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The Paul and Daisy Soros New Americans fellowships are designed to support graduate study in the United States. A fellow may pursue a graduate degree in any professional field (e.g., engineering, medicine, law, social work, etc.) or a scholarly discipline in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The fine and performing arts are also included. For purposes of the fellowship, a “New American” is an individual who is: 1) a resident alien (i.e., holds a Green Card); or 2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen; or 3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. The program is open to individuals who retain loyalty and a sense of commitment to their country of origin as well as to the United States, but is intended to support individuals who will continue to regard the U.S. as their principal residence and focus of national identity. For complete information visit: http://www.pdsoros.org/.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Domestic Hunger Program
Deadline: October 1, 2008
The Domestic Hunger Program provides relief and development assistance to organizations that focus on those suffering from hunger and injustices related to hunger in the United States. Interested organizations may submit only one application per year and can be funded up to three consecutive years. Priority will be given to people with the least resources for meeting their basic needs, as well as women and children living in poverty. For details: http://archive.elca.org/grantinghope/.

Staples Foundation for Learning: Supporting Job Skills and Education Programs
Deadline: October 24, 2008
The Staples Foundation for Learning mission is to provide funding to programs that support employment, job skills, or education for all people — with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. To be eligible for funding, applicant organizations must: have a nonprofit tax-exempt classification under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; align with the Staples Foundation for Learning’s mission; and give focus on job skills and education. For details visit: http://www.staplesfoundation.org/foundapplication.html.

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy: 2009 National Grant Competition
Deadline: September 5, 2008
The foundation’s grant making program seeks to develop or expand projects designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary caregivers and their children. Approximately $650,000 will be awarded but no grant request should exceed $65,000. To be considered, an organization must meet the following criteria: Must have current nonprofit or public status and have been in existence for two or more years as of the date of the application; must have maintained fiscal accountability; must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least two years and includes one or more of the following components: literacy for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children in grades pre-k to three, and intergenerational literacy activities (Parent and Child Together time or P.A.C.T. time). For complete eligibility guidelines visit: http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.html.

[posted in [NS_Education] Digest Number 635

Liberty Hill Foundation Accepting Letters of Intent for Queer Youth Fund
Deadline: October 7, 2008 (Letters of Intent)
The Liberty Hill Foundation’s ( http://www.libertyhill.org/ ) Queer Youth Fund makes multiyear grants to grassroots, local, state, or national nonprofit organizations located anywhere in the United States working to improve the quality of life among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (GLBTQQ) youth. The Queer Youth Fund awards grants to innovative and effective leadership development programs or organizing projects that empower GLBTQQ youth to improve societal conditions affecting them and that make a long-term difference to their movement. Youth are defined as 24 years old or younger. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015002/libertyhill

State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants Available for Global Youth Service Day Projects
Deadline: October 15, 2008
With support from the State Farm Companies Foundation ( http://www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/grants/foundati.asp ), Youth Service America ( http://www.ysa.org/ ) is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth- led community improvement projects across the United States and Canada (Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick provinces only). The program offers one hundred grants of up to $1,000 each to teachers and service-learning coordinators who engage youth (ages 5 to 25) in implementing service-learning projects on Global Youth Service Day ( http://www.gysd.net/home/index.html?width=1280 ), April 24-26, 2009. The program encourages semester-long projects that are launched on Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009, and extend through Global Youth Service Day. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015003/servenet

Produce for Kids and PBS Kids Partner for School-Based Healthy Eating Campaign
Deadline: November 1, 2008
Produce for Kids ( http://www.produceforkids.org/index.html ), an organization that promotes the benefits of healthy eating for children, and PBS Kids ( http://pbskids.org/produce/ ), which provides content, resources, and tools that support the positive development of children, are partnering for a second year to raise awareness among kids, parents, and teachers of the role fresh fruits and vegetables play in a healthy diet. As a central part of the campaign, Produce for Kids and PBS Kids have announced a contest for teachers that will seek to identify and reward original, innovative, and creative classroom projects that encourage kids to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015006/produceforkids

