AVANCE Announces Call for Proposals to Implement Parent-Child Education program

Four nonprofit organizations serving low-income Hispanic families will be selected to receive grants of $50,000 to adopt the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program....

http://www.avance.org
Posted on October 10, 2011
Deadline: December 15, 2011

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Invites Entries From Creative Teens

Creative teens in grades 7-12 are invited to submit work in twenty-eight categories of art and writing and compete for nearly $4 million in awards and scholarships....

http://www.artandwriting.org
Posted on October 9, 2011
Deadline: Various; January 15, 2012

Open Society Foundations' Youth Initiative Seeks Proposals to Curate Web Pages at youthpolicy.org

NGOs are invited to submit proposals for up to $10,000 to develop and curate thematic pages on Youthpolicy.org, a new portal and community site that seeks to consolidate knowledge and information on youth policies around the world....

http://www.youthpolicy.org/blog/2011/09/call-for-curation-proposals

Posted on October 7, 2011
Deadline: Rolling

Environment

Fiskars' Project orange Thumb Invites Applications for Community Garden Grants and Makeovers

Ten nonprofits in the United States and Canada will be selected to receive $5,000 in cash and tools, as well as other support, to help beautify their neighborhoods and develop healthy, sustainable food sources....

http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Project-Orange-Thumb

Posted on October 8, 2011
Deadline: December 5, 2011

Fisheries Innovation Fund Invites Pre-Proposals for Second Round of 2011

Grants totaling up to approximately $2 million will be awarded to individuals, organizations, and non-federal government agencies working to foster sustainable fisheries....

http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Charter_Programs_List&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=60&ContentID=21680

Posted on October 6, 2011
Deadline: November 10, 2011 (Pre-Proposals)

Health

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Offers Support for Healthcare Payment Experimentation

Ten grants between $100,000 and $500,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and government agencies working to reform local healthcare payment systems....

http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21379
Posted on October 7, 2011
Deadline: October 27, 2011 (Brief Proposals)

Philanthropy and Voluntarism

Council on Foundation Invites Entries for Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program for Excellence in Communication

Awards will recognize excellence in communications by private and corporate grantmakers; the program has been streamlined from six categories to four (annual or biennial reports, electronic publications, special reports, and Web sites)....

http://www.cof.org/programsandservices/awards/wsr.cfm
Posted on October 6, 2011
Deadline: December 2, 2011

Applications Invites for Martin Luther King Day of Service Lead Organizer Grants

Up to sixteen U.S. nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, and colleges and universities will receive $4,000 planning grants from Youth Service America to engage volunteers in Martin Luther King Day of Service projects....

http://www.ysa.org/grants/MLKDay
Posted on October 5, 2011
Deadline: November 18, 2011