GrantStation Insider: March 10, 2022

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COVID-19 Related Funding
Opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Current COVID-19 funding opportunities are available on our website.

National Funding
Opportunities throughout the U.S.

Support for Arts, Justice, and Climate Initiatives
David Rockefeller Fund
The David Rockefeller Fund aims to foster and embody a more just, creative, and flourishing world. The Fund currently provides support to nonprofit organizations nationally in three program areas: The Arts Program focuses on cultivating, showcasing, and disseminating the stories of innovative art for social change, particularly efforts that demonstrate how artistic practice can affect broad communities and advance social, economic, and ecological justice. The Climate Program focuses on efforts to support bold, science-based leadership on equitable climate solutions, including efforts to address intersecting climate, gender, and racial justice inequities; accelerate and expand movements to keep coal, oil, and gas in the ground; and accelerate the shift of whole regions to affordable clean energy. The Justice Program focuses on supporting bold new ideas and policy proposals for transforming U.S. detention and incarceration policy, including efforts to advance decarceration policies and ensure more humane policies within detention systems. Letters of inquiry are reviewed throughout the year. Visit the Fund's website to review the Fund's guiding principles and program areas.

Pro Bono Financial Planning Services Funded
Foundation for Financial Planning
The mission of the Foundation for Financial Planning is to help people take control of their financial lives by connecting the financial planning community with individuals and families in need. The Foundation awards grants to community-based organizations and nonprofit organizations nationwide to support the delivery of pro bono financial planning to populations who could not otherwise afford or access financial planning services. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 fund programs helping many diverse groups, including active military members and veterans, people with cancer, seniors and family caregivers, domestic violence survivors, low-income families, etc. Grants are provided to organizations that engage Certified Financial Planner professionals as volunteers, include one-on-one engagements between financial planner volunteers and pro bono clients, and help people in need of financial guidance or in a financial crisis who are underserved by the market and couldn't ordinarily access quality, ethical advice. Online applications must be submitted by April 30, 2022. Grant guidelines and application information are available on the Foundation's website.

Grants Promote Citizen Education and Voter Participation
The Herb Block Foundation: Encouraging Citizen Involvement
The Herb Block Foundation is committed to defending the basic freedoms guaranteed all Americans, combating all forms of discrimination and prejudice, and improving the conditions of the poor and underprivileged. Through the Encouraging Citizen Involvement grant program, the Foundation seeks to ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government. The focus is on projects that promote citizen education and greater voter participation in the electoral process. All projects must be nonpartisan and may not involve lobbying for specific legislation or candidates. Nonprofit organizations throughout the United States are eligible to apply. The deadline for letters of inquiry is June 1, 2022; invited proposals must be submitted by August 18, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website to learn more about the application procedure.

Skateparks for Underserved Communities Supported
The Skatepark Project
The Skatepark Project is dedicated to helping underserved communities throughout the United States create safe and inclusive public skateparks for youth. Grants are provided to organizations that are seeking to build free, public, concrete skateparks in underserved communities. The Foundation primarily supports projects that can demonstrate a strong grassroots commitment. Priority is given to projects that are designed and built by experienced skatepark contractors and include local skaters in the planning, fundraising, and design process. Grants of $1,000 to $300,000, with an average of $10,000, are provided to nonprofit organizations and state or local agencies, including public school systems and public projects. Letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis and grants are awarded quarterly. Visit The Skatepark Project's website to review the grant guidelines and application process.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Funds for Criminal Justice Reform in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma
The Just Trust: State by State Campaign
The Just Trust is dedicated to powering criminal justice reform, state-by-state and across the nation. The Just Trust's State by State campaign is currently offering 501(c)(3) funding through The Just Trust and 501(c)(4) funding through The Just Trust for Action to groups in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma working on criminal justice reform through policy change, base building and organizing, narrative campaigns, and other related efforts. The focus of this grant program is on decriminalization, decarceration, and second chances. General Operating Grants and Project-Specific Grants are available. Applying organizations must have the ability to receive 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) grants, or be on the pathway to establishing fiscal sponsorship. The deadline for letters of intent is March 30, 2022. Visit The Just Trust's website to submit an online letter of intent for the State by State campaign.

Grants Benefit At-Risk Youth in the Pacific Northwest
Silver Family Foundation
The Silver Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington that work with at-risk youth. The Foundation focuses on transformative youth development programs that offer in depth, long-term investments and opportunities for motivated, low-income youth. Priority is given to programs that have measurable results in the following areas: mentoring school-age youth; providing academic intervention to help students achieve benchmark reading and successfully transition to, and complete, high school; and preparing students for college and career through college preparatory programs and retention efforts. Letters of inquiry may be submitted throughout the year; invited proposals are due March 31 and September 30, annually. Visit the Foundation's website to review the grant guidelines.

Capital Projects in East Coast States Supported
Gladys Brooks Foundation
The Gladys Brooks Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations located in the states of Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on libraries, educational institutions, and hospitals and clinics in the targeted states. Grant applications will be considered for major expenditures, generally between $50,000 and $150,000. Funds are to be used for capital projects, including equipment and endowments. The first step in the application process is to fill out an online Request Form. This form will provide information on developing a Grant Proposal Letter, which must be submitted within two weeks from the date of the Request Form. (The final deadline for online Grant Proposal Letters is May 31, 2022.) Visit the Foundation's website to learn more about the funding guidelines and application process.

