GrantStation Insider: July 14, 2022

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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.

Program Supports Public Policy Advocacy Campaigns Promoting Children's Health
Voices for Healthy Kids: Policy Campaign Grant Opportunity
Voices for Healthy Kids, an initiative of the American Heart Association, works around the country to improve or create equitable policies that will make the places kids live, learn, and play healthier. Voices for Healthy Kids funds coordinated tribal, state, and local public policy issue advocacy campaigns with a focus on health equity. The Policy Campaign Grant Opportunity supports strategic issue advocacy campaigns in the Voices for Healthy Kids policy priority areas, which include early care and education, Early Head Start/Head Start appropriations, paid family leave, preemption, school food dietary quality, healthy school meals for all, sugary drink tax and investment, SNAP incentives and produce prescription programs, and water access in schools. Grants of $50,000 to $200,000 are provided for a duration of up to 18 months and can support non-lobbying and lobbying activities. Funded campaigns must pursue policy through legislation, regulation, executive order, or ballot initiative, but not through voluntary or programmatic success. The short form application deadline is September 6, 2022; invited applications will be due October 21, 2022. Visit the Voices for Healthy Kids website for program details.

Animal Welfare Organizations Funded
Petco Love: Grants for Animal Welfare Organizations
Petco Love, formerly the Petco Foundation, seeks to empower animal welfare organizations in the U.S. Petco Love's Animal Welfare Organizations grant cycle provides support for animal welfare organizations in the U.S. performing sheltering and adoptions. Support is provided to the following types of organizations: nonprofit organizations that are primarily foster-based rescue organizations; nonprofit organizations and municipal agencies that are responsible for animal control sheltering; and nonprofit organizations, SPCAs, and humane societies that operate shelters and perform adoptions. Applications will be accepted until August 30, 2022. (Additional grant opportunities with varying application deadlines are offered throughout the year.) Visit the Petco Love website for further information.

Grants Benefit Vulnerable Populations in the U.S. and Abroad
Jewish Helping Hands: Tikkun Olam Grant Program
Jewish Helping Hands' Tikkun Olam Grant Program seeks to inspire and support tzedakah, justice, and righteousness throughout the world. The goal is to help vulnerable populations in the United States and abroad by supporting programs focused on economic development and social empowerment, with a particular focus on those who have been overlooked or marginalized. Grants, typically up to $5,000, are provided to individuals or organizations that show clear promise to respond to unmet needs of those who are poor or marginalized, or promote self-help and empowerment within communities. For the 2022/2023 grant cycle, the focus is on projects that provide the basic necessities for a decent life, including women's empowerment, education, food, shelter, clothing, water, health, internet connectivity, and gender equity. Projects in East Africa, Central America, North America, Israel, and impoverished Jewish communities worldwide are supported. Projects that aim to bring about positive change for groups of all backgrounds and religious affiliations are encouraged. Initial inquiry forms must be submitted by September 19, 2022; invited full applications will be due December 5, 2022. Visit the Jewish Helping Hands website for program details.

Music Education for Children and Youth Supported
D'Addario Foundation
The D'Addario Foundation provides support to nonprofit music education programs in the U.S. and internationally. The focus is on organizations trusted by the communities they serve that are executing immersive and enduring music education and youth development programs. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations that offer free or affordable instrument instruction, address a need in the community served, and provide frequent instruction where students are participating multiple times per week throughout the year, and for as many years as possible throughout their primary and secondary education. The average grant is $2,500. The Foundation prefers not to provide funding for the purpose of purchasing equipment or instruments, though in-kind donations in the form of product accessories may be provided. Letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis. The next deadline for invited applications is October 15, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website to begin the application process.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Funds Enhance Oral Health in Arkansas
Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation
The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation aims to transform oral health through collaboration, innovation, education, and service. The Foundation's annual Community Grants support nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, or charitable dental treatment facilities that provide oral disease prevention, oral health education, or dental treatment for underserved, uninsured, and underinsured Arkansas residents. For 2023, $500,000 total is available, with grants ranging from $2,500 up to $40,000 per organization. The application deadline is August 12, 2022. (Requests for Mini Grants that support innovative projects in the field of oral health as well as Super Smiles at School Mini Grants that expand oral health education and treatment in early childhood centers and public schools may be submitted throughout the year.) Visit the Delta Dental of Arkansas website to learn more about the grant programs.

