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Corporation Offers College-Prep, Emergency Money

Funder: Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation; Opportunity: 2015 DASH Grants; Funding Focus: Education and youth; Geographic Focus: Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin; Eligibility: Colleges and nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards: Deadline: Sept. 3. Summary: Program helps disadvantaged studen...

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(OUTDOORS) Nat'l Forest Foundation Offers Matching Grants

Private Funder: Nat'l Forest Foundation (NFF); Opportunity: 2011 Matching Awards Program; Funding Focus: Environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Past awards ranged from $500 to over $100,000 each, with most awards in the $20,000-$40,000 range. Deadline: July 18. S...

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(OUTDOORS) Wildlife Conservation Society Provides $2M in Funding

Private Funder: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) North America Program; Opportunity: Climate Adaptation Fund; Funding Focus: Environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: WCS Climate Adaptation Fund will provide up to $2 million in competitive grants in 2011; Deadline...

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(CHILDREN'S HEALTH) Medica Foundation Provides Healthcare Grants (IA, MN, ND, SD & WI)

Private Funder: Medica Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Healthcare; Geographic Focus: Regional: IA, MN, ND, SD & WI; Eligibility: Nonprofits and some government agencies; Funding: Up to $50,000 each, multiple awards; Deadline: Varies (see below). Summary: The Medi...

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(POVERTY) Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Offers Grants for Underserved

Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Homelessness, the environment and the underserved; Geographic Focus: National and Michigan; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadlines: Rolling. Summary: The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is...

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(PUBLIC SAFETY) Monsanto Fund Provides Range of Funding

Funder: Monsanto Fund; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, nutrition and public safety; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies. Deadline: Pending (deadlines to be released later this year). Summary: Ever since the Monsanto Fund was established in ...

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(FUNDING) Getting on a Funder's Radar Screen When It Doesn't Accept Applications

Question: What are we supposed to do when a funder says that they don't "accept new applications?" How do we get on their radar screen? Grant Guru: We've had this come up before, and it seems that with the new economic reality in the philanthropic world, the issue has become even more prevalent. S...

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(LITERACY) Book Fund Rewards Applicants Who Connect Grants to Programs

Education and literacy groups that want to score Nat'l Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF) grants are well advised to follow the funder's guidelines and explain in detail how the funding will help to deliver services to the target groups, NBSF officials tell CYF. The fund supports family literacy programs...

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(PUBLIC SAFETY) Cabot Community Outreach

Private Funder: Cabot Corporation: Opportunity: Corporate giving programs; Funding Focus: to support science and technology education, safety, health and environment, as well as community and civic improvement efforts; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: The number an...

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(YOUTH) Public/Private Partnerships Can Extend Funding Dollars

We have received a number of inquiries about public-private partnerships and whether they can help a grants seeker secure a reliable source of funding. We at CYF have always been big fans of partnerships, whether they are public-private or as simply a collection of private organizations. The essen...

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