Below is a listing of funding opportunities that may be applicable for the LifeSkills Training program. Please click on each title for detailed information on each funding opportunity.
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation provides funding for substance abuse and mental health-related efforts serving residents in the District of Columbia, Price George's and Montgomery Counties in MD, Arlington, and Fairfax Counties, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in VA.
The foundation supports a range of work, with its Health program area serving the following priorities: Domestic Violence/Violence Against Women; Health Treatment Centers & Home Health Care; Mental Health; Public Health; Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment, and HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education.
To be eligible, an organization must be an IRS-registered, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations with a public charity status of 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).
Click here for application procedures or call 202-223-3100.
Proposal deadlines are July 1, November 1, and March 1st.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces SAMHSA’s Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants program (also referred to as SAMHSA Conference Grants).
The purpose of the Conference Grant program is to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Applications are due on the recurring dates of March 31 and September 30 each year.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholisim (NIAA) is calling for research grant applications on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce underage drinking and hazardous young adult drinking. Objectives include, but are not limited to Strategies to improve screening, Testing the effectiveness of existing brief prevention interventions, Examining contextual factors that affect the selection, implementation, and outcomes of validated screening measures.
The Daniels Fund supports nonprofits in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah which help youth and adults with alcohol and other substance abuse challenges become stable. Priority areas include Prevention and Treatment.
Funds are allocated geographically according to the following percentages: Colorado 65% (50% in Metro Denver, 15% in balance of state), New Mexico 10%, Wyoming 10%, National programs (by invitation only) 10%, and Utah 5%. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Click here for details and to download a grant application form.
Community-based nonprofits can tap into an extra $1 billion in
funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) -- part of the
funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The money is intended to be used to boost the economy by reducing
poverty, revitalizing low-income communities, and helping families
become self-sufficient. Funds can be used to address needs like
housing, education, employment, nutrition, and emergency services.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is seeking to partner
with local grantmakers to fund projects that reduce violence in
specific racial, ethnic, tribal, gender or sexually based, or
rural/frontier communities.
The Local Funding Partnerships Program to Reducing Exposure to Violence,
part of the foundation's Vulnerable Populations program, is seeking
"new, community-based, and culturally appropriate" programs "reflecting
how language skills, significant cultural differences, education,
income, and discrimination affect health outcomes."
Applicants must be nominated by a "diversity-focused funder
that is principally concerned with the population to be served." A
dollar-for-dollar matching grant is required, although 25 percent may
come in the form of in-kind services.
Proposals may be submitted at any time throughout 2009 for consideration on May 1, 2009; September 1, 2009; and January 5, 2010.
For more details, see the complete call for proposals on the RWJF website.
Grants of
up to $150,000 are available for initiatives that use Health Impact Assessment
(HIA) techniques to help policymakers assess proposed projects and programs in
terms of their impact on health consequences and costs.
The Health
Impact Project -- a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the
Pew Charitable Trusts -- will award grants of $25,000 to $150,000 to
demonstrate the effectiveness of HIAs and promote their use in policymaking at
all levels of government. Certain applications for grants of more than $150,000
also may be considered on an exceptional basis. Programs must be completed
within 24 months.
Application
deadline is open. For full details, see the RWJF website.
County middle schools are invited to apply for a grant-funded
prevention program that teaches skills to reduce the use of alcohol,
tobacco, illicit drugs and violence.
Botvin LifeSkills Training will be available in the fall for grades
6-8. Students will learn and practice skills such as decision making,
assertiveness and effective communication.
Botvin is an evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention
program with more than 25 years of peer-reviewed research. It was
developed by Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and
Psychiatry at Cornell University's Weill Medical College and director
of Cornell's Institute for Prevention Research.
For information on the training, or to book it for a school, call Jean Ciullo at Hunterdon Prevention Resources at 782-3909.
The Wachovia Foundation provides Community Needs Grants to support organizations working to improve communities with low- to moderate-income. In particular, the Foundation strives to improve education, community development, and environmental health, ensure access to health and human services, and to bolster civic engagement.
Award amounts may vary. Eligible applicants include tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3), have broad community support, and can demonstrate fiscal and administrative stability.
The CIGNA Foundation provides grants to projects that focus their efforts on five priority areas including: 1) the health of women, children and families, 2) obesity awareness and prevention, 3) patient/doctor communications and health literacy, 4) elimination of gender and ethnic disparities with health care, and 5) maintenance of healthy minds and bodies.
The foundation will pay particular attention to projects demonstrating creativity, responsiveness, and that are beneficial and achievable.
The Intel Corporation is committed to maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in the U.S. communities where the company has a major presence, through grants, donations, sponsorship, and other forms of philanthropy and giving.
