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Grant Opportunities

To ensure WVPASS carries out its mission to "...support West Virginia communities by providing them with training, technical support and resources for youth and community development," we are committed to providing the latest grant opportunities available to West Virginia communities.

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Plum Creek Foundation
The Plum Creek Foundation strives to improve the quality of life in the U.S. communities that Plum Creek serves (WV Counties: Fayette; Greenbrier; Nicholas; Pocahontas; Randolph; Summers & Webster) through the support of community-based nonprofit organizations. Grants of $500 to $10,000 are provided in the following categories: Human service organizations that serve troubled youth, needy individuals, senior citizens, victims of abuse, etc.; hospital and medical programs; cultural organizations; environmental education and conservation programs; civic service organizations; youth organizations; and educational institutions. Organizations are encouraged to apply for specific projects or equipment rather than general operating support.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010. (Reviewed quarterly)
http://www.plumcreek.com/CommunityInvolvement/tabid/69/Default.aspx

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is a nonprofit organization that promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. Founded in 1996, they are a growing network of over 1,800 communities and campuses across North America and increasingly the world that are collaborating to promote health through service-learning, community-based participatory research, broad-based coalitions and other partnership strategies. These partnerships are powerful tools for improving higher education, civic engagement and the overall health of communities. They are working toward a number of shared goals, including: combining the knowledge, wisdom and experience in communities and in academic institutions to solve major health, social and economic challenges; building the capacity of communities and higher educational institutions to engage each other in authentic partnerships; supporting communities in their relationships and work with academic partners; recognizing and rewarding faculty for community engagement and community-engaged scholarship; developing partnerships that balance power and share resources equitably among partners; and ensuring that community-driven social change is central to service-learning and community-based participatory research. Partnerships must nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010. http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/index.html

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read
The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, is designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. The Big Read provides U.S. communities with grants and comprehensive resources to support their efforts to read and discuss a single book or the work of a poet. Funded organizations must conduct month-long community-wide reads of a selected book or poet's work between September 2010 and June 2011. Grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 may be used for expenses such as book purchases, speaker fees and travel, salaries, advertising, and venue rental. Eligible applicants include literary centers, libraries, museums, colleges and universities, art centers, historical societies, arts councils, tribal governments, humanities councils, literary festivals, and arts organizations.
Application Deadline: February 2, 2010. http://www.neabigread.org/guidelines.php

America's Promise Alliance 100 Best Communities for Young People
The America's Promise Alliance announced a three-year partnership with the ING Foundation to recognize the 100 Best Communities for Young People (100 Best) November 18. Launched in 2005, the 100 Best competition celebrates communities that have made the well-being of young people a top priority through programs that help them reach their potential, prepare them to graduate high school, and succeed in the 21st century workforce. Last held in 2008, the 100 Best competition has been updated for 2010 to include more specific selection criteria on how communities address their high school dropout rates and will include local celebrations in each of the 100 winning communities.
Application available: February 2010.
http://www.americaspromise.org/News-and-Events/News-and-Features/APB-2009-42/ING-100-Best-Announcement.aspx

Open Meadows - Ellen Dougherty Activist Fund for Young Women
The Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities. It offers grants up to $2000.00 to projects that: are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote gender, racial, social, economic and/or environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. The Ellen Dougherty Activist Fund for Young Women which provides grants to young women 19 and under who propose to develop and lead projects that are focused on activism and social change
Deadline: February 15, 2010. http://www.openmeadows.org/

Pay It Forward Foundation Mini-Grant Program
The Pay It Forward Foundation was established to inspire students to realize that they can change the world, and to provide them with opportunities to do so. Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time service-oriented projects that are identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community, and that include learning goals for the youth participants. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus – that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially. Schools, churches, and community youth groups (with an adult sponsor) in the U.S. and Canada may apply for funding.
Application deadlines: February 15, 2010.
http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/mini-grant.html

Project Orange Thumb Grants
Sponsored by Fiskars Garden and Outdoor Living Gardens, Project Orange Thumb grants support gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture, or horticultural education. Eligible applicants include community garden groups, schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, and treatment facilities. Grant winners will receive up to $1,000 in Fiskars gardening tools and up to $1,000 in gardening-related materials. Garden members and volunteers will also receive Project Orange Thumb T-shirts.
Deadline: February 19, 2010. http://www.fiskars.com/content/garden_en_us/Garden/ProjectOrangeThumb/grantprogram

