Description: The goal of Project UNIFY is to activate youth around the country to develop school communities where all young people are agents of change - fostering respect, dignity, and advocacy with and for people with intellectual disabilities by utilizing the programs and initiatives of Special Olympics. To be eligible, you must be between the ages of 12 to 20, or a current undergraduate student in college. A Special Olympics North America program is required to be your main partner organization. Projects must demonstrate the core essence of service-learning. Budgets for projects can range from $100 to $5,000.

Forms & Applications: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZtZzdwaWhyWkdCODlRbEl0eEJPMVE6MQ

Contact: Oscar Harrell
oharrell@specialolympics.org

Web Address: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZtZzdwaWhyWkdCODlRbEl0eEJPMVE6MQ

Description: If you are involved with an organization or school and have a great idea for a service-learning project to impact student achievement in YOUR community, apply for a State Farm YAB National Grant. The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is currently accepting applications for service-learning projects between $25,000 and $100,000 that address the root cause of the following issue areas: Access to Higher Education / Closing the Achievement Gap; Financial Literacy; Community Safety and Natural Disaster Preparedness; Social Health & Wellness Issues; and Environmental Responsibility.

Forms & Applications: http://www.statefarmyab.com/apply/

Contact: http://www.statefarmyab.com/contact/

Web Address: http://www.statefarmyab.com/apply/

Description: Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. For 15 years, and with nearly $3.5 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000.

Forms & Applications: http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

Contact: ING Unsung Heroes Awards Program
c/o Scholarship America
One Scholarship Way
P.O. Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082
507-931-1682
800-537-4180
ing@scholarshipamerica.org

Web Address: http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes

Description: The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance initiative grants range from approximately $50,000 to $150,000 are made to eligible organizations engaged in service activities that meet vital community needs and honor the sacrifice of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 or who rose in service as a result of that tragedy. Available funds for the grant total approximately $500,000. CNCS expects to invest a significant amount of available funding to programs working on two focus areas -Disaster Services and/or Veterans and Military Families plus Capacity Building. Additionally, CNCS seeks applicants who engage youth, particularly disconnected youth, and where available, veterans and military families in service.

Forms & Applications: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=94

Contact: sept11@cns.gov
202-606-3991

Web Address: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=94

Description: J-Serve is the International Day of Jewish Youth Service. Since 2005, J-Serve has been a part of YSA's Global Youth Service Day. A limited number of J-Serve micro-grants of up to $500 will be awarded to community projects committed to creating service opportunities that bring Jewish teens together to participate in a J-Serve project. Projects that are creative and innovative, especially those that will be first time events in a community, as well as projects conceived and planned by teen project leaders will receive preferential reviews. Micro-grants will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Forms & Applications: http://www.ysa.org/grants/jserve

Contact: rkruoff@bbyo.org

Web Address: http://www.ysa.org/grants/jserve

Description: The Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland is offering a five day Summer Institute for the purpose of increasing the awareness of and providing opportunities for middle school girls to explore non-traditional career fields with research scientists, mathematicians and engineers. Middle School Girls entering grades 7 & 8 with at least a “B” average in science or math are eligible to apply.

Forms & Applications: http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/sister/Sister_application_2012.pdf

Contact: Terri Patterson
301-286-4398 or
Marion Carson
301-286-0628

Web Address: http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/sister/Sister_application_2012.pdf

Description: C. Fox Communications, a strategic communications agency, is accepting applications for its third annual Inspired Thought Award. The IT Award is worth up to $30,000 of pro bono public relations services, which can include strategy, writing/messaging, media relations, branding and social media. Nonprofit organizations of 10 employees or more are eligible to apply. To win the award, an organization must demonstrate a mission-driven nature to its work and a particular need for PR services.

Forms & Applications: http://www.cfoxcommunications.com/probono

Contact: itaward@cfoxcommunications.com

Web Address: http://www.cfoxcommunications.com/probono

Description: The Department of Justice announces funds to establish or enhance drug court services, coordination, offender management, and recovery support services. Awards are available up to $350,000.

Forms & Applications: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/12DrugCourtSol.pdf

Contact: (800) 518-4726
support@grants.gov

Web Address: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/solicitations.htm

Description: These grants are designed to encourage foundations to find creative ways to fund media projects that inform and engage residents, and to provide a unique opportunity for foundations to make an impact on issues. Community or place-based foundations (community partners are welcome) are eligible.

