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Creative Energy Challenge

Posted

12/17/2003
Sponsor Johnson Controls
Funding Three students (one from each grade category, K-5, 6-8, and 9-12) and one exemplary teacher will each win an expenses-=paid trip for two to Hawaii. All entries will receive an award certificate.
Eligibility K-12 students in the US and Canada, except Quebec.
Deadline February 21, 2004
Summary Johnson Controls -- a company that makes car and building environmental controls and other systems, the National Energy Foundation and the United States Energy Association created this contest in which K-12 students research and then express energy conservation techniques and benefits.
Application N/A
Contact Igniting Creatrive Energy, National Energy Foundation
3676 Californai Ave., Suite A117, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: (801) 616-8326
www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org

 

Westinghouse Charitable Giving Program

Posted

12/17/2003
Sponsor Brookdale Foundation Group
Funding Grant awards are up to a maximum of $5,000. Organizations are limited to two grants over a five-year period.
Eligibility Nonprofit organizations. Because Westinghouse and its employees provide significant support to local United Ways, United Way-affiliated agencies are ineligible.
Deadline Requests for funding are accepted year round. The advisory board makes wards quarterly. Proposals may be submitter directly to the Westinghouse Charitable Giving PRogram (address below) or a local Westinghouse plant location (a list of addresses can be found on the Web site), if applicable.
Summary Nuclear power giant Westinghouse makes charitable contributions to nonprofit efforts that improve the quality of life in Westinghouse communities, especially southwestern Pennsylvania.
Application N/A
Contact WestingCharitable Giving Program
PO Box 355. ECE
575C, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355
Phone: (412) 374-6824
www.westinghouse.com/E.asp

 

Brookdate Foundation's Relatives as Parents Program

Posted

12/17/2003
Sponsor Brookdale Foundation Group

Funding

The foundation will award up to 15 local groups and up to five state agencies with seed grants of $10,000 each over two years ($6,000 and $4,000, respectively). The grant must be matched with either in-kind contributions or cash on a dollar-for-dollar basis before program begins.
Eligibility For local grants: community-based agencies with 501(c) (3) or equivalent tax-exempt status. For state grants: public state agencies in Alaska; Ark.; Calif.; Colo.; Ga.; Hawaii; La.; Maine; Miss.; NV; NH; NM; ND; SD; Utah; and Vt..
Deadline January 15, 2004 for local grants; February 12, 2004 for state grants.
Summary The Brookdale Foundation Group, which makes grants focusing on the needs of the elderly, developed the Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) to encourage the creation or expansion of services for grandparents who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting.
Application N/A
Contact Melinda Perez-Porter, Program Associate
The Brookdale Foundation Group
126 E. 56th St., New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 308-7355
e-mail: [email protected]
www.brookdalefoundation.org

 

National School and Business Partnerships Award

Posted

12/17/2003
Sponsor Cola-Cola-founded, Council for Corporate and School Partnerships

Funding

Six partnerships will win $10,000 each.
Eligibility Partnerships involving K-12 public schools or school districts and businesses.
Deadline January 29, 2004
Summary This new award, created by the Cola-Cola-founded Council for Corporate and School Partnerships, honors school and business partnerships that have been working together to improve the academic, social or physical well-being of students.
Application N/A
Contact www.corpschoolpartners.org/award.shtml

 

Family Justice Center (Justice)

Posted

12/17/2003
Sponsor Justice Department

Funding

$1.3 million for first-year funding on one network, including clinical researchcenters and a coordinating center. The project period is five years.
Eligibility Grants will be made under three programs with varying eligibility requirements: states, localities and Native American tribes and courts, under the arrest program; rural government agencies and rural public and private entities, including faith-based organizations, under the rural program; and private nonprofit organizations, as well as public nongovernmental and Native American tribal governments under the legal assistance for victims programs.
Deadline December 12, 2003 for notification; January 15, 2004, subject to appropriations, which are not yet set. Justice plans to support 12 centers in various communities, with up to $1.5 million available to individual sites based on the size of the population to be served and the scope of the program.
Summary The Justice Department seeks applications under the President's Family Justice Center Initiative, a pilot program to plan and develop comprehensive domestic violence victim service and support centers that increase accessibility by co-locating the various service providers -- from chaplains to prosecutors -- in the same facility.
Application N/A
Contact DoJ Response Center
Phone: (800) 421-6770
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm

 

Network for Research in Anorexia Nervosa

Posted

12/17/2003
Sponsor National Institute of Mental Health

Funding

$1.3 million for first-year funding on one network, including clinical researchcenters and a coordinating center. The project period is five years.
Eligibility Domestic and foreign for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Deadline December 22, 2003 for letters of intent; January 22, 2004 for applications
Summary The National Institute of Mental Health seeks cooperative agreement applications to participate in a multi-site collaborative network that will evaluate interventions for treatment of anorexia nervosa.
Application N/A
Contact Linda Street
Phone: (301) 443-0651
Fax: (301) 594-6784
e-mail: [email protected]
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFQ-MH-04-002.html

 

Environmental Education

Posted

12/17/2003
Sponsor Environmental Protection Agency

Funding

Because the federal budget is not yet final, funding is uncertain. In recent years, funding for this program has been $3 million for grants administered by the EPA regional offices of up to $25,000 each; and those administered by EPA national headquarters of more than $25,000 each. The matching requirement is 25% of the total project cost.
Eligibility Local education agencies, tribal education agencies, state education or environmental agencies, colleges or universities, nonprofit organizations and noncommercial educational broadcasting entities.
Deadline January 6, 2004
Summary The Environmental Protection Agency seeks applications to undertake environmental education projects.
Application N/A
Contact www.epa.gov/enviroed or
www.access.gpo.gov/su_doc/fedreg/a031112c.html

 

Technology Equipment Funds

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor Beaumont Foundation

Funding

NA

Eligibility NA
Deadline Our current grant process begins with an online “letter of interest” to the Foundation, which is due by December 10. The letter of interest is fairly brief. Once those letters are reviewed, we will invite the best of these schools to submit a full application.
Summary

The Beaumont Foundation makes grants of technology equipment to schools and community organizations. It is particularly interested in schools that are “technology ready” and have 50% or more of their students who qualify for the National School Lunch Program and/or who serve students with disabilities.

Application www.bmtfoundation.com/
Contact Nora Jean Hernandez, Program Officer, (409)838-1812, [email protected]

Culinary School Scholarships

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor The Art Institutes

Funding

Promising youg chefs can compete to win part of $200,000 in partial or full scharships to attend an Art Institutes (AI) culinary school. From these applications, as least 10 students will be chosen to prepare their menu in a local cook-off at the end of March at one of 19 AI locations: Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Fort Lauderdale, Fla; Houston; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; New York City; Orange County, CA; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Pittsburg; San Diego; Seattle; Vancouver, BC; and Arlington, VA.

The winner from each region will go to Orange County to compete for the
title "Best Teen Chef." All who compete in the national competition will
receive help attending AI culinary school, with scholarships ranging from
$2,000 to a full $30,000 each.

Eligibility NA
Deadline As a first step, interesed high school seniors (with GPA of at least 2.0)
submit an interest form, a smaple two-course menu and corresponding original
recipes by Februrary 13, 2004.
Summary NA
Application www.artinstitutes.edu/nc
Contact NA

Federal Cyberservice: Scholarships for Service

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor National Science Foundation

Funding

$16.2 million in anticipated funds, up from $11.2 million in
2003, for approximately 15-18 awards, including six scholarship track awards
and 12-18 capacity-building track awards. Typical scholarship grants to
institutions provide four years of funding support as many as three cohorts
with up to 10 two-year scholarship stipends for $8,000 - $12,000 a year
each. Awards for capacity building rantge up to $150,000 a year each for two
years.
Eligibility For the scholarship track, proposal organizations
must be an accreditied US university or college that either has been
designated by the National Security Agency as a center of academic
excellence in information assurance education (CAE/IAE), or has an
information assurance program that meets equivalent criterai. for the
capacity-building track, the appliant may be either an accredited university
or consortium. The lead institution must have either a CAE/IAE designation
or an information assurance program that meets equivalent criteria.
Deadline December 12, 2003 for letters of intent; January 12, 2004 for applications.
Summary the scholarship track provides funds for scholarships to
students to pursue academic programs in information assurance for the final
two years of undergraduate student, twho years of master's-level study, or
the final two years of PhD-level study. Students participate as a cohort for
the two-year period, which includes a summer internship in a federal agency
at the end of the first year. Recipients are required to work for a federal
agency for two years to fulfill their service commitment. The
capacity-building track provides funds to colleges and universities to
improve the quality and increase production of information assurance and
computer security professionals through activities such as adaptation andf
implementation of exemplary materials, courses and curicula, faculty
development and laboratory development.
Application www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04505/nsf04505.htm
Contact Ernest McDuffie, (703)292-4566; [email protected]

Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarships

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor National Science Foundation

