. Each selected Community Partner will have its own “Team Page” where it can raise funds through the Challenge from October 2 through October 31, 2018. At the end of the Challenge, the Foundation will award grand prize grants ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 to the top five organizations in each division. The deadline to apply to be a Community Partner is August 1, 2018. (Organizations are encouraged to apply early to give them more time to prepare as well as early access to helpful resources and potential prizes.) Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the Challenge.  Click here to apply.  (Shared May 11, 2018)


Support for Women’s Shelters in Every State
The Mary Kay Foundation: Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program 

The Mary Kay Foundation is committed to ending the epidemic of domestic violence by providing grants to women’s shelters throughout the United States. Each year, the Foundation’s Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program awards grants of $20,000 to at least one domestic violence shelter in every state; remaining funds are distributed based on state population. Applying organizations must offer immediate overnight housing to women and children affected by domestic violence. The application deadline is April 30, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website and scroll to the bottom of the page to submit an online application form. (Shared February 16, 2018)

Communities

New! Minority and LGBTI Youth Activism Supported
Third Wave Mobilize Power Fund

The Third Wave Fund supports youth-led gender justice activism to advance the political power, well-being, and self-determination of communities of color and low-income communities in the United States. Third Wave’s Mobilize Power Fund provides grants for urgent organizing and activism led by young women of color, low-income youth, or queer, trans, and intersex youth of color around the country who are taking on this country’s most challenging issues. Grants range up to $5,000 for individual organizations and up to $15,000 for coalitions and partnerships. Grassroots organizations, groups, and collectives are encouraged to apply. Priority is given to organizations with budgets under $500,000 that are based in areas with limited access to philanthropic resources. Proposals are accepted all year and reviewed monthly. Visit the Third Wave website to learn more about the application process. Click here to view the full RFP.  (Shared June 22, 2018)


New! Support Available for Economic Development
Administration for Children and Families

The Community Economic Development Projects program supports innovative efforts to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low income. The application deadline is June 15, 2018.  Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared May 11, 2018)


New! William T. Grant Foundation Seeks Applications for Inequality Research
William T. Grant Foundation
The foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 over two or three years in support of research designed to build, test, and increase understanding of approaches to reducing inequality in youth outcomes on the basis of race, ethnicity, economic standing, or immigrant origin status. The foundation is particularly interested in research on programs, policies, and practices with the potential to reduce inequality in academic, social, behavioral, and economic outcomes. Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New! Competition Strives to Improve the Lives of Young Men of Color
MBK Community Challenge

The MBK (My Brother’s Keeper) Community Challenge is a national competition to identify several cities, towns, counties, and Tribal Nations that have the potential to substantially improve life outcomes for boys and young men of color, especially as it relates to reducing youth violence and growing the pipeline of mentors. The Challenge is seeking to work in partnership with communities that can identify and implement evidence-based programs and a specific goal over two years to reduce youth violence or leverage mentors to address milestone-specific challenges. Two categories of grants, ranging from $25,000 to $500,000, are being offered. Eligible grantees are high-performing U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with strong leadership and a track record of success in driving collective impact efforts locally, initiating program development, and expanding policies and practices that enhance equity and opportunity for boys and young men of color. The application deadline is May 24, 2018. Visit the MBK website to learn more about the Challenge. (Shared May 9, 2018)


New!  Collaborative Grants for Funders and Nonprofits
Fund for Shared Insight: Listen for Good 

Fund for Shared Insight is a funder collaborative working to improve philanthropy by elevating the voices of those least heard. Through their signature grantmaking initiative, Listen for Good (L4G) they invite nonprofits and funders to join them in building high-quality feedback loops, a systematic and rigorous way to listen to, and respond to, the people nonprofits serve. To participate in L4G, a nonprofit must be customer-facing, have a minimum annual budget of $500,000, and be nominated by an existing or new funder. In the Spring 2018 funding round, grantees will receive $30,000 over 18 months, half covered by Shared Insight, half by the nominating funder. Applications will be accepted through June 29, 2018. Visit Shared Insight’s website to learn more and to join their mailing list(Shared May 9, 2018)


New!  Heritage Preservation Funded
National Endowment for the Humanities

The Common Heritage program seeks to preserve local heritage for future generations. The program supports both the digitization of cultural heritage materials and the organization of outreach through community events. The application deadline is May 31, 2018.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New! Competition Strengthens Economic Opportunity Programs
Communities Thrive Challenge

The Communities Thrive Challenge, a program of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is open to charitable organizations that are working to expand economic opportunity for low-income and financially insecure people and communities in the United States. The focus is on nonprofit programs, businesses, organizing or advocacy models, technologies, economic development strategies, or other approaches that deliver significant and consistent results in any of the following areas: Better Work, Skills Development and Opportunity Matching, Financial Security, and Economically Vibrant Communities. As many as ten organizations will receive a $1 million grant, as well as assistance and an opportunity to share their stories on a national stage. Twenty finalists that do not become a grantee will receive $5,000 in recognition of their work. Applying organizations must have an annual operating budget of $200,000 or more in FY2018 and FY2017. The registration deadline is June 12, 2018; online applications must be submitted by June 19, 2018. Visit the Challenge’s website to review the FAQs and learn more about the application guidelines.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New!  Program Funds Child Care Businesses for Refugees
Administration for Children and Families

The Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development Program supports efforts to provide refugee participants with training and technical assistance in professional child care, microenterprise development, and financial literacy in order to enable participants to prepare their homes for a child care business operation. The application deadline is May 15, 2018. Click here to learn more.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


Support for Citizen Education Initiatives
The Herb Block Foundation: Encouraging Citizen Involvement

