GrantStation Insider: August 15, 2024

Application deadline: Applications for the fall 2024 cycle will be accepted from August 30 to October 8.
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories
Grant amount: Varies by category up to $50,000
Description: The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s Quality of Life Grants Program provides support to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that impact and empower people living with paralysis, their families, and caregivers. Grants are awarded to organizations that address the needs of people living with paralysis caused by spinal cord and other injuries, diseases, or birth conditions. Direct Effect grants of $5,000 to $24,999 are open-focused and support a wide range of projects and activities that impact individuals living with paralysis and their families. Priority Impact grants, offered at three levels of funding, focus on the following priority issues for people living with paralysis and their families: assistive technology, disaster preparedness, and respite/caregiving (grants up to $30,000); racial equity and rural unserved and underserved populations (grants up to $40,000); and employment and nursing home transition (grants up to $50,000). Expanded Impact grants of up to $100,000 support previous grantees whose programs or projects have achieved demonstrable impact. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, municipal and state governments, school districts, recognized tribal entities, and other institutions such as community or veterans hospitals are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: The fall deadline is September 4, 2024. (Applicants must register on the online grantee portal by August 28, 2024.)
Grant amount: Equity in Verse grants range from $10,000 to $100,000. Poetry Programs, Partnerships, and Innovation grants range from $10,000 to $75,000.
Description: The Poetry Foundation provides grants to support poetry organizations, programs, and publications across the United States. The Foundation’s Equity in Verse grants support nonprofit poetry and literary organizations, which include presses and publications, led and staffed by people of color. The Poetry Programs, Partnerships, and Innovation grants provide support to nonprofit organizations invested in at least one of the following priorities: broadening the audiences for poetry; increasing access to poetry; new collaborations and partnerships in poetry; and innovations in the field of poetry, including investment in new technologies. Organizations with a poetry-centric mission may apply for general operating support; program support is available for organizations that do not have a poetry-centric mission, such as multi-genre literary arts organizations and publications.

Application deadline: September 12, 2024
Geographic scope: United States and Canada
Grant amount: $30,000 to $100,000 USD total over a two-year period
Description: The Simply Organic Giving Fund aims to nourish food insecure individuals in the U.S. and Canada by providing access to nutrient-dense organic food to populations in need. Support is available to U.S. and Canadian nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations with annual revenue between $150,000 and $7,000,000 who are dedicated to serving the food insecure in their communities. Funded organizations should meet one or more of the following priorities: 1) provide direct access to organic, nutrient-dense, culturally relevant food options to populations facing low to very low food security or 2) utilize and distribute nutrient dense organic food or meals.

Application deadline: None for letters of inquiry
Description: The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) is a national, community-based organization serving American Indian nations and people in the recovery and control of their rightful homelands. ILTF provides grants to nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and local and state governments for activities that support the recovery and control of Indian homelands in the following program areas: promoting education on Indian land ownership and management, increasing cultural awareness of Indian land tenure, creating economic opportunity on Indian-owned lands, and reforming the legal and administrative systems that prevent Indian people and Native nations from owning and controlling their lands.

Application deadline: September 30, 2024
Geographic scope: U.S. and Canadian communities where Weyerhaeuser has a significant presence or business interest
Grant amount: The minimum grant awarded is $1,000.
Description: The Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund provides support in U.S. and Canadian communities where Weyerhaeuser has a significant presence or business interest. (A list of eligible geographies is available on the Weyerhaeuser website.) Funding focuses on affordable housing, education and youth development, environmental stewardship, human services, civic and cultural growth, workforce development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, Canadian registered charities and registered nonprofit societies, U.S. public education institutions or government entities, and Canadian municipalities.

Application deadline: September 20, 2024, for Community Grants (Other programs accept applications throughout the year.)
Geographic scope: Arkansas
Description: The mission of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation is to transform oral health in Arkansas through collaboration, innovation, education, and service. The Foundation offers a variety of grant programs to promote oral healthcare in Arkansas: Community Grants, ranging from $2,500 to $40,000, support preventative services and treatment for underserved, uninsured, and underinsured Arkansans. Mini grants of up to $2,500 support smaller community-based oral health initiatives, including prevention, treatment, education, and oral health supplies. Strategic Initiatives Grants help organizations discover, test, and share creative ideas that will improve oral health for everyone and inspire, empower, and connect leaders to better lead equitable change. Oral Health Education Grants, ranging from $2,500 up to $30,000, fund educational programs that build the healthy habits of brushing teeth, flossing teeth, and visiting the dentist. Finally, Super Smiles at School mini grants of up to $2,500 expand oral health education and treatment by partnering with early childhood centers and public schools.

