2005 Opportunities
Community Action Grants Available to Educational Projects for Girls
The American Association of University Women is offering one- and two-year Community Action Grants for new projects to promote education and equity for women and girls. One-year grants of $2,000 to $7,000 will provide seed money for new projects. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education and equity for women and girls. Two-year grants of $5,000 to $10,000 will support longer-term programs that address the particular needs of the community and develop girls' sense of efficacy through leadership or advocacy opportunities. Two-year grants are restricted to projects focused on K-14 (including two-year colleges) girls' achievement in math, science, and/or technology. Funds support planning activities, coalition building, implementation and evaluation.
Applicants must be women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Grant projects must have direct public impact, be nonpartisan, and take place within the United States or its territories. For more information, visit www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/community_action.cfm. Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 15.
The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships is accepting applications for the 2005 National School and Business Partnerships Award, which recognizes outstanding examples of collaboration between businesses and K-12 schools to improve the student educational experience. Six honorees will receive $10,000 to further their partnership efforts. For more information, visit www.corpschoolpartners.org/award.shtml. Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 28.
Teams of middle-school students are invited to apply for the Christopher Columbus Awards, a free awards program sponsored by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation that challenges students to explore opportunities for positive change in their communities. Teams of up to four students and a coach must identify a community issue and use the scientific process to solve it. Coaches may be teachers, parents, community leaders or mentors. Teams do not need to be affiliated with a school to enter. For more information and entry guidelines, visit www.christophercolumbusawards.com. Applications must be postmarked by Feb. 14.
NEA
Grants & Partnerships
Washington, DC
Grants for Arts Projects/Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/NEA/NEA/NEA/NEA-LITA-2006/listing.html
NEA
Grants & Partnerships
Washington, DC
Grants for Arts Projects/Access to Artistic Excellence
Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/NEA/NEA/NEA/NEA-AAE-2006/listing.html
NEA
Grants & Partnerships
Washington, DC
Grants for Arts Projects/Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/NEA/NEA/NEA/NEA-CAFT-2006/listing.html
NEA
Grants & Partnerships
Washington, DC
Summer Schools in the Arts
Grant http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/NEA/NEA/NEA/NEA-SS-2006/listing.html
2004 Opportunities
EPA Announces First Awards for Protecting Children From Environmental Risks
Deadline: December 15, 2004
Applications are now being accepted for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ( http://epa.gov/ ) first Children's Environmental Health Awards.
The awards are designed to increase awareness, stimulate activity, and recognize efforts that protect children from environmental health risks at the local, regional, national, and international level. The Children's Environmental Health Awards will recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses on an annual basis that are engaged in activities to protect children from environmental health risks.
There are two levels of the Children's Environmental Health Awards.
The Recognition Award is designed for groups or individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to protecting children from environmental health risks. Applicants must show that they have initiated outreach, education, or intervention activities. Winners will receive a certificate of recognition and use of the children's environmental health awards logo.
The Excellence Award recognizes applicants who have demonstrated leadership and have a track record in the protection of children from environmental health risks. Outreach, education, and intervention projects or programs must have been in place for at least six months. Award winners will be invited to an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 2005 and will also receive use of the children's environmental health awards logo as well as recognition on EPA's Children's Health Web site.
For additional information and to obtain an application
form, visit the EPA Web site.
RFP Link: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/news2.htm
YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, & OTHER
PARTNERS OFFER GRANTS FOR NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY
Youth Service America (YSA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and National
Youth Service Day (NYSD) partners announces the availability of 360 grants
For National Youth Service Day 2005. NYSD, the largest service event in the
world, is just five months away (April 15-17, 2005.) Now is the perfect
time to apply for a grant to support community service project plans. Youth
Service America thanks the U.S. Department of Justice and their National
Partners: The National Youth Court Center; Phi Alpha Delta; Family, Career &
Community Leaders of America; and the Constitutional Rights Foundation for
offering the following grants:
The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) and the Constitutional Rights
Foundation Chicago (CRFC) announced the availability of 150 grants for
National Youth Service Day projects. Grants are available for middle and
high school classes across the US to participate in peer-to-peer learning on
fundamental ideas of American democracy through the "Second Annual CRF
National Teach-In. CRF and CRFC are sponsoring the National Teach-In,
focusing on curricular units devoted to core American issues: security,
liberty, justice, and equality. Deadline is December 31, 2004. To apply:
http://www.crfc.org/yfjteach-in2005.html. For more information, please
contact: Margie Chan at the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago at
chan@crfc.org or at 800-801-9933. The National Teach-In is a program of the
Constitutional Rights Foundation and the Constitutional Rights Foundation
Chicago in support of Youth for Justice, the national coordinated
law-related education program of the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention of the Unites States Department of Justice. Support
for this program is provided in part by the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention of the United States Department of Justice.
For the first time, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.
(FCCLA) and the FCCLA STOP the Violence Program, along with the U.S.
Department of Justice and more than 125 other agencies, have partnered with
Youth Service America (YSA) to support STOP the Violence projects carried
out during National Youth Service Day. FCCLA's STOP the Violence program
will award 125 mini-grants of $200 each to eligible local chapters to
encourage innovative and creative grassroots projects that help young people
recognize, report, and reduce the potential for youth violence. Mini-grants
are available to nationally affiliated FCCLA chapters by Family, Career and
Community Leaders of America with funding from the U.S. Department of
Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
Deadline is December 31, 2004. For more information: www.fcclainc.org, under
STOP the Violence resource section.
The Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center (P.A.D P.S.C) is offering Pre-Law
and Law School Chapters 25 mini-grants for violence prevention-focused
National Youth Service Day projects. The mini-grants support the mission of
the P.A.D.P.S.C. by teaching children and youth to resolve conflict without
violence, and to prevent juvenile delinquency as a whole. P.A.D.P.S.C. uses
Law-Related Education and Service Learning to address violence by and
against youth for a safe, disciplined, drug-free schools and communities.
Applications and guidelines for eligibility are available online at:
http://www.pad.org/ and click Public Service Center. For more information,
please contact: Carole Collins, coordinator, Phi Alpha Delta Public Service
Center, at 410-347-3118 or email at psc@pad.org.
Through funds provided by OJJDP and NHTSA, the National Youth Court Center
will award up to 60 mini-grants of $250 each for the purpose of providing
youth court programs with funds to conduct a service project in support of
National Youth Service Day on April 15-17, 2005. Fifteen (15) of the
mini-grants have been designated to fund projects that are related to
traffic safety issues (including underage drinking). The additional
mini-grants will be awarded for any project that meets a community need. To
qualify for a mini-grant, youth courts must determine the type of community
service project they want to complete on NYSD and return the NYSD Mini-grant
application form to the National Youth Court Center by December 31, 2004.
An application form can be downloaded at
http://www.youthcourt.net/NYSD/2005_NYSD_info.htm.
Youth Service America is offering additional grants in partnership with
Youth Venture, National Education Association, and the Disney Foundation.
They are also offering the prestigious Harris Wofford Award. For more
information about the grants and the award, please visit: www.ysa.org.
THE ARMY IS SPONSORING THE 3RD ANNUAL eCYBERMISSION COMPETITION
FOR 6TH THROUGH 9TH GRADE AMERICAN STUDENTS
Adventurous, cyber-savvy students in 6th through 9th grades are invited to
register for the 3rd Annual Army-sponsored, web-based science, math and
technology competition, eCYBERMISSION. Interested students can register
online until December 13, 2004. The competition is team-based and is open to
ALL 6th - 9th grade students, including home schools. Prizes consist of up
to $8,000 and a week paid educational experience in Washington, DC. For
competition details, to review last year winners, and play the Cyber-Cool
Idea Generator Game, please go to: www.ecybermission.com.
Liberty Mutual Provides Community Support
The Liberty Mutual Group Corporate Philanthropy Program supports nonprofit organizations that help people live safer, more secure lives in communities throughout the U.S. where the company has employees and customers. The company provides support in the areas of education, with priority on programs for disadvantaged youth, and health and safety. Click here for the Program's funding priority.
Young People Invited to Apply for Do Something Spring 2005 Grants
Deadline: December 10, 2004
Each fall and spring, Do Something
( http://dosomething.org/ ) provides grants of $500 each
to ten young people who submit creative proposals for
solving local problems in their communities. Members of
Do Something's Youth Advisory Council evaluate the pro-
posals and award grants to the most deserving projects
in three areas: community building, health, and the environment.
To be eligible to receive a Spring 2005 Do Something
grant, an applicant must be eighteen years of age or
younger on February 25, 2005, and have a mentor who is
willing to help with his or her project. (A mentor can
be a friend, relative, teacher, coach, or anyone eighteen years of age or older as of the date of the application.) Young people may apply for a grant either individually or on behalf of a group or team.
A proposed project can be a one-time event or an ongoing program. Projects should be designed to make lasting change in the applicant's community.
See the Do Something Web site for complete proposal
guidelines and examples of projects that have been
funded in the past.
RFP Link:
http://dosomething.org/awards/grants/application.php
Youth Service America Announces Grant Programs Supporting National Youth Service Day
Deadline: December 31, 2004
Youth Service America ( http://ysa.org/ ) has announced
the availability of a variety of grants to implement
community service projects surrounding National Youth
Service Day , April 15-17, 2005. Since its inception in
1987, NYSD has brought together more than twenty-eight
million people in thousands of communities nationwide, mobilizing millions of America's youth to identify and address the needs of their communities through community service.
Organizations sponsoring grant programs for National
Youth Service Day 2005 include:
In celebration of NYSD, the Constitutional Rights
Foundation and the Constitutional Rights Foundation
Chicago announce the availability of 150 grants for
middle and high school classes across the U.S. to par- ticipate in peer-to-peer learning on fundamental ideas of American democracy through the "Second Annual CRF National Teach-In." Curricular units are devoted to core American issues such as security, liberty, justice, and equality. To apply, visit: http://www.crfc.org/yfjteach-in2005.html
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
"STOP the Violence" Program will award 125 mini-grants of
$200 each to eligible local chapters to encourage innova-
tive NYSD grassroots projects that help young people recognize, report, and reduce the potential for youth violence. Mini-grants are available to nationally affiliated FCCLA chapters. For more information, see: http://www.fcclainc.org/ (under the "STOP the Violence" resource section).
The Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center is offering
pre-law and law school chapters 25 mini-grants for
violence prevention-focused NYSD projects. The grants
support the mission of the P.A.D.P.S.C. by teaching
children and youth to resolve conflict without violence,
and to prevent juvenile delinquency as a whole. Appli-
cations and guidelines for eligibility are available
online at: http://www.pad.org/ (under "Public Service Center").
The National Youth Court Center at the America Probation
and Parole Association will award up to sixty mini-grants
of $250 each for the purpose of providing youth court pro- grams with funds to conduct a service project in support of NYSD. Fifteen of the mini-grants have been designated to fund projects that are related to traffic safety issues (including underage drinking). The remaining grants will be awarded for any project that meets a community need. The application form can be downloaded at: http://www.youthcourt.net/NYSD/2005_NYSD_info.htm
For further information on NYSD and other event grant opportunities, see the YSA Web site.
RFP Link:
http://ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm
Support for Self-Development of the Poor, Disadvantaged and Oppressed
The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People supports grassroots projects that are developed, owned, and controlled by groups of poor, oppressed, and disadvantaged people. Priority is given to local projects rather than regional, statewide, or national projects. Generally, annual grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 for projects in the U.S. Click here for funding information.
NCAA Supports Drug
and Alcohol Education and Prevention for Athletes
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) offers two programs to
provide assistance in educating student-athletes and creating and maintaining an
environment that promotes healthy choices about alcohol, tobacco and other drug
use. The CHOICES program provides support for the development, implementation
and evaluation of effective alcohol-education and prevention programs on college
campuses.
Click here for more grant programs.
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Invites Applications from Music Education Programs
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation (MHOF) is accepting applications from K-12 school and community music programs across the United States that need new and refurbished musical instruments and/or instrument repairs. MHOF supports music education and its many benefits by providing musical instruments and instrument repairs to qualified music programs.
