The primary focus of this Grant Opportunities list is on 'community-friendly'
grants; i.e., those grants that organizations and special interest groups in small, underserved, struggling rural communities have a reasonable chance of competing for on a level playing field. |
| Title: |
Grants for Music, Education and Teaching, and Grassroots Organizing |
| Agency: |
Sparkplug Foundation |
| Deadline: | 10/31/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Support for Projects Benefiting Women and Girls |
| Agency: |
Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund |
| Deadline: | Weekly |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition |
| Agency: |
Staples, Inc., Ashoka's Youth Venture and Changemakers |
| Deadline: | 10/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
We the People Bookshelf Grant Opportunity |
| Agency: |
The National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Deadline: | 01/30/2009 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Awards for Art Access |
| Agency: |
Association of Performing Arts Presenters and MetLife Foundation |
| Deadline: | 10/17/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects |
| Agency: |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Deadline: | 11/21/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) |
| Agency: |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHHS |
| Deadline: | 02/16/2009 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program |
| Agency: |
CSREES, USDA |
| Deadline: | 12/12/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program |
| Agency: |
CSREES, USDA |
| Deadline: | 12/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
CCHD Community Organizing Grants |
| Agency: |
Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) |
| Deadline: | 12/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Special Education-Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Education |
| Deadline: | 10/10/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program |
| Agency: |
Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| Deadline: | 12/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
I Love My Librarian Award! |
| Agency: |
Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times |
| Deadline: | 10/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Leadership and Enhanced Assistance Program (LEAP) |
| Agency: |
The Environmental Support Center (ESC) |
| Deadline: | 11/21/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
American Masterpieces: Chamber Music |
| Agency: |
National Endowment for the Arts |
| Deadline: | 10/10/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Responsible Sports Community Grants |
| Agency: |
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company |
| Deadline: | 11/30/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Student Achievement Grants |
| Agency: |
National Education Association Foundation |
| Deadline: | 10/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Learning and Leadership Grants |
| Agency: |
National Education Association Foundation |
| Deadline: | 10/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Spirit of Community Awards |
| Agency: |
Prudential |
| Deadline: | 10/31/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Braitmayer Foundation Grants Program |
| Agency: |
Braitmayer Foundation |
| Deadline: | 11/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program |
| Agency: |
Brookdale Foundation |
| Deadline: | 11/06/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Legacy Scholarship Program |
| Agency: |
Bound Tree Medical |
| Deadline: | 11/07/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
AmeriCorps Indian Tribe FY 2009 |
| Agency: |
Corporation for National and Community Service |
| Deadline: | 01/13/2009/ |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Health and Well-Being of Individuals, Families and Communities |
| Agency: |
CIGNA Foundation |
| Deadline: | Ongoing |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants |
| Agency: |
State Farms Companies Foundation and Youth Service America |
| Deadline: | 10/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
National Schools of Character Awards |
| Agency: |
Character Education Partnership |
| Deadline: | 12/08/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Arts and Advocacy for Adults with Disabilities |
| Agency: |
The ELA Foundation |
| Deadline: | Online 09/15/2008; Full Appl 11/01/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Spirit of Community Awards |
| Agency: |
Prudential Financial |
| Deadline: | 10/31/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Grants for Music and Art |
| Agency: |
Airborne Teacher Trust Fund |
| Deadline: | 10/31/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
The Bowerman Track Renovation Program |
| Agency: |
Nike Corporate Responsibility Department |
| Deadline: | 05/31/2009 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Beauty of Education Awards |
| Agency: |
Maybelline New York |
| Deadline: | 10/10/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Grants for Education, Arts and Culture, Health and Human Services, Civic and Community Outreach and Volunteerism |
| Agency: |
Sony USA Foundation |
| Deadline: | Ongoing |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Annual Program and Field Grants |
| Agency: |
U.S. Soccer Foundation |
| Deadline: | 10/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Skill Building and Education to Positively Impact Communities |
| Agency: |
Staples Foundation for Learning |
