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(EDUCATION) Advocates Express Alarm Over Move to Eliminate Fed Funding Exceptions

Education advocates, such as the Education Trust,express alarm over a proposal by House Republican lawmakers to eliminate regulations on how federal education money is spent. The bill would tear down funding firewalls and instead allow local schools to shift money around as they see fit. The bill,...

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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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(EDUCATION) Walmart Entities Launch New Classroom Grants

Walmart, Sam's Club, and the Walmart Foundation launch a new program called Teacher Rewards, which will provide more than $4 million to 40,000 teachers across the United States. The Teacher Rewards program focuses on schools with the greatest needs. Local participating stores will choose one K-8 s...

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(ARTS) MDU Resources Foundation Offer Education Funds

Funder: MDU Resources Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Education and human services; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: Oct. 1. Summary: The MDU Resources Foundation launches its giving program to support an array of projects in the a...

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(HOUSING) Freddie Mac Foundation Supports Stable Homes, Families

Private Funder: Freddie Mac Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Nonprofits promoting stable homes, stable families, youth development, better foster care and adoption, and ending homelessness; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: There is a $50,000 limit for...

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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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(PUBLIC SAFETY) MacArthur Foundation Offers Juvenile Justice Grants

Private Funder: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation;Opportunity: 2011 Juvenile Justice grants; Funding Focus: Public safety, juvenile justice and youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: In 2011, the grant budget for this program area is $18 million;Deadline: ...

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(EDUCATION) Lorrie Otto Provides Seeds Money for Education

Private Funder: Wild Ones andLorrie Otto; Opportunity: 2011-2012 Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grants; Funding Focus: Education and the environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools, nature centers or other nonprofit educational organizations; Funding: Awards up to $500 each;Deadli...

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(UNDERSERVED) Levi Strauss Foundation Grants Fight Poverty

Private Funder: Levi Strauss Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 program grants; Funding Focus: Heath and community development; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $75,000;Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Levi Strauss Foundation, the giving arm of blue jeans-maker Levi Str...

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(CHILD NUTRITION) $15M Focuses on Reducing Food Insecurity

Agency: Agriculture Dept. (USDA) (Food & Nutrition Service, FNS); Program: 2012 Summer EBT Demonstration Grants Model (CFDA Number: 10.559) (Funding Opportunity Numbers: WIC-USDA-FNS-SEBTCWIC-11 and SNAP-USDA-FNS-SEBTCSNAP-11; Eligibility: States; Funding: $15 million (80 awards); Deadline: Aug....

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