The Herb Block Foundation is committed to defending the basic freedoms guaranteed all Americans, combating all forms of discrimination and prejudice, and improving the conditions of the poor and underprivileged. Through the Encouraging Citizen Involvement grant program, the Foundation seeks to ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government. The focus is on projects that promote citizen education and greater voter participation in the electoral process. All projects must be nonpartisan and may not involve lobbying for specific legislation or candidates. Nonprofit organizations throughout the United States are eligible to apply. The deadline for letters of inquiry is June 5, 2018; invited proposals must be submitted by August 8, 2018. Click here to view full RFP. (Shared April 5, 2018)


Defending Basic Freedoms
The Herb Block Foundation

This program helps safeguard the basic freedoms guaranteed in our Bill of Rights, to help eliminate all forms of prejudice and discrimination, and to assist government agencies to be more accountable to the public. The Herb Block Foundation will also consider contemporary societal issues that may arise.  Grants are available nationwide. Click here to view full RFP. (Shared April 5, 2018)


Funds Available to Assist Homeless Youth and Young Parents
Administration for Children and Families

The Transitional Living Program and Maternity Group Homes initiative supports strategies for successful transition to sustainable living for runaway and homeless youth, or pregnant and parenting youth and their dependent children. The application deadline is April 5, 2018.

Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared March 5, 2018)


Nonprofits Leveraging Technology for Social Good Funded
Fast Forward Accelerator

Fast Forward invests in entrepreneurs who are using technology to accelerate social impact by scaling organizations that combine the best tech with sustainable nonprofit business models. The Fast Forward Accelerator program takes place in San Francisco, CA, each summer. Participating nonprofit organizations receive a $25,000 grant, 13 weeks of training, and connections to high-caliber mentors. Applying organizations must be nonprofits leveraging technology to address problems in arts and culture, education, environment, food and agriculture, health, human rights, poverty alleviation, economic development, or public service and civic engagement. The application deadline is April 1, 2018. Visit the Fast Forward website to learn more about the program and to submit an online application.

Click here to view full RFP. (Shared March 5, 2018)


Home Depot Foundation Invites Applications for Community Impact Program
Community Impact Grant

The Home Depot Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations using volunteers to address the physical needs of their communities.  Through its Community Impact Grants program, the foundation will award grants of up to $5,000 (in the form of Home Depot gift cards that can be used to purchase tools, materials, and services) for projects aimed at repairing, modifying, weatherizing, or otherwise improving low-income and/or transitional housing or community facilities. Priority will be given to programs that use volunteers to serve veterans with home-improvement needs.  For more information, visit their website. (Shared September 9, 2017)


Support for Community-Led Programs Addressing Poverty
Catholic Campaign for Human Development

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), established by the Catholic bishops of the United States, is committed to supporting organizations led by low-income individuals as they work to break the cycle of poverty and improve their communities. CCHD’s grant programs include the following: Community Development Grants support nonprofit organizations that nurture the participation of people living in poverty to change structures and policies that affect their lives. At least 50 percent of those benefiting from the applying organization’s efforts must be people experiencing poverty. Economic Development Grants support economic development institutions that include the voice of the poor and marginalized in developing new businesses that offer good jobs or develop assets that will be owned by local communities. Grants range between $25,000 and $75,000. Pre-applications for both programs may be submitted between September 1 and November 1, annually. (Organizations are encouraged to submit their pre-application prior to the November 1 deadline.) Visit the CCHD website for more information. (Shared August 4, 2017)


Workforce Development or Basic Needs Provision Grant

BYN Mellon Charitable Giving Program
Applicants must demonstrate impact in workforce development and/or basic needs provision.  To apply for funding consideration, please submit a two-to-three page Letter of Inquiry containing organizational background, a brief description of the program or project, who will benefit from the program, geographic areas served and the requested amount.  Requests are reviewed and awarded throughout the year.  Funding ranges from $10,000 – $500,000. (Shared: June 26, 2017)


Rural Libraries in Texas Supported
Tocker Foundation: Library Grants
The Tocker Foundation is dedicated to the support of rural, public libraries in Texas serving populations of 12,000 or less. The Foundation’s Library Grants program focuses on improving, expanding, and extending public library services. Additional focuses include access through the effective use of technology and the preservation of history through digitization. Application deadlines are January 15 and June 1, annually. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more. (Shared: December 19, 2016)


Funding for Community and Civic Engagement
W.K. Kellogg Foundation funding for community and civic engagement
Funding is available for programs that focus on educated kids, healthy kids, secure families, racial equity, and community and civic engagement. Submission of application is on a rolling basis. For more information about this grant opportunity click here(Shared: July 26, 2016)


Initiatives That Promote an Equitable and Sustainable Society Funded
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
The mission of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is to support efforts that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society. The Foundation provides grants through the following four programs: The Education program works to increase access to high-quality educational opportunities and to support systemic change to increase and improve the pathways to education and work. The Civil Society program seeks to strengthen philanthropy and the nonprofit sector as vital vehicles for increasing civic engagement and improving communities and societies in the U.S. and internationally. The Environment program promotes efforts of an engaged citizenry working to create accountable institutions, sound public policies, and appropriate models of development that protect communities and the diversity and integrity of ecosystems. The Flint Area program supports efforts that strengthen quality of life and economic vitality and opportunity in the Foundation’s home community of Flint, MI. Each of these four programs has clearly stated guidelines. Grantseekers are strongly encouraged to visit the Foundation’s website to review this information before submitting online letters of inquiry, which are considered throughout the year. For grant guidelines and procedures, click here. (Shared: July 11, 2016)


