GrantStation Insider: July 9, 2020

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

School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network: Student Support Recovery Grant
The SBHSN Student Support Recovery Grant is accepting applications from local education agencies (LEAs), charter school management companies, public schools, charter schools, and private schools throughout the U.S. to help them implement telehealth mental health program services for children impacted by short and long-term school closures. Grants will range up to $250,000. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is no longer available.

Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC): Love is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund
The G4GC Love is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund seeks to support U.S. coalitions and organizations that have been fighting historical inequities and the marginalization of girls of color well before COVID-19. The Fund will provide grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofit organizations (including those with fiscal sponsorship) and coalitions led by womxn or girls of color and/or with a primary mission to reach girls of color, fem(mes), and gender-expansive youth of color. Applications will be accepted by invitation only through November 2020; however, interested organizations can submit an interest form for consideration. FAQs are available here.

Oregon Community Foundation: Oregon Community Recovery Grant Program
The Oregon Community Recovery Grant Program provides funds to nonprofit organizations in Oregon that support Oregon residents and families who are most affected by the emerging health, economic, and social impacts of COVID-19. Priority will be given to organizations working to address disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous, and people of color in Oregon. The application deadline is July 17, 2020.

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

National Funding
Opportunities Throughout the U.S.

Support for Solutions Focused on Employment Concerns in the U.S.
Reimagining Pathways to Employment in the U.S. Challenge
The Reimagining Pathways to Employment in the U.S. Challenge, powered by MIT Solve, the Morgridge Family Foundation, and New Profit, seeks the most promising solutions that accelerate pathways to current and future employment across the United States. Solutions that focus on non-coastal states, U.S. interior regions, and/or racial justice are encouraged. Nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid organizations, as well as individuals, are eligible to apply. Selected finalists will pitch before the Challenge judges, who will determine which solutions are the most promising. At least five teams will be selected to receive a minimum of $100,000 in grant funding and additional support. The deadline to submit a solution is November 9, 2020. Visit the Challenge's website to review the guidelines and FAQs.

Projects to Address Health, Education, Environment, and Poverty Funded
Tomberg Family Philanthropies
The Tomberg Family Philanthropies consists of two separate charitable funds: the Marty Tomberg Charitable Fund and the Philip and the Helen Brecher Charitable Fund. Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations and certain government entities, such as public schools and universities, based in the United States for projects in the U.S. and worldwide. The focus is on projects that address the following areas: the environment, poverty alleviation, health, and education. Grants generally range from $5,000 to $15,000. Letters of inquiry may be submitted between July 27 and September 8, 2020; invited full proposals must be submitted by December 21, 2020. Visit the Philanthropies website to learn more about the application process.

Grants Promote Contemporary Visual Arts Programs
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The purpose of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts. The Foundation fosters innovative artistic expression and the creative process through its support of cultural organizations that, in turn, support artists and their work. Grants are provided for curatorial programs at museums, artists' organizations, and other cultural institutions to originate innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary visual arts. Projects may include exhibitions, catalogues, and other relevant activities. Proposals that highlight women, artists of color, and under-represented practitioners are encouraged. The Foundation has designated one of its grants, The Wynn Kramarsky Freedom of Artistic Expression Award, to recognize the work of organizations with a deep-seated commitment to defending the First Amendment rights of artists. The next postmark deadline for proposals is September 1, 2020. Visit the Foundation's website to review the grant guidelines.

Efforts to Enhance ATV Access and Safety Supported
Polaris Industries: T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program
The T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program, an initiative of Polaris Industries, provides support to national, state, and local organizations in the United States to ensure the future of ATV riding. The grant program encompasses two main objectives—promoting safe and responsible riding, and preserving access. Funds can be used by organizations for trail development and maintenance projects, safety and education initiatives, lobbying, and other projects to increase and maintain land access. Grants of up to $10,000 are provided to nonprofit organizations and government agencies throughout the country. (Fire, rescue, and law enforcement organizations are not eligible for this program.) Requests are reviewed two times per year; the upcoming application deadline is September 1, 2020. Visit the Program's website to review the grant guidelines and submit an online application.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for Specific Areas

Funds for Housing Programs for Ex-Offenders in Oregon
Meyer Memorial Trust: 2020 Justice-Involved Request for Proposals
The mission of the Meyer Memorial Trust is to work with and invest in organizations, communities, ideas, and efforts that contribute to a flourishing and equitable Oregon. The Trust has issued the 2020 Justice-Involved Request for Proposals, which seeks to increase access to quality private-market housing units for individuals living on low-incomes who are also justice-involved. This funding opportunity is intended to help sustain or expand existing projects as well as organizations with existing services for justice-involved people looking to add housing placement support services. (Justice-involved individuals are considered to be people previously involved in the criminal justice system, people who will be released within 90 days, or those under correctional community supervision.) Grants will range up to $150,000 over two years, with most grants in the range of $60,000 to $75,000 per year. The application deadline is July 29, 2020. Visit the Trust's website to review the RFP.

Grants Enhance the Protection of New Jersey’s Watersheds
The Watershed Institute: Small Grant Program
The Watershed Institute's Small Grant Program, with funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations in their work to protect New Jersey's environment. This program aims to help the efforts of small watershed and conservation organizations throughout New Jersey in their work toward building capacity and partnerships in support of a shared vision for watershed protection. The focus areas include the following: Water Quality Science and Education, Stormwater Policy, Green Infrastructure, and Climate Change Resiliency. Funded projects must be based in New Jersey. Grants range from $1,000 to $8,500. Letters of interest must be submitted by July 31, 2020; invited proposals will be due September 10, 2020. Visit the Institute's website to review the Grant Program Description and the previously funded grant projects prior to applying.