Forms & Applications: http://www3.knightfoundation.org/kinapply/

Contact: kcic@knightfoundation.org

Web Address: http://knightfoundation.org/kcic/

Description: The United Church of Christ provides support for programs that creatively address systemic issues of injustice on the local, regional, national or international level. Nonprofit organizations and United Church of Christ congregations are eligible to apply. The maximum grant award is $3,000.

Forms & Applications: http://www.ucc.org/nin/index.html

Contact: Donyale Copeland
700 Prospect Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115-1100
nin@ucc.org
216-736-3706
866-822-8224 ext. 3706

Web Address: http://www.ucc.org/nin/index.html

Description: The United Church of Christ provides support for programs that creatively address systemic issues of injustice on the local, regional, national or international level. Nonprofit organizations and United Church of Christ congregations are eligible to apply. The maximum grant award is $3,000.

Forms & Applications: http://www.ucc.org/nin/index.html

Contact: Donyale Copeland
700 Prospect Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115-1100
nin@ucc.org
216-736-3706
866-822-8224 ext. 3706

Web Address: http://www.ucc.org/nin/index.html

Description: Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides funding for furthering social justice; protecting the environment, and supporting sustainable food systems. Grants are provided to grassroots, constituent-led organizations that are using community-organizing strategies to accomplish their goals and organizations that provide technical support and/or resources to such groups (direct service programs are not funded).

Forms & Applications: http://www.benandjerrysfoundation.org/

Contact: Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, Inc.
30 Community Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
802-846-1500
info@benandjerrysfoundation.org

Web Address: http://www.benandjerrysfoundation.org/

Description: Sight for Students is a national charity program that provides gift certificates for free eye exams and glasses. A family’s income must be no more than 200% of the federal poverty line; child cannot be enrolled in Medicaid or other vision insurance; child is 18 years or younger and has not graduated from high school; child or parent is a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant with a social security number; and child has not used the Sight for Students program during the past 12 months.

Forms & Applications: http://www.sightforstudents.org/

Contact: 888-290-4964

Web Address: http://www.sightforstudents.org/

Description: Ryan White Grants provide funding to family-centered primary medical care to women, infants, children, and youth living with HIV/AIDS when payments for such services are unavailable from other sources. Government agencies, tribes, public universities and nonprofits are eligible. $70 million will be divided among approximately 200 awards.

Forms & Applications: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=6348BECF-77C6-4632-871F-587F62F174B6&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup=

Contact: Anna K. Huang, M.D.
Ahuang1@hrsa.gov
301-443-3995

Web Address: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=138833&mode=VIEW

Description: These grants are designed for developing and supporting programs/partnerships that promote educational opportunities for America’s diverse populations. The goal is to improve education by preparing students for the demands of the global society, and to invest in health-related organizations and cultural programs that impact a diverse population of youth.

Forms & Applications: http://companyinfo.tommy.com/#/tommy_foundation/overview

Contact: thcorp@tommy_usa.com

Web Address: http://companyinfo.tommy.com/#/tommy_foundation/overview

Description: These grants are designed for developing and supporting programs/partnerships that promote educational opportunities for America’s diverse populations. The goal is to improve education by preparing students for the demands of the global society, and to invest in health-related organizations and cultural programs that impact a diverse population of youth.

Forms & Applications: http://companyinfo.tommy.com/#/tommy_foundation/overview

Contact: thcorp@tommy_usa.com

Web Address: http://companyinfo.tommy.com/#/tommy_foundation/overview

Description: Students can apply for grants for projects that address the Environment (clean water, land preservation, global warming, and recycling); Democracy and Equality (education and development, gender equality, homelessness and poverty, and financial well-being); Health (HIV/AIDS, cancer/smoking, general fitness, and organ and blood donation); and Community Issues (drug/alcohol abuse, crime prevention, animal welfare, and senior care). Requests are reviewed monthly.

Forms & Applications: http://waystohelp.org/

Contact: 888-588-5475

Web Address: http://waystohelp.org/

Description: Honors twenty-five outstanding young leaders nationwide who have made a significant positive difference. The focus of half the winners is helping their communities and fellow beings. The focus of the other half is protecting the health and sustainability of the environment.

