Grants and Funding Opportunities
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“Finding Funding: A Guide To Federal Sources For Youth Programs”. It's 166 pages of lists of specific programs and funding sources that is amazingly thorough. Check it out.
Ongoing Grant and Funding Resource:
Community General Funding Sources
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State Farm and the National Youth Leadership Council offer Project Ignition grants to support public high school students in addressing teen driving safety through service-learning. Grant range: $2,000 - $5,000. Deadline: November 15, 2011.
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State Farm and Youth Service America offer Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants promoting service-learning projects in K-12 public schools. Projects must promote student learning, workplace readiness and stronger communities. Grant range: $1,000. Deadline: November 9, 2011. More info >>>>
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Schools and after-school youth programs are eligible to apply for a national grant to promote the learning of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by students in grades Pre-K through 12. The National Science Foundation is offering the Discovery Research K-12 grants to teachers, administrators, youth workers and parents. Grant range: $888,000. Deadline: November 17, 2011 (letter of intent) More info >>>>
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Bill Gates Announces 2012 Scholarship Program for Low-income Minority Students-- Eligibility: Gates' non-profit organization is giving away 1,000 scholarships for the 2012 school season. Bill Gates' Millennium Scholarship Program (GMS) will select 1,000 talented students next year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Scholars will also be provided with personal and professional development through their leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career. Contact: To apply, visit http://www.gmsp.org The deadline for submitting an application is Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Speak Out for Youth America's commitment to the next generation is up for grabs. Programs for disadvantaged youth are on the chopping block all over the country. Youth Today (and Youthtoday.org) is the only media outlet following these cuts at the state, local and national levels. If your organization has a stake in this debate and you want your opinion heard, contact the Youth Today advertising department at 202-363-3741 or potompub.com.
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Recreation
Grant: GoGirlGo! Grants - Supports sports/physical activity programs seeking to add new or expand program participation opportunities for an underserved population of girls between the ages of 8 and 13, particularly economically disadvantaged girls and/or girls from populations with high incidences of health-risk behaviors. Funder: The Women's Sports Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Nov. 28. Amount: Multiple grants of up to $10,000 each. Contact: www.womenssportsfoundation.
Grant: Youth Football Field Grants - Provides financial and technical assistance to nonprofits working to improve the quality, safety and accessibility of youth football fields in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Funder: National Football League Youth Football Fund. Eligibility: Community-based nonprofits, middle or high schools. Deadline: Dec. 16. Amount: Multiple grants ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 each. |
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Civic Engagement
Grant: MLK Day Lead Organizer grants - Supports up to sixteen MLK Day Lead Organizers working to coordinate Martin Luther King Day of Service (Jan. 16, 2012) activities. The MLK Day of Service seeks to engage youth and adult volunteers on the federal holiday and throughout the year by encouraging families to address some of the nation's most pressing issues. Funder: Youth Service America, Corporation for National and Community Service. Eligibility: Nonprofits, K-12 schools, colleges and universities. Deadline: Nov. 18. Amount: Multiple awards of $4,000 each. Contact: www.ysa.org/grants/MLKDay. |
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Grant: Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants - For the promotion of service-learning projects in K-12 public schools. Funder: State Farm and Youth Service America. Eligibility: Teachers, service-learning coordinators or student (age 5 to 25) in a K-12 public school, or a staff member or youth in a community-based organization working within a K-12 public school in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Deadline: Nov. 9. Amount: Multiple grants of up to $1,000 each. Contact: www.ysa.org/goodneighbor/.
