35 Great Multicultural Grants!

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Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:59 am (PST)
The following is a list of 35 grants and other fundingopportunities with upcoming deadlines. Click on the link provided toget the details about the opportunities listed below. http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.aspTo find scholarships and fellowships go to thefollowing link:http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/scholarships/scholarships.asp~Please forward to your friends, associates anddiscussion lists!~ Thanks Tracey :)Note: I am not affiliated with the sponsoringorganizations and therefore have no additional information on theseopportunities or any othersNational Science Foundation Faculty Early CareerDevelopment (CAREER) Program GrantCAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the NationalScience Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of the earlycareer-development activities of those teacher-scholars who mosteffectively integrate research and education within the context of themission of their organization. Such activities should build a firmfoundation for a lifetime of integrated contributions to research andeducation. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from juniorfaculty members at all CAREER eligible organizations and especiallyencourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, andpersons with disabilities to apply.Department of Health and Human Services MinorityHealth Youth Empowerment Grant ProgramThe Youth Empowerment Program is designed to addressunhealthy behaviors in at-risk minority youth, and provide themopportunities to learn more positive life styles and enhance their capacity tomake healthier life choices. It is intended to test community-basedinterventions on reducing risky behaviors among targeted minorityyouth. These demonstration grants require a multi-partner approachinvolving institutions of higher education, primary andsecondary schools, community organizations and institutions, and thecommunity at-large.Teens, Crime, and the Community GrantTCC is currently giving out grants of up to $500.These grants will support service learning projects planned andimplemented by youth who identify needs and create projects to address orprevent crime, violence, and drug abuse in their schools andcommunities. These grants are intended to encourage and promote crimeprevention, community service, and civic responsibility.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================NASD Investor Education Foundation Better InvestingDecisions GrantThe foundation invites eligible organizations tosubmit competitive grant proposals for projects that research, develop,test, and evaluate ways of applying contemporary financial theory topromote better life-cycle investing decisions.Successful projectsshould include an assessment of current financial theory and relatedbehavioral studies, a pilot phase to test and refine the application offinancial theory, and rigorous evaluation.Archer Daniels Midland Company Community PartnershipGrantThe mission of the program is to support agriculturalareas of the United States by funding community improvementprojects that are identified by individual communities.National Institutes of Health Minority InstitutionalResearch Training Program GrantThe NHLBIs Minority Institutional Research TrainingProgram is a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Programintended to support training of graduate and health professional studentsand individuals in postdoctoral training at minority schools having thepotential to develop meritorious training programs incardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders. Graduate and healthprofessional students and individuals in postdoctoral training inminority schools need further opportunities to develop biomedical andbehavioral research skills.HUD Opportunities for Youthbuild Program GrantThe purpose of the Youthbuild program is to assistdisadvantaged young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 years of age indistressed communities to: (1) complete their high schooleducation; (2) provide on-site construction training experiences whichresults in the rehabilitation or construction training experienceswhich result in the rehabilitation or construction of housing for homelesspersons and low and very low income families; (3) foster leadershipskills; (4)further opportunities for placement in apprenticeship programs(5) promote economic self-sufficiency for program participants.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================Native American Public Telecommunications PublicTelevision Program FundProposals are requested for programs in many genresincluding documentary, performance, cultural/public affairs andanimation. Projects submitted to this solicitation must beintended for national public television broadcast. Assignment of exclusivebroadcast rights for four years, off-air recording rights, educational,home video, foreign distribution and Internet broadcasting rightsare included in NAPT’s Production License Agreement.USDA Rural Youth Development Grants ProgramThe Rural Youth Development Grants Program is intendedto facilitate collaboration between eligible youth developmentorganizations to breakdown barriers to participation, especially forrural youth; enhance opportunities for youth involvement in policy anddecision-making; create safe and inviting environments for youthactivities; and improve access to information and technology.Fund for Global Human Rights Invites GrantThe Fund for Global Human Rights seeks to increase theflow of financial resources to