Schools, after-school music programs, youth orchestras, and community schools of the arts are eligible to apply. Applications are reviewed three times a year and there
is no deadline.
Guidelines and applications are available at the foundation's Web site.
RFP Link: http://www.mhopus.org/
GoGirlGo Project to Fund Girls' Sports Programs
Deadline: November 30, 2003
Administered by the Women's Sports Foundation (http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/ ), the GoGirlGo project is dedicated to the development and funding of girls' sports programs that combine athletic skill instruction and programming with the delivery of educational information aimed at reducing risk behaviors that threaten the health and social advancement of girls aged 10 to 14 years. A total of $400,000 in grants will be awarded.
To be eligible, an organization must possess a demonstrated ability to deliver sport programming to girls between the ages of 10 and 14; be able to deliver an eight-week (mini-
mum) program, with preference given to organizations working consistently with girls throughout the year; boast program leadership from experienced and committed adults;
and have nonprofit program status. (If the program does not have nonprofit status, it may be possible to receive a grant under sponsorship of a local community foundation or nonprofit agency.)
Applicants must commit to participate in the GoGirlGo project educational curriculum, including completion of an attitudinal survey. The GoGirlGo education curriculum may be implemented prior to, during, or following receipt of a grant.
Complete program guidelines and application forms can be downloaded at the Women's Sports Foundation Web site.
RFP Link:
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html
YouthActionNet Offers Funding for Youth-Led Social Entrepreneurial Projects
Deadline: April 18, 2004
YouthActionNet ( http://www.youthactionnet.org/ ) is offering awards to youth leaders and projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities.
The YouthActionNet Awards are supported by Make a Connection, a global initiative of the International Youth Foundation, and Nokia, the Finnish cellphone maker.
To be eligible, youth-led projects should have clearly defined goals and the potential for growth and/or further replication. Recipients will receive $500, which includes
funds for a disposable camera to record the recipient's project for an online photo gallery. Award recipients will also have the opportunity to take part in an online
journal and contribute to a booklet of case studies highlighting the work of young people around the world bringing positive change to their communities.
The program is open to young people ages 18-24. Applicants must have a leadership role in a youth-led initiative that works to promote positive change in their community.
See the Youth Action Net Web site for complete program guidelines and an online application form.
RFP Link: http://www.youthactionnet.org/minigrants.php
Nominations Invited for William T. Grant Scholars Program for Research in Youth Development
Deadline: July 1, 2004
The William T. Grant Foundation ( http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/ ) supports original research designed to further the understanding of the factors that influence the well-being and healthy development of adolescents and young adults.
The foundation's William T. Grant Scholars Program
supports, over a five-year period, promising post-doctoral researchers from diverse disciplines. Priority research areas are youth development; improving programs, policies, and institutions affecting young people; and adults' use of evidence and their views of youth. The foundation focuses on young people ages 8-25, and is particularly interested in research that is inter- disciplinary; examines young people in social, institutional, community, and cultural contexts; and addresses questions that advance both theory and practice.
Every year, four to six William T. Grant Scholars are selected, and each receives $300,000 distributed over a five-year period. Through the foundation's annual Scholars' retreat and other activities, the William T. Grant Scholars are encouraged to continue inter- and multi-disciplinary collaboration and interchange.
Investigators at all nonprofit institutions, both in the United States and abroad, are eligible. The award is designed for early career researchers. Applicants should be pre-tenure (if in a tenure track position) or in a similar early career status if in a non-tenure track position. Candidates must be nominated by a supporting institution, and should submit five-year research plans. Grants are limited to tax-exempt organizations.
See the William T. Grant Foundation Web site for complete program information.