Grant: Youth Garden Grants - Provide support to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. Funder: The National Gardening Association, The Home Depot. Eligibility: Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Deadline: Nov. 28. Amount: Five programs receive a $500 Home Depot gift card and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog; 95 programs receive a $500 Home Depot gift card. Contact: www.kidsgardening.org/grants/
Grant: Mantis Awards for Community and Youth Gardens - Supports charitable and educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life in their host communities. Funder: Mantis. Eligibility: Nonprofit garden programs. Deadline: March 1, 2012. Amount: Twenty-five programs will receive a Mantis Tiller/Cultivator. Contact: www.kidsgardening.org/grants/ |
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Grant: School Garden Grant Program - Provides grants, curriculum resources and mentorship to 1,000 schools to launch or expand school garden projects. Funder: The Whole Kids Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofit K-12 schools or school districts, nonprofits working in partnership with one or more K-12 schools. Deadline: Dec. 31. Amount: 1,000 grants of $2,000 each. |
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Grant: Chesapeake Bay Trust Mini Grants - To support activities at schools and nonprofit organizations in Maryland and the District of Columbia that help promote awareness of and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams. Funder: The Chesapeake Bay Trust. Eligibility: Nonprofits, fait- and community-based organizations, service and civic groups, municipal, county, regional, state and federal public agencies, soil/water conservation districts, resource conservation and development councils, forestry boards and tributary teams, institutions of higher education. Deadline: Jan. 13, 2012 Amount: Multiple grants of up to $5,000 each. |
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Education
Grant: Community-Wide Reading Programs - To revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment Funder: The National Endowment for the Arts. Eligibility: Nonprofits, a division of state, local or tribal government, tax-exempt public libraries. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2012. Amount: Multiple grants ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 each. |
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Grant: Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program - To promote and strengthen secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system. Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Eligibility: Public secondary schools, public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges, institutions of higher education, nonprofits. Deadline: Jan. 20, 2012. Amount: $900,000 total program funding. |
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Grant: Navy and Marine Corps STEM Education Grants - To foster an interest in, knowledge of and study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics nationwide to ensure an educated and well-prepared naval and national STEM workforce by engaging students in STEM-related hands-on learning activities with Naval relevance. Funder: U.S. Department of Defense. Eligibility: City or township governments, independent school districts, public institutions of higher education, tribal organizations, nonprofits, for-profits, small businesses. Deadline: Sept. 20, 2012. Amount: Multiple awards of about $200,000 each. |
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Grant: College Debate Program Grants - To strengthen debate programs at colleges and universities around the world. Funder: The Open Society Foundation. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education with either a very small debate program or none at all. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 each. Contact: www.soros.org/initiatives/ |
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Grant: Discovery Research K-12 Program - To enhance significantly the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by preK-12th grade students, teachers, administrators and parents. Funder: National Science Foundation. Eligibility: Unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 17 (letter of intent), Jan. 10, 2012. Amount: $40 million total program funding for 45 awards. |
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Grant: Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge - Encourage students to solve environmental problems through project-based learning. Groups of students and teachers/mentors are challenged to come up with solutions and innovations in areas such as food waste-to-energy, community-scale battery recycling, phantom-power load reduction, systematic behavior change, erosion control, etc. Funder: Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, National Science Teachers Association, College Board. Eligibility: Student and teacher/mentor groups in grades K-12. Deadline: March 15, 2012. Amount: Prizes vary and are in the form of scholarships, savings bonds, school grants, adventure trips and a chance to present their idea at the United Nations. Contact: www.wecanchange.com/. |
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Grant: Books for Children - Donates new, quality, hardcover children's books for small, rural, public libraries across the country. Funder: The Libri Foundation. Eligibility: Libraries in rural areas that have a limited operating budget and an active children's department. Deadline: Jan. 23, 2012. Amount: Not specified. Contact: www.librifoundation.org/apps. |
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Grant: Teach@15 Award - Helps schools serving any grades 7-12 meet their technology needs. Funder: Best Buy. Eligibility: Any teen member of Teach@15 can nominate her or her nonprofit junior or senior public, private, parochial, magnet and charter high schools (serving any grades 7-12). Deadline: Varies. Amount: Multiple awards of up to $1,500 in Best Buy gift cards. |
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Grant: Engaging Students in Learning Mathematics Grants - To incorporate middle school classroom materials or lessons that actively engage students in mathematics. Funder: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Eligibility: Full members of NCTM who teach mathematics in grades 6-8 at least 50 percent of the school day. Deadline: Nov. 11. Amount: Multiple awards of up to $3,000. Contact: www.nctm.org/resources/ |