STOP Hunger Scholarships

The Sodexo Foundation seeks applicants for the STOP Hunger Scholarships to recognize students in the fight against hunger in America. More than 49 million Americans are at risk of hunger and Sodexo, Inc. is committed to working toward a hunger-free nation. The STOP Hunger Scholarships recognize and reward students who have made a significant impact in the fight against hunger and its root causes in the United States. Students will be selected from applicants with the following criteria: must be enrolled in an accredited education institution (kindergarten through college graduate school) in the United States; must have demonstrated on-going commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States at least within the last 12 months; and volunteer services must be helping non-family members. Applications for STOP Hunger Scholarships are accepted through February 26, 2010. Applicants must also get a Community Service Recommendation as part of the application. The Community Service Recommendation must be submitted by March 5, 2010.
Deadlines: February 26, 2010 & March 5, 2010.
http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/scholarships/scholarships.asp

Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Program
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America will give $30,000 to recognize the enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 -18. This annual Guardian's initiative is designed to reward the enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 to 18. Guardian awards prizes to 15 girls who demonstrate budding entrepreneurship; are taking the first steps toward financial independence; and make a difference in their schools and communities. Every year, prizes totaling $30,000 are granted to three top winners and 12 finalists each year, to further their entrepreneurial pursuits or save for college.
Deadline: February 26, 2010.
http://www.guardianlife.com/womens_channel/girls_going_places/girls_going_places.html

Tony Hawk Foundation
The primary mission of the Tony Hawk Foundation is to promote high - quality, public skate parks in low-income areas throughout the United States. While they realize that not every area can afford to build big, expensive skate parks, they feel strongly that public skate parks should be designed and constructed by experienced contractors. They also believe that local officials should treat public skate parks the same way they treat public basketball courts or tennis courts, meaning that anyone may show up and use them anytime, unsupervised. As skate parks grow in popularity, the demand for grants from the Tony Hawk Foundation is far exceeding our available resources. We have received as many as 450 applications in a single year, with the vast majority requesting our maximum $25,000 grant. In other words, the competition for THF funds is stiff. Grants are based on a one-time, single-year award, although they may be paid over more than one year, if appropriate. The foundation does not provide sustaining funds or multi-year grants. Grants are awarded in a range of $1,000 - $25,000 each.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2010.

http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/grant_application.asp

Siemens We Can Change The World Challenge
This sustainability challenge requires groups of students to work with a teacher or mentor to identify an environmental issue in their classroom or school community, develop a plan, collect and analyze data, and share their results. Deadline: January 31, 2010 - Elementary Schools.
Deadline: March 15, 2010 - Middle Schools.
http://www.tascorp.org/content/opportunities/detail/2622/

The National Inclusion Project
The National Inclusion Project is proud to partner with community organizations that are seeking to programmatically open doors for all children to learn, live, and play together. Program must be a non-profit or public organization. Grant programs include: Let’s ALL Play - Inclusion in Recreational Programs; Inclusive Recreational and Learning Experiences Promoting Awareness, Education, and Health; and Financial Assistance for Child Participation in Approved Inclusive Programs. Let’s ALL Play is the National Inclusion Project’s program model for recreational programs that are currently serving children with special needs and wish to do it better or programs seeking to open doors currently shut to children with special needs in their community. Funding is limited to $20,000 per year with projects being funded for a period of up to 36 months. Inclusive Recreational and Learning Experiences promoting Awareness, Education, and Health should be designed to deliver new or improved services to demonstrate successful and increased inclusion outcomes for children with special needs in the following areas: development of inclusion/integration curricula, primarily K-12; service learning opportunities and program development, training, and implementation; development, training, and implementation for recreational programs; inclusion strategies for minority populations; and promotion of health benefits for children with special needs in inclusive settings. Funding is limited to $20,000 per year with projects being funded for a period of up to 36 months. Financial Assistance for Child Participation in Approved Inclusive Programs is solely for individual families. Any funding dispensed will be given through the approved program or organization. Families with a combined household income of less than $75,000 are eligible to apply. Grants will be limited to $1,000 per year and will be funded for a period of up to 24 months. Funding for continuing education programs/symposia that are aimed at the development of best practices protocols and strategies should reach professionals and volunteers who are working currently or who are looking to move into inclusive settings in either educational or recreational fields. This grant is funded at an amount of up to $10,000.