RFP Link: http://wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url_nocat3042/info-url_nocat_list.htm?attrib_id=4398
The National Center for Research Resources invites applications for funding under the Science Education Partnership Award Program, which supports the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative K-12 science education programs, teaching materials and science center/museum programs. Approximately $3 million is expected to be available in FY 2004 to fund 10-15 awards. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $250,000 per year. Eligible are for-profit or nonprofit organizations; public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories; eligible agencies of the federal government; domestic or foreign institutions; and faith- or community-based organizations. Optional letters of intent are due Jan. 12, 2004; applications are due Feb. 12, 2004. More information is available at: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-04-004.html
The National Institute on Aging invites applications for funding to support Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in Basic Biology of Aging. These centers are intended for institutions with a substantial investment in and commitment to aging research but are not intended to directly support clinical research or clinical trials. Approximately $5 million is expected to be available in FY 2005 to fund up to five awards. Applicants must request a project period of five years and a budget for total costs of up to $1.2 million per year. Eligible are for-profit or nonprofit organization; public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories; units of state and local governments; eligible agencies of the federal government; and domestic institutions. Optional letters of intent are due April 16, 2004; applications are due May 20, 2004. More information is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-04-010.html
The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites applications for research on epidemiological, prevention and treatment service approaches focusing on drug abuse, HIV/AIDS and other medical consequences of drug abuse, specifically relevant to pregnant women and females of childbearing age. Approximately $1.5 million is expected to be available in FY 2004 to fund 2-5 awards. Project periods may range from two to five years. Eligible are for-profit or nonprofit organizations; public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories; units of state and local governments; eligible agencies of the federal government; domestic or foreign institutions; and faith- or community-based organizations. Optional letters of intent are due Feb. 17, 2004; applications are due March 17, 2004. More information is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-04-010.html
Orchestras Invited to Apply for MetLife Awards for Excellence in Community Engagement
Deadline: February 17, 2004
The American Symphony Orchestra League ( http://www.symphony.org/ ) has announced the 2004 MetLife Awards for Excellence in Community Engagement.
The MetLife Awards are designed to honor outstanding work
in the field of community engagement, highlighting
programs that can serve as models for other orchestras. Orchestras of all sizes (that are members of the American Symphony Orchestra League) are invited to apply. Eligible programs are limited to the fifty states and Washington, D.C. Orchestras should apply on behalf of programs that have been in operation for no less than two years.
The program will honor the work of three orchestras in the area of community engagement with awards of $7,500 each.
See the American Symphony Orchestra League's Web site
for complete application information and form, as well as suggested guidelines for community engagement programs.
RFP Link: http://symphony.org/edu/metlife/index.shtml
Funding Available for Professional Music Organizations and Presenters in New York City
Deadline: March 5, 2004
Inquiry: February 2, 2004
JPMorganChase ( http://www.jpmorganchase.com/ ) and Meet
The Composer ( http://www.meetthecomposer.org/ ) have announced the fourth year of the Regrant Program for Small Ensembles. This program provides general operating support to professional music organizations and presenters in the five boroughs of New York City who demonstrate excellence in new music programming and presentation, and operate with annual budgets of $300,000 or less.
The program is designed to support small music
organizations or music presenters that demonstrate a consistent track record and commitment to artistic achievement, commitment to performing work of living composers and contemporary music, and fiscal stability.
Grants for general operating support will range from
$1,000 to $5,000.
Eligible organizations must have an existing
organizational structure and an on-going artistic product.
In addition, a qualifying organization must meet the
following minimum criteria: annual budget of $300,000 or
less; IRS 501(c)(3) public charity status; an active board
of directors; professional artistic and administrative leadership; a minimum of three years programming history; demonstrated effort to broaden and/or diversify audiences; and a regularly scheduled season and/or a clear artistic vision for the organization evidenced by an evolving performance history.
See Meet The Composer's Web site for complete program guidelines and application materials. Applicants who wish to submit their application via e-mail, should contact Meet The Composer by February 2, 2004, for instructions.
RFP Link: http://www.meetthecomposer.org/programs/fundforsmall.html
Artists Invited to Apply for Art & Community Landscapes Program
Deadline: January 15, 2004
A partnership program of the National Park Service ( http://www.nps.gov/ ), the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) ( http://www.nefa.org/ ), and the National Endowment for the Arts ( http://www.nea.gov/ ), Art & Community Landscapes is an artist residency program designed to address local and regional environmental concerns through site-specific art projects.
