Improve Native American Businesses!
Native American Business Enterprise Center
POSTED: 9/6/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Dept. of Commerce
ELIGIBILITY: Indian Tribes
$ AVAILABLE: $312,500
GRANTS AVAILABLE: 1
MAX GRANT SIZE: $312,500
DEADLINE: 10/18/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: 202-482-1940
DESCRIPTION: One grant to operate a Native American Business Enterprise Center.
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Promote Bicycle Use!
Bikes Belong
POSTED: 9/12/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Bikes Belong
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $10,000
DEADLINE: 11/27/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: http://bikesbelong.org
DESCRIPTION: Grants to encourage ridership growth, promote bicycling, build political support, leverage funding and support bicycle advocacy.
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HIV/AIDS Grants for the Gulf Coast!
Gulf Coast HIV/AIDS Relief Fund
POSTED: 9/12/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: National AIDS Fund and Ford Foundation
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits that serve the Gulf Coast $ AVAILABLE: $500,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 9/29/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: www.aidsfund.org
DESCRIPTION: Grants for three purposes: 1) general operating support to build the capacity of organizations to provide prevention and care services; 2) collaboration and networking among HIV/AIDS service agencies to rebuild the service infrastructure; and 3) advocacy on key public policy issues that have emerged during the recovery.
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Environmental Grants in CA!
Whale Tail Grants Program
POSTED: 9/12/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: California Coastal Commission
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits and public agencies in CA $ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $50,000
DEADLINE: 11/15/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: www.coastal.ca.gov
DESCRIPTION: Funding for funds projects that fall into any one of the following three categories: 1)Adopt-A-Beach programs; 2) Youth programs; and 3) Programs for the general public.
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Promote Environmental Justice in Los Angeles!
Environmental Justice Fund Grants
POSTED: 9/12/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Liberty Hill Foundation
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits in L.A. County
$ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $70,000
DEADLINE: 11/1/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: www.libertyhill.org
DESCRIPTION: Grants to improve public health in communities of color and low-income communities in the Los Angeles area by reducing emissions and exposure to environmental hazards and toxic chemicals.
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Help Texas Children Get Ready for Kindergarten!
Texas Early Education Model (TEEM) Prekindergarten School Readiness
POSTED: 9/12/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Texas Education Agency
ELIGIBILITY: LEAs and charter schools in TX $ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 9/28/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: www.tea.state.tx.us/opge/disc/
DESCRIPTION: Grants to enable schools to participate with the State Center for Early Childhood Development (SCECD) in a school readiness project to implement the SCECD’s tested research-based framework to improve school readiness services provided to young children.
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Grants for Texas Schools!
Investment Capital Fund Grant Program
POSTED: 9/12/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: Texas Education Agency
ELIGIBILITY: LEAs and charter schools in TX $ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: N.A.
DEADLINE: 9/26/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: www.tea.state.tx.us/opge/disc
DESCRIPTION: Grants for a wide array of activities to improve facilities at public schools in Texas.
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Improve History Knowledge!
We the People Challenge Grants in United States History, Institutions, and Culture
POSTED: 8/31/2006
FUNDING SOURCE: National Endowment for the Humanities
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit and public agencies $ AVAILABLE: N.A.
GRANTS AVAILABLE: N.A.
MAX GRANT SIZE: $1,000,000
DEADLINE: 2/1/06
CONTACT INFORMATION: 202-606-8309
DESCRIPTION: Grants to secure long-term improvements in and support for humanities activities that explore significant themes and events in American history.
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