9 Grants (For youth oriented programs)
We thought the following (9) Grants and Award Announcements may be ofinterest to you. For further details, visithttp://ga1.org/ ct/ydsxrpE1ZcFf/ ysa-org-awards. 2006 YOUTH SERVICE INSTITUTE (US AND GLOBAL APPLICANTS)Youth Service America (YSA) is pleased to issue the call for presentersfor the 2006 Youth Service Institute: Building the Movement (YSI). TheYSI will be held in New Orleans, December 5-7 and will focus on fourtarget areas of service and service-learning success; Engaging children and youth effectively;Scaling up and managing your program;Developing inclusivity by engaging youth not normally asked to serve(disadvantaged youth, youth in foster care, youth with disabilities,younger children, etc.); Creating sustainability by developing communityand financial support. YSA is seeking presenters to share innovative andsuccessful approaches that address one or more of these components.Presenter applications available athttp://ga1.org/ ct/hdsxrpE1ZcFg/ ysa-org-institut e Questions?cmiller@ysa. org. Deadline: October 13, 2006THE CLAY AIKEN ABLE-TO-SERVE GRANTS (US APPLICANTS ONLY)The Bubel/Aiken Foundation and YSA are pleased to announce grants of upto $1,000 to support youth-led service projects in which youth with andwithout disabilities serve their communities together. These grantssupport youth (ages 5-25), teachers, youth-leaders, youth-servingorganizations, or organizations that serve people with disabilities inimplementing service projects for National and Global Youth Service Day,April 20-22, 2007. Projects can address themes such as the environment,disaster relief, public health and awareness, community education,hunger, and literacy, or other youth-identified community needs. Tolearn more, download grant application and guidelines athttp://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards.Questions? Email abletoserve@ ysa.org. Receipt Deadline: November 30,2006 YOUTHRISING GRANTS (US APPLICANTS ONLY)YSA and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice andDelinquency Prevention are pleased to announce the launch of theYouthRising grant program. This opportunity offers up to $2,000 fororganizations to engage high risk and/or gang-involved youth involunteer service. Eligible organizations must have documented successin prevention/interven tion work with high risk and/or gang-involvedyouth.The grant will support projects that engage high-risk and/organg-involved youth (ages 12-25) in service to their communities. Weseek projects that are co-led by youth and adult allies such as parents,counselors, coaches, teachers, youth leaders, etc. A significant portionof the project must take place on National and Global Youth Service Day,April 20-22, 2007. Application materials are available athttp://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards. Questions? Emailyouthrising@ ysa.org. Receipt Deadline: October 12, 2006. STATE FARM GOOD NEIGHBOR SERVICE-LEARNING GRANT (US APPLICANTSONLY)YSA and the State Farm Companies Foundation are offering the State FarmGood Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth across the United States.These grants of up to $1,000 support youth (ages 5-25), teachers, orschool-based service-learning coordinators in implementingservice-learning projects for National and Global Youth Service Day,April 20-22, 2007. To learn more, download an application and grantguidelines at http://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards or emailGoodNeighbor@ ysa.org. Projects can address any number of themesincluding the environment, disaster relief, health, teen issues,education, interfaith dialogue, intergenerational relationships,homelessness, and literacy, amongst others. Postmark Deadline: October16, 2006.THE 2007 HARRIS WOFFORD AWARDS (US APPLICANTS ONLY)YSA is pleased to invite nominations for the prestigious 2007 HarrisWofford Awards, sponsored by State Farm Companies Foundation.Established in 2002, the Harris Wofford Awards were created to honorformer Senator Harris Wofford - one of our nation's greatest publicservants. The Awards recognize extraordinary achievements in threecategories: YOUTH : The Youth Award will be given to one youth (ages 12 -25) who isa legal resident of the U.S. who demonstrates exemplary commitment andaction to involve his or her peers in service, youth voice,service-learning or civic engagement activities. Youth nominees shouldbe active in volunteering themselves, but even more so in helping tomobilize and inspire other youth. The nominee's activities can be atlocal, state, national, or international levels. The recipient willreceive a $500 award for him/herself and $500 to give to a non-profit ofhis or her choice to support program activities. ORGANIZATION: The Organization Award will be given to a local, state, ornational nonprofit organization, foundation or corporation with ademonstrated record of activity and impact devoted to youth service,youth voice, service-learning, or civic engagement. Activities shouldclearly reflect efforts to increase the scale, effectiveness, andsustainability of the youth service and service-learning field. MEDIA: The Media Award, chosen by a selection panel, will be given to amedia institution or individual member of the media who makes acommitment to the importance of reporting accurately and comprehensivelyon youth and youth service issues (such as service, youth