CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL NATIONAL PREVENTION INFORMATION NETWORK
This database includes private and government funding opportunities for community-based and HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB service organizations. Included are details about eligibility requirements, application processes, and deadlines.
www.cdcnpin.org/db/public/fundmain.htm
eSCHOOL NEWS SCHOOL FUNDING CENTER
Information on up-to-the-minute grant programs, funding sources, and technology funding: www.eschoolnews.com/resources/funding/
ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - PowerPoint Presentation 04-06-05
This presentation includes The New Basis for School Funding Beginning in FY05-06 and The New Basis for School Funding Beginning in FY05-06.
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FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL FUNDING FORECAST
This document lists virtually all programs and competitions that invite applications for new awards for FY 2003 and provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. www.ed.gov
FEDERAL REGISTER
The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents: www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
FOUNDATION CENTER
The Foundation Center collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy; conducts and facilitates research on trends in the field; provides education and training; and ensures public access to information and services through its Web site: www.fdncenter.org
GRANTMAKERS IN MAINE
Links to grantmakers that either focus their funding in Maine or are located in Maine. www.megrants.org/MaineGrantmakers
GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS
This site offers a wealth of information on available funding, grant-writing and related topics: www.schoolgrants.org
JCPENNEY FUNDS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Curriculum-based after-school programs can apply for grants from national retailer JC Penney. Grant applications are accepted year round. Go to: www.jcpenney.net/
LEGACY'S SMALL INNOVATIVE GRANTS PROGRAM
The American Legacy Foundation will award grants of up to $100,000 in first-year grants for efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use among 18- to 24-year-olds, combat secondhand smoke, fight smoking in rural areas, and for other anti-
smoking projects. Grants are intended to help start new projects, carry out new ideas or new approaches, or conduct research on tobacco control. Second-year awards will be for up to 50 percent of the initial grant; the grantee must
match the second-year funding with their own cash. The application deadline is open. Government agencies and
nonprofits serving states or territories that were parties to the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco
companies may apply. For more information on the Small Innovative Grants Program, contact the American
Legacy Foundation, 1001 G St., N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20001;
202-454-5555; e-mail: info@americanlegacy.org.
MAINE PHILANTHROPY CENTER
The Maine Philanthropy Center is an extensive reference library, filled with information on local and national foundations and publications of interest to funders. www.megrants.org
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
The NEA Foundation supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in the nation's public schools, colleges, and universities. NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) grants and programs: www.nfie.org/grants.htm/
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (NICHD)
NICHD funding opportunities: www.nichd.nih.gov/funding/funding-opps.htm
NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation provides grants and technical assistance to programs that concentrate on academic enrichment, college planning, advising, preparation and retention support for low-income, under-served students in grades 5 through 14, and adult learners. www.nmefdn.org/grants/
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OFFERED BY MAINE STATE GOVERNMENT
The following list represents Request for Proposals offered by Maine State Government: www.maine.gov/purchase/rfp.htm
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON Foundation
- Local Initiative Partners Program
The RWJ Foundation is seeking to establish partnerships with local grant-makers to support innovative, community-based projects that improve health and health care for underserved and at-risk populations. Details are available at www.lifp.org/.
- RWJ COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS
Robert Wood Johnson awards $100,000 grants to individuals working with community health programs. See:
- www.communityhealthleaders.org
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA has announced the availability of funds for grants to support community-based planning to develop a local plan for substance abuse treatment for American Indian, Alaskan Native and rural communities. Approximately $1.5 million in funding will be available in fiscal year 2003 to fund approximately 6 grants of not more than $250,000 each for a period of up to 18 months. For this and other funding opportunities go to: www.samhsa.gov/grants or call (800) 729-6686
- Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications: A Participant Manual
SAMHSA has created a manual to provide guidance to prospective grant applicants. The publication is divided into six modules that describe the grant-application preparation process. To obtain a copy of the manual, contact SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345; 1-800-729-6686 or 1-800-487-4889 (TDD), or download manual here: www.samhsa.gov/grants/grants.html
TEACHING TOLERANCE
Grants of up to $2,000 are available from the Southern Poverty Law Center for projects that help to establish a school climate that welcomes diversity. Details are available on the SPLC website at www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance.
TEAMWORK FOR KIDS
One thousand dollar mini-grants are available to Maine schools to promote parent and student involvement. See: www.mainesupportnetwork.org
TREE (Trust to Reach Education Excellence) FOUNDATION
TREE offers funding opportunities to tax-exempt accredited school districts, to individual public and private schools (grades 6-12) and to students through two programs underwritten by foundations, corporations and individual donors: tree.principals.org/
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
This page lists numerous opportunities from multiple web sites: www.hhs.gov/agencies/grants.html
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