GrantStation Insider: September 30, 2021

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COVID-19 Related Funding
Opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Current COVID-19 funding opportunities are available on our website.

National Funding
Opportunities throughout the U.S.

Awards for Youth Working to Change Their Communities
Prudential Emerging Visionaries
Prudential Emerging Visionaries, an evolution of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, is a national program in collaboration with Ashoka that celebrates young people for their innovative solutions to financial and societal challenges facing their communities. The program is open to youth ages 14 to 18 across the country and in Puerto Rico who are making change that focuses on one of the following two categories: 1) Financial Solutions for a Changing World or 2) Societal Solutions for a Changing World. Twenty-five winners will receive $5,000 each; 20 of these winners will be selected from the Societal Solutions category and five winners from the Financial Solutions category. The five winners from the Financial Solutions category will be invited to join a pitch-off at the Prudential Emerging Visionaries Awards Summit at Prudential's headquarters. From there, one Financial Solutions Grand Prize Winner will receive an additional $10,000 grand prize, for a total of $15,000. One winner of either category will also receive the Prudential Employees' Choice Award—an additional $5,000, to be awarded at the Prudential Emerging Visionaries Awards Summit. The application deadline is November 4, 2021. Details on the focus areas and application guidelines are available on the program's website.

Support for Recorded Sound Preservation Projects and Music Research
GRAMMY Museum Grant Program
The aim of the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program is to advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas and to explore the impact of music on the human condition. Support is provided to organizations and individuals in the following areas: Preservation Implementation Grants of up to $20,000 and Preservation Assistance Grants of up to $5,000 are available to help individuals and organizations enhance their ability to preserve their collections that embody the recorded sound heritage of North America. Scientific Research Projects Grants of up to $20,000 support research on the impact of music on the human condition. Examples include the study of the effects of music on mood, cognition, and healing, as well as the medical and occupational well-being of music professionals and the creative process underlying music. The letter of inquiry deadline is November 1, 2021. Visit the GRAMMY Museum website to learn more about the funding guidelines and application process.

Food Garden Projects Funded
SeedMoney Garden Grants
SeedMoney offers grants and crowdfunding opportunities to a wide range of nonprofit organizations across the country and around the world interested in starting or sustaining a food garden project. (Approximately 90% of the grants are provided in the United States.) SeedMoney's Garden Grants are awarded as part of a 30-day year-end challenge that runs from November 15 to December 15, annually, in which participating projects have an opportunity to win grants and raise additional funds from within their communities using SeedMoney's crowdfunding tools. The following types of grants are provided: Challenge Grants, Strong Start Grants, and Geographic Interest Grants. All types of grants may be used to purchase any equipment appropriate for an edible food garden project, such as plants, seeds, raised beds, fencing, tools, sheds, greenhouses, and composting and drip irrigation systems. Eligible applicants include public, charter, and private K-12 schools; school districts; community gardens; parks and rec departments; churches; tribal organizations; and many other nonprofit organizations. The application deadline is November 12, 2021. Visit the SeedMoney website for more information, including details on the three grant types.

Grants Aid Programs for People With Spinal Cord Injuries in the U.S. and Canada
Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation
The Paralyzed Veterans of America is dedicated to quality healthcare, veterans' benefits, spinal cord education and research, and civil rights for all people with disabilities. The Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation supports educational projects that serve individuals with spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D), as well as their families and caregivers. For the 2022 funding cycle, the Foundation will focus on the following grantmaking categories: Consumer, Caregiver, and Community Education; Professional Development and Education; Research Utilization and Dissemination; Assistive Technology; Consumer Guides; and Conferences and Symposia. Funded projects should be designed to improve the quality of life for individuals with SCI/D, educate consumers about the consequences of and complications associated with SCI/D, improve the knowledge and skills of SCI/D healthcare professionals, or prevent the occurrence and complications of new SCI/D. Members of academic institutions, healthcare providers and organizations, and consumer advocates and organizations throughout the United States and Canada are eligible to apply for grants of up to $50,000. The application deadline is December 3, 2021. Visit the Foundation's website to review the Policies and Procedures document and to submit an online application.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Efforts to End Violence Against Native Women in the Pacific Northwest Supported
Na'ah Illahee Fund: Let's Help to End Gender-Based Violence and MMIWP Grant
The Na'ah Illahee Fund promotes the leadership of Indigenous women in the ongoing regeneration of Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest region, including Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington in the United States and British Columbia, Canada. The Fund's Let's Help to End Gender-Based Violence and MMIWP Grant provides funding to Indigenous organizations, groups, individuals, and Tribes/First Nations who are addressing the epidemic of gender-based violence and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) in their communities. Grants support innovative, collaborative activities that will raise awareness and develop partnerships working to end the crisis and help heal those left behind. Grants will range from $1,000 to $25,000, depending on the applicant category. The application deadline is October 22, 2021. Visit the Fund's website to learn more about the Let's Help to End Gender-Based Violence and MMIWP Grant opportunity.

Funds for Organizations Serving Families in the Washington, DC, Region
Many Hands
Many Hands is committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of women, children, and families in socioeconomic need in the Washington, DC, region, including Washington, DC; Northern Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George's counties, MD. Many Hands will provide four grants in 2022, one in each of the following focus areas: education, health, housing, and economic empowerment. Of the four grantees, one will receive a $100,000 Impact Grant, and three will receive Partner Grants, the value of which will be determined by the total amount raised during Many Hands' current grant cycle. Applying organizations must have been in operation for at least five years and have a budget of at least $500,000 and no more than $6 million. The application deadline for the 2022 grant cycle is November 5, 2021. Application guidelines are available on the Many Hands website.

