(NATIVE AMERICAN) CNCS Provides Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Agency: Corp. for Nat'l & Community Service (CNCS); Program: Learn & Serve America School-Based Indian Tribes & U.S. Territories (CFDA Numbers: 94.004) (Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-02042010); Eligibility: Federally recognized tribe; Funding: $650,000 for 18 awards ranging fro... Read More
2/8/10 1:50 PM
(SPECIAL OFFER) Private Funding Fundamentals: An Interactive Audio Update
President Obama has just announced a freeze on funding increases for a huge chunk of programs, many of which help organizations provide critically needed community services. And perhaps just this morning you've now been told you are now your organization's new grantwriter -- and your need for ... Read More
2/8/10 1:35 PM
(CHILD NUTRITION) Feeding America
Deadline: Feb. 26
Feeding America is accepting applications for members of the new ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Corps. Members will be responsible for providing on-the-ground support for community-based efforts to help end child hunger while working in food banks affiliated with the hunger relief or... Read More
2/8/10 12:33 PM
(CHILDREN'S HEALTH) 'Run for Something Better'
Deadline: April 15
ING and the Nat'l Assn. for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE) open their 2010 competition for the "Run for Something Better" awards program.
The awards program will provide a minimum of 50 $2,000 grants to schools that desire to establish a school-based running program or ... Read More
2/8/10 12:33 PM
(FUNDING TIPS) Group Offers 15 Tips for Writing Winning Applications
A nonprofit website, npguides.org, offers free Web-based grant-writing tools that a savvy grants writer can use to burnish a funding application. The tools are available to nonprofit organizations, charitable, educational, public organizations, and other community-minded groups.
The si... Read More
2/8/10 10:46 AM
(TIPS) A Good Inquiry Letter Can Be Key to Funding Success
Question: Help. We have a potential source for funding, but they want a letter of inquiry first before they will look at our full proposal. Any tips?
Grant Guru: That's not unusual. Most grantmakers require potential grant recipients to submit preliminary proposals in the form of inquiry letters in... Read More
2/8/10 08:44 AM
(EDUCATION ) Obama to Increase Education Spending, Overhaul NCLB Funding
As part of a larger overhaul of the federal education funding stream, President Obama plans to raise education spending by about $3.5 billion for FY 2011 and revamp No Child Left Behind (NCLB) appropriations categories to include more competitive grants.
The 7.5 percent increase in all education sp... Read More
2/5/10 4:59 PM
(2011 BUDGET) Obama Proposes 6.2 Percent Hike in FY 2011 Education Budget
Just one week after pledging to freeze federal spending, President Obama released his FY 2011 budget proposal, requesting a $2.9 billion, or 6.2%, increase in spending for the Education Dept. (DoEd).
The budget increase is part of Obama's pledge for greater investment in public schoo... Read More
2/5/10 4:56 PM
(RULES) DOL to Extend Reporting Process for Emergency Grants
The Labor Dept. (DOL) seeks comments on its plans to extend without revisions application and reporting procedures for its Workforce Investment Act Nat'l Emergency Grant (NEG) Program (CFDA Number: 17.277).
Comment Deadline: April 5
The NEG Program, overseen by DOL's Employment & Training Adm... Read More
2/5/10 4:36 PM
(HEALTHCARE) Saint Luke's
Letter of Inquiry Deadline: April 1
Through its grantmaking, the Saint Luke's Foundation supports the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities of Greater Cleveland.
As part of its effort to help nonprofit organizations build their capacity to tell their stories in compe... Read More
2/5/10 4:35 PM
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