Sustainable Economic Development Initiatives Funded
Surdna Foundation: Strong Local Economies Program
The Surdna Foundation seeks to foster just and sustainable communities throughout the United States. The Foundation’s Strong Local Economies Program supports the development of robust and sustainable economies that include a diversity of businesses and access to quality jobs. The Foundation aims to create opportunities for upward economic mobility among communities that have experienced historical economic barriers, including low-income people, communities of color, women, and immigrants. The three main categories of work in this program area include the following: Business Development and Acceleration, Equitable Economic Development, and Job Quality and Career Pathways. Nonprofit organizations may submit online letters of inquiry at any time. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the funding guidelines for each category in the Strong Local Economies Program(Shared: June 8, 2015)


Support for Organizations Serving Low-Income Needs
Walmart Foundation State Giving Program
The Walmart Foundation State Giving Program awards grants to nonprofit organizations at the state and regional level throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico for programs that give individuals access to a better life. There are four funding cycles per year; nonprofit organizations in each state have two opportunities per year to apply. Applications will be accepted in all four funding cycles for programs within the scope of one of the following Focused Giving areas: Career Opportunity or Hunger Relief and Healthy Eating. Organizations seeking funding for programs outside of the Focused Giving areas, and whose programs address the unmet needs of underserved low-income populations, can apply in cycles three and four only. Grants range from $25,000 to $250,000, with an average size of $40,000. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the State Giving Program. (Shared: February 17, 2015)

Disabled│Elderly│Mental Health

New!  Project Athena Foundation Accepting Applications for Adventures for Women Survivors of Trauma

The Project Athena Foundation is dedicated to helping women survivors of medical or other traumatic setbacks achieve their adventurous dreams. The foundation provides travel expenses, coaching, equipment, and the encouragement and inspiration needed to help these women make the life-affirming transition from survivor to athlete. Click here to view full RFP. (Shared July 27, 2018)


Foundation Seeks Applications From Programs Working to Improve Health Care for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
WITH Foundation

The WITH Foundation was created to provide financial support to organizations which promote the establishment of comprehensive health care for adults with developmental disabilities that is designed to address their unique and fundamental needs.
To that end, one-year grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded in support of programs which improve delivery of health care to adult customers with developmental disabilities that also improve health practitioner competency through education and/or training programs; address the current inadequate reimbursement system; advance formal care coordination, including the utilization of trained support personnel/caregivers; increase public awareness with respect to the inadequacies of developmentally disabled care in order to advance systemic change; promote national efforts in digital health that support designers and developers’ efforts to include the perspectives/experiences of the IDD community within the design process; and/or identify and work to overcome barriers to high-quality healthcare access.

Click here to view the full RFP.  (Shared April 5, 2018)


Grants Enhance Opportunities for People With Disabilities
The Milbank Foundation
The primary mission of the Milbank Foundation is to integrate people with disabilities into all aspects of American life. The Foundation’s current priorities include consumer-oriented projects that enable people with disabilities to lead fulfilling, independent lives; innovative policy research and education on market-based approaches to healthcare and rehabilitation; improving and expanding quality health services, especially palliative care; and education and training of health and rehabilitation professionals. Nonprofit organizations may submit letters of inquiry throughout the year. For more information, click here(Shared: September 12, 2016)

Education│Youth

New!  Support for Youth Education Through Computer and Video Games
Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation is dedicated to supporting positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in the lives of America’s youth. The Foundation seeks to harness the collective power of the interactive entertainment industry to create positive social impact. Grants of up to $50,000 are provided to nonprofit organizations for programs that serve youth ages 7 to 18. Funded programs and services should utilize technology or computer and video games to educate America’s youth and young adults. Programs must be available nationwide, or reach at least two or more states. Letters of inquiry will be accepted from May 21 through June 22, 2018; invited full proposals must be submitted by August 17, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the funding guidelines.  Click here to view the full RFP.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New!  Karma for Cara Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Grants
Karma for Cara
As part of an effort to promote and support youth voluntarism, k4C started a micro-grant program in the fall of 2014 to encourage kids age 18 and under to apply for funds between $250 and $1,000 to help them complete a service project in their community. Examples of fundable projects include but are not limited to turning a vacant lot into a community garden, rebuilding a school playground, or helping senior citizens get their homes ready for winter. Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New! Dining for Women Giving Circle Invites Letters of Intent
Dining for Women

Dining for Women is an educational giving circle whose members collectively support international grassroots programs that empower women and girls living in extreme poverty, including programs that foster good health, improve access to education, and boost economic self-sufficiency for women and girls in developing countries.

To that end, DFW is inviting Letters of Intent for projects that will contribute to its goal of helping women and girls in the developing world realize their potential, achieve equality, and overcome economic limitations and social biases. Projects funded must address one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; create lasting change in the lives of the women and/or girls who are affected; and provide solutions that have been identified by the women and/or girls. Grants will range between $35,000 and $50,000, to be distributed over a maximum duration of two years.

Click here to view the full RFP. (Shared April 5, 2018)


New! Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Invites LOIs
Early Childhood Welfare, Education and Parental Education
TheCaplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports innovative, creative projects and programs with potential to significantly enhance the development, health, safety, education, and/or quality of life of children from infancy through five years of age.The foundation provides funding in the areas of early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education.Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared April 5, 2018)


New!  Dollar General Literacy Foundation Accepting Applications for Youth Literacy Grant Program
Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations working to help students who are reading below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading, including those with individualized education plans (IEPs).

The program supports the implementation or expansion of new or existing programs; the purchase of new technology or equipment in support of literacy initiatives; and/or the purchase of books, materials, or software. Click here to view the full RFP.


