GrantStation Insider: December 16, 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.

Support for Out-of-School Programs for Middle Schoolers
New York Life Foundation: Aim High
The Aim High grant program, funded by the New York Life Foundation and administered by the Afterschool Alliance, supports out-of-school programs serving middle school youth nationwide. The focus of Aim High is to help economically disadvantaged eighth-graders reach ninth grade prepared to succeed in high school by supporting after-school, summer, and expanded learning programs. Funded programs must serve a high percentage, at least 75 percent, of low-income youth. A total of $1.8 million in grants will be provided in 2022. Twenty one-year grants of $15,000 will focus on supporting programs in their racial equity and social justice efforts. In addition, twenty two-year grants ($50,000 or $100,000) will focus on supporting programs in enhancing direct services, technical assistance, capacity building, and their efforts to continue to serve youth as the pandemic continues to change and impact families in different ways. The application deadline is February 1, 2022. Visit the Afterschool Alliance website to download the request for proposals and submit an online proposal.

Senior Nonprofit Founders Recognized
AARP Purpose Prize
The AARP Purpose Prize honors extraordinary individuals 50 years of age and older who use their life experience to make a better future for all. The Prize recognizes those with the passion and experience to create new ways to solve tough social problems. Eligible applicants are founders of select nonprofits, and must be legal residents of the U.S. or U.S. citizens living abroad who have started their work at the age of 40 or later. Five Purpose Prize winners annually receive $50,000 each and a year of technical support to broaden the scope of the work of their organizations. In addition, up to ten Purpose Prize fellows will receive $10,000 for their nonprofit organizations and a year of technical support. The application deadline is January 17, 2022, at 5pm ET. Visit the Purpose Prize website to read the official rules and FAQs, and to access the application form.

Grants Advance Children's Health in the U.S. and Canada
American Academy of Pediatrics: Community Access to Child Health Program
The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program, a national initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is designed to improve access to healthcare by supporting pediatricians who are involved in community-based efforts to enhance the health of children. CATCH Planning and Implementation Grants of up to $10,000 are awarded to pediatricians and fellowship trainees in the U.S. and Canada who plan to build broad-based community partnerships to address unmet child health needs. (Grants of up to $2,000 are awarded to pediatric residents addressing the same issue.) The application period will close on January 24, 2022. Visit the American Academy of Pediatrics' website to learn more about the CATCH Program grant opportunities.

African American Heritage Preservation Efforts Funded
National Trust for Historic Preservation: African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is committed to saving America's diverse historic environments and to preserving and revitalizing the livability of communities nationwide. The Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is designed to advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes representing African American cultural heritage. The Fund supports work in four primary areas: Capital Projects, Organizational Capacity Building, Project Planning, and Programming and Interpretation. Grants range from $50,000 to $150,000. The deadline for letters of intent is January 14, 2022; invited applications will be due May 2, 2022. Funding guidelines and online application information are available on the Trust's website.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Support for Economic Opportunity Initiatives in Bank Communities
MUFG Union Bank Foundation
The MUFG Union Bank Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the communities where the Bank has operations in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. The Foundation awards grants to organizations that expand access to economic opportunity in low- and moderate-income communities, specifically in the following areas: Affordable Housing, Economic Development, and Stewardship and Sustainability. Online applications may be submitted from January through October of each year. Visit the Union Bank's website to access information about the Foundation's grant guidelines as well as regional contacts.

Grants Strengthen Ohio Nonprofits
The Kettering Fund
The mission of The Kettering Fund is to support scientific, medical, social, and educational studies and research conducted by nonprofit organizations and carried out within the state of Ohio. The Fund's areas of interest include education; environment; public/society benefit; arts, culture, and humanities; human services; and health. For the upcoming funding cycle, Request Summaries may be submitted through January 31, 2022. (It is strongly recommended that interested applicants contact the Fund's office before starting the application process.) Visit the Fund's website to learn more about the grant guidelines and application process.

Funds for Minnesota Organizations Led by Communities of Color
Headwaters Foundation for Justice: Giving Project Grant
The mission of Headwaters Foundation for Justice is to amplify the power of community to advance equity and justice. The Foundation's Giving Project Grant program supports nonprofit organizations working in Minnesota that are led by and for Black people, Indigenous people, and communities of color, and use a community organizing approach to address root causes of injustice. Eligible organizations must have an organized constituency base, a clear understanding of structures and systems that challenge their community, and concrete goals and strategies that build power and change systems. General operating grants of $15,000 are provided. The application deadline is January 13, 2022. The Giving Project Grant Guidelines and Application Packet is available on the Headwaters Foundation for Justice's website.