Forms & Applications: http://www.barronprize.org/

Contact: Barbara Ann Richman, Executive Director
The Barron Prize
545 Pearl Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302
ba_richman@barronprize.org

Web Address: http://www.barronprize.org/

Description: The Regular Granting program provides grants that may be used for a range of activities, including school tuition/camp tuition, counseling, cultural lessons, recreational programs, and after-school programs and is open to children of targeted activists and targeted activist youth age 18 and younger. The Carry It Forward Awards provide funds to beneficiaries aged 19 through 24 to help with the costs of books and supplies associated with post-high school education and training. Special Development Grants help targeted activists ages 19 to 24 to further their education, support their emotional needs, or develop their organizing skills. The Attica Fund Prison Visit program provides funds to children and youth up to age 24 to visit activist parents from whom they have been separated due to parent’s imprisonment.

Forms & Applications: http://www.rfc.org/granting

Contact: (413) 529-0063
rfc@rfc.org

Web Address: http://www.rfc.org/

Description: The Regular Granting program provides grants that may be used for a range of activities, including school tuition/camp tuition, counseling, cultural lessons, recreational programs, and after-school programs and is open to children of targeted activists and targeted activist youth age 18 and younger. The Carry It Forward Awards provide funds to beneficiaries aged 19 through 24 to help with the costs of books and supplies associated with post-high school education and training. Special Development Grants help targeted activists ages 19 to 24 to further their education, support their emotional needs, or develop their organizing skills. The Attica Fund Prison Visit program provides funds to children and youth up to age 24 to visit activist parents from whom they have been separated due to parent’s imprisonment.

Forms & Applications: http://www.rfc.org/granting

Contact: (413) 529-0063
rfc@rfc.org

Web Address: http://www.rfc.org/

Description: Center for Nonprofit Advancement in partnership with the Reznick Group and Board Source present this award which recognize the role that boards play in building and sustaining successful organizations. Competitive awards program spotlights one Greater Washington, D.C. region nonprofit with an annual budget under $2 million and one with an annual budget over $2 million. One organization for each budget category will receive a $10,000 grant; communication exposure through print, radio, television, and social media; and training and development opportunities for the board and CEO from BoardSource and the center’s Learning & Leadership Institute. Up to two organizations from each category will be selected as honorable mention recipients and will receive communication exposure through print, radio, television and social media; and training and development opportunities for the board and .

Forms & Applications: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/news/accepting-nominations-2012-board-leadership-award

Contact: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street
NW Suite 440
Washington, DC 20006
202-457-0540

Web Address: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/news/accepting-nominations-2012-board-leadership-award

Description: Awards for individuals who exemplify caring and serve as worthy role models for others. All winners are honored at a special ceremony, and young adult winners receive funds for college.

Forms & Applications: http://www.caring-institute.org/caringawardform.html

Contact: The Caring Institute
228 7th St, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-4273
(202) 547-4510
info@caring.org

Web Address: http://www.caring-institute.org/caringawards.html

Description: In honor of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer and questioning youth who have transformed their experiences with bigotry and discrimination into opportunities to inspire others by taking action, rallying support, building community, and working to change the systems and institutions that impact their lives. Three award winners will be selected to receive $10,000 each. Awardees also will receive an expense-paid trip to the 2012 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Forms & Applications: http://www.colinhiggins.org/courageawards/

Contact: c/o Tides
55 Exchange Place, Suite #402
New York, NY 10005
(212)509-1052
garyschwartz@colinhiggins.org

Web Address: http://www.colinhiggins.org/courageawards/

Description: To create and promote stability and resiliency for children who have been exposed to domestic violence. Programs must directly serve children who have been exposed to domestic violence; enhance the mother-child relationship; include a domestic-violence-specific parenting education component; and be a new program (within the first year of development).

Forms & Applications: http://www.wfamilyfoundation.org/childrens_initiative.html

Contact: 615-215-4408

Web Address: http://www.wfamilyfoundation.org/

Description: Encourages inclusive arts education and provides increased public awareness of the arts in the lives and learning of young people with disabilities. All children ages 5-15 are eligible to submit visual artwork. Two pieces of artwork from each state will be selected for display in a national touring exhibition that will debut in Washington, DC during the month of August. Parents and teachers may submit the children’s artwork. By submitting your students' artwork to the VSA and CVS Caremark All Kids Can CREATE call for art, you are eligible to receive $1,500 for use in your classroom. Up to four teachers will receive $1,500 each, based on the number of submissions from your class or school, the number of submissions from students with disabilities, and your answers to two short questions.

