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Grants and Awards from the National Service Briefing
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Youth Change Maker Award (Deadline: September 17)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 10:44Operation REACH's Gulfsouth Youth Action Fund, a youth philanthropy initiative that engages youth as leaders and empowers them with the resources to make strategic investments in their peers and their communities, is seeking nominations for the 2010 Youth Change Maker Awards. These prestigious awards honor outstanding young people, ages 7 through 25, who have shown exemplary leadership in recovery, education, entrepreneurship and community service initiatives in the Gulfsouth region. Self-nominations are accepted.
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State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 15)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:30
State Farm is proud to team up with Youth Service America to offer grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led service-learning initiatives is all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Eligible programs will engage youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that promotes student learning, academic achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities.
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Nestle Drumstick Heroes Contest (Deadline: September 15)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:28
Nestle will highlight exceptional youth in communities across the country with the Drumstick Heroes contest. Fifty children between the ages of 6 and 17 are eligible to win a summer celebration package, complete with enough Nestle Drumstick Sundae Cones for a party of 50 friends. To nominate an outstanding child or teen, submit the completed entry form, along with a short story (150 to 300 words) describing why the individual deserves to be honored as a Drumstick Hero. All entries must be received by September 15, 2010.
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UnitedHealth HEROES (Deadline: October 22)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:27
UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-learning, health literacy initiative designed to encourage young people, partnering with schools and nonprofits, to create and implement local hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity. Educators, nonprofit leaders, and students are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $1,000 to engage youth in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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WaysToHelp.org Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:27
WaysToHelp.org invites teens in the United States to apply for grants to fund their community service ideas across any one of 16 issue areas. You can apply for a grant, by visiting www.waystohelp.org and for any issue area, selecting "See Ways To Help" followed by "Apply for a Grant". Applications are short - just 5,000 words or less - and should summarize: how the project will involve others, who it will help, what effect it's expected to have, when it will start and how the funds will be used. Grant requests are reviewed and responded to on a monthly basis. www.waystohelp.org
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Women Helping Others Grants (Deadline: September 7)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:18
The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others supports grassroots organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico that serve the overlooked needs of women and children. The Foundation will consider grant requests from $1,000 up to $40,000 for critical health programs, social services, and education projects that give women and children the knowledge and tools they need to improve their lives.
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Office Depot Foundation Grants (Deadline: November 15)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:17
The Foundation's funding focus includes: Making a Difference in Children's Lives - to support activities that serve, teach and inspire children, youth and families; Building Communities - to support civic organizations and activities that serve the needs of our community; and Disaster Relief - to support disaster relief efforts of recognized national, regional and local agencies, and to provide disaster relief to Office Depot associates who have experienced catastrophic loss.
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UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 22, 2010)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 10:43
Youth Service America and UnitedHealth Group are encouraging youth to create and implement programs around childhood obesity in their local communities.
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Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Grants (Deadline: September 10)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 10:41
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is accepting applications for its annual national grant competition. The grantmaking program is designed to help develop or expand projects that support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children.
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Flextronics Foundation Grants (Deadline: Ongoing - Quarterly)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 10:40
The Flextronics Foundation provides aid to relieve human suffering caused by a natural or civil disaster or an emergency hardship, such as floods, fires, riots, storms, earthquakes or similar large-scale adversities. The Foundation also sponsors educational programs and other charitable activities where Flextronics employees volunteer their time, especially those organizations and programs that benefit students with socioeconomic issues, learning disabilities or handicaps. Applications are evaluated on a quarterly basis at the end of March, June, September, and December of each year.
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AmeriCorps Alums Eli J. Segal Entrepreneurship Award (Deadline: August 31)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:32
Eli Segal, the first CEO of the Corporation for National Service, started the AmeriCorps Alums Entrepreneurship Award during his life to recognize alumni with similar promise. To honor Eli's life and to build upon his legacy, AmeriCorps Alums awards one alumnus each year who has demonstrated an outstanding entrepreneurial commitment to service beyond their term with AmeriCorps. Along with recognition among peers, in the media and our online networks, the award entails a valuable prize cash prize of $5,000 and in-person recognition at an award ceremony.
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Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition (Deadline: Ongoing Through September)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:32
The Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition will search until September for eight outstanding youth changemakers; leaders of social ventures aged 12 to 24 who make a difference in the world. Youths can either nominate themselves or be nominated by someone inspired by their actions. At the end of the competition, the winners or representatives from winning teams will fly to Washington, D.C. for the November 13th TEDxYSE conference -a TED style conference run by Youth Venture on social entrepreneurship. There, they'll present their stories and achievements as well as receive $500 prize money.
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Strong Communities Competition (Deadline: August 11)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 16:42
This competition seeks innovative projects and ideas that engage citizens to steer change and build strong communities. Three winners will receive $5,000, and eight finalists will get to attend the Community Matters 2010 Conference. The Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change competition is open to all types of individuals and organizations (charitable and non-profit organizations, private companies, or public entities).
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DoSomething.org Get Well Soon Grants (Deadline: August 17)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 16:41
DoSomething.org has teamed up with the Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation to award project grants to individuals who are taking action to help children in hospitals. From creating a safe space while elementary and middle school aged kids stay in hospitals, to creating care packages for hospital bound or recovering kids, there are many ways to get involved with or start your own projects. Whether you have an established organization that helps youth in hospitals, or if you have a new idea to help kids in hospitals, apply for a Get Well Soon Grant to help your project grow!
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STEMester of Service Grants (Deadline Extended: August 20; New Eligible States)Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 10:35
We know most teachers and administrators are on summer vacation, so Youth Service America has extended its deadline for the STEMester of Service program to late August to allow time for educators to get back to school and apply. Funded by Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, STEMester of Service incorporates YSA's semester-long service-learning framework to engage educators and students in addressing critical environmental and disaster preparedness needs and connecting them to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curricula.
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