Children and Youth Funding Report

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Faith-based Campaigns Should Emphasize Outreach, Partnering

Grant seekers in search of support from faith-based funders should emphasize outreach and connection with the community rather than use high-pressure secular approaches that depend on direct mail campaigns or multiple -- often duplicated -- appeals, a faith-based fundraising expert tells us. Wes Wi...

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National Association to Open Competition for Teachers

Funder: Nat'l Art Education Assn (NAEA); Opportunity: Nat'l Art Education Foundation (NAEF) 2015 arts education grants; Funding Focus: Arts, youth, education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: K-12schools, teachers (NAEA members); Funding: Multiple awards, up to $10,000 each; Deadline: Oct. 1...

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National Retailer to Open State Giving Effort

Funder: Walmart Foundation; Opportunity: State Giving Program; Funding Focus: Child hunger relief and nutrition, sustainability grants; Geographic Focus: States; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Grants range from $25,000 to $250,000; Deadline: Varies, see below. Summary:  Focus areas are Hung...

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$6M Grants Boost Student Participation in Healthy School Meals

An Agriculture Dept. grants program is helping strong farm-to-school programs increase the number of students purchasing school breakfast and lunch, improve consumption of healthier foods at school and reduce plate waste. Preliminary Farm to School Census data for school year 2013-2014 indicate sch...

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Agencies Clarify Rights of Parents with Disabilities

Responding to complaints, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and HHS jointly issue a parental right guidance, emphasizing that there is no legal reason for children to be taken from their parents just because a parent has a disability.  HHS also noted that people with disabilities should not face...

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DoEd Launches $20M Program to Support Pell Grants in High School

The Education Dept. rolls out a $20 million grants program that will test the expansion of Pell Grants to help high school students take college-level courses before they graduate and earn a secondary diploma. The dual-enrollment program will mark the first time high school students will have an op...

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Violence Prevention Program Grants Now Open

Funder: Mary Kay Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program; Funding Focus: Women, children, crime, domestic violence, housing; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Domestic violence shelters with 501(c)(3) status offering emergency shelter; Funding: Approximately $3 m...

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ACF to Launch Program to Help Get Homeless Youth off Streets

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Admin. for Children & Families); Program: Basic Center Program (BCP) (CFDA Number 93.623) (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CY-1121); Eligibility: Governments, public and nonprofit private entities, nonprofits and combinations of such entit...

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Foster Care Services for Alien Children Get $24M in Support

Agency: HHS (Admin. for Children & Families); Program: Residential Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (CFDA Number: 93.676) (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2017-ACF-ORR-ZU-1135); Eligibility: Schools, governments, nonprofits and universities; Funding: $24 million for 15 awards (no match ...

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DoEd Approves States' Plans for Equal Access to Good Educators

The Education Dept. (DoEd) approves the District of Columbia and 17 states' plans to ensure that poor and minority student classrooms are not staffed by inexperienced, unqualified, underperforming or out-of-field teachers. The 17 states and the District of Columbia receiving approval of their plans...

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