Grants Foster Positive Development for Colorado Children
Buell Foundation
The Buell Foundation supports nonprofit organizations, school districts, and government entities that focus on the positive development of young children in Colorado. The Foundation's specific areas of interest include Early Childhood Education and Development for organizations that directly support the healthy development of children from birth to five years of age. An additional funding priority is Teen Pregnancy Prevention, which includes support for proven, comprehensive, medically accurate teen pregnancy prevention programs. (The Foundation does not fund abstinence-only programs.) The Foundation has three application deadlines per year; the final deadline for 2022 is September 1. Visit the Foundation's website for details about the areas of interest as well as application information.

Support Available for Heritage Conservation in New York
Greater Hudson Heritage Network: Conservation Treatment Grant Program
The Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) is dedicated to advancing the preservation and interpretation of New York State's historical, ethnic, and cultural heritages. The NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program provides support for treatment procedures by professional conservators to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects in collections of museums as well as historical and cultural organizations throughout the state. Grants of up to $7,500 are provided to nonprofit museums, historical organizations, and other cultural institutions that own, care for, and exhibit collections to the public. The focus is on institutions lacking in-house conservation staff with expertise in the area for which support is requested. Applications for support of objects involving historically marginalized and underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged. The application deadline is September 1, 2022. Visit the GHHN website to learn more about this program.

Illinois Nonprofit Legal Aid Providers Funded
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (IEJF) supports initiatives to increase Illinois residents' access to the legal system. The IEJF provides grants to nonprofit legal aid providers in five categories: Legal Information for the Public, Self Help Legal Assistance Projects, Mediation Services, Telephone Advice and Referral Services, and Civil Legal Assistance. Nonprofit organizations that provide services to low-income people in Illinois free of charge or on a sliding scale based on income are eligible to apply. The application deadline is August 15, 2022. Visit the IEJF website to access the application guidelines.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Funds Available to Assist At-Risk and Foster Youth
Department of Justice
The Supporting Vulnerable At-Risk Youth and Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care initiative supports the establishment of pilot demonstration programs to develop, implement, and build replicable treatment models for residential-based innovative care, treatment, and services. The primary population served by such pilot programs includes adolescents and youth transitioning out of foster care who have experienced a history of foster care involvement, child poverty, child abuse or neglect, human trafficking, juvenile justice involvement, substance use or misuse, or gang involvement. The initiative supports services to youth and young adults up to and including age 25. Applications are due to grants.gov by August 15, 2022. The JustGrants deadline is August 29, 2022.

Program Improves 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. The focus is on nationwide or statewide programs. The grants may be used to modify or rehabilitate eligible veterans’ primary residences or to provide grantees’ affiliates with technical, administrative, and training support in connection with those services. The application deadline is August 24, 2022.

Partner Depot

Grant Writing Is a Team Activity
Are your grant writing strategies sustainable? No matter how skilled or seasoned, a single grant professional cannot successfully manage this monumental and critical process alone over time. And simply providing occasional input and formal approval to submit is not enough to ensure competitiveness and prevent burnout. Grant writing needs to be a team activity!

Join Foundant Technologies and grant writing expert Diane H. Leonard as she explains how to create a grant team with a shared vision and the ability to continuously improve!

Learn more and register for this free webinar on August 25, 2022, at 10 am MT.

Considering getting your GPC credential?
Are you an experienced grant professional and thinking about getting your GPC credential?

July 20, 2022 at 6:00 pm CT

The Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) is planning an informal "fireside chat" for anyone interested in becoming Grant Professional Certified (GPC). You can listen in on the discussion or come with your own list of questions!

Our panel of GPCs will cover:

• the "why" behind pursuing the GPC credential;
• how to determine if you are eligible;
• an overview of the registration process; and,
• cost, scholarships, study groups, and more!

We talk about it all!

This fireside chat is on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET. Register to attend the GPC Fireside Chat and see if earning your GPC is the next step in your career!

Apply to TD Charitable Foundation's Ready Challenge Grant Competition
TD Bank is inviting nonprofit and charitable organizations across its North American footprint that are working on solutions to help disproportionately affected communities address the impacts of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy to apply for a TD Ready Challenge grant. For the 2022 TD Ready Challenge, TD Bank will award a maximum total of ten grants of either CDN $1 million or USD $1 million each, depending on the country of residence of the applicant. Eligible organizations are invited to apply by August 11th.

