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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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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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Grants go for Parenting Support Services, Child Welfare

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept (Admin. for Children & Families, ACF; Office of Child Support Enforcement, OCSE); Program: Tribal Child Support Innovation Grants: Building Family-Centered Services (CFDA Number: 93.601); Eligibility: Tribes; Funding (Estimated): $200,000 for up to eight ...

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Conservation Group Favors Outdoor Projects

Private Funder: Norcross Wildlife Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 grants; Funding Focus: Conservation, education; Geographic Focus: National (priority is given to organizations that have difficulty raising funds they need to do critical work); Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations; Funding: Grants gene...

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(GRANT TIPS) CYF Highlights Private Sources for Mental Health Funding

Even if a grant seeker is lucky enough to secure federal or state funding for a project, it's a good idea to keep prospecting for private sources in order to broaden the funding stream in the event public money dries up. Alena Competello, of the ICD-International Center for the Disabled in New York...

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(EDUCATION REFORM) Bill Would Abolish Fed Funding Firewalls

In the name of education reform, House Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would eliminate regulations on how federal education money is spent and instead allow local schools to shift money around as they see fit. The bill, the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (HR 2445), could ...

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(TECHNOLOCY) Ashoka/Staples Offers Young Entrepreneurs Awards

Private Funders: Ashoka and Staples Inc.; Opportunity: Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition; Funding Focus: Youth, innovation, technology, communities; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Youth between the ages of 12 and 24 operating entrepreneurial ventures that use innov...

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(ARTS) Doris Duke Foundation Offers Community Grants

Funder: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF); Opportunity: Fund for Nat'l Projects; Funding Focus: Arts & culture; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501 (c)(3) nonprofits with a national focus; Funding: $1 million with awards range from $60,000 to $200,000 (grants can fund up to 40% of...

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(YOUTH) Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Provides Anti-Poverty Funding

Private Funder: Michael & Susan Dell Foundation;Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Youth, children and the homeless; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies, see Exclusive CYF Insider's Tip;Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Michael & Susan Dell Foundat...

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(BUDGET) Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Protect Social Safety Net Funding

With the collapse of budget talks headed by Vice President Joe Biden (D), advocates for children and the poor urged lawmakers to resume talks, but emulate previous deficit reduction negotiations that have reduced the deficit without increasing poverty. In a letter to lawmakers, 25 advocacy groups (...

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