Children and Youth Funding Report

(NUTRITION FUNDING) Bill Would Expand $2.3B Child Nutrition Program

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:27:00 EST

A bill introduced in the Senate would expand the $2.3 billion Child And Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which provides funding for Head Start, Early Head Start and child care center meal programs. The proposed Access to Nutritious Meals For Young Children Act, introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ...

(CHILDREN) PeyBack Foundation (IN, TN & LA)

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST

Deadline: Feb. 1 Through the PeyBack Foundation, the Indianapolis Colt's Peyton Manning supports programs that provide leadership and growth opportunities for children at risk. The foundation focuses its efforts in the three-state region of Indiana, Tennessee and Louisiana--especially the New Orlean...

(YOUTH) Kinder Morgan Foundation

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:00 EST

Deadline: Jan. 10, 2010. The Kinder Morgan Foundation grants support nonprofit youth programs that focus on education, the arts, and the environment in communities where Kinder Morgan has operations. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: U.S. and Canadian 501(c) 3 organizations that serve youth. Gra...

(HEALTH) HHS Offers Funding for New Drug Abuse/HIV Work

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS)--Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH); Program: AIDS-Science Track Award for Research Transition (A-START) (R03) (Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-10-021) (CFDA Number: 93.279); Eligibility: Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; institutions of highe...

(FUNDING TIPS) Top 10 Year-End Fundraising Strategies to Put You Over Goal

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:27:00 EST

It is mid-November and the fall fundraising rush is here again. Most organizations are by now knee-deep in their year-end fundraising campaign. To help make this December a big end-of-the-year campaign, CFY talked with fundraising experts on ways you can tune-up your efforts. The year-end fundraisi...

(CHILD WELFARE) Bill Would Create $1B Grants Effort to Reduce Drop-Out Rate

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:59:00 EST

Lawmakers introduce a bill that would--if passed into law--create a $1 billion competitive grants program to support school and community-based efforts to help drop-outs earn alternate high school diplomas and consider going on to college. The five-year grants would be administered through the Labor...

(WOMEN'S HEALTH) Mary Kay

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST

Deadlines: Varies. The Mary Kay Ash Foundation--the giving arm of the cosmetic company--provides funding for women's health through two programs: Research Grant Program: The foundation is now accepting applications for innovative grants for translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast or cervi...

(CHILDREN) Samuel Harris Fund

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:59:00 EST

Deadline: Jan. 8 The Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health, an effort of the American Dental Assn. Foundation, offers grants of up to $5,000 each for programs offering mothers and caregivers help in reducing the incidence of early childhood cavities. Competitive grants will be awarded sole...

(FUNDERS) Grantmakers Will Be Stronger, More Focused After Crisis

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:32:00 EST

Despite projections showing that foundation giving will likely decline by more than 10% this year, experts expect that grantmakers will become stronger and more focused having weathered the current economic crisis. Giving in 2009 hit a wall, dropping off sharply as funders reduced or eliminated thei...

(CHILD WELFARE) Lawmakers Mull Overhaul of CAPTA Grants

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:59:00 EST

Lawmakers are considering an overhaul of the Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) grants programs that support state and local efforts to prevent child abuse. The House Education & Labor subcommittee on Health, Families and Communities held a hearing to consider changes to the 35-year-old Ch...

(CONGRESS) Full House Passes Health Reform

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:09:00 EST

With a vote of 220 to 215, and to thunderous applause in the chamber, the full House of Representatives passes comprehensive federal health reform legislation. The $894 billion Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962) -- which falls within the pre-set $900 billion spending threshold -- bring...

(SUBSTANCE ABUSE) HHS Offers $$$ for Higher Ed Awards

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:00 EST

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS)--Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH); Programs: Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and/or Women & Sex/Gender Differences (R36) (Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-10-020) (CFDA Number: 93.279); Eligibility: I...

(EDUCATION) ING Unsung Grants

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

Deadline: April 30 The ING Unsung Heroes program, a philanthropic effort of the banking giant, provides grants to K-12 educators utilizing new teaching methods and techniques to improve learning. Each year 100 finalists are selected to receive grants of $2,000 each, payable to both the winning teach...

(ARTS) Nat'l Dance Project

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

Deadline: March 2 The Nat'l Dance Project (NDP), administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts, supports production and touring of contemporary dance programs in the United States. NDP's production grants fund creation of new dance work that will tour nationally by supporting costs incurr...

(HEALTH) NIH Provides $8.75M to Fund Multiple Cancer Studies

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:00 EST

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS)--Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH); Programs: Multiple--see details below; Eligibility: Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; institutions of higher education; states; small businesses and other for-profits; Funding: A total of $8.75 million is a...

(NEW FUNDING) Obama Outlines Eligibility for New $4.35B Grants Effort

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:00 EST

President Obama offered new details on what the administration will be looking for when the Education Dept. (DoEd) awards $4.35 billion in Race to the Top school reform grants next year. By the end of the month, DoEd should issue the final application and guidance for states under the grants compet...

(EDUCATION FUNDING) Ford Foundation Launches $100M Urban Schools Grants Competition

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:00 EST

(CA, CO ,IL, MI, NY, NJ & PA) The Ford Foundation launches a new $100 million initiative to reform urban high schools, which is designed to improve school infrastructure in seven target cities. The initiative will focus on seven cities -- New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, ...

(REGULATIONS) Education Dept. Seeks Clearance for Online Surveys

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST

The Education Dept.'s (DoEd) Office of Postsecondary Education is seeking clearance for online surveys that are required from institutions receiving Title VI and Fulbright-Hays federal funding. Public Comment Deadline: Jan. 4. The on-line reporting system, International Resource Information System ...

(CHILD WELFARE) Bill Would Offer Loans to Nonprofit Child-Care Groups

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:00 EST

A bill introduced in the Senate would allow--if signed into law-- nonprofit child care businesses to receive loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Child Care Lending Pilot Act, sponsored by Sen. John Kerry (D-MS) will help improve child care options for working families by providi...

(FY 2010 APPROPRIATIONS) CR Signed, Budget Process Still Stalled

cyf@cdpublications.com (CYF Editor) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:01:00 EST

Congress passed and President Obama signed into law a second Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded for another month because most of the FY 2010 spending bills have yet to be enacted. The new CR lasts through Dec. 18 and provides funding at last year's levels for agencies still ...