Forms & Applications: http://www.artsonia.com/museum/collections/detail.asp?coll=229

Contact: Sonja Cendak, Assistant Manager of Artist Services
scendak@kennedy-center.org

Web Address: http://www.artsonia.com/museum/collections/detail.asp?coll=229

Description: The Rite Aid Foundation, founded in July 2001, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping people in the communities Rite Aid serves lead happier, healthier lives. They support specific programs of non-profit organizations that are classified and exempt from federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. They limit funding to programs that focus on health and wellness in the communities in which Rite Aid operates. Grants are awarded for one year at a time, and no organization can receive a grant from the Foundation more than two years in a row. Organizations that receive two consecutive grants must wait 24 months to apply to the Foundation again. Because they are unable to support each and every worthwhile program, they have established the following guidelines to help organizations better understand their priorities, procedures and funding limitations.

Forms & Applications: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Contact: The Rite Aid Foundation
P O Box 3165
Harrisburg, PA 17105

Web Address: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Description: The Rite Aid Foundation, founded in July 2001, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping people in the communities Rite Aid serves lead happier, healthier lives. They support specific programs of non-profit organizations that are classified and exempt from federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. They limit funding to programs that focus on health and wellness in the communities in which Rite Aid operates. Grants are awarded for one year at a time, and no organization can receive a grant from the Foundation more than two years in a row. Organizations that receive two consecutive grants must wait 24 months to apply to the Foundation again. Because they are unable to support each and every worthwhile program, they have established the following guidelines to help organizations better understand their priorities, procedures and funding limitations.

Forms & Applications: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Contact: The Rite Aid Foundation
P O Box 3165
Harrisburg, PA 17105

Web Address: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Description: The Rite Aid Foundation, founded in July 2001, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping people in the communities Rite Aid serves lead happier, healthier lives. They support specific programs of non-profit organizations that are classified and exempt from federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. They limit funding to programs that focus on health and wellness in the communities in which Rite Aid operates. Grants are awarded for one year at a time, and no organization can receive a grant from the Foundation more than two years in a row. Organizations that receive two consecutive grants must wait 24 months to apply to the Foundation again. Because they are unable to support each and every worthwhile program, they have established the following guidelines to help organizations better understand their priorities, procedures and funding limitations.

Forms & Applications: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Contact: The Rite Aid Foundation
P O Box 3165
Harrisburg, PA 17105

Web Address: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Description: The Rite Aid Foundation, founded in July 2001, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping people in the communities Rite Aid serves lead happier, healthier lives. They support specific programs of non-profit organizations that are classified and exempt from federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. They limit funding to programs that focus on health and wellness in the communities in which Rite Aid operates. Grants are awarded for one year at a time, and no organization can receive a grant from the Foundation more than two years in a row. Organizations that receive two consecutive grants must wait 24 months to apply to the Foundation again. Because they are unable to support each and every worthwhile program, they have established the following guidelines to help organizations better understand their priorities, procedures and funding limitations.

Forms & Applications: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Contact: The Rite Aid Foundation
P O Box 3165
Harrisburg, PA 17105

Web Address: http://www.riteaid.com/company/community/foundation.jsf

Description: Reduce youth incarceration rates in the juvenile justice system (through policies that, for example, limit the use of incarceration, expand the use of community-based alternatives to incarceration, reduce lengths of stay, and/or decriminalize minor misbehaviors or otherwise divert youth from the juvenile court system); end the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth as adults; and promote the fair and equitable treatment of youth of color by the juvenile justice system.

Forms & Applications: http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Guidelines.aspx

Contact: info@publicwelfare.org

Web Address: http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Guidelines.aspx

Description: Connecting children to nature, increasing access to both front and backcountry recreation, and providing education for both personal and environmental health.

Forms & Applications: http://www.explorefund.org/application.php

Contact: http://www.explorefund.org/contact.php

Web Address: http://www.explorefund.org/

Description: Every year, Kohl's recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) across the country for their amazing contributions to their communities. This year, Kohl's will award more than 2,200 kids with over $440,000 in scholarships and prizes.