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Funder: The P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children's Education. Eligibility: Not specified. Deadline: Not specified. Amount: Multiple awards of $1,000 each. |
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Grant: Improving Students' Understanding of Geometry Grants - To develop activities that will enable students to appreciate better and understand some aspect of geometry. Funder: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Eligibility: Full members of NCTM who teach grades PreK-8. Deadline: Nov. 11. Amount: Multiple grants of up to $4,000 each. |
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Grant: GTECH After-School Advantage Program - Provides nonprofit community agencies and public schools with state-of-the-art computer labs. Funder: GTECH. Eligibility: Nonprofit community agencies or public schools with an existing after-school program that serves disadvantaged youth aged five to 15. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards of up to $15,000 worth of computers, online technology and computer software. |
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Funding
Grant: Facility Investment and Building Reserve Grants for Arts and Culture Programs - To seed or enhance arts and culture organizations' building reserve fund for the ongoing maintenance and replacement of an organization's facilities. Funder: The Kresge Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits whose primary mission is arts and culture. Deadline: March 1, 2012. Amount: Multiple grants of up to $1 million each. |
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Recreation
Grant: Youth Soccer Programs - To support projects and programs that focus on soccer as a youth development tool in economically disadvantaged urban areas. Funder: U.S. Soccer Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits, schools, municipalities, institutions of higher education, tribes. Deadline: Nov. 18. Amount: Multiple grants ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 each. Contact: www.ussoccerfoundation.org/
Grant: 'Run for Good' Youth Running Programs - To encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children through the establishment of youth running programs. Funder: The Saucony Run for Good Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits who serve youth 18 years or younger. Deadline: Dec. 13. Amount: Multiple grants of up to $10,000 each. |
| Grant: The WannaPlay Fund - Provides musical instruments to students with a demonstrated need and the school and organizations that serve them. Funder: The NAMM Foundation. Eligibility: Public schools and community organizations serving low-income students. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each. Contact: www.nammfoundation.org/grant- |
| Grant: Let's ALL Play - Supports recreation programs for children with special needs. Funder: National Inclusion Project. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Oct. 31. Amount: Up to $20,000. Contact: www.inclusionproject.org/ |
| Grant: The Fender Music Foundation - To provide music instruction for people of any age who would not otherwise have the opportunity to make music. Funder: The Fender Music Foundation. Eligibility: Established music programs in the U.S. that provide music instruction. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards ranging from $500 to $5,000 worth of instruments and equipment. Contact: www.fendermusicfoundation.org/ |
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Safety |
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Grant: Project Ignition - To support public high school students in addressing teen driver safety through service-learning. Funder: The National Youth Leadership Council and State Farm. Eligibility: Public schools in the United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick that educate students in grades 9-12, ages 13 and older. Deadline: Nov. 15. Amount: 25 grants of $2,000 each, 10 additional $5,000 grants. Contact: www.sfprojectignition.com/. |
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Substance Abuse |
| Grant: Rapid Response/special opportunities in drug policy - To promote policy change and advance drug policy reform at the local, state and national levels. Funder: Drug Policy Alliance. Eligibility: Time-sensitive projects that respond to or take advantage of sudden and strategic public education efforts and campaigns to block drug war initiatives or advance drug policy reform. Deadline: First business day of the month. Amount: $200,000 for grants of $15,000 to $20,000. Contact: www.drugpolicy.org/about/ |
| Grant: Singing for Change - Grants are awarded to programs that are concerned with the health, education and protection of children and their families, fostering self-esteem and self-sufficiency, nonviolence and creative problem solving. Funder: Jimmy Buffett's SFC Charitable Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Rolling. Amount: Multiple awards ranging from $500 to $10,000 each. Contact: www.margaritaville.com/ |
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Youth Development
Grant: Children, Youth, And Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects - To improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for at-risk children, youth, and families supported by the Cooperative Extension System. Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Eligibility: Land-Grant institutions. Deadline: Dec. 1. Amount: Multiple awards of up to $80,000 each. |
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Grant: AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program - Promotes community economic development, positive parenting skills and behaviors, school readiness, parental school involvement, adult education, and civic engagement to achieve a simultaneous impact on both parent and child. Funder: AVANCE Inc. Eligibility: Nonprofits with the capacity to serve a minimum of 25 families. Deadline: Dec. 15. Amount: Multiple grants of $50,000 each. Contact: www.avance.org/. |
