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Rural Foundation Offers Health Grants

Health organizations are among the winners of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks recent grant competition.

(DISABILITIES) MO Governor Pushing Autism Coverage Bill

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (R) and several Missouri legislators are touring the state to promote a state bill that would expand coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Under the bill, which has been pre-filed in both the Missouri House and Senate, insurance companies would not be able to limit t...

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(HEALTH WORKFORCE) MO Uses Grant Program to Address Shortage

Missouri begins a new grant program called Caring for Missourians, which is designed to help alleviate the shortage of medical professionals in the state by increasing the number of students trained in these professions. Through the program's assistance in expanding capacity at the educational in...

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Obama Seeks Hike in Veterans Affairs Budget, Better Healthcare

President Obama's proposed Fiscal Year 2010 budget of $112.8 billion for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs would allow the department to expand health care services by 15.5 percent, the largest such increase in 30 years, VA says.

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More Websites Help Citizens Participate in Stimulus Process

States continue to develop new websites and update existing ones to enable citizens to be more interactive in stimulus law (PL 111-5) developments.

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GTECH'S After-School Advantage

Deadline: Rolling. GTECH's After-School Advantage Program provides state-of-the-art computer labs to organizations in inner-city communities. GTECH supports after-school programs targeting disadvantaged youth and at-risk children aged 5-15. Eligible ...

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Bancorp Foundation

Deadlines: Varies. U.S. Bancorp Foundation offers cash contributions to nonprofit organizations in areas including affordable housing, economic opportunity, education, and artistic and cultural enrichment. In 2004, its charitable contributions topped...

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Impact Fund

Deadline: Nov. 21 (Winter 2008 Cycle.) The Impact Fund awards grants to nonprofit legal firms, private attorneys and/or small law firms that seek to advance social justice in the areas of civil and human rights, environmental justice and/or poverty l...

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(STATES) Voters Weigh in Abortion, Energy, Drug Proposals

Voters chime in on 153 ballot measures on statewide ballots on a wide array of issues, including abortion, healthcare, same-sex marriage bans, renewable energy and drug policy. "Although this wasn't a landmark year for ballot initiatives, it indicates citizens remain engaged in the political pro...

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VSA arts/MetLife to Make Grants for Arts Inclusion in Select Cities (Dec. 12)

Organizations must be located in: Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Hartford (CT), Tampa, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Kansas City, St. Louis, Charlotte (NC), Tulsa, Portland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Nashville, Houston or Seattle.

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