Funding
2011-12 Grant Program
From the Appalachian Community Fund
Deadline: November 8, 2011
The Appalachian Community Fund is a publicly supported, nonprofit grantmaking organization that provides resources and support to grassroots organizations working to overcome the underlying causes of poverty and injustice in Central Appalachia (east Tennessee, eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, and all of West Virginia).
Grants are made annually through the ACF General Fund Program to community-based organizations working to address underlying causes of the economic and social distress of the region. To be eligible for funding, an organization or project must be located in the Appalachian counties of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, or West Virginia. The fund uses the Appalachian Regional Commission designation for Appalachian counties. Organizations based outside the region may be funded only for work in Appalachian counties.
Organizations may apply in one of two categories — Emerging Group/Seed Grants (up to $5,000 for groups in earlier stages of development), or Movement Building Group (up to $10,000 for more established groups). In 2010-11, ACF distributed $204,000 in funds. The average grant award was $4,100.
For more information, visit: http://www.appalachiancommunityfund.org/.
Human Rights Advocates Program
From the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University
Deadline: November 18, 2011
The Human Rights Advocates Program, an initiative of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University, is a capacity-building program designed to strengthen the skills, knowledge, and networks of proven human rights defenders at the grassroots level. The program focuses both on strengthening the skills of the individual advocates and providing the tools for them to build sustainable organizations that advocate for disadvantaged peoples.
The 2012 HRAP will begin in the latter half of August and run until mid-December 2012. Advocates are expected to participate fully in the offerings provided by HRAP, including skills workshops on advocacy planning and strategies, fundraising, press and media, and building sustainable organizations; Columbia University courses on human rights, public health, the environment, development, and labor rights; and meetings and networking opportunities with NGO staff, activists, policy makers, representatives of international institutions, and academics. Advocates must work at the grassroots level.
For more information, visit http://hrcolumbia.org/hrap/apply/instructions/.
Parent-Child Education Program
From AVANCE
Deadline: December 15, 2011
AVANCE, Inc., a national nonprofit organization that provides parent and early childhood education programs along with other family support services, is accepting proposals from qualified nonprofit organizations serving low- income Hispanic families to expand the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program.
With a $12.6 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, AVANCE created the Unlocking America's Potential Project to expand PCEP across the country. As part of the project, AVANCE will re-grant funds over a three year period to twelve qualified organizations who are serving low-income Hispanic families to adopt the PCEP model. This is the second RFP of three through which four new UAAP re-grant partners will be chosen. AVANCE selected the first four re-grant partners in April 2011.
Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations with the capacity to serve a minimum of twenty-five families. The UAPP re-grant program allows for a one-time payment of $50,000 to selected organizations to help with initial year setup costs.
For more information, visit: http://www.avance.org/.
Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
From the Kaiser Family Foundation
Deadline: December 16, 2011
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the 2012 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. Administered in partnership with Howard University, the intensive eleven-week summer program brings rising college seniors and recent college graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices to learn first-hand about health policy and the legislative process, and to learn about issues affecting racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities. The 2012 program will take place May 21 to August 4, 2012.
The program is open to individuals who are members of a population that is adversely affected by racial or ethnic disparities in health, and/or individuals with experience or a strong interest in working to address health issues disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities or other underserved communities.
Scholars receive approximately $7,500 in support, including a stipend upon successful completion of the program; a daily expense allowance for meals and local transportation; transportation to and from Washington, D.C.; and lodging for the summer at Howard University.
For more information, visit: http://bjordanscholars.kff.org/.
Preapplications for 2012 Grants to Help Disadvantaged and Homeless Women
From the J. Jill Compassion Fund
Deadline: December 21, 2011
Since 2002, the J. Jill Compassion Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Boston Foundation, has contributed more than $2.5 million in grants to over sixty nonprofit organizations nationwide working to help women achieve sustainable self-sufficiency. Based in Quincy, Massachusetts, J. Jill is a specialty retailer of women's apparel.
The fund is accepting pre-applications from community-based organizations that support underprivileged and homeless women in the United States. Funding priority is given to nonprofit programs and organizations that provide job training, education, and transitional and/or affordable housing to disadvantaged and homeless women.
For 2012, priority consideration will be given to programs and organizations that empower women and help them become self-sufficient; have established a relationship with, or connection to, one or more of the J. Jill store(s); and are located near one or more J. Jill store(s).
For more information, visit: http://www.jjill.com/jjillonline/compassion/grantguidelines.aspx.
Grants to Help Address Education Needs of Students in Virginia
From Cox Charities
Deadline: November 11, 2011
Cox Charities, the philanthropic and community giving initiative of Cox Communications, is offering more than $200,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations working to meet the growing youth and education needs of students in Virginia. Grants will be awarded to nonprofits in Virginia communities served by Cox. Grants are intended for youth education programs involving science and technology, mentoring, literacy, and other areas activities that promote the education of youth.
Funding requests should be in amounts of $5,000 and $10,000. For more information, visit: http://www.coxcharities.org/grants.
Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize
From Grinnell College
Deadline: November 14, 2011
Grinnell College, a private four-year liberal arts college located in Grinnell, Iowa, has announced a call for nominations for the 2012 Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize. The prize program, now in its second year, honors individuals under the age of 40 from anywhere in the world who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change. Up to three awards of $100,000 will be presented, with half the prize money going to the individual(s) and half to the organization(s) committed to each winner's area of social justice.
For more information, visit: http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/chaplain/socialjusticeprize.
Martin Luther King Day of Service Lead Organizer Grants
From Youth Service America and the Corporation for National and Community Service
Deadline: November 18, 2011
Youth Service America and the Corporation for National and Community Service will support up to sixteen MLK Day Lead Organizers working to coordinate Martin Luther King Day of Service (January 16, 2012) activities. The goal of the MLK Day Lead Organizers program is to engage youth and adult volunteers on the MLK Day of Service and throughout the year by encouraging families to address some of the nation's most pressing issues. MLK Day also may provide a starting point for a Semester of Service and/or involvement in national days of service and other volunteer activities in 2012.
The program is open to nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, and colleges and universities in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Up to sixteen grantees will receive $4,000 planning grants as well as significant training and technical assistance from YSA.
For more information, visit: http://www.ysa.org/grants/MLKDay.
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Awards
From the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
Deadline: January 13, 2012
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit organization that promotes health, broadly defined, through partnerships between communities and institutions of higher education. The CCPH Award is designed to recognize exemplary partnerships between communities and institutions that build on each other's strengths to improve higher education, civic engagement, and the overall health of communities.
The intent of the award is to highlight the power and potential of community-campus partnerships in the social justice field. The award recognizes partnerships that are striving to achieve the systems and policy changes needed to overcome the root causes of health, social, and economic inequalities.
For more information, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/awards.html#NominationGuidelines.