Support for Louisiana Arts Organizations, Schools, and Artists
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation: Community Partnership Grant Program
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is dedicated to promoting the music, arts, culture, and heritage of communities in Louisiana. The Foundation's Community Partnership Grant Program is currently offering grants of up to $5,000 in the following five categories: In-School Education Programs in Music, Arts, and Cultural Traditions; After-School and Summer Education Programs in Music, Arts, and Cultural Traditions; Presenting: Festivals and Concerts in Music and Performing Arts; Media and Documentation; and Louisiana Cultural Equity Arts Grant. Nonprofit organizations, schools, and individuals are eligible to apply, depending on the category. The application deadline is July 27, 2020 at 11pm (CST) for all five categories. Visit the Foundation's website to learn more the Community Partnership Grant Program categories and the application process.

Awards Benefit Nevada Wildlife Conservation Projects
Dream Tags Charitable Fund
The Dream Tags Charitable Fund, administered by the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, encourages nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies throughout Nevada to engage state residents in wildlife conservation. The Fund provides grants to support the preservation, protection, management, or restoration of wildlife and its habitat. The focus is on restoring resilience in at-risk Nevada habitats with strategic collaborative projects for sustained impact. Applicants must provide a minimum 25 percent match for funds requested. The application deadline is July 31, 2020. Visit the Fund’s website to download the application form.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. Government

Funds Available to Help Disadvantaged Rural Groups
Department of Agriculture
The Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant program supports the provision of technical assistance to socially disadvantaged groups in rural areas. Examples of technical assistance include feasibility studies, business plans, strategic planning, and leadership training. Goals of the program include achieving e-connectivity for rural America, developing the rural economy, harnessing technological innovation, supporting a rural workforce, and improving the quality of life. Eligible applicants include cooperatives, groups of cooperatives, and cooperative development centers. The application deadline is August 10, 2020.

Program Rehabilitates Housing for Veterans
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program provides support to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of veterans who are low-income and have disabilities. Grants may also be used to provide grantees' affiliates with technical, administrative, and training support in connection with modification and rehabilitation services. The application deadline is August 18, 2020.

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A library of quality resources designed to help you develop your career path as a grants professional.

How to Successfully Onboard New Subscribers to Your Nonprofit E-Newsletter
Are you looking to bolster your organization's email marketing? If so, you may want to attend Bloomerang's free webinar, "How to Successfully Onboard New Subscribers to Your Nonprofit E-Newsletter." Based on research of the 100 largest nonprofits in the U.S., it will present best practices for where the website signup form belongs, what fields this form should contain, the call to action, donation form opt-in for a newsletter, components of a good welcome email, and more. This webinar will be held on July 21, 2020.

Upcoming Online Education Trainings
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Unless otherwise noted, all Online Education Trainings are webinars,
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LIVE Workshop: Tracking Volunteers in QuickBooks (DESKTOP Version and ONLINE Version)
Are you tracking your volunteers' contact information somewhere? What about the hours they worked? What they did? Many grantors will allow volunteer hours to count towards meeting the matching requirements for a grant, so it is important to keep track of volunteer activity. All of this information can be easily tracked right in your QuickBooks software. To help you with this process, we are very excited to have Gregg Bossen, a CPA specializing in nonprofits and president of QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits, deliver one of his most popular webinars exclusively for us. In this webinar, you will learn how to set up your volunteers in QuickBooks either manually or by import, query to find a volunteer that possesses a skill that you may need, set up and enter time for volunteers by activity, generate volunteer reports, and get QuickBooks to calculate the exact amount of match created. Don't miss this opportunity! You will be VERY glad you came! The webinar for the DESKTOP version of QuickBooks will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The webinar for the ONLINE version of QuickBooks will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

FREE Webinar: Nonprofit Update on the PPP Flexibility Act and the HEROES Act (NEW)
Need to know the latest about nonprofit organizations and all things PPP loan-related? Join Gregg Bossen, CPA, as he presents the most up-to-date information for nonprofits concerning the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, the HEROES Act, and PPP Tracking in QuickBooks. As you know, this information can change on a daily basis, so please join us for this free webinar. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

How to Know if Your Programs Are Effective (NEW)
Strong programmatic outcomes are vital to the success of any grant program. As a nonprofit professional, you know that measuring these outcomes and understanding your organization's impact is important—not only to achieve your mission, but also to communicate your work effectively. But programmatic monitoring and evaluation can be complicated! This 90-minute webinar, presented by Alana Buckner, CEO of Elevate, is for non-experts who want to understand the fundamentals better. It will make monitoring and evaluation easy to understand and focus on practical tips and case studies. We will cover the answers to questions like these: Why is monitoring and evaluation important for every nonprofit? What does monitoring and evaluation mean exactly? What about concepts like theory of change, logic model, data collection, assessment, and instrument, as well as qualitative and quantitative data? How does a nonprofit get started, or improve, their existing monitoring and evaluation? By the end of the webinar, you will be able to understand the purposes of program evaluation, link it to your organization's goals, and have concrete tips and techniques to begin or improve your evaluation efforts. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

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