Mary Byron Foundation to Present Celebrating Solutions Awards in Honor of Innovative Domestic Violence Programs
Deadline: October 17, 2008
The Mary Byron Foundation ( http://marybyronfoundation.org/ ) created the Celebrating Solutions Awards to showcase and applaud local innovations that demonstrate promise in breaking the cycle of domestic violence. The foundation seeks programs that can serve as models for other programs and offers $10,000 cash awards in recognition of their pioneering efforts. These are awards for accomplishments, not grants for future projects. The foundation typically chooses four winners each year. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015010/marybyronfdn

Kaiser Media Fellowships Program Offers Mini-Fellowships for Reporting on Global Health Issues
Deadline: October 23, 2008
The Kaiser Family Foundation’s ( http://www.kff.org/ ) Kaiser Media Fellowships Program awards mini-fellowships to print, radio, television, and online journalists (including freelancers) to research and report on global health issues, with a particular focus on issues related to HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. The prog- ram’s purpose is to encourage in-depth reporting on the health, social, economic, political, and cultural implications of major public health issues as well as the response to these challenges.
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015012/kfforg

Knight Foundation Invites Entries of Digital Media Experiments for Worldwide Contest
Deadline: November 1, 2008
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ( http://knightfoundation.org/ ) has launched the third year of the Knight News Challenge, a worldwide contest for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news and information exchange. The program will provide a total of approx- imately $5 million in 2009 for the development and distribution of neighborhood and community-focused projects, services, and programs. The contest invites entries designed to improve local online news, deepen community engagement, bring Web 2.0 tools to local neighborhoods, develop publishing platforms and standards to support local conversations, and/or innovate how we visualize, experience, or interact with information. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15015013/newschallenge

Copyright (c) 2000-2008, the Foundation Center. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this document in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice and appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all copies. RFP Bulletin (September 12, 2008)

Grant Program to Fund Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools
Deadline: November 7, 2008
The Love Your Veggies grant program( http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/ ) is sponsored by the  makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the  School Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ )  and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation  ( http://www.5aday.org/ ). The program will award grants to  elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in  support of programs that help provide students with increased  access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available  through an on-campus vegetable consumption program. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014894/loveyourveggies

Grants Available for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Projects
Deadline: September 23, 2008 (Extended)
The Corps Network ( http://www.corpsnetwork.org/ ), through the  support of the Corporation for National and Community Service  ( http://www.nationalservice.org/ ), will make funding available  to organizations that undertake service projects for Martin  Luther King, Jr. Day ( http://www.mlkday.gov ) on January 19,  2009. The network will fund organizations that plan and implement  service projects that mobilize a diverse group of volunteers  to address conditions of poverty in their community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014898/corpsnetwork

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The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proudly announce the request for applications for the Health Literacy Fellowship as part of the APTR-ODPHP Health Policy Fellowship Program.  Please note this training opportunity is different from the ehealth Fellowship, which is currently being filled.

This fellowship offers opportunities in public health planning as well as federal initiatives in health literacy and health communication. Fellows will gain leadership experience working in an interprofessional setting, and training alongside leading experts.

Information as well as the application package is also available on the training portion of the APTR website: http://www.aptrweb.org/prof_dev/fellowships_HCF.html.  Please contact Scott Galla of APTR (sbg@aptrweb.org; 202-463-0550, ext. 137) regarding any questions that should arise regarding the application process or administration of the fellowship.  Please contact Wendy Braund of ODPHP (wendy.braund@hhs.gov) with questions related to the content of the fellowship

For more information on ODPHP, please visit http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/.  [posted on [HealthLiteracy 2278]

HHS FBCI Listserv Sept_3_2008
http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/Tools%20&%20Resources/Pubs/newsletter.pdf

