GrantStation Insider - August 16, 2018

Volume XVII | Issue 30

National | Regional | Federal | Partner Depot | PathFinder | Online Education

 

National Funding
Opportunities Throughout the U.S.

Communities Committed to Health Recognized
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Culture of Health Prize

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize honors outstanding communities throughout the United States that have come together around a commitment to health, opportunity, and equity through collaboration and inclusion, especially with historically marginalized populations and those facing the greatest barriers to good health. Up to ten winning communities will each receive a $25,000 cash prize and have their success stories celebrated and shared broadly with the goal of raising awareness and inspiring locally-driven change across the country. For the purposes of this prize, "a community" is defined as one of the following: town, village, city, borough, county, parish, tribe or tribal community, Native Hawaiian organization, or region (such as contiguous municipalities, counties, or reservations). The Phase One application deadline is November 1, 2018; Phase Two applications will be due on January 17, 2019. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the call for applications.

Support for Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Organizations
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: National Wildlife Refuge Friends Grant Program

The National Wildlife Refuge Friends Grant Program, an initiative of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, funds projects that assist organizations in being effective co-stewards of important natural resources within the National Wildlife Refuge System. The program's goals are to assist Refuge Friends organizations in developing projects, expanding and increasing their capacity and skills, meeting local refuge conservation challenges, and gaining and building community recognition. Grants ranging from $1,500 to $15,000 are provided for capacity building, project support, and Friends peer-to-peer coaching. Proposals must be submitted by September 27, 2018. Visit the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s website to review the Request for Proposals.

Grassroots Community Groups Funded
CLIF Bar Family Foundation: Small Grants Program

The CLIF Bar Family Foundation supports nonprofit grassroots organizations that have the ability to engage local groups, positively impact their communities, and focus most of their resources on useful and positive actions. Grants are provided to organizations throughout the United States, with some emphasis on California. Through the Small Grants Program, the Foundation supports innovative small and mid-sized groups working to protect the Earth’s beauty and bounty, create a healthy food system, increase opportunities for outdoor activity, reduce environmental health hazards, and build stronger communities. Applications are reviewed three times per year; the application deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 1, annually. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the Small Grants Program and to take the eligibility quiz.

Grants Promote Safety in Diagnostic Imaging
AHRA and Canon Medical Systems Putting Patients First Program

The AHRA (Association for Medical Imaging Management) and Canon Medical Systems Putting Patients First Program seeks to improve pediatric and adult patient care and safety in diagnostic imaging. In 2018, the program will provide six grants of up to $7,500 each to single-site hospitals and imaging centers located in the United States. Two grants will be awarded for projects that improve the safety and comfort of pediatric imaging, two grants will be awarded for projects that improve overall patient care and safety in imaging, and two grants will be awarded for projects focusing on oncology imaging. In addition, two grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to Integrated Delivery Networks (IDN) or hospital systems. One grant will be awarded for projects that improve overall patient care and safety in imaging implemented across the IDN/hospital system, and one grant will be awarded for projects that improve cybersecurity in imaging implemented across the IDN/hospital system. The projects funded by these grants will be used to create a best-practices tool to share with other hospitals and institutions. The application deadline is October 22, 2018. Application guidelines and forms are available on the AHRA website.

 

 

Regional Funding
Opportunities for Specific Areas

Human Rights and Environmental Justice Initiatives in Idaho Supported
Fund for Idaho: Persistence Fund

The Fund for Idaho is dedicated to creating a more just, compassionate, environmentally sound, and healthy society in Idaho. The Persistence Fund, administered by the Fund for Idaho, provides matching grants of up to $7,500 to nonprofit organizations working to overcome the rising tide of intolerance and divisiveness in Idaho. These grants support strategic issue and policy change work by groups organizing in the following areas: The Human Rights category focuses on empowering and defending marginalized communities to assure economic fairness, immigrant justice, and access to essential services. The Environmental Integrity category focuses on protecting land and people from contamination and destruction. Applying organizations must have annual operating budgets under $300,000. The application postmark deadline is August 31, 2018. (All new applicants must contact the Fund before applying.) Visit the Fund for Idaho’s website to review the grant guidelines.

Funds for Public Art Projects in North Carolina
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation: Inclusive Public Art

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all North Carolinians. The Foundation’s Inclusive Public Art initiative aims to include historically marginalized people in the decision-making processes about art in public places and is intended to spark healthy dialogue. The Foundation will invest in up to ten projects with awards of as much as $50,000 each. Additional resources will be available for community engagement activities surrounding each art project. Grants are made for visual art, not performance art. The deadline for letters of intent is October 8, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the Inclusive Public Art initiative.

Grants Address Children’s Oral Health in Illinois
Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation

The Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation works to improve the oral health of the residents of Illinois. The Foundation's Community Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations and government entities with programs focused on the oral health of children, with emphasis on the following two key priority areas: 1) oral health education and awareness; and 2) access to oral healthcare, specifically programs that also educate and inform. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 are provided. The application deadline is September 10, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website to download the Grant Guidelines and Philosophy, and to submit an online application.

Support for Environmental Initiatives in Alabama and South Florida
The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation

The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation primarily provides support for the conservation of natural resources in North America and the Caribbean Basin, with emphasis on the United States. The Foundation’s major program areas that are open for application include the following: marine resource conservation and management with a particular interest in fisheries; South Florida ecosystems (Everglades, Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, and Florida Keys); and Alabama environmental issues. Site-specific grants are limited to South Florida and Alabama. The Foundation’s grants, averaging $15,000 to $20,000, require a one-to-one match. The final 2018 deadline for letters of inquiry is September 14. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about each program area.

 

 

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. Government

Program Revives Out-of-Print Books
National Endowment for the Humanities

The Humanities Open Book Program provides support to make outstanding out-of-print humanities books available to a wide audience. By taking advantage of low-cost e-book technology, the program allows teachers, students, scholars, and the public to read humanities books that have long been out of print. The application deadline is September 26, 2018.

Funds Available for Habitat Conservation
Fish and Wildlife Service

The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is an incentive-based program that provides direct technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore and conserve fish and wildlife habitat for the benefit of federal trust resources. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through September 30, 2018.

 

 

Partner Depot

Top International Grants Conference Opens Registration
The Grant Professionals Association is an international membership organization who serves those in the grants industry, from grantwriters to managers and everyone in between. You're invited to the 20th Anniversary of THE Premier Event for Grant Professionals®, the 2018 GPA Annual Conference, Where the Grant People Meet! The conference will be held in Chicago, IL, on November 7-10, 2018. Meet with other grant professionals and make connections to help you every day; build your knowledge and skills by choosing from over 80 learning opportunities. This conference is packed with professional development! Register today!

 

 

PathFinder: Featured Resource
A library of quality resources designed to help you develop your career path as a grants professional.

Create a Strategic Plan for Your Nonprofit
Are you thinking of launching your own nonprofit organization, but not quite sure how to get started? The article “Create a Strategic Plan for Your Nonprofit” by legal guide publisher Nolo discusses the basic steps that any nonprofit founder can take to prepare a solid and functional strategic plan. It outlines and discusses the components of a strategic plan, including developing a mission statement, outlining goals and objectives, assessing current resources, and identifying strategies to turn your vision into a reality.

 

 

Upcoming Online Education Trainings
Live Webinars

Unless otherwise noted, all Online Education Trainings are webinars,
are 90 minutes in duration, and are scheduled to begin at 2 PM Eastern Time.

Eight Ways to Learn Online with GrantStation
Are you interested in learning more this year but aren't sure where to start? Sage Adams, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Instructional Designer for GrantStation, will show you how to maximize the plethora of online learning resources available on GrantStation to enhance your understanding of grantwriting, grant strategies, grants management, leadership and governance, information design, and nonprofit accounting and finance. In this short webinar we'll take a look at our exciting fall lineup of live webinars, recorded webinar offerings, and other resources available to you through GrantStation (with or without a Membership). Links and best practices will be provided as well as a handy guide for the 2018 fall webinar lineup. The webinar will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018.

The Power of 3: Ingredients to Build a Successful Grants Program
Learning or reviewing the basic steps to writing stellar grant requests, then taking that information and weaving it into an overall grant strategy to fund your program, project, or organization is key to winning awards. If you top that off with a comprehensive understanding of how to build strong logic models, you have a winning recipe for grantwriting success in 2018 and into 2019! Join us for all three webinars in the Power of 3 series: Grantwriting 101 on Wednesday, September 19, 2018; Building a Powerful Grants Strategy for 2018 - 2019 on Thursday, October 11, 2018; and Logic Models: More than Just Extra Work! on Thursday, October 25, 2018.

Securing In-Kind Donations: And Making Them Work for You!
Understanding how donations of products and services can help leverage grant awards and strengthen your bottom line is one of those overlooked pieces of a funding strategy. In this webinar, Cynthia Adams, CEO of GrantStation, will walk you through how to build a strong in-kind contributions program, the types of contributions you can secure, and how to use these donations to leverage grant support. The webinar, which is fast paced and full of information about in-kind gifts and the sources that are providing them, is a must for almost any organization, regardless of size. The webinar will be held Thursday, September 20, 2018.

 


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Editor: Julie Kaufman
Contributing Writer: Kevin Peters
Contributing Writer: Ashlyn Simmons

National Funding Opportunities
Communities Committed to Health Recognized
Support for Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Organizations
Grassroots Community Groups Funded
Grants Promote Safety in Diagnostic Imaging 

Regional Funding Opportunities
Human Rights and Environmental Justice Initiatives in Idaho Supported
Funds for Public Art Projects in North Carolina
Grants Address Children’s Oral Health in Illinois 
Support for Environmental Initiatives in Alabama and South Florida 

Federal Funding Opportunities
Program Revives Out-of-Print Books
Funds Available for Habitat Conservation