| Deadline: | 10/24/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Good Husbandry Grants for Farmers |
| Agency: |
Animal Welfare Institute |
| Deadline: | 10/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Community Improvment Programs in the US & Canada |
| Agency: |
Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation |
| Deadline: | Open |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Toolbox for Education K-12 Grant Program |
| Agency: |
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation |
| Deadline: | 10/17/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
United We Ride Community Leadership Awards |
| Agency: |
The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility |
| Deadline: | 10/31/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Love Your Veggies Grant Program |
| Agency: |
Hidden Valley Salad Dressings, the School Nutrition Foundation and Produce for Better Health Foundation |
| Deadline: | 11/07/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Search for Teen Wellness Leaders |
| Agency: |
YMCA of the USA and Amway Global |
| Deadline: | Nomination period between 10/01/2008 and 11/01/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Teacher of the Year Award |
| Agency: |
VFW of the U.S. |
| Deadline: | 11/01/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Consumer Electronics Recycling Grant |
| Agency: |
E4 Partners and Best Buy |
| Deadline: | Ongoing |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Youth Garden Grants |
| Agency: |
National Gardening Association & Home Depot |
| Deadline: | 11/01/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
The Targeted Grant Process |
| Agency: |
CIGNA Foundation |
| Deadline: | Rolling |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Women's Scholarship Program |
| Agency: |
AARP Foundation |
| Deadline: | Ongoing |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Grants for Communities |
| Agency: |
Allstate Foundation |
| Deadline: | Ongoing |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Campus Suicide Prevention Grants |
| Agency: |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS |
| Deadline: | 11/25/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Education Grants |
| Agency: |
RGK Foundation |
| Deadline: | Submit Letter of Inquiry via Web site |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Equine Fund Grant Program |
| Agency: |
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| Deadline: | Monthly |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Seeds for Education Grant Program |
| Agency: |
Wild Ones |
| Deadline: | 11/05/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Best Buy Teach Awards |
| Agency: |
Best Buy |
| Deadline: | 10/12/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Plum Youth Grants |
| Agency: |
Do Something |
| Deadline: | Rolling |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Helping Outreach Programs to Expand Grant Program (HOPE Grants) |
| Agency: |
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) |
| Deadline: | Open & contingent upon fund availability |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Education, Literacy, Domestic Violence Prevention, or Technology for Healthcare and Healthcare Accessibility Grants |
| Agency: |
Verizon Foundation |
| Deadline: | 11/02/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Limited Competition: Underage Drinking: Building Health Care System Responses |
| Agency: |
National Institutes of Health |
| Deadline: | 11/11/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Grants for Community Development, Education and Human Services |
| Agency: |
Wells Fargo Foundation |
| Deadline: | Rolling |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Foreclosure Pets Grants for Member Organizations |
| Agency: |
American Humane Association |
| Deadline: | Open |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Local Grants Program |
| Agency: |
The Allstate Foundation |
| Deadline: | Rolling |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Helping Outreach Programs to Expand (HOPE) Grant Program |
| Agency: |
Office for Victims of Crime |
| Deadline: | Open |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Grants for Families Struggling with Child Health-Related Costs |
| Agency: |
United Healthcare Children's Foundation |
| Deadline: | Open |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Initiative |
| Agency: |
National Credit Union Administration |
| Deadline: | 12/31/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Unsolicited Proposals |
| Agency: |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) |
| Deadline: | Open |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Social Responsibility Grants |
| Agency: |
FedEx |
| Deadline: | Requests accepted year-round |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Make It Matter |
| Agency: |
Reader's Digest |
| Deadline: | Rolling |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Environmental Youth Programs |
| Agency: |
The Captain Planet Foundation |
| Deadline: | 06/30/2008; 09/30/2008; 12/31/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
Grants for Grassroots Community Projects |
| Agency: |
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation |
| Deadline: | Begin application process by taking eligibility test online |
| URL: | More information |
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| Title: |
K-12 Grants Program |
| Agency: |
Braitmayer Foundation |
| Deadline: | 06/01/2008 & 11/15/2008 |
| URL: | More information |
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