voice,service-learning, or civic engagement). Eligible media sources includenewspapers, magazines, television, radio, or online news that activelycontribute towards, "making service and service-learning the commonexpectation and common experience of every young person.Award Finalists will be honored and presented with an award ofrecognition at the 18th Annual National Service-Learning ConferenceMarch 28-31, 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Self-nominations arepermitted. Further instructions and eligibility requirements areavailable at the YSA website. To apply, download a nominationapplication at http://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards. Questions?Email WoffordAwards@ ysa.org. Receipt Deadline: October 19, 2006THINKQUEST INTERNATIONAL 2007 (US AND GLOBAL APPLICANTS) Please note this award is not offered by YSA, so please use the contactinformation given below if you have any questions about this award.The Oracle Education Foundation announceS the opening of ThinkQuestInternational 2007, inviting students and teachers from around the globeto take part in collaborative learning. Students between the ages of 9and 19 and their teacher-coaches from anywhere in the world are eligibleto apply. The program promotes collaboration and cross-cultural learning byencouraging students to team with peers in other regions to develop Websites on educational topics. Awards include laptops and $1,000 school grants for the top ten teams ineach age division, travel to the annual ThinkQuest Live event for thetop three teams in each division, and digital cameras for the team thatreceives the Global Perspectives Award. Application materials availableat http://fconline. foundationcenter .org/pnd/ 10004128/ thinkquestQuestions? Email: thinkquest_ww@ oracle.com. Deadline: April 16, 2007. LEWIS HINE AWARDS FOR SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH (US APPLICANTS ONLY)Please note this award is not offered by YSA, so please use the contactinformation given below if you have any questions about this award.The Lewis Hine Awards, named after the renowned photographer LewisWickes Hine who documented early twentieth century exploitation of childlabor, seek to identify not the one-time hero, but the individual whohas made a commitment to the well-being, growth and development of youtheither in a paid job or through volunteering. Five professionals andfive volunteers will be recognized for their exceptional service toyoung people with an award of $1,000. Awardees will attend amedia-covered ceremony on January 29, 2007 in New York City. Nominationforms available at http://www.national childlabor. org/ Questions? Call:212-840-1801. Deadline: October 25, 2006. STATE FARM YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD GRANTS FOR YOUTH-DIRECTEDSERVICE-LEARNING ACTION (US APPLICANTS ONLY) Please note this award isnot offered by YSA, so please use the contact information given below ifyou have any questions about this award. The State Farm Youth Advisory Board plans to fund $5 million inservice-learning projects, with grants of $25,000 to $100,000 each. TheRequest for Proposals focuses on 4 project areas: Disaster Preparedness,Driver Safety, Financial Education and Access to Higher Education.Eligible organizations/ institutions must be located in the United Statesor Canada. Applicants should be either an educator who currently teachesin a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution, or aschool-based service-learning coordinator whose primary role is tocoordinate service-learning projects in a public, charter, or highereducation institution. Non-profit organizations are also eligible ifthey are able to demonstrate how they plan to actively interact withstudents in public K-12 schools. The RFPs can be viewed athttp://www.statefar myab.com/ Questions? Email:joel.rogers. PDQS@statefarm. com. Deadline: November 15, 2006. COMING ON NOVEMBER 1A LION IN THE HOUSE (US APPLICANTS ONLY)A LION IN THE HOUSE, a documentary about childhood cancer airednationally on the Emmy-Award winning PBS series Independent Lens inJune. In November, YSA will be offering grants of up to $300 for serviceprojects addressing issues around childhood cancer. Volunteer for anational cancer organization, offer assistance to a family fightingcancer in your neighborhood, or create your own service project! A LIONIN THE HOUSE Youth Community Service Kit will be available for the2006-07 school year. Join the fight against childhood cancer! Visitwww.MyLion.orgThank you,The Grants DepartmentYouth Service America http://ga1.org/ ct/h1sxrpE1ZcFt/ ysa-org-awards http://ga1.org/ ct/y7sxrpE1ZcFv/ servenet- org------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.http://ga1.org/ join-forward. html?domain= ysa&r=T1sxrpE1PB NZIf you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for YouthService America Publications at:http://ga1.org/ ysa/join. html?r=T1sxrpE1P BNZE------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --This message was sent to cara@caracowan. com. 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We thought the following (9) Grants and Award Announcements may be ofinterest to you. For further details, visithttp://ga1.org/ ct/ydsxrpE1ZcFf/ ysa-org-awards. 