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New Teen Pregnancy Funds Revive Sex Ed Debate

A new $110 million appropriation for teen pregnancy prevention and the Obama administration’s elimination of funds for abstinence-only education has revived what seems...

Second Chance Act Solicitations Up for 2010

The Office of Justice Programs has issued a competitive grant announcement for Second Chance Act funding. Three of the six eligible categories...

OJJDP Mentoring Funds Boosted by $20 Million; $50 Million Also will Assist Children of Prisoners

The fiscal 2010 omnibus spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on Dec. 16 adds $20 million – for a total of...

Feedback Requested on Social Innovation Fund

Officials developing the newly appropriated Social Innovation Fund – a $50 million Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) initiative to support...

Grants Awarded for December 2009-January 2010

The Hearst FoundationsNew York (212) 586-5404http://www.hearstfdn.org • Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, $50,000 toward scholarship support. • DePaul University, Chicago,...

OJJDP Mentoring Funds Boosted by $20 Million

The fiscal 2010 omnibus spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on Dec. 16 adds $20 million – for a total of...

National CASA Grants Program Opens Jan. 4

The new year could bring new resources for court-appointed special advocates (CASAs) and guardians ad litem – the association that represents these...

Update: Digital Innovation Program Delayed

It looks like game changers getting ready to apply for the 2010 Digital Media Learning competition will have more time to nurture...

Weekly Notes: Reauthorization moves to full Senate; Speaking and training opportunities; squabble over media access in Illinois; and more

A final Weekly Notes for 2009! Thanks to everyone who read, e-mailed or contributed in JJ Today’s first full year of existence....

One Strange Story Among the List of Missing OJJDP Earmarks

Two months ago, we noted in our informal guide to the OJJDP grants that the agency had awarded 19 fewer earmarks than...

Can Youth-Serving Nonprofits Tap into the Strengthening Communities Fund?

Nonprofits may be able to partner with grantees under the Strengthening Communities Fund to build their capacity, according to a November funding...

Corvington Nomination Approved by HELP Committee

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved the nomination of Patrick Corvington to serve as CEO of the Corporation for...

Game Changers: Get Ready

Can Facebook, Twitter and mobile phones be transformed into tools that make boring subjects like math and science fun? The White House...

Steep Drop in Foundation Giving Expected for 2009

Foundation giving could decline by more than 10 percent at the end of this year, reductions that are expected to continue into...

Spend but Verify

State stimulus spenders beware: New cadres of watchdogs in six states are examining your funding decisions. The Open Society Institute (OSI) recently...

Recovery Act Data Show Where the Money is Going, Jobs Created or Saved

If you have an abiding interest in data and the patience to navigate an intricate website, you can get the skinny on...

Understanding Donors’ Motivations

The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana State University This new Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University report concludes that the motivations of...

Surdna Foundation Switches from Youth Development to the Environment

The New York-based Surdna Foundation is refocusing its grant making to concentrate on fostering just and sustainable communities across the nation...

Grants Awarded for November 2009

View the full list here. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (877) 726-4727, http://www.samhsa.gov Family...