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Funder Aids Projects for LGBT Youth, Social Justice

Private Funder: MRG Foundation; Opportunity: 2015 General Fund Grants; Funding Focus: Youth, social justice and LGBT issues Geographic Focus: Oregon; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: Aug. 28. Summary: MRG Foundation funds Oregon-based grassroots groups that organize people to...

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(RECREATION) Saucony Funds Running Programs

Foundation: Saucony Run for Good Foundation; Opportunity: Program Grants; Funding Focus: Youth, physical activity, obesity; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501 (c) (3) nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards up to $10,000 each; Deadline: Dec. 13. Summary: The foundation, the philanthropic eff...

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(YOUTH) Nike Offers Cash Grants for Sport, Education Programs

Private Funder: Nike; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Youth, sports and education; Geographic Focus: National (however, the employee grants program has some geographic limits, with priority to areas where Nike has a significant presence); Eligibility: Public charities with a 501...

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(TECH) FRED Awards fund for Tech Usage in Schools

Foundation/Private Funder: Foundation for Rural Education & Development (FRED) and Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative; Opportunity: Technology Grants for Rural Schools; Funding Focus: Schools, technology, rural; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Rural public schools working in cooperatio...

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(FUNDING TIPS) Give Funders Reason to Care about Solving Your Problems

The Grant Guru email inbox gets filled each month with lots of requests for help in finding funding to support particular kinds of program or activities. That's a good thing and we want to encourage readers to continue writing to us. But we also want to address what we see as a gap in this grant-s...

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(OUTDOORS) BoatU.S. Foundation Promotes Boating Safety, Education

Private Funder: BoatU.S. Foundation; Opportunity: Grassroots Grants Program; Funding Focus: Education and the environment; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $4,000 each; Deadline: Applications for the 2012 grants cycle will be available at the beginning of next year...

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(CHILDREN'S HEALTH) Children Affected by AIDS Foundation Offers Range of Grants

Private Funder: Children Affected by AIDS Foundation;Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Children's health; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: NA (see below) Summary: The Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF) grants funds only to organizations...

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(PUBLIC SAFETY) Planet Dog Foundation Offers Service Grants

Private Funder: The Planet Dog Foundation;Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Programs which support working/service dogs; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $7,500 each to applicants from anywhere in the United States; Deadline: Aug. 12 (Letter of Intent). Sum...

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(MINORITIES) Union Pacific Foundation Provides Community-based Grants

Private Funder: Union Pacific Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 Principals' Partnership and the Community-Based Grants Program; Funding Focus: Education and minorities; Geographic Focus: National (with some geographic limits, check the website); Eligibility: Schools, community-based groups and nonprofit...

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(AUDIO CONFERENCE) Mining New Funding in HUD's 2011 Budget

Join CD Publications May 12, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT, for a unique audio conference designed to provide the latest information on dozens of upcoming discretionary funding opportunities at the Department of Housing & Urban Development. These special HUD initiatives are aimed at funding...

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