New!  Start-up Funding for Music, Education, and Community Organizing Projects
Sparkplug Foundation

The Sparkplug Foundation primarily provides grants to start-up nonprofit organizations or new projects of established nonprofits that are addressing the fields of music, education, and community organizing. In the Music category, the Foundation supports emerging professional musicians or music-development programs. In Education and Teaching, the Foundation funds projects that deal with “the whole student” and with learning as a community activity. Through Community Organizing, the Foundation encourages activist strategies for addressing institutional injustices and for building a just society. The current focus is on ground-level community organizing at the intersection of utilities and energy infrastructure, housing and community resources, and racial justice. The Foundation also provides limited support for projects in Israel that involve Palestinian communities. The first step in the application process is to complete the online questionnaire by March 28, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website to review its mission and funding guidelines, as well as the online application instructions and appropriate deadlines.

Click here to view the full RFP. (Shared March 5, 2018)


New!  School for Healthy Kids Issues RFP for School Breakfast Program Grants
Action for Healthy Kids

Action for Health Kids combats childhood obesity, undernourishment, and physical inactivity by helping schools become healthier places so that kids can live healthier lives. The organization partners with dedicated volunteers — teachers, students, moms, dads, school wellness experts, and more — from within the ranks of its more than sixty-thousand-strong network to create healthful school changes.

To that end, the organization has issued a Request for Proposals for its 2018-19 Breakfast for Healthy Kids and Game on Grants programs.

Click here to read full RFP.  (Shared March 5, 2018)


Gates Foundation Issues RFP for Networks of School Improvements
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Guided by the belief that all lives have equal value, and that all students — especially black, Latino, and low-income students — must have equal access to a great public education that prepares them for adulthood, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has issued a Request for Proposals for its program to fund networks for school improvement (NSI).
An NSI is a group of secondary schools working in partnership with an intermediary organization to implement a continuous improvement process designed to significantly increase the number of black, Latino, and low-income students who earn a high school diploma, enroll in a postsecondary institution, and stay on track in their first year to earn a credential with labor-market value. Secondary school teams work collaboratively to identify, test, and refine solutions that target a problem and reach a common aim across the network. An NSI’s ultimate aim is to improve outcomes that are predictive of high school graduation and postsecondary success.
The foundation anticipates making investments in at least two types of intermediaries in support of NSIs.
Click here to read description and to apply. (Shared February 16, 2018)


Funds for Children and Youth Programs in Company Communities
ALDI Smart Kids Program

The ALDI Smart Kids Program supports nonprofit organizations, public agencies, K-12 schools, and faith-based organizations that promote kids being active and healthy in the communities where ALDI stores are located in 35 states and Washington, DC. Grants ranging from $100 to $5,000 and ALDI gift cards are provided to local community organizations that encourage kids to be active in the areas of education, physical activity, nutrition, socializing, and the arts. Applications are accepted between February 1 and December 15, annually. Visit the company’s website to learn more about the ALDI Smart Kids Program. (Shared February 16, 2018)


William T. Grant Foundation Seeks Applications for Inequality Research 
William T. Grant Foundation 

In recent years, inequality in the United States has become increasingly pervasive. At the same time, prospects for social mobility have decreased. The William T. Grant Foundation believes the research community can play a critical role in reversing this trend.

To that end, the foundation is accepting applications in support of research projects designed to advance understanding in the area of inequalities in youth development and/or increase understanding of how research is acquired, understood, and used, as well as the circumstances that shape its use in decision making.

Through its Research program, the foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 in support of research that focuses on ways to reduce disparities in academic, behavioral, social, and economic outcomes for youth. Priority will be given to projects related to inequality related to economic, racial/ethnic, and language background, but research that explores other areas will also be considered based on a compelling case for its impact.  Click here to view full RFP. (Shared February 16, 2018)


American Legion Child Welfare Foundation Seeks Proposals for Information Campaigns
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation 
The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation supports organizations that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children. The foundation awards grants for the dissemination of information about new and innovative programs designed to benefit youth or information already possessed by well-established organizations. Projects must have the potential to help American children in a large geographic area (more than one state). Grant amounts will be determined on a project-by-project basis. Grants will not be awarded for any of the normal day-to-day operating expenses of the grantee or for special operating expenses connected with the grant. To be eligible, applicants must be considered tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. See the ALCWF website for a general overview of the program, geographic priorities and limitations, tips, and the grant application form. Deadline is July 15, 2018. Click here to complete the RFP. (Shared January 26, 2018)


Support for Initiatives That Benefit Texans
The Meadows Foundation

The Meadows Foundation is dedicated to helping the people and institutions of Texas improve the quality and circumstances of life for themselves and future generations. The Foundation provides grants throughout the state of Texas, but generally allocates between one-third and one-half of its grants to organizations helping those in the Dallas area. The Foundation currently gives priority to three initiatives: improving public education, increasing access to mental health services, and protecting the natural environment. The Foundation also seeks to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit sector, support efforts to reduce crime and recidivism, and fund projects that improve animal welfare and address the importance of the human-animal connection. Applications may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the grant strategy and application guidelines. (Shared November 6, 2017)


Applications for Program Development and Evaluation
Brady Education Foundation
The Brady Education Foundation seeks to close the achievement/opportunity gap for children at risk for poor school outcomes due to environmental factors associated with poverty.
To advance this mission, the foundation is accepting stage-one applications for projects related to the development and evaluation of programs that are consistent with a strength-based approach and show promise of being feasible, effective, and sustainable. Click here to read more or to apply. (Shared October 5, 2017)


 

Lyle Spencer Research Awards Program

The Spencer Foundation is accepting Letters of Intent from investigators for its Lyle Spencer Research Awards program.  Grants of up to $1 million will be awarded to support intellectually ambitious large-scale education research projects.

