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Grants and Awards
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.
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.
Youth Change Maker Award (Deadline: September 17)
Submitted by NationalService... on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 10:44
Operation 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
