Funding Opportunities

Education

Below is a list of funding opportunities related to providing medical homes for children with special needs.

Foundations Invited to Apply for Partners Investing in Nursing's Future Program sponsored by RWJF and Northwest Health Foundation
Deadline: October 2, 2008

Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation, addresses nursing issues at the community level through funding partnerships with local and regional foundations. These funds create a financial incentive for local and regional communities to work on nursing workforce issues.

Local or regional private, independent, family, or community grantmaking foundations and public charities are eligible to apply for funds. Government entities, corporations, or corporate grantmakers may participate in funding collaboratives, but may not serve as the applicant institution. Eligible foundations are those classified as exempt under Section 501(c)(3) as a public charity or private foundation, a nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation under Section 4947(a)(1), or organizations that claim status as private operating foundations under section 4942(j)(3) or (5) of the Internal Revenue code. Local foundation partnerships are responsible for sustaining and expanding the work of the project at the conclusion of the funding period.

Projects will be assessed based on the following: foundation capacity for and commitment to addressing the complex issues related to the nursing workforce; scope and strength of the partnership planned among the applicant foundation, nursing leadership, and other partners in the community; innovativeness and strength of the project design; impact of the project on the local community or region; and sustainability.

Up to ten awards of up to $250,000 each will be made for projects lasting up to 24 months. Local foundations and other partners must match awards with $1 for every $1 provided by this program. For more information, please visit: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20461

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health & Society Scholars Program
Deadline: October 3, 2008

Program area: Building Human Capital

Purpose: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program is designed to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership and policy change to address the multiple determinants of population health. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange. Its goal is to improve health by training scholars to:

investigate rigorously the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health; and

develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health.

The program is intended to produce leaders who will change the questions asked, the methods employed to analyze problems, and the range of solutions to reduce population health disparities and improve the health of all Americans. Call for proposals

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Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Accepting Applications for National Child Care Teacher Awards
Deadline: December 5, 2008

The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation created the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards to acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education.
Child care teachers from all fifty states and the District of Columbia are invited to apply. Fifty teachers will be selected for their commitment and dedication to the children they serve. Of the top ten recipients, one will be selected to receive the Helene Marks Award. As part of the application process, each applicant is asked to design an enhancement project for the children in their classroom illustrating the educational, social, and emotional benefits of the project.
The fifty award recipients will each receive $1,000 — $500 as a stipend acknowledging each child care teacher's special dedication and $500 to fund the classroom enhancement project they designed. The recipient of the Helene Marks Award will receive an additional $1,000. The winners will also be honored at an awards ceremony in Pennsylvania on April 1, 2009, with hotel and transportation provided for the recipients by the foundation.
Visit the TLLCCF Web site for complete eligibility requirements and application procedures. http://www.tllccf.org/pr_nccta.php

FY08 Public Health Conference Support Program
RFA Number:CDC-PA-HM09-901
Letter of Intent: November 10, 2008; Deadline: December 8, 2008

The purpose of the program is to provide partial support for specific non-Federal conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention, educational programs, and applied research. This program addresses the “Healthy People 2010” focus area(s) of Access to Quality Health Services; Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Chronic Back Conditions; Cancer; Diabetes; Disability and Secondary Conditions; Educational and Community-Based Programs; Environmental Health; Food Safety; Health Communication; Heart Disease and Stroke; Injury and Violence Prevention; Maternal, Infant and Child Health; Mental Health and Mental Disorders; Nutrition and Overweight; Physical Activity and Fitness; Public Health Infrastructure; Respiratory Diseases; Tobacco Use (among youth); and Vision and Hearing. http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/HM09-901.htm

RGK Foundation
Deadline: Rolling

The RGK Foundation funds a range of programs in suchareas as education, community and health. The medicine/health grant program will support programs that promotethe health and well-being of children, access to health services and foundation-initiated programs. The foundation will support community programs thatimprove children and family services, early childhood development and parenting education.

Additional information is available at: www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php

Coca-Cola Foundation/Youth Education
Deadline: Rolling. Applications are reviewed quarterly.

The Coca-Cola Foundation supports projects which provide youth with the educational opportunities to become productive citizens. The foundation encourages new solutions to problems that impede educational systems and it supports existing programs that work. Because the challenges for education are so broad, the foundation’s commitment is multifaceted. The foundation provides grants to public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, teacher-training programs, educational programs for minority students and global educational programs.

For more information call: 404/676-2121, or visit:
www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_guidelines.html

Kellogg Youth & Education Grants
Deadline: Rolling

The goal of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Youth & Education Program is to improve learning outcomes for vulnerable children and youth. These grants focus on innovation-supporting new ideas about how to engage children and youth in learning and new ways to bring together community-based systems that promote learning. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501c (3) status.

For further information on this grant opportunity, go to: www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=54&CID=3&NID=17&LanguageID=0

Louis Calder Foundation – Education and Youth Development (State Specific)
Deadline: Rolling

The foundation's grant making strives to provide opportunities for children and youth to access meaningful non-school hours and summer programming. The bulk of the foundation's money is focused on education & youth development. Around $6.3 million was given in 2004 for 120 grants ranging from $1,000 to $900,000. Most grants are between $10,000 and $50,000. Take note, although national in scope, almost all grants go to nonprofit's in two states: NY (88%) and CT (10%).

For more information about this opportunity, go to: www.louiscalderfdn.org/about.html

Rosie's For All Kids Foundation
Deadline: Rolling

Rosie's For All Kids Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. that provide childcare, early education, and other essential programs to economically disadvantaged and at-risk children. The Foundation's primary mission is to support center-based, licensed childcare and preschool programs for children growing up in low-income, urban neighborhoods.

Other areas of support include education, after-school programs, and literacy programs. To a lesser extent the Foundation funds emergency assistance, crisis intervention, and cultural development programs. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Visit the Web site for more information: www.forallkids.org/html/grants.cfm

Last Updated September September 11, 2008