GrantStation Insider: November 17, 2022

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The GrantStation Insider will be on hiatus next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

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.

Restoration of Wetlands and Coastal and Riparian Areas Supported
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program, an initiative of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds, and the species and habitats they support. The focus is on ecological improvements, including wetland, riparian, forest, and coastal habitat restoration; wildlife conservation; community tree canopy enhancement; water quality and wildlife monitoring; and green infrastructure best management practices for managing run-off. Projects must restore or create wetlands, coastal, or riparian areas; involve five or more partners (public and private entities); and integrate outreach, education, or training into the proposed on-the-ground activities. Grants are available nationwide, but additional funding is available for specific geographic priorities. Nonprofit organizations, state and local government agencies, municipal governments, tribal governments and organizations, and educational institutions are eligible to apply. Forty to 50 matching grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 will be awarded. Full proposals are due January 31, 2023. Visit the NFWF website to review the request for proposals.

Grants Promote Arts Engagement for Military Members and Veterans
Mid-America Arts Alliance: Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant
The Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), aims to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military service members and veterans exposed to trauma as well as their families and caregivers through experiences of art or art making. Matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 are provided for non-clinical arts engagement programs taking place in healthcare, community, or virtual settings that engage military-connected communities through experiences of art or art-making. Supported projects should have one or more of the following participant outcomes in mind: creative expression, social connectedness, resilience, and independence and successful adaptation to civilian life. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, and tribal communities or tribes located in the U.S., including the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Native nations. Applicants should have either a minimum of three years' experience programming for/with military communities or presenting/producing arts-based projects. The application deadline is January 19, 2023. Visit the M-AAA website for more information.

Funds Provided to Educators Designing New Public Schools
NewSchools Venture Fund: Innovative Public Schools Funding Opportunity
The mission of NewSchools Venture Fund is to reimagine public education so all children—especially those in underserved communities—have the opportunity to succeed. Through the Innovative Public Schools funding opportunity, the Fund seeks educators who are designing new, innovative public schools launching in Fall 2024. Support is provided to early-stage charter organizations to launch their first or second school in a new network, and to district schools to develop and implement innovative instructional designs within new schools. Schools must enroll students within the pre-K-12 grade span on a full-time basis and be eligible to receive public funding. In addition, schools should be committed to three design principles: an expanded definition of student success, equity, and innovation. One-year grants of $215,000 to support a team's planning year are provided, as well as management assistance and participation in an active community of practice. Each team is also eligible to receive additional funding to support the school's first three years of operation. The application deadline is January 27, 2023. More information on the funding opportunity is available on the Fund's website.

Support Aims to Improve Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality in the U.S.
COPIC Medical Foundation
The COPIC Medical Foundation (CMF) aims to be a catalyst in improving the quality of healthcare delivery in the United States by reducing adverse outcomes and supporting innovation. CMF works to improve healthcare outcomes through funding of programs and initiatives that improve patient safety and quality of care through systems changes and improvements, pilot programs that are designed to reduce medical errors, and development and implementation of checklists and other tools to improve disease management and transitions in care. For 2023, funding will continue to focus on the issue of reducing fragmentation across care settings. Applications are due January 13, 2023. Visit the CMF website to download the request for proposals/grant application.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Funding Available in Bank Communities
Peoples Bank Foundation
The Peoples Bank Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations to enhance the quality of life for the residents of communities served by Peoples Bank in Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC, as well as Burlington, VT, and Excelsior, MN. Areas of interest include arts and culture, community investment and economic development, the environment, health and human services, and youth and education. Applications are reviewed quarterly. Please visit the Peoples Bank website for the upcoming application deadlines as well as the grant application.

Grants Benefit Washington State Organizations Working in Priority Areas
Washington Women's Foundation: Collective Grants
The Washington Women's Foundation seeks to change the course of women's philanthropy through the power of collective giving. The Foundation's Collective Grants provide unrestricted funding of up to $100,000 to nonprofit organizations in Washington State in specific thematic areas. For 2023, support focuses on the following priorities: food sovereignty and security, with a focus on communities' access to culturally appropriate food via sustainable food systems, and food security created through ecologically sound production lines; early childhood education, with a focus on formal and informal education and opportunities for early learners from birth to age eight; and reproductive justice and maternal healthcare, with a focus on investing in the ability to maintain personal bodily autonomy, control reproductive choices, and access healthcare during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. (Organizations may also choose to apply for an Advocacy Grant or a Women and Girls Grant during the letter of inquiry process.) The deadline for submitting letters of inquiry is December 15, 2022. Visit the Foundation's website for information on the letter of inquiry process.

Support Bolsters Education and Workforce Development in South Carolina
Power:Ed
Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, provides grants to local nonprofits, colleges, and organizations that help South Carolina students succeed in school, their careers, and life. Grants ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 are provided to organizations and academic institutions working to improve education, career readiness, or workforce development efforts for South Carolina residents and students in middle school through adulthood. (Pre-K-5 programs and services are not supported.) While applications are accepted that target any education challenge, focus areas include supporting low-income, minority, and first-generation students; improving access to college and degree completion; and creating pathways to quality workforce opportunities. Applications are accepted at any time and reviewed quarterly. The online application is available on the Power:Ed website.

