Funding Opportunities
Lowe's Supports Local Communities
The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation supports community-based, grassroots organizations in the local communities where Lowe's operates stores and distribution centers. The Foundation supports K-12 public education including: playground enhancements, landscaping and painting, outdoor learning environments such as educational gardening programs such as: community improvement including park and neighborhood beautification and clean-up, neighborhood revitalization, and vocational trade scholarships.
Funds for Low to Moderate-Income Homeownership
The mission of the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation is to provide resources to nonprofit organizations and to Wells Fargo team members to meet the homeownership needs of low- to moderate-income people. Through this program, the Foundation provides support for nonprofit housing organizations in communities nationwide where Wells Fargo provides products and services. Funding is provided for organizations working to increase low- to moderate-income homeownership through homebuyer education and counseling, affordable homeownership development, post-purchase counseling, foreclosure prevention and necessary repairs and upgrades.
Funds to Preserve Cultural Heritage
The National Park Service: Save America's Treasures Grants, provides support for preservation and conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and nationally significant historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include artifacts, collections, documents, sculpture, and works of art. Historic structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects. Nonprofit organizations, selected federal agencies, state and local government units, and federally recognized Indian tribes throughout the U.S. are eligible to apply.
Kauffman Foundation program seeks to assist
minority-owned businesses hit by Hurricane Katrina
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is spearheading a major new initiative to help position minority-owned businesses for opportunities related to the rebuilding of Gulf Coast communities following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The Kauffman Foundation will provide coaching and training to minority entrepreneurs to assist them in gaining the skills and understanding they need to grow their businesses, including educating them to be better prepared to procure rebuilding contracts from both government agencies and private sector corporations. The Foundation will also coordinate services of federal and local government agencies, private corporations and community groups to provide information to entrepreneurs so they can better secure rebuilding contracts.
Contacts:
Joy Torchia, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 816-932-1045, Jtorchia@kauffman.org
Tom Phillips, Communication Partners, 212-935-4655, comptwp@aol.com
Visit the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's website at www.kauffman.org
Grants Focus on Animal Overpopulation
DJ&T Foundation
The DJ&T Foundation's goal is to fund low-cost or free spay/neuter clinics and subsidize voucher programs as a way to help relieve animal overpopulation throughout the U.S. The Foundation awards the following two types of grants: Spay/Neuter Clinic grants are awarded to organizations that operate low-cost or free spay/neuter clinics (including mobile clinics) or are planning to open one. Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) grants are awarded to organizations with established public outreach programs for companion dogs with homes or that are planning to establish such a program. SNAP Grants are to be used only in public outreach programs in order to provide spay/neuter assistance for dogs belonging to individuals who require financial assistance. Applications for both types of grants are accepted throughout the year. Visit the website listed above for more information.
Social Justice Projects Funded
Funding Exchange: Emergency Fund: The Funding Exchange is a national membership organization of community-based foundations dedicated to supporting social change community organizing. The Funding Exchange offers the Emergency Fund that provides grants of up to $1,000 in support of a specific social justice project, event or initiative. The Fund makes grants in response to political crises or opportunities, when a small amount of money can make a difference in educating or mobilizing for social change under time-sensitive circumstances. Applications to the Emergency Fund are accepted at any time. Visit the website listed above for more information.
CEU Workshops for Teachers/Educators
Looking for easy and low cost CEU Workshops? Consider Environmental Education Workshops
K-8 or secondary modules
One day training
Low to no cost
Locally held - no travel, no motel expense
Fund & educational
Simple easy to follow curriculum guides provided
Hands on activities with step by step instructions
Small group training of 25-30 participants
Select from these modules Administered by:
Food, Land & People Mississippi Soil & Water Conservation Commission
Project Learning Tree Mississippi Forestry Association
Project Wet Museum of Natural Science
Project Wild Museum of Natural Science
Waste in Place Keep Mississippi Beautiful
Project Archeology Bureau of Land Management
Contact Southeast Mississippi RC&D for more details and assistance in workshop scheduling or call 1-601-296-1187 or toll free 1-888-645-1187.
Hamburger Helper: My Home Town Helper
Great Gant!!! www.myhometownhelper.com
Hamburger Helper offers a $15,000.00 grant through May 31, 2007. Eligible applicants are Municipal Organizations, Civic Organizations, Public Schools, 501(c)(4) entities such as Civic Leagues and Social Welfare Organizations.
This grant can be used in the following ways:
Lights or bleachers for baseball, soccer, or football fields
Park / Playground equipment
Main Street holiday decorations
Funds for choir, band, or science trips
New uniforms for little league teams
Clean-up projects
Volunteer firefighter training
This grant can be filled out online in 30 minutes or less.
Contact Southeast Mississippi RC&D for assistance in applying: 1-601-296-1187 or toll free 1-888-645-1187.
Learn About Trees!
Are you seeking a way to help your children or students learn about trees or increase their awareness of paper and wood products?
Visit this website: www.knowyourtrees.org.
Through this site you can learn about 10 tree species and get information about wood and paper products. Great site for tech-savvy kids! This site links with:
www.abundantforest.org and www.thetreefarmer.org
Happy surfing!
Life of the Forest
Are you looking on great information about the life of the forest? Visit International Paper Company's link to Life of the Forest at www.iplifeoftheforest.com. Free material includes 10 color posters, 10 teaching guides, and a 16-page booklet. Click on the Outdoor Classroom Grant Program icon to view grant information.
