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Arts and Culture
American Composers Forum Offers Support to Emerging Composers in Minnesota and New York City
The Jerome Composers Commissioning Program will provide grants of up to $8,000 to emerging composers working in conjunction with a performing group in Minnesota or New York City to produce new pieces of any musical genre....
Posted on July 2, 2008
Deadline: August 2, 2008
Children and Youth
Youth Service America and Disney Announces Second Round of Minnie Grants
Grants of $500 will be awarded to first-round Disney awardees working to engage community volunteers between the ages of five and 14 in youth-led service projects....
Posted on July 3, 2008
Deadline: August 30, 2008
A Little Hope: The National Foundation for Grieving Children, Teens, and Families Accepting Letters of Inquiry
Grants will be awarded to nonprofits working to provide support services and counseling to children and teens who have experienced the loss of a parent or loved one....
Posted on July 3, 2008
Deadline: August 31, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Offers Pennsylvania Child Care Center Enhancement Grants
Grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded to nonprofit child care centers in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties working to improve their quality of care....
Posted on June 30, 2008
Deadline: December 31, 2008
Civil and Human Rights
Tides Foundation Accepting Applications for State Strategies Segment of the Death Penalty Mobilization Fund
Two-year grants of up to $80,000 per year will be awarded to nonprofits working to abolish the death penalty at the state and/or federal levels; consideration will also be given to projects focusing on reform....
Posted on July 3, 2008
Deadline: August 15, 2008
Community Improvement/Development
Social Equity Venture Fund Invites Entries for Film Competition
Up to $20,000 will be awarded to new and professional filmmakers worldwide who have made short films showcasing real people working to end poverty through enterprise-based solutions....
Posted on July 4, 2008
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Education
PPL Offers Environmental Education Grants
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to public, private, and parochial schools near PPL facilities in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, and New York conducting classroom and extra-curricular learning projects about energy use....
Posted on July 5, 2008
Deadline: October 15, 2008
Teagle Foundation Announces College-Community Connections Program for New York City
Three-year grants of up to $240,000 will be awarded to NYC-area nonprofits and academic institutions working in partnership to develop college readiness programs for underserved local high school students....
Posted on July 2, 2008
Deadline: July 15, 2008 (Email Intent to Apply)
Environment
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces 2008 Delaware Estuary Watershed Grants Program
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to public or nonprofits, institutions, organizations, educational institutions, and local and state government agencies working to protect and improve watersheds in the Delaware Estuary....
Posted on July 2, 2008
Deadline: August 1, 2008
Progress Energy Foundation Accepting Applications for Environment Funding Program
Grants starting at $10,000 will be awarded to nonprofits in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina working to protect natural resources in Progress Energy service areas....
Posted on July 2, 2008
Deadline: August 1, 2008
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Offers Support for Classroom Environmental Programs
Grants of up to $1,500 each will be awarded to educators working to develop environmental curricula that integrate environmental field activities and classroom instruction....
Posted on June 29, 2008
Deadline: September 27, 2008
Health
GAVI Alliance Announces Upcoming Request for Proposals for New Vaccines Program
Grants will be awarded to academic organizations or consortia working to increase access to immunizations and vaccines for otherwise fatal diseases in poor countries around the world....
Posted on July 1, 2008
Deadline: TBD
Journalism/Media
Justice and Journalism Fund Accepting Proposals for Social Justice Reporting Projects
Grants of up to $3,000 will be given to journalists and news organizations committed to producing quality, in-depth work about social justice issues....
Posted on June 29, 2008
Deadline: September 30, 2008
Philanthropy and Voluntarism
Rasmuson Foundation Expands Sabbatical Program for Alaska Nonprofit and Tribal Leaders
Previously awarded only to individuals serving health and social service organizations, the $30,000 sabbaticals of two to six months will now be given to Alaska nonprofit CEOs and tribal leaders working in any field....
Posted on July 4, 2008
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Social Science
American Council of Learned Societies Launches Third Year of Digital Fellowship Program
Stipends of up to $50,000 plus project costs of up to $25,000 will be awarded to doctoral-level researchers in all fields of the humanities and the humanistic social sciences conducting digitally-based research....
Posted on July 4, 2008
Deadline: October 3, 2008
Social Science Research Council Accepting Applications for Abe Fellowship
Support will be given to scholars and non-academic researchers working to increase cooperation between Japanese and American academic and professional communities in the areas of security and diplomacy, global economics, and civil society....
Posted on July 3, 2008
Deadline: September 1, 2008
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