Selected artists develop and implement projects to inspire greater involvement in protecting and enhancing rivers, trails, and greenways in collaboration with local communities. Projects may include temporary art installations, exhibitions, interpretive media, festivals, or other works informed by the sites and communities of the project's region.
The 2004-2005 project sites are Chelsea Creek Rail-Trail Project, East Boston, Massachusetts; and Perquimans County Greenways-Blueways Plan, Hertford, North Carolina.
Applications are open to artists based in the United
States (citizenship not required). Up to three finalist artists or artist teams per regional site will be awarded $1,500 in planning grant funding to develop ideas, conceptual plans, and create an overall proposal for one or more candidate projects of the region. Based on project proposals, one artist or artist team will be selected per region for the residency and project implementation. Final implementation grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded based on the project proposal's artistic merit, quality and feasibility.
See the NEFA Web site for complete program information
and application guidelines.
RFP Link: http://www.nefa.org/grantprog/acl/index.html
Nellie Mae Foundation Invites Applications for Partnerships for College Success Program
Deadline: March 1, 2004
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation (
http://www.nmefdn.org/ ) works to promote accessibility, quality, and effectiveness of education for underserved populations in New England through grantmaking, research, and policy analysis. The foundation has announced a new grant program, the Partnerships for College Success, to support partnerships between colleges/universities and high schools.
The foundation invites proposals for this program from existing partnerships between colleges/universities and high schools that seek to improve college preparation and access for all students, through the application of research-based practices focused on academic achievement. The foundation seeks to support college-school partnerships that include low-income, minority, and potential first-generation college-going students.
Eligible grant recipients must be four-year colleges or universities in a highly collaborative partnership with a school serving grades 7-12 or 9-12. The college/university and its partner school must be in geographic proximity to one another and be located in one of the six New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont.
In the Pilot Year (2004-2005) of the program, the
foundation expects to award up to four grants. The grant
range is $100,000 to $150,000 and the initial funding
cycle is twelve months. Based on performance, partnerships
may be funded for up to five years.
For complete program guidelines, see the Nellie Mae
Foundation Web site.
RFP Link: http://www.nmefdn.org/initiatives/collegeprep/rfps.htm?a=5&i=2
Support for Teacher Professional Development Fund for Teachers
The Fund for Teachers
provides grants of up to $5,000 to classroom teachers with a minimum of three
years experience, so that they may participate in training and enriching
activities that will improve and enhance their skills as teachers. Grants will
be made solely to fund participation by grant recipients in summer professional
and personal development activities. Applicants must be employed as a public or
private teacher in K-12th grade at the time grants are approved and made.
Click here for geographic scope and application details.
ASCAP Foundation Invites Applications for Young Jazz Composer Awards
Deadline: December 1, annually
The ASCAP Foundation ( http://ascapfoundation.org/ ) Young Jazz Composer Awards are given annually to encourage talented young jazz composers.
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States who have not reached their 30th birthday by December 31. Only completely original music will be considered; arrangements are not eligible. Compositions that have previously earned awards or prizes in major national or international competitions are also ineligible.
The winning composers will share $20,000 in ASCAP Foundation awards.
See the ASCAP Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines and application requirements.
RFP Link:
http://ascapfoundation.org/awards.html#youngjazz
Women's Sports Foundation Invites Applications for Travel and Training Fund
Deadline: December 31, 2004
The Women's Sports Foundation
( http://womenssportsfoundation.org/ ) established the Travel & Training Fund in 1984 to provide direct financial assistance to aspiring female athletes with successful competitive records who have the potential to achieve even higher performance levels and rankings.
The goal of the fund is to relieve female athletes of the financial burden associated with competing at higher levels and to permit them to concentrate on their training. Requests for assistance are considered for coaching, specialized training, equipment, attire and/or travel. An individual may request up to $2,000 and a team up to $4,000.
