More Funding Opportunities

Deadline: September 8

YSA’s Harris Wofford Youth Award honors young people doing
extraordinary work towards achieving Senator Wofford’s vision of
“making service and service-learning the common expectation and common
experience of every young person in America.” The award will be given
to a young person (age 5 -25) who is based in the U.S. and
demonstrates exemplary commitment and action to involve his or her
peers in service, youth voice, service-learning or civic engagement
activities. The award includes a $500 scholarship and $500 donation to
a nonprofit of the winner’s choice.
www.YSA.org/grants/harris-wofford-award-youth

Deadline: September 15

Bringing Theory to Practice Project is accepting proposals from
universities and colleges in the United States for projects aimed
promoting the nexus of engaged learning, civic engagement, and
psychosocial well-being among college and university students. Types
of grants include:
A) Seminar grants of up to $1,000 for projects that bring together
diverse members of the campus community to discuss the civic mission
of the institution and how that mission can be achieved.
B) Program Development grants of up to $10,000 to enhance or extend a
program that promotes engaged learning, civic engagement, and the
psychosocial well-being of students.http://bit.ly/13eItnv

Deadline: September 22

The Pollination Project, in partnership with the Institute for Humane
Education, is offering up to 20 grants for educators to create
projects that support their students in making a positive difference
in the world through projects that directly promote environmental
stewardship, social justice, human rights or animal protection.
Applications will be accepted from any educator, at any level
(preschool through post-graduate), anywhere in the world, with
priority given to educators working in traditionally underserved
communities. The Grant includes a $1,000 grant and paid tuition in the
Institute for Humane Education 6-week online course, Teaching for a
Positive Future.  (CEUs are available in most states.)
http://bit.ly/18yrU9t

Deadline: September 30

Do you have an idea for a school/community native plant garden, a
forest improvement project, a streamside restoration plan, a recycling
program, or energy conservation project for your students?  Need funds
to implement it?  Apply for a Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! grant.
Grants are available in two award levels: 1) the popular and
traditional GreenWorks! grants up to a maximum of $1,000 and 2)
GreenWorks! grants up to $3,000 for registered PLT GreenSchools! (free
online registration). http://bit.ly/13BDBHt

Deadline: September 30

The Captain Planet Foundation primarily makes grants to U.S.-based
schools and organizations with an annual operating budget of less than
$3 million. Grants are made for activities that promote and support
high-quality educational programs that enable children and youth to
understand and appreciate our world through learning experiences that
engage them in active, hands-on projects to improve the environment in
their schools and communities. Preferential consideration is given to
requests seeking seed funding of $500 or less and to applicants who
have secured at least 50% matching or in-kind funding for their
projects. http://bit.ly/y1tPpz

Deadline: October 31

Through the CVS Caremark Community Grants Program, CVS provides
financial assistance to nonprofit organizations that are providing
much-needed access to health care for underserved populations;
wellness and prevention programs that are aimed at helping people
achieve their best health, including programs in public schools; and
health education and awareness programs that are helping people on
their path to better health. Qualifying organizations are eligible for
grants of up to $5,000. http://bit.ly/19lq7Fx

Deadline: Rolling

The World We Want Foundation promotes and supports Young Global
Citizens making positive social change in their communities and around
the world. They work with and through Partner Organizations and
Mentors youth applicants provide; help young people design and conduct
meaningful Social Action Projects and acquire substantive knowledge
and 21st-century skills while creating social value; provide
micro-grants to support their Projects; provide an online funding
platform to encourage and allow others to help fund their Projects;
and provide an online Showcase to share their Stories of Social Impact
with the world.http://bit.ly/11IE94t

Deadline: Rolling

Are you working to start a community action project or program with
your friends? Do you need money to put your ideas into action? A $500
Do Something Seed Grant is given out every week to help young people
just like YOU! These grants can be used towards project ideas and
programs that are just getting started, or to jump-start your program
and realize your ideas for the first time. These grants can also be
used towards projects that are already developed and sustainable,
towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as
you look to expand your project and grow your
impact.http://bit.ly/PQYfTr