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GRANT OPPORTUNITITES:
Volunteer USA Family Literacy Grant
Volunteer USA has opened an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) process to support high quality family literacy projects during the 2011-12 academic year. Eligible programs interested in opening or expanding literacy experiences to families of diverse backgrounds - including families of deaf and hard of hearing children - may access the ITN application online. Grant awards available up to $70,000.
The deadline is June 30, 2011.
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Grant
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy has announced its 2012 National Grant Competition for programs supporting the development of literacy skills for adult primary caregivers and their children.
Organizations must meet the following criteria for grant consideration:
• The organization must have current nonprofit or public status and must have been in existence for two or more years as of the date of the application.
• The organization must have maintained fiscal accountability.
• The organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least two years and must include one or more of the following components: literacy for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-k to grade 3, intergenerational literacy activities.
The foundation will award approximately $650,000. No grant request should exceed $65,000.
Applications are due September 9, 2011.
To learn more, visit the foundation’s Web site for instructions and application guidelines.
Grants Promote Financial Education
The mission of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation is to provide underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary for financial success throughout life. The Foundation's General Grant Program supports innovative research and educational projects that help investors better understand the markets and the basic principles of saving and investing. Currently the Foundation is especially interested in applications that focus on the following areas: creating new marketing and distribution channels for financial and investor education, helping Americans manage their finances and investments in retirement, meeting the financial and investor education needs of underserved audiences, using behavioral finance to improve saving and investing, and improving investor protection.
Deadline: Ongoing
The Verizon Foundation
The Verizon Foundation is in the business of improving lives in literacy, knowledge and a readiness for the 21st Century. We help people to: Increase their literacy and educational achievement.
$5,000 - $10,000
Deadline: January 1st through the last business day of October
State Farm Companies Grants Program
The State Farm Companies Grants Program strives to meet the needs of company communities in the U.S. and Canada by supporting nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies that focus on safety, community development, or education. The Safe Neighbors grant category focuses on driving safety, home protection, disaster preparedness, and personal financial security. The emphasis of the Strong Neighborhoods category is on affordable housing, homeownership issues, community revitalization, and economic development. The Educational Excellence category targets K-12 teacher development, service-learning programs, and systemic educational reform. Applications are accepted from January 2 through October 31, annually. Online application guidelines are available on the State Farm website.
Azadoutioun Foundation
Giving on a national basis with no grants to individuals and no loans. The primary focus is on education, especially adult education, basic skills and reading. Giving is on a national basis. Funding ranges from $5000 - $50,000. There is open funding with an application.
Contact :
Laurie A. LeBlanc:
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Azadoutioun Foundation
C/o Gravestar
1 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
The application address is:
10 Madison Ave.
Groveland, MA 01834
AutoZone Community Relations
AutoZone supports programs and projects focused in the areas of education, human services and civic endeavors including literacy and English as a Second Language.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Sponsorships and Charitable Donations
This business considers requests for national and local funding from non-profit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or education. Deadline: Ongoing
Contact:
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800.422.7717
Bob Evans
Our philanthropy focuses on families and children -- areas that reflect our values and the interests of our employees, customers and stockholders. Deadline: Ongoing
Bridgestone
Founded in 1952, the Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund proudly supports a wide variety of important charities in the United States, particularly in those markets it calls home. Deadline: Ongoing
Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters
Sisters who are working full time in ministries that directly serve the poor may be eligible to receive grants for materials, equipment and operating expenses. These grants typically have one-year terms and do not exceed USD $15,000. Projects addressing adult literacy following needs may qualify for funding.
Dollar General Waiting List Reduction Grants
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Waiting List Reduction Grants provide funding to adult literacy organizations to address student waiting list reduction efforts.
Education Grants
Multiple grants opportunities.
E Pluribus Unum Grant
The E Pluribus Unum Prizes are a national awards program that provides four $50,000 prizes annually to exceptional initiatives that promote immigrant integration.
Lumina Foundation: Helping People Achieve Their Potential
Lumina Foundation believes that education provides the basis for individual opportunity, economic vitality and social stability. With its partners, Lumina strives to meet workforce demands and close gaps in attainment for groups not historically well-served by higher education.
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust supports organizations that offer opportunities to children and youth; elders; the disabled and critically ill; and disadvantaged adults and families which enrich the quality of life, promote self-sufficiency, and assist individuals in achieving their highest potential.
Staples Foundation for Learning
This foundation provides funding to programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for people with special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Applications for funding are reviewed quarterly.
Target
Target provides local grant money to hometown organizations, and focuses on programs that promote a love of reading or encourage children to read together with their families.
Deadline:Target accepts grant applications between March 1 and May for programs taking place between October 1st and September 30th.
Contact: Contact your local Target store.
Wish You Well Foundation
The Wish You Well Foundation reviews donation requests with a wide array of funding needs. Most requests range from $200 to $10,000. Organizations are reminded to base their requested amount on the program's unique needs for funding.
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