GrantStation Insider: September 29, 2022

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Special Funding Opportunities
Opportunities related to specific current issues

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National Funding
Opportunities throughout the U.S.

Climate-Related Environmental Education Supported in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
Commission for Environmental Cooperation: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation's Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program (EJ4Climate) funds projects that target underserved and vulnerable communities and Indigenous communities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, to prepare them for climate-related impacts. Grants of up to CA$200,000 are provided to community-based organizations, including nonprofit organizations, non-governmental organizations, environmental groups, community-based associations, tribal nations, and Indigenous peoples and communities, to help them develop community-driven solutions to adapt to the impacts of climate change. For this grant cycle, the focus is on projects that integrate community-led environmental education in support of environmental justice and community resilience to climate-related impacts. Priority will be given to projects that significantly integrate formal or informal community-led environmental education approaches such as, but not limited to, hands-on activities and placed-based learnings, citizen-science initiatives, knowledge exchange with elders, training and capacity building, awareness campaigns, and the involvement of youth as agents of change. Proposals are due November 11, 2022. Visit the Commission for Environmental Cooperation website for more information and to download the 2022 call for proposals.

Grants Promote Contemporary American Music
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music: Supplemental Program
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music seeks to encourage and improve public knowledge and appreciation of contemporary American music. The Fund is currently accepting applications through the Supplemental Program, which supports nonprofit organizations that have a history of substantial commitment to contemporary American music but whose needs are not addressed by the Fund's programs of support for performing organizations and recording projects. Eligible applicants include music service organizations, education and residency organizations, library and archive organizations, and radio and TV organizations. General operating support and support for special projects are provided. Projects relating to a broad spectrum of American music will be viewed more favorably than those relating to a single work or to a single composer. The application deadline is November 1, 2022. Visit the Fund's website to review the information for the Supplemental Program.

Funds Enable Veterinary Care for Pets
Banfield Foundation: Community Care Grants
The Banfield Foundation believes that every pet deserves access to veterinary care, shelter, and disaster relief. With the goal of making veterinary care possible for pets in need, the Foundation's Community Care Grants provide funding and medical supplies to nonprofit organizations and local or state government agencies throughout the U.S. that deliver veterinary care to owned pets through on-site, mobile, or pop-up clinics. Applications are accepted quarterly in January, April, July, and October, and awards are announced the following month. Visit the Foundation's website to access the Community Care Grants online application, and to review information on the Foundation's other grant programs.

Support Available for Harm Reduction Programs
Comer Family Foundation: Syringe Service Program
The Comer Family Foundation's Syringe Service Program supports comprehensive harm reduction programs throughout the country that improve the health and wellness of people who use drugs, including programs that provide free sterile syringes, education, and community wraparound services to reduce opioid overdose and the transmission of HIV and viral hepatitis. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations in the 50 states, District of Columbia, Native American reservations and tribal lands, and Puerto Rico that operate syringe service programs that have been in operation for one full year before application submission. Organizations requiring a fiscal sponsor may also apply. Applicants should have a total organizational budget of less than $600,000 and be grounded in harm reduction principles and practice. Grants, ranging from $2,500 to $20,000 on average, support general operations, including harm reduction supplies; program development, education, and mobilization; and staff development and technical assistance. The upcoming application deadline is November 1, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website to access the online application.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Funding Addresses Rural Child Hunger in Specific States
Save the Children: Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab
The mission of Save the Children's Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab is to catalyze community-driven innovation that ensures rural children in the United States have the nourishing food they need to thrive. The Lab seeks to support innovative, community-driven ideas or programs to help rural families access nutritious food in the priority states of AR, CA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, WA, and WV. Applicants must be associated with a nonprofit organization, government entity, or business; serve low-income families with children; and have an innovative idea or program, or a clear challenge to solve. Priority will be given to applicants that bridge food access in a new or imaginative way, elevate the voices of families and communities, and serve historically marginalized communities. Five grantees will be selected for this year's cohort and will receive up to $100,000 in flexible funding to test and pilot their idea, participation in an in-person innovation workshop, ongoing support and technical assistance, and access to a community of peers. Expressions of interest must be submitted by October 14, 2022; invited applications will be due November 11, 2022. Visit the Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab website to submit an expression of interest.