Funding

$30 million for fiscal year 2004 for 90 awards of up to
$100,000 a year each for four years.
Eligibility US Higher Education institutions that grant
associate, baccalaureate or graduate degrees in the relevant fields.
Deadline December 3, 2003 for letters of intent; January 28, 2004 for applications.
Summary The National Science Foundations seeks applications to
provide sholarships to academically talented and financially needy students,
enabling them to pursue education at any post-secondary level to prepare
them to enter the high technology workforce.
Application www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04506/nsf04506.htm
Contact Duncan McBrite, (703)292-4630; fax, (703)292-9015; [email protected]

Drug Abuse Vulnerability Research Funds

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor National Institute on Drug Abuse

Funding

$1.5 million for six awards, including research project grants (R01) of varying amounts for up to five years; small grants (R03) of up to $50,000 a year each for two years; and exploratory development grants (R21) of up to $275,000 each over two years.
Eligibility Domestic and foreigh for-profit and nonprofit organizations, such as universites, colleges, hospitals, laboratories; and state, local and eligibale federal government agencies.
Deadline January 20, 2004 for letters of intent; February 20, 2004 for applications.
Summary NIDA seeks research that is model-driven and: explores and delineates basic processes -- particularly judgment and decision-making, related to drug abuse vulnerability during adolescence; or directly focuses on drug abuse and the effects of drugs on decision-making. research need not be conducted in a drug-abusing population as long as the research is designed to advance understanding of drug use and addiction in adolescents. Cognitive science research that involves adolescent clinical populations also is appropriate.
Application grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-04-009.html
Contact Contact: Paul Schnur, (301)443-1887; fax, (301)594-6043; [email protected]

Corporate Giving Program

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor Horizon Organic Dairy

Funding

Value of cash grants and product donations vary.
Eligibility Applicants must have 501(c)(3), tex-exempt status. Applications must provide background information on the requesting organization as well as how the request relates to Horizon Organic Dairy's mission to provide wholesome organic food produced withy respect fo the enviornment, animal welfare, food safety and people's health and nutrition.
Deadline Ongoing. Applications take about six weeks to review.
Summary Through monetary contributions and donations of Horizon Organic products, Horizon Organic Dairy supports nonproft organizations working in the areas of environmental education and preservation; family farmers and rural issues; animal welfare; and organic education, research and promotion.
Application www.horizonorganic.com (click on "Our Company," then "contributions")
Contact Horizon Organic Daily, Charitable Contributions Committe, PO Box 17577, Boulder CO 80308; (303)530-2711; fax; (303)652-1371

Corporate Giving Program

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor Symbol Technologies, Inc.

Funding

Symbol Technologies, Inc., a secure mobile information system (e.g. portable bar code readers) company, and its employees support and are involved in community activities and charitable programs. Monetary assistance is distrbuted thorough the corporate giving program and employees, as indiviudals and as entire departments, volunteer their time and get involved in community events.
Eligibility Applicants myst have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. For grants and equipment donations, applicants must submit request on letterhead and include documentation of tax-exemption, summary of the organization's financial stability and explanation of existing relationship, if any, with the company.
Deadline None. A request for funding form must be submitted. The form is available online. Applicants should allow two to four weeks for a response. If you are asking a Symbol associate to serve as your liaiason, please diret them to Sr. Manager, Community Affairs/Human Resources, at the address below.
Summary Giving focuses on four areas: (1) partners in education, to support educational insitutions locally and nationally, especially those helping students pursue technical careers in Long Island, NY, and those pursuing scientific innovations in university settings; (2) strength of diversity, focusing on multi-cultural organizations; (3) Symbol and the arts, aiming to offer art and music to wider audiences in areas of company operations; and (4) a helping hand, supporting hunger homelessness relief, select health initiatives and children't organizations.
Application www.symbol.com/about/overview/overview_community_affairs.html
Contact Community Affairs/Human Resources Department, Symbol Technologies, Inc., One Symbol Plaza, Mail Stop A-12, Holtsville, NY 11742

Corporate Giving Program

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor Kraft Foods

Funding

Last year, Kraft provided more than $34 million in food and financial support to hundreds of nonprofit organizations around the world. The majority of grants fell between $10,000 and $45,000 each.
Eligibility Private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations in communities in which Kraft employees live and work. Kraft does not provide operating support to elementary or secondary schools, however arts grants programs that meybenefit schools are eligible if a 501(c)(3) is the grantee.
Deadline Ongoing; funding decisions are made quarterly.
Summary This year Kraft added the healthy lifestyles grant area to help nonprofit organizations help children and their families improve their activity and eating behaviors. The first receipients of this corporate giving focus will be specially invited nonprofit organizations serving Latino children in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miama, and Sand Antonio. In arts in education, Kraft supports arts organizations that direcly link their educational programming with school by providing teacher support materials, workshops, or in-school exposure to their art form. Kraft has particular interest in innovative programs that inegrate the arts with othr curricular core subject areas.

TIPS: Kraft's parent company, Altria, also has a grant-making program, see www.altria.com/responsibility for information. All Kraft food product donations are made exclusively through America's Second Harvest, www.secondharvest.org .

Application www.kraft.com/cares.html
Contact Director, Corporate Contributions, Kraft Foods, Inc., Three
Lakes Drive, Northifield, IL 60093. (847)646-2000; fax, (847)646-5241

Teacher Fellowships

Posted

12/01/2003
Sponsor C-SPAN

Funding

Fellows will receive a $3,000 stipend, a round-trip plane ticket and a $2,000 housing allowance to spend a four week session at C-SPAN in Washington, DC during the summer to work with education programming staff on new lesson plans and programming ideas. Fellows also receive videsotapes from the C-SPAN archives to use in the classroom.
Eligibility Full-time public and private school teachers of middle and high school students. Applicants must be a member of C-SPAN in the Classroom, a free membership service for educators.
Deadline March 17, 2004. A local cable operator must sign applications.
Summary NA
Application www.c-spanorg/classroom/fellowship.asp
Contact C-SPAN, 400 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001; (800) 523-7586; [email protected].

Textbook Materials

Posted

11/24/2003
Sponsor National Book Scholarship Funds

Funding

New Readers Press materials valued between $500 and $8,000.
Eligibility NA
Deadline December 4, 2003
Summary NA
Application www.nbsf.org/downloads/NBSF-2003-Application.pdf
Contact Mara Roberts, Program Administrator, National Book Scholarship Fund, ProLiteracy Worldwide, 1320 Jamesville Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210. (315) 422-9121.

Free Grants Directory

Posted

10/03/2003
Sponsor School Funding Center

Funding

Get free grant and funding information for curriculum, technology, after-school, personnel, or other innovative ideas.
Eligibility NA
Deadline Ongoing

Summary

 

The School Funding Center database lists over 100,000 grants worth over six billion dollars. Our newsletter is free. Go to The School Funding Center web site to subscribe.
Application www.schoolfundingcenter.com
Contact Don Peek [email protected]


  • Comprehensive HBCU Cancer Research
    Agency: National Institute of Health National Cancer Institute's Program Planning Grants for Minority Insitution and Cancer Center Collaboration
    Program: Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership
    Funding: to five-year awards; intends to commit approximately $2.5 million for the first year.
    Eligibility: Historically Black Colleges and Universitites, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, tribal instiutions able to demonstrate organized, highly integrated research efforts focused on cancer.
    Deadline: Letters of intent, July 17, final applications, August 14
    Summary: Funding helps HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal institutions integrate and maximize their expertise and experience in cancer research.
    Information: NIH, 301-435-0714, E-mail: [email protected]
  • Comprehensive HBCU Cancer Research
    Agency: National Institute of Health National Cancer Institute's Program Planning Grants for Minority Insitution and Cancer Center Collaboration
    Program: Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership
    Funding: to five-year awards; intends to commit approximately $2.5 million for the first year.
    Eligibility: Historically Black Colleges and Universitites, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, tribal instiutions able to demonstrate organized, highly integrated research efforts focused on cancer.
    Deadline: Letters of intent, July 17, final applications, August 14
    Summary: Funding helps HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal institutions integrate and maximize their expertise and experience in cancer research.
    Information: NIH, 301-435-0714, E-mail: [email protected]

  • DoEd Bilingual Teacher Development Agency: Department of Education
    Program: National Professional Development Program, Language Instruction for Limited Enlish Proficient and Immigrant Students
    Eligibility: Colleges and universities, to work in consortia with local districts or state agencies
    Summary: As prescribed in the No Child Left Behind Act's Title III, funds provide help techers become qualified to teach Limited English proficient "LEP" students and fund additional assistance of educational personnel.
    Funding: $200,000-$300,000
    Information: DoEd, Brenda Comptom-Turner, 202-205-9839; E-mail: [email protected]

  • NIH Children's Drug Research
    Agency: National Institutes of Health, National Insititute of Child Health and Human Development
    Program: Research of Mechanisms of Adverse Drug reactions in children
    Eligibility: Nonprofits, colleges and universitities, state and local governments, eligibale agencies of the gederal government
    Funding: Awards are as high as $250,000 each, from $1.5 million
    Deadline: Letters of Intent, June 26, applications, July 26
    Summary: Funding supports the study of molecular and cellualr
    mechanisms' involvement in adverse drug reactions in children.
    Information: Letters of intent, George Giacoia, 301-496-5589; Email: [email protected]; NICHD grants, Mary Daley, 301-496-1305; E-mail:
    md74u2nih.gov; http://www.nichd.nih.gov

