Funding News and Grant Tips
Report Tells Nonprofits to Follow, Interact with Foundations on Social Media
A new report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds that while both grant makers and grant seekers use social media, nonprofits are not monitoring the social media postings of foundations or their staff, losing out on opportunities to get some "inside information" on foundation giving priorities, as well as develop connections with such funders (and as a final bonus, stand out from your competitors).
Key findings from the new research include the following:
* The majority of both foundations and nonprofits in the survey are using social media.
* However, few grantees use social media from their foundation funders or their funders' staff.
* Of the small percentage of grantees that do use foundations' social media, the majority of them aren't doing so to interact with foundations: they simply want information about their funder and content that is relative to their work.
From Community Health Funding Report, 8/20/12
What Do Young People (and Potential Donors) Want From Nonprofits
A new report attempts to answer the question "what do young people really want" from the nonprofit to which they are donating -- or may donate -- funds.
The study indicates that while some trends are well known – for example, communicating through smart phones or other devices is a common way to make a connection -- you shouldn't do things just because you think young people like them. The report finds "organizations will be wise not to use the latest technology just for the sake of 'being cool'. Each platform serves its own purpose and way of building engagement, and must have a dedicated strategy to get the most out of it."
The report also recommends "smaller nonprofits would be better off focusing on one or two social networks, than try to keep up with the changing trends and not fully integrating into each medium."
Bottom line: The so-called Millennial generation "wants to build authentic, personal relationships with nonprofits." According to the report, "it is not overstating to say that a big part of the nonprofit sector's future relies on its ability to respond to these young people's charitable inclinations."
From Community Health Funding Report, 8/20/12
Funding Opportunity for the Media-Smart Youth Health Program
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health have made funding available to youth-serving organizations to implement the Media-Smart Youth program. Media-Smart Youth is designed for young people ages 11 to 13. The program helps youth become aware of—and think critically about—the media’s role in influencing their nutrition and physical activity choices. Media-Smart Youth combines youth development principles and practices with current, evidence-based recommendations about nutrition and physical activity.
IQ Solutions, Inc. is soliciting proposals from nonprofit, government, faith-based, and minority organizations that serve youth to actively promote, implement, and integrate Media-Smart Youth into their programming. Up to 10 youth-serving organizations (both nationally affiliated and unaffiliated) will be selected to participate in this initiative for the period of September 2012 through June 2013. IQ Solutions will administer the funding and award a maximum of $15,000 to selected organizations. Each organization will be charged with successfully implementing and promoting the program through their affiliates, chapters, and/or program sites within local communities.
The deadline for applications is September 10, 2012 at 5 p.m. EST. You can access the funding announcement at http://www.iqsolutions.com/NICHD/MSYApplicationForFunding.docx.
From IQ Solutions e-mail, 8/14/12
Public Funding Opportunities
Affordable Care Act - Health Center Controlled Networks: HRSA-13-237
SOURCE: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/10/12.
$ AVAILABLE: $20 million for 30 awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Public or private nonprofit organization, including tribal and community-based organizations. Please see URL for complete eligibility requirements.
PURPOSE: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to provide grants to HCCNs to advance the adoption and implementation of Health Information Technology and to support quality improvement in health centers throughout the United States and its territories. HCCN grants will support the adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health records and technology-enabled quality-improvement strategies in health centers.
CFDA: 93.5027
CONTACT: Joanne Galindo, (301) 594-4300, e-mail: BPHCHCCN@hrsa.gov. For more information see https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=5E272EC5-ED9B-4C10-9840-C97C08410FFE&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup
From HRSA Web site, accessed 8/16/12
Subject(s) health care facilities, technology
Career Development Program in Omics of Lung Diseases (K12): RFA-HL-13-023
SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 9/26/12. Application: 10/26/12.
$ AVAILABLE: $20 million for 30 awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private institutions of higher education; Hispanic-serving institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions; nonprofits other than institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education); governments; Indian/Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized; U.S. territories or possessions; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The long-term objectives of this program are to develop multidisciplinary career development programs that will equip new MD and PhD (or equivalent) investigators with the knowledge and skills to apply pan-omics and integrated approaches to elucidating genomic and molecular bases of lung disease, including heterogeneity, key regulatory networks, and relevant disease biomarkers, with the goal of advancing understanding of lung disease pathobiology and lung disease personalized medicine applications.
CFDA: 98.838
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-023.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 8/16/12
Subject(s) health professions training, medical research
Clinical Studies of Safety and Effectiveness of Orphan Products Research Project Grant (R01): RFA-FD-13-001
SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Orphan Products Development (OPD)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/6/13, 2/5/14.