on-the-ground human rights organizationsand to strengthen human rights movements and communities in countriesaround the world.In October 2006, the fund will make grants to humanrights organizations based in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Morocco,Tunisia, and Algeria. Applicant organizations must work to defend or promotehuman rights. The fund provides grants to nonprofit organizationsworking to promote respect for human rights in the countries and regionsin which they are based. Proposed activities should contribute to theoverall goal of advancing human rights.Minority Community Health Partnership HIV/AIDSDemonstration Program GrantThis program is intended to test community-basedinterventions on reducing HIV/AIDS disparities among racial and ethnicminority populations, and demonstrate the effectiveness ofcommunity-based partnerships involving non-traditional partners at thelocal level in: developing an integrated community-based response tothe HIV/AIDS crisis through community dialogue and interactions;addressing the sociocultural, linguistic and other barriers to HIV/AIDS treatment to increase the number of individuals seeking andaccepting services; and developing and implementing HIV/AIDS prevention,interventions, and educational efforts for targeted minority populations.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================HIV Prevention Program for Young Women AttendingMinority InstitutionsThe proposed HIV prevention program must address HIVprevention from a women’s health gender-based, women-centered,women-friendly, women-relevant, holistic, multidisciplinary, culturalperspective. Information and services provided must be culturallyand linguistically appropriate for young minority women. Women’s healthissues are defined in the context of women’s lives, including theirmultiple social roles and the importance of relationships with other peopleto their lives.Prevention of HIV/AIDS for Native Women Living inRural and Frontier Indian Country GrantThe primary purpose of this OWH HIV/AIDS program is toincrease HIV prevention knowledge and reduce the risk ofcontracting HIV among Native/American Indian and Alaska Native women livingin Indian Country.Aaron Copland Fund for Music Performing EnsemblesProgram GrantThe Program's objective is to support performingorganizations whose artistic excellence encourages and improves publicknowledge and appreciation of serious contemporary American music.Funds are available for General Operating Support or Project Support toprofessional performing ensembles with a history of substantialcommitment to contemporary American music and with plans to continuethat commitment.Women's Foundation of Minnesota Social Change FundGrantThe Women's Foundation of Minnesota's Social ChangeFund provides resources for projects that are designed to have asignificant impact on societal attitudes and behaviors toward women or girlsor that result in systems change. The Social Change Fund is directedtoward women’s and girls’ groups, projects, or organizations from acrossMinnesota that build equality for women and girls in theircommunities.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================Agency for Health Care Research and Quality MinorityInfrastructure Support Program (M-RISP)The intent of the research infrastructure program isto strengthen the research environments of minority institutions throughgrant support to develop and/or expand existing capacities forconducting research in health services.TANF/ Child Welfare Improve Child Welfare ProgramOutcomes GrantThe purposes of this funding announcement arethreefold: (1) to demonstrate models of effective collaboration betweenpublic assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)) andchild welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children andyouth who are in, or are at risk of entering, the child welfare system;(2) to evaluate and document the processes and outcomes of thesecollaborations; and (3) to develop identifiable sites that otherStates/locales seeking improved collaboration between TANF and child welfare agenciescan look to for guidance, insight, and possible replication.Braitmayer Foundation GrantsThe Braitmayer Foundation is interested in K-12education throughout the United States. Of particular interest are: curricularand school reform initiatives and preparation of and professionaldevelopment opportunities for teachers, particularly those whichencourage people of high ability and diverse background to enter andremain in K-12 teaching.United Methodist Women Brighter Future grantThe Women’s Division funds small-scale, community andchurch-based programs and projects. For this reason, groupsaffiliated with national organizations, hospitals, and organizations withbudgets totaling more than $3,000,000 are not normally within the realm offunding.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================Louis R. Cappelli Foundation GrantThe Louis R. Cappelli Foundation has primary focus inthree specific areas: education, health & fitness and arts education.The Foundation seeks educational programs that encouragecollaboration among schools, parents and agencies to address innovative educationalprograms that encourage and foster the learning process for at-riskchildren.Macy's North Announces Annual Community Grant ProgramGrants are awarded to nonprofit organizations thatbenefit children and families in three areas: education, arts and culture,and health and welfare.BET'S Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short Subject FilmCompetition for FilmmakersThe competition seeks to encourage attention to freshand culturally unique storylines that encompass HIV/AIDS issueswithin the black community, including bringing attention tounder-explored topics.Youth Service America Announces Literacy Grant forYoung PeopleThis grant opportunity offers $1,000 to one youngperson to implement a sustainable community service project that increasesliteracy in his orher community and uses the movie "Akeelah and the Bee"as inspiration. The "Bee" the Change Community Service Grant is opento all young peoplein the United States between the ages of 5 and 25.Paul P. Fidler Student Affairs Research GrantThe Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed toencourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that haspotential to improve the experiences of college students in transition.