  • Children's Dental-Health Grants
    The Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental health grants support nonprofit dental-health care and education projects aimed at low-income children.
    The program's overriding objective is to help children whose economic status places them at greatest risk. this oral-health-promotion grant program aspires to be a catalyst for increasing voluntary efforts by the dental-health community.
    Funding request can be as high as $5,000.
    School districts and community based nonprofit oral-health-promotion programs, such as dental-health socieities and other nonprofits and health-promotion organizations and agencies, are encouraged to apply.
    Deadline: July 31
    Information: Robert Czarnecki, 312-440-2544; E-mail: [email protected]
  • Suicide Research
    The American foundation for Suicide Prevention funds "estabilished investigator" grants and a group of smaller grants supporting collegiate professor and clinical biological or psychosocial research on suicide.
    Awards can be as high as $100,000 over two years
    Deadline: December 15
    Information: AFSP, E-mail: [email protected]; http://www.afsp.org/research/grants.htm

  • Computer Recycling Project
    The Share the Technology Program, a New Jersey-based nonprofit, is an online resource connecting computer donors with organizations seeking to acquire technological equipment. All donor postings to the group's database and equipment requests are free; no party will be charged for submissions. Public and private schools, non-profits and disabled individuals are eligible to solicity the group.
    Information: Share the Technology, 856-234-6156; E-mail: [email protected]
  • Bradley Foundation Grants
    The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation funds research projects delving into school choice and educating gifted and talented children. Projects can research the needs of gifted children and techniques of providing education for students with superior skills and intelligence, including investigations of how learning occurs in gifted children and pilot projects of instruction.
    Grants start at $3,000 and have no limit. Nonprofits, including K-12 schools are eligible.
    Deadline: July 1, September 1
    Information: Bradley Foundation, 414-291-9915; http://www.bradleyfdn.org/programs.html

  • Bay Foundation Grants
    The Bay Foundation funds pre-college education, technology, math and science programs to educational nonprofits and schools.
    Grants range from $2,000 - $6,000
    Deadline: September 1
    Information: Bay Foundation, Robert Ashton, 212-663-1115

  • College Epilepsy Research
    The Epilepsy Foundation of America offers grants to support bilogical or behavioral research advancing the understanding, treatment and prevention of epilepsy. Researchers from public or private institutions at the level of assistant professor or its equivalent are eligible.
    Awards can be as high as $40,000
    Deadline: September 4
    Information: EFA, 800-332-1000; http://www.efa.org/

  • SHOPA Kids in Need Grants
    The School, Home and Office Products Association's Foundation offers grants of up to $1,000 for K-12 teachers. The program operates through discount department and drug stores, supporting hands-on projects in any discipline benefiting students in grades K-12 public or private schools. As many as 140 grants will be given
    Deadline: September 27
    Information: School, Home, and Office Products Association,
    800-854-7467; E-mail: [email protected]; http://www.shopa.org/foundation

  • Glidden Paint for Kindergarten Classrooms
    The Glidden Company will provide a fresh coat of paint to a few kindergarten classrooms. Glidden consultants and teachers will pick the color, and volunteers will paint the classrooms on August 1. Last year 1,000 schools applied and Glidden Painted 34.
    Information: Glidden, 800-454-3336;

  • Honda Grants
    The American Honda Foundation funds math, science, gifted and talented and pre-college programs. Grants are made to K-12 school districts, and must go to academic
    development emphasizing innovative educational methods and techniques.
    Grants can go up to two years and generally range from $20,000-$50,000 per year.
    Deadline: May 1, August 1
    Information: American Honda Foundation, Kathryn Ann Carey, Manager, 310-781-4090; E-mail: [email protected]
  • Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
    Is your music department or marching band strapped for funds? The Melody Program provides musical instruments and equipment to music programs with no other sources of funding. The program works through its affiliate dealers to facilitate repair of salvageable instruments. Applicants whose music programs lack institutional financial support and whose students qualify for financial assistance will receive greater consideration.
    Grants are in the form of repairs and new instruments typically costing $500-$10,000 in retail value. Elementary, middle and high schools are eligible, but requirements
    vary according to grade levels. Check the Website for more information.
    Deadline: Open
    Information: The Mr. Holland's Opus foundation, 818-784-6787; E-mail: [email protected]; http://www.mhopus.org/melody.htm

  • Braitmayer K-12 Funds
    The Braitmayer Foundation funds K-12 programs focusing on curricular and school-reform initiatives, professional-development opportunities for teachers and local education-related community efforts. The foundation prefers seed-money-style or challenge grants, or to match other grants.
    Grant requests can be as high as $35,000.
    Deadline: June 30, November 15
    Information: http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org

  • National Geographic Teacher Assistance
    The National Geographic Society awards teacher grants to facilitate work in the classroom, school, district, and community. Up to $5,000 is available for as many as 20 teachers or groups of teachers with innovative geography-education proposals. The society promotes geographic knowledge through education and promoting stewardship of natural and cultural resources.
    Grant applications are accepted in the spring from any current teacher or administrator in an accredited school.
    Information: http://www.nationalgeographic.com


  • Toxic Substance Links to Chronic Diseases
    Agency: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
    Program: Linking Chronic Disease & Environmental Data Sources
    Eligibility: State public-health agencies and bona fide agents
    Funding: $4000,000 for 2-3 awards of $100,000-$200,000 for
    projects of up to three years.
    Deadline: July 30
    Summary: This cooperative agreement will conduct research on the potential impact of environmental exposures on chronic-disease outcomes. Measurable outcomes will ascertain relationships and enhance effective partnerships.
    Applications: Program Announcement 02155: www.cdc.gov/od/pro/forminfo.htm
    Info: Edna Green, CDC, 770-488-2723; e-mail: [email protected]

  • Link: Trauma - Acute Care Services - To Local Programs
    Agency: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Health & Human
    Services Department
    Program: Linkages of Acute Care & Emergency Medical Services
    to State & Local Injury Prevention Programs
    Eligibility: National non-profits and for-profit organizations with at least 25 members that address acute care, trauma or emergency medical services
    Funding: $450,000 for three-six awards of $60,000 - %125,000 for projects of one year
    Deadline: August 2
    Summary: The program intends to support collaboration between national professional organizations in acute medical care, trauma, emergency medical services with state and local injury prevention programs and CDC. Awards under Part 1 will be $60,000 - $125,000. Applications under Part 2 are eligible for an additional award of $50,000 - $75,000 to conduct coordination activities.
    Application: Program Announcement No. 02195: www.cdc.gov, click on "Funding," then on "Grants & Coperative Agreements."
    Info: Van King, 770-488-2751; e-mail: [email protected]
    Fed. Reg. 6/27 pp43334-35

  • Customized Employment Grants to Provide Jobs
    Agency: Office of Disability Employment Policy, Labor Department
    Program: Customized Employment Grants
    Eligibility: Local Workforce Investment Board under the Workforce
    Investment Act or their fiscal agents
    Funding: $3.5 million for up to seven competitive grants running for a year
    Deadline: August 12
    Summary: Grantees must develop services and supports in ways providing informed choice and promoting self-determination. They must establish employer involvement; track and respond to customer service and satisfaction for both persons with disabilities and employers; and provide services, including follow-up services, to ensure job retention and career development. The Federal Register notice contains all needed information on applying. Applications will NOT be mailed.
    Info: Cassandra Willis, 202-693-4570
    Federal Register: 6/26 pp43154-69

  • Demonstration Grants to Help Youth
    Agency: Office of Disability Employment Policy, Labor Department
    Program: Innovative Demonstration Grants for Youth with Disabilities
    Eligibility: Work Incentive Act grants recipients for a local area, fiscal agents for such recipients, local boards and competitively selected eligible youth service providers
    Funding: Five competitive grants of $350,000 - $500,000 for up to two years
    Deadline: August 12
    Summary: These deomonstration programs are to enhance the capacity of youth programs working in conjunction with WIA. Each grant must involve members of two specific groups in planning and implementation: youth with disabilities, including hidden disabilities, such as psychiatric disabilities, substance addiction, mental retardation and learning disabilities; and relevant experts in the field such as disability organizations, researchers, policymakers, employers, family members, independent living centers and service providers. The Federal Register notice includes all necessary forms for applying. For another form, access www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/grants/forms.html
    Info: Cassandra Willis, 202-693-4570
    Federal Register: 6/26 pp43169-82

  • Improve Outcomes Of Traumatic Brain Injuries
    Agency: Health resources & Services Administration, Health & Human
    Services Department
    Program: State Grants for Traumatic Brain Injury
    Eligibility: State governments, with states having had competed a three-year state TBI implementation grant
    Funding: $1.2 million for up to 11 grants in three categories for projects running up to three years.
    Deadline: Letter of intent - July 19; application August 2
    Summary: The purpose is to help persons who have sustained traumatic brain injuries obtain health and other services. There will be:
    1. Two planning grants of up to $75,000 up to two years
    2. One implementation grant of up to $200,000 up to three years
    3. Eight post-demonstration grants of up to $100,000 up to a year
    Application Kits: HRSA Grants Application Center, 877-477-2123; www.hrsa.gov/g_order3.htm
    Info: Betty Hastings, 301-443-5599; e-mail: [email protected]
    Federal Register: 6/26 pp43129-31

