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Scholarships Offered for Students With Disabilities

The mission of the American Association on Health and Disability is to contribute to national, state, and local efforts to promote health and wellness in people with disabilities and to identify effective intervention strategies. Deadline: Nov. 15. The AAHD Scholarship Program supports students wi...

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Collaboration, Partnerships Can Extend Funding Dollars

We at CD Publications have always been big fans of partnerships, whether they are public-private or as simply a collection of private organizations. The essential advice here is to diversify your local funding stream to make sure you have adequate resources if one funder dries up and disappears. An...

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NSTA Challenge Science Essay Contest to Open Soon

Private Funders: DuPont and the Nat'l Science Teachers Assn. (NSTA); Opportunity: 2016 DuPont Challenge; Funding Focus: Science education, youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Students (Grades K-12) teachers and schools; Funding (estimate): TBA; Deadline: TBA, last year's deadline was Mar...

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(REGIONAL FUNDING) Heineman Foundation Supports Programs for Minorities, Youth

Private Funder: Heineman Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 Grants; Funding Focus: Minorities, youth and the environment; Geographic Focus: Regional, in the states of CT, FL, IL, ME, MA, MT, NH, NY and NC; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards, up to $50,000 each; Deadline: Sept. 1. Summary:...

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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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(EDUCATION) Earthwatch Institute Provides Science Grants

Private Funder: Earthwatch Institute; Opportunity: 2012 Earthwatch Institute Education Fellowship Program; Funding Focus: Education and science; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools, students and teachers; Funding: Varies; Deadline: The application for the 2012 grants cycle will be avail...

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(FUNDING TIPS) Reader Seeks Help in Keeping Doors Open at Dialysis Support Center

Dear Grant Guru: "We need help in keeping our center open," writes Loretta deVries, of the Dialysis Food Foundation of South Florida (DFFSF), in Sunny Isles Beach. "We are willing to burn the midnight oil until the 11th hour and even after. We just need the information, and direction to go." Grant ...

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(HEALTH) MAC AIDS Fund Provides Grants for Youth, Housing

Private Funder: MAC AIDS Fund; Opportunity: 2011 U.S. Community Grants Program; Funding Focus: Programs providing support to those suffering from HIV/AIDS; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000 each; Deadline: Sept. 9. Summary:The MAC AIDS Fund supports nonprof...

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(EDUCATION) Surdna Foundation Offers Education, Capacity Building Funding

Private Funder: Surdna Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 Thriving Cultures grants; Funding Focus: Education and the arts; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools and nonprofits; Funding: Varies by program; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Surdna Foundation launched the new Thriving Cultures gra...

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(HOMELESS) Bank of New York Mellon Foundation Offers Community Support

Private Funder: Bank of New York Mellon Foundation; Opportunity: 2012 Charitable Giving Program; Funding Focus: Community development, the workforce and homelessness; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies;Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Bank of New York Mellon Foundat...

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