$ AVAILABLE: Office of Orphan Products Development intends to commit $14.1 million in FY 2014 and FY2015.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), small businesses, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), state governments, U.S. territories or possessions, Indian/Native American tribal government (federally recognized and other than federally recognized), Indian/Native American tribally designated organizations, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, regional organizations, eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The goal of FDA's OPD grant program is to support the clinical development of products for use in rare diseases or conditions where no current therapy exists or where the product being developed will be superior to the existing therapy.
CFDA: 93.103
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-13-001.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 8/16/12
Subject(s) medical research
Health Center Program - Service Area Competition: HRSA-13-220, HRSA-13-221, HRSA-13-222, HRSA-13-223, HRSA-13-224, HRSA-13-225, HRSA-13-226, HRSA-13-227
SOURCE: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Dependent upon service area. See http://bphc.hrsa.gov/sac/.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to $4 million for 17 awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants must be:
1. Public or nonprofit private entities, including tribal, faith-based, and community-based organizations; and
2. Organizations proposing to serve a service area and its associated population(s) identified in the Service Area Announcement Table available at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/assistance/sac.
PURPOSE: US Department of Health and Human Services is funding new and continuing applications for the Health Center Program, Service Area Competition. Health centers improve the health of the Nation's underserved communities and vulnerable populations by ensuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services.
CFDA: 93.224
CONTACT: Cheri Daly, (301) 594-4300, e-mail: BPHCSAC@hrsa.gov. For more information see https://grants.hrsa.gov/webexternal/DisplayAttachment.asp?ID=C28AA4AF-E713-43AB-967F-A85FCB6A2063
From HRSA Web site, accessed 8/16/12
Subject(s) health care facilities, health disparities
Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (U54): RFA-AR-13-012
SOURCE: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 10/19/12. Application: 11/19/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The following NIH components intend to commit the following amounts in FY 2013: NIAMS, up to $1.5 million total cost, one award; NINDS, up to $1.5 million total cost, one award; NICHD, up to $1.5 million total cost, one award, NHLBI, up to $250,000 total costs, one award.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), small businesses, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), state governments, U.S. territories or possessions, Indian/Native American tribal government (federally recognized and other than federally recognized), Indian/Native American tribally designated organizations, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, regional organizations, eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to publicize the re-competition of Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (MDCRCs). These Centers promote collaborative basic, translational and clinical research and provide important resources that can be used by the national muscular dystrophy research communities. The centers also provide an outstanding environment for the training and career development of new scientists electing to pursue careers conducting research in high priority areas of muscular dystrophy. Finally, center investigators are expected to participate in important community outreach and education efforts to increase awareness and convey the importance and implications of their research activities to the general public.
CFDA: 93.865, 93.846, 93.837, 93.853
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AR-13-012.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 8/16/12
Subject(s) medical research, disabilities
Private Funding Opportunities
2013 Medical Transportation Grant Program
SOURCE: Southwest Airlines
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/30/12.
$ AVAILABLE: In 2012, the program provided more than $2.4 million in free transportation to more than seventy hospitals and organizations nationwide for patients needing to travel for medical treatment.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit hospital offering specialized care, or a nonprofit medical transportation organization whose primary mission is to assist patients with their transportation needs. In an effort to further reduce any stress on the patient and/or their caregiver, Southwest can only consider hospitals located within forty miles of a city that is served by Southwest Airlines.
PURPOSE: Southwest Airlines has announced a call for applications from hospitals and medical transportation charities in the United States to participate in the carrier's 2013 Medical Transportation Grant Program.
The program provides complimentary, roundtrip tickets to nonprofit hospitals and medical transportation nonprofit organizations. The tickets are distributed by the organizations to deserving patients and their caregivers who must travel for medical care. Southwest allows participating hospitals and medical transportation nonprofit organizations the freedom to determine how to distribute the tickets to their patients and/or caregivers.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.southwest.com/medicalgrant/
From The Foundation Center's Health Funding Watch e-mail, 8/15/12
Subject(s) health care services, transportation
"A" Awards in Pediatric Oncology Research
SOURCE: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The program provides $125,000 a year for three years. Applicants may have other research grants during the award period, but there must be clear documentation of mechanisms to avoid scientific and/or budgetary overlap.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must have their M.D., Ph.D., or dual M.D./Ph.D., and must not have achieved an appointment higher than assistant professor. M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. candidates must be no more than six years from finishing a three-year fellowship. M.D. candidates who did not do a three-year fellowship must have three years of research experience after their M.D. was awarded and be no more than nine years from receiving the M.D. Ph.D. candidates must be no more than six years from being awarded the Ph.D.
The ideal candidate has an original project that is not currently being funded. Demonstration of outstanding mentorship and a future commitment to pediatric cancer investigation are critical components of a successful application.