WASH Projects Funded in Target Geographies
CDC Foundation: Increasing Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in the United States
The CDC Foundation's Increasing Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in the United States funding opportunity seeks to support community-based organizations' efforts to improve WASH conditions or awareness of poor WASH conditions in their communities. Support will be provided to community-based organizations based in priority geographic areas, or to organizations that can demonstrate poor WASH conditions within the community in which they work. Priority geographic areas include California; the Navajo Nation in the four corners area of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado; the Texas colonias along the border with Mexico; the rural South, particularly Black communities in Mississippi and Alabama; Appalachia; and Puerto Rico. Up to ten grants ranging from $75,000 to $90,000 will be provided for projects that leverage citizen science or community-based participatory research to collect and disseminate information on WASH quality and access issues; promote awareness of WASH quality and access issues and their corresponding health effects; address WASH quality and access issues through interventions such as community water kiosks, renovation of wells or septic tanks, provision of filters to households with poor water quality, etc.; and create pathways for participation for BIPOC and other marginalized populations to engage in community WASH improvement decision-making and building systems that serve everyone. The application deadline is December 19, 2022. Visit the CDC Foundation website to access the request for proposals and the online application form.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Program Assists Low-Income Households With Weatherization and Home Health Improvements
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration program will award grants in up to five communities that provide housing interventions in lower-income households that are served by both HUD's Healthy Homes Production program and DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program to demonstrate the potential advantages of the coordination of home intervention services. A critical goal of this demonstration is to determine whether this coordinated delivery of services achieves cost-effectiveness and better outcomes in improving the safety and quality of homes, including health and energy efficiency. The application deadline is January 5, 2023.

Funding Available to Address Rural Opioid Use
Department of Health and Human Services
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program—Overdose Response seeks to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in high-risk rural communities. The Program provides support to strengthen and expand prevention, treatment, and recovery services to enhance rural residents' ability to access treatment and move towards recovery. Target populations include racial and ethnic minorities, people who are pregnant, adolescents and youth, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities. The application deadline is January 19, 2023.

Partner Depot

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Considering Getting Your Grant Credential?
December 7, 2022 – 12:00 PM noon CT

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

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, December 7, 2022, at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET. Register to attend the GPC Fireside Chat and see if earning your GPC is the next step in your career!

Ready to Launch Your Nonprofit Consulting Job?
Webinar | November 30, 2022 | 12 PM MT/2 PM ET

Join Stephanie Sample as we walk through essential tips for launching your consultancy and making a profit in six months.

Topics include developing a business plan, establishing core services, setting your rates with profit in mind, and how to find your anchor clients.

This webinar is for you if you are:

• in your first few years of nonprofit work and have a specialty;
• curious about how to start as a nonprofit consultant; and,
• looking to create more flexibility in your schedule with your own business.

Price: $39.99

Register on the Fundraising for the Future website.

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

A Nonprofit's Comprehensive Guide to Year-End Giving
The year-end giving season is upon us. Do you have a plan to boost fundraising results? If you are looking for a bit of guidance in this area, you might want to read A Nonprofit's Comprehensive Guide to Year-End Giving by CharityEngine. This report provides step-by-step plans to maximize fundraising, explains how to market campaigns, provides best-practices advice, and discusses what to do when the calendar winds down.

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.

Writing Capacity Building Grant Proposals
Let's be honest, finding the resources you need to sustain your nonprofit is challenging. Capacity building grants can be a solution to help you manage your organization's future and meet the ever-changing demands of your community. Since the pandemic, funders have increased their focus on providing more resources to help nonprofit organizations maintain and build their capacity to provide services. This renewed focus on capacity building makes it an ideal time to capitalize on this trend and apply for funding to help your organization operate more effectively and efficiently. But there are unique differences between capacity building grants and regular, programmatic grants that you must understand if you want to write a successful proposal. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will define and discuss the fundamentals of capacity building grant proposals. She will introduce you to a practical approach with examples based on real experiences. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

How to Package Past Performance to Secure Future Funding
Successful nonprofit leaders are able to demonstrate the impact of their programs to funders and stakeholders. But how can you build and nurture a high-performance measurement culture that will help you achieve and fund your mission? During this webinar, Sheri Chaney Jones of Measurement Resources Company will introduce you to tools and strategies your organization can use to achieve bold goals, increase stakeholder trust, and accelerate social change. Sheri will share actionable insights from her more than 12 years of experience working with over 200 social sector organizations. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.

Evidence-Based Practices for Your Programs and Projects
Donors and funders naturally want to support programs "that work." So how can you build vital credibility with funders and donors? Demonstrate that your organization's approach to a problem is guided by research. During this TargetED, Alice Ruhnke will help you learn how to identify and select evidence-based practices that can be effective for your programs and projects and ultimately lead to more funding. You will have the opportunity to ask Alice questions about evidence-based practices so you walk away with a working knowledge of the varying levels of research that define different practices and the resources needed to find them independently. The webinar will be held on Monday, December 5, 2022.

GrantStation Announcements
The latest updates from GrantStation

An Introduction to Our Senior Research Specialist, Kerry Glauser

As a child, I had this weird obsession with typing. My parents would pick up old typewriters for me to play around with. It was something about the tactile experience of the keys—the give and take of that downward push—along with the resounding click of a letter being committed to posterity. As I grew older, I became more fascinated in the words produced, and with the idea that they had to be the right words. Eventually, this helped lead me to become a transcriptionist.

And from there, I found my way to GrantStation. As I work through our funder profiles, I use that same mentality I used with the typewriters of my youth. I want the information to be right, so that our Members can find the right leads for their programs and organizations.

I came to GrantStation about six years ago. I was working part-time while finishing my degree in environmental science and came aboard full-time after I graduated. GrantStation was an early adopter of the telecommuting model, and I enjoyed the ability to work with my chinchilla, Chewie, nearby.

I work in our U.S. database, where I maintain our funder profiles and search for new funders to add. I also oversee the profiles of funders that do not have websites. In addition, I help with our monthly webinar tours of the GrantStation website and research federal opportunities for the GrantStation Insider newsletter.

Contact me if you want to talk about fluffy animals or the funders in our database. I particularly enjoy questions about the IRS Form 990. Until then, I'll be over here, typing away (not on a typewriter, thankfully).

Funding Alerts
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