2006 YOUTH SERVICE INSTITUTE (US AND GLOBAL APPLICANTS)Youth Service America (YSA) is pleased to issue the call for presentersfor the 2006 Youth Service Institute: Building the Movement (YSI). TheYSI will be held in New Orleans, December 5-7 and will focus on fourtarget areas of service and service-learning success; Engaging children and youth effectively;Scaling up and managing your program;Developing inclusivity by engaging youth not normally asked to serve(disadvantaged youth, youth in foster care, youth with disabilities,younger children, etc.); Creating sustainability by developing communityand financial support. YSA is seeking presenters to share innovative andsuccessful approaches that address one or more of these components.Presenter applications available athttp://ga1.org/ ct/hdsxrpE1ZcFg/ ysa-org-institut e Questions?cmiller@ysa. org. Deadline: October 13, 2006THE CLAY AIKEN ABLE-TO-SERVE GRANTS (US APPLICANTS ONLY)The Bubel/Aiken Foundation and YSA are pleased to announce grants of upto $1,000 to support youth-led service projects in which youth with andwithout disabilities serve their communities together. These grantssupport youth (ages 5-25), teachers, youth-leaders, youth-servingorganizations, or organizations that serve people with disabilities inimplementing service projects for National and Global Youth Service Day,April 20-22, 2007. Projects can address themes such as the environment,disaster relief, public health and awareness, community education,hunger, and literacy, or other youth-identified community needs. Tolearn more, download grant application and guidelines athttp://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards.Questions? Email abletoserve@ ysa.org. Receipt Deadline: November 30,2006 YOUTHRISING GRANTS (US APPLICANTS ONLY)YSA and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice andDelinquency Prevention are pleased to announce the launch of theYouthRising grant program. This opportunity offers up to $2,000 fororganizations to engage high risk and/or gang-involved youth involunteer service. Eligible organizations must have documented successin prevention/interven tion work with high risk and/or gang-involvedyouth.The grant will support projects that engage high-risk and/organg-involved youth (ages 12-25) in service to their communities. Weseek projects that are co-led by youth and adult allies such as parents,counselors, coaches, teachers, youth leaders, etc. A significant portionof the project must take place on National and Global Youth Service Day,April 20-22, 2007. Application materials are available athttp://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards. Questions? Emailyouthrising@ ysa.org. Receipt Deadline: October 12, 2006. STATE FARM GOOD NEIGHBOR SERVICE-LEARNING GRANT (US APPLICANTSONLY)YSA and the State Farm Companies Foundation are offering the State FarmGood Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth across the United States.These grants of up to $1,000 support youth (ages 5-25), teachers, orschool-based service-learning coordinators in implementingservice-learning projects for National and Global Youth Service Day,April 20-22, 2007. To learn more, download an application and grantguidelines at http://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards or emailGoodNeighbor@ ysa.org. Projects can address any number of themesincluding the environment, disaster relief, health, teen issues,education, interfaith dialogue, intergenerational relationships,homelessness, and literacy, amongst others. Postmark Deadline: October16, 2006.THE 2007 HARRIS WOFFORD AWARDS (US APPLICANTS ONLY)YSA is pleased to invite nominations for the prestigious 2007 HarrisWofford Awards, sponsored by State Farm Companies Foundation.Established in 2002, the Harris Wofford Awards were created to honorformer Senator Harris Wofford - one of our nation's greatest publicservants. The Awards recognize extraordinary achievements in threecategories: YOUTH : The Youth Award will be given to one youth (ages 12 -25) who isa legal resident of the U.S. who demonstrates exemplary commitment andaction to involve his or her peers in service, youth voice,service-learning or civic engagement activities. Youth nominees shouldbe active in volunteering themselves, but even more so in helping tomobilize and inspire other youth. The nominee's activities can be atlocal, state, national, or international levels. The recipient willreceive a $500 award for him/herself and $500 to give to a non-profit ofhis or her choice to support program activities. ORGANIZATION: The Organization Award will be given to a local, state, ornational nonprofit organization, foundation or corporation with ademonstrated record of activity and impact devoted to youth service,youth voice, service-learning, or civic engagement. Activities shouldclearly reflect efforts to increase the scale, effectiveness, andsustainability of the youth service and service-learning field. MEDIA: The Media Award, chosen by a selection panel, will be given to amedia institution or individual member of the media who makes acommitment to the importance of reporting accurately and comprehensivelyon youth and youth service issues (such as service, youth voice,service-learning, or civic engagement). Eligible media sources includenewspapers, magazines, television, radio, or online news that activelycontribute towards, "making service and service-learning the commonexpectation and common experience of every young person.Award Finalists will be honored and presented with an award ofrecognition at the 18th Annual National