Submit an online inquiry March 1-July 31, 2010. (Programs should receive a response within 2 business days of submission. Full applications are due between September 15 and October 31, 2010.) http://www.inclusionproject.org/level_2.php?id=1

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Their leadership and courage make them true heroes - and inspirations to us all. Each year, the Barron Prize honors twenty-five winners nationwide. Half of the winners have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings; half have focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment. The goal of the Barron Prize is to celebrate such heroic young people - and to inspire others to do their part. Like the woman for whom the prize was named - my mother, Gloria Barron - these young people demonstrate the power of one person to make a difference to the world.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2010. http://www.barronprize.org/

Do Something Disaster Grants
Do Something.org, the largest national organization in the United States dedicated to empowering youth and social change, provides the tools and resources for youth to convert their ideas and energy into positive action. Do Something and the Dunkin' Brands Community Foundation have teamed up to offer Disaster Grants to young people across the U.S. and Canada. Grants fund project ideas and existing projects that assist people in emergency situations - everything from disaster preparedness to first responders to people working hard to rebuild years later. Each week the program makes a $500 grant to a youth (25 years old or younger) to implement a project that helps people deal with emergencies.
Online applications may be submitted throughout the year.
http://www.dosomething.org/grants/disaster

JPMorgan Chase
In the past, JPMorgan Chase has given more than $100 million through grants and sponsorships to thousands of not-for-profit organizations around the world. The company's three areas of interest are: community development -- encourage, sustain, and develop economic self-reliance; education -- give young people the educational opportunities to help them succeed in life; and arts and culture -- enrich communities with sponsorships and events that foster creativity and self-expression. The grant-application process begins with the submission of a simple-to-use online questionnaire.
Deadline: Ongoing. http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants

The Macy's Foundation
The Macy's Foundation focuses giving primarily in the areas of education, arts/culture, women's issues, HIV/AIDS and programs to assist youth and minorities. Applicants seeking funding for programs or projects that directly benefit one or more of these areas of strategic focus should make that clear on their applications.
Application Deadline: Organizations must be invited to apply.

(Contact the division that operates a store in your geographic area.)
http://www.macysinc.com/community/applicationprocess.aspx - Application Process.

Southern Poverty Law Center: Teaching Tolerance Grants
Teaching Tolerance offers grants of $500 to $2500 to preK-12 classroom teachers for projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas. Proposals from other community organizations and houses of worship will be considered on the basis of direct student impact.
Requests may be submitted throughout the year. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp

ING Foundation
The ING Foundation is the charitable giving arm of ING in the Americas. The Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations addressing a variety of community needs and resources. ING focuses on three primary areas: financial literacy; education for youth; and diversity. The ING Foundation supports 501c3 non-profit organizations providing unique programming and/or community, outreach initiatives directed toward our primary areas of focus; broad, strategic partnership opportunities that leverage our commitment to empowerment and focus on improving the lives of individuals in underserved communities across the country; and smaller, local programs and initiatives in key markets where their employees and customers live and work and where they have a large corporate presence.

Ongoing deadline.
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/corporate/documents/companylobinformation/5079896.pdf
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/

Guitar Center Music Foundation
The Guitar Center Music Foundation accepts electronic grant applications throughout the year from 501c3 or governmental organizations. Qualifying applicants are established, ongoing and sustainable music programs in the United States, which provide music instruction for people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music. The intent of the program must be music instruction, not music appreciation or entertainment, and the participants/students cannot be professional or career musicians.
Deadline: Ongoing.
Application and information: http://www.guitarcentermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm?sec=info

Microsoft Software Grants
All nonprofit or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that hold charitable status are eligible to participate in this program. Eligible organizations operate on a not-for-profit basis and have a mission to benefit the local community that could include, but is not limited to, the following.
• Providing relief to the poor
• Advancing education
• Improving social welfare
• Preserving culture
• Preserving or restoring the environment
Deadline: Ongoing http://www.microsoft.com/About/CorporateCitizenship/CommunityInvestment/NGO/en/us/softwareGrants.mspx

Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Community Investment Program Grants Target Rural Areas
Pioneer Hi-Bred International's Community Investment Program supports efforts to improve the quality of life in the communities where the company's customers and employees live and work throughout the United States. The company focuses its grant making in the following areas: education, with an emphasis on science; agriculture; and farm safety. Priority is given to nonprofit organizations located in Pioneer facility communities or rural agricultural regions. Organizations with active Pioneer employee participation and company-related expertise receive priority consideration.