To be eligible, principal investigators and co-PIs must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. In addition, the PI must be affiliated with a college, university, school district, nonprofit research facility, or nonprofit cultural institution that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded.  Click here for more information. (Shared July 12, 2017)


K-12 Parent-School Collaborative Projects Funded
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant Program

The Toolbox for Education Grant Program, offered by Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, provides grants of up to $5,000 to public K-12 schools, as well as school parent-teacher groups associated with public schools, throughout the United States that develop projects to encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit. Preference is given to funding requests that have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement (both indoor and outdoor), landscaping, or cleanup projects. The Fall 2017 grant cycle will open on August 7. Visit the program’s website during the grant cycle to submit an online application. (Shared June 26, 2017)


Grants Offer Children’s Books to Rural Libraries
The Pilcrow Foundation: Children’s Book Project
The mission of the Pilcrow Foundation is to provide new, quality, hardcover children’s books to rural public libraries. Through the program, a library’s local sponsors can contribute from $200 to $400, which the Foundation matches on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,200 worth of children’s books. The application deadlines are March 1, May 1, and October 1, annually. Visit the Foundation’s website for more information about the Children’s Book Project. (Shared: January 11, 2017)

Environmental

Tree Species Restoration Supported
The Oak Hill Fund: Diminished Tree Species Grants
The Oak Hill Fund believes that restoring native tree species will directly improve our natural ecosystems, as well as our society. The Fund supports the following efforts: active restoration of diminished continental U.S. forest species (examples include Eastern Hemlock, Balsam Fir, American Chestnut, and Longleaf Pine); protection of native tree habitat through forest land preservation (can include property easements, as well as creation of newly preserved lands through either state/federal acquisition); and science-based research, seed orchard development, and other associated expenses involved in species restoration. Online letters of inquiry are accepted throughout the year. Visit the Fund’s website for more information (Shared: May 15, 2017)


Funds for U.S. Environment Efforts 
Cornell Douglas Foundation
The Cornell Douglas Foundation is dedicated to advocating for environmental health and justice, encouraging stewardship of the environment, and furthering respect for sustainability of resources. The Foundation provides grants averaging $10,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that address one or more of the following areas of interest: environmental health and justice, land conservation, sustainability of resources, mountaintop removal mining, watershed protection, and financial literacy. Introductory letters are reviewed throughout the year. Visit the Foundation’s website for information on developing and submitting an introductory letter. (Shared: April 10, 2017)


Grants Promote Grassroots Wilderness Protection Efforts
Fund for Wild Nature
The Fund for Wild Nature provides grants to grassroots nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada for campaigns to save native species and wild ecosystems, with particular emphasis on actions to defend threatened wilderness and biological diversity. Priority is given to ecological issues that are not receiving sufficient public attention or funding. Grants, ranging from $1,000 to $3,000, are provided for advocacy, litigation, public policy work, development of citizen science, and similar endeavors. For more information, click here(Shared: April 5, 2017)


Support for Urban Infrastructure Efforts
Surdna Foundation: Sustainable Environments Program
The Surdna Foundation’s Sustainable Environments Program works to overhaul our country’s outdated and crumbling infrastructure with an approach that will foster healthy, sustainable, and just communities. By focusing on urban areas and their surrounding suburbs, the Foundation seeks solutions that connect and improve these infrastructure systems in ways that maximize positive impacts and minimize negative environmental, economic, and social consequences. The four main categories of work in this program area include the following: Sustainable Transportation Networks and Equitable Development Patterns, Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment, Urban Water Management, and Regional Food Supply. Nonprofit organizations may submit online letters of inquiry at any time. For more information, and to apply, click here(Shared: October 3, 2016)

Food & Housing Needs

New!  Support for Programs to Enhance Homeownership Opportunities
Wells Fargo Housing Foundation: Homeownership Counseling Grant Program 

The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation is committed to creating affordable and sustainable housing, and investing in neighborhood revitalization efforts to build stronger communities in the United States. The Foundation’s Homeownership Counseling Grant Program supports local nonprofit housing organizations nationwide that help create affordable and sustainable homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families. The program focuses on homebuyer counseling, homebuyer education, and foreclosure prevention activities. Applying organizations must have been in operation at least two years. Requests may be submitted from June 1 through June 30, 2018. Visit the Wells Fargo website for more information about the program.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New! Pathways Out of Poverty
Herb Block Foundation

This program will focus on helping needy young people and adults gain a quality education. For projects serving youth, The Herb Block Foundation seeks proposals which focus on improving student achievement and healthy development of young people. Click here to learn more.  (Shared April 5, 2018)


New! Program Helps Homeless Youth
Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program supports the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness, and sharing that experience with and mobilizing communities around the country toward the same end. The application deadline is April 17, 2018.  Click here to learn more.  (Shared March 15, 2018)


New!  Walmart Foundation Accepting Applications for Community Grant Program
Walmart Foundation

Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to local nonprofit organizations within the service area of individual Walmart stores in the areas of hunger relief and healthy eating, sustainability, women’s economic empowerment, and/or career opportunities.  Click here to view the full RFP. (Shared March 15, 2018)


Support for Healthy Housing Policy Development
The Kresge Foundation: Developing Healthy Places 

The Kresge Foundation works to reduce health disparities among children and adults by addressing conditions that lead to poor health outcomes. The Foundation’s Developing Healthy Places program supports place-based, community-driven efforts to promote health and remove barriers to opportunity for people in low-income neighborhoods. In the Healthy Housing and Neighborhoods category, support is provided to organizations working to address policies, systems change, and communication to connect health and housing; policies that promote healthy housing and mitigate the impacts of substandard housing; and innovative investments that connect community development, health, and housing. Preliminary applications may be submitted at any time. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the application guidelines. (Shared July 7, 2017)