Funds for Early Childhood Care and Education in Minnesota
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation: Healthy Start 2022
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation works with communities and organizations across the state to make a healthy difference in the lives of Minnesotans. The goal of the Foundation's Healthy Start 2022 initiative is to increase access to and quality of early childhood care and education. Grants will support nonprofit organizations, fiscally sponsored groups, and Tribal Nations across the state of Minnesota working to eliminate structural, racial, and health inequities that impede access to and quality of early childhood care and education. Priority will be given to organizations that are led by people who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian Pacific Islander, and other people of color, and organizations that promote leadership and decision making by the people most impacted by structural racism. Applicants may request grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years. The application deadline is April 8, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website to download the Healthy Start 2022 funding guidelines.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Community and Economic Development Supported
Department of Health and Human Services
The Social and Economic Development Strategies program is focused on community-driven projects designed to grow local economies; strengthen Native American families, including the preservation of Native American cultures; and decrease the high rate of current challenges caused by the lack of community-based businesses and social and economic infrastructure in Native American communities. Priorities include the development of tribal codes or court systems for purposes of economic development, including commercial codes, training for court personnel, and the development of nonprofit subsidiaries or other tribal business structures; the development of Native community development financial institutions, including training and administrative expenses; and the development of tribal master plans for community and economic development and infrastructure. Additional community development interests include Native veterans, emergency preparedness and response, and missing and murdered Indigenous persons. The application deadline is April 15, 2022.

Program Celebrates U.S. Anniversary
National Park Service
The Semiquincentennial Grant Program seeks to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States by restoring and preserving State-owned sites and structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the founding of the nation. Historic resources supported by this program may include those associated with the political ideas, well-known individuals, pivotal events, or sites of conflict typically thought of in conjunction with this period of American history. However, archeological sites, cultural landscapes, and built resources can all successfully illustrate concepts of "nationhood" and "America" regardless of where they are located. Such resources may reflect what people thought and did and how they lived, and thus illustrate the lifeways, folkways, foodways, people, places, events, and condition of culture and society during the formation of the country. The application deadline is May 3, 2022.

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How to Read a Nonprofit Financial Statement
Understanding what the numbers say about the health of your nonprofit is critical to being able to manage the organization successfully. If you would like to develop your knowledge in this area, you may want to enroll in "How to Read a Nonprofit Financial Statement." Hosted by The NonProfit Times, this course will develop your ability to appropriately interpret the major financial accounting statements that are used by nonprofit organizations. You will gain an understanding of the types of financial statements that are used by nonprofit organizations, how they differ from for-profit financial reporting, and the uses of financial statement analysis, or ratio analysis, for nonprofit organizations.

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Exploring Public Funding
Community nonprofits often struggle to compete with larger organizations for public dollars. This webinar, presented by Mindy Muller from Community Development Professionals, offers an opportunity to arm nonprofits with the information needed to make an informed decision about whether to pursue these funding options. The structure of public funding from the federal level to the state and local levels will be reviewed, as well as the process of considering the pros and cons of pursuing public funding. Participants will learn more about tapping into public funds, the request for proposal process, and how to prepare, qualify, and apply for public funds. Federal requirements to consider before pursuing public dollars, like OMB Circulars, the Davis-Bacon Act, and environmental reviews, will also be covered. Finally, participants will learn tips on competing for public funds with excellence. This webinar is excellent for nonprofits looking to explore public funding as well as experienced proposal writers looking for a refresher course. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

Logic Models: More Than Just Extra Work!
Logic models are not a passing fad. If you need to create a logic model for your program, but don't know where to start, this webinar is for you! Using the Measuring Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach from the United Way of America, Alice Ruhnke will demonstrate why logic models are critical for program planning and evaluation. During this webinar, you will learn how to create and use a logic model to help you improve services and your impact on your community. Executive directors, program managers, and grantwriters from a broad range of human service organizations will benefit from this 90-minute presentation. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

FREE: Tour of the GrantStation Website
Curious to know exactly what resources are at your fingertips when you enter the GrantStation website? Join Jeremy Smith, Director of Communications Technology, and Kerry Glauser, Research Specialist, for a quick tour of the GrantStation website. Jeremy will demonstrate all of the GrantStation features including how to best use the searchable databases of private funders, how to navigate government funding sources, and how to set up and use your personal dashboard. This quick overview is a great way for current Members to ensure that they are getting the most out of their Membership, and for potential Members to see GrantStation in action! The webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.

GrantStation Announcements
The latest updates from GrantStation

Happy International Grant Professionals Day!
We have partnered with the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) to celebrate the eighth annual International Grant Professionals Day on March 11, 2022. International Grant Professionals Day increases awareness internationally of the work grant professionals perform and also celebrates the work of grant professionals, who serve as administrators, consultants, managers, grantmakers, and grant proposal developers.

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