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 Community and economic development (National).  Proposals for grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Community Partners Program to improve the quality of life in the 26 communities nationwide where the founders owned newspapers.  Although the priorities differ for each community, the focus primarily is on issues relating to children and families, civic participation, cultural life, educational and economic opportunities for all residents, and housing and community development.  The foundation encourages interested organizations to send a one-to-two page letter of inquiry before submitting a proposal.  Geographic eligibility and other guidelines are available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply: non-profit organizations.  Contact: Knight Foundation, Wachovia Financial Center, Ste. 3300, 200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Fla. 33131-2349; (305) 908-2600; http://www.knightfdn.org

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Computer software (National).  Applications to receive Lotus computer software through Gifts In Kind International.  Who may apply: organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Donations are limited to three copies of any product per organization, per calendar year.  Contact: GIKI, 333 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314-2632; (703) 836-2121; fax (703) 549-1481; feedback@giftsinkind.org; http://www.giftsinkind.org

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Health care (National).  Letters of intent to apply for grants through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization program.  The program focuses on research, demonstration, and evaluation projects that examine major changes in health-care financing and their effects on public policy.  Proposed projects should focus on: the effects of current or proposed mechanisms for financing health services on health-care costs, access, and quality;  or the development and testing of new ways to finance care that have the potential to improve access to more-affordable health services.  Who may apply: Preference is given to applicants that are public agencies or tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and not private foundations as defined under Section 509(a).  Contact: AcademyHealth, Attn: HCFO, 1801 K Street, N.W., Ste. 701-L, Washington, D.C. 20016; (202) 292-6700; fax (202) 292-2800; hcfo@academyhealth.org; http://www.hcfo.net 

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Journalism (international).  Proposals for grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to promote freedom of the press in the United States or abroad.  Of particular interest are programs that educate current and future journalists, promote the defense of First Amendment rights, or support a free press in the United States and worldwide.  The foundation encourages interested organizations to send a one-to-two page letter of inquiry before submitting a proposal.  Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site, where applications can be downloaded and submitted as well.  Who may apply: U.S. based nonprofit organizations.  Contact: Knight Foundation, Wachovia Financial Center, Ste. 3300, 200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Fla. 33131-2349; (305) 908-2600; http://www.knightfdn.org

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Music (national).  Nominations for the Mockingbird Foundation’s DeLucia Award for Innovation in Music Education, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a passion for music through the use of unconventional genres, instruments, methods, or other aspects of music education that can be duplicated.  No more than five awards will be given each year.  Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site.  Contact: The Mockingbird Foundation, c/o Jack R. Lebowitz, Lemery Greisler, 10 Railroad Place, Ste. 502, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866-3033; daime@mbird.org; http://www.mockingbirdfoundaiton.org/press/delucia.html

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Open: Social Welfare (International).  Letters of inquiry concerning grants from the Public Welfare Foundation.  The foundation supports groups that provide services to disadvantaged populations and those working for lasting improvements in meeting basic human needs.  The foundation makes grants in the areas of community and economic development, criminal justice, disadvantaged elderly people ad youths, environment, health, human rights, population, and technology assistance.  Most grants range from $25,000 to $ 50,000 and may be for general operating support, particularly at smaller organizations, or for a specific project that is consistent with the foundation’s mission and programs. Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply: nongovernmental groups.  Contact: PWF, 1200 U Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009; (202) 965-1800; fax (202) 265-8851; general@publicwelfare.org; http://www.publicwelfare.org

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Open: Substance Abuse (national).  Letters of intent to apply for grants of less than $100,000 for research and evaluation projects through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Substance Abuse Policy Research Program.  Proposed projects should identify, analyze, and evaluate public and private policies to reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs.  Who may apply: researchers and scholars working in criminal justice, economics, law, medicine, political science, public health, sociology, or other behavioral and policy sciences.  Projects will be supported in the areas of tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs, or any combination thereof.  Preference is given to applicants affiliated with public agencies or organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations as defined under Section 509(a). Contact: Tracy Enright Petterson, SAPRP, Department of Public Health Sciences, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest U., 2000 West First Street, Piedmont Plaza II, Ste. 101, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27104; (336) 716-5170; tpatters@wfubmc.edu;  http://www.saprp.org