Grants Promote Criminal Justice Reform in Michigan
Michigan Justice Fund: Rapid Response Grant Program
The Michigan Justice Fund, administered by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, is committed to promoting the prosperity and dignity of Michigan residents by stemming the flow of individuals into the youth and criminal justice systems, supporting the investment of public dollars to community-driven alternatives to incarceration and detention, and ensuring those who are returning home after incarceration or detention receive the support they need to flourish. The Fund's Rapid Response Grant Program will provide Michigan-based advocacy and direct service delivery organizations with support for time-sensitive resource needs or strategic opportunities that improve Michigan's justice reform movement infrastructure and collaboration. Requests for grants ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 may be submitted at any time. Visit the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan website to download the Michigan Justice Fund's Rapid Response Grant Program grant guidelines.

Support for Conservation Initiatives in the New England Region
Fields Pond Foundation
The primary mission of the Fields Pond Foundation is to provide financial assistance to nature and land conservation organizations that are community-based and that serve to increase environmental awareness by involving local residents in conservation issues. The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the six New England states and upper New York State that request one of the following: project grants for trailmaking and other enhancement of public access to conservation lands, rivers, coastlines, and other natural resources; land acquisition for conservation; assistance in establishment of stewardship endowments as a component of a land protection project; and support for related education programs and publications as components of a land protection project. Grants of up to $25,000 are considered; however, most grants range from $2,000 to $10,000. Proposal outlines and formal applications may be submitted throughout the year. Detailed guidelines and forms are available on the Foundation's website.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Efforts to Address Homelessness Supported
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Continuum of Care Program seeks to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. This program supports efforts to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, youth, and persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness. The program also seeks to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. The application deadline is November 16, 2021.

Funds Available to Clean Up Hazardous Waste
Environmental Protection Agency
The Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant programs seek to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and petroleum. Assessment Grants provide funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments, and community outreach. Revolving Loan Fund Grants provide funding to capitalize loans that are used to clean up brownfield sites. Cleanup Grants provide funding to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant. The deadline for all three programs is December 1, 2021.

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TD Charitable Foundation's Housing for Everyone Grant Competition
In response to an increased demand for assistance on affordable housing providers due to COVID-19, the TD Charitable Foundation pledged $5.8 million through the 16th annual Housing for Everyone grant competition to help affordable housing providers deliver critical resident services to individuals and families in need. Eligible organizations located within the TD Bank footprint are invited to apply by October 28^th.

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Alliance Blog
Are you short on time, but looking to keep up on the latest trends in the realm of philanthropy? If so, you may want to bookmark the Alliance Blog. This blog provides a space for news, thinking, debate, and peer exchange among philanthropy practitioners worldwide.

Upcoming Online Education Trainings
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Building Sustainability
How do you empower your donors to contribute more AND become advocates for your cause? Grants can be time consuming and unpredictable. What can you do to build solid relations with foundation staff as you navigate the world of proposal writing? In this webinar, Amanda Pearce with Funding for Good will cover how to communicate with foundation prospects the importance of their immediate support, which is the basis for your organization's long-term sustainability and success. Some of these concepts will cross over to individual and business donors as well. So a bonus! Amanda will go over specific conversations to have with foundations depending on your place in the grant process (exploratory, writing, submitted, or approved to submit). The webinar will provide questions to ask, situations to consider, and even some role-playing tools to help you understand what conversations/communications may entail. Preparing for a variety of scenarios within the world of foundations will help you evaluate situations as they arise, step back and punt funding streams as necessary, and even diversify funding options for programs, projects, or organizations when the need arises. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

Mastering the Ask (NEW)
This webinar explores how to create concrete strategies to ask for donations. Mindy Muller, President/CEO of Community Development Professionals, LLC, will explain how to effectively close the sale for new donations and how to relate to different personality types when seeking donations from individuals, businesses, and grantors. Participants will learn how to overcome the fear of the "ask" and ready their organizations to increase donations and investments. This training is appropriate for anyone charged with requesting donations, including volunteers, board members, development professionals, and executive directors. Participants will have the opportunity to recognize and understand key motivations of donors and investors, develop working knowledge of social structure and how it relates to donor engagement and investment, and outline specific verbiage and strategy for closing the sale, i.e., asking for a donation. The webinar will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

FREE: Tour of the GrantStation Website
Curious to know exactly what resources are at your fingertips when you enter 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, October 12, 2021.

GrantStation Announcements
The latest updates from GrantStation

The Winning Grant Proposal Competition Results Are In!
The 2021 "Grant" Prize winner is Chris Canfield of the Conservation Trust for North Carolina.
We received over 200 excellent entries that had already won a grant award. They reflected grant proposals with compelling narratives, succinct and engaging executive summaries, strong and workable plans, and well-defined budgets. We are appreciative of the work and efforts of each entrant.

A complete list of winners and many of the prize-winning grant proposals are available on the GrantStation website. Register to join us for the FREE webinar Funders Discuss Award Winning Proposal Writing From the Winning Grant Proposal Competition.

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