Standing Announcement for the Ethnic Community Self-help Program
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RE-0117.html
WHAT: The Office of Refugee Resettlement invites the submission of applications, on a competitive level, to connect newcomer refugees and their communities with community resources. The objective of this program is to strengthen organized ethnic communities comprised and representative of refugee populations to ensure ongoing support and services to refugees after initial resettlement. WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply WHEN: Applications are due by March 24, 2009 AWARD AMOUNT: 8 awards amounting up to $600,000 CONTACT: Thomas.Giossi@acf.hhs.gov

Wilson/Fish Alternative Program
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ORR-RW-0121.html
WHAT: The purpose of the announcement is to enable applicants to implement alternative projects under one of two categories in order to provide interim financial assistance, social services and case management to refugees in a manner that encourages self-sufficiency, reduces the likelihood of welfare dependency and fosters greater coordination among resettlement agencies and service providers in a community. In addition, the Wilson/Fish program enables refugee assistance programs to exist in every State where refugees are resettled. ORR is interested in projects that optimize all available resources–from Federal and State governments and the community–to make the resettlement period as beneficial as possible. An integrated system of assistance and services is an essential characteristic of a Wilson/Fish project.
WHO: Faith-Based and Community Organizations are eligible to apply
WHEN: August 30, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
AWARD AMOUNT: 15 of no more than $6,000,000
CONTACT: Carl Rubenstein: crubenstein@acf.hhs.gov

2009 Healthy Vision Community Awards Program
http://www.healthyvision2010.org/news/hvca/
WHAT: This program provides funding for the implementation of eye health education and promotion activities that support the Healthy Vision 2010 objectives and the Healthy People 2010 goals to reduce health disparities and improve quality of life. WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. WHEN: Applications are due by August 29, 2008 AWARD AMOUNT: Multiple awards amounting up to $10,000 each CONTACT: HVCAmail@shs.net

Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program
http://tinyurl.com/3vlsd2
WHAT: To provide support to entities that need assistance to plan, organize and develop a health care network because they do not have a significant history of collaboration and are not sufficiently evolved to apply for a three year Rural Health Network Development Grant. This support may be sufficient to jumpstart a network into becoming operational and developing strategies for becoming sustainable. WHO: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply WHEN: Applications are due by September 15, 2008 AWARD AMOUNT: Amounting up to $1,700,000 CONTACT: CallCenter@HRSA.gov

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) http://www.healthinschools.org/ Grant Alerts — September 2, 2008

U.S. Soccer Foundation — Support for Urban Soccer Programs:
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Urban-Soccer-Programs.aspx
U.S. Soccer Foundation announces funds to support projects and programs that develop players, coaches, and referees in economically disadvantaged urban areas encompassing populations of 50,000 or more. Contact the U.S. Soccer Foundation directly for complete program information and application guidelines:
http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/site/c.gpLPJQOpHkE/b.2766881/

Love Your Veggies Grant Program:
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Love-Your-Veggies-Grant-Program.aspx
Hidden Valley Salad Dressings is accepting applications to its Love Your Veggies grant program. The purpose of the program is to help elementary schools develop fresh fruit and vegetable programs starting in April 2009 and lasting through the 2009-2010 school year. Contact the Hidden Valley Ranch Dressings grant program directly for complete program information and program guidelines: http://loveyourveggiesgrants.org/

Relatives as Parents Program Local and Regional Seed Grant:
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Brookdale-Foundation-Relatives-as-Parents.aspx
The Brookdale Foundation is accepting applications for its Relatives as Parents Program Local and Regional Seed Grant. The purpose of the grant is to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting due to the absence of the parents. Contact the Brookdale Foundation grant program directly for complete program information and program guidelines: http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/relativesasparents.htm

Using Proven Factors in Risk Prevention to Promote Protection from HIV Transmission Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18311
This FOA issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, solicits investigator initiated research applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop, implement, and evaluate new or improved HIV prevention programs that incorporate proven factors from social and sexual development, positive youth development, sexual risk behavior, and drug prevention programs for use in high-risk, urban American minority preadolescents or early adolescents (approximate ages 9-14).  [posted on Grants.gov Opportunities Posting Update]