Grants Target Health Systems Change in Arizona
Vitalyst Health Foundation: Systems Change Grants
Vitalyst Health Foundation's mission is to connect, support, and inform efforts to improve the health of individuals and communities in Arizona. The Foundation's Systems Change Grants invest in efforts that positively address complex community health challenges and reduce structural and systemic gaps in health outcomes or opportunities. Projects must include two or more partners working collaboratively, with the lead applicant being an Arizona-based nonprofit serving Arizonans. Supported efforts should clearly identify policy, systems, or environmental change and specific health outcomes to be improved, and be framed with a health equity lens benefiting and including an identified population. The 2022-2023 Systems Change Grants cycle will provide up to four grants of up to $175,000 total over three years. Letters of intent are due October 28, 2022. (The Foundation also offers Spark Grants, planning grants of $10,000 to $25,000 over one year to support collaborations in figuring out solutions in their journey to address systemic change.) Visit the Foundation's website for more information on the Systems Change Grants and Spark Grants.

Support Provided for Arts and Education Initiatives in Oregon
James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
The mission of the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation is to enhance the quality of life of Oregonians through the support of classroom education and the performing, visual, and literary arts. In the area of the arts, support is provided to organizations in Oregon that deliver visual, performing, media, literary, or interdisciplinary artistic programming, performances, or exhibits, including arts education programming for K-12 students. In the area of education, the Foundation currently supports efforts that address immediate and pressing needs for K-12 students, teachers, and their families in recognition of the impacts of the pandemic and wildfires on Oregon communities. General operating support and project support are provided. All education applicants as well as arts and arts education organizations with annual expenses over $500,000 must submit a letter of inquiry during an open application cycle; the upcoming cycle will be open through October 21, 2022. Fast Track Arts Grants, providing a year of unrestricted general operating support to arts organizations with annual expenses of less than $500,000, may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the Foundation's website for more information on each program area.

New York Health Projects Funded
New York Health Foundation: Special Projects Fund
The mission of the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) is to improve the health of all New Yorkers. In 2023, most of NYHealth's efforts will be concentrated in three priority areas: Healthy Food, Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans' Health. To ensure flexibility and responsiveness to other important health issues, NYHealth's Special Projects Fund supports projects that fit NYHealth's mission but fall outside of these specific priority areas. Supported projects should address important healthcare or public health issues in New York and must have an impact on New Yorkers either at a local, regional, or statewide level. Emphasis is given to initiatives that have a large-scale regional or statewide impact on New York State's health system. Nonprofit and for-profit organizations are eligible to apply. Upcoming deadlines for submitting online inquiry forms are October 12, 2022, and March 2, 2023. Visit NYHealth's website to download the request for proposals and access the online inquiry form.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Efforts to Improve Museums Supported
Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Museums for America program supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Project categories include lifelong learning, community engagement, and collections stewardship and access. The application deadline is November 15, 2022.

Program Addresses Brownfields Issues
Environmental Protection Agency
The Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program works to change the way communities address and manage contaminated property. The Program is designed to empower states, tribes, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. Current grant opportunities include Multipurpose Grants, Community-wide Assessment Grants, Assessment Coalition Grants, Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, and Cleanup Grants. The application deadline is November 22, 2022.

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Is branding an afterthought for your nonprofit organization? It shouldn't be, because what people think about your nonprofit influences your ability to build capacity. Whether you're trying to compete for funding, people, or donations, strong branding must be present. But branding is much more than logo and look. Branding is the sum total of perceptions about what a nonprofit stands for, what it does, and how much social impact it is thought to achieve. And many new, emerging, or established organizations struggle with messaging and visuals. During this webinar, Mindy Muller will help you ensure your organization's forward face matches the value you provide behind the scenes. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

Plan for Financial Success: Budgeting and Forecasting

Do you find the budgeting process confusing? If you're like many nonprofits, you may not be aware of the various budgeting methodologies you could employ. Or perhaps you struggle with understanding the difference between budgeting and forecasting and the goal for each. If the mere thought of budgeting makes you feel overwhelmed and you do not know where to start, then join Don Needs and Boyd Orr of Jitasa as they cover how you can start your budget or improve your current processes. The webinar will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2022.

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