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Open: Substance abuse (national).  Proposals for grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for research centers devoted to new perspectives on and approaches to alcohol-related problems.  This program complements other NIAAA research and scientific activities on the nature, causes, and consequences of alcohol abuse, including diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and health services.  Research at each of the centers should be organized around a central theme, for example, the genetic determinates of alcohol abuse, the pathogenesis of alcohol dependence the neurobiology of alcohol in the central nervous system, genetic approaches to neuropharmacology, the effects of alcohol on cells, treatment, or environmental factors in the prevention of alcohol-related problems.  The institute will consider applications for new centers in those and other research areas, as well as applications from currently financed centers seeking renewed support.  Who may apply: any public (nonfederal) or private nonprofit or for-profit institution.  The proposed center must be affiliated with an institution, such as a university, medical center, or research center, that has the resources to sustain a long-term research program.  Contact: Ernestine Vanderveen, Centers Program, NIAAA, Willco Building, Ste. 402, 6000 Executive Blvd, MSC 7003, Bethesda, Md. 20892-7003; (301) 443-2531; fax (301) 584-0673; tvanderv@willco.niaaa.nih.gov; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-00-003.html

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Open: Volunteerism (national).  Nominations for the Daily Points of Light Awards Program, which former President Clinton reintroduced in January 1998 to honor people and organizations engaged in exemplary volunteer work and community service.  Awards are made in six areas: continuing relationships with caring people, safe communities, a healthy start for a healthy future, quality education for all, opportunities for young people to serve, and community mobilization.  The program is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation, the Corporation for National Service, and the Knights of Columbus.  Nominations may be made by letter or on an official nominations are accepted throughout the year, selections are made quarterly, with deadlines on February 15, May 1, August 1, and November 1.  Contact: POLF, 1400 I Street, N.W., Ste. 800, Washington, D.C. 20005-2208; (202) 729-8184; fax (202) 729-8100; pyli@pointsoflight.org; http://www.pointsoflight.org

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Open: Children and youths (national).  Grants from the Hasbro Children’s Foundation for programs that seek to improve the emotional, mental, and physical health of disadvantaged children up to 12 years old. Grants of up to $35,000 are available for local and national programs that help children who are at risk for child abuse, homelessness, illness, poverty, or other problems.  Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Contact: HCF, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10020; (212) 713-7654; http://www.hasbro.org

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Open: Computer software (international).  Applications for in-kind support from the Microsoft Corporation to create community-based technology and learning centers in order to bridge the “digital divide” and eliminate technology illiteracy.  Organizations must have the computer hardware needed to run the requested Microsoft software, and must have staff members or technology-assistance providers capable of installing and maintaining the software.  Guidelines and applications, which will be accepted only by e-mail, are available on the corporation’s Web site.  Who may apply: organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or foreign nongovernmental organizations that hold charitable status in their country, that provide services to schools and communities during nonschool hours, or that are supported and operated by the government. Additional criteria for eligibility are listed on the Company’s Web site.  Contact: Microsoft Corporation, Community Affairs, 1 Microsoft Way,  Redmond, Wash. 98052-6399; (206) 936-8185;  http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/apply

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Open: Disabled youths (national).  Concept papers for grants from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, which seeks to help young people with disabilities maximize their potential and their participation in society through technology.  Organizations whose concept papers are approved will be invited to submit full proposals, which are due July 1 of every year. Multiyear funding will be considered, up to a maximum of three years.  More information and online-submission forms for papers are available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply: organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that focus on the needs of young people with disabilities, have a notional scope and impact, operate programs with the potential for duplication, and represent an innovative approach involving technology.  Contact: MEAF, 1560 Wilson Blvd, Ste. 1150, Arlington, Va. 22209; (703) 276-8240; fax (703) 276-8260; http://www.meaf.org

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Open: Medicaid managed care (national).  Proposals for grants through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Medicaid Managed Care Program for projects that improve the delivery and quality of Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) managed-care services.  Up to $100,000 is available for each project.  Application and eligibility guidelines are available on the organization’s Web site.  Who may apply: state Medicaid and SCHIP agencies, health plans, consumer organizations, health-services researchers, and policy analysts.  Contact: Donna Regler, Grant and Contract Manager, Center for Health Care Strategies, 1009 Lenox Drive, Ste. 204, Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648; (609) 895-8101; fax (609) 895-9648; mail@chca.org;  http://www.chcs.org/apply.html

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Open: Medical research (national).  Letters of inquiry concerning grants from the Carl J. Herzog Foundation, which primarily supports medical research, especially in the field of dermatology, but may also consider general operating support for hospitals, colleges, and universities.  Grants range from $1,000 to $200,000.  Who may apply: organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contact: David F. Babson, Herzog Foundation, 321 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Conn. 06830; (203) 629-2424.