Applications are accepted throughout the year. http://www.pioneer.com/web/site/portal/menuitem.bb020a6d93d9d318bc0c0a03d10093a0/

Southern Poverty Law Center: Mix It Up Grants Program - Funds Promote Youth Activist Projects
The Mix It Up Grants Program, administered by the Southern Poverty Law Center, provides $500 grants to youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying, crossing, and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities. Funded projects must promote collaboration across social boundaries - different youth groups, clubs, or community groups working together. Ideally, the project should be created and implemented by youth; however, various adults and community volunteers should also be invited to participate.

Applications are accepted throughout the year. http://www.tolerance.org/teens/grants.jsp

CIGNA Foundation Grants
As part of its overall commitment to support innovative programs addressing the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities, the CIGNA Foundation makes targeted grants to organizations working in five core concern areas. These concerns, and representative activities, are: the health of women, children, and families; obesity awareness and prevention; patient/doctor communications and health literacy; elimination of gender and ethnic disparities in health care; and the connection between a healthy mind and a healthy body.
Application Deadline: Introductory applications - the first step in the application process - are received and reviewed throughout the year.
http://www.cigna.com/about_us/community/targeted_grant.html

Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides support to nonprofit, grassroots organizations throughout the United States that facilitate progressive social change by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and environmental problems. The Foundation doesn't prioritize any particular issue area for funding; the focus is on the types of activities and strategies an organization uses for creating social change in any number of areas. Grant applicants need to demonstrate that their projects will lead to societal, institutional, and/or environmental change; will address the root causes of social or environmental problems; and will lead to new ways of thinking and acting.

Requests are accepted throughout the year. http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/guidelines.html

Singing for Change (SFC) Charitable Foundation
Singing for Change offers competitive grants to progressive, community-based, nonprofit organizations that address the root causes of social and environmental problems. SFC areas of interest include: Children and families; The environment & Disenfranchised groups. Grants range in size from $500 to $10,000 and are made on an annual basis.

Application Deadline: Proposals are by invitation only. If you think your project fits the foundation's guidelines, please submit a one-page letter of interest describing your organization and your project. http://www.margaritaville.com/index.php?page=sfcprop

State Farm Companies Grants Program
The State Farm Companies Grants Program is committed to meeting the needs of company communities in the U.S. and Canada. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies working in the areas of safety, community development, and education The Safe Neighbors category focuses on roadway safety, protecting homes, disaster preparedness, and personal financial security. The Strong Neighborhoods category focuses on affordable housing, homeownership, and sustainable communities. The K-12 Public Schools category focuses on teacher quality, service learning programs, and educational reform.

Grant requests are accepted at any time. http://www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/grants/cogrants.as

Bank One Corporate Contributions
Bank One Corporate Contributions philosophy is to "think globally but act locally." Contributions strategy and policy are determined on a centralized basis for the entire corporation, contribution decisions and implementation are carried out autonomously at the local level. Central to their history and culture is the principle of working to improve the communities they serve. To maximize the impact of their contributions, they concentrate on issues where they, as a financial services institution, can build capacity and have the greatest long-term effect, particularly in the areas of Community Development, Civic Leadership and the Arts, Education and Human Services. Grant sizes vary.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants

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Education

Sprint Character Education Grant
Through the Sprint Character Education Grant Program, the Sprint Foundation will award grants to school districts and individual schools to fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, equipment and software that facilitates and encourages character education among K-12 students. With a national reach, the program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts. The Sprint Character Education Grant program will accept applications for Character Education programs that promote youth leadership, youth volunteerism, school pride and a positive school culture. The Sprint Character Education Grant Program will award individual school grants up to $5,000 and school district grants up to $25,000.

The grant application period: January 4 - February 5, 2010.
http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/education/character/index.html?id8=vanity:educationgrants

Music Matters Grant
The Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation will give $1,000-12,000 to public school or non-profit programs that focus on music education.
Deadline: February 5, 2010. http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx

Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation: 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 K-12 public schools and 501c3 parent-teacher groups associated with public schools that develop projects that encourage parent involvement and build stronger community spirit. Lowe's will donate a total of $5 million to more than 1,000 different schools throughout the U.S. during the 2009-2010 school year. Preference is given to funding requests which have a permanent impact such as facility enhancement or landscaping/clean-up projects. In addition, for this school year basic needs requests will take priority in order to provide the tools that help educators and parent groups through these challenging times.
Application Deadlines: October 16, 2009 and February 12, 2010.
http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/