Education Grants:
Intel has a strong interest in supporting K-12 and higher education, and community programs that deliver the kind of educational opportunities that all students will need to prepare themselves to succeed in the 21st century.
Community Site Grants:
Intel will provide grants, donations, and philanthropic support to additional programs that improve the quality of life in its site communities. Each request will be evaluated on the basis of the services offered and the program's impact on the community, its focus on diversity and multiculturalism, its impact on the youth of our community, the cost-effectiveness of the program and its ability to be effectively measured and replicated, and the potential for Intel employee involvement.
Deadline: Rolling
Click here for more information on all Intel Grant opportunities.
The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation provides direct funding support for children in the areas of health and wellness such as childhood disease research foundations, child safety organizations, and organizations that serve children with special needs.
Grants will be a one-time contribution and generally range from $1,000 USD to $10,000 USD, but the average grant is $1,500. Grant requests should be in line with an organization’s overall budget.
Grants are reviewed several times during the year. The application deadlines for 2009 are at the end of April, July, and October, and January 31, 2010.
The Middletown Substance Abuse Prevention Council, co-chaired by the city's Youth
Services Bureau and the Rushford Center, will offer a mini-grant
program for drug prevention initiatives.
The grants provide a
max funding level of $1,000 and may be used to support any substance
prevention or youth development program in the community.
All successful grantees will be
required to have a representative join the council, which meets every
third Wednesday in the Middletown High School Media Center at 3 p.m.
Additional information is available at www.middletownyouthservices.com or by calling Justin Carbonella, Youth Services coordinator, 860-347-8594, Ext. 4517.
The Charles Lafitte Foundation is seeking applicants for their Healthy Living Grants.
The Charles Lafitte Foundation supports innovative and effective ways for people to help themselves and others around them lead healthy and satisfying lives. The Foundation’s areas of interests are education, youth advocacy, and medical research.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status.
The
Wal-Mart Foundation supports programs and initiatives addressing education,
workforce development, economic sustainability, and health and wellness. For
health and wellness in particular, the Foundation looks to improve access to
healthcare, promote healthy lifestyles and behaviors, and reduce disparities.
Grant
awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. Eligible applicants include organizations
with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), recognized government entities,
volunteer Fire Departments, K-12 Public Schools/Districts, Charter Schools,
Colleges, Universities, Private Schools with tax-exempt status, and faith-based
organizations.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks partnerships to implement and evaluate proposed systems-level changes to facilitate the dissemination, adoption, implementation, and sustainability of proven, innovative drug abuse prevention, treatment, and business policies and practices.
The goal of this initiative is to enhance the quality of drug abuse prevention and treatment services through the implementation of evidence-based practices in ways that are likely to have replicable, sustainable, systemic impacts.
Click here to read the full grant announcement and view the multiple deadline dates.
The purpose of the ESA Foundation is to promote positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in the quality of life, health and welfare of America's youth. The Foundation is committed to using the power of the interactive entertainment industry to create a positive social impact across the country.
Youth programs must be focused in one of the following areas: skills and personal development; general health and welfare; risk behavior prevention; education and multimedia arts/technology.
To make a grant request, organizations must have 501(c)(3) status, seek funding for a specific project or program that is or will be in two or more states in the United States, and serve youth ages 7-18.
Click here for more information and to view the full grant announcement.
The Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants are designed to
help young people realize their natural potential to reinvent their local
communities. The Starbucks Foundation accepts applications from organizations
that provide young people (ages 6 to 24) with a continuum of service
opportunities in social entrepreneurship.
Grants will range from $10,000 to $25,000. To be eligible, US
applicants must be tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Applicants
outside the United States must be charitable in purpose and identified as
nongovernmental organizations or the equivalent of a tax-exempt nonprofit
organization.
Click here for more information and to apply for funding
John Hancock Financial Services will award grants to Massachusetts
community-based groups that serve needy youths and families in Boston.
Nonprofit groups may apply. Applications deadline is open.
For more details, see the company website or contact Carol Fulp, 601 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210; 617-663-4575; cfulp@jhancock.com.
The Corning Incorporated Foundation
The Corning Inc. Foundation Supports youth-related projects and organizations,
including community-service programs for students, YMCAs and youth centers in
company locations.
Non-profits in company communities are elibible for funding.
The Campbell Soup Foundation is providing grants to local
champions that inspire positive change in communities throughout the United
States where Campbell Soup Company employees live and work.
The Foundation
focuses on the areas of hunger relief, wellness, education and community
revitalization.
The
Plum Creek Foundation supports organizations that improve the quality
of life and provide services to residents in the communities where Plum
Creek operates.