Support for Veteran Housing Initiatives
Home Depot Foundation: Veteran Housing Grants Program
The Home Depot Foundation’s Veteran Housing Grants Program awards grants to nonprofit organizations for the development and repair of multi-unit veteran housing facilities. Awards ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 support new construction and rehabilitation/repair of single-family or multifamily housing, permanent supportive housing, or transitional housing. Visit the Foundation’s website for more information. (Shared: May 3, 2017)


Initiatives Connecting Health and Housing Funded
The Kresge Foundation: Developing Healthy Places
The Kresge Foundation seeks to help communities overcome the economic and social disadvantages that contribute to poor health so that all Americans have the chance to enjoy productive, self-determined lives. The Foundation’s Developing Healthy Places program supports place-based, community-driven efforts to promote health and remove barriers to opportunity for people in low-income neighborhoods. In the Healthy Housing and Neighborhoods category, support is provided to organizations working to address policies, systems change, and communication to connect health and housing; policies that promote healthy housing and mitigate the impacts of substandard housing; and innovative investments that connect community development, health, and housing. Preliminary applications may be submitted at any time. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the application guidelines. (Shared: June 9, 2015)

Health

New! Support for Coalitions of Local Governments and Place-Based Foundations
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities: Partners for Places

Partners for Places, an initiative of the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, is a matching grant program that creates opportunities for cities and counties in the United States and Canada to improve communities by building partnerships between local government sustainability offices and place-based foundations. Through the program, national funders invest in local projects to promote a healthy environment, a strong economy, and well-being of all residents. For Round 13, grants will range between $25,000 and $75,000 for one-year projects, or $50,000 and $150,000 for two-year projects, with a 1:1 match required by one or more local foundations. Proposals should be for projects that local government sustainability leaders or water managers, and local, place-based funder(s) consider important to advancing sustainability goals in their communities. The application deadline is July 31, 2018. Visit the Funders’ Network website to download the Request for Proposals for Round 13.  Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared June 22, 2018)


New! Community Access to Child Health Seeks Applications for Community Pediatric Health Programs
Community Access to Child Health, a program of the American Academy of Pediatrics, provides support to pediatricians looking to collaborate with others in their communities so that all children have access to needed health services.
To that end, CATCH is accepting applications for two community health grant programs, the CATCH Planning and Implementation Grants program and the CATCH Resident Grants program.
1) Planning and Implementation Grants: Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individual pediatricians and fellowship trainees in support of the planning of innovative community-based child health initiatives aimed at ensuring that all children have medical homes and access to healthcare services not otherwise available in their community.  2) Resident Grants: Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to pediatric residents to support the planning and/or implementation of community-based child health initiatives.  Click here to view the full RFP.  (Share June 22, 2018)


New! Program Supports Mental Health for Young Children
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program provides support to improve outcomes for children by developing, maintaining, or enhancing mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment services. The application deadline is June 29, 2018.  Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared June 22, 2018)


New! Gerber Foundation Seeks Proposals for Pediatric Research Projects
Gerber Foundation

The Gerber Foundationis accepting concept papers for health and/or nutrition-related research projects focused on improving the health, nutrition, and/or development of infants and young children.
In particular, the foundation is looking for practical solutions that can be rapidly implemented on a broad scale and within a predictable time frame to clinical application. Major target areas for research include new diagnostic tools that may be more rapid, more specific, more sensitive, and less invasive; new treatment regimens that are improved or novel, less stressful or painful, more targeted, have less side effects, and provide optimal dosing; symptom relief; preventative measures; assessment of deficiencies or excesses (vitamins, minerals, drugs, etc.); and risk assessment tools or measures for environmental hazards, trauma, etc.
Grant amounts will range up to $350,000.  Concept papers must be received no later than November 5. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by February 15, 2018.  Click here to view full RFP. (Shared June 22, 2018)


New! ACOG Seeks Submissions for Women’s Health Policy Research Award
single grant of $10,000 to support research that explores an aspect of healthcare policy that assists, defines, or restricts the ability of a physician to deliver health care to women in the general population or in a specific area.  Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared May 16, 2018)


New!  Lalor Foundation Accepting Applications for Reproductive Health Programs
Grants of up to $35,000 will be awarded in support of programs for young women, particularly those who are disadvantaged by poverty, discrimination, geographic isolation, lack of specific sex education, hostile public policy, or other factors leading to inadequate reproductive health. Areas of interest include programs that include a comprehensive approach to sexual and reproductive health education; novel ideas, including innovative methods of delivering information; and programs that incorporate advocacy or policy change. Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New! Foundation for Women’s Wellness Accepting Applications for 2018 Fellowship Awards
Foundation for Women’s Wellness
Two $5,000 grants will be awarded to support basic, clinical, or epidemiological research. The foundation will not consider sociological or population-related investigations.  To be eligible, applicants must currently hold or be pursuing an MD and/or PhD at a U.S.-based academic institution and still be in the process of completing his/her education or medical training (specialty training, fellowship, or the like).  Click here to view the full RFP.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


New! Foundation for Women’s Wellness Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Research Awards
Foundation for Women’s Wellness
Grants of up to $25,000 for research projects, with an emphasis on cardiovascular disease, female cancers, the role of hormones in disease, and/or stage-of-life health concerns such as pregnancy and menopause and diseases disproportionately affecting women.  Click here to view full RFP.  (Shared May 9, 2018)


Society of Family Planning Invites Applications for Emerging Scholars Program
The Society of Family Planning Research Fund and the Society of Family Planning promote programs and grants that center diversity, equity, and inclusion and contribute to the academic success, retention, and persistence of emerging scholars from all backgrounds. SFP/SFPRF strives to actively build a community whose members have diverse cultures, backgrounds, and life experiences.

