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Funder Seeking Applications for Civic Engagement Grants

Private Funder: Applied Materials Foundation; Opportunity: Applied Materials Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, civic engagement, the arts and the environment; Geographic Focus: National, focus on California and where company has operations; Eligibility: Nonprofits and schools; Funding...

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Private Funder Favors Capital Grants, Creative Placemaking

Funders: A collaboration of leading national and regional foundations, including Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation; Opportunity: ArtPlace America 2016; Funding Focus: Education, civic engagement; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Agencies...

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Hardware Chain to Open 2016 Community, Home Improvement Grants

Foundation: Home Depot Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 Community Impact Grants Program; Funding Focus: Veterans, community services, housing, homeless; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Public schools, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public agencies (nonprofit organizations in existence for less t...

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Retailer’s Foundation Invites Applications for Regional Grants

Funder: Shopko Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 Community Charitable Grants; Funding Focus: Education and youth, health; Geographic Focus: 21 states throughout the Midwest, Mountain, North Central and Pacific Northwest regions; Eligibility: Schools, libraries, youth centers and 501(c)(3) nonprofits...

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Grants Assist Community Projects

Private Funder: The Cisco Foundation; Opportunity: Community Impact Cash Grants; Funding Focus: Education, community service and the underserved; Geographic Focus: National (where Cisco has operations); Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $75,000 each for first time applicants (the foundatio...

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Foundation Grants Aid Community Projects, Child Well-Being

Private Funder: CIGNA Foundation; Opportunity: World of Difference Grants; Funding Focus: Health and children; Geographic Focus: National (there are no geographic limits, but priority is given to areas where CIGNA has a significant presence); Eligibility: Public charities with a 501(c)(3) status; Fu...

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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 Hunge...

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Funder Helps Children-at-Risk Programs

Funder: PeyBack Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education and at-risk youth; Geographic Focus: Regional (CO, IN, TN & LA); Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards between $1,500 and $15,000 each, (the foundation has distributed more than $7.5 million...

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Arts, Culture, Community Projects Can Win Support

Los-Angeles-based Annenberg Foundation offers an array of support and focuses on major program areas including K-12 education and youth, arts and culture, community and civic services and health. It generally limits its funding to programs likely to produce change on a large scale basis, with a ...

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Foundation Seeks Applications for Community Awards

Foundation: W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation Grants; Funding Focus: Low-income families, children, youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Funding: multiple awards up to $500,000 each (the foundation distributed $260 million last year); Deadline: Rol...

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