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Fund for Children Seeks Applications for Grants

Foundation: Global Fund for Children; Opportunity: AnnualGrants; Funding Focus: Children and youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Funding: Awards vary; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: Priority goes to nonprofit organizations working directly with children and youth. Sup...

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Planet Dog Foundation Grants to Open Soon

Private Funder: The Planet Dog Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 grants; Funding Focus: Programs which support working/service dogs; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $7,500 each to applicants from in the United States; Deadline: TBA (the foundation will open the next r...

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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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(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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(CHILDRENS HEALTH) AAP Offers 2011 CATCH Grants

Private Funder: American Academy of Pediatrics;Opportunity: Community-based Child Health Initiatives (CATCH) 2011 Planning Fund grants; Funding Focus: Community-based child health initiatives; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $12,000 each; Deadline: July 29. Summa...

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(CHILDREN AND YOUTH) NASCAR Foundation Offers $100,000 Award

Funder: NASCAR Foundation; Opportunity: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award; Funding Focus: Children's healthcare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Individuals; Funding: $100,000 distributed to the winners' favorite children's charity. Deadline: July 18. Summary: The NASCAR Foundation, the...

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(FUNDING) Grantseekers' Audio Conference Sparks Overwhelming Response

CD Publications' upcoming audio conference -- "Mining New Funding in HUD's 2011 Budget & Beyond" -- has spurred tremendous interest from within the grantseeking community, with pre-event reservations fast approaching the "sold out" stage. The audio conference, set for next Thursday (May 1...

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(ARTS) Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Provides Visual Arts Grants

Private Funder: Creative Capital Foundation/Warhol Foundation (CCF/WF); Opportunity: Arts Writers Grant Program; Funding Focus: The arts; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Artists and nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000 each; Deadline: June 8. Summary: These grants support individual writers ...

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(EDUCATION) Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Provides Teacher Awards

Private Funder: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (FFVF); Opportunity: Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education; Funding Focus: education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Teachers at K-12 schools, colleges and universities; Funding: Up to 20 cash awards valued at $7,50...

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