  • Demonstration Projects Intend To Ensure Quality Higher Education
    Agency: Education Department
    Program: Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education
    Eligibility: Institutions of higher education
    Funding: $6.9 million for 24 grants of $100,000 - $290,000 for projects of up to three years
    Deadline: July 22
    Summary: The purpose is to provide technical assistance and
    professional development for faculty and administrators in institutions of higher education so they acquire the skills and support needed to teach students with disabilities. In addition, the program will enable faculty and administrators in other institutions of higher education to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities.
    Applications: CFDA No. 84.333: Education Publications Center, Box
    1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398, 877-433-7827. TDD 877-576-7734; e-mail: [email protected]; http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html
    Info: Shedita Ford, 202-502-7808; e-mail: [email protected]
    Federal Register: 6/21 pp42241-42

  • Improving Services for Children
    Agency: Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services,
    Education Department
    Program: Research and Innovation To Improve Services & Results for Children with Disabilities
    Eligibility: State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, private non-profits, tribes
    Funding: An estimated 36 awards of 3-4 years duration not exceeding $180,000 yearly
    Deadline: July 22
    Summary: The purpose of CFDA No. 324 is to produce and advance knowledge to improve educational and early-intervention results for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities. Under CFDA 894.324D, Directed Research Projects of up to three years duration, there will be: an estimated 10 awards of $152,000 - $180,000 for Broad Focus Area A - Access to Learning; an estimated either awards under Broad Focus B - Accountability & Reform; and an estimated eight awards under Broad Focus Area C - Social & Emotional Development & Intervention. The project period is up to three years.
    Under CFDA No. 84.324T, Model Demonstration Projects
    for Children with Disabilities of up to four years duration, there will be: an estimated four awards of $115,000 - $180,000 under Focus Area 1 - Model Demonstration Projects to Support Quality Educational and Transition and Aftercare Programs in the Justice System for Youth with Disabilities; an estimated two awards under Focus Area 2 - Strengthening Childcare Infrastructures for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers from Underserved Families and Communities; an estimated two awards under Focus Area 3- Agency Participation in Transition; and an estamated two awards under Focus Area 4
    - Assessments and Accountability.
    No grants can exceed $180,000 for a year
    Applications: Education Prublications Center, Box 1398, Jessup, MD
    20794-1398; 877-433-7827; e-mail, [email protected]; http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs./html
    Info: Grants & Contracts Services Team, 202-260-9182
    Federal Register: 6/19 pp41791-99

  • Improve Services For Children
    Agency: Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, Education Department
    Program: Special Education - Technical Assistance & Dissemination To Improve Services & Results for Children with Disabilities
    Eligibility: State educational agencies that have not been awarded grants under this competition - CFDA No. 84.326X
    Funding: $8 million for grants averaging $375,000
    Deadline: July 29
    Summary: This program provides technical assistance and information supporting state and local entitites in improving early intervention, educational and transistional services and results for children with disabilities and their families and addressing foals and priorities for changing state sytems that address these issues. Only applicants meeting at least one of four focus areas under the absolute priority will be funded. Those areas are developing and enhancing: a process to conduct a self-assessment; a data system to support the needs of a Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process at the state or local level; conduct activities to plan improvement based on a CIMP; the state systems to identify, disseminate and implement promising educational or early-intervention practivies based on research.
    Applications: Education Publications Center, Box 1398, Jessup, MD
    20794-1398; 877-433-7827; e-mail, [email protected]; http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs./html
    Info: Grants & Contracts Services Team, 202-260-9182
    Federal Register: 6/25 pp42975-80

  • Centers for Independent Living
    Agency: Education Department
    Program: Centers for Independent Living
    Eligibility: Consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofits designed and operated by persons with disabilities and providing an array of independent-living services.
    Funding: $1.2 million for an estimated 27 awards, ranging from $5,908 - $200,000 in 15 states and territories running up to five years.
    Deadline: August 1
    Summary: This program supports the planning, conducting, administering and evaluating of centers for independent living consistent with state plans for estabilishing statewide networks of such centers.
    Applications: Education Publications Center, Box 1398, Jessup, MD
    20794-1398; 877-433-7827; e-mail, [email protected]; http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs./html
    Info: James Billy, Education Department; 202-205-9362
    Federal Register: 6/25 p42766

  • YOUR program may qualify to offer supplemental services to Title I youth
    Your before- or after-school program may qualify for an additional federal-funding boost, starting this fall. Under the new No Child Left Behind education law (PL107-110) Title I students attending federally designeted low-preforming schools are eligible to receive supplemental services, such as tutoring in math or language arts.
    Out-of-school-time services providers - Boys and Girls Clubs, 21st Century Community Learning Centers grantees, faith-based organizations, etc.
    - may qualify to get some extra federal aid to offer those supplemental services to eligible students.
    DoEd is working out the fine points. Contact your state educational agency to find out if your program can be included as a qualified provider of supplemental services and to learn application deadlines.
    Info: SEA contact info, www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SEA.htm

  • DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDING NOTE:
    The November 22, 2000 Federal Register includes a few small "Competitive Preferences" outlining what the department is looking for with many special-education and other programs.
    Included in the notice are maximum scores under the selection criteria for each of these programs is 100 points; but the department will allow up to 10 points based on how an application includes effective strategies for employing and advancing in employment qualified individuals with disabilities as project employees in awarded projects. DoEd says it will determine the effectiveness of those strategies, consider the applicant's prior success.
    So applicants can be awarded up to a total of 10 extra points in addition to those awarded under the regualr DoEd guidelines, making it possible to score 110 out of 100 on a grant application. In the Goals 2000: educate America Act promotes new partnerships to strengthen schools and expands capacities for helping communities to exchange ideas.
    Contact DoEd for a refresher on the details, especially if you're applying for grants in the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program, Recreational Programs, Centers for Independent Living, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projectrs and centers Program, Rehabilitation Research and training Centers, Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization, rehabilitation Engineering research Centes, Special Projects and Demonstrations for Spinal Cord Injuries, Projects with industry, Special Demonstration Programs and Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American indians with Disabilities.
    Info: DoEd, Ann Queen, 202-205-8285; e-mail: [email protected]
    Federal Register, 11/22/2000 pp70407-9

