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(AGING) John A. Hartford Foundation Offers Geriatrics/Health Grants

Private Funder: John A. Hartford Foundation; Opportunity: Academic Geriatrics and Training grants and Integrating and Improving Health-Related Services grants; Funding Focus: Health and seniors; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: the foundation has set aside $28 million to...

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(EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) Andrew Family Foundation Offers Literacy Grants

Private Funder: Andrew Family Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 Opportunity Knocks literacy grants; Funding Focus: Early childhood literacy; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits (the foundation has a detailed list of eligibility requirements, see below); Funding: $250,000 for multiple awa...

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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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(FUNDRAISING) Nonprofits Can Track Grants with PGA Deadline Calendar

Spring is the grants season with both federal agencies and private funders busy releasing grant solicitations. PGA readers should make sure they are taking advantage of a key feature of the online service -- the Grant Deadline Calendar. "This is a one-of-a-kind tool that allows nonprofits to keep i...

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(FUNDING TIPS) Guru Offers Help in Nailing Down Rural, Treatment Grants

With the difficult funding environment out there, a reader wanted some help with finding funding for rural residential treatment center for youth, focusing on substance addiction recovery, education, athletics and mental health services. Diane Spencer, a development officer for West Ridge Academy i...

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(HUMANITIES) Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Provides Literacy Funding

Private Funder: Ezra Jack Keats Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools and public libraries; Funding: $500; Deadline: March 15, 2012. Summary: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is a nonprofit corporation established i...

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(OUTDOORS) TKF Funds Green Space Planning Grants

Foundation: TKF Foundation; Opportunity: Open Spaces Sacred Places (OSSP) National Awards Program: Request for Planning Grant Proposals; Funding Focus: Environment, higher education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Cross-disciplinary teams of 501 (c)(3) nonprofits that propose to conceptual...

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(REGIONAL FUNDING) Kerr Foundation Offers Rural Education Funding

Private Funder: The Kerr Foundation; Opportunity: Challenge Grants; Funding Focus: Education, health, arts and culture, and human services; Geographic Focus: The Kerr Foundation primarily provides support to nonprofit organizations in Oklahoma, Arkansas Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico & T...

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(REGIONAL FUNDING) Palmer Foundation Makes Youth Grants (Multi-state)

Private Funder: Palmer Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 program grants; Funding Focus: Education and youth; Geographic Focus: Mid-western and Mid-Atlantic states; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Palmer Foundation believes in honest, open communication, creativ...

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(POVERTY) Grameen Foundation Provides Microenterprise Support

Foundation: Grameen Foundation and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO); Opportunity: Bankers without Borders; Funding Focus: Low-income, families, financial literacy; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Microenterprise and microfinance nonprofits; Funding: Technical assistance from...

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