Good News BCG Friends! According to a recent study conducted by National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) the share of foundation grant dollars awarded for general operating support increased to 24 percent in 2011, up from an average of 16 percent in 2008-10, check out the study “New Studies on Philanthropic Giving Trends Show Hopeful Signs for Nonprofits !
Grants Your Organization Should Check Out:
Captain Planet Foundation Grants for K-12 Environment-Based Projects, Deadline: September 30th, 2013 Up to $500 awarded to high-quality programs designed to help children and youth understand and appreciate the world through hands-on projects that improve the environment in their schools and communities. Link: www.captainplanetfoundation.org/apply-for-grants/
Bringing Theory to Practice, Grants for Campus Engagement, Civic Development Projects, Deadline: Varies. Grants of $1K and $10K for projects that focus on a combination of engaged learning, civic engagement, and psychosocial well-being among college and university students. Link: www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf
Open Society Foundations Invites Applications for Social Justice Photography Projects, Deadline: June 18th, 2013. Grants up to $30K will be awarded for projects that portray pressing social justice and human rights problems and provide concrete ways for photographers, organizations, and their target audiences to create a positive impact. Link: www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants
Pioneer Drama Service Grants for School Drama Programs for ‘The Show Must Go On’ Video Contest, Deadline: June 30. Up to $10K in scripts and royalties will be awarded to middle and high schools for three-minute videos created by students and staff that demonstrate why “the show must go on” on at their school. Link: www.pioneerdrama.com/Video_Contest_Home.asp
Best Buy Children’s Foundation Youth Technology Grants, Deadline July 1st, 2013 (Eligibility Quiz Required). Grants of up to $10K will be awarded for program activities such as computer programming, digital imaging, music production, robotics, and gaming and mobile app development. Link: pr.bby.com/community-grants/
National Alliance for Grieving Children Grants for Child Bereavement Programs, Deadline: July 8th. Grants of up to $100K awarded in support of programs that bring grief support services to youth from ethnically diverse or low-income communities not served by existing bereavement programs. Link: www.childrengrieve.org/2013-grief-reach-request-proposals
William T. Grant Foundation Youth Social Setting Research Projects, Deadline: August 1st. Up to $600K for projects that address theory, policy, and/or practice affecting the settings of youth between the ages of 8 and 25.
Link: www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/social-settings
Foundation for Youth Investment Grants for Youth Outdoor Programs in California, Deadline: August 26th. Grants of up to $50K will support programs that involve underserved youth in northern and central California in outdoor activities.
Link: www.fyifoundation.org/s/2013_Impact_Application.pdf
US Airways Education Foundation, STEM-Based Education Program Grants, Deadline: July 1st. Funding for programs that target economically disadvantaged or developmentally disabled children, a with a focus on increasing student interest and academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Link: www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/corporategiving/default.html?re=1#tab3
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Concept Papers for Research to Prevent Childhood Obesity, Deadline: July 10th. The foundation will award grants in two categories with the aim of providing advocates, decision-makers, and policy makers with evidence needed to reverse the child obesity epidemic.
Link: www.rwjf.org/en/grants/calls-for-proposals/2013/healthy-eating-research–building-evidence-to-prevent-childhood-.html
Public Broadcasting System Program Challenge Fund Grants, Deadline: August 1st. Awards to support the development of high-visibility, high-impact, limited series that offer a definitive take on a subject or break new ground in popular public-service media.
Link: www.cpb.org/grants/grant.php?id=344
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