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day Grants
    Agency: Corportation for National and Community Service
    Program: Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day Initiative
    Eligibility: Colleges and universities, local districts and nonprofits
    Funding: Between $400,000 - $600,000 worth of $2,500 - $7,500 grants
    Deadline: July 31
    Summary: Projects funded under the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday grant help communities meet education, public-safety, environmental or other human needs through direct service and effective citizen action. Activities are expected to meet compelling community needs and lead to measurable outcomes and impact.
    Services may include the following types of activities, among others: tutoring children or adults, training tutors, feeding the humary, packing lunches, delivering meals, stocking a food or clothing pantry, repairing a school and adding to its resources, translating books and documents into other languages, recording books for the visually impaired, restoring a pulic space.
    Information: www.mlkday.org; www.nationalservice.org;
    www.thekingcenter.org; Federal Register, 6/18 pp 41402-6
  • Teacher Quality Enchancement Grants
    Agency: DoEd
    Program: Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program, Teacher Recruitment Competition
    Eligibility: States and partnerships comprised of colleges with an eligible teacher-preparation program, a school of arts and sciences, and a high-need local district.
    Funding: Twenty-four awards of about $370,000
    Deadline: July 25
    Summary: Grants are for states and partnerships to promote improvements in the quality of new teachers with the ultimate goal of increasing student achievements in K-12 classrooms.
    Info: DoEd, Brenda Shade, 202-502-7878; e-mail:
    [email protected] Federal Register, 6/20 pp 41968-70
  • At-Risk Youth Partnerships
    Agency: DoEd
    Program: Cultural Partnerships for At-Risk Children and Youth
    Eligibility: Local districts, on behalf of a school or schools with 75% or more children from low-income families in partnership with a college or university, museum, local arts agency or cultural entity. Cultural entities include: nonprofit higher education institutions, museums, libnraries, performing and presenting arts organizations, literacy arts organizations, state and local arts organizations, and zoological and botanical institutions; private for-profit entitites with a history of training children and youths in the arts, if they serve: a school-wide program under Title I and, when possible students' families; out-of-school children and youths at-risk as a reslt of being a teen parent, substance abuse, recent migration, disability, limited English or illiteracy; or a combination of in-school and out-of-schoold children at ris
    Funding: $4 million for 15 to 20 awards ranging from $200,000 - $400,000 a year each for up to three years
    Deadline: July 22
    Summary: Grants support school-community partnership programs designed to improve the educational performance of at-risk children by providing arts-education services and programs, especially programs incorporating arts-education standards.
    Programs should focus on providing student access to and participation in a range of the arts, including dance and drama, and improving acedemic performance.
    Info: DoEd, Madeline Baggett, 202-260-2502; e-mail:
    [email protected]; www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister (click on
    "announcements"). Federal Register: 6-6 pp 38945-8 CFDA #84.351B
    Contact: For applications, ED pubs, 877-433-7827; fax:
    301-470-1244; e-mail: [email protected]; www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs/html
  • NEA Grants to Organizations
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
    Program: Grants to Organizations
    Eligibility: Schools, colleges and universities and education nonprofits
    Funding: Grants range from $5,000 - $100,000
    Deadline: August 12
    Summary: Broad NEA program gives grants to schools, nonprofits and colleges and other related entitites in creativity, organizational capacity, access, arts learning and heritage/preservation projects.
    Info: NEA, 202-682-5400; www.arts.endo.gov/guide/Orgs03/OrgIndex.html
  • NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Teacher Preparation
    Agency: National Science Foundation
    Program: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Teacher Preparation, (STEMTP)
    Eligibility: Primarily universities, colleges, local disticts, non-profits, however, NSF general eligibility applies, which includes school distracts and agencies. NSF encourages partnerships.
    Funding: About 10 grants of $300,000 to $1 million a year each for three or four years, totaling $6.5 million
    Deadline: Letters of intent, August 15; final proposals, October 9
    Summary: The program responds to need for qualified teachers of mathematics and science in elementary and secondary schools. The program specifically supports development of five-year degree programs for preK-12 teachers of science and mathematics; and model alternative certification programs to prepare individuals who possess relevant baccalaureate degrees for K-12 mathematics and science teaching. For maintaining and retaining effective teachers with the skills, confidence and commitment to enable all students to attain high standards of achievement in mathematics, science, engineering and technology. Programs should be linked to induction programs designed to facilitate the transition from preparation to practice. Projects must address such areas of local need as workforce diversity, urban or rural teacher shortages and shortages within specific disciplines or grandes. Projects may address any school level. Partnerships involving colleges and K-12 school
    districts will address needs in terms of teacher shortages by developing and implementing effective strategies for recruiting prospective teachers with strong backgrounds in science and mathematics into teacher-certification programs and retaining them in the teacher workforce. Projects will address workforce diversity, urban or rural teacher shortages, and shortages with specific disciplines or gade levels.
    Info: NSF, Dr. Joan Prival, Undergraduate Education, 703-292-8670; e-mail: [email protected]; www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf02130 or www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02130/nsf0230.htm
  • Disability Demonstration Program
    Agency: DoEd
    Program: Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education
    Eligibility: Colleges and universities
    Funding: Twenty-four awards between $100,000 - $290,000 each
    Deadline: July 22
    Summary: The Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education program provides grants to colleges and universities to develop innovative demonstration projects. The purpose of the demonstration program is to provide technical assistance and professional development for faculty and administrators in IHEs in order to provide skills and support they need to teach students with disabilities. The program will also be used to widely disseminate researcha dn training to enable faculty and administrators in other IHEs to meet the educational needs of the disabled.
    Info: DoEd, Shedita Ford, 202-502-7808; e-mail: [email protected] Federal Register, 6/21 pp42241-2
  • Milken Family Foundation Educators
    The Milken Family Foundation funds teachers nominated by state boards of education throught he Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards. Each of 43 state blue-ribbon committees will choose educators based on talent demonstrated by superior teaching practices in the classroom and school, exceptional accomplishments and strong long-term potential for professional and policy leadership and the ability to engage and motivate students, collagues and the community.
    Funding: This year $25,000 in funds will be awarded
    Eligibility: Those eligible are elementary-and secondary-school teachers, principals, and other education professionals in participating states.
    Info: Milken Family Foundation: 310-998-2800; www.mff.org; e-mail: [email protected]
  • ADA Dental Health Funding
    The American Dental Association funds a few objectives designed to help children whose economic status places them at greatest risk of oral infection. The oral-heath promotion grant program aspires to be a catalyst for increasing voluntary efforts by the dental health community.
    Funding: Proposals seeking up to $5,000 in cash will be considered. Dental-health education conducted in schools, health fairs, social agencies, mobile dental clinics or outreach programs, dental-heath education programs in conjunction with fluoride programs, dental sealant programs and other prevention programs are encouraged to apply.
    Deadline: July 31
    Info: ADA Health Foundation, 312-440-3526; www.adahf.org/childgrant.html; e-mail: [email protected]
  • Barnard/Fain Foundation
    The Colorage-based Barnard/Fain Foundation funds innovative programs in schools and nonprofits, particularly in the sciences. Grants range from $5,000 - $30,000 and are selected on originality, importance and impact. Proposals are generally for specific programs or projects - not routine operating expenses.
    Deadline: July 15
    Info: Barnard/Fain Foundation, e-mail: [email protected]
  • Toshiba Grant Program
    The Toshiba American Foundation funds school programs, projects and activities designed to improve teaching of science, mathematics and technology.
    Eligibility: Proposals from teacher or schools with students in grades 7-12 are eligible.
    Deadline: Proposals exceeding $5,000 are due in early August or early September, while smaller grants are made every month. Remember, Toshiba has a special responsibility to help schools in company locations.
    Info: Toshiba America Foundation, 212-596-0616; e-mail: [email protected]
  • Lawrence Foundation Science Grants
    The Lawrence Foundation Grants funds education, science and health grants to schools in amounts ranging from $5,000-$10,000 each. Schools, nonprofits and libraries may apply. Only domestic or United States-based international organizations are eligible.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: The Lawrence Foundation, 310-828-0494; e-mail:
    [email protected]; www.thelawrencefoundation.org
  • American Honda Foundation Grants
    The American Honda Foundation funds school-related projects in mathematics, science, fited & talented student programs and pre-college education.
    Scientific education encompasses both the physical and life sciences, and mathematics.
    Grants are made in these fields for pre-collegiate education, higher education, gifted-student programs, educational radio and television programs and other national programs pertaining to academic development emphasizing innovative edcuational methods and techniques.
    School districts are eligible to apply
    Grants may be for up to two years and generally range from $20,000 - $50,000 per year.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: American Honda Foundation, Kathryn Ann Carey,
    310-781-4090; e-mail: [email protected]
  • Hobby Industry Association
    The Hobby Industry Association funds projects for schools in the arts and teacher awards. The contest funds lesson plans using crafts in teaching a core curriculum subject. The most creative plan, to be judged based on educational value and innovative use of craft materials, will receive a gift certificate to be used for school craft supplies, and honorable mention prizes of $50 craft store gift certificates will be awarded. Public and private school K-8 teachers are eligible.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: www.I-craft.com/teachers/index.html
  • Whitney Houston Foundation
    The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children funds school and youth-development projects for the arts. The foundation makes grants for direct services and education projects targeting children from infancy through age 18. Preference goes to projects addressing training and technical assistance, and projects are limited to the arts.
    Applications are accepted between May and August, and funds are awarded in December.
    Info: The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children,
    973-824-7822; e-mail: [email protected]; www.whfoundation.com
  • Mockingbird Foundation Music Education
    The Mockingbird Foundation funds music and the arts in schools. The foundation support music-education projects for children. Check out the foundation online for more detailed description. Projects may include instrument, text and office-material acquistions, learning, practice and performance-space support and instructor or instrustional support. Special consideration will go top applicants with projects encouraging self-esteem and/or free expression. If a project is selected for further consideration, the foundation will mail an invitation to submit a full and formal proposal. Other inquiries will receive a disposition on or before the response dates. Grants range from $50 - $5,000 and are made on a one-time basis. Interested schools should submit a letter of inquiry to the foundation before applying.
    Info: Mockingbird Foundation, Kristen Godard, e-mail:
    [email protected]; www.phish.net/mockingbird/funding
  • Gerber Foundation Grants
    Gerber Foundation funds child care, early-childhood quality of life of young children in nutrition, care and development. Grants are made in education and training; science and research, and infant and child programs. Grants support projects of both national and regional impact.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: Gerber Foundation, 231-924-3175; e-mail: [email protected]; www.gerberfoundation.org
  • Aerospace Education Foundation Grants
    Aerospace Education Foundation, science and program is designed to promote aerospace-education activities in classrooms from kindergarten through 12th grades.
    The program encourages development of innovated aerospace activities within the prescribed curriculum. In addition, the program encourages establishing an active relationship between the school and the local Air Force Association organization.
    Deadline: August 1, November 15
    Info: Areospace Education Foundation, 800-291-8480; Ann Sagle, e-mail: [email protected]; www.aef.org
  • Toshiba American Teachers Program
