GrantStation Insider: June 4, 2020

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COVID-19 Related Funding
Opportunities Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mosaic: COVID-19 Rapid Response Infrastructure RFP
Mosaic has launched an open RFP to make rapid response grants to nonprofit grassroots organizations focused primarily on environmental protection or environmental justice. The focus is on funding tools and technology, training, and related resources needed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. nonprofit grassroots organizations may apply for up to $10,000 and networks that support grassroots organizations may apply for $10,000 to $50,000. The remaining application deadlines are June 12 and July 2.

The Red Backpack Fund
The Red Backpack Fund will make at least 1,000 grants of $5,000 each to female entrepreneurs in the U.S. to help alleviate the immediate needs and support the long-term recovery of those impacted by this crisis. Eligible applicants include majority women-owned and led businesses and nonprofits with annual revenues less than $5M, at least one additional paid employee, and fewer than 50 individuals on staff. Applications will be accepted during specific periods through August 2020.

PFund Foundation: COVID-19 Response Fund
PFund Foundation is dedicated to building communities in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are celebrated and live free from discrimination, violence, invisibility, and isolation. The COVID-19 Response Fund provides support to the LGBTQIA community affected by the coronavirus crisis. Grants are available to nonprofits and individuals that are most affected by the coronavirus, including low-income individuals, those without health insurance or access to sick days, residents with greater health risks, people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, communities of color, and undocumented workers and families. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

For more grant opportunities, visit our COVID-19 Related Funding page.

National Funding
Opportunities Throughout the U.S.

Support for Efforts to Promote Positive Relationships in the U.S. and Abroad
MLB-MLBPA Healthy Relationships Community Grants
The Healthy Relationships Community Grants, an initiative of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), seeks to address positive relationship health, with self and others. Through this initiative, MLB and MLBPA will jointly award $3 million in funding to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations and global non-governmental organizations over 2020 and 2021. The focus is on three distinct areas: building and improving relationship skills of the next generation as a prevention strategy, building and improving mental health resiliency for vulnerable populations, and strengthening and providing critical services to survivors of domestic violence. Grants of up to $50,000 are provided. Requests will be reviewed quarterly for the next two years. The remaining deadlines for 2020 are September 1 and December 1. Online application guidelines are available on the MLB website.

Mentoring Programs for Gynecologic Cancer Patients Funded
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance: Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman, a program of the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), seeks to improve the quality of care for gynecologic cancer patients by strengthening coping capacities through a patient-to-patient support model. Woman to Woman trains mentors, themselves survivors of gynecologic cancers, to provide emotional support and mentoring through all phases of treatment, recurrence, and recovery. Another key component of Woman to Woman is a patient fund, which offers modest financial assistance to women undergoing treatment and their families. Each grant recipient will receive a one-year grant of either $60,000 for a hospital-based program or $30,000 for a community-based organization. The grant is intended to cover the cost of a part-time Program Coordinator's salary, program costs, and the patient fund. Hospitals and community-based, nonprofit organizations that serve women with gynecologic cancers are eligible to apply. The application deadline is July 1, 2020. Visit the OCRA website to download the 2020 Woman to Woman Request for Applications.

Grants Enhance Healthy Food Retail Efforts
Healthy Food Financing Initiative
The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI), a public-private partnership administered by Reinvestment Fund on behalf of USDA Rural Development, seeks to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas. HFFI's Targeted Small Grants program is currently offering grants ranging from $20,000 to $200,000, as well as technical assistance, to eligible healthy food retail projects across the country that seek to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas. Funded projects must 1) plan to expand or preserve the availability of staple and perishable foods in underserved areas with low- and moderate-income populations, and 2) accept or plan to accept benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP). Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, for-profit business enterprises, cooperatively-owned businesses, institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and tribal governmental agencies. The deadline for letters of interest is July 10, 2020. Visit the HFFI website to learn more about the eligibility guidelines and application process.

Music Education Programs Supported
Mockingbird Foundation
The Mockingbird Foundation offers grants to schools and nonprofit organizations in the United States that focus on music education for children, an area of importance to the Phish fan community. The Foundation is particularly interested in projects that encourage and foster creative expression in all musical forms, and encourages applications associated with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, and philosophies. Music education may include the provision of instruments, texts, and office materials, as well as the support of learning space, performance space, and instruction. The Foundation generally targets programs for children up to 18 years of age, but will consider programs that benefit college students, teachers, or adult students. The Foundation gives priority to programs that benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; those with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and those in foster homes, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations. The deadline for initial inquiries is August 1, 2020; proposals will be due November 1, 2020. Funding guidelines are available on the Foundation's website.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for Specific Areas

Funds for Local Nonprofits in Bank Communities
BBVA Foundation
The BBVA Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that are making a positive impact in the communities the bank serves in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Texas. The Foundation provides grants of up to $5,000 through the Small Grants Program to organizations that address one of the following focus areas: community development, education, health and human services, arts and culture, environment and natural resources, and diversity and inclusion. Priority is given to organizations that target individuals or communities with low-to-moderate income levels. Online applications are due July 31, 2020. Visit the BBVA website for more information about the Foundation's Small Grants Program application process.

Grants Enhance Health Care Access for Virginians
Virginia Health Care Foundation
The Virginia Health Care Foundation is a public-private partnership committed to increasing access to primary health care services for medically underserved and uninsured Virginians. The Foundation's Health Safety Net Grants support organizations that work to increase access to primary care for uninsured Virginians and those who live in areas with limited access to care. Funding focuses on projects that address one or more of these priorities: developing or expanding patient capacity, establishing a broader scope of services, creating local systems of care, and strengthening the infrastructure of health care providers. Nonprofit organizations and public agencies, including free clinics, community health centers, and other similar organizations, are eligible to apply. The concept paper deadline for fall 2020 is July 17. While not required, applicants are encouraged to contact a Foundation Program Officer to discuss their proposal before submitting a request. Visit the Foundation's website to learn more about the Health Safety Net Grants program.