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Open: Nonprofit organizations (national).  Applications for grants from the Golden Sachs Foundation.  The foundation’s grant-making interests include advancing high academic achievement at public and alternative schools, fostering partnership to improve education, and developing future entrepreneurs and global leaders.  Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply: organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contact: Grants Administrator, GSF, 85 Broad Street, Seventh Floor, New York, N.Y. 10004; (212) 902-5727; fax (212) 902-3925; http://www.gs.com/foundation

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Open: Social justice (national).  Applications for “rapid response” grants from the Tides Death Penalty Mobilization Fund, a program of the Tides Foundation that supports organizations working to abolish the death penalty.  Grants are awarded for projects that focus on revamping state death penalty policies or pursuing a moratorium on executions.  Although there is no maximum grant amount, awards typically range up to $5,000.  Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply: organizations that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or that have a nonprofit fiscal sponsor.  Preferences will be given to short-term projects that entail collaboration among groups and that are designed to achieve maximum impact in a minimal amount of time.  Contact: Michelle Coffey, Tides Foundation, 40 Exchange Place, Ste.1111, New York, N.Y. 10005; (212) 509-1049; fax (212) 509-1059; mcoffey@tides.org; http://www.tidesfoundation.org/dpmf_rapidresp_rfp.cfm

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Open: Sports (national).  Applications for grants of up to $5,000 from the Women’s Sports Foundation to support educational programs that fight homophobia and other barriers to women’s participation in sports.  Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply:  nonprofit organizations that focus on research or advocacy and that promote sports and fitness programs for girls and women.  Contact: WSF, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, N.Y. 11554; (800) 227-3988; wosport@aol.com;  http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org

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Open: Substance abuse (national).  Applications for Small Innovative Grants from the American Legacy Foundation, which support efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco use.  First-year grants may total up to $100,000, and recipients may apply for a second year of support totaling up to 50 percent of the first year’s award.  Grants are designed to support new projects, to enable an organization to carry out new ideas or approaches, or to help an organization conduct research on tobacco control.  Applications are available on the foundation’s Web site.  Who may apply: state or local government agencies or units and organizations classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Applicant organizations must be based in the District of Columbia or one of the 46 states or five U.S. territories identified in the Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco-product manufactures.  American Indian reservations, tribes, or tribal organizations located within those areas or an organization that serves such a reservation may also apply.  The foundation will not award grants to applicants that are is current receipt of grant monies or in-kind contributions from any tobacco manufacturer, distributor, or other tobacco-related entity.  Contact: ALF, 2030 M Street, N.W., Sixth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 454-5555; fax (202) 454-5599; info@americanlegacy.org;  http://americanlegacy.org

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OPEN Shortcuts

 

Animal Welfare

�         Maddie’s Fund - $ Available Varies– Contact info@maddies.org

 

Community Development

�         The Enterprise Greenways - $ Available $15,000 to $50,000 – Contact (410) 715-7433

�         RGK Foundation - $ Available Up to $ 25,000  Contact (512) 474-9298

 

Environment

�         Conservation Trust program grants - $ Available $15,000 to $20,000 – Deadline Open – Contact conservationtrust@ngs.org

 

Fire Service

�         First Responder Institute - $ Available $2,500 to $10,000 – Contact (301) 421-0096

 

Foundation Profiles

�         The Allstate Foundation - $ Available Varies – Contact allfound@allstate.com

�         The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - $ Available Varies – Contact (650) 234-4500

�         The Wallace Foundation - $ Available Varies – Contact (212) 251-9700

�         Payless ShoeSource Foundation - $ Available Varies – Contact (877) 452-7500

�         Ford Foundation - $ Available Varies – Contact Office-Secretary@fordfound.org

 