    The Toshiba America Foundation funds science, mathematics and technology teacher awards for K-7 schools. The foundation encourages programs, projects and activities which have the potential to improve classroom teaching and learning of science, mathematics and the science and mathematics of technology. The foundation is most interested in teacher-planned and-led projects which take place in the classroom. Educators should implement and/or adapt exisitng programs, materials, techniquest, curricula, etc. to meet local classroom needs rather than attempting to create new ones. Grant proposals of $5,000 or less are accepted throughout the year, while larger grants of more than $5,000 require the approval of the foundation's board of directors.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: Toshiba America foundation, 212-588-0820; e-mail,
    [email protected]; www.toshiba.com/about/taf/grant.html
  • Libri Books for Children Program
    The Libri Foundation makes grants of books to small libraries serving populations of 10,000 or fewer. Since 1990, the foundation has donated more than $1.5 million worth of new children's books to more than 1,500 libraries. Libraries serving populations under 10,000 with limited budgets, located in rural areas and with active children's department are encouraged to contact the foundation. Applications are accepted from independent libraries as well as individual libraries that are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library system. Applications are accepted from school libraries only if they serve as the public library as well.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: The Libri Foundation, 541-747-9655; e-mail:[email protected]; www.teleport.com
  • Handspring Foundation Cash Grants
    The handspring Foundation funds grants for programs for children-at-risk, literacy, mentoring, after-school programs, the arts, technology and physical education.
    The foundation will make cash grants to education non-profits focusing on preK-12 education or issues directly related to at-risk youth. Grants range from $1,000 - $25,000 per grant. The foundation will consider multiple-year grants for a period not to exceed three years, but there are no guarantees.
    Deadline: November 1
    Info: Handspring, e-mail: [email protected]
  • Pay It Forward Foundation Mini-Grants
    The Pay It Forward Foundation funds youth groups and school interested in community service projects. Mini grants are available to youth groups wishing to undertake community based service activities that include a wide variety of initiatives.
    Activities may benefit a school, neighborhood, or greater community. Grants are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and are awarded each month between September and June Grants range from $50 - $500
    Info: Pay It Forward Foundation; e-mail: [email protected]
  • Tellabs Foundation Grants
    The Tellabs Foundation funds projects in education focusing on technology, science, mathematics and language arts. The foundation supports education programs on both a local and national level, with particular emphasis on program involving communications and technology. Their concentrated effort is on programs and curricula for engineering, science, mathematics and communications specialities. The foundation has chosed to focus its grant making on direct grants to eligible organizations, generally in the amount of $10,000 and above.
    Deadline: October 1
    Info: Tellabs Foundation, Meredith Hilt, 630-798-2506; www.tellabs.com/news/tfg/shtml
  • Newman's Own Grants
    Movie star Paul Newman's salad dressing label Newman's Own supports a diverse array of education projects, ranging from early education to college programs.
    The application process is simple: Newman himself makes the final selection of winning projects. Proposals are acknowledged with 6-8 weeks of receipt. Grants are made by the end of December, and only those organizations being award a grant are contacted at that time. Grant awards range from $500 - $50,000
    Deadline: September 1
    Info: Paul Newman, Newman's Own, 246 Post Road East Westport, CT 06880; www.newmansown.com
  • American Music Education Initiative
    The National Music Foundation funds K-12 schools with grants for the arts and cash-grant teacher awards. Teachers who use American music in the classrooms are encouraged to apply. Send examples of how teachers use American music in their lessons-any subject-to compete for the grants. K-12 public and private classroom teachers are eligible.
    Deadline: Submit anytime before September 16
    Info: www.usamusic.org/amei.html
  • Anheuser-Busch Ecology Program
    The Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks awards recognize the outstanding efforts of students working and learning to protect and preserve the environment.
    Fromt he eight projects, one outstanding environmental educator will be awarded $5,000, a trip to Sea World or Busch Gardens for an awards event in Spring 2003 and a trip to the National Science Teachers Association Conference.
    Eight winning projects will receive $10,000, the trips and T-shirts.
    K-12 schools are eligible to apply.
    Deadline: December 20
    Info: Sea World/Busch Garders Environmental Excellence
    Awards, Education Department, 7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando, FL 32821; www.seaworld.org/EEAwards/about.htm
  • Allen Foundation, Inc. Grants
    The Allen Foundation funds grants for professional development of education and nonprofit officals needing to learn about youth nutrition. Preference is given to proposals for programs aiming to teach children and young adults to improve their health. Preference may be given to proposals with matching funds from the institution or other partners including in-kind contributions. Applicants must be nonprofits.
    Deadline: Open
    Info: Allen Foundation, Inc., 800-818-1066; 75 Rockefeller
    Plaza, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019; e-mail: [email protected]
  • Technology4Kids Program for Schools
    The Technology4Kids (formerly A+America) technology fundraiser helps schools earn free technology through corporate sponsors. Parents or friends of a school register the school with the Website, then 20% of receipts are donated toward earning points, which can be redeemed for any type, make or brand of technology. To be eligible, schools must register with program
    Deadline: Open
    Info: Technology4Kids, 256 Great Road, Littleton, MA 01460, 800-715-5283; www.technology4kids.com
  • Early Reading First
    Scope: The Education Department is inviting applications for research-based programs to improve early learning and school readiness for preschoolers from low-income families in high-poverty communities (Federal Register, June 7)
    Deadline: July 15 for required pre-applications; October 11 for invited full applications
    Funds: $75 million for 50 to 300 awards of $250,000 - $1.5 million each. The project period is up to three years
    Eligibility: Local education agencies of ED's eligibility list;
    public and private organizations within an eligible LEA's jurisdiction on behalf of programs that serve young children; and one or more LEASs applying in collaboration with other eligible organizations.
    Areas: ED will fund projects that edmonstrate the capacity to provide high-quality research-based experiences in language and early literacy for preschool children, with an emphasis on programs that serve low-income children and include children with disabilities. Programs must provide: high-quality oral language and print-rich environments; and professional staff development grounded in research based knowledge of reading - including early reading - language and cognitive development. Specifically, programs should focus on developing preschoolers' oral language, phonological awareness, print awareness and alphabet knowledge. Programs must employ reasarch-based activities and instructional materials for use in devleoping language, cognitive and early reading skills; and for acquiring, implementing and providing training in the use of assessments (EGA, March 1). ED is particularly interested in projects that will seve a significant number of children with special needs, including children with disabilities and limited English proficiency. Projects should make special accommodations to provide special needs children with the same research-based quality environments and curricula available to other children to support age-appropriate development in language and reading skills.
    Tips: Priorities for pre-applications are: projects operated by a partnership of a state education agency or LEA (or both) and a preschool that is not under administrative control of an LEA; programs that serve primarily children from low-income families; and projects proposed by novice applicants, defined as applicants that have not have an active federal discretionary grant within five years of the July 15 deadline. Noive applicants will receive five extra points in the competition. ED also will give newcomers a break under the full competition. In the case of group applications, every member must be a novice in order to gain extra points.
    Contact: For applications, ED Pubs, 877-433-7827; fax:
    301-470-1244; e-mail: [email protected]; www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs/html. For information, Jennifer Flood, 202-260-4555; e-mail: [email protected]. For information, consult www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/earlyreading/index.html CFDA #84.359A for pre-application; #84.359B for full application.
  • Burns Model Systems, Data Center and Traumatic Brain Injury
    Scope: The Education Department's National Institute of
    Disability and Rehabilitation Research is seeking applications for rehabilitation research projects to improve services for individuals with severe burn injuries and traumatic brain injury (Fed Register, June 7)
    Deadline: July 22
    Funds: $1.2 million for first-year funding of four awards of $300,000 a year each for burn model systems projects; $250,000 for one burn data centers; and almost $5.5 million for 15 traumatic brain injury model systems projects of $365,000 a year each. The project period is five years.
    Eligibility: States, public and private agencies, nonprofit entities and for-profit organizations.
    Areas: Model systems projects develop knowledge to improve
    treatment and service delivery. Projects focusing on individuals with burn or traumatic brain injury must establish multidisciplinary systems offering a continuum of care-from emergency and acute care to rehabilitation, psychosocial services, vocational services and long-term community follow-up.
    Projects Must: conduct no more than five research
    studies to assure sufficient sample size and focus on one or more of the following areas: integrating individuals into the workforce; maintaining individuals' health and functioning; evaluating the impact on functioning, independence and access to education and work of assistive and universally designed technologies and natioanl telecommunications and information policy; assessing the value of access to community life, services and social supports to independence, functioning and health; and related topics, such as development of measures of treatment effectiveness and dissemination of consumer-oriented activities. The burn data center will maintain a data repository and ensure data quality.
    Tip: Applicants must submit electyronically using the e-GRANTS system (http://e-grants.ed.gov) or request a waiver by letter to Ruth Brannon at ED, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 3413, Washington, DC 20202
    Contact: Donna Nangle, 202-205-5880; e-mail,
    [email protected]; www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister (click on "announcements"). CFDA #84.133A
  • Compassion Fund Demonstrations
    Funds intermediary organizations to provide technical assistance and provide sub-awards to grassroots and faith-based organizations. Priority for subgrants are programs to reduce homelessness and hunger, address needs of at-risk children, easing the transition from welfare to work and intensive rehabilitation services fo addicts and prisoners. (Federal Register, June 7) (PA 2002-14)
    Deadline: July 22
    Funds: $24.5 million for 15 - 25 awards of varying size.
    The project period is three years. Grantees are expected to provide at least 50 percent of the total funds requested in each year's budget period.
    Contact: For contract synopses, FedBizOpps at 222.eps.gov.
    Search by solicitation numbers.
  • Research on Faith-Community-Based Services
    Funds short-term studies on the role and promising practices of faith- or community-based organizations to build capacity to serve needy individuals and families; innovative and best practices among organizations; methods to evaluate services; and methods to assess and benchmark performance (RFP-18-02-HHS-OS)
    Due: July 22
    Funds: $1 million for five to eight grants of $125,000 to $250,000
    each for short-term projects of 12 - 17 months. Grantees should provide at least 5 percent of the approved project costs.
    Eligibility: State and local governments; private noprofit organizations and universities.
    Contact: For contract synopses, FedBizOpps at 222.eps.gov.
    Search by solicitation numbers.
  • Intermediaries and Service Groups Study
    Funds a contract for two years to examine: the role of intermediary organizations in assisting faith- and community-based organizations to build capacity to serve needy individual and families; innovative and best practicies among organizations; methods to evaluate services; and methods to assess and benchmakr perforance.(RFP-18-02-HHS-OS)
    Due: 30 days after the issuance of the request for
    proposals, which is expected to be available about June 20.
    Eligibility: Small businesses
    Contact: For contract synopses, FedBizOpps at 222.eps.gov.
    Search by solicitation numbers.
  • Compassion Fund National Resource Center
    Funds a resource center to help HHS meet objectives of the Compassion Capital Fund by providng technical assistance and capacity-building to intermediaries and social service groups. Deadline and eligibility information are the same as above (RFP-18-02-HHS-OS0.
    Contact: For contract synopses, FedBizOpps at 222.eps.gov.
    Search by solicitation numbers.
  • RGK Foundation
    Scope: The RGK Foundation awards program support grants in three areas: education, community, and medicine/health.