Individuals and teams applying for the grant must be U.S. citizens or legal residents and meet the following requirements: be an amateur female athlete or team; compete regionally (outside their state), nationally, and/or internationally and/or be ranked by a national governing body; and have a successful record within a sport or age group. Funding requests will not be considered from high school, college or university (i.e, intercollegiate or club teams), or community recreation sports teams.
The program guidelines and application can be downloaded at the Women's Sports Foundation Web site.
RFP Link:
http://womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=18
Child Care Teachers Invited to Apply for National Awards Program
Deadline: December 3, 2004
The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF) ( http://childcareabc.org/ ) offers the Tylenol & Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation National Child Care Teacher Awards to reward outstanding childcare teachers for their commitment and dedication, as well as emphasize the importance of quality child care and highlight the need for funding and improvement throughout the system.
As part of the application process, each applicant is asked to design an enhancement project for the children in their classroom or home, illustrating the educational, social, and emotional benefits from the project. Fifty outstanding child care teachers will be honored with a $1,000 grant -- $500 to implement their proposed project and $500 as a stipend to acknowledge the teacher's special dedication. One winner will be chosen from the pool of fifty award recipients to receive the Tylenol & Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation National Child Care Teacher of the Year Award.
Child care teachers from all fifty states and the District of Columbia are invited to apply for the award.
Complete program guidelines, eligibility information, and application forms are available at the TLLCCF Web site.
RFP Link:
http://childcareabc.org/grants/ta/aboutTA.asp
Youth Service America Seeks Applications for Youth Venture Funding
Deadline: November 22, 2004
Youth Service America ( http://ysa.org/ ) and Youth Venture ( http://youthventure.org/ ) are offering funding for National Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2005) projects.
Funding is available to enable young people to engage in community service. Ten awards of up to $1,000 in start-up funds will be available to young people, ages 12 to 20, who want to create sustainable, civic-minded organiz- ations, clubs, or businesses ("ventures"). These ventures must be youth-led and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. YSA Youth Venturers are required to host a NYSD event.
YSA Youth Venture teams tutor children, prevent crime, assist senior citizens, or clean up the environment. Some have started small usinesses that serve the needs of their community, while others have launched clubs that focus on their interests or sports leagues that allow young people to explore activities with their friends.
In addition to start-up funds, Youth Venture will also help provide awardees with access to scholarships, awards, special conference invitations, media opportunities, work- shop training, and a national network of active young people.
See the Youth Venture Web site for application materials and examples of funded projects.
RFP Link:
http://youthventure.org/index.php?tg=articles&idx=More&article=588&topics=76
International Awards Program to Honor Achievements of Children With Disabilities
Deadline: December 20, 2004
The Yes I Can! Foundation for Exceptional Children ( http://yesican.cec.sped.org/ ) designs and implements programs that help improve the quality of life for children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents
The foundation established the Yes I Can! International Awards Program in 1981 to honor the achievements of children and youth with disabilities; to overcome barriers caused by public misconceptions; to encourage children and youth with disabilities to seek their highest potential; and to increase public awareness of the abilities, aspirations, and personal qualities of people with disabilities.
Nominees will be recognized in each of the following nine categories: academics; arts; athletics; community service; employment; extracurricular activities; independent living skills; self-advocacy; and technology.
Each individual nominated for the awards program will receive a certificate of achievement. Twenty-seven international award winners will receive a bronze statue and other recognition at the Council for Exceptional Children ( http://www.cec.sped.org/ ) Annual Convention in April 2005 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Nominees must be between two and twenty-one years of age.
Nomination forms and guidelines can be downloaded at the Foundation for Exceptional Children Web site.
RFP Link: http://yesican.cec.sped.org/awards/index.html
Independent Sector Invites Nominations for Leadership IS Award
Deadline: February 18, 2005
Independent Sector ( http://independentsector.org/ ) established the Leadership IS Award in 1999 to recognize organizations that value and develop a culture of invest- ing in the people of the independent sector as they work to build community. The Leadership IS Award supports this principle by acknowledging an organization that incorporates the development of future leaders in its policies and daily operations.
The recipient of the Leadership IS Award receives an award statuette and a gift of $10,000.
