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Final Chance for Arts Midwest Competition

Organizers are reminding potential applicants that the 2015 Big Read grants competition, sponsored by the Nat'l Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest, will be closing soon. Interested parties should send in their applications right away. Deadline: Jan. 27. Middle and high schools can participate...

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Students Can Win Scholarships from Restaurant Chain

Funder: Ronald McDonald House Charities; Opportunity: 2016 U.S. Scholarships; Funding Focus: Disadvantaged youth, education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Students in need; Funding: Varies, since 1985, more than $48 million in scholarships have been awarded; Deadline: TBA, the competition...

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Grant Professionals Association Endorses CYF

 Published by CD Publications, a news organization with a 50-year history of service to the nation's fundraisers, Children & Youth Funding Report (CYF) has just received the endorsement of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA), the nation's premier organization representing the interests of ...

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(FUND RAISING) Groups Organize 9/11-Themed Philanthropic Event

Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, a coalition of philanthropic groups organizes a one-day charitable event to help nonprofits serve attack victims and those who assisted in the rescue and recovery. GuideStar, a provider of nonprofit information, joins with MyGoodDeed , a 9/11 no...

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(REGIONAL) Hershey Foundation Grants Provide Education Funding

(OH) Private Funder: Hershey Foundation; Funding Focus: Education (priority is given to: alternative educational programs for children of all ages; arts, cultural and science programs for children, and early childhood education programs); Geographic Focus: Northeast Ohio; Eligibility: Nonprofits; F...

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(REGIONAL FUNDING) EQT Foundation Offers Education, Community Funding

Private Funder: EQT Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 program funds; Funding Focus: Education. arts and culture, community and the environment; Geographic Focus: KY, PA & WV; Eligibility: Nonprofits and community groups; Funding: Up to $100,000; Deadline: Nov. 1. Summary: The EQT Foundation fu...

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(TITLE I) Most Title I Funding Goes to Teachers' Salary, Instructional Costs

In what may become part of the congressional debate over the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), a new government report finds most of the Education Dept.'s (DoEd) Title I funding goes to pay the salaries of instructional personnel.   The Government Acco...

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(CHILD WELFARE) HHS Offers Grants for Rehab Networking

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH)) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development-NICHD); Program: Rehabilitation Research Career Development Programs (K-12) (CFDA Number: 93.865) (Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-1...

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(HOMELESS) Kleberg Foundation Provides Community Grants

Private Funder: Robert and Helen Kleberg Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Medical research, veterinary and animal sciences, wildlife research and preservation, health services, community agencies and helping the homeless; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Fundi...

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(FUNDING TIPS) CYF Offers Assistance in Finding Grants for Children, Foster Care

A CYF reader has sought help in finding grants for a variety of programs her organization supports -- programs aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of children, particularly those in foster care. Donna Huston, executive director of Second Chance Homes/The Center for Children and Families, of...

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