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(COMMUNITY SERVICE) Kirby Foundation Supports Youth, Education Efforts

Private Funder: F.M. Kirby Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Education, health and medicine, the arts and humanities, civic and public affairs, welfare and youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: The foundation distributed $18.1 million in grants last ...

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(ARTS) Target Offers Locally Based Grants

Private Funder: Target; Opportunity: Store-based arts grants for 2012; Funding Focus: K-12 education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $2,000; Deadline: April 30, 2012. Summary:  The Target Foundation, the giving arm of the national retailer, offers grants fo...

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(ENVIRONMENTAL) Save-the-Redwoods League Provides Outdoor Education Funding

Private Funder: Save-the-Redwoods League; Opportunity: 2011 education grants; Funding Focus: Environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools and nonprofits; Funding: Up to $3,000 each; Deadline: June 30. Summary: The Save-the-Redwoods League, a nonprofit organization that works to p...

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(TECH) AT&T Offers Aspire Grants for Education Projects

Private Funder: AT&T Foundation; Opportunity: AT&T Aspire grants; Funding Focus: Education and technology; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools; Funding: AT&T has set aside $100 million for this initiative; Deadline: Rolling. Summary:  The AT&T Foundation, giving ar...

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(MINORITIES) Union Pacific Foundation Provides Community-based Grants

Private Funder: Union Pacific Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 Principals' Partnership and the Community-Based Grants Program; Funding Focus: Education and minorities; Geographic Focus: National (with some geographic limits, check the website); Eligibility: Schools, community-based groups and nonprofit...

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(CHILD NUTRITION) President Signs Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization Funding Bill TODAY

 President Obama signs the Child Nutrition Act reauthorization measure today, which will provide $4.5 billion for child nutrition programs over the next 10 years. The signing takes place at a District of Columbia elementary school. The bill, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S 3307) reauthor...

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(HEALTH) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Private Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Opportunity:  Awards in Health Policy; Funding Focus: Healthcare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Researchers, nonprofits; Funding: Up to $335,000 each with a maximum of 10 awards; Deadline: Jan. 19. Summary: The Robert Wood Johnson Foun...

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(BUSINESS EDUCATION) Goldman Sachs Foundation

Private Funder: Goldman Sachs Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation Grants; Funding Focus: Environment and education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools and nonprofits; Funding: multiple awards; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Goldman Sachs Foundation is an extension of Goldman Sachs Gr...

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(ARTS) Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Private Funder: Tiffany & Co; Opportunity: Tiffany & Co. Foundation Board of Directors grants; Funding Focus: Arts and the environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits and schools; Funding: Multiple awards, up to $1.25 million; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The giving arm ...

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(EDUCATION) Robert Wood Johnson

Private Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF); Opportunity: Health Policy Fellows Program; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Midcareer health professionals and behavioral/social scientists (Exceptional candidates from academic faculties and nonprofit healthcare organizations are encou...

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