GrantStation International Insider - September 2018

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International Funding Opportunities

$2 Million Prize Recognizes Humanitarian Achievements
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, administered by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, is awarded annually to a nonprofit or non-governmental organization that is making extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world. The Prize includes an award of $2 million. Nominees must be established, non-governmental, publicly supported charitable organizations. U.S. Internal Revenue Service tax-exempt status, or the equivalent for international organizations, will determine eligibility. Nominees must have an operating budget larger than $750,000, and be legally established for at least five years. The nomination period closes on October 25, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the nomination guidelines and submit a nomination.

Innovative Hunger Solutions Supported 
World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator
The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator identifies, supports, and scales high-potential solutions to hunger worldwide. Support is provided for projects that have an impact for the people served by the WFP and potential to reach the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger. Priority is given to initiatives designed alongside vulnerable communities and piloted at an early stage. Funding of up to $100,000 is provided. In addition, awardees receive mentorship from industry experts and access to the world’s largest humanitarian organization. Incorporated non-governmental organizations, nonprofit organizations, start-ups, and companies are eligible to apply. The upcoming application deadline is September 24, 2018. Visit the WFP website to submit an online application.

Funding Available for Projects Targeting Women
Feminist Review Trust
The Feminist Review Trust awards grants to projects in the U.K. and internationally that support women. In 2018 to 2019, the Fund will prioritize initiatives in non-OECD countries that focus on campaigning and activism in the following areas: lesbian and transgender rights, violence against women and girls, disabled women and girls, and refugee women and girls. Grants of up to £15,000 are provided. Individuals and organizations are eligible to apply. The annual application deadlines are January 31, April 30, and September 30. Visit the Trust’s website to review the application notes and download the application form.

Support for Environmental Education Projects Worldwide
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation
The Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation supports educators worldwide in developing environmental curricula that integrate field activities and classroom teaching and that incorporate basic ecological principles and problem solving. The Foundation’s grant program seeks to empower and encourage students to become involved in solving environmental and social problems, promote thoughtful and appropriate analysis and understanding of the natural world, and train students as informed decision makers through the emphasis and application of basic ecological principles. Grants of up to $1,500 support environmental curricula within a primary or secondary school setting that show a holistic approach, synthesize multiple levels of learning, are founded on basic scientific principles, and present controversial issues objectively. Any organization is eligible to apply, including schools, nonprofits, governmental agencies, and others. The deadline to submit a pre-proposal is October 2, 2018; full proposals are due October 19, 2018. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the grantwriting advice.

Grants Empower Disadvantaged Populations Across the Globe
Gupta Family Foundation
The Gupta Family Foundation is dedicated to uplifting and empowering individuals disadvantaged by poverty, disability, or discrimination worldwide, with the goal of helping them become self-sufficient. The Foundation supports nonprofit and non-governmental organizations that offer social services to the elderly, disabled, children, and those who are disadvantaged. Organizations that provide relief for emergencies (such as genocide) and natural disasters are also considered for funding. Applications must be submitted by September 30, annually. The application form may be submitted online or downloaded from the Foundation’s website.

Funds for U.S. Nonprofits Tackling Health Challenges in Developing Countries
Butler Tobin Giving Project
The Butler Tobin Giving Project will provide one grant of $100,000 to a U.S. nonprofit organization that is working to alleviate problems in the developing world. The focus is on organizations that address health conditions, such as malnutrition, malaria, river blindness, and repairing obstetric fistulae. Consideration is given to reputable 501(c)(3) organizations that strive to make a meaningful difference and that achieve and track results. The application deadline is October 19, 2018. Visit the Butler Tobin website to review the application guidelines, which include instructions on submitting a video as part of the application.

Prize Honors Creative Uses of ICT in the Classroom
UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education
The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education recognizes projects and programs that leverage innovative technologies to ensure education for excluded vulnerable groups impeded by cultural and economic barriers, personal disabilities, gender inequalities, or crisis-affected situations. This year, the Prize will highlight projects that use integrated solutions that blend commonly used technology with frontier ICT applications. Two awards of $25,000 each will be provided. Individuals, institutions, and non-governmental organizations may submit a nomination with the support of a National Commission for UNESCO or a non-governmental organization maintaining official relations with UNESCO. The deadline to submit a nomination is October 31, 2018. Visit the UNESCO website to review the 2018 call for nominations.