To that end, the society is accepting applications for its Emerging Scholars in Family Planning program. Through the program, grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded in support of efforts to diversify the pipeline of family planning scholars and provide more opportunities for integrating emerging scholars into the family planning community. Grants also will underwrite attendance at the 2018 North American Forum on Family Planning, support the publication of one open-access publication, cover SFP membership dues for 2018, and facilitate efforts to match scholars lacking internal institutional or mentor support with an external mentor.

Click here to view the full RFP. (Shared March 5, 2018)


Support for Children’s Bereavement Programs
National Alliance for Grieving Children: Grief Reach

The goal of Grief Reach, administered by the National Alliance for Grieving Children with funding from the New York Life Foundation, is to provide support for children’s bereavement programs in order to expand their reach to underserved youth populations. In 2018, Grief Reach is offering the following two programs: Community Expansion Grants, ranging from $15,000 to $100,000, fund program expansion to include bereaved children and teens not currently served by existing services. Capacity Building Grants of $10,000 help nonprofit organizations to secure the professional assistance necessary to enhance organizational capacity and address issues of organizational development and effectiveness. Applications for Cycle 1 will be accepted from March 5 through April 5, 2018; applications for Cycle 2 will be accepted from June 28 through July 26, 2018. Visit the National Alliance for Grieving Children’s website to learn more about each grant program.

Click here to view full RFP. (Shared March 5, 2018)


Hillman Foundation Accepting Proposals for Innovations in Care Program
Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation

The mission of the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation is to improve the lives of patients and their families through nursing-driven innovation. To that end, the foundation cultivates nurse leaders, supports nursing research, and disseminates new models of care that are critical to making the United States healthcare system more patient-centered, accessible, equitable, and affordable.
The foundation currently is accepting proposals for innovative patient- and family-centered approaches that challenge conventional strategies, improve health outcomes, lower costs, and enhance the patient and family caregiver experience. The foundation is particularly interested in the areas of maternal and child health, care of the older adult, and chronic illness management. Two grants of up to $600,000 will be awarded in 2018.

Click here to view full RFP. (Shared February 16, 2018)


Little Giraffe Foundation Issues RFP for 2018 Neonatal Research
Little Giraffe Foundation 

The Little Giraffe Foundation is offering research grants in the amount of $5,000 – $10,000 for neonatal research. We invite qualified scientists, doctors, and nurses at universities, hospitals and research institutions, to submit applications for research grants directed at addressing both the long term and immediate health needs caused by premature birth. All applicants must be based in the United States and represent a U.S. based institution. Research subjects appropriate for support by the Little Giraffe Foundation include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies. Please note that studies related to development of educational interventions or to address quality improvement initiatives will not be considered for funding. Potential applicants should submit a Letter of Intent addressed to the Little Giraffe Funding Committee summarizing the proposed studies. Letter of intent should be emailed to funding@littlegiraffefoundation.org with the subject of “LGF Research Funding Request”. Applications must be sent from an email address associated with the organization requesting the funding. The Letter of Intent is due by July 20, 2018. Click the link above for more information. (Shared January 26, 2018)


Gerber Foundation Seeks Proposals for Pediatric Research Projects

Gerber Foundation Research Grants

The Gerber Foundation works to enhance the quality of life for infants and young children. To that end, the foundation is accepting concept papers for health and/or nutrition-related research projects designed to have a significant impact on issues affecting infants and young children. The foundation awards grants for research focused on issues faced by care providers that, when implemented, will improve health, nutrition, and/or developmental outcomes for infants and young children. Projects can address the etiologic mechanisms of disease; new, improved, or less invasive diagnostic procedures; the reduction or elimination of side effects; the alleviation of symptoms; new, improved, or less invasive therapies or treatments; dosage or dosing requirements or mechanisms for drugs, nutrient supplementation, or other therapeutic measures (under or overdosing); and preventative measures. Grant size should not exceed $350,000. Concept papers must be submitted by June 1, 2018, and a full proposal August 15, 2018 if the proposal is chosen. To find out more, click here. (Shared December 20, 2017)


Projects Focusing on Health Challenges Supported
Cigna Foundation: World of Difference Grants

The Cigna Foundation is committed to providing opportunities for individuals everywhere to achieve the best possible health. The Foundation’s World of Difference Grants focus on health equity, helping people overcome barriers to their health and well-being related to factors such as ethnicity, race, gender, age, geography, or economics. There are two different types of World of Difference Grants: Community Health Navigation grants support projects within the United States that help individuals understand the particular health equity challenges affecting them, and assist them in finding services in their communities that address those challenges. Community Wellness grants support projects outside the United States that help individuals understand their health challenges and learn how to make healthy choices through information and services made available to them where they work. Online requests for both grant programs may be submitted at any time. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the application process. (Shared July 14, 2017)


Support for Breast Health Education and Services
Avon Breast Health Outreach Program

The mission of the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) is to link medically underserved women and men to breast health education and screening services. Grants are available to community-based nonprofit organizations and healthcare agencies in the U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Avon BHOP supports non-medical expenses incurred by funded programs to link underserved women with free or low-cost breast cancer screening services and follow-up care. Grant funds will be awarded to around 55 organizations in this funding cycle. The majority of the grants will range from $30,000 to $60,000, with an average of $45,000. To ensure that smaller community-based organizations receive funding, at least 40% of the grants will be awarded to organizations with operating budgets under $5,000,000. Projects in Avon Walk Cities as well as states with high breast cancer incidence or morbidity are of special interest; however, BHOP attempts to distribute funds throughout the entire U.S. Visit the BHOP website to download the request for applications. (Shared July 12, 2017)


