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(HEALTH) Hearst Foundation Offers Healthcare Grants

Private Funder: Hearst Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Healthcare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: Rolling (however, the foundation won't be able to accept applications between July 15 -Aug. 15 as it transitions to an online applic...

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(SERVICE) Johnson Controls Foundation Offers Range of Grants

Deadline: Rolling. The Johnson Controls Foundation, the giving arm of the automobile parts and battery manufacturer, offers grants higher education; health and hospitals; community funds; social services, including aid to the handicapped, care of children, and the aged; and civic, arts, and cultura...

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(SCIENCES) Siemens/Westinghouse Competition Support STEM Awards

Private Funder: Siemens Westinghouse; Opportunity: 2011 Competition in Math, Science & Technology; Funding Focus: Science and education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Students and schools; Funding: Up to $100,000;Deadline: Oct. 3. Summary: The Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math...

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(MUSIC) ASCAP Foundation Offers Education Grants

Private Funder: ASCAP Foundation; Opportunity: 2012 program grants: Funding Focus: Education and the arts; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: The average grant is approximately $3,000; Deadline: Aug. 1 (letter of intent) and Oct. 1 (proposal). Summary: The ASCAP Foundatio...

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(YOUTH) FEX Offers Social Justice Collaboration Grants

Private Funder: Funding Exchange (FEX); Opportunity: 2011 Social Justice Collaboration Grants; Funding Focus: Underserved and social justice; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: varies; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: To create high-impact progressive change, the Funding Excha...

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(HUMANITIES) Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Provides Literacy Funding

Private Funder: Ezra Jack Keats Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Schools and public libraries; Funding: $500; Deadline: March 15, 2012. Summary: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is a nonprofit corporation established i...

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(TECHNOLOGY) Harvard Offers Innovations Awards

 Private Funder: Harvard U.; Opportunity: Innovations in American Government Awards Program and the Bright Ideas Awards; Funding Focus: Education and public service; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Governments and nonprofits; Funding: Up to $100,000; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: Each y...

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(ARTS) Ford Foundation Provides Film Grants

Private Funder: Ford Foundation; Opportunity: JustFilms Grant Program; Funding Focus: The arts; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits & Artists; Funding: The foundation has set aside $10 million a year over five years for the project; Deadline: Rolling (applications are considered ...

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(K-12 EDUCATION) NEA-Nickelodeon Offer Big Help Teacher Grants

Foundation/Private Funder: NEA Foundation and Nickelodeon; Opportunity: Big Help Grants; Funding Focus: Environment, healthcare, education and community development; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Educators; Funding: Multiple $5,000 awards; Deadline: June 1. Summary: The Big Help Grants p...

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(AUDIO CONFERENCE) Mining New Funding in HUD's 2011 Budget and Beyond

Join CD Publications May 12, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT,  for a unique audio conference designed to provide the latest information on dozens of upcoming discretionary funding opportunities at the Department of Housing & Urban Development. These special HUD initiatives are aimed at funding...

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