GrantStation Insider: June 16, 2022

Volume XXI | Issue 24

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Special Funding Opportunities
Opportunities related to specific current issues

Current funding opportunities for COVID-19 and Ukraine are available to the public on our website.

 

 

National Funding
Opportunities throughout the U.S.

Support for Efforts to Help People Living With Addiction, Mental Health Issues, and Cancer
Alkermes Inspiration Grants

The Alkermes Inspiration Grants program supports nonprofit organizations in the U.S. that address the needs of people living with addiction, serious mental illness, or cancer. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: new and innovative programs to address the needs of people affected by alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, and melanoma or ovarian cancer; reworking, improving, or enhancing support or resources (e.g., helplines, mobile outreach); addressing the unique needs of caregivers in one or more of the disease areas of interest; innovative efforts to meet educational needs of patients and their families and caregivers in historically under-resourced or underrepresented communities to help advance health equity; and education or support to help people living with addiction or serious mental illness return to work or transition out of criminal justice settings. Proposals that address the needs of historically under-resourced or underrepresented communities are given priority. (Only organizations not engaged in the practice of healthcare, including counseling services, are eligible.) Applications will be accepted until July 15, 2022. Visit the Alkermes website for more information and application guidelines.

Organizations Serving Japanese American and Asian American Communities Funded
JA Community Foundation

The JA Community Foundation identifies and invests in solutions that meet the needs, interests, and concerns of the Japanese American and broader Asian American communities nationwide. The Foundation offers grants to nonprofit organizations serving the Japanese American and Asian American communities. The focus is on programs and projects that address the following, in order of priority: senior health and services; history, arts, and culture; and youth. Grants range from $2,500 to $50,000. Letters of inquiry will be accepted from July 1 through July 21, 2022; invited grant applications will be due on August 21, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website to learn more about the funding guidelines and application process.

Grants Seek to Enhance Equity in Workforce Development
Fund for Workforce Equity

The Fund for Workforce Equity, a new pooled fund organized by Workforce Matters members, aims to center workers of color in the design and implementation of workforce policies and programs. In its inaugural grantmaking round, the Fund will provide flexible resources and support to workforce development organizations seeking to pilot, adopt, and learn from new strategies, as well as innovate on or extend existing strategies, that enable workforce organizations to increase authentic engagement with workers and learners of color and to respect and value their input by incorporating it into the design and implementation of workforce programs and policies. Up to $1,000,000 will be awarded in grants of up to $70,000, with typical awards ranging from $50,000 to $70,000. Eligible applicants must provide workforce development programming or advocacy; have already invested in organizational racial equity training; be U.S.-based nonprofits, or be fiscally sponsored by one; and, for organizations that provide direct services to individuals, serve a majority of workers and learners of color. While applications are accepted throughout the U.S., targeted funding is available for organizations providing services in specific geographies and populations. The application deadline is July 31, 2022. Visit the Fund's website to download the Request for Proposals, and learn more about the target geographies and eligibility requirements.

Resident-Driven Community Initiatives Supported
Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program

Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it. The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program provides $10,000 in startup funding for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns across the United States to implement the Community Heart & Soul model. Grant funding requires a $10,000 cash match from the participating municipality or a partnering organization. Applying organizations must be from communities with populations of 2,500 to 30,000. Applications that are submitted by the last day of the month will be considered the following month. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all grants have been awarded. Visit the Community Heart & Soul website to download the Seed Grant Program guidelines.

 

 

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Funds for Historic Preservation and Wildlife Rehabilitation in Oregon and Southern Washington
The Kinsman Foundation

The mission of the Kinsman Foundation is to encourage the enjoyment of life through traditional Oregonian and American values. The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in Oregon and southern Washington that address the following priority areas: The Historic Preservation grant category supports the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction of historic buildings, structures, and related sites. The Wildlife Rehabilitation grant category primarily supports wildlife rehabilitation programs offering urgent care to injured and orphaned wildlife native to Oregon and Washington. Small Grant requests of up to $5,000 are accepted throughout the year. Conventional Grant requests of over $5,000 must be submitted by August 1, 2022. (The Betty Kinsman Fund for arts, culture, and humanities has a separate application process.) Application guidelines for both grant categories are available on the Foundation's website.

