New funding opportunity added to the "current funding opportunities" page

Check out the new funding opportunity from the American Cancer Society:

RFA: Pilot Studies Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities

Award amount: Type 1: $200,000 & Type 2: $200,000
Deadline:  October 15, 2012

To see more about this and other funding opportunities, click the "Current Funding Opportunities" tab or click here.

Looking for grant funding in the NYC area?

If you're looking for grant funding in the NYC area, try the Tiger Foundation. They offer grants for programs in the following areas: Education, Job Training, Social Services & Youth Development. For more information, see the Tiger Foundation website http://www.tigerfoundation.org/

Interested in funding opportunities? Check out the "Current funding opportunities" page

Starting January 11, 2011 we will be compiling a list of current funding opportunities focused on capacity building and partnership development. To see the list, click here or go to the "Current funding opportunities" page.

United Way of NYC Launches 2012 Community Grants

This January and February 2012, United Way of NYC (UWNYC) is accepting applications for two community grants - Collaboration Grants and Community Leaders Impact Grants.

Collaboration Grants
What: Grant for "support teams of two or more community-based organizations that seek to create or expand innovative partnerships in order to achieve measurable outcomes."
When: Applications will accepted from January 2 - January 31, 2012 (no later than 5:00 p.m.)

Visit http://unitedwaynyc.org/pages/collaboration-grants for more information.

Community Leaders Impact Grants
What: Grant that "will enable emerging nonprofit leaders to obtain professional development training to better address critical issues impacting their organizations."
When: Applications will accepted from February 1 - 15, 2012 (no later than 5:00 p.m.)

Visit http://unitedwaynyc.org/pages/community-leaders-impact-grants for more information

Clorox: "Powering a Bright Future" with a $50,000 grant

Clorox Company is chipping in for a third year to help fund school programs - best of all, their letting us participate. Since October 24, 2011 people have gone to the Power A Bright Future Program website to vote for their favorite school program. All of the schools are competing for four $25,000 and one $50,000 grant. Voting ends December 9, 2011 and the winners will be announced in January 2012.
Click here to get in your vote.

Grant programs are another example of how companies can and have been helping communities. The Power A Bright Future Program is great because it helps fund a cause that is vital - education. Another plus is that it allows everyday people to vote compared to having the company's staff give their opinion on the best program. Letting communities vote really helps the schools increase or start to create an environment of support. If it takes a village to raise a child, then the more collaborations there are that let community members participate, the better.