Programs for Elderly Texas Residents Supported
Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust
The Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust supports nonprofit organizations throughout the state of Texas that provide services to the elderly. Types of programs considered for funding include health centers, recreation programs, retirement services, Alzheimer's initiatives, meal delivery programs, nursing facilities, etc. Support is also provided for primary caregiver education programs focusing on the elderly and nursing scholarships for students specializing in gerontology. Grants generally range from $5,000 to $50,000. Grant funds must be used within the state of Texas for the benefit of those 60 years of age and above or those born with Down's syndrome age 47 years and above. All application forms and supporting documents must be received in the office by no later than January 31, 2022, to be considered. Application guidelines and forms are available on the Trust's website, including a list of required supporting documents.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Public STEM Efforts Funded
National Science Foundation
The Advancing Informal STEM Learning program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments. The program also intends to provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences, advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments, and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments. The program supports six types of projects: pilot and feasibility studies; research in service to practice; innovations in development; broad implementation; literature reviews, syntheses, or meta-analyses; and conferences. The application deadline is January 18, 2022.

Program Supports Alternative Education for Youth
Department of Labor
YouthBuild supports organizations that provide a pre-apprenticeship program model that encompasses education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and high-quality post-program placement opportunities for youth. YouthBuild is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who left high school prior to graduation and that also have other risk factors, including being an adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, migrant farmworker youth, youth experiencing housing instability, and other disadvantaged youth populations. The application deadline is January 21, 2022.

Partner Depot

Should You Get Your Grant Credential in 2022?
Are you an experienced grant professional and thinking about getting your GPC?

Join us at 6 PM CT on January 26, 2022, for our GPC Fireside Chat! By the warmth of the virtual fire, join your peers and ask your questions about the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential. From eligibility criteria to the registration process—we'll talk about it all. See if earning your GPC is the next step in your career! David Lindeman, GPC, Egondu M. Onuoha, GPC, and David Broussard, GPC, will be facilitating. Click here to register and learn more!

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

Strategic Pivot to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Crafting a Competitive Grant Application
The terms diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are becoming increasingly prevalent in the world of philanthropy. If you are looking to strengthen your case for funding by addressing DEI, you may want to read Strategic Pivot to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Crafting a Competitive Grant Application. Published by the Grant Professionals Association, this article defines these three concepts, examines why they are important, and provides suggestions for how to incorporate DEI into a grant proposal.

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.

FREE: Sustainability: Looking Beyond Grants
How do you empower your donors to donate more AND become advocates for your cause? Grants are an important part of your organization's funding plan, but they shouldn't be the only tactic in that plan. Other supporters, like individuals and corporations, are important too, but talking to donors can feel like so much more work than a grant application. In this webinar, Amanda Pearce of Funding for Good, Inc. will cover how to communicate with donors that their immediate support lays the foundation for long-term sustainability and success for your organization. Course takeaways include a break down of the key components of "sustainability planning," quick tips for including a capacity building component into every proposal or appeal, and effective communication strategies to engage AND retain donors. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022.

Proposal Writing 101
If you are new to proposal writing, this webinar is for you! During this 90-minute webinar, Alice Ruhnke, founder and owner of the Grant Advantage, will teach you how to use a Program Planning Framework to plan your grant applications so they tell a strong, consistent story. As we go through the Framework, each section of a typical grant application will be highlighted with information on what funders are looking for and tips on how to write that section. By the time the webinar is over, you will understand what funders are looking for in grant applications, be able to decipher confusing grant-related terminology, have a usable system to connect all the pieces of an application together, and have strategies to infuse your organization's strengths in your proposal to make it strong and competitive. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

Growing Your Grant Readiness
What does it take to be a successful grantseeking organization? Success in grantsmanship involves much more than being able to write a good proposal. As an organization, you must also have the right culture, the right values, the right tools, and the right resources in place to support your grantseeking process and manage your grant-funded programs and services well on behalf of your funder and the community you serve. In this lively, interactive session, Maryn Boess will explain how to lay the groundwork for effective grantsmanship in both your organization's culture and its practices. You'll understand the importance of mission-driven grantsmanship—and why its opposite will undermine your organization's health and success. You'll be able to identify your organization's needs and resources to support a systematic and strategic grantseeking process. You'll gain a clear, powerful, flexible framework for developing and strengthening financial and program accountability. BONUS: You'll be introduced to GrantsMagic U's exclusive Grants Readiness Assessment Checklist—a detailed tool to help you identify what vital grants-readiness resources and practices are already working well in your organization, and where changes and improvements need to be made in order to make sure your organization is truly "grants ready"! The webinar will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

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