    Deadline: None for electronic letter of inquiry. If interested, the foundation will invite a full proposal. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted. Electronic letter of inquiry is available at www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php
    Funds: Most grants are less than $25,000 each
    Eligibility: U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations may apply.
    The foundation has not geographic restrictions, although very few grants are made outside the United States.
    Areas: In the area of education, grants support programs that focus on formal K-12 education, particularly math, science and reading/literacy; after-school tutoring and enrichment; integrating technology into curriculum; teacher development; and higher education. Preference is given to programs that attract female and minority students into fields of math, science and technology. Community grants support human services programs, particularly early childhood development, parenting education, and domestic violence and child abuse prevention; youth development programs, especially efforts to build leadership, character and social skills; community improvement projects that enhace nonprofit management and promote philanthropy and volunteerism; and cultural arts programs, including educational and outreach activities. Grants in the area of medicine/health focus on
    efforts to promote the health and the well being of children and families. Limited support is available for medical research programs.
    Recent Grants: $20,000 to the Austin Symphony Orchestray in Austin,
    Texas, for the Young People's Concert Series; $15,000 to the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in Sioux City, Iowa, to support the Greater Rural Assistance and Intervention Newtowrk; $5,000 to the California Academy of Science in San Francisco, California, for an early childhood education program at a natural history museum; $163,437 to Detroit Public Schools to support Project Read; and $4,850 to the Neighborhood Family Center in Clearwater, Florida for a literacy specialist to assist children.
    Contact: RGK Foundation, 1301 West 25th Street, Suite 300,
    Austin, TX 78705-4236; 512-474-9298; fax: 512-474-7281; www.rgkfoundation.org
  • School Community Kitchens
    Scope: The Child and Nutrition Foundation, which provides
    professional development, financial aid and research to child nutrition professionals and members of the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA; www.asfsa.org), awards these grants for local school community kitch projects.
    Deadline: August 12
    Funds: Six grants of $10,000 each will be made
    Eligibility: School districts
    Areas: School community kitchens are school-community partnerships that help people move into foodservice jobs while providing meals for those in need.
    Contact: Erik Peterson, Program Manager, Child Nutrition
    Foundation/ASFSA Headquarters; 700 South Washington Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-739-3900, ext.124; e-mail: [email protected]; www.asfsa.org/morethanschoolmeals/communiykitchens
  • Music Teacher Development
    Agency: DoED
    Program: Professional Development for Music Educators.
    Eligibility: Local districts with 75% or more of children below the poverty line, collaborating with a nearby colleges, a state agency or public or private nonprofit angency with a background in this area.
    Funding: $2 million, with 5-10 awards of $200,000 - $400,000 each
    Deadline: July 19
    Summary: Trhe Professional Development for Music Educators programs, part of the Title V of the No Child Left Behind Act, funds schools needing assistance with professional development programs. Funds are for professional-development model
    programs based upon innovative instructional methods, especially those linked to scienctifically based research.
    Info: DoEd, Madeline Baggett, 202-260-2502; e-mail:
    [email protected] Federal Register, 6.4 pp38489-91
  • Adult Education Community Tech Centers
    Agency: DoED
    Program: Office of Vocational and Adult Education's Community Technology Centers
    Eligibility: School districts, nonprofits, colleges and universitities
    Funding: $15 million, with 83 awards ranging between $75,000-$300,000
    Deadline: July 19
    Summary: Community Technology Centers assist eligible applicants in creating new or expanding current community technology centers providing resources to disadvantaged residencts of economically distressed urban and rural communities with access to information technology and related training. Grants can be used for career-development and job-preparation activities, after-school academic enrichment activities for children and youth, and small-busineess-assistance activities. Other authorized activities include, among other things, support for personnel, equipment, networking capabilities and other infrastructure costs. No funds may be used for construction costs.
    Info: DoEd, Mary LeGwin or April Blunt, 202-205-4238;
    e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Federal Registyer, 6.4
    pp38555-77
  • NASA IDEAS Program
    Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Program: Initiative to Develop Education through Astronomy and Space Science
    Eligibility: Partnerships including K-12 teachers or education specialists, professors or education specialists in schools of education at colleges or universities, community college educators, informal educators in science museums or planetariums, or professional associations develoted to science and education.
    Funding: Unspecified, but last year's awards ranged between $15,000 - $50,000
    Deadline: October 25
    Summary: The Initiative to Develop education through Astronomy and Space Science funds start-up education outreach projects teaming up educators with scientists.
    The mission is to find ways to translate astronomyu/space science into education contexts and stimulate the interest of students as well as help them understand the information.
    Info: IDEAS Grant Program, Office of Public Outreach,
    Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD 212518; e-mail: [email protected]; http://ideas.stsci.edu/
  • Special Ed Centers for Independent Living
    Agency: DoEd
    Program: Special Education Centers for Independent Living-Training and Technical Assistance Centers
    Eligibility: Entities able to demonstrate experience in the operation of centers for independent living
    Funding: $1.2 million, with 1-2 awards $600,000 - $1.2 million
    Deadline: August 1
    Summary: Funding is for training and technical assistance of planning, developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating centers for independent living to state-level Independing Living Councils for individuals in schools.
    Info: DoEd, James Billy, 202-205-9362 Federal
    Register, 6/13 pp40693-5
  • Parent Special Education Centers
    Agency: DoED
    Program: Parent Information and Training Program - Technical Assistance
    Eligibility: Nonprofits with experience implementing programs prescribed in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
    Funding: One award for $100,000
    Deadline: August 1
    Summary: Funds provide coordination and technical assistance for establishing, developing and coordinating a Parent Information and Training Project.
    Centers will assist individuals with disabilities, and the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of the indivudals.
    Info: DoEd, Joyce Libby, 202-205-5392 Federal resiger,
    6.13 pp40692-3
  • Centers for the Disabled
    Agency: DoEd
    Program: Parent Information and Training Program
    Eligibility: Nonprofist specializing in educating the disabled.
    Applicants must demonstrate the capacity and expertise to coordinate training and information activities with Centers for Independent Liting, coordinate and work closely with parent training and information centers.
    Funding: Seven awards of about $100,000 each
    Deadline: August 1
    Summary: Projects to establish programs giving training and information to enable individuals with disabilities and the parents, family members, guardians, advocates a chance to participate more effectively with professionals in the vocational, independent living and rehabilitation needs of individuals with disabilities.
    Info: DoEd, Joyce Libby, 202-205-5392 Federal Register,
    6/13 pp40691-2
  • FIPSE Partnerships in Character Education
    Agency: DoEd
    Program: Fund for the Improvement of Secondary Education Character Education
    Eligibility: State agencies in partnership with one or more local districts or state agencies in partnership with one of more districts and nonprofits, a college or university. DoEd seek projects equitably distributed among urban, suburban and rural areas.
    Funding
    : $16 million, with 4-45 awards of $100,000-$500,000 per year. Awards will be commensurate with the scope of the actrivities; total budget for state projects must be at least $500,000
    Deadline: July 11
    Summary: Funds provide grants to eligible entities to assist in designing and implementing character education programs teaching elements of character, including caring, civic virtue and citizenship, justice and fairness, respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, giving, or any other elements deemed appropriate by the eligible entity, having taken into consideration the views of parents and students.
    programs must be integrated into instruction,
    consistent with state standards.
    Info: DoEd, Beverly A. Farrar, 202-219-2053; e-mail:
    [email protected]
  • Help Us Help Foundation
    The Help Us Help Foundation offers technology equipment grants to schools and youth organizations. With help from the Oracle Corp., the nonprofit Help Us Help Foundation assists K-12 public schools and youth organizations in economically challenged areas to obtain information technology tools. This program will donate new Internet appliances and laser printers and ancillary equipment including network hubs, cables, and electrical surge protectors. Grants are in the form of computer equipment and software.
    Deadline: August 31
    Info: 866-600-4357; e-mail: [email protected]; http://www.helpushelp.org
  • Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants
    The National Weather Association's Sol Hirsch Fund program is designed to help improve meteorology education. NWA offers three grants of $500 each to K-12 teachers, who can use the funds to take a course in atmospheric sciences, attend a relevant workshop or conference or purchase materials for the classroom.
    Requests for equipment and supplies have to state the items required, how they will be used, how many students and teachers will be involved and whether this is a new project or part of an ongoing effort.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: National Weather Association. http://www.nwas.org
  • Siemens Westinghouse Funds
    The Siemens Foundation offers more than $1 million in awards and grants to schools and students providing schoplarships and increasing access to higher education for gifted students in science, mathematics and technology-related disciplines.
    The foundation's goal is to help the most promising science and mathematics students and teachers, as well as schools doing the most to promote education in the core sciences. Projects should have a focus on the culture of innovation, research and educational support that mirrors the ideology of Siemens Westinghouse.
    Deadline: October 1
    Info: Siemens Foundation, Marie Gentile, 732-603-5886;
    e-mail: [email protected]; http://www.siemens-foundation.org
  • Handspring Foundation
    The Handspring Foundation funds nonprofits helping at-risk children and youth. Cash grants from $1,000-$25,000 for preK-12 education projects or other issues directly related to at-risk chilred and youth. Preference is to organizations with large underserved propulations and nonprofits with strong methods of reaching children in those populations. The foundation prefers to fund literacy; mentoring and peer counseling; school-based for target high-risk youth, after-school targeting high-risk youth teaching the arts, technology, and a number of other subjects.
    Deadline: August 1
    Info: Handspring Foundation, http://www.handspring.com
  • CDC Supports Research on Prevalence of ADHD Among children, Adolescents
    Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Program: Propulations-based Research in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    Eligibility: Public/private nonprofits and government agencies
    Funding: $500,000 for approximately two awards running up to three years
    Deadline: Letter of intent June 28, application August 2
    Summary: The program supports research in ADHD, such as prevalence, secondary consitions and health-risk factros and explores other health conditions and health-risk behaviors to children and adolescents with the disorder. There are two types of research. Type I - targets children ages 4-10 with ADHD, defining the prevalence in a defined community. Type II - targets adolsecents ages 11-17 with ADHD. To be eligible for either type of grant, applicants must document a population of at least 5,000 youths either ages 4-10 or 11-17 from which screening for ADHD will be conducted. Those figures are based on prevalence estimates of 5% -7% of school-age children with ADHD.
    Application materials: http://www.cdc.gov, then click on "Funding," then on "Grants & Cooperative Agreements"
    Info: Sheryl Heard, 770-488-7272; e-mail: [email protected]
    Federal Resiter, 6.12 pp40303-06
  • CDC Funds Project To Stop Recurrence of Neural-Tube Defects
    Agency: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
    Program: Recurrence of Neural-Tube Defects Affected Pregnancies Educational & Prevention Program
    Eligibility: Well-experienced nonprofits experienced in developing health-education strategies targeting women at-risk if having such a pregancy
    Funding: $200,000 for one award running up to three years
    Summary: The purpose is to prevent the recurrence of pregnancies affrected by NTDs by increasing folic-acid supplementation through a program targeting women who have had such a pregancy.
    Application forms: www.cdc/gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm
    Info: Sheryl Heard, 770-448-2723; e-mail: [email protected]
    Federal Register, 6/12 pp40307-08
  • What Is Prevalence of MS and ALS In Communities Near Hazardous
    Waste?

