Government Grants | Foundation Grants Grant Notice: Waiting List Reduction Grant Deadline September 30, 2010 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Waiting List Reduction Grants provide funding to adult literacy organizations to address student waiting list reduction efforts. Nonprofit organizations must provide direct service to adults in need of literacy assistance in one of the following instructional areas: Aug 12, 2010 - 4:08:19 AM
The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) announces the availability of approximately $20,000,000 million in grants to serve young adult offenders and high school dropouts in high-poverty, high-crime communities.
Apr 23, 2010 - 9:40:59 AM
Announcements Cash for College Workshops Offered Until March 2 Cash for College workshops provide free hands-on assistance for students and their families filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which is required to receive a Cal Grant. Feb 10, 2010 - 5:36:48 PM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Substance Abuse Grants for Drug Free Community Coalitions Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), has announced the availability of new Drug Free Communities (DFC)
Support Program funding. ONDCP expects to award approximately $18.75 million
for 150 new competing grants to support the efforts of community coalitions
working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. Jan 21, 2010 - 7:13:22 PM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Government Job Grants: $100 million in green jobs training grants annouced The grants
will support job training programs to help dislocated workers and others,
including veterans, women, African Americans and Latinos, find jobs in expanding
green industries and related occupations. Approximately $28 million of the total
funds will support projects in communities impacted by auto industry
restructuring. Jan 7, 2010 - 11:59:43 AM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Scholarship for Women Science Students Now Available Applications are now being accepted for the Renate W. Chasman
Scholarship for Women. This scholarship was established in 1986 to encourage
women who have taken a break from formal education to resume their studies in
natural sciences, engineering or mathematics. Jan 7, 2010 - 11:54:36 AM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Grant Notice: DHS Announces $2.7 Billion in Grants Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the release of fiscal year 2010 grant application guidance kits for 13
DHS grant programs totaling more than $2.7 billion—funds for state, local,
tribal and territorial governments and private sector entities to strengthen our
nation’s ability to prevent, protect, respond to and recover from terrorist
attacks, major disasters and other emergencies. Jan 7, 2010 - 6:06:42 AM
Education Related News Summer Medical and Dental Education Program Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. Dec 3, 2009 - 5:24:38 PM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Stop Child Sexual Predators Grant Announced These funds will help local officials and the Justice Department work
together more effectively to stop child sexual predators," said Attorney General
Eric H. Holder. "Communities that are receiving these grants have made a
commitment to a collaborative partnership that will ultimately make a world of
difference in stopping child victimization Oct 26, 2009 - 9:56:51 AM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Free College Money for Foster Youth If you are or were in foster care and have financial need, you may qualify for up to $5,000 a year for career and technical training or college. You don't have to pay this money back. You may also be able to use your grant to help pay for child care, transportation and rent while you're in school. Oct 7, 2009 - 7:00:36 PM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants HHS Grants Announces $13.4 Million in Financial Assistance to Support Nurses HHS Deputy Secretary Bill Corr today announced the release of $13.4 million
for loan repayments to nurses who agree to practice in facilities with critical
shortages and for schools of nursing to provide loans to students who will
become nurse faculty. The funds were made available by the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed Feb. 17, 2009, by President Obama
NTIA and RUS will be accepting applications for loans, grants and loan/grant
combinations to be awarded by each agency under a single application form. This
collaborative approach will ensure that the agencies' activities are
complementary and integrated, make the best use of taxpayer funds and make it
easier for applicants to apply for funding. This is the first of three rounds of
funding the Agriculture and Commerce Departments will provide.
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Ex-Offender Grants: From Prison to Community Helping offenders make a successful transition from prison back into the community has been the focus of much interest in recent years. In 2001, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) launched it’s Transition From Prison to the Community (TPC) initiative to bring the best of practical thinking and research knowledge to this issue. Feb 18, 2009 - 7:04:05 PM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Scholarships for Women Science Students Now Being Accepted Applications are now being accepted for the Renate W. Chasman Scholarship for Women. This scholarship was established in 1986 to encourage women who have taken a break from formal education to resume their studies in natural sciences, engineering or mathematics. Jan 22, 2009 - 12:41:57 PM
Government Grants | Foundation Grants Grant Notice: Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEA); Notice Inviting Application The purpose of this grant is (a) To promote gender equity in education in the United States; (b) to provide financial assistance to enable educational agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and (c) to promote equity in education for women and girls who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on sex, race, ethnic origin, limited English proficiency, disability, or age.
