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(OUTDOORS) 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...

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(SERVICE) Johnson Controls Foundation Offers Range of Grants

Deadline: Rolling. The Johnson Controls Foundation, the giving arm of the automobile parts and battery manufacturer, offers grants higher education; health and hospitals; community funds; social services, including aid to the handicapped, care of children, and the aged; and civic, arts, and cultura...

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(SCIENCES) Siemens/Westinghouse Competition Support STEM Awards

Private Funder: Siemens Westinghouse; Opportunity: 2011 Competition in Math, Science & Technology; Funding Focus: Science and education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Students and schools; Funding: Up to $100,000;Deadline: Oct. 3. Summary: The Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math...

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(ENVIRONMENT) Gilmore Foundation Provides 'Green' Grants

Private Funder: Gilmore Foundation;Opportunity: Climate Change Solutions 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $12,000 each; Deadline: Aug. 5. Summary: The foundation's Climate Change Solutions program builds on longstanding Mer...

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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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(EDUCATION) Western Union Foundation Provides Range of Grants

Private Funder: Western Union Foundation (formerly the First Data Western Union Foundation); Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, disaster relief and the underserved; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Since 2000, the foundation has awarded more than $...

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(REGIONAL FUNDING) Kerr Foundation Offers Rural Education Funding

Private Funder: The Kerr Foundation; Opportunity: Challenge Grants; Funding Focus: Education, health, arts and culture, and human services; Geographic Focus: The Kerr Foundation primarily provides support to nonprofit organizations in Oklahoma, Arkansas Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico & T...

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(ARTS) Nat'l String Project Provides Music Grants

Private Funder: Nat'l String Project; Opportunity: 2011 Nat'l String Project Consortium (NSPC) grants; Funding Focus: Music & education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools; Funding: Up to $10,000 each; Deadline: Rolling. Summary:  The NSPC seeks to increase the number of chil...

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(HEALTH) RW Johnson Foundation Offers Support for Reform Law Implementation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launches a new initiative designed to help states implement health insurance coverage provisions of the federal health reform law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), with the goal of having 95% of Americans covered by health insurance by 2020. &nbs...

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(ARTS) Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Provides Visual Arts Grants

Private Funder: Creative Capital Foundation/Warhol Foundation (CCF/WF); Opportunity: Arts Writers Grant Program; Funding Focus: The arts; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Artists and nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000 each; Deadline: June 8. Summary: These grants support individual writers ...

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