Funds for Health Programs in Company Communities
Anthem Foundation

The Anthem Foundation is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of individuals and families in the communities in the 25 states that Anthem serves. The Foundation believes that targeting preventable health concerns by making strategic charitable choices will help create a healthier generation of Americans. The Foundation’s grantmaking focus is on initiatives that positively affect the conditions addressed in its Healthy Generations program: heart health, cancer prevention, prenatal care, diabetes prevention and management, and healthy active lifestyles. The Foundation also supports behavioral health efforts and programs that benefit people with disabilities. Please visit their website for the upcoming application deadline. Visit the Anthem website for eligibility guidelines and to access the online application system. (Shared June 26, 2017)


Grants Enhance HIV/AIDS Organizations Nationwide
AIDS United: Sector Transformation
AIDS United is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic in the United States. Sector Transformation, an initiative of AIDS United, supports HIV/AIDS service organizations nationwide that are navigating the challenges to service sustainability posed by shifts in funding, implementation of healthcare reform, and scientific advances in HIV treatment and prevention. Grants of up to $50,000 are available for transformational projects.Organizations led by and focused on serving women, people of color, and transgender communities are strongly encouraged to apply.  Please visit their website for the next deadline.  Invited proposals are reviewed quarterly. Click here for more information. (Shared: April 10, 2017)


National Healthcare Initiatives Funded
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and healthcare of all Americans. The Foundation works with a diverse group of dedicated people and organizations to address problems at their roots and to help make a difference on the widest scale, particularly for the most vulnerable among us. Grants are awarded for projects in the United States and U.S. territories through Calls for Proposals that target specific health issues. In addition, grants are provided in response to unsolicited proposals that explore the potential of cutting-edge ideas and trends to transform health and healthcare and advance a national culture of health. Unsolicited proposals are reviewed throughout the year; Calls for Proposals have specific deadlines. Visit the Foundation’s website for a list of current Calls for Proposals and detailed information on submitting unsolicited proposals. (Shared: September 8, 2014)

Historical Foundations│Museums│Libraries

New!  Funds for Libraries in Rural Texas
Tocker Foundation: Library Grants 

The Tocker Foundation is dedicated to the support of rural, public libraries in Texas serving populations of 12,000 or less. The Foundation’s Library Grants program focuses on improving, expanding, and extending public library services. Additional focus areas include access through the effective use of technology and the preservation of history through digitization. The Foundation also provides travel stipends to assist library professionals in their continuing education and advancement. Application deadlines are January 15 and June 1, annually. Visit the Foundation’s website to submit an online application.


Funds Available for Museums
Institute of Museum and Library Services

The Museums for America program supports projects that strengthen the ability of individual museums to serve the public. The application deadline is December 1, 2017.  Click here to view the application.  (Shared October 27, 2017)


Support Available to Preserve Civil Rights History
National Park Service

The African American Civil Rights Grant Program provides support to document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens in the Twentieth Century. The application deadline is September 29, 2017.  Visit the National Park’s website for more information. (Shared August 17, 2017)

Program Supports the Preservation of Community Heritage
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Common Heritage program supports both the digitization of cultural heritage materials and the organization of outreach through community events that explore and interpret these materials as a window on a community’s history and culture. The application deadline is June 1, 2017. For more information click here(Shared: April 24, 2017)

Nonprofit Needs

New! Leadership Development Opportunity for Nonprofit Professionals

Allstate Foundation: Greater Good Nonprofit Leaders Program 
The Allstate Foundation is seeking nonprofit professionals to join the Class of 2019 Greater Good Nonprofit Leaders Program starting in October of 2018. Created with Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management’s Center for Nonprofit Management, the program provides a combination of cohort-based academic instruction, one-on-one executive coaching, and a grant for individual development opportunities outside the classroom. The Foundation is interested in supporting a diverse range of leaders from mid-size organizations. Priority consideration will be given to leaders from nonprofits with annual budgets between $1 million and $20 million. To make the program unique from other leadership programs, the Foundation will cover all participants’ travel and program costs. The application to apply for the Greater Good Nonprofit Leaders Program is open until July 31, 2018. Learn more about this program, including the dates for the in-person sessions, and how to apply on AllstateFoundation.org. (Shared July 27, 2018)


In-Kind Advertising Support for Nonprofit Organizations Worldwide
Google Ad Grants
The Google Ad Grant
s program supports nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and overseas that help to make the world a better place. Google Ad Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program that harnesses the power of the company’s flagship advertising product, Google AdWords. Through the program, selected organizations receive $10,000 per month in in-kind AdWords advertising to promote their missions and initiatives on Google.com. The program has awarded AdWords advertising to a wide range of nonprofit organizations whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, and from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education. Online applications may be submitted at any time. Visit the Google website for program details. (Shared: February 17, 2015)

Recreation/Athletics

Golf Programs for People with Disabilities Funded
National Alliance for Accessible Golf
Accessible Golf Program Grants, administered by the National Alliance for Accessible Golf and funded by the United States Golf Association, support nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions in their efforts to make the game of golf more accessible to people with disabilities. Priority is given to inclusive programming – opportunities that allow participants with disabilities and participants without disabilities to learn and play the game side by side. Grants of up to $20,000 are provided to assist with core golf program costs such as adaptive golf clubs and bags, golf course access, and transportation of participants to and from programming. Requests may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the Alliance’s website to download the program guidelines.  (Shared: August 25, 2014)

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