Pay It Forward Foundation Mini-Grant Program
The Pay It Forward Foundation was established to inspire students to realize that they can change the world, and to provide them with opportunities to do so. Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time service-oriented projects that are identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community, and that include learning goals for the youth participants. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus - that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially. Schools, churches, and community youth groups (with an adult sponsor) in the U.S. and Canada may apply for funding.
Application deadlines: February 15, 2010.
http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/mini-grant.html

STOP Hunger Scholarships

VSA Arts Playwright Discovery Program
The VSA Arts Playwright Discovery Program invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of playwriting. Playwrights may write from their own experience or about an experience in the life of another person or fictional character. Scripts can be comedies, dramas, or even musicals - be creative! Young playwrights with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration by a group or class of students. The winning play will be professionally produced or staged at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The winning playwright receives $2,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., to see his or her play performed.

Deadline: April 15, 2010. http://www.vsarts.org/x244.xml

Volvo Adventure Competition
The Volvo Adventure and the United Nations Environment Programme will give $4,000 - 10,000 to students aged 13 - 16 who perform an environmental project in their communities.
Deadline: January 31, 2011. http://www.volvoadventure.org/home.aspx#

Food Lion Charitable Foundation
The Food Lion Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to improving the communities in which Food Lion operates (http://foodlion.mywebgrocer.com/StoreLocator.aspx). Preference for funding is given to organizations or programs that involve Food Lion associates and are located in Food Lion's marketing territory. The Foundation considers requests from organizations that fall into two general categories: Primary and secondary education and feeding the hungry.
Deadline: Ongoing. http://charitablefoundation.foodlion.org/

The Macy's Foundation
The Macy's Foundation focuses giving primarily in the areas of education, arts/culture, women's issues, HIV/AIDS and programs to assist youth and minorities. Applicants seeking funding for programs or projects that directly benefit one or more of these areas of strategic focus should make that clear on their applications.
Application Deadline: Organizations must be invited to apply.

(Contact the division that operates a store in your geographic area.)
http://www.macysinc.com/community/applicationprocess.aspx - Application Process.

http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants

Toyota USA Foundation
The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving the quality of K-12 education throughout the country by supporting innovative programs that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. The Foundation places priority on systemic math and science programs that are broad in scope and incorporate interdisciplinary curricula, "real-world" classroom applications, and high student expectations; creative and innovative programs which develop the potential of students and/or teachers; and cost-effective programs that possess a high potential for success and relatively low duplication of effort. Grants are made to colleges and universities, vocational and trade schools and nonprofit organizations engaged in pre-collegiate math and/or science education. K-12 public and private schools are not eligible to apply.

Requests may be submitted at any time.
http://www.toyota.com/about/our_commitment/philanthropy/education/toyota_usa/

Ongoing deadline.
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/corporate/documents/companylobinformation/5079896.pdf
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/

American Honda Foundation
Funded projects focus on youth and scientific education. Proposals should reflect the basic tenets, beliefs, and philosophies of the Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. The Foundation provides grants in the fields of youth education and scientific education to the following: education institutions, K-12; accredited higher education institutions (colleges and universities); community colleges and vocational or trade schools; scholarship and fellowship programs at selected colleges and/or universities or through selected nonprofit organizations; other scientific and education-related, nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations; gifted student programs; media concerning youth education and/or scientific education; private, nonprofit scientific and/or youth education projects; other nonprofit, tax-exempt institutions in the fields of youth education and scientific education; and programs pertaining to academic or curriculum development that emphasize innovative educational methods and techniques.
Deadline: Ongoing. http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

Southern Poverty Law Center: Teaching Tolerance Grants
Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded for programs that engage collaboration between educators, researchers, parents/guardians and student groups. Such programs might include: equitable discipline policies and practices; consistent educational experience for migrant, homeless, or foster-care students; special education advocacy, with emphasis on parent and students' rights; prejudice reduction efforts in racially isolated schools; or equitable school assignment plans. These grants require a two-stage application procedure, beginning with a Letter of Inquiry and, on invitation, followed by the submission of a full proposal.