Application deadline: September 12, 2024
Geographic scope: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming
Grant amount: $100,000 over two years ($50,000 per year)
Description: Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF) aims to foster significant, long-term social justice solutions throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. SJF is currently offering the 2024 Base Building Grant, open to grassroots organizations focused on base building as a community organizing tactic that grows the breadth and depth of people who share a vision for social justice, and who develop and execute the organizing strategies to make that vision a reality. Supported organizations should fit SJF’s community organizing framework and their work should speak to each of the following points: collective power, widening the base, leadership development, and strategy and long-term planning. Priority consideration will be given to organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color and organizations conducting most of their work with reservation communities and in rural or small towns. 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations, tribal agencies, and groups sponsored by a nonprofit organization or tribal agency are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: September 20, 2024 (First-time applicants must first submit a letter of inquiry.)
Geographic scope: Washington, D.C.
Description: The Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust provides support to nonprofit organizations striving to improve the quality of life for children and for people with cancer in the District of Columbia. In the area of pediatrics, the Trust focuses its support on serving children who are physically or mentally ill or handicapped and reside in the most disadvantaged and vulnerable neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. Grants fund programs and organizations that improve quality of life for these children, as well as programs that prevent common childhood diseases. Examples of funded initiatives and organizations include community health centers; neonatal care programs; early medical interventions that benefit childhood education; pediatric speech, occupational, and physical therapy; and support for pediatric mental health. In the area of cancer care, the Trust supports cancer treatment for low-income populations in Washington, D.C.

Application deadline: September 30, 2024
Description: The Candidate Species Conservation funding opportunity supports conservation tasks for high-priority candidate species or other at-risk species in the United States so that identified threats to the species may be reduced or eliminated. Supported efforts include research, surveys and monitoring, and educational outreach. Priority will be given to projects that aid in improving the conservation status of a species so as to preclude the need to list. These projects could include, but are not limited to, activities that will secure scientific information about candidate or at-risk species and their habitat, implement restoration actions that will lead to removing threats to the species, or help prevent extinction of a species.

Optional draft deadline: September 30, 2024
Application deadline: December 4, 2024
Description: The Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations program provides grants to organizations to support collaborative teams who are editing, annotating, and translating foundational humanities texts that are vital to scholarship but are currently inaccessible or only available in inadequate editions or translations. Typically, the texts are significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials, but works in other humanities fields may also be the subject of an edition.

Eligible charitable and nonprofit organizations must submit applications by September 5.

Applications are now open for TD Bank Group’s annual TD Ready Challenge grant program. This year, the bank invites charitable and nonprofit organizations in its North America footprint to submit proposals for innovative solutions for the creation or growth of small businesses in underserved communities through novel strategies, technologies, or partnerships, particularly in industries that are still recovering post-pandemic.

Ten grants are available in increments of USD $1 million or CDN $1 million, depending on the applicant’s country of residence. TD will accept applications until 4 PM ET on September 5, 2024. Access additional details about this year’s Challenge and apply today.

The largest wealth transfer in history is happening: more than $84 trillion in assets are flowing from Americans' estates over the next 20 years. How can your organization benefit from this? Tapping Into the Wealth Transfer, a new report by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, seeks to provide some guidance. This report is a collection of articles that examines this wealth transfer and how to start building relationships with future donors. It looks at how other nonprofits are leveraging data for giving, ways to engage donors across generations, why data-driven storytelling is so important, and what lessons to take away from Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy.

Are you interested in hearing about the issues that are shaping grantmaking today? Are you looking to understand what drives decisions at the top levels of philanthropic giving? If so, you might want to sign up for the Grantsmanship Center’s upcoming “Meet the Grantmakers—Online!” webinar. Taking place on August 21, 2024, this webinar features a lively conversation with leaders from the world of philanthropy. Panelists include representatives from the San Francisco Foundation, NDN Collective, and the American Brain Foundation.

Webinar date: August 19, 2024, 2:00 to 2:45 PM Eastern Time
Description: When writing your proposals, do you clearly demonstrate the impact of your work? Providing the number of classes held or participants served is useful information, but it isn’t enough to satisfy most funders because funders want to know… "So what?" What difference will your program make? How will it change people's lives? And how will you measure those changes? During this TargetED, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to use outcomes and indicators so you can answer a funder’s “So what?” question confidently. You’ll leave ready to craft a proposal that clearly shows the difference your program will make in the lives of those you serve.

Webinar date: August 21, 2024, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: The ultimate goal for grantseekers is securing general operating funds. These unrestricted funds are essential for the sustainability and growth of your organization. However, they are often the most challenging to obtain. The process requires strategic research and compelling applications along with building and maintaining robust relationships with funders. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to secure general operating funds for your organization.

Webinar date: August 27, 2024, 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Description: Is your nonprofit taking advantage of $10,000 per month of free advertising from Google? The Google Ad Grant is a great opportunity for nonprofits to dip their feet into the world of paid advertising without spending money out of pocket. This grant provides up to $10,000 per month in in-kind advertising which your organization can use to promote your cause on the biggest search engine. During this webinar, Jessica King of Getting Attention will walk you through the basics of Google’s Ad Grant program, including who is eligible and how to get the grant.

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Interested in GrantStation's funder profiles? View the weekly Funding Spotlights to see profiles of grantmakers currently accepting applications. Current opportunities include Santa Cruz Bicycles: PayDirt (U.S. national and global), America in Bloom/CN Railway: EcoConnexions From the Ground Up (U.S. local: AL, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, OH, PA, TN, and WI), Indigenous Clean Energy: Project Accelerator (Canada national), and Elton John AIDS Foundation: RADIAN 2.0 (Projects in Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia assisting refugees from Ukraine).