Innovative Learning Solutions

Name: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Offers Support for Programs Benefiting Young People With Disabilities

Sponsor: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation

Deadline: 6/1/2010

Amount: Varies

Type: Health, Science & Technology, Social & Economic

Description: The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation is dedicated to helping young Americans (newborn to early 20s) with disabilities maximize their potential and participation in society. The foundation supports organizations and projects within its mission that address important needs, have broad scope and impact, and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites.

The foundation’s funding priority is inclusion ó enabling young people with disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational, and recreational opportunities and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers.

Funding is available for both project costs and operating support, and is open to both disability-specific organizations and those that serve the general population. While requests from all parts of the United States will be considered, priority will be given to communities where Mitsubishi Electric U.S. companies are located. Preference is given to organizations and projects that reflect collaboration among groups and that actively involve people with disabilities in program planning and implementation.

Grants are made only to U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations.

Grant amounts vary based on the nature of the project/organization and the duration of proposed activities.

The foundation accepts and reviews concept papers throughout the year; however, concept papers should be submitted by June 1 to be considered for funding in the following year.

Visit the MEAF Web site for complete program guidelines.

http://www.meaf.org/

Sponsor: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Deadline: 6/14/2010

Amount: $10,000

Type: Environment, Social & Economic

Description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System and National Conservation Training Center, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the National Wildlife Refuge Association, are inviting applications from organizations interested in initiating the Nature of Learning program in their communities.

The Nature of Learning is a community-based environmental education initiative that seeks to use national wildlife refuges as outdoor classrooms to promote a greater understanding of local conservation issues.

For 2010, the program theme is Climate Change and Citizen Science. Grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to support education projects focused on the causes and effects of climate change on refuges and to build citizen science partnership programs.

Academic institutions or nonprofit organizations, including “Friends” organizations, cooperative and interpretive associations, Audubon chapters, youth organizations, etc. are eligible to apply. Programs must involve a partnership among a local school(s), community group (e.g., a Friends Organization, nature clubs), and a national wildlife refuge.

Visit the NFWF Web site for the complete Request for Proposals.

Link to RFP

Name: ING Run for Something Better Accepting Grant Applications for School-Based Running Programs

Sponsor: ING

Deadline: 4/15/2010

Amount: $2,000

Type: Education, Health

Description: The ING Run For Something Better program, in partnership with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, seeks to increase physical activity in students and help fight childhood obesity nationwide through the creation of school-based running programs.

The School Awards program will provide a minimum of fifty grants of $2,000 each to U.S. public schools that desire to establish a school-based running program or expand an existing one.

Awards are available to programs that target grades four through eight in public elementary or middle schools. Schools must design a before, during, and/or afterschool program that will be offered (to the best of the school’s ability) to all students in eligible grades. The program must not be exclusive to participants of one gender and must have a commitment of at least twenty-five students in order to be eligible for funding.

Program guidelines and application instructions are available at the Run For Something Better Web site.

Link to RFP