Support for Affordable Housing and Economic Development Initiatives in Ohio
Finance Fund Grants
Finance Fund is a statewide nonprofit community development organization that enables the revitalization of economically distressed communities across Ohio. Finance Fund provides grants to nonprofit community-based organizations that are dedicated to meeting the needs of low- and moderate-income communities throughout the state. The following grant opportunities are offered: Predevelopment Grants of up to $30,000 support nonprofit organizations that work to meet the affordable housing needs of low- to moderate-income communities. Economic Development Grants of up to $100,000 support nonprofit organizations with self-sustaining projects that create permanent, private sector jobs to strengthen an area's economic base. Applications for both types of grants will be accepted through July 31, 2020. Information about the eligibility requirements and application guidelines is available on the Finance Fund's website.

Programs Benefiting Disadvantaged New Jersey Residents Funded
Robert and Joan Dircks Foundation
The mission of the Robert and Joan Dircks Foundation is to support nonprofit organizations that enrich and improve the quality of life for individuals living in New Jersey. The focus is on encouraging programs that benefit children and adults who are physically, mentally, or economically disadvantaged. The Foundation concentrates on small nonprofit organizations and prefers programs that focus on preventing or solving problems, rather than meeting basic needs. Grants generally range from $1,000 to $15,000. The remaining application deadlines for 2020 are August 5 and October 30. Visit the Foundation's website to review the application instructions.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. Government

Grants Available for Tribal Wildlife Protection
Fish and Wildlife Service
The Tribal Wildlife Grants Program supports the development and implementation of initiatives that protect wildlife and their habitats, with a focus on species of Tribal cultural or traditional importance, including species that are not hunted or fished. Examples of eligible projects include planning for conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats, conservation management actions for fish and wildlife and their habitats, field and laboratory research related to fish and wildlife resources, natural history studies, fish passages, habitat mapping and evaluation, field surveys and population monitoring, restoration of habitat, management of invasive species, and public education relevant to the proposed project. The application deadline is July 6, 2020.

Telemedicine and Distance Learning Supported
Department of Agriculture
The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program helps rural communities use the unique capabilities of telecommunications to connect to each other and to the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. For example, the program can link teachers and medical service providers in one area to students and patients in another. Funds may be used for the acquisition of eligible capital assets, such as broadband transmission facilities, audio and video equipment, data terminal equipment, computer hardware, network components and software, and inside wiring and similar infrastructure that further telecommunications services; the acquisition of instructional programming that is a capital asset; and the acquisition of technical assistance and instruction for using eligible equipment. The application deadline is July 13, 2020.

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Tips for Nonprofit Sustainability
Times are tough and nonprofit leaders need immediate tips and tools to help their organizations survive. Nonprofit Hub's upcoming webinar "Tips for Nonprofit Sustainability" provides guidance in this area. This webinar teaches participants how to identify the factors associated with greater organizational and program sustainability and how to lead a sustainability planning exercise in their own organization. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

Upcoming Online Education Trainings
Live Webinars

Unless otherwise noted, all Online Education Trainings are webinars,
are 90 minutes in duration, and are scheduled to begin at 2 PM Eastern Time.

FREE PPP Loans: Loan Forgiveness and QuickBooks Tracking
So you got your PPP loan. Now what? In this interactive webinar, Gregg Bossen, CPA will help you interpret the latest PPP loan forgiveness guidelines, including how to maximize the amount of forgiveness of your COVID-19 PPP loan as well as how to best track the costs within your QuickBooks file. One of the themes will be Maximizing Loan Forgiveness (with up-to-the-hour guidance). Discussion topics include negotiating the "NEEDS" based requirement in the latest loan documents, what costs can be forgiven, what is meant by P/R, head count and wage reductions and their effect on forgiveness, computing a reduced forgiveness amount, and backup documentation. Another theme will be How to Track PPP in QuickBooks. Discussion topics include the initial loan deposit; pointing payroll costs; pointing rent, utilities, mortgage interest, etc.; and recording forgiveness. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Power Writing for Grants…and More! Fast and Easy Tools for Writing (NEW)
Clear, compelling writing is vital to all your on-the-job writing projects—not just grant proposals. In this fast-paced hands-on webinar, Maryn Boess will offer simple, powerful techniques that will have you writing more clearly, quickly, and confidently right away. Our focus: Presenting your message in a way that makes it as easy as possible for your reader to understand—so you get the results you want. Topics in the webinar include the big myths and misconceptions that could be sabotaging your writing without your even knowing it; three fundamental strategies for writing so clearly your reader cannot possibly misunderstand your message; key techniques and tools to help you organize your material for maximum impact; ten steps for busting through the deadly 12-12-12 scenario and bringing your writing to life; figuring out who your readers are, what do they need from you, and how do you make sure you deliver; and advice from the top writing pros on editing, proofreading, and revising. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Writing Federal Grants
The federal government is increasingly interested in funding the important work done by community and faith-based groups throughout the country. Every year the government releases millions of dollars to help nonprofit organizations serve their communities. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will talk about how to identify federal grant opportunities, and she'll outline the major elements of grant applications required by most federal agencies. Resources to help your organization through the government grantseeking process will also be discussed. The webinar will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

GrantStation Announcements
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Grantmaker of the Year
The Grant Professionals Association (GPA) has released a call for nominations for the 2020 Grantmaker of the Year.

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