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Funding for Children's Nutrition, Health Care Projects

Funder: Gerber Foundation; Opportunity: Research Grants and Novice Researcher Awards; Funding Focus: Child nutrition, child healthcare and child environmental hazards; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits, including public colleges and universities; Funding: Multiple awa...

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RSCF Rewrites Guidelines for Support, Advocacy

Foundation: Robert Sterling Clark Foundation (RSCF); Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Healthcare; Geographic Focus: National with a focus on New York; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies (the foundation distributed $4.8 million in grants last year); Deadline: TBA. Summary: Th...

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Healthcare Competition to Open Soon

Private Funder: Medica Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Healthcare; Geographic Focus: IA, MN, ND, SD & WI; Eligibility: Nonprofits and some government agencies; Funding: Up to $50,000 each, multiple awards; Deadline: TBA (last year, Letters of Inquiry were acce...

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Treatment, Support for HIV/AIDS Patients are Funder Priorities

Private Funder: MAC AIDS Fund; Opportunity: 2016 Community Grants Program; Funding Focus: Healthcare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000 each; Deadline: TBA, last year's deadlines were May 1 (nutrition) June 24 (housing). Summary: Fund officials tell us ...

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Grocery Chain Helps in Hunger Relief, Environment

Private Funder: SuperValu Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 Program grants; Funding Focus: Nutrition, healthcare & obesity; Geographic Focus: National with an emphasis on Minnesota and where it has operations; Eligibility: Nonprofits and schools; Funding: Multiple awards, the foundation made $500...

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Funder Underwrites Special Advocacy Projects

Private Funder: Drug Policy Alliance (DPA); Opportunities: Promoting Policy Change (PPC) and the Special Opportunities Fund (SOF); Funding Focus: Public safety, education and health; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding (TBA): $1.2 million in funding was available for 201...

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Commonwealth Fund Seeks Applications for Healthcare Grants

Private Funder: Commonwealth Fund; Opportunity: 2016 grants; Funding Focus: Health; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: Rolling (Letter of Inquiry). Summary: The fund makes grants to improve the delivery of health care. The fund supports independent r...

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‘Magic’ Helps AIDS Outreach, Underserved

Established in 1991 as a single-disease organization working to fund organizations dealing with HIV/AIDS education, the Magic Johnson Foundation has expaded to fund a range of community based projects for the poor and underserved. The foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in inn...

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Valley Foundation Seeks Applications for Health Funding

Private Funder: Wayne & Gladys Valley Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, at-risk youth, health and faith-based efforts; Geographic Focus: California; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies (the foundation distributed about $27 million in grants last year...

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Funder Gives Priority to Medical Research, Education

Funder: Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF); Opportunity: Foundation Grants; Funding Focus: Children's advocacy; education; medical research; and the arts; Geographic Focus: National (priority given to New Jersey); Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Funding: Varies, last year grants ranged from $5,...

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