Ongoing. www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/schoolgrants.jsp

SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Corporate Citizenship Program
Support is directed toward sustainable programs that help students excel in the classroom and graduate from high school. Organizations will be considered if they can show that their efforts have a long-term impact and affect significant numbers of people, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, disability, religious beliefs or income levels.
Application Deadline: Ongoing. http://www.sas.com/corporate/community/donationguidelines.html

Guitar Center Music Foundation
The Guitar Center Music Foundation's mission is to support nonprofit music programs across America that offer instruction so that more people can experience the joys of making music. The Foundation accepts grant applications from music academies, schools, local music programs, and national music programs that teach people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music.
Online applications may be submitted at any time and are reviewed three times per year.

All applicants will be notified by mail.
http://www.guitarcentermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm?sec=info

Actuarial Foundation: Advancing Student Achievement Funds for Mathematics Mentoring
Advancing Student Achievement, an initiative of the Actuarial Foundation, awards grants to schools and groups throughout the United States and Canada for programs that involve actuaries in the teaching of mathematics. The initiative brings together actuaries and educators in local classrooms (grades 4-12) with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students' interest in math. Applicants for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that create a "love of math" in each student. The Foundation can provide a local network of actuaries ready to participate, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom.

Applications may be submitted at any time. http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/programs/for_teachers.shtml

Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Community Investment Program Grants Target Rural Areas
Pioneer Hi-Bred International's Community Investment Program supports efforts to improve the quality of life in the communities where the company's customers and employees live and work throughout the United States. The company focuses its grantmaking in the following areas: education, with an emphasis on science; agriculture; and farm safety. Priority is given to nonprofit organizations located in Pioneer facility communities or rural agricultural regions. Organizations with active Pioneer employee participation and company-related expertise receive priority consideration.

Applications are accepted throughout the year. http://www.pioneer.com/web/site/portal/menuitem.bb020a6d93d9d318bc0c0a03d10093a0/

Coryell Family Foundation
The Coryell Family Foundation was incorporated in 2000 to grant support to charitable, literary, scientific and educational based organizations. The Foundation will support the following types of organizations: affecting change in the lives of the disadvantaged; support the disadvantaged; and assist in the support of medical recovery. The Foundation has not established maximum dollar amounts, but rather look at the amount needed for each specific project based on the scope of the work proposed.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.coryellfamily.com/index.cfm

McKenzie Foundation
The purpose of the McKenzie Foundation is to encourage and support nonprofit programs, primarily in the areas of education, health, human services and cultural and environmental concerns. Faced with the task of translating these broad-reaching goals into a more focused set of grant guidelines, the board has selected four initiatives that will shape its grant-making for the next few years: early childhood development; education; the environment; arts and culture. The foundation makes grants to tax-exempt 501c(3) organizations.

The foundation reviews letters on a continuous basis. http://www.mckenziefoundation.us/grants.php

Bonnie Plants: 3rd Grade Cabbage Program
Third-grade teachers or FFA advisors may register to receive free cabbages for their students to help children learn to love gardening while they learn about nature.
Deadline: Following registration registrants are contacted by the company.
http://www.bonnieplants.com/3rdGradeCabbageProgram/tabid/58/Default.aspx

Grant requests are accepted at any time.
http://www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/grants/cogrants.as

The American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC)
AFLAC's philanthropic efforts in the community can be seen in four areas: health, education, youth, and the arts. From contributing to the John B. Amos Cancer Center to helping underwrite the creation of a new library. AFLAC grants range from $1,500 to $2 million.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.aflac.com/us/en/aboutaflac/communityinvolvement.aspx

Ongoing deadline. http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants

National SMART Grant

The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant, also known as the National Smart Grant is available during the third and fourth years of undergraduate study to full-time students who are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant and who are majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering or in a foreign language are eligible to receive an additional grant of up to $4,000 a year. Secretary of Education recently said that they have awarded less than half of the funds allocated to these grant. The student must also have maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in coursework required for the major.

Ongoing.

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/SmartGrants.jsp

Free Classroom Materials from Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance provides free educational materials to people working with youth that promote respect and appreciation for diversity in the classroom and beyond. Free materials include VHS videos, DVDs, a magazine subscription, and posters available to K-12 classroom teachers, school librarians, school counselors, school administrators, professors of education, leaders of home school networks, youth directors at houses of worship, and employees of youth-serving non-profit organizations. Their magazine and curriculum kits have earned Oscar nominations, an Academy Award, and more than a dozen honors from the Association of Educational Publishers.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/index.jsp