The recipient organization will have demonstrated its commitment to internal and external leadership develop- ment by embodying and promoting an inclusive and diverse community, including youth and emerging leaders; holding principles of leadership development central to the way the organization functions as reflected in its mission, programs, and activities; possessing and incorporating concrete strategies and systems that encourage and pro- vide opportunities for staff and volunteer leadership development in the organization and the community; and having in place and exercising strategies that advance the vision, mission, and values central to the work of the organization and its desired outcomes.
Anyone may nominate an organization to receive the award. To be eligible, an organization must be a nonprofit but need not be an Independent Sector member.
See the Independent Sector Web site for award program guidelines, information on past winners, and an online nomination form.
RFP Link:
http://independentsector.org/programs/leadership/organizationalaward.htm
Middle Schoolers Challenged to 'Make Every Move Count'
All U.S. middle schools are eligible to enter "Make Every Move Count," a contest sponsored by Channel One and VERB, a federal initiative designed to engage youth ages 9 to 13 in physical activity. After a random drawing, 120 schools will receive pedometers for each student in grades six through eight, and compete with other schools to accumulate the most steps in one week. The school posting the most steps will receive a VERB Action Pack filled with athletic equipment, courtesy of Channel One. To find more information or enter a school, visit http://verb.channelone.com/beta/Challenge.aspx. Entry deadline is
Nov. 22.
The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is seeking photos of young people participating in service projects, reflection activities (such as journaling), classroom or public presentations and art projects to include in its upcoming print and online publications, such as "Growing to Greatness 2005," NYLC's annual state of service-learning report. Photos must have been taken within the last two years, "tell a service story" and show faces. Slides, prints, and digital photographs (minimum 300 DPI at 8" x 10") in black and white and color will be accepted. Selected photographers will receive credit when published, a $50 stipend and a certificate of appreciation. For complete submission guidelines, contact Bill Snyder at bsnyder@nylc.org.The deadline for submissions is Dec. 10.
Grants Available to Programs Helping Teens 'Get Real, Get Fit'
The MetLife Foundation, in partnership with Libraries for the Future, is accepting applications for its Get Real, Get Fit grant program. Forty grants of up to $2,500 each are available for library-based activities for teenagers and families that focus on physical fitness and healthy eating. All public libraries are eligible to apply. For more information, contact Marilyn Ratner at mratner@lff.org, or visit www.lff.org/news/GRGF_rfp.html. Application deadline is Dec. 10
**J. Jill Compassion Fund for Families in
Need
To provide financial support on a national scale to community-based
organizations and/or programs whose mission is that of aiding women and children
in need.
Application deadline: Dec 15, 2004.
http://www.jjill.com/about/community.asp?AreaID=OL
**Call for Nominations: Harris Wofford Award
Youth Service America and the State Farm Companies Foundation sponsor the Harris
Wofford Awards to recognize extraordinary achievements of an individual,
institution, and media organization or member that actively contributes to
promoting youth service-learning. Finalists will be honored during the 15th
Annual National Service-Learning Conference in California from March 17 to 19.
Applications are due by November 22, 2004.
http://www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm
The State Farm Youth Leadership for Service-Learning Excellence Award recognizes kindergarten through 12th grade service-learning programs and projects that demonstrate outstanding youth leadership. The winning program receives a $500 award to fund future work.
The State Farm Service-Learning Practitioner Leadership Award recognizes those individuals who have equipped young people to lead and serve, both through their direct work with youth and with other practitioners to expand their service-learning skills and knowledge.
For more information about the awards, visit www.nylc.org/inaction_award_list.cfm. The deadline to apply for both awards is Nov. 12.
Share Our Strength, a partner of America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth, is accepting applications for Great American Bake Sale grants that will be awarded to after-school and summer nutrition programs with the aim to increase the number of children taking advantage of USDA reimbursement for summer meals through the Summer Food Service Program or the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and after-school snacks through NSLP or the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Funds only are open to the following states: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia. For detailed guidelines, visit www.greatamericanbakesale.org/site/PageServer?pagename=learn_application. Application deadline is Nov. 20.