Support for Conservation Projects in Africa and Asia
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: Future for Wildlife Seed Grants
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Future for Wildlife Seed Grants program supports field conservation projects in Africa and Asia. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,500 are made to conservation and field research initiatives that will help secure a future for wildlife and educational or cultural activities that positively impact wildlife, habitats, and human communities. Priority is given to projects that focus on the following areas: wildlife protection, human wildlife conflict mitigation, development and promotion of sustainable environmental practices, habitat protection and restoration, capacity building, and conservation biology, ecology, and natural history studies. Projects must have clear and direct conservation impact, positively affect local people, and create opportunities for capacity building in country. Initiatives that focus on taxa/issues targeted by the Zoo's key wildlife conservation programs will also be given priority. The pre-proposal deadline is November 5, 2018; full proposals must be submitted by January 28, 2019. Application guidelines and the application form may be downloaded from the Zoo’s website.

Canadian Funding Opportunities

Grants Promote Animal Welfare in Canada
Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada
The Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada aims to achieve measurable positive change in improving the lives of animals in Canada. The Foundation is currently accepting applications for the following programs: The Dr. Carol Morgan Memorial Award funds continued education and training-related costs in the areas of ethics or animal welfare for veterinarians working to increase the application of these subjects within the profession broadly. Animal Welfare Organization Grants are provided for projects that improve and advance animal welfare policies and practices; increase public awareness, understanding, and engagement in key animal welfare issues and solutions; and enhance and protect the well-being and habitats of domestic, farm, or wild animals. Student Animal Welfare Clubs Grants support the activities of animal welfare clubs at Canadian universities. The annual deadline to apply for the Dr. Carol Morgan Memorial Award is October 15. Letters of Intent for Animal Welfare Organizations Grants must be submitted by September 30 of each year; the annual deadline for invited full proposals is November 15. Applications for Student Animal Welfare Clubs Grants are due by November 1, annually. Visit the Foundation’s website at http://awfc.ca to learn more about each program.

Health and Science Initiatives Across Canada Funded
Pfizer Canada Corporate Giving Program
The Pfizer Canada Corporate Giving Program supports nonprofit organizations across the country. Pfizer Canada provides grants and product donations to health and science education programs, disease awareness initiatives, the scientific and academic community, and projects that could have a potential impact on reducing healthcare costs. Supported programs should be a potential model for other provinces or countries and have a significant impact on a large number of Canadians. Applications may be submitted at any time. Visit the Pfizer website to start the online application process.

Prize Recognizes Initiatives in the Canadian Arctic
Arctic Inspiration Prize
The Arctic Inspiration Prize recognizes the contribution made by teams in the gathering of Arctic knowledge and their plans to implement this knowledge to real world applications for the benefit of the Canadian Arctic, Arctic peoples, and therefore Canada as a whole. The Prize is awarded for knowledge to action applications that are of direct benefit to the Canadian Arctic and its peoples and that address the cause of an Arctic issue rather than its symptoms. Priority areas include education, human health, socio-cultural issues, the environment, and the economy. Up to ten Prizes totaling up to $3 million are awarded annually in the following categories: $1 million, AIP, and Youth. Teams are eligible to be nominated for the Prize. (Self-nominations are not accepted.) The nomination deadline is October 15, 2018. Visit the Arctic Inspiration Prize website to learn more about the priority areas and to download the nomination guide for each Prize category.

Support for Social Justice Education Projects in Alberta Schools
Aspen Foundation for Labour Education
The Aspen Foundation for Labour Education is dedicated to providing citizens with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that empower them to contribute fully to a healthy, just, and democratic workplace, community, and society through participation in labor and social justice initiatives. The Foundation provides grants of up to $1,500 to help schools in Alberta fund innovative projects that promote student engagement and leadership in social justice activities. Projects may focus on issues related to the following: empathy, compassion, and community development; intercultural education and racial and ancestral studies; sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender equity; poverty elimination; workplace structures, rights, and safety; peace, global education, and solidarity; and environmental sustainability. Public and Catholic public schools are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2018. Application forms may be downloaded from the Foundation’s website.

