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Philanthropy News Digest publishes RFPs and notices of awards as a free service for grant-making organizations and nonprofits. To have your RFP considered for publication, please email pndrfp@foundationcenter.org with a Word document, text-only file, or link to a Web site explaining the program scope, grantee qualifications, application instructions, and deadlines. We require notice of funding opportunities five weeks in advance of their deadlines.
Aging
Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research to Support Innovative Work in Biological Gerontology
Two four-year grants of $125,000 per year will be awarded to mid-career academic scientists working to advance understanding of the basic mechanisms of aging....
Posted on October 11, 2008
Deadline: December 16, 2008
Arts and Culture
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for National Projects in Performing Arts
Grants of up to $200,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and consortia working to strengthen the fields of dance, jazz, and theater and improve conditions for performing artists...
Posted on October 15, 2008
Deadline: November 1, 2008 (Letters of Inquiry)
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Offers Support for Study of Ethical and Religious Values
One-year awards of $24,000 will be given to Ph.D. candidates working to complete their dissertations in ethics or religious values in the humanities and social sciences....
Posted on October 15, 2008
Deadline: November 14, 2008
American Library Association-Allied Professional Association Announces Award for Efforts to Improve Salaries of Librarians
An award of $5,000 will be given to an individual or organization working to improve the salaries or status of library staff at the local, regional, or national level....
Posted on October 10, 2008
Deadline: December 12, 2008
ASCAP Foundation Invites Entries for Young Jazz Composer Awards
A shared award of $25,000 will be given to U.S. residents under the age of 30 who have composed a jazz piece....
Posted on October 9, 2008
Deadline: December 1, Annually
Children and Youth
New York Life Foundation Awards Program to Support Educational Enhancement
The program will award six grants of $25,000 to nonprofits in New York City's five boroughs and Westchester County with an existing educational program that serves disadvantaged youth....
Posted on October 10, 2008
Deadline: December 15, 2008
Community Improvement/Development
Chicago's Asian Giving Circle Seeks Organizational Development & Capacity Building Proposals
Grants for organizational development and capacity building will be awarded to nonprofits working to serve and increase awareness of philanthropy in Asian-American communities in metropolitan Chicago....
Posted on October 15, 2008
Deadline: November 7, 2008
Education
Page and Johnson Legacy Scholar Competition Grants to Foster Study of Integrity in Public Communications
Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to scholars and professionals working to increase awareness and practice of ethics and responsibility in public communication....
Posted on October 14, 2008
Deadline: March 6, 2009
Qwest Foundation Offers Classroom Technology Grants for Wyoming Teachers
Grants of up to $12,000 toward supplies and professional development will be given to K-12 teachers in Wyoming working on technology-related classroom projects....
Posted on October 13, 2008
Deadline: February 1, 2009
Grants Available to Support Summer Camps to Introduce Young People to Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and educational institutions providing overnight or day camps with hands-on experience in manufacturing and engineering for young people between the ages of 12 and 16....
Posted on October 10, 2008
Deadline: December 12, 2008
Health
State Attorneys General Announces Grant Opportunities for Care of High Blood Pressure and Angina
A total of $268,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and public agencies working to address the health care needs of individuals with hypertension, chronic stable angina, and angina due to coronary artery spasm....
Posted on October 13, 2008
Deadline: November 21, 2008
Nominations Invited for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award
Grants will be awarded to partnerships of communities and higher educational institutions in any country working to improve higher education, civic engagement, and the overall health of communities....
Posted on October 12, 2008
Deadline: January 30, 2009
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Ideas on National Health Reform
Two-year grants of up to $400,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and public entities working to find solutions and build momentum for healthcare reform at the federal level....
Posted on October 9, 2008
Deadline: December 2, 2008 (Brief Proposals)
Medical Research
Proposals Invited for Dana Foundation Program in Brain and Immuno-Imaging
Grants will be awarded to two academic researchers working on promising but high-risk brain imaging strategies....
Posted on October 9, 2008
Deadline: November 18, 2008 (Preliminary Proposals)
Philanthropy and Voluntarism
New Orleans Nonprofit Organizations Invited to Take Freeman Challenge to Build Endowments
The foundation will provide matched funds of up to $15,000 to Greater New Orleans nonprofits working to create an endowment or build upon an existing one....
Posted on October 15, 2008
Deadline: November 17, 2008
Substance Abuse
Syringe Access Fund to Support Programs to Prevent Spread of HIV
One-year grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to organizations working to improve public policy and provide direct syringe exchange services in the United States and Puerto Rico....
Posted on October 9, 2008
Deadline: November 20, 2008
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