Funds must be granted to nonprofit institutions or organizations operating in the United States or Canada. Researchers need not be U.S. citizens.
PURPOSE: The foundation's "A" Award is a three-year grant designed for young scientists who want to jump-start their careers in pediatric oncology research. The program seeks to encourage the best and brightest young researchers to build lifelong careers and become leaders in the pediatric cancer field, and to further research that will lead to cures for children with cancer.
CONTACT: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, (610) 649-3034, e-mail: Grants@alexslemonade.org. For more information see http://www.alexslemonade.org/grants/submission-information
From The Foundation Center's Health Funding Watch e-mail, 8/15/12
Subject(s) cancer research, health professions training, children’s health
Forward Promise Innovation Grants: Promoting Opportunities for the Health and Success of Young Men of Color
SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/10/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to 10 grants will be awarded under this call for proposals. Grantees will receive awards of up to $500,000 each for up to 30 months.
ELIGIBILITY: Preference will be given to applicant organizations that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. The Foundation may require additional documentation. Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. Organizations must have an organizational budget of at least $1.5 million annually.
PURPOSE: Forward Promise Innovation Grants: Promoting Opportunities for the Health and Success of Young Men of Color is a new initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to improve the health of middle school- and high school-aged boys and young men of color, as well as their opportunities for success in school, work, and life.
CONTACT: Maisha Simmons, (609) 627-7353, e-mail: msimmons@rwjf.org. For more information see http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21406&cid=XEM_A6316
From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation e-mail, 8/20/12
Subject(s) minority health, adolescent health
Healthy Breakfast 4 Kids Grant Program
SOURCE: Food Family Farming Foundation (F3), Walmart Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: In 2012 Food Family Farming Foundation (F3) and Walmart Foundation are partnering to grant 117 $2500 equipment grants to high needs schools for the purpose of assisting in the successful establishment of universal breakfast in the classroom programs. Grant awardees will be able to order $2500 worth of food service smallwares or equipment to help support implementing breakfast in the classroom via an online order with our partner Tundra Specialties.
ELIGIBILITY: Qualifications:
* Your school must be 40 percent or higher free/reduced.
* The Food Service Director for the district your school resides in is leading this program implementation.
* Your principal and school community supports offering universal breakfast in the classroom.
* You must be able to implement your program by January 2013.
PURPOSE: The Healthy Breakfast-4-Kids (HB4K) goal is to create and improve access to breakfast in schools nationwide as a means to lessen the huge negative impact of hungry children across our nation.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.foodfamilyfarming.org/html/grants.html
From DSHS School Health Program Friday Beat e-mail, 8/17/12
Subject(s) nutrition/food services, children's health
Events
Effective Grant Writing
SPONSOR: Center for Community-Based and Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College (CCBNO ACC)
WHEN: September 11, 9 am to 4 pm.
WHERE: Austin Community College - Highland Business Center, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Room TBD, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: A one-day complete “nuts and bolts” guide to grant proposal development and management of critical proposal development processes. Participants will develop a detailed outline of a full grant proposal and develop logical and compelling narrative and spreadsheets in the challenging sections of needs assessments, objectives, evaluation and budget. Participants will also develop strategies for researching, cultivating, communicating, and building partnerships with foundation, corporation, and government funders.
Additionally, the workshop will cover “important yet rarely-discussed” topics such as writing and editing styles, expectations and measurement of a successful grant writing program, the relationship of grants to overall organizational fundraising, the role of management and volunteer leadership in grant-development initiatives, and organizational team-building to support grant proposal development. Comprehensive handouts and online resources are provided.
This workshop has been highly rated as effective for both the beginner and advanced grant-writer, because of the unique perspectives provided by the presenter.
COST: $75 TANO members / $99 non-members.
CONTACT: Lisa Dent, (512) 223-7051, e-mail: lisa.dent@austincc.edu.
From Center for Community-Based and Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College Web site, accessed 8/14/12
Grants Training
SPONSOR: Austin Fire Department, Grant Writing USA
WHEN: October 15-16, 9 am to 4 pm.
WHERE: The Learning and Research Center, 2800 Spirit of Texas Drive, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: This training is for grant seekers across all disciplines. Attend this class and you'll learn how to find grants and write winning grant proposals.
Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend. For more information see http://grantwritingusa.com/grants-training/grant-writing-workshops/austin-texas-october-2012.html?utm_source=julie&utm_medium=email&utm_content=fundctr&utm_campaign=austin-texas-october-2012.
COST: Tuition is $425 and includes all materials: workbook and accompanying 420MB resource CD.
CONTACT: The Client Services Team at Grant Writing USA: (800) 814-8191.
From Grant Writing USA e-mail, 8/14/12
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