Airborne Teacher Trust Fund
The Airborne Teacher Trust Fund invites elementary and middle school teachers from public and private schools throughout the country to submit proposals for art and music programs that their schools are unable to fund. A panel of judges will then review and select proposals quarterly, and awards will be announced monthly. Teachers and their schools will receive grants from $200 to $10,000 to be used to implement their programs. At the conclusion of a program, the selected teacher/s will supply Airborne with a recap, which will then be posted on their website.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.airbornetrust.com/

Actuarial Foundation
The Actuarial Foundation through its Advancing Student Achievement Mentoring program awards monetary grants to schools and groups throughout the United States and Canada. The basic requirement for schools or groups seeking funding is that they develop a viable mentoring program involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and public schools. Advancing Student Achievement is a grant program that brings together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students' interest and achievement in math. The Actuarial Foundation can provide a local network of actuaries ready to participate, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that enhance learning and create a "love of math" in each student.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/programs/for_teachers.shtml

Free Ayn Rand Books for Teachers!
The Ayn Rand Institute is providing classroom sets of Ayn Rand's novels, along with teacher's guides and lesson plans, to high schools in the US and Canada. Teachers should complete the request form on the web site. http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_classroom_books

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Healthy Start

STOP Hunger Scholarships

http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/grant_application.asp

Deadline: April 15, 2010. http://www.vsarts.org/x244.xml

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

Elton John AIDS Foundation
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) focuses on supporting community-based prevention programs, harm reduction programs, public education to reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS, advocacy to improve AIDS-related public policy, and direct services to persons living with HIV/AIDS, especially populations with special needs. Direct services include HIV/AIDS-related medical and mental health treatment, testing and counseling, food distribution, assisted living, social service coordination, and legal aid. EJAF grants are provided three times per year to projects and partnerships that fit within EJAF's targeted grant-making priority areas. Any charitable (not-for-profit) organization located in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and Central and South America may apply. To apply, organizations must complete an online application that requests a summary description of the proposed program, proof of charitable status, and audited financial statements. The foundation awards grants three times a year--in February, July, and October.
Ongoing deadline. http://www.ejaf.org/pages/grants/areas.html

Hearst Foundation
The Hearst Foundations support well-established nonprofit organizations that address important issues within our major areas of interests - education, health, culture, and social service - and that primarily serve large demographic and/or geographic constituencies. Within these areas, the Foundations generally provide endowment, program, and capital grant support. Private nonprofits with significant support from the philanthropic community are favored over those financed through government sources.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.hearstfdn.org/fp_home.html

http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants

(Contact the division that operates a store in your geographic area.)
http://www.macysinc.com/community/applicationprocess.aspx - Application Process.

United Health Foundation
The purpose of the United Health Foundation is to improve health outcomes for all Americans. Through the Foundation's responsive grantmaking, support is provided to nonprofit organizations that serve the health needs of people and communities throughout the United States. The Foundation's priorities are twofold: to enhance the quality of health and medical care services by providing reliable, scientifically based information to support decisions made by health professionals, communities, and individuals; and to expand access to medical care and health-related services for individuals and families who live in challenging circumstances. Responsive grants generally range from $1,000 to $50,000.

Requests may be submitted at any time and will be responded to within 60 days.
http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/guideline.html

All applicants will be notified by mail.
http://www.guitarcentermusicfoundation.org/grants/index.cfm?sec=info

The foundation reviews letters on a continuous basis, and they may be submitted at any time during the year. http://www.mckenziefoundation.us/grants.php

CIGNA Foundation Grants
As part of its overall commitment to support innovative programs addressing the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities, the CIGNA Foundation makes targeted grants to organizations working in five core concern areas. These concerns, and representative activities, are: the health of women, children, and families; obesity awareness and prevention;
patient/doctor communications and health literacy; elimination of gender and ethnic disparities in health care; and the connection between a healthy mind and a healthy body.
Application Deadline: Introductory applications, the first step in the application process, are reviewed throughout the year.
http://www.cigna.com/about_us/community/targeted_grant.html

Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation
The Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation seeks to advance the well-being of children worldwide who are sick, handicapped, injured, orphaned, or otherwise vulnerable. The Foundation provides grants to organizations that benefit children up to 18 years of age through programs of direct service or medical research. Nonprofit organizations and NGOs throughout the world are eligible to apply, except in countries that are unstable due to war, or where grants are restricted by the U.S. government.

