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Office Depot:
Caring and Making a Difference
Description: Office Depot supports nonprofit
organizations at the local level with donations of products,
contributions of funds and efforts to encourage employees and
customers to become involved. Some eligibility requirements
include: The nonprofit organization must be aligned with Office
Depot's mission to directly impact the health, education and
welfare of children; funds provided by Office Depot must
directly assist children; the organization must have an
established track record of community advocacy and a clear
direction for its future initiatives; and the organization must
have 501(c)(3) status.
Deadline: Rolling
Toy Industry Foundation Announces RFP for U.S. and Canadian
Organizations Serving Children in Need
Description: As an expression of the commitment of the
Toy Industry Association to the welfare of children and the
improvement of their physical, emotional, and mental well-being,
the association has created the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) to
make a significant contribution to improving the lives of
children in need. TIF focuses its grantmaking and other
charitable activities on organizations that provide goods or
services to children who are homeless in the U.S. and Canada,
specifically targeting organizations that are currently bringing
and/or planning to bring a play and/or recreational element to
their program. Through proactive and thoughtful partnerships
with organizations that share the industry's commitment to the
power of play, TIF is committed to achieving its mission to
bring joy, happiness, and comfort to children in need through
the experience of toys and play. During the current grant
period, TIF will award up to seven grants in the amount of
$25,000 per program element. TIF will consider requests only
from groups that qualify as 501(c)(3) organizations and whose
proposals are consistent with current TIF policies and
guidelines.
Deadline: August 31, 2003
VSA Arts and Volkswagen of America Offer Opportunity for
Young Artists With Disabilities
Description: VSA arts, an international nonprofit
organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities
through the arts for people with disabilities, and Volkswagen of
America have issued a call for artists with physical, cognitive,
or mental disabilities, ages 16 to 25 and living within the
U.S., to participate in a juried exhibit entitled "Road Trip: A
Journey of Discovery." Fifteen finalists will be awarded a total
of $30,000 and will be honored in a public exhibition in
Washington, D.C., in October 2003. The theme "Road Trip: A
Journey of Discovery" invites artists to take the viewer on a
pictorial journey, imaginary or real, and to evoke the feelings
associated with the experience through their work. Entries may
be abstract or representational and may also depict how living
with a disability affects the artist's journey. A disability is
defined as an impairment that substantially limits a major life
activity. The program will make the following awards: $10,000
Grand Prize; $5,000 First Award; $3,000 Second Award; and twelve
$1,000 Awards of Excellence. All entries will be archived within
the VSA arts Artists Registry, a membership directory that
identifies artists with disabilities for professional
opportunities.
Deadline: August 15, 2003
Comprehensive Community Child Mental Health Initiative
Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA), is accepting applications for
FY 2003 and FY 2004 cooperative agreements to develop systems of
care that will deliver effective comprehensive community mental
health services for a target population of children and
adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and their
families.
Deadlines: August 5, 2003, for FY 2003 and October
15, 2003, for FY 2004
Radio Shack Corp
Description: Radio Shack Corp, the Fort Worth,
Texas-based consumer electronics retailer, is accepting
applications for its new Neighborhood Answers Grant Program.
This program is designed to fund worthy causes that help
families protect children from abduction, violence and abuse.
Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply and applications
are accepting year round (with awards made four times a year).
Applications will be evaluated by local Radio Shack review
councils. Grants are limited to $500 or less.
Enhancing Adolescent Health Promotion Across Multiple High
Risk Behaviors
Description: The National Institute of Nursing
Research (NINR), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism NIAAA), and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI) invite applications for research related to
health promotion/risk reduction among adolescents. Specifically,
this announcement seeks applications that 1) identify the
determinants of health promoting and health compromising
behaviors among adolescents and 2) identify and evaluate
interventions and methodologies that show promise for improving
the health profiles of adolescents by assessing, preventing,
reducing and or ameliorating high-risk behaviors. Investigators
responding to this announcement are required to target two or
more of the high-risk behaviors in a single application.
Other Info: Application Deadline: October 1, 2003.
Serena Merck Memorial Award for Innovation and Dedication in
Practice
Description: The Serena Merck Memorial Award is given
annually to an exceptional individual who has demonstrated
long-term, selfless dedication and compassion in the care or
service to children who have developmental disabilities and
significant mental health problems. Mrs. Merck recognized the
critical importance of what quality day-to-day care provided by
committed individuals can make to children with cognitive and
behavioral disabilities. The John Merck Fund has established
this major, national award to honor her long-standing commitment
to this field, and to call attention to the invaluable role
caring individuals play in it.
Deadline: Nominations due before September 1, 2003.
Help Us Help Foundation Offers Tech Grants to Schools and
Youth Organizations
Description: With financial support provided by
database software giant Oracle Corporation, the nonprofit Help
Us Help Foundation assists K-12 public schools and youth
organizations in economically challenged communities to obtain
information technology tools. Grants of computer equipment and
software are available to schools and youth organizations in the
U.S. that provide educational programs in low-income
communities. The foundation will donate new Internet appliances
and laser printers as well as all the ancillary equipment
necessary to connect the devices, including network hubs,
cables, and electrical surge protectors.
Eligibility: K-12 public and public charter schools
are eligible for assistance through the program if a significant
number of their students qualify for the subsidized lunch
program (roughly 50 percent for elementary schools and 35
percent for middle and high schools) or can otherwise be
documented as low-income. Community-based organizations are
eligible if they have 501(c)(3) or 7871 tribal government status
and provide educational services to youth who lack access to
technology. In addition, low-income youth must comprise at least
50 percent of the total population served by the organization
annually.
Deadline: Applicants, who must submit a preliminary
application online, are encouraged to submit their applications
early. The foundation accepts a limited number of applications
each cycle and will stop accepting applications once the maximum
is reached. Deadline is August 31, 2003, and February 29, 2004.
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