Grant: Local Funding Partnerships 2011 - For community-funder partnership projects designed to improve the health of vulnerable people.

Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Eligibility: Independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.

Deadline: Stage 1 brief proposals, June 30; stage 2 full proposals, Nov. 10.

Amount: Up to 12 matching grants of $200,000 to $500,000 each.

Contact: www.localfundingpartnerships.org.

Grant: Fund for Southern Communities - Supports groups working for environmental justice, anti-racism, women's rights, youth development, LGBTQ rights, worker's rights, civil rights and disability rights and other varied issues through community organizing.

Funder: Funding Exchange.

Eligibility: Nonprofits and organizations that have a fiscal sponsor agreement in South Carolina, North Carolina or Georgia.

Deadline: Sept 1.

Amount: $1,000 to $5,000 each

Contact: www.fundforsouth.org/apply_grant.htm.

Grant: Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence - For projects that increase well-being and improve health by removing the obstacles caused by violence.

Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Eligibility: Partnership proposals must include an eligible nominating funder and a nonprofit applicant organization. Consult notice for complete details.

Deadline: Sept. 1.

Amount: Eight matching grants of between $50,000 to $200,000 each.

Grant: IMPACT 2010 - To support organizations working in arts and culture, youth development, civic engagement, education, health and human and social services to the benefit of the New Orleans region.
Funder: The Greater New Orleans Foundation.
Eligibility: Nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations that serve the Greater New Orleans region.
Deadline: Sept 3 (LOI).
Amount: Multiple grants of about $20,000 each.
Contact: www.gnof.org/programs/community-impact/.

Ronald McDonald House Charities provides grants to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations whose national or global programs help improve the health and well being of children under 21.

Award amounts vary. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits that have programs that directly improve the health and well being of children, address a significant funding gap or critical opportunity, has long-term impact in terms of replication or reach, produces measurable results, and are sustainable.

Deadline: September 7, 2010

Please contact the Ronald McDonald House Charities for more information and to apply for this funding: http://rmhc.org/what-we-do/grants/how-to-apply/

SOURCE:  The Center for Health and Health Care in School’s Weekly Insider, August 20, 2010

Grant: Youth health and well-being - For national programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, address a significant funding gap or critical opportunity, have a long-term impact in terms of replication or reach, produce measurable results and are sustainable.

Funder: Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Eligibility: Nonprofits.

Deadline: Sept. 7 (for letters of inquiry).

Amount: Not specified.

Grant: Prevention of youth smoking and substance abuse - To support projects focused on environmental strategies for the prevention of smoking and other substance abuse among Kentucky's youth ages 10 to 18.
Funder: The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
Eligibility: Nonprofits, government agencies and for-profits with tax-exempt status.
Deadline: Sept 10.
Amount: Multiple grants of up to $10,000 each.
Contact: www.healthy-ky.org/duedates.aspx.

Mini-Grant Request for Proposals Funding Period:
January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012

SLVHD is soliciting competitive proposals from qualified community based organizations (CBO) located in Salt Lake County to change social norms surrounding tobacco use (beliefs, perceptions, usage, etc.) for the overall goal of reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure among disparate populations in Salt Lake County.

When are the proposals due?

The proposals are due no later than 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2010. Proposals should be mailed or delivered to the folowing address:

Salt Lake County Government Center
Office of Contracts and Procurement
2001 South State Street, N4500
Salt Lake City, UT 84190-3100

Click here for full grant information.

The Kids In Need Foundation is offering grants to K-12 educators in the US to implement innovative learning opportunities for their students.

Grant awards range from $100-$500 each and must be used to finance creative classroom projects. Typically 200-300 grants are awarded each year. All certified K-12 teachers in the US are available.

Deadline: September 30, 2010

Please contact the Kids in Need Foundation for more information and to apply for this funding: http://www.kinf.org/grants/

Arnold, Brownberry, and Oroweat Breads, brands of Bimbo Bakeries USA, is accepting applications for the Get Ingrained Grants Program. The program will award people or organizations in the United States committed to bettering the health of their neighborhoods, towns, or cities.

Two grants of $15,000 each will be awarded. The grant program is open to US residents 18 years and older who lead or inspire health and wellness initiatives in their communities. To be considered for a grant, applicants must submit a brief essay describing a personal or organizational mission to improve health and wellness in their community through nutrition-based initiatives.

Deadline: October 4, 2010

Please contact Bimbo Bakeries USA for more information and to apply for this funding: http://www.getingrained.com/

Grant: National Academic Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention ("ACEs") - To set up these centers, which aim to reduce youth violence in defined high-risk communities by implementing and evaluating evidence-based prevention approaches.

Funder: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit universities and university-associated teaching hospitals.

Deadline: Dec. 6.

Amount: $5.2 million for up to four awards this fiscal year.

Contact: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=52740

Grant: National Academic Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention ("ACEs") - To set up these centers, which aim to reduce youth violence in defined high-risk communities by implementing and evaluating evidence-based prevention approaches.

Funder: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit universities and university-associated teaching hospitals.

Deadline: Dec. 6.

Amount: $5.2 million for up to four awards this fiscal year.

Contact: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=52740

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence program is matching grant programs that connect the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with local grant makers to fund new, community-based projects that improve health and health care for vulnerable populations. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to support projects that reduce violence in traditionally underserved communities.

Please contact the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for more information and to apply for this funding: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20981