Online letters of inquiry are accepted at any time. http://www.dhrossfoundation.org/

United Health Foundation - Medical Care Enhancement Funded
The purpose of the United Health Foundation is to improve health outcomes for all Americans. Through the Foundation's responsive grant making, support is provided to nonprofit organizations that serve people and communities in the United States. The Foundation's priorities include enhancing the quality of health and medical care services by providing reliable, scientifically-based information to support decisions made by health professionals, communities, and individuals. An additional priority is to expand access to medical care and health-related services for individuals and families who live in challenging circumstances.

Letters of inquiry are accepted throughout the year. http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/guideline.html

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Literacy

ING Unsung Heroes
Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. For more than 10 years, and with $3M in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program's "alumni" have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000
Application Deadline: April 30, 2010. http://www.ing-usa.com/us/aboutING/CorporateCitizenship/Education/INGUnsungHeroes/index.htm

Ongoing deadline. http://www.coryellfamily.com/index.cfm

Reading Resource Project - Free Books for Literacy Program
The Reading Resource Project is an ongoing program that distributes books FREE of charge for literacy programs. Recipients pay shipping, handling, and administrative costs, $0.65 per book. Reading Resource Project books come in sets of 100 books per set. There will not be more than four copies of the same book in any set. Reading levels are available for Pre-K through 2nd Grade. Book selection and quantity is dependent upon availability. Reading Resource Project books are available in a limited quantity on a first come, first served basis.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.lefbooks.org/reading_resource_project/

Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble considers requests for local and regional support from non-profit organizations in the communities they serve. Since funding is limited, they do not contribute to grant or scholarship programs, religious organizations, sports teams or events, political organizations, or medical and health-related causes. However, they support organizations that focus on literacy, the arts or education (K - 12). Barnes & Noble assess the merit of each request on an individual basis. Ongoing deadline.
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/sponsorship/Sponsorship_main.html

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Mentoring

Applications may be submitted at any time. http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/grant/

Actuarial Foundation
The Actuarial Foundation through its Advancing Student Achievement Mentoring program awards monetary grants to schools and groups throughout the United States and Canada. The basic requirement for schools or groups seeking funding is that they develop a viable mentoring program involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and public schools. Advancing Student Achievement is a grant program that brings together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students interest and achievement in math. The Actuarial Foundation can provide a local network of actuaries ready to participate, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that enhance learning and create a "love of math" in each student.

Ongoing deadline. http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/grant/what.html

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Non-profit

Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides support to nonprofit, grassroots organizations throughout the United States that facilitate progressive social change. Grant applicants need to demonstrate that their projects will lead to societal, institutional, and/or environmental change; address the root causes of social or environmental problems; and lead to new ways of thinking and acting. Projects must facilitate leadership development and strengthen the self-empowerment efforts of those who have traditionally been disenfranchised in our society. The Foundation does not make grants to support basic or direct social service programs.

Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time.
http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/guidelines.html

Microsoft Software Grants
All nonprofit or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that hold charitable status are eligible to participate in this program. Eligible organizations operate on a not-for-profit basis and have a mission to benefit the local community that could include, but is not limited to, the following.
• Providing relief to the poor
• Advancing education
• Improving social welfare
• Preserving culture
• Preserving or restoring the environment
http://www.microsoft.com/About/CorporateCitizenship/CommunityInvestment/NGO/en/us/softwareGrants.mspx

Deadline: None

The foundation reviews letters on a continuous basis, and they may be submitted at any time during the year. http://www.mckenziefoundation.us/grants.php

Draper Richards Foundation
The Draper Richards Foundation provides selected social entrepreneurs with funding to start new nonprofit organizations through the Draper Richards Fellowships. Up to six fellowships are awarded annually for projects which demonstrate innovative ways to solve existing social problems. Funded projects, which must have national or global reach, can address a variety of public service areas. Experienced, dedicated social entrepreneurs with a developed idea for a nonprofit organization in the United States are eligible to apply for up to $100,000 annually for three years.

Brief proposals are accepted throughout the year. http://www.draperrichards.org/process/

Ongoing deadline. http://www.hearstfdn.org/fp_home.html

Requests may be submitted at any time.
http://www.toyota.com/about/our_commitment/philanthropy/education/toyota_usa/

Requests are accepted throughout the year.

http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/guidelines.html

Grant requests are accepted at any time.
http://www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/grants/cogrants.asp

Ongoing deadline.
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/sponsorship/Sponsorship_main.html

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Do you have a grant opportunity you would like posted?

Contact June L. Robinson via e-mail June.L.Robinson@wv.gov or phone (304)558-2440.