    Agency: Angency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Health & Human Services Administration
    Program: Determining the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Scleroris in communities Located Around Hazardous Waste Sites
    Eligibility: State public-health agencies and bona fide agents. State universities, collegtes and research insititutions must establish they meet their state's definition of a political subdivision to be eligible.
    Funding: $450,000 for up to six awards in two levels for projects of up to three years
    Deadline: Letter of intent June 30, application July 30
    Summary: The purpose is to determine the prevalence of MS and ALS among individuals in specific sommunities near sources of hazardous substances, then develop and provide reliable, understandable information for people in affected communities and tribes and for stakeholders and to build and enhance effective partnerships.
    Up to three awards of $90,000 - $110,000 are expected to be made to Level I applicants. Up to three awards of $50,000 - $90,000 are expected to be made to Level II applicants.
    Application materials: http://ww.cdc.gov, then click on "Funding," then on "Grants & Cooperative Agreements."
    Info: Edna Green, 770-488-2743; e-mail: [email protected]
    Federal Register, 6/11 pp39991-94
  • Toxic Substances Agency Studies Impact of Hazardous Substances On
    Asthma

    Agency: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Health & Human Services Administration
    Program: Asthma & Hazardous Substances, Applied Research & Development
    Eligibility: State public-heath agencies and bona fide agents. State universities, colleges and resarch institutions must establish they meet their state's definition of a political subdivision to be eligible.
    Funding: $250,000 for two-three awards of $60,000 - $120,000 for projects of up to three years.
    Deadline: Letter of intent June 30, applications July 30.
    Summary: The purpose is to determine the impact of hazardous substances on asthma and develop a model for other organizations when responding to questions about the health impact of air releases of hazardous susbtances.
    Application materials: http://www.cdc.gov, then click on "Funding," then on "Grants & Cooperative Agreements."
    Info: Shrri Berger-Frank, 404-498-0606; e-mail:
    [email protected] Federal Register, 6/11 pp39988-91
  • Defibrillators Avialable to Rural Areas to Reduce Heart Attacks, Strokes
    Agency: Health and Human Services Administration
    Program: Access to Automated External Defibrillators for Rural Areas
    Eligibility: Community paretnerships involving first responders (emergency and fire departments), health-care providers, government agencies
    Funding: $12.5 million for approximately 50 awards
    Deadline: July 15
    Summary: This is an attempt to ensure rural areas have better
    access to defibrillators, whose timely use can reduce and control heart attacks and strokes. Recipients must work closely with state medical
    emergency officials. Funds can help partnerships buy, locate and train
    personnel to use defibrillators where they will do the most good, such as nursing facilities, hospitals, athletic facilities. This is just the second year of this competition,
    which faces greater urgency because of last September 11, and is the first time for wide-open competition. Further information on goals and priorities is
    contained in Sec. 159 of HR 3448, the bioterrorism preparedness section, available at http://thomas.loc.gov
    Application kits: HRSA Grants Application Center, 877-477-2123; http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding.htm
    Info: Evan Mayfield, Office of Rural Health, 301-443-0835;
    e-mail: [email protected] Federal Register, 5/23 pp36200-02
  • Cure Autism Now Foundation
    The foundation is accepting applications for support in several research categories:
    Young investigator awards have funding up to $80,000 for two-year awards in postdoctoral fellowship support. Pilot research awards have funding up to $120,000 for two-year awards for more established investigators. Autism biomaterials awards offer biomaterials from the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange for free to applicants whose projects are reviewed favorably and who demonstrate financial need.
    Treatment-related study awards support proposals forcused on all aspects of treatment, from basic research models to clinical trials to biomarker identification. Letters of intent are required before invitations of full proposals. Deadlines are rolling.
    Info: CANF, 5455 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 715, Los Angeles, CA
    90036, 323-549-0500 or 888-8AUTISM; e-mail: [email protected]
  • Eli Lilly Seeks Entries for Awards in Excellence in Mental-Health Efforts
    Eli Lilly & Co. calls for entries for the 6th annual Lilly Reintegration Awards, which recognize health-care professionals and patient advocates for helping persons with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder reintegrate into society. There are six categories, with first-place winners getting $5,000 and second-place winners $2,500 to help their reintegration programs.
    Categories: Clinical medicine; occupational; employment; housing; educational; social support/rehabilitation; and advocacy. Three honorary categories recognize persons who have raised awareness of schizophrenia and related disorders and/or bipolar disorder.
    Deadline is July 19
    Info: Lilly Reintegration Awards, 734 N. LaSalle, PMB
    1167, Chicago, IL 60610; 800-809-8202; e-mail: [email protected]
  • Ambrose Monell Foundation
    This New York-based entity has a national focus for improving the physical, mental, and moral condition of humanity, including mental health and aid to those with disabilities.Giving in 2000 totaled $11.8 million, dispensed in 130 grants of $2,500 - $600,000.Recipients included: Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association, $100,000; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, $25,000; Foundation Fighting Blindness, $100,000; National Down's Syndrome Society, $10,000; Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, $25,000; and Deafness Research Foundation $50,000. The Board meets twice monthly, with an application deadline of December 1
    Info: AMF, c/o Fulton, Rowe, Hart & Coon, 1Rockefeller
    Plaza, Ste. 301, New York, NY 10020-2002; 212-586-0700; http://www.monellvetlesen.org


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