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================Capital One Announces Louisiana EducationalInitiatives Grants ProgramSupport charter school initiatives in Orleans Parishand a wide variety of nonprofit organizations that are working to rebuildand revitalize New Orleans and communities across Louisiana. Mostgrants average $50,000Target Stores GrantsThe program awards Reading grants to schools,libraries, and nonprofit organizations, supporting programs such as weekendbook clubs, after-school reading programs, and events encouragingfamily reading time. There are also arts and family violenceprevention grants.Most grants average between $1,000 and $3,000.Pan American Health and Education Foundation 2006Small Grants ProgramSupports innovative, results-oriented projects inLatin America and the Caribbean, such as operations research, teaching, thedevelopment of protocols, or related approaches to solving healthproblems. Two priority health areas during 2005-2006 are enhancinginfection control practices in health-care settings, and improving thehealth of indigenous peoples. Project grants are in the US$5,000to $25,000 range.Nickelodeon Healthy Play Grant ProgramThe "Let's Just Play" Giveaway offers kids around theUnited States the opportunity to take action and enter for a chance towin $5,000 to improve their school or community program's fitnessresources. To enter, kids ( 6-15 years of age), partnering with teachersand other community-based leaders, must tell Nickelodeon whatthey need for their public or private school (grades K-9) orcommunity-based after-school organization to help them play better and why, andgive three reasons why play is important.CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust Grant for ProgramsServing Children WithFunds health programs that serve children (under theage of 18) with disabilities and address the following: awareness;accessibility; early intervention; and health and rehabilitative services.Public schools (grades pre-K through 12) that are expanding programspromoting inclusion of children with disabilities in all aspectsof school functions, including student academic activities;extracurricular programs; and physical activity/play.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Support forYoung People GrantsA major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling youngpeople with disabilities to have full access to educational,vocational, and recreational opportunities and to participatealongside their non-disabled peers.Bread & Roses Racial and Economic Justice Fund Racialand Economic Justice FundFor groups applying to the fund, working toward racialand economic justice must be central to their vision, understandingof the problem, and strategy for addressing it. Grants will range from$5,000 to $10,000. A limited number of larger grants may beawarded each year.Association of Performing Arts Presenters CreativeCampus Innovations Grant ProgramPresenters will award grants to college and universitypresenters for a variety of campus-based activities that more fullyintegrate the work of presenters into the life of the academy and thecommunity and for campus presenters working collectively with other college oruniversity partners to maximize resources and capacities in theperforming arts.Dollar General Community Support for Youth LiteracyPrograms Grants ProgramThe Dollar General Community Grants Program focuses onyouth literacy initiatives in communities where the company doesbusiness. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations engaged in literacy orbasic education programs. The typical grant amount is $2,500 or less.Green Affordable Housing Development GrantsOffers grants to help cover the costs of designing,planning and implementing green components into affordable housingdevelopments, as well as tracking their costs and benefits. Funds maybe used for: Planning expenses related to the integrated designprocess including the additional costs of architectural work, charrette,engineering, site surveys, analysis of energy use, and environmentalreviews.National Endowment for the Arts Learning in the Artsfor Children and Youth GrantsThis funding supports in-depth, curriculum-based artseducation experiences that occur over an extended period.Projects must provide participatory learning and engagement of students withskilled artists, teachers, and excellent art.=================================================================Click on the link provided to get the details.http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/opportunity/grants/grants.asp=================================================================Tracey deMorsella (Formerly Tracey L. Minor)The Multicultural Advantage:The online resource for diverse leadersPhone: 888-750-6132E-mail: tdemorsella AT multiculturaladvantage.comhttp://www.multiculturaladvantage.comView Hundreds of Great Job Opportunities at:http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/jobboard/html/