Forms & Applications: http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/scholarship/media/downloads/Official_Rules_English.pdf

Contact: Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program
c/o ACT, Inc.
101 ACT Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52243
kohls@act.org
319-341-2932

Web Address: http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/scholarship/index.asp

Description: The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Field Initiated Projects Program provides support for the development of methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Support is also provided for research or development activities designed to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.

Forms & Applications: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/05/2011-33807/applications-for-new-awards-disability-and-rehabilitation-research-projects-and-centers#p-74

Contact: (800) 518-4726

Web Address: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/05/2011-33807/applications-for-new-awards-disability-and-rehabilitation-research-projects-and-centers

Description: The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration State-Based Capacity Building Program provides support for the provision of comprehensive capacity building resources and services designed to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, and mental health and substance abuse treatment systems in order to increase access to mental health and other treatment services for adult and juvenile individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Forms & Applications: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/12JMHCPTTAsol.pdf

Contact: 800–518–4726

Web Address: http://www.ojp.gov/funding/solicitations.htm

Description: The Summer Seminars and Institutes Program provides support for summer faculty development seminars and institutes in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university teachers. Summer seminars and institutes in the following areas are encouraged: projects for school teachers or college and university faculty designed to strengthen foreign language instruction at the advanced level through the use of humanistic sources; projects intended primarily for community-college faculty; and projects that respond to NEH's Bridging Cultures initiative.

Forms & Applications: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html

Contact: Division of Education Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
Room 302
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8471
sem-inst@neh.gov

Web Address: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html

Description: The Walmart Foundation State Giving Program awards grants to nonprofit organizations at the state and regional level throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico for programs that give individuals access to a better life. The program provides grants of $25,000 and up in the following categories: Education grants support programs that address the educational needs of underserved young people, ages 12-25. Workforce Development/Economic Opportunity grants promote job readiness and skills training as well as support services for workers with low to moderate skills. Health and Wellness grants strive to improve access to healthcare, reduce health care disparities, and promote nutrition. Environmental Sustainability grants focus on production systems that sustain people and the environment by reducing waste, and promoting energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources. Initiatives that integrate hunger relief, women’s economic empowerment, or veterans’ issues into the grant categories are of special interest.

Forms & Applications: http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/9632.aspx

Contact: NA

Web Address: http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8168.aspx?p=8979

Description: TogetherGreen, a conservation alliance between the National Audubon Society and Toyota, is accepting applications for its 2012 class of Innovation grantees. These programs are designed to foster conservation leadership, achieve conservation results, forge partnerships in communities across the United States, and help engage millions of Americans in conservation action. The Innovation Grants program provides funding to enable Audubon groups and others to inspire, equip, and support activities that engage new and diverse audiences in conservation action and create healthier communities. To be eligible, the applicant organization must constitute a branch, office, or other operational unit of the National Audubon Society (including national or state offices andfield units such as Audubon centers and sanctuaries), or be an Audubon-certified chapter or Audubon- certified chapter-run center or sanctuary. Independent Audubon entities that wish to participate in a cooperative arrangement with the National Audubon Society for this purpose are also eligible. Other organizations are encouraged to apply if they partner with an Audubon group on their project. Organizations in areas in which there are no Audubon organizations may apply with partners of their own. Applicants must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, a commitment from at least one partner organization to serve as a collaborator, and adequate collective experience and organizational capacity to administer, implement, and evaluate the project. A minimum of forty projects will receive funding totaling more than $1 million, with grants ranging from $5,000 to $80,000. The average grant awarded will be around $25,000.

Forms & Applications: http://www.togethergreen.org/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fGrants%2fgrantapplication1.aspx

Contact: grants@togethergreen.org

Web Address: http://www.togethergreen.org/Grants/GrantsGuidelines.aspx

Description: The Dollar General Literacy Foundation's Youth Literacy Grants program provides funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations working to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading. Applicants must provide literacy programs for new readers, below-grade-level readers, or readers with learning disabilities. Grants will be provided for the following initiatives: implementing new or expanding existing literacy programs; purchasing new technology or equipment to support literacy initiatives; and purchasing books, materials, or software for literacy programs. Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and/or educational institutions (K-12 private and public schools, colleges and universities) and/or public libraries. All applicants must be located in and provide direct services in a state in which Dollar General operates and be located within twenty miles of a Dollar General store. The maximum grant amount is $4,000.