Grants Strengthen Youth Mental Health Resources in Select U.S. Cities
Born This Way Foundation: Kindness in Community Fund

Born This Way Foundation, co-founded and led by Lady Gaga and her mother, supports the mental health of young people and works with them to build a kinder and braver world. The Foundation's Kindness in Community Fund will provide $1,000,000 to fund free, accessible, community-informed mental health support for youth in coordination with Lady Gaga's The Chromatica Ball Summer Stadium Tour U.S. dates. Nonprofit organizations based in or around U.S. tour cities' metro areas are eligible to apply, including the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Hershey, PA; Dallas and Houston, TX; and Washington, D.C. Applicant organizations should be focused on mental wellness and be informed or led by young people, be rooted in practices of inclusion and equity, and provide free and accessible resources. Grants will range from $25,000 to $50,000. The application deadline is July 8, 2022. Application guidelines and forms are available on the Foundation's website.

Support Benefits At-Risk Children in Vermont and Several New Jersey Counties
Turrell Fund

The Turrell Fund supports nonprofit organizations that provide or foster the creation and delivery of quality developmental and educational services to at-risk children, especially the youngest, and their families, in the state of Vermont and Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union counties in New Jersey. The Fund's focus is on programs of exceptional merit serving the youngest children, with emphasis on children from birth to five. Priority is given to programs operating in parts of the Fund's service area where the number and quality of educational and developmental alternatives are limited, and the relative concentration of at-risk children is high. The next funding cycle will be open for applications from July 1 through August 1, 2022. Visit the Fund's website to review the grant guidelines.

Texas Public Libraries Funded
Ladd and Katherine Hancher Library Foundation

The Ladd and Katherine Hancher Library Foundation supports public libraries serving the residents of the state of Texas. Applying libraries must serve a population of 50,000 or less and be accredited by the Texas State Library. Projects are reviewed for the level of their educational contribution to the community. Grants ranging from $2,000 to $40,000 are provided. Funding will not be considered for normal operating expenses, normal salaries, or employee benefits. Applications must be postmarked by August 31, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website to download the application form.

 

 

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Funds Support Arts for Youth in the Justice System
Department of Justice

The Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth initiative supports high-quality arts programs to help reduce juvenile delinquency, recidivism, or other problem and high-risk behaviors. Arts programs include, but are not limited to, painting, sculpting, drama, digital media, film, music, dance, singing, and creative writing. Goals include developing or expanding high-quality community-based art programs for justice-involved youth in underserved areas, and developing or expanding high-quality, culturally relevant and responsive art programs for justice-involved racial and ethnic minority youth. Applications are due to grants.gov by July 18, 2022. The JustGrants deadline is August 1, 2022.

Program Strengthens the Capacity of Humanities Organizations
National Endowment for the Humanities

The Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants program seeks to strengthen the institutional base of the humanities through matching funds that help institutions secure long-term support for their core activities and expand efforts to preserve and create access to outstanding humanities materials. The program supports two distinct types of projects: Capital Projects support the purchase, design, construction, restoration, or renovation of facilities for humanities activities. Digital Infrastructure supports the maintenance, modernization, and sustainability of existing digital scholarly projects and platforms. Optional drafts are due August 17, 2022. The deadline for full applications is September 27, 2022.

 

 

Partner Depot

Your Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Fundraising Report for Your Board
The information you present to your nonprofit's board can go a long way towards helping board members stay engaged with fundraising, advocacy, and outreach. A fundraising progress report can be a valuable tool for generating meaningful conversations and commitments—if it's engaging and actionable. This comprehensive guide includes how-tos and templates to make your next fundraising report both easier to design and more effective at driving progress.

