Alabama Stories | Private Grants Alert

Collaboration, Partnerships Can Extend Funding Dollars

We at CD Publications have always been big fans of partnerships, whether they are public-private or as simply a collection of private organizations. The essential advice here is to diversify your local funding stream to make sure you have adequate resources if one funder dries up and disappears. An...

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(FUNDING TIPS) Simple Ways to Demystify the Needs Statement

Dear Grant Guru: "We are stumped on the needs statement. Can you give us any guidance on where to start?" Grant Guru: Every grant writer will eventually face the same problem: how to write an adequate needs statement to identify the reason why a grant is necessary. When approaching a ne...

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(HEALTH) MAC AIDS Fund Provides Grants for Youth, Housing

Private Funder: MAC AIDS Fund; Opportunity: 2011 U.S. Community Grants Program; Funding Focus: Programs providing support to those suffering from HIV/AIDS; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000 each; Deadline: Sept. 9. Summary:The MAC AIDS Fund supports nonprof...

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(CHILDRENS HEALTH) Harris Fund Supports Oral Health Initiatives

Private Funder: American Dental Assn. Foundation;Opportunity: 2011 Harris Fund grants; Funding Focus: Children's health; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Community-based, nonprofit, oral health promotion programs; Funding: Up to $5,000 each; Deadline: July 18. Summary: The American Dental A...

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(DISABILITIES) Carls Foundation Offers Funds for Youth Programs

Private Funder: Carls Foundation;Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Youth, disabilities and healthcare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: Varies, see below. Summary: The principal purpose and mission of the foundation is to support children's welf...

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(K-12 Education) Nat'l Education Assn. Provides Instruction Grants

Private Funder: Nat'l Education Assn. (NEA);Opportunity: 2011 Student Achievement Grants; Funding Focus: K-12 classroom instruction; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: K-12 school teachers, public school education support professionals, or faculty. Applicants do not have to be NEA member...

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(HOMELESSNESS) Lennar Foundation Offers Community Grants

Private Funder: Lennar Foundation; Opportunity: Giving Back to our Community Grants; Funding Focus: Homelessness and housing; Geographic Focus: Geographic limits vary, so check the website; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Lennar Foundation, giving ar...

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(YOUTH) Gap Foundation Offers Community Funding

Private Funder: Gap Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 employee-company funding programs; Funding Focus: Youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000 each; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: For nearly three decades the Gap Foundation—the charitable arm of clothier Gap Inc...

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(TIPS) Don't Sweat It; We Have Leads on Lots of Recreation Grants

Dear Grant Guru: "We would like to enlarge our afterschool facilities and we are presently receiving monies through an (afterschool) grant. This afterschool program is provided through a rural, county school district," asks Deborah Fischgrabe, a Unionville (MO) grants writer. "Also, do you hav...

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(MINORITIES) Arcus Nat'l Fund Supports GLBT Efforts

Private Funder: Arcus Nat'l Fund; Opportunity: 2011 funding programs; Funding Focus: Social equity, public awareness and understanding, health and safety and scientific inquiry; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $75,000 each; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The f...

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