The Plum Creek Foundation focuses on four areas or types of organizations when considering grant requests:
Community -
organizations that improve the quality of life and provide services
that might not otherwise be available to residents in the communities
where we operate.
Education
- educational programs and organizations that enhance learning
experiences for students of all ages and help kids become self
sufficient and productive within their communities.
Environment
- organizations that promote environmental stewardship and awareness as
well as those that teach environmental education.
Arts - organizations that creatively deliver quality arts and performance programs.
Click here for more information and to apply for funding
The
Wells Fargo Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations focusing on
education and health and human services, with special emphasis on the
elimination of the “achievement gap”; increasing access to higher education for
underrepresented groups; and ensuring access to both health education programs
and quality healthcare for individuals and families.
The
RGK Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that provide services in the
areas of Community, Education and Medicine/Health. Specific areas of focus
include: children and family services, early childhood development, parenting
education, after-school educational enrichment programs, promotion of the
health and well-being of children, and programs that promote access to health
services.
Grants
range from $10,000 to $25,000. Eligible applicants include nonprofit
organizations with 501(3)(3) status. Organizations are invited to submit an
electronic letter of inquiry that will be reviewed on a rolling basis. After
review, organizations may be invited to submit a formal proposal.
Grants will be made in the following categories: State Commission
and National Competitive including Professional Corps and Fixed-Amount
Grants; State and National EAP; States and Territories without
Commissions; and Indian Tribes.
Program priorities for 2010 include addressing unmet needs in the
areas of education, housing, veterans, economic opportunity, clean
energy and environment, and health (including access to health care,
disease prevention and health promotion initiatives, and health
literacy).
Click here for more information and to view the full grant announcement.
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation will award grants to support tobacco-control programs targeting adolescents in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in West Texas, Doña Ana and Otero Counties in Southern New Mexico, and in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
There are no set limits on grant amounts under the Smoke Free Paso del Norte Initiative (SFI), and groups can submit applications focusing on one or more tobacco-control objectives. However, the foundation is especially interested in projects to strengthen compliance with tobacco-control policies.
Nonprofits, governments and others may apply; priority will go to groups that have a history of success in running tobacco-control programs.
Soroptimist International of Saratoga County is accepting funding
requests from organizations that serve the needs of women and girls in
Saratoga County.
Soroptimist International of Saratoga County is part of an
international volunteer service organization of business and
professional women dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls
in local communities and throughout the world.
Organization must be in or serve the needs of citizens of Saratoga County Projects must benefit women and girls in Saratoga County Consideration is given to number of people served Individual endeavors, such as pageants/competitions, are not funded.
For a grant application visit the group's Web site at
http://www.soroptimistsaratoga.org.
The
Peyback Foundation was established by professional football player Peyton
Manning in 1999 to promote the future success of disadvantaged youth (ages 6 to
18) by assisting programs that provide leadership growth and opportunities for
children at risk.
Grants
will range from $1,500 to $10,000 each. Requests for grants are accepted only
from agencies and organizations actively working to advance the welfare of disadvantaged
children in Indiana, Tennessee, and New Orleans metropolitan areas.
Click here for more information and to apply for funding.
Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems CFDA 84.215M
Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law, and Indian Tribes. Additional eligibility requirements are listed elsewhere in this notice under
Additional Requirements in section I. of the Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards.
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced that the 2010 DFC Request for Applications (RFA) is now available at http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/SP-10-005.aspx
The Drug Free Communities (DFC) Program funds community coalitions addressing youth substance use. Any coalition, that meets the statutory eligibility requirements may apply for DFC funding.
If you have questions related to the content of the RFA, please call the hotline at 240-276-1270 or email your questions to dfcnew2010@samhsa.hhs.gov. If you have financial or grants management questions, please call Barbara Orlando at 240-276-1422 or email her at Barbara.orlando@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth Request for Proposals: One Year Program Grants for Tobacco Use Prevention & Cessation Programs with Youth in Virginia
Term of Grant Awards: July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011
This is an online application process. No hard copies of the RFP will be available. All organizations considering responding to this RFP MUST attend one of four MANDATORY OFFEROR'S CONFERENCES. Visit Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth's website for more information: http://www.healthyyouthva.org/funding.asp
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today released the final
application for more than $4 billion from the Race to the Top Fund,
which will reward states that have raised student performance in the
past and have the capacity to accelerate achievement gains with
innovative reforms.
To qualify, states must have no legal barriers to linking student
growth and achievement data to teachers and principals for the purposes
of evaluation. They also must have the department's approval for their
plans for both phases of the Recovery Act's State Fiscal Stabilization
Fund prior to being awarded a grant.
Click here for more information and to view the official grant announcement.
