New England

(ENVIRONMENT) New England Fund Focuses on Community Groups
   Private Funder: New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF); Opportunity: Small Grants Program; Funding Focus: Environment, communities; Geographic Focus: New England; Eligibility: Grassroots nonprofits with or without 501 (c)(3) status in CT, ME, MA, NH, RI and VT; Funding: Multiple awards rang...
posted 7/12/11 06:09 AM  read complete story

JUVENILE JUSTICE) $2.2M Goes for Violence Prevention Demonstrations
   Agency: Justice Dept. (Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, OJJDP); Program: Community Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program (CFDA Number; 16.123) (Funding Opportunity Number: OJJDP-2011-2967); Eligibility: Nonprofits and governments (youth projects receive priority); F...
posted 3/25/11 06:31 AM  read complete story

(TECHNOLOGY) Digital Wish
   Private Funder: Digital Wish; Opportunity: Digital Wish Grants; Funding Focus: Education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: K-12 and special education schools; Funding: Awards vary; Deadline: Rolling (winners announced on the 28th of every month). Summary: Nonprofit Digital Wish, supported b...
posted 11/26/10 3:41 PM  read complete story

(HHS) Agency Wants Broader Grant Application Requirements
   (Comment Deadline: Sept. 12) The Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) wants to expand the type of information that applicants for discretionary grants programs are required to provide to be eligible for funding competitions.   Specifically, HHS wants applicants to provide total budget ...
posted 8/13/10 4:58 PM  read complete story

(EDUCATION) Duncan Urges Schools to Direct IDEA Funding Toward Students With Disabilities
   Education Secy. Arne Duncan urges states and school districts to direct the $10 billion in extra Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funding toward services for students with disabilities and not use the money to merely plug school budget holes. Duncan notes the American Recovery and...
posted 10/29/09 04:04 AM  read complete story

(HEALTH) Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
   Deadline: Rolling.             The mission of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation is to help reduce health disparities by strengthening community-based health care worker capacity, integrating medical care and community-based supportive service...
posted 10/28/09 4:49 PM  read complete story

(MINORITIES) Spencer Focuses on Education
   (Deadline: Rolling) The Chicago-based Spencer Foundation provides funding for research and programs that offer new insights into education, how classroom instruction is conducted and ways to close the achievement gap for minority students. The foundation funds grants that range from $5,000 to sligh...
posted 10/28/09 02:10 AM  read complete story

GuideStar: DC Tops List for Nonprofit Executive Pay
   For the third straight year, Washington, D.C., scored the highest for median executive pay for nonprofit organizations, says the 2008 edition of the GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report. The District, which is home to a conglomerate of nonprofits and associations, had the highest overall median n...
posted 10/13/08 1:17 PM  read complete story

Mitchell Kapor Foundation
   Deadline: Rolling.    Founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Mitchell Kapor in 1997, the Mitchell Kapor Foundation's grants program focuses on funding organizations which are working to ensure justice and equity for vulnerable and underserved communities.    Its Project 20...
posted 9/12/08 11:47 AM  read complete story

State Farm Youth Advisory Board
   Deadline: Oct.3. In addition to the State Farm Companies foundation's popular K-12 Public Education Grants, the foundation also offers the State Farm Youth Advisory Board service-learning grants for the 2009-2010 year. The grants should focus on one of the five issues: Environmental responsibi...
posted 9/11/08 6:11 PM  read complete story