GRANT ALERTS



Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center 

  March 25, 2013 

In This Issue:
Women's Shelter Grant
Health and Wellness Grant
Library Grant
Financial Education Programs Grant

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In this issue, you will find Grant Alerts covering:  Animal Welfare, Women, Health, Youth/Children, Libraries, and Philanthropy.   Please use the links on the left under In This Issue to navigate this notice for materials applying to you.

In some cases, there will not be much time before the grant deadline. We send grant alerts as quickly as possible after receiving grant information. Notices with close deadlines are sent in the event you are ready to apply. We also hope you keep potential future sources in mind for your ongoing programs and consider applying in the next round for annual opportunities.


Notice of grant availability is for information purposes only and is not a recommendation to apply. Nonprofits must research opportunities further to determine if eligibility and application is appropriate. To learn more, sign up for our monthly Grant Seeking Basics class using the PCNRC Event Registration link in the box to the left.


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Women's Shelter and Pets Grant    

Deadline:   May 15, 2013 

 

Funded by:    The American Kennel Club Humane Fund  

 

Description:   The Fund's Women's Shelter grants are awarded for essential operational support related to the housing of pets or capital improvements specifically for the housing and maintenance of pets.

 

Program Areas:    

Organizations must: 

  • Be a not-for-profit organization that provides temporary or permanent housing for victims of domestic abuse and their pets
  • Or a not-for-profit organization that provides temporary or permanent housing for pets of victims of domestic abuse and has a formal, established working relationship with at least one not-for-profit shelter for victims of domestic abuse    
Recipients:  501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations

 

Award Amount:  up to $1,000

 

 

 

 



 
Children's Health and Wellness Grant   

Deadline:   October 31, 2013

 

Funded by:   Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation  

 

Description:   The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation  desires that their funds be used to provide opportunities for fun and friendship, to help children with special needs, to support health services for underserved populations, and to ensure a healthy future for all children.

 

Program Areas:  

Examples of direct support include:  

  • camp scholarships for children with special needs
  • hearing and vision testing and treatment
  • emergency funds for families with extraordinary medical needs
  • supplies for therapeutic treatment
  • supplies for child life programs
Recipients:  501(c)(3) organizations

 

Award Amount:  $1,000 to $5,000 

 

 

 



 
Book Grants for Libraries   

Deadline:  April 15, 2013  

 

Funded by:    Snapdragon Book Foundation

 

Description:  Founded by a former school librarian, the Snapdragon Book Foundation exists to put books in the hands of kids. In a time when many schools are reallocating their funds to technology and audiovisual equipment, we hope to make sure that school libraries are still offering children good books to read.   

 

Program Areas:    

  • The Foundation provides funds to improve school libraries for disadvantaged children
  • Grants will be awarded to public, private, and experimental schools
Recipients:  public, private, and experimental schools

 

Award Amount:  Contact Funder 

 

Link to complete grant process

 

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Financial Education Programs Grant

Deadline:   Concept Inquiry form due April 30, 2013   

 

Foundation:  Foundation for Financial Planning              

     

Description:  The Foundation for Financial Planning (FFP) helps people take control of their financial lives by connecting the financial planning community with people in need. We achieve this by supporting pro bono advice and financial life skills education.

   

Program Areas:

Outreach must: 

  • Utilize financial planning professionals, or local affiliates of financial planning organizations, through pro bono activities
  • Deliver programs to specific target audiences who are underserved by the market, in need of financial guidance, or in a financial crisis with particular emphasis on: 
    • Providing outreach to military personnel and their families
    • Financial Life Skills training and education outreach through high schools and/or youth organizations  
    • Or through and with community based organizations 
  • Provide opportunities to obtain unbiased financial advice in time of crisis or disaster
  • Provide financial life skills education, through financial planning professionals, to those of diverse social-economic levels to help them take control of their financial lives. 

Recipients:  501(c)(3) organizations     


Award Amount:  Contact Funder

 

Link to Complete Grant Process 

 

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Fort Wayne, IN  46801
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The Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center at the Allen County Public Library is supported by a grant from the Foellinger Foundation and the Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center Fund held at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne.