GrantStation Insider - November 16, 2017

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National Funding
Opportunities Throughout the U.S.

Grants Enhance Programs for People with Spinal Cord Injury in the U.S. and Canada
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation: Creating Opportunity & Independence
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation’s funding is dedicated to supporting both programs and scientific research to improve the quality of life for those affected by and living with spinal cord injury. The Foundation’s Creating Opportunity & Independence portfolio supports nonprofit organizations that enhance services and develop innovative projects to improve participation and independence for people living with spinal cord injury throughout the United States and Canada. Areas of interest include Assistive Technology, Education, Employment, Independent Living, Rehabilitation, and Arts, Sports, and Recreation. Letters of intent for Project Grants are due January 12, 2018; invited full grant applications must be submitted by April 27, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website to download the 2018 Application Guide.

Summer Fellowships for Pre-K-12 Teachers
Fund for Teachers
Fund for Teachers awards fellowships to pre-K-12 classroom teachers throughout the United States so that they may design their own professional learning that will improve their instructional skills, deepen their content knowledge, and increase student engagement in learning. Educators should propose a summer professional learning experience and explain how it will improve their teaching, how the applicant will implement his or her new improved skills in the classroom, and how these improved skills will benefit students, curricula, the school, and community. Teachers must have a minimum of three years of experience and be full-time teachers spending at least 50% of their time in the classroom. Eligible teachers may apply as individuals (funding limit of $5,000) or as a team (funding limit of $10,000). The application deadline is January 31, 2018. Visit the Fund’s website for detailed fellowship guidelines for each state.

Support for Initiatives Addressing Climate Change and Inequality
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation is committed to creating a more just, vibrant, sustainable, and democratic society. The Foundation is currently focused on finding solutions to the two most challenging problems of our time – the climate crisis and growing inequality. The Foundation invests in the following four focus areas that together advance the vision of a healthy planet and a healthy democracy: Inclusive Clean Economy; Racial and Economic Justice; Corporate and Political Accountability; and Voices, Creativity, and Culture. Applying organizations’ work should have global, national, or regional impact. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the funding strategy for each focus area.

Efforts to End Domestic Violence Recognized
The Mary Byron Project: Celebrating Solutions Awards
The Mary Byron Project cultivates and supports efforts that extend beyond crisis management to attack the root causes of the domestic violence epidemic. The Project’s Celebrating Solutions Awards recognize innovative programs that demonstrate promise in ending the generational cycle of domestic violence. The focus is on pioneering programs that can serve as models for the nation. Four awards of $10,000 are presented each year. (An additional Roth Award of $10,000 recognizes one program that specifically addresses the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations.) Programs that have been in operation for a minimum of three years are eligible for the awards. Nominations must be postmarked by January 31, 2018. Visit the Mary Byron Project’s website to learn more about the nomination process.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for Specific Areas

Programs for Disadvantaged Youth in Massachusetts Funded
Amelia Peabody Foundation
The primary mission of the Amelia Peabody Foundation is to increase the number, range, and depth of positive learning experiences available to materially disadvantaged young people living in the cities and towns of Massachusetts. Priority is given to organizations that serve disadvantaged, inner-city youth populations. The Foundation prefers to make grants that bring about real changes in neighborhoods. Such grants may help an existing organization to increase its capacity for service where it is currently situated, but sometimes such grants will help the organization to establish a new facility where no such facility exists, bringing services to a neighborhood for the first time. Requests are reviewed quarterly; the first application deadline for 2018 is January 16. Visit the Foundation’s website to submit an online application.

Grants Strengthen Local Organizations in Company Communities in 35 States
Save-A-Lot Corporate Giving Program
The Save-A-Lot Corporate Giving Program supports nonprofit organizations that strive to create healthy, thriving communities in the locations where Save-A-Lot has stores in 35 states and Washington, DC. Priority consideration is given to organizations whose primary mission addresses the following focus areas: Hunger Relief; Health, Wellness, and Nutrition Education; and Environmental Stewardship. Requests may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the company’s website to submit an online application.