Law Enforcement

�         Helping Outreach Programs to Expand - $ Available Up to $5,000 – Contact (202) 307-5983

 

Science and Technology

�         CyberLearning grants - $ Available Matching grants of up to 50 percent for cash and CyberLearning training packages – Contact (703) 823-9999

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN DEADLINES

Program/Organization	Bowerman Track-Renovation Program / Nike - Corporate Philanthropy
Purpose:	Provides matching funds for the construction or refurbishment of running tracks.
Types of Assistance:	Matching grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit community-based, youth oriented organizations
Deadline:	Open
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: $50,000 to $100,000; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://www.nikebiz.com/community

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Program/Organization	Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To support  policy analysis, research, evaluation, and demonstration projects. Funded projects should provide public and private decision makers with usable and timely information on healthcare policy and financing issues.
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations located in California, Florida, and North Carolina
Deadline:	Open
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: Up to and over $100,000; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://hcfo.net

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Program/Agency	Child Support Enforcement Demonstrations and Special Projects / Department of Health and Human Services - Government Grant
Purpose:	To design and carry out special projects of regional and national significance relating to the improvement of child support enforcement efforts
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	State Human Services umbrella and other public State/local agencies (including State/local IV-D agencies), consortia of State/local public agencies, Tribes and Tribal organizations and nonprofit organizations.
Deadline:	Closing dates are established and published as program announcements in the Federal Register for grants and in the Commerce Business Daily for contracts. Unsolicited applications, may be submitted any time, but must be so unique that they cannot fit under a general announcement.
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: $100,000 to $400,000; Average: $190,000
Contact:	Susan Greenblatt Deputy Director Division of State, Tribal, and Local Assistance Office of Child Support Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services 4th Floor 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447.  Phone: 202-401-4849. http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse

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Program/Organization	Children and Youth Grants / Hasbro Children's Foundation - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To support programs that seek to improve the emotional, mental, and physical health of disadvantaged children up to 12 years old.
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations
Deadline:	Open
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: Up to $35,000; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://www.hasbro.org

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Program/Organization	Community Partners Program / John S. and James L. Knight Foundation - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To improve the quality of life in select communities. Community partnerships should foster a strong public education system, a housing and community development network that is available to everyone who needs it, ample assistance for children and families, citizen engagement in civic and democratic life, a vital and multifaceted cultural life, and positive human relations across lines of race, ethnicity and class.
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations located in Manatee, Miami-Dade, Broward, palm Beach and Leon Counties
Deadline:	Open
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: N/A; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://www.knightfdn.org/default.asp? story=cpp/index.html

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Program/Organization	Equipment for Fire Departments / First Responder Institute - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To provide funds to emergency personnel to help them make their communities safer.
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations located in California, Florida, and North Carolina
Deadline:	Open
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: $2,500 to $10,000; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://www.firstresponder.org/apply.htm

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Program/Organization	Education Grants / Goldman Sachs Foundation - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To support projects that advance high academic achievement at public and alternative schools, fosters partnerships to improve education, and develop future entrepreneurs and global leaders
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations
Deadline:	Open
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: N/A; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://www.gs.com/foundation

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Program/Organization	Rapid Response Grants / Fund for Drug-Policy Reform - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To support efforts to change punitive and other drug policies at the local, state, and national levels through advocacy, education, grass-roots organizing, and outreach.
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies.
Deadline:	Postmarked by March 3rd
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: $10,000 to $15,000; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://www.tidesfoundation.org

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Program/Organization	Substance Abuse Small Innovative Grants / American Legacy Foundation - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To reduce and prevent tobacco use, especially among youths.
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies.
Deadline:	Postmarked by March 3rd
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: Up to $100,000; Average: N/A
Contact:	http://americanlegacy.org

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Program/Organization	Various Grants / Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation - Foundation Grant
Purpose:	To support programs in various areas including civic affairs; culture; elementary, secondary, and higher education; health associations and hospital; social services; and youths.
Types of Assistance:	Project Grants
Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofit organizations located in California, Florida, and North Carolina
Deadline:	Open
Range/Average of Assistance	Range: $5,000 to $35,000; Average: N/A
Contact:	William A. Lane Jr., DDF 1533 Sunset Drive Suite 150 Coral Gables, FL 33143-5700 Phone: 305-668-4192

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