Forms & Applications: http://www2.dollargeneral.com/dgliteracy/Pages/youth_grants.aspx

Contact: http://www2.dollargeneral.com/Archived-Content/CustomerCare/Pages/ContactUs.aspx

Web Address: http://www2.dollargeneral.com/dgliteracy/Pages/grant_programs.aspx

Description: The Taubman Foundation's Sustainability Grants program, a $2.5 million funding initiative founded by philanthropists Nick and Jenny Taubman to benefit arts and cultural organizations in the Roanoke Valley area of Virginia, is accepting applications for its second and final year. The program is designed to help strengthen the operational financial underpinnings of qualifying institutions. Grants must be used to do one or more of the following: significantly reduce or eliminate operating deficits, pay down or eliminate debt, enhance existing revenue streams, or create new revenue streams. Grants may be used for a capital project only if a case can be made that such a project will satisfy the requirement of significantly reducing or eliminating the organization's operating deficit. To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit organization or part of a nonprofit organization or government entity headquartered within a twenty-mile radius of Roanoke city center, conduct five hundred hours of programming a year, have an operating budget of at least $100,000, and have at least one paid professional staff member who oversees daily operations. Organizations must have central to their missions one or more of the following: history, art, the performing arts, natural history, archaeology, science, or other cultural interests that enhance the community's quality of life.

Forms & Applications: http://www.bryanandjordan.com/Taubman/index.php

Contact: 1802 Bayberry Court, Suite 401, Richmond, Virginia 23226
(804) 285-7700 ext. 2112
charles@bryanandjordan.com
dan@bryanandjordan.com
david@bryanandjordan.com

Web Address: http://www.bryanandjordan.com/Taubman/index.php

Description: The Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence is a $100,000 cash award given annually by The Eisner Foundation. The Eisner Prize is designed to recognize excellence by an individual or a nonprofit organization in uniting multiple generations, especially seniors and youth, to bring about positive and lasting changes in their community

Contact: http://www.eisnerfoundation.org/eisnerprize/

Web Address: http://www.eisnerfoundation.org/eisnerprize/

Description: The Aetna Foundation focuses their grant-making on issues that improve health and the health care system in three areas: Obesity, Racial and Ethnic Health Care Equity, and Integrated Health Care.

Letters of Inquiry for the National program are accepted on a rolling basis and can be submitted at any time. Submission of National proposals without a preliminary Letter of Inquiry is strongly discouraged. Following Aetna Foundation Letter of Inquiry review, applicants will be contacted for additional information, declined or invited to submit a full proposal. Full proposal application deadlines will be provided with notification that a Letter of Inquiry has been accepted.

Full proposals will be accepted in quarterly cycles with submission closing dates of: •February 15, •May 15, •August 15, •November 15

Forms & Applications: Apply online.

Contact: http://www.aetna-foundation.org/foundation/apply-for-a-grant/index.html

Web Address: http://www.aetna-foundation.org/foundation/apply-for-a-grant/index.html

Description: The MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC) announces funds to recognize innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization,

Eligibility: City or township governments, state governments, nonprofit organizations and DC government agencies
Funds: 10 awards available up to $30,000

Contact: Local Initiatives Support Corporation at 212-455-9357 or csi@lisc.org

Web Address: http://www.lisc.org/section/ourwork/national/safety/awards

Description: Department of Health and Human Services announces funds to provide support for projects designed to improve access to a qualoity, comprehensive, and coordinated community-based system of servicesa for children and yuth with special health care needs and their families.

Eligibility: City or township governments, county governments, state governments, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations other than small businesses and DC government agencies.

