Aging
Alzheimer's Foundation Accepting Grant Applications for Innovative Care Programs
Grants of $30,000 will be awarded for a new or existing program that works to better the lives of those affected by dementia through hands-on care, delivery of social services, cognitive stimulation, and other areas of greatest need....
Posted on April 8, 2010
Deadline: May 15, 2010
Arts and Culture
Ford Foundation Launches Funding Initiative to Develop Arts Spaces
The new initiative will award $100 million over ten years for projects that produce creative works across all disciplines; nonprofit arts organizations can apply for planning grants of up to $100,000 over two years....
Posted on April 8, 2010
Deadline: May 28, 2010, and September 17, 2010 (Letters of Inquiry)
Nominations of American Indian Artists Invited for First Peoples Fund's Community Spirit Awards
Four American Indian artists who have made substantial contributions to their communities will receive fellowships of $5,000 for their commitment to building the strength of native communities by sharing their skills and talents....
Posted on April 8, 2010
Deadline: May 31, 2010
Athletics/Sports
Liberty Mutual's Responsible Sports Opens Spring Community Grants Program for Youth Sports Leagues
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to youth sports organizations working to promote responsible sports parenting and/or responsible coaching in their communities....
Posted on April 9, 2010
Deadline: May 31, 2010
Foundation IX Offers Let Me Play Grants to Help Minnesota Girls Participate in Sports
Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to Minnesota girls between the ages of 5 and 19 who wish to participate in sports or organized fitness activities but whose families cannot afford the costs....
Posted on April 9, 2010
Deadline: May 1, 2010
Nike and Ashoka's Changemakers Announce Changing Lives Through Football Competition
Individuals or organizations will receive up to $30,000 for their solutions for using football to inspire and bring together young people working to improve their communities....
Posted on April 8, 2010
Deadline: June 11, 2010
Children and Youth
Do Something Invites Applications for Six Flags Friends Scholarships
Scholarships of $1,500 will be given to youth leaders 25 years of age or younger working to make their communities a better place on the local or global level....
Posted on April 7, 2010
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Community Improvement/Development
Keep America Beautiful Announces 2010 Graffiti Hurts Grant Program
Three grants of $2,500 each will be awarded to communities for the purpose of preventing graffiti through education, eradication, or enforcement of local laws....
Posted on April 9, 2010
Deadline: June 1, 2010
REMINDER: Application Deadline for Changemakers Competition is April 21, 2010
Awards of $5,000 will be given to individuals and organizations with proposals to strengthen and improve communities in Maine, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, or Massachusetts....
Education
Public School Teachers Invited to Apply for Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to public schools where teachers display extraordinary teaching and instructional creativity and at least 50 percent of the student population is eligible for free or reduced-fee lunch....
Posted on April 9, 2010
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Health
Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation Announces Oral Health Request for Proposals
Project grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to current and former grantees working to help children access comprehensive oral health care....
Posted on April 9, 2010
Deadline: May 7, 2010, and October 1, 2010
Nomination of Foundation Staff Invited for Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy
U.S. foundations working in any area that affects health or health care will have the opportunity to enhance the professional development of their most promising staff at the September 2010 institute....
Posted on April 5, 2010
Deadline: April 15, 2010
International Affairs/Development
Ashoka's Changemakers Announces International Social Business Competition
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to individuals and organizations working to develop model initiatives or ideas that can help build the emerging field of social business....
Posted on April 3, 2010
Deadline: June 9, 2010
Journalism/Media
Knight Center for Environmental Journalism Invites Entries for Innovator of the Year Award
A journalist working to utilize new technologies, journalism techniques, or other efforts that advance environmental reporting will be given $1,000 plus an all-expenses-paid trip to speak at a conference at Michigan State University....
Posted on April 4, 2010
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Medical Research
Lupus Research Institute Announces 2010 Request for Applications for Novel Research Projects
Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to researchers working to discover the cause of lupus, improve treatment, or develop a cure....
Posted on April 6, 2010
Deadline: May 28, 2010