U.S. Government Funding Opportunities

Funds to Enhance Humanitarian Services in Syria
USAID
The Syria Humanitarian Assistance Consortium program seeks to address urgent multi-sector humanitarian needs of populations affected by the conflict inside Syria. Support is provided for consortia to enhance direct coordination of multi-sector services in the health, nutrition, shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors, as well as to achieve efficiencies in humanitarian operations and response. The application deadline is September 30, 2018.

Grant Brings U.K. Leaders to the U.S. to Build Community Cohesion
Department of State
The Youth Exchange on Social Cohesion program aims to develop and implement a 14- to 21-day group exchange program to the United States for up to ten U.K.-based young leaders to focus on efforts in the U.S. to counter hate crimes and build community resilience to conflict. Applications must be submitted by is September 24, 2018.

Canadian Government Funding Opportunities

Grants Enhance Canadian Youth Identity
Canadian Heritage
Youth Forums Canada funds Canadian organizations that provide workshops and conferences that connect youth, generally between the ages of 14 and 25, who share a passion for Canadian issues, institutions, history, official languages, sports, or the arts. Supported initiatives should contribute to increased knowledge and understanding of Canada among Canadian youth, help young Canadians connect to one another and create linkages across the country and between groups, and develop Canadian identity and a sense of belonging to Canada among youth by enhancing their appreciation of both the diversity and the shared aspects of the Canadian experience. The application deadline is October 1, 2018.

Support for Programs Providing Bilingual Access to Justice
Canadian Department of Justice
The Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund seeks to increase the capacity of the justice system and its stakeholders to offer justice services in both official languages. Another objective of the program is to increase awareness in the legal community and official language minority and majority communities concerning their rights and issues related to access to justice in both official languages. Online applications for this program are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Global Philanthropy Environment Index
Are you looking to keep up with the latest trends in international philanthropy? If so, The Global Philanthropy Environment Index, published by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, may be just what you are looking for. This report, which covers the period from 2014 to 2018, is the world’s largest and most comprehensive effort to document the state of global philanthropy and the factors that enhance or inhibit its success.

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Eight Ways to Learn Online with GrantStation
Are you interested in learning more this year but aren't sure where to start? Sage Adams, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Instructional Designer for GrantStation, will show you how to maximize the plethora of online learning resources available on GrantStation to enhance your understanding of grantwriting, grant strategies, grants management, leadership and governance, information design, and nonprofit accounting and finance. In this short webinar we'll take a look at our exciting fall lineup of live webinars, recorded webinar offerings, and other resources available to you through GrantStation (with or without a Membership). Links and best practices will be provided as well as a handy guide for the 2018 fall webinar lineup. The webinar will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018.

The Power of 3: Ingredients to Build a Successful Grants Program
Learning or reviewing the basic steps to writing stellar grant requests, then taking that information and weaving it into an overall grant strategy to fund your program, project, or organization is key to winning awards. If you top that off with a comprehensive understanding of how to build strong logic models, you have a winning recipe for grantwriting success in 2018 and into 2019! Join us for all three webinars in the Power of 3 series: Grantwriting 101 on Wednesday, September 19, 2018; Building a Powerful Grants Strategy for 2018 - 2019 on Thursday, October 11, 2018; and Logic Models: More than Just Extra Work! on Thursday, October 25, 2018.

Securing In-Kind Donations: And Making Them Work for You!
Understanding how donations of products and services can help leverage grant awards and strengthen your bottom line is one of those overlooked pieces of a funding strategy. In this webinar, Cynthia Adams, CEO of GrantStation, will walk you through how to build a strong in-kind contributions program, the types of contributions you can secure, and how to use these donations to leverage grant support. The webinar, which is fast paced and full of information about in-kind gifts and the sources that are providing them, is a must for almost any organization, regardless of size. The webinar will be held Thursday, September 20, 2018.

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Editor: Diana Holder
Contributing Writer: Ashlyn Simmons