The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. — Disenfranchised Children’s Grants:
The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. is accepting applications for its Disenfranchised Children’s Grants program. The purpose of this program is to support organizations that benefit children, particularly disenfranchised children, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and in foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations. http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Disenfranchised-Childrens-Grants.aspx Contact the Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. directly for complete program information and application guidelines: http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/guidelines.html [posted on CHHCS Grant Alerts - August 11, 2008]

The Magic Johnson Foundation – Community-Based Grants (various locations)
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Community-Based-Grants-various-locations.aspx
The Magic Johnson Foundation provides grants and assists community-based organizations and programs that serve the health needs of those residing in inner-city communities. Grants are available for community-based HIV/AIDS programs that have a broad impact on underserved, urban neighborhoods. Activities may include outreach, education, prevention, health, and social services. Funding is also available for programs which provide educational facilities to children and youth in underserved areas and follow innovative approaches which seek to enable underserved youth to overcome barriers to healthy and productive lives. Applicant organizations must have 501(c)3 status. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000. Contact the Magic Johnson Foundation directly for complete program information and application guidelines:
http://www.magicjohnson.com/index.php?/foundation/programs/community/grantapplication

The Annenberg Foundation — Health and Human Services, Education, and Youth Grants
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Health-and-Human-Services-Education-and-Youth-Grants.aspx
The Annenberg Foundation provides support for projects within its grant-making focus areas of health and human services and education and youth development. Examples of past grants in these areas include the development of a community health center which serves a low-income population and a program to educate adolescents in how to avoid high risk behaviors. Contact the Annenberg Foundation directly for complete program information and application guidelines:
http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/grants/grants_show.htm?doc_id=210575

The Wal-Mart Foundation — Health and Education Grants
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Health-and-Education-Grants.aspx
The Wal-Mart Foundation is providing grants in its focus areas of health and education. The health focus area includes a program or initiative that works to improve access to healthcare and to promote healthy lifestyles. Examples are free healthcare clinics, immunization programs and health education organizations. The education focus area includes a program or initiative that addresses the educational needs of under-served young people ages 12-30. Examples are programs focused on drop-out prevention and improving college access or retention. While the Wal-Mart Foundation encourages funding requests that align with its areas of focus, programs that do not align with the four areas of focus will also be given full consideration. Contact the Wal-Mart Foundation directly for complete program information and application guidelines: http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8169.aspx

[posted on The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools http://www.healthinschools.org/]

American Association of People with Disabilities Invites Applications for Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award
Deadline: September 30, 2008
In 2009, the American Association of People with Disabilities  ( http://www.aapd.com ) will once again recognize outstanding  individuals personifying leadership, advocacy, and dedication to  and for the disability community at large with the Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. Three individuals who are emerging as leaders in the cross-  disability civil rights movement will each receive $10,000 to  help them continue their progress as leaders and further connect  their work with the national grassroots of AAPD. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014742/aapdawards

Courage Center Seeks Applications for Judd Jacobson MemorialAward
Deadline: September 19, 2008
Courage Center ( http://www.couragecenter.org ), a nonprofit  rehabilitation and resource center for people with disabilities,  is seeking applications for its annual Judd Jacobson Memorial  Award. Established in 1992, the Jacobson Award recognizes the pursuit or  achievement of a business entrepreneurial endeavor by a person  with a physical disability or sensory impairment. The award recipient will be honored at an event in November and receive a  $5,000 cash award to advance their business endeavors.  http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014743/couragecenter

ELA Foundation Offers Grant Support for Adult Disability Programs in Arts and Advocacy
Deadline: September 15, 2008 (Online Grant Application Form)
The ELA Foundation ( http://www.ela.org ) offers grants to fund  established programs in the areas of arts and advocacy to non-profit organizations led by or supporting adults with disabilities who are at least 22 years old. The foundation encourages  applications from distinctive, cutting-edge programs that impact  the lives of people with disabilities by “changing the face of disability” in a community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014744/elaorg

Copyright (c) 2000-2008, the Foundation Center. All rights  reserved. Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this  document in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes  without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice and  appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all  copies. RFP Bulletin (August 22, 2008)