CELEBRATING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR GRANTS PROGRAM> > General Mills Foundation announces The Celebrating> Communities of> Color> > Program that focuses on four areas: > 1.) Social Service (i.e., programs that strengthen> families and> promote> a safe, nurturing environment for children and> youth); > 2.) Youth Nutrition and Fitness (innovative programs> that help improve> nutrition and fitness behaviors); > 3.) Education (efforts that emphasize student> academic achievement,> particularly at the K-12 level); > 4.) Arts and Culture (organizations that are leaders> in their field as> evidenced by the innovation and quality of their> programs and their> contribution to the community). > > AMOUNT: The grants, totaling $500,000, will be> awarded to nonprofit> organizations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, that> serve communities> of> color. Fifty project grants of $10,000 each will be> awarded during the> year. Non-profit organizations, health > departments, government agencies, schools and school> districts, and> Native > American Tribes.> > DEADLINE: September 1, 2006> > For more information go to:>http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/communities_color.aspx