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The GrantProse vision is to provide high quality, personalized services and resources that are reasonably priced and widely accessible to public and private, nonprofit and for-profit, large and small organizations alike. Towards this end, we provide this newsletter free and hope that you will forward it to your colleagues.
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We wish you success in your endeavors! Bill Carruthers, President
GrantProse, Inc.
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Calendar
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February 12, 2009. The Grants Information Network meets on the second Thursday of February, April, June, August, October and December, 9-11am. The next meeting is February 12, 2009. We welcome your suggestions for speakers and topics for upcoming meetings. If you know of someone who would be interested in speaking, or if there is a specific topic you would like to know more about, send your suggestions to Bill Carruthers bill@grantproseinc.com.
February 24, 2009. Curious about foundations, but not sure where to start? Want information on whether your organization is a good fit for statewide and local foundations? Attend the NC Foundation Fair to learn more about foundations and how they grant in North Carolina. The Fair will be held 10am-3pm at the New Bern Convention Center, New Bern, NC. There is no charge to for this event. Please RSVP to jdunkley@ncgrantmakers.org with "Foundation Fair" in the subject line, or call (919) 933-3927. March 16-17, 2009. Grant Prose will conduct a two-day "Grant Writing for Nonprofits" workshop. This workshop is designed for nonprofit staff who have intermediate to advanced experience with writing grants. The content of the workshop builds upon the introductory program conducted twice annually by the Grants Information Network of NC. Participants will practice creating text in response to common proposal sections (e.g., Problem statement, Project design, Management plan, Evaluation plan), and budgeting varied line items. Rather than 'sitting and getting' you will be writing and budgeting...bring your laptop. Visit the Grant Prose website for more information and to register. www.grantproseinc.com
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Grant Opportunities
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Deadline: 1/15/09
Program: Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange Program
Agency: US Department of Education
Description: Provides grants to improve the quality of civic education through cooperative civic education exchange programs with emerging democracies.
Award Amount: $500,000 to $1,000,000
Website: Here
Eligiblity: K-12, nonprofits, government agencies, colleges
Deadline: 1/20/09
Program: MAP Fund
Agency: Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund
Description: MAP supports most direct costs related to the conception, creation and premiere of a new work. These include but are not limited to commissioning fees and artists' salaries, research costs, rehearsal and workshop expenses, promotion, and audience outreach and production costs up to and including the premiere run of the work.
Award Amount: $10,000 to $45,000
Website: http://www.mapfund.org/apply.html
Eligibility: Nonprofits
Deadline: 2/19/09 (LOI 2/5/09)
Program: Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program
Agency: US Department of Justice
Description: This program provides an opportunity for communities to support supervised visitation and safe exchange of children in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.
Award Amount: $400,000 to $650,000
Website: HereEligibility: States and local government agencies
Deadline: 3/4/09
Program: Safe Schools/Healthy Students
Agency: US Department of Education
Description: The SS/HS program supports the implementation and enhancement of integrated comprehensive community-wide plans that create safe and drug-free schools and promote healthy childhood development.
Award Amount: Varies by size of school district. $750K/yr for LEA of 5,000 or fewer students; more for larger LEAs
Eligibility: K-12
19 new grant alerts have recently been uploaded to the GrantProse website. Visit www.GrantProseInc.com to see many more funding opportunities.
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Profiles
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Bryan Chadwick
Bryan Chadwick is the Grants Administrator for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, ncshp.org, where he keeps busy writing grant proposals and assisting the Research and Planning Unit in other needed tasks. Recent grant awards the Highway Patrol has secured include a Community Oriented Policing Services Technology grant in the amount of $515,000 and a Governor's Crime Commission grant in the amount of $496,000 to encrypt the Mobile Data Network (MDN). These awards will help all law enforcement agencies statewide to communicate statewide and help protect the mobile data network from hackers. Suggestions that Bryan offers for anyone seeking governmental grants are: always follow the guidelines given; don't pursue a grant that is not compatible with your organization; don't be afraid to think outside of the box. If you are used to only pursuing specific funding sources, look at the possibility of pursuing other funding sources. Bryan may be contacted at 919-733-5282 or brchadwick@ncshp.org.
Angela Hicks
Dr. Angela Hicks, owner of The Grant Professional, shares the following information. In these times of economic uncertainty, increasingly people are interested in starting a non profit organization to help others. Forming a new non profit is a process that involves two distinct steps: First, file the Articles of Incorporation for nonprofit corporations with the appropriate state agency which is usually the Department of the Secretary of State. Second, file form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. Key items you will need to file form 1023 are 1) Employer Identification Number; 2) At least 3-5 board members; 3) Bylaws; 4) A 3-4 year budget; and 5) Date of incorporation from the state. Be prepared to pay a filing fee of $60 for the Articles of Incorporation and from $300 to $750 for the Application for Recognition of Exemption. Angela may be contacted at (919) 832-2512, or at angela2emeka@yahoo.com Visit her website at www.grantprofessional.com
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Tips & Resources
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* Address an email to: listserv@listserv.ed.gov
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Spotlight on Nonprofit
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GrantProse invites nonprofits to shine a light on your good work. If you would like to author a short column, submit your material to
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