Support for Health Care Services in Virginia
Virginia Health Care Foundation
The Virginia Health Care Foundation promotes public-private partnerships that increase access to primary health care services for medically underserved and uninsured Virginians. The Foundation’s Health Safety Net Grants support organizations that work to increase access to primary care for uninsured Virginians and those who live in areas with limited access to care. Funding focuses on projects that address one or more of these priorities: developing or expanding patient capacity, establishing a broader scope of services, creating local systems of care, and strengthening the infrastructure of health care providers. Nonprofit organizations and public agencies, including free clinics, community health centers, and other similar organizations are eligible to apply. The first concept paper deadline for 2018 is January 19. Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the Health Safety Net Grants program.

K-12 Teachers in West Virginia and Wyoming Honored
Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards
The Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards program recognizes excellent K-12 teachers in West Virginia and Wyoming. Nominees must be active, full-time teachers with at least three years of experience, including vocational, special education, and Title I teachers. Awards of $3,500 are provided to each winning teacher. Teachers may be nominated by students, peers, or members of their community. The nomination deadline is January 12, 2018. Visit the Arch Coal website to access the nomination form.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. Government

Funds Available to Improve Air Travel for Small Communities
Department of Transportation
The Small Community Air Service Development Program provides support to small communities to help them enhance their air service, including support for underserved airports. The application deadline is December 15, 2017. 

Program Helps Families Affected by Violence
Department of Justice
The Justice for Families program seeks to improve the capacity of communities and courts to respond to families impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. The application deadline is December 20, 2017. 

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How to Track Restricted Grants in QuickBooks
Wouldn't it be great if at any point during a grant's life cycle you could simply push a button and see exactly how much and to which categories the grant dollars have been spent? Considered the country's foremost expert in using QuickBooks for nonprofits, Gregg S. Bossen, CPA, will demonstrate how to easily and accurately track restricted grants in QuickBooks. Participants will learn how to set up a restricted grant, enter the grant budget, mark checks and bills as being paid out of the grant, point payroll to the grant, and finally create a memorized report to see how the dollars have been spent and compare the results to the grant budget. Gregg will be working in QuickBooks throughout the webinar. No power point slides here! There will also be plenty of time for questions. And one more thing: Gregg is really entertaining! This webinar will be held on Thursday, December 14, 2017.

Tracking In-Kind Contributions & Volunteers in QuickBooks (NEW)
Want to learn the ins and outs of in-kind contributions? Not sure what counts as in-kind and what doesn't? Join Gregg Bossen and David Webb for a QuickBooks Made Easy training on how to enter and track in-kind contributions and volunteer hours in QuickBooks. Topics covered include:

• What is an in-kind contribution
• Why in-kind contributions are important
• Which in-kind contributions should be included in your financial statements and tax returns
• How to value in-kind contributions
• What your responsibilities are for donor reporting
• How to customize fields for tracking your volunteers in QuickBooks
• How to enter time for your volunteers based on type of work.

There will be plenty of time for questions. This webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.

Is Your Organization Grant Ready? (NEW)
Almost all nonprofit organizations answer that question with a resounding, "Yes—we are ready to get grant money to support the important work of our organization!" However, while most organizations are ready to reap the benefits of grant awards, many have not developed the infrastructure necessary to be competitive in the application process.

During this 90-minute webinar, Alice Ruhnke, founder and owner of The Grant Advantage, will guide you through a process so you will be able to:

• assess your organization's grant readiness through a comprehensive assessment tool that includes organizational structure, programs, finances, partnerships, evaluation, leadership, and more;
• develop strategies to enhance areas of weakness; and,
• use your enhanced capacity to write competitive grants.

There will be plenty of time for questions. This webinar will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2018.

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Editor: Julie Kaufman
Contributing Writer: Kevin Peters
Contributing Writer: Ashlyn Simmons