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

Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021
Are you interested in keeping up with the latest giving trends in the United States? If so, you should check out Giving USA 2022: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021. This report details the sources and uses of charitable giving in the United States. It provides in-depth analysis of findings on total charitable giving, giving by sources, and giving to major recipient categories as well as strategic insights into the latest giving trends and facts.

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: Tour of 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, July 19, 2022.

Proposal Writing 101
From start to finish, your proposals must tell a strong, consistent story. However, accomplishing this across the unique sections of an application is not always straightforward. Grantmakers make it even more challenging by using different terms that often mean the same thing. When you're new to proposal writing, it can feel like an overwhelming task, but it's important to remember that you don't have to be perfect to begin your proposal writing journey! It is a skill that you will develop and refine over time. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will walk you through a systematic process to apply to all your grantseeking efforts in order to reduce the stress related to proposal writing. She'll introduce a planning tool that can be used again and again by your organization, saving you time and energy in your grantseeking efforts. This webinar will help you understand the essential sections that comprise 95% of all grant applications, navigate confusing grant-related terminology so you understand what funders really want, discover the best practices on how to write each section, use a Program Planning Framework to connect all the pieces of an application together, and develop strategies to infuse your organization's strengths in your proposal to make it even more competitive. This webinar is perfect for beginners, but grant proposal writers with limited experience will also walk away with new insights and resources. The webinar will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2022.

The Power of 3: Capital Campaigns With CampaignCounsel.org
Is a capital campaign in your future? You're not alone, as 74% of nonprofits recently indicated they were in a campaign or planning one. These three webinars, presented by Kevin Wallace and Carlyn Schulzke of CampaignCounsel.org, are designed to help your nonprofit organization understand and prepare for the process of raising big dollars for capital projects. The first webinar, Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?, will help you ask and answer six questions vital to preparing for the pre-campaign process and the campaign itself. In the second webinar, Essential Capital Campaign Preparations, learn about the pre-campaign steps of needs assessments and feasibility studies, what to expect from these tools, and how they can help you understand the financial capacity of your organization and its donors. The third webinar, The Stages and Challenges to Expect During a Capital Campaign, will help you understand the five phases typical to most capital campaigns and the stages and challenges that come with each phase. These webinars can be taken together to methodically build your organization's readiness to take on a capital campaign or as stand-alone learning opportunities. Executive directors, development directors, and board leaders from a broad range of nonprofit organizations will benefit from these 90-minute presentations. The deadline to register for the Power of 3 is Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The webinars will be held on July 27, August 10, and August 24, 2022.

GrantStation Announcements
The latest updates from GrantStation

Greetings From Our New President, Alice Ruhnke
Because I cannot remember what I had for dinner last night, I find it strange that I distinctly remember my first interaction with GrantStation, and more specifically, the founder, Cynthia Adams. It was 2004 and I was working at Mission West Virginia, a statewide nonprofit organization. I had just acquired a large federal grant to build the capacity of faith-based and community-based organizations in the state. Cindy called to set up a time to demonstrate the features of GrantStation and inquire if the resources would be a benefit to the organizations we served. I was immediately drawn to the opportunities provided by GrantStation, in addition to the personalized and professional services she offered.

Since that day, I have partnered with GrantStation as often as possible. And on June 1, 2022, 15 years after launching and growing my own proposal writing consulting company, The Grant Advantage, I sold it to become the President of GrantStation.

This is a big move for both myself and GrantStation, but it is a perfect fit because of our aligned values. For example, we both:

• focus our strengths on meeting the needs of the nonprofit sector by doing what we "do best" and keeping our eyes on that goal;
• address the individual and unique needs of those we serve and provide a personal approach instead of a cookie cutter option;
• believe in life-long learning and aren't afraid to say we don't have an answer to a question, but have a network that we can reach out to and get answers or ideas;
• look for the next "best" thing to support nonprofits and figure out how to make things happen through partnerships;
• have a strong commitment to customer service; and,
• work to make the world a better place by helping the nonprofit community address their missions.

I am thrilled that Cindy will still be the Chair of the Board of Directors and a trusted advisor as we continue to grow GrantStation—a tremendous company she built from the ground up. I am so excited to work hand-in-hand with Ellen Mower, CEO; David Preis, Senior Vice President of Member Services and Technology; and the entire GrantStation staff as we continue to create a civil society by assisting the nonprofit sector in its quest to build healthy and effective communities. Please reach out to me to talk about ways we can partner, resources we can build, online education we can provide, or anything else about grantseeking and proposal writing.

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