Grant: Youth STEM Education Project Grants
“FirstEnergy proudly supports classroom projects and teacher professional-development initiatives focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). One of the ways we support these activities is by offering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education grants of up to $1,000 to educators at schools and youth groups in communities served by our electric operating companies, other areas where we have facilities, and where we do business.”Funder: FirstEnergy
Eligibility: “Educators (pre-kindergarten through grade 12) and youth-group leaders in our service area communities and where we have facilities are encouraged to apply.”
Deadline: Sept. 22, 2017
Amount: Up to $1,000
Contact: http://bit.ly/1AkqLAw
Grant: Youth Environmental Service-Learning and Education Project Grants
“Project Learning Tree offers grants up to $1,000 to schools and youth organizations for environmental service-learning projects that link classroom learning to the real world. Students implement an action project they help design to green their school or to improve an aspect of their neighborhood’s environment. The projects partner students with their whole school, local businesses and/or community organizations, and provide opportunities for student leadership. The funds can be used by students to implement recycling programs at their school, conserve water and energy, establish school gardens and outdoor classrooms, improve a forest, or restore a natural habitat, for example.”
Funder: Project Learning Tree (PLT)
Eligibility: “To be eligible, applicants must have attended a PLT workshop, either in-person or online, that provides training, lesson plans, and other resources to help integrate these projects and environmental education into your curriculum or youth programs.”
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2017
Amount: Up to $1,000
Contact: http://bit.ly/2cWZKRm
Grant: Humanities Education Media Project Grants
“The Media Projects program supports film, television, and radio projects that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, drama, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Projects must also demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical (rather than celebratory). The approach to the subject matter must go beyond the mere presentation of factual information to explore its larger significance and stimulate critical thinking. NEH is a national funding agency, so the projects that we support must demonstrate the potential to attract a broad general audience.”
Funder: National Endowment for the Humanities
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, special district governments, city or township governments, county governments, state governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized).
Deadline: Aug. 9, 2017
Amount: Up to $1,000,000
Contact: http://bit.ly/2sHuOZU
Grant: Civic Engagement, Education and Environmental Program Grants
“The Mott Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that are working to strengthen our hometown of Flint and communities around the world. We support efforts to increase civic engagement, encourage charitable giving and help communities make positive change. We fund efforts to expand learning opportunities and supports for children, particularly those from low‑ and moderate-income communities. We make grants to help all children, especially those in underserved communities, acquire the knowledge, skills and behaviors they need to succeed in college, career pathways and life. We support programs around the world that protect communities and the ecosystems upon which they depend.”
Funder: The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.
Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: Unspecified
Contact: http://bit.ly/2lsqr1i
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Grant: Juvenile Justice Reform Program Grants
“The Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Program supports groups working to end the criminalization and reliance on incarceration of youth in the United States. In particular, the Program makes grants to groups that are working to:
- Advance state policies that dramatically restrict juvenile justice systems’ use of incarceration and out-of-home placements and prioritize the use of community-based programs for youth;
- End the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth in the adult criminal justice system; and
- Promote the fair and equitable treatment of youth of color who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.”
Funder: The Public Welfare Foundation
Eligibility: Primarily nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS.
Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: Unspecified
Contact: http://bit.ly/2rnEM1Y
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Grant: Creative Community Development and Placemaking Grants
“The Our Town grant program supports creative placemaking projects that help to transform communities into lively, beautiful, and resilient places — achieving these community goals through strategies that incorporate arts, culture, and/or design. Creative placemaking is when artists, arts organizations, and community development practitioners deliberately integrate arts and culture into community revitalization work — placing arts at the table with land-use, transportation, economic development, education, housing, infrastructure, and public safety strategies. This funding supports local efforts to enhance quality of life and opportunity for existing residents, increase creative activity, and create or preserve a distinct sense of place. Through Our Town, subject to the availability of funding, the National Endowment for the Arts will provide a limited number of grants for creative placemaking. Our Town offers support for projects in two areas: (1) Arts Engagement, Cultural Planning, and Design Projects. These projects represent the distinct character and quality of their communities; and (2) Projects that Build Knowledge About Creative Placemaking. These projects are available to arts and design service organizations, and industry, policy, or university organizations that provide technical assistance to those doing place-based work.”
Funder: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, independent school districts, special district governments, city or township governments, county governments, state governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized).
Deadline: Sept. 11, 2017
Amount: $25,000 – $200,000
Contact: http://bit.ly/1SBXDz1
Grant: Youth-Led Community Service Project Grants
“As part of our efforts to support youth volunteerism, we started a microgrant program in fall 2014. We are encouraging kids 18 and under to apply for funds between $250 and $1,000 to complete service projects in their communities. Whether it is turning a vacant lot into a community garden, rebuilding a school playground or helping senior citizens get their homes ready for winter, we want to hear what project you’re passionate about.”
Funder: Karma for Care Foundation
Eligibility: Youth 18 and under.
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2017
Amount: $250 – $1,000
Contact: http://bit.ly/1UjtVxq
Grant: Community Development Innovation Project Grants in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and 23 Native Nations
“Community Innovation Grants support communities to use problem-solving processes that lead to more effective, equitable and sustainable solutions. Think of it as civic R&D, allowing communities to develop and test new solutions to community challenges. There’s a lot of work that happens in between identifying a community problem and implementing a new breakthrough solution, especially if you want to engage your community, make the most of existing assets and work collaboratively with other organizations along the way. Our Community Innovation Grants support that process — they fund the work that it takes to create a community innovation.”
Funder: The Bush Foundation
Eligibility: “Community Innovation Grants may be awarded to 501(c)(3) public charities or government entities (including schools). Coalitions or collaboratives are eligible to apply, but only one organization may receive the grant. Grants must be used for projects located in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or the 23 Native nations that share the same geography.”
Deadline: Ongoing
Amount: $10,000 – $200,000
Contact: http://bit.ly/1shdSpy
NOTE: Community Innovation Grants between $500 and $10,000 are available with the same guidelines and eligibility from the following partner organizations: Headwaters Foundation for Justice (Minnesota), The Consensus Council (North Dakota) and the South Dakota Community Foundation (SD).
