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Greetings!
We encourage you to visit the Peaceful Playgrounds Grants page of our website for grant writing materials and templates.
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The Starbucks Foundation - Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants
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The Starbucks Foundation - Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants
The Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants are designed to
help young people realize their natural potential to reinvent their
local communities. The Starbucks Foundation accepts applications from
organizations that provide young people (ages 6 to
24) with a continuum of service opportunities in social
entrepreneurship.
Grants
will range from $10,000 to $25,000. To be eligible, US applicants must
be tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Applicants outside
the United States must be charitable
in purpose and identified as nongovernmental organizations or the
equivalent of a tax-exempt nonprofit organization.
Deadline: Rolling
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Promote Peace: School Website Banner
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 Show the community that you've implemented the Peaceful Playgrounds
Program and your students play nice during recess. Parents are able to
see your commitment to prevent bullying, decrease childhood obesity and
provide a safe, structured play environment for students.
Copy and paste the emblem to your school website today!
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The Sprint Foundation - Sprint Character Education Grant Program
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The
Sprint Foundation awards grants to school districts and individual
schools in support of resources that facilitate and encourage character
education among K-12 students. The program will accept applications for
character education programs that promote
and/or address youth leadership, youth volunteerism, a positive school
culture, and dropout prevention.
The
Foundation will award individual school grants between $500 and $5,000
each and school district grants between $10,000 and $25,000 each. The
program is open to all US K-12 public schools
and US public school districts.
Deadline: February 5, 2010
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State Recycle Tire Playground Grant Programs
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Scrap Tire Surface Material Grants are available annually for scrap tire surface material for playgrounds, running tracks, etc.
Check with your local state program. Most grant deadlines for the recycled tire playground type grants fall in the spring of the year. Consult EPA's Quick Reference Guide to State Scrap Tire Programs (PDF) (53 pp, 262K, About PDF)
which summarizes state scrap tire regulations and programs.
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Lowe's Toolbox for Education
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Applications now available
Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program is funded by the Lowe's
Charitable and Educational Foundation, which has supported thousands of
grassroots community and school projects in the communities where
Lowe's does business.
The Spring 2010 cycle is now open. The deadline for submitting
applications for this grant cycle is 5pm EST, February 12, 2010.
However, if 1,500 applications are received before the application
deadline, then the application process will close.
Lowe's Toolbox Application.
Due Feb. 12, 2010.
*** Are applying for this grant??? Contact Peaceful Playgrounds for a grant writing template and information to include in your grant application. It includes our research citations, past assessments that may assist
with your evaluation and language on Peaceful Playgrounds to include
in your grant application. 877-444-9888.
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Shade Structure Program
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The American Academ y of
Dermatology (AAD) offers $8,000 grant awards to approximately 30-35
grant recipients each year for the purpose of providing a permanent
shade structure to outdoor locations that are not protected from the
sun. All non-profit organizations serving children 18 years and younger
demonstrating an ongoing commitment to sun safety are eligible to
apply. The 2010 online application is currently available. For more information on Shade Structure Program
Mid November Applications Available
April 2010 Applications Due
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Announcing Peaceful Playgrounds
"Learn to Play" U.S. Map Stencil Giveaway
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 Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc. has announced their new "Learn to Play" U.S. Map Stencil Giveaway Program.
Enter today to win the geographically and proportionally accurate
educational stencil which is Peaceful Playground's best selling playground stencil.
A winner will be selected each quarter and no purchase is necessary to win. Enroll your school today by signing up for the U.S. Playground Map Stencil Giveaway on the Peaceful Playgrounds Website.
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We hope that you will find this grant information helpful. Please don't forget to visit the Peaceful Playgrounds Website for more grant information.
Sincerely,
Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D.
Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc.
951-245-6970 Fax 951-245-6956
17975 Collier Ave. Unit 5
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
info@peacefulplaygrounds.com
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