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PathFinder: Featured Resource
A library of quality resources designed to help you develop your career path as a grants professional

Women Give 2022: Racial Justice, Gender and Generosity
Are you curious about how gender influences decisions to give to racial justice causes? Women Give 2022: Racial Justice, Gender and Generosity, published by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, explores how gender and demographic factors affected giving to racial justice causes in 2020, such as Black Lives Matter, Say Her Name, and others. This is the first study exploring attitudes towards the 2020 racial justice movement through a gender lens—examining who is giving, how much, and how that relates to various demographic variables.

 

 

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.

Building a Grantseeking Calendar for 2022-2023
Developing a strategic approach for each project or program (even general operating expenses) that needs funding will, simply put, result in a higher rate of success. Join GrantStation's Founder and Corporate Advisor, Cynthia Adams, in this information-packed training focused on a step-by-step process to help you develop your grantseeking calendar for 2022-23. With so many unknowns when it comes to fundraising, having a strong grantseeking plan in place is essential to keeping your organization financially healthy. Our learning objectives for this training are to identify tools and resources to help build a solid grantseeking program, develop a grants research process that is both consistent and efficient, consider different strategic approaches to funding each program or project, and develop a plan of action in order to secure the funds needed. If you are concerned about your fundraising plan for the coming year to 18 months, consider developing a solid, grantseeking approach that will provide reliable income for the foreseeable future. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

Writing Federal Grant Proposals
Are you thinking about jumping into federal grants? Every year the federal government releases millions of dollars to help nonprofit organizations serve their communities. In fact, now is the best time to consider these grants as more federal money has become available through the American Rescue Plan. However, federal grants are extremely competitive. The application process is cumbersome and often requires a high level of work investment. There are two essential ingredients of every successful federal grant proposal: preparation and early planning. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to research federal funding opportunities and develop the initial strategies needed to craft competitive federal grant applications. You'll learn how to read federal instructions to help you identify ideal funding opportunities, the steps needed to write competitive proposals, what federal grant reviewers are actually looking for, and the important proposal strategies you must implement before instructions are even released. You'll discover that, while challenging, writing federal proposals is truly a "high reward" activity which is often worth the investment as it can help your organization fulfill its mission for years to come. The webinar will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2022.

FREE: What Nonprofits Need to Know About Smart Tech
Smart tech is becoming embedded in nonprofit work freeing up staff to focus on donor retention, program innovation, and better work-life balance. Learn what's needed to reinvent work and achieve transformative impact with an ethical and human-centered approach to adopting smart tech. In their book, The Smart Nonprofit, Beth Kanter and Allison Fine use "smart tech" as an umbrella term for advanced digital technologies that make decisions for people. It includes artificial intelligence (AI) and its subsets and cousins, such as machine learning, natural language processing, smart forms, chatbots, robots, and more. During this webinar, Beth Kanter and Allison Fine will provide an overview of what smart tech is and does, inspiring use-cases, and why it is important for nonprofits to integrate it carefully into their organizations. They will also offer a framework for successfully using smart tech that includes staying human-centered, preparing your people and organization for implementing smart tech, and staying knowledgeable and reflective. They will also share tips for broad stakeholder engagement, including senior leadership, in the planning and implementation of smart tech. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

 

 

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National Funding Opportunities
Support for Efforts to Help People Living With Addiction, Mental Health Issues, and Cancer
Organizations Serving Japanese American and Asian American Communities Funded
Grants Seek to Enhance Equity in Workforce Development
Resident-Driven Community Initiatives Supported

Regional Funding Opportunities
Funds for Historic Preservation and Wildlife Rehabilitation in Oregon and Southern Washington
Grants Strengthen Youth Mental Health Resources in Select U.S. Cities
Support Benefits At-Risk Children in Vermont and Several New Jersey Counties
Texas Public Libraries Funded

Federal Funding Opportunities
Funds Support Arts for Youth in the Justice System
Program Strengthens the Capacity of Humanities Organizations