Service-Learning ConferenceMarch 28-31, 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Self-nominations arepermitted. Further instructions and eligibility requirements areavailable at the YSA website. To apply, download a nominationapplication at http://ga1.org/ ct/hpsxrpE1ZcF6/ ysa-org-awards. Questions?Email WoffordAwards@ ysa.org. Receipt Deadline: October 19, 2006THINKQUEST INTERNATIONAL 2007 (US AND GLOBAL APPLICANTS) Please note this award is not offered by YSA, so please use the contactinformation given below if you have any questions about this award.The Oracle Education Foundation announceS the opening of ThinkQuestInternational 2007, inviting students and teachers from around the globeto take part in collaborative learning. Students between the ages of 9and 19 and their teacher-coaches from anywhere in the world are eligibleto apply. The program promotes collaboration and cross-cultural learning byencouraging students to team with peers in other regions to develop Websites on educational topics. Awards include laptops and $1,000 school grants for the top ten teams ineach age division, travel to the annual ThinkQuest Live event for thetop three teams in each division, and digital cameras for the team thatreceives the Global Perspectives Award. Application materials availableat http://fconline. foundationcenter .org/pnd/ 10004128/ thinkquestQuestions? Email: thinkquest_ww@ oracle.com. Deadline: April 16, 2007. LEWIS HINE AWARDS FOR SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH (US APPLICANTS ONLY)Please note this award is not offered by YSA, so please use the contactinformation given below if you have any questions about this award.The Lewis Hine Awards, named after the renowned photographer LewisWickes Hine who documented early twentieth century exploitation of childlabor, seek to identify not the one-time hero, but the individual whohas made a commitment to the well-being, growth and development of youtheither in a paid job or through volunteering. Five professionals andfive volunteers will be recognized for their exceptional service toyoung people with an award of $1,000. Awardees will attend amedia-covered ceremony on January 29, 2007 in New York City. Nominationforms available at http://www.national childlabor. org/ Questions? Call:212-840-1801. Deadline: October 25, 2006. STATE FARM YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD GRANTS FOR YOUTH-DIRECTEDSERVICE-LEARNING ACTION (US APPLICANTS ONLY) Please note this award isnot offered by YSA, so please use the contact information given below ifyou have any questions about this award. The State Farm Youth Advisory Board plans to fund $5 million inservice-learning projects, with grants of $25,000 to $100,000 each. TheRequest for Proposals focuses on 4 project areas: Disaster Preparedness,Driver Safety, Financial Education and Access to Higher Education.Eligible organizations/ institutions must be located in the United Statesor Canada. Applicants should be either an educator who currently teachesin a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution, or aschool-based service-learning coordinator whose primary role is tocoordinate service-learning projects in a public, charter, or highereducation institution. Non-profit organizations are also eligible ifthey are able to demonstrate how they plan to actively interact withstudents in public K-12 schools. The RFPs can be viewed athttp://www.statefar myab.com/ Questions? Email:joel.rogers. PDQS@statefarm. com. Deadline: November 15, 2006. COMING ON NOVEMBER 1A LION IN THE HOUSE (US APPLICANTS ONLY)A LION IN THE HOUSE, a documentary about childhood cancer airednationally on the Emmy-Award winning PBS series Independent Lens inJune. In November, YSA will be offering grants of up to $300 for serviceprojects addressing issues around childhood cancer. Volunteer for anational cancer organization, offer assistance to a family fightingcancer in your neighborhood, or create your own service project! A LIONIN THE HOUSE Youth Community Service Kit will be available for the2006-07 school year. Join the fight against childhood cancer! Visitwww.MyLion.orgThank you,The Grants DepartmentYouth Service America http://ga1.org/ ct/h1sxrpE1ZcFt/ ysa-org-awards http://ga1.org/ ct/y7sxrpE1ZcFv/ servenet- org------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.http://ga1.org/ join-forward. html?domain= ysa&r=T1sxrpE1PB NZIf you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for YouthService America Publications at:http://ga1.org/ ysa/join. html?r=T1sxrpE1P BNZE------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --This message was sent to cara@caracowan. com. To modify your emailcommunication preferences or update your personal profile, visit yoursubscription management page at:http://ga1.org/ ysa/smp.tcl? nkey=83gn7nb2hjj mbwi&To stop receiving YSA Grant and Award Opportunities, unsubscribe usingthe following link:http://ga1.org/ ysa/remove- domain-direct. tcl?ctx=subscrip tion&nkey= 83gn7nb2hjjmbwi&To stop ALL email from Youth Service America Publications, reply viaemail with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line or use thefollowing link:http://ga1.org/ ysa/remove- domain-direct. tcl?ctx=center& nkey=83gn7nb2hjj mbwi&************ ********* ********* *****Powered by GetActive Software, Inc.The Leader in Online Campaignshttp://www.getactiv e.com
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