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Below is a listing of funding opportunities that may be applicable for the Peers Making Peace program. Please click on each title for detailed information on each funding opportunity.
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The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation provides funding for substance abuse and mental health-related efforts serving residents in the District of Columbia, Price George's and Montgomery Counties in MD, Arlington, and Fairfax Counties, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in VA.
The foundation supports a range of work, with its Health program area serving the following priorities: Domestic Violence/Violence Against Women; Health Treatment Centers & Home Health Care; Mental Health; Public Health; Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment, and HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education.
To be eligible, an organization must be an IRS-registered, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations with a public charity status of 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).
Click here for application procedures or call 202-223-3100.
Proposal deadlines are July 1, November 1, and March 1st.
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces SAMHSA’s Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants program (also referred to as SAMHSA Conference Grants).
The purpose of the Conference Grant program is to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Applications are due on the recurring dates of March 31 and September 30 each year.
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Funding Available for Youth Screening and Alcohol Interventions
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholisim (NIAA) is calling for research grant applications on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce underage drinking and hazardous young adult drinking. Objectives include, but are not limited to Strategies to improve screening, Testing the effectiveness of existing brief prevention interventions, Examining contextual factors that affect the selection, implementation, and outcomes of validated screening measures.
Rolling deadline
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The Daniels Fund supports nonprofits in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah which help youth and adults with alcohol and other substance abuse challenges become stable. Priority areas include Prevention and Treatment.
Funds are allocated geographically according to the following percentages: Colorado 65% (50% in Metro Denver, 15% in balance of state), New Mexico 10%, Wyoming 10%, National programs (by invitation only) 10%, and Utah 5%.
Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Click here for details and to download a grant application form.
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Community-based nonprofits can tap into an extra $1 billion in funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) -- part of the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The money is intended to be used to boost the economy by reducing poverty, revitalizing low-income communities, and helping families become self-sufficient. Funds can be used to address needs like housing, education, employment, nutrition, and emergency services.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is seeking to partner with local grantmakers to fund projects that reduce violence in specific racial, ethnic, tribal, gender or sexually based, or rural/frontier communities.
Applicants must be nominated by a "diversity-focused funder that is principally concerned with the population to be served." A dollar-for-dollar matching grant is required, although 25 percent may come in the form of in-kind services.
Proposals may be submitted at any time for consideration on May 1, 2009; September 1, 2009; and January 5, 2010.
For more details, see the complete call for proposals on the RWJF website.
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County middle schools are invited to apply for a grant-funded prevention program that teaches skills to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and violence.
Botvin LifeSkills Training will be available in the fall for grades 6-8. Students will learn and practice skills such as decision making, assertiveness and effective communication.
Botvin is an evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 25 years of peer-reviewed research. It was developed by Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University's Weill Medical College and director of Cornell's Institute for Prevention Research.
For information on the training, or to book it for a school, call Jean Ciullo at Hunterdon Prevention Resources at 782-3909.
Click here to view the announcement
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The Wachovia Foundation provides Community Needs Grants to support organizations working to improve communities with low- to moderate-income. In particular, the Foundation strives to improve education, community development, and environmental health, ensure access to health and human services, and to bolster civic engagement.
Award amounts may vary. Eligible applicants include tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3), have broad community support, and can demonstrate fiscal and administrative stability.
Application deadline: Rolling
Click here for more information and to apply.
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The CIGNA Foundation provides grants to projects that focus their efforts on five priority areas including: 1) the health of women, children and families, 2) obesity awareness and prevention, 3) patient/doctor communications and health literacy, 4) elimination of gender and ethnic disparities with health care, and 5) maintenance of healthy minds and bodies.
The foundation will pay particular attention to projects demonstrating creativity, responsiveness, and that are beneficial and achievable.
Application deadline: Rolling
Click here for more information and to apply
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The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation provides direct funding support for children in the areas of health and wellness such as childhood disease research foundations, child safety organizations, and organizations that serve children with special needs.
Grants will be a one-time contribution and generally range from $1,000 USD to $10,000 USD, but the average grant is $1,500. Grant requests should be in line with an organization’s overall budget.
Grants are reviewed several times during the year.
Click here for more information.
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The Charles Lafitte Foundation is seeking applicants for their Healthy Living Grants.
The Charles Lafitte Foundation supports innovative and effective ways for people to help themselves and others around them lead healthy and satisfying lives. The Foundation’s areas of interests are education, youth advocacy, and medical research.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status.
Deadline: Rolling (Letter of Inquiry)
Click here for more information and to apply.
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The Wal-Mart Foundation supports programs and initiatives addressing education, workforce development, economic sustainability, and health and wellness. For health and wellness in particular, the Foundation looks to improve access to healthcare, promote healthy lifestyles and behaviors, and reduce disparities.
Grant awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. Eligible applicants include organizations with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), recognized government entities, volunteer Fire Departments, K-12 Public Schools/Districts, Charter Schools, Colleges, Universities, Private Schools with tax-exempt status, and faith-based organizations.
Deadline: Rolling
Click here for more information
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks partnerships to implement and evaluate proposed systems-level changes to facilitate the dissemination, adoption, implementation, and sustainability of proven, innovative drug abuse prevention, treatment, and business policies and practices.
The goal of this initiative is to enhance the quality of drug abuse prevention and treatment services through the implementation of evidence-based practices in ways that are likely to have replicable, sustainable, systemic impacts.
Click here to read the full grant announcement and view the multiple deadline dates.
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The purpose of the ESA Foundation is to promote positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in the quality of life, health and welfare of America's youth. The Foundation is committed to using the power of the interactive entertainment industry to create a positive social impact across the country.
Youth programs must be focused in one of the following areas: skills and personal development; general health and welfare; risk behavior prevention; education and multimedia arts/technology.
To make a grant request, organizations must have 501(c)(3) status, seek funding for a specific project or program that is or will be in two or more states in the United States, and serve youth ages 7-18.
Click here for more information and to view the full grant announcement.
Deadline: Rolling
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John Hancock Financial Services will award grants to Massachusetts community-based groups that serve needy youths and families in Boston.
Nonprofit groups may apply. Applications deadline is open.
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The Corning Inc. Foundation Supports youth-related projects and organizations, including community-service programs for students, YMCAs and youth centers in company locations.
Non-profits in company communities are elibible for funding.
Deadline is open.
Click here for more information.
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The Campbell Soup Foundation is providing grants to local champions that inspire positive change in communities throughout the United States where Campbell Soup Company employees live and work.
The Foundation focuses on the areas of hunger relief, wellness, education and community revitalization.
Award amounts vary. The Foundation limits grants to nonprofit organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501©(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Click here for more information and to apply for funding.
Deadline: Rolling
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today released the final application for more than $4 billion from the Race to the Top Fund, which will reward states that have raised student performance in the past and have the capacity to accelerate achievement gains with innovative reforms.
To qualify, states must have no legal barriers to linking student growth and achievement data to teachers and principals for the purposes of evaluation. They also must have the department's approval for their plans for both phases of the Recovery Act's State Fiscal Stabilization Fund prior to being awarded a grant.
Click here for more information and to view the official grant announcement.
Application deadline is 6/1/10
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will award R34 research grants to support projects that facilitate the implementation of evidence-based practices in addiction treatment and prevention.
NIDA is especially interested in projects that "advance the field of implementation science while simultaneously building the capacity of systems and service providers to conduct process improvement research."
Nonprofits, for-profit entities, schools, government agencies, and others may apply.
Click here for more information and to view the grant announcement.
Application deadline is 5/7/12
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