GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Do It For Detroit Fund Environment and Sustainability Micro-Grants
The Do It For Detroit (Di4D) Fund provides micro-grants, ranging from $500 to $3,000 to support grassroots initiatives aimed at promoting positive social change in Detroit. Di4D is administered by CommunityNEXT, a project of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, and Repair the World. This is the second of five grant cycles and the theme of this funding cycle is environment and sustainability. Applying organizations will support initiatives that have both a strong environmental impact as well as the capacity to engage people in meaningful volunteer service.
The deadline to submit applications is March 20, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/10JqRmU.
Opal Apple Youth Make a Difference Initiative Grants
The OpalŪ Apple Youth Make a Difference Initiative will award funding to youth-based initiatives serving communities in the U.S. where youth take leadership roles in the project. They are looking for organizations seeking grant dollars in the range of $5,000 - $20,000. The initiatives chosen will address one or more of the issues of food security, nutrition, agriculture, or food politics and education.
The deadline to submit applications is March 31, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/Vg3aiS.
Land O'Lakes Foundation Community Grants
The Land O'Lakes Foundation helps rural communities prosper and prepare for tomorrow by donating resources that develop and strengthen organizations dedicated to human services, education and youth, civic activities, and the arts. The Land O'Lakes Foundation Community Grants Program provides support through cash grants to nonprofit organizations working to improve communities where Land O'Lakes has a significant concentration of members or employees.
The deadline to submit applications is April 1, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/12Ie3hJ.
Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation
The Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation (CWF) is a tax-exempt, private foundation governed by a board of directors that represent populations in the Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester and Stockbridge school-districts. Non-profit organizations in the CWF service area are eligible for grant funding, with priority given to programs that help residents eat better, move more, avoid unhealthy substances, and connect with others in healthy ways. An additional funding focus for the CWF is programs that target youth, young adults, and young families.
The deadline to submit applications is April 5, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/15IkZsX.
Carol M. White Physical Education Grants Program
The Carol M. White Physical Education Program provides grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and community-based organizations to initiate, expand, and improve physical education for students in grades K-12. Grant recipients must implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting state physical education standards.
The deadline to submit applications is April 12, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://1.usa.gov/ZDxulQ.
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grant
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation is seeking proposals through their Academic Enrichment Grant Program that foster understanding, deepen students' knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them. The Academic Enrichment Grants provide funding for programs that nurture the intellectual, artistic and creative abilities of children from low-income households through in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning. Grants in amounts up to $10,000 per year are available for a maximum of three years provided the eligibility requirements continue to be met.
The deadline to submit applications is A
pril 15, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/WKVVzi.
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Teacher Development Grant
The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation believes that continuous, insightful and innovative professional training and growth is crucial to the effectiveness of educators. As such, the Foundation is seeking proposals in their Teacher Development Grant program that provide funding to individuals or small teams of teachers for the formation and implementation of groundbreaking K-12 classroom instruction. The Foundation awards grants in amounts up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of three years, provided the eligibility requirements continue to be met.
The deadline to submit applications is
April 15, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/12EyK8A.
Building Bridges Grant Program
The purpose of the Building Bridges: Campus Community Engagement grant program is to expand awareness, knowledge, and understanding of Muslim societies through the performing arts. This program will support U.S.-based performing arts organizations interested in building interdisciplinary cross-campus and community collaborations that use the arts and media to highlight the diversity of Muslim populations around the world in order to dispel negative stereotypes and increase cultural understanding. Up to eight grants, ranging from $100,000 to $200,000, will be awarded to designated presenting organizations for colleges or universities.
The deadline to submit applications is April 24, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/WfvG09.
ING Unsung Heroes
Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung HeroesŪ could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. For more than 15 years, and with nearly $3.8 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. The program's "alumni" have inspired success in the classroom and impacted countless numbers of students. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible.
The deadline to submit applications is April 30, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/WVch5H.
Target Foundation Grants for Arts, Culture & Design
The Target Foundation funds in-school arts programs that enhance students' classroom curricula by bringing the arts and cultural experiences to schools. This can include in-school performances, artist-in-residency programs and workshops in schools. Programs must take place between September 2013 and August 2014. Each Arts, Culture & Design in Schools grant is $2,000.
The deadline to submit applications is April 30, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://tinyurl.com/cdt25kz.
Great American NO BULL Challenge
The Great American NO BULL Challenge is the first, student-led national video contest and Teen Video Awards show dedicated to bullying prevention and promoting empathy, respect, and inclusive communities using the power of music and the magic of filmmaking. To enter, middle and high school students between the ages of 13 - 18 need to create a 2-5 minute video or 30-60 second PSA with a digital responsibility or a bullying prevention theme. As a result of the public voting period beginning May 6, the top 50 favorite videos by a panel of expert judges. All 50 nominees will receive a golden ticket to attend the star-studded NO BULL Teen Video Awards show.
The deadline to submit applications is April 30, 2013. For more information about this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/YuZrdj.
Fisher House Programs-Newman's Own Awards Grant Program
Every day, service members, veterans, and their families rise to the challenge of maintaining a healthy lifestyle while facing the unique trials that comes with having dedicated their lives in service to our nation. These families often face long deployments and separation, and many must cope with the long-term effects associated with service. Newman's Own, Fisher House Foundation, And Military Times (Gannett Government Media Corporation) join together in presenting $100,000 in grants to the most creative military quality of life improvement plans.
The deadline to submit applications is May 1, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/10DlNAs.
Saginaw Community Foundation-YWCA Fund for Women & Girls Program
The Saginaw Community Foundation provides support for a wide variety of programs and purposes benefiting the citizens and communities of Saginaw County, Michigan. The sponsor's areas of interest are: arts, education, health, civic improvement, human services, environment, and youth. Their supplemental program, the YWCA grant program, focuses on the physical, mental, and educational needs or women and girls in the community.
The deadline to submit applications is May 1, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit http://bit.ly/12aGO3z.
State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service-Learning Grants
If you're organization or school has a great idea for a service-learning project that will impact student achievement in YOUR community, apply for a State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service-Learning Grant. The grants range in size from $25,000-$100,000, and must address the root cause of one of the following issue areas: access to higher education/ closing the achievement gap, financial literacy (and economic inclusion), community safety and natural disaster preparedness, social health & wellness issues, and environmental responsibility.
The deadline to submit applications is May 3, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/XWGHX3.
The Gerber Foundation
As the birthplace of the Gerber Foundation, a small pool of funding is available for grants in Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties in west Michigan. Grants are geared towards projects serving youth ages 0 to 18. A special emphasis is placed on projects focused on dental and health issues, early childhood education, parenting education, and math, science and technology education.
The deadline to submit applications is May 15, 2013. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/Y5DQMj.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Grants
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Foundation is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and provides a number of grant programs in Michigan. BCBSM Foundation grant programs are conducted in Michigan, by Michigan researchers and non-profit community organizations to increase access, address critical public health issues, improve the quality of care, and enhance efficiency. Through the Community Health Matching Program, we encourage community-based nonprofit organizations to develop, test or validate new approaches that address community health problems.
The deadline to submit applications is rolling. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/10wRdEF.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grants
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation makes grants to organizations that embrace a similar mission of creating communities, systems, and nations in which all children have an equitable and promising future; one in which all children thrive. Their grants fund programs and projects that support children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society.
The deadline to submit applications is rolling. For more information on this opportunity, visit: http://bit.ly/83AuvO.