Funds: $1,800,000 available for 6 awards up to $300,000

Contact: Lynda Honberg at 301-443-6314 or lhonberg@hrsa.gov

Web Address: https://grants.hrsa.gov

Description: Grant Purpose: Primary areas of support include early childhood education and development; and technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities
Funder: LEGO
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that cater to children ages birth to 14, with special consideration for groups that support disadvantaged children; groups that are supported by LEGO employee volunteers; special projects or programs designed to elevate a child’s opportunities for exploring creativity
Amount: Grants range from $500 - $5,000; average grant is $3,000

Contact: Email: LEGOChildrensFund@lego.com

Web Address: http://www.legochildrensfund.org

Description: Grant Purpose: Goal is to increase the number of students who eat school breakfast daily among schools already participating in the national School Breakfast Program and to encourage teachers, parents and kids to advocate for school breakfast initiatives through Action for Healthy Kids’ core school health programs
Funder: Action for Healthy Kids and the Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund
Eligibility: School districts applying for a minimum of three of their primary and/or secondary schools; schools (public, charter, private, or religious) may submit an application for a single site. Although applications from all districts and schools will be considered, the initiative is targeted to those with greater than 50% eligibility for free and reduced-priced meals
Amount: Award amount will be based, in part, on a school’s ability to mobilize parents and student around school breakfast initiatives. Priority selection will be given to schools with low student breakfast participation and to school or districts that are nominated by or receive a letter of support from their state Action for Healthy Kids team

Contact: 800-416-5136

Web Address: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/media-center/afhk-in-the-news/money-support-for-more.html

Description: Grant Purpose: Grants for the purchase of playground equipment that will be built using the KaBOOM! community-build model
Funder: KaBOOM! and Dr. Pepper Snapple
Eligibility: Municipalities, neighborhood associations, schools, day care centers, and nonprofit organizations without a playground or with existing equipment that has become unsafe for children to use
Amount: $15,000 (scope of project must include total playground equipment purchase of $24,000 - $40,000)

Contact: http://kaboom.org/about_kaboom/programs/grants

Web Address: http://kaboom.org/about_kaboom/programs/grants

Description: Grant Purpose: Grants for purchase of playground equipment that will be built using the KaBOOM! community-build model
Funder: Playful City USA
Eligibility: Cities and towns (must complete the 2012 Playful City USA recognition application; communities can receive more than one grant)
Amount: $20,000

Contact: MJ 202.464.6195 or email at mj@kaboom.org or Tia at 202.464.6187 or thodges@kaboom.org

Web Address: http://apply.playfulcityusa.org

Description: The National Gardening Association's KidsGardening and Jamba Juice are offering the It's All About the Fruits and Veggies grant program to provide schools with gardening supplies, curriculum materials, and plants to help create engaging nutrition and gardening experiences. The program is designed to provide students with opportunities to observe and explore fruit and vegetable production and obtain a deeper understanding and appreciation for these foods in their diet.

Grants are available to schools, community organizations, and nonprofit programs in the United States gardening with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. Schools must be located within a fifty-mile radius of a Jamba Juice store. The program will award twenty grant recipients with a check for $150 to be used to purchase soil amendments and fruit and vegetable plantings and $350 in gardening supplies, including composter, planters, tools, and a curriculum guide from the Gardening with Kids Shop. The total award package is valued at more than $500.

Forms & Applications: Visit the KidsGardening Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.

Contact: 800-538-7476

Web Address: http://www.kidsgardening.org/grants/its-all-about-fruit-and-veggies/

Description: The Corporation on National and Community Service (CNCS) is seeking applications from former AmeriCorps members who are interested in serving as the 2012-2013 Eli Segal Fellow. The duties of the selected fellow will include working with the Director of AmeriCorps, program offices and closely with the CEO's office on projects that advance the national service field. The fellowship will last for a term of not more than 13 months beginning in July 2012 and includes a $27,000 salary, plus benefits. Eligible applicants for the fellowship include all AmeriCorps alums who served full-time in the past three years.

Contact: elisegalfellowship@cns.gov

Web Address: http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/alumni/segal.asp

Description: National Endowment for the Arts and the Our Town Program provides support for planning, design, and arts engagement activities seeking to improve communities’ quality of life, encourage creative activity, create community identity and a sense of place, and revitalize local economies. Proposed projects will demonstrate the potential to achieve the Livability: American communities are strengthened through the arts outcome, including activities that enhance the livability of the community and catalyze a persuasive vision for enhanced community vibrancy; support local artists, design professionals, and arts organizations by integrating design and the arts into the fabric of civic life; reflect or strengthen a unique community identity and sense of place; and capitalize on existing local assets.

Forms & Applications: Online applications only through www.grants.gov

Contact: NEA staff at OT@arts.gov

Web Address: http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/index.html