Innovative Learning Solutions

Sponsor: Motorola Foundation

Deadline: 3/1/2010

Amount: varies

Type: Science & Technology, Education

Description: The Motorola Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola, Inc., has announced that it will increase its 2010 giving to U.S. science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs to a total of $7.5 million through its signature Innovation Generation grants program.

The Innovation Generation grants program features three funding areas. Innovation Generation Grants will support targeted STEM education programs for U.S. pre-school through 12th grade students and teachers, with grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 each (Deadline: March 1, 2010.)

Innovation Generation Collaborative Grants will support medium- to large-scale STEM education collaborations between two or more nonprofit organizations, schools, and/or school districts, with joint requests ranging from $150,000 to $500,000 each. (Deadline: April 1, 2010.)

Innovation Generation University Grants will support hands-on competitions, seminars, and design competitions for undergraduate- a! nd graduate-level students at select universities, with maximum grants of $50,000 each. (Deadline: March 1, 2010 for invited applicants only.)

Funding priority will be placed on programs that engage students and teachers in innovative hands-on activities, teach STEM as well as develop innovative thinking and creative problem-solving skills, focus on girls and minorities that are currently underrepresented in the STEM disciplines, and take place in communities with Motorola employees.

At least 25 percent of total grant dollars will support new programming that has been operating for less than two years and is not simply an expansion of an existing program. At least 15 percent of total grant dollars will support environment-focused programming.

For complete details on the Innovation Generation grants programs and to apply, visit the Motorola Web site.

Link to RFP

Sponsor: American Academy of Dermatology

Deadline: 4/12/2010

Amount: varies

Type: Social & Economic, Environment

Description: The American Academy of Dermatology’s Shade Structure Program awards grants in the amount of $8,000 each for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety. This is the tenth year AAD has offered the program to nonprofit organizations seeking permanent shade structures for outdoor locations that are not protected from the sun (e.g., playgrounds, pools, eating areas etc.). AAD receives support for the program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.

To be considered for grants, applicants must be a nonprofit organization or public school that primarily serves children and teens 18 and younger; demonstrate an ongoing commitment to sun safety and skin cancer awareness by having a sun safety/skin cancer awareness program in place for at least one year prior to application; and be sponsored by an AAD member dermatologist.

AAD awards thirty to thirty-five grants each year, depending on the availability of funding.

Visit the AAD Web site for guidelines and application instructions.

Link to RFP

Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Deadline: 2/25/2010

Amount: varies

Type: Health, Environment, Social & Economic

Description: Communities Creating Healthy Environments is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color. The program is designed to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015 by supporting diverse, community-based organizations and federally chartered tribal nations in the development and implementation of effective, culturally competent policy initiatives to address childhood obesity at the local level.

Eligible applicants must have a track record of at least two years of successful community organizing and policy advocacy to address health-related problems in communities of color. Both the leadership and membership or constituencies of any applicant organization should reflect the communities they seek to serve. Youth-led organizing groups and community-based groups with youth-organizing components are strongly enco! uraged to apply.

Applicants must secure a cash match of at least 10 percent of RWJF funding for the grant period. Organizations that currently receive funding from an entity or subsidiary that markets low-nutrition food and/or beverage products to youth are not eligible to apply.

Awards will be up to $250,000 per site for up to ten communities nationwide. Grants are for a three-year period scheduled to commence in October 2010.

Link to RFP

Sponsor: MetLife Foundation

Deadline: 2/26/2010

Amount: varies

Type: Social & Economic, Public Safety

Description: MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation are partnering for the ninth year to recognize, sustain, and share the work of innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization.

Cash grants will be awarded in two categories. Neighborhood Revitalization Awards (six awards of $15,000 to $25,000 each) will honor exemplary collaboration between community groups and police that yields crime reduction as well as economic development outcomes, such as real estate development, business attraction, and job growth. Special Strategy Awards (five awards of $15,000 each) will honor community and police partners who have achieved significant accomplishments in one of the following areas: applied technology; aesthetics and greenspace improvement; diversity inclusion and integration; drug market disruption; gang prevention and youth safety; and seniors and safety.

Eligible applicants are community organizations, community development corporations, police/sheriff’s departments, community partnerships, Weed & Seed programs, and collaboratives comprising more than one of these elements. Public agencies (including police departments and public schools) must appl! y in conjunction with at least one nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that was a leading partner in the collaboration and will serve as a fiscal agent for award funds. Applicants must be U.S.-based.

Awardees will receive monetary grants ranging from $15,000 to $25,000 each. Case studies about award-winning partnerships will be disseminated throughout the community development and law enforcement industries.

Visit the LISC Web site for awards program guidelines and application.

Link to RFP

Did you create a sustainable community action project, program or organization that you want to grow? Are you looking for funding to take your already successful project to the next level? If you answered “YES!”, you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Growth Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Growth Grant every week to help young people just like YOU!
Do Something Growth Grants are targeted towards projects that are already developed and sustainable. These grants go towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as you look to expand your project and grow your impact.
Not sure if your project fits in? Email grants@dosomething.org and we’ll let you know!

Eligibility Rules:
    * The applicant must be 25 OR UNDER.
    * The applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen (You will be asked to prove citizenship and age if you win).
    * You can APPLY for as many grants as you’d like, but you can only win ONE grant from Do Something in a twelve month period (excluding the Do Something Award or unless otherwise noted).
 
Do Something Grants cannot be used to fund:
    * Travel Costs (If you are looking for grants to help you cover a travel abroad experience check out mytravelbug.org or studyabroadfunding.org)
    * Individual Sponsorships
    * Shipping Costs
    * Individual School Fees (Do Something Grants are not educational scholarships)
    * Fundraisers

Deadlines: Rolling- Apply now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission.Go to www.dosomething.org/grants/growthgrants to find out more information and to apply!

Contact: Amanda Ashton, grants@dosomething.org, 212.254.2390 ext 234
Please do not mail in requests, as all information, and the application are available only online.

Are you working to start a community action project or program? Do you need money to put your ideas into action? If you answered, “YES!”, you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Seed Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Seed Grant every week to help young people just like YOU!

Do Something Seed Grants are targeted towards project ideas and programs that are just getting started. These grants can be used to jump-start your program or to realize your ideas for the first time. These are grants for all types of community action projects around causes that you care about and are important in your community!
Not sure if your project fits in? Email grants@dosomething.org and we’ll let you know!
Eligibility Rules:
    * The applicant must be 25 OR UNDER.
    * The applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen (You will be asked to prove citizenship and age if you win).
    * You can APPLY for as many grants as you’d like, but you can only win ONE grant from Do Something in a twelve month period (excluding the Do Something Award or unless otherwise noted).
 
Do Something Grants cannot be used to fund:
    * Travel Costs (If you are looking for grants to help you cover a travel abroad experience check out mytravelbug.org or studyabroadfunding.org)
    * Individual Sponsorships
    * Shipping Costs
    * Individual School Fees (Do Something Grants are not educational scholarships)
    * Fundraisers

Deadlines: Rolling- Apply now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission.Go to www.dosomething.org/grants/seedgrants to find out more information and to apply!

Contact: Amanda Ashton, grants@dosomething.org, 212.254.2390 ext 234
Please do not mail in requests, as all information, and the application are available only online.