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Name: Ecosystem Restoration

Due Date: 01/13/12 Amount: Varies Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Bella Vista Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The Bella Vista Foundation's Ecosystem Restoration program focuses on protecting, restoring, and revitalizing high priority watershed ecosystems in California and Oregon. Within these key watersheds, the Foundation's priorities are promoting the sustainable management of forest and agricultural land, revitalizing streams, restoring riparian areas, and protecting biodiversity, with the goal of enhancing and maintaining self-sustaining watershed ecosystems. The Bella Vista Foundation is focusing on specific geographic areas in California and Oregon. We will consider projects in the following locations in California: The Mattole River watershed, the mid-Klamath/Scott/Shasta rivers, the McCloud tributary of the Sacramento River, and the Northern and Central Sierra Nevada. We will also focus on the following areas in Oregon: the upper Deschutes Basin and the John Day Basin.

Name: Education/Outdoor Education/Hospice, Annual Grant

Due Date: 01/31/12 Amount: $20,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Cleo Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: Established in 1997, Cleo Foundation supports public charities in San Francisco and Mendocino counties. It is most interested in programs that can make good use of relatively small grants. The Foundation supports programs for the economically disadvantaged. Interests

Name: Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes

Due Date: 01/31/12 Amount: $30,000.00 Matching: No Category: Sweepstakes Source: Energy Balance 101 Public / Private: Private

Description: One grand prize drawing will be from among all eligible entries. The second grand prize drawing will be from among all eligible entries whose schools qualify for Title I Schoolwide Program. See eligibility in official rules.

Name: Skatepark grants

Due Date: 02/01/12 Amount: $25,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Tony Hawk Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The primary mission of the Tony Hawk Foundation is to promote high quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States. While we realize that not every area can afford to build big, expensive skateparks, we feel strongly that public skateparks should be designed and constructed by experienced contractors. We also believe that local officials should treat public skateparks the same way they treat public basketball courts or tennis courts, meaning that anyone may show up and use them anytime, unsupervised

Name: Environment and Health Grant

Due Date: 02/01/12 Amount: $600,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: To promote the long-term good health and viability of communities and regions by supporting programs to prevent harm to human health from toxic substances and other environmental hazards; by encouraging planning and development at the regional level, aimed at integrating economic and social goals with sound environmental policies; and by supporting initiatives for sustainability in agriculture and food systems

Name: It's All About the Fruit and Veggies!

Due Date: 02/15/12 Amount: $500.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Jamba Juice Public / Private: Private

Description: Passionate about supporting schools and communities by promoting health, wellness and physical activities, Jamba Juice is sponsoring the It

Name: Envirnmentlal Justice Small Grants Program

Due Date: 02/29/12 Amount: $25,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Uniterd States EPA Public / Private: Public

Description: Since its inception in 1994, the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program has awarded more than 23 million in funding to 1,253 community-based organizations, and local and tribal organizations working with communities facing environmental justice issues.The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. The program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships to help them understand and address environmental and public health issues in their communities. Successful collaborative partnerships involve not only well-designed strategic plans to build, maintain and sustain the partnerships, but also working towards addressing the local environmental and public health issues.

Name: Our Town Grant

Due Date: 03/01/12 Amount: $25,000.00 - $150,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Nationa l Endowment for the Arts Public / Private: Public

Description: Art works to improve the lives of America's citizens in many ways. Communities across our nation are engaging design and leveraging the arts to create livable, sustainable neighborhoods with enhanced quality of life, increased creative activity, distinct identities, a sense of place, and vibrant local economies that capitalize on existing local assets.

Name: Playground Access Grants

Due Date: 03/15/12 Amount: $15,000.00 - $30,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Playful City USA Public / Private: Private

Description: The 30,000 and 15,000 grants are available for projects relating to joint-use agreements. Joint-use agreements are partnerships with local school districts to open school recreation facilities to the public during non-school hours.Playground Access Grants of 15,000 and 30,000 are available to Playful City USA communities. The 15,000 Access Grants will support the opening of at least four playgrounds and are available to cities with populations of less than 100,000 people. The 30,000 Access Grants will support the opening of at least eight playgrounds and are available to cities with populations of 100,000 people or more.

Name: Playground Construction Grants

Due Date: 03/15/12 Amount: $20,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Playful City USA Public / Private: Private

Description: The 20,000 grants will be awarded to cities using the community playground build process. The community-build process engages citizens and organizations, while relying on volunteers for construction, which significantly lowers the cost of building playgrounds.Playground Construction Grants of 20,000 are available to Playful City USA communities. The 20,000 Construction Grants will be used towards the purchase of playground equipment that will be built using the KaBOOM! community-build model.

Name: Ayrshire Foundation awards

Due Date: 03/15/12 Amount: Varies Matching: Category: Grant Source: Ayrshire Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: Preference is given to organizations located in the following areas: Pasadena, San Francisco, and Sonoma, California; Petoskey/Harbor Springs, Michigan. However, we welcome inquiries though our website. The foundation has gradually focused its funding in five areas: opportunities for youth; science and the environment; healthcare; services for the elderly and disabled; and community culture.

Name: Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant

Due Date: 04/10/12 Amount: Unknown Matching: Yes Category: Grant Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development Public / Private: Public

Description: Choice Neighborhoods eligible applicants are Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), local governments, nonprofits, tribal entities, and for-profit developers that apply jointly with a public entity. See Sections I.C, III.A.1, and III.C.2 on the NOFA for additional information related to Eligible Applicants. Private Citizens are not eligible to apply.

Name: ING Unsung Heroes 2012 Awards

Due Date: 04/30/2012 Amount: $2,000.00 Grants Matching: Category: Undisclosed Source: ING Public / Private: Private

Description: The ING Unsung Heroes program annually provides grants to K-12 educators utilizing new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning. Each year, educators submit applications for an ING Unsung Heroes grant by describing projects they have initiated or would like to pursue. Each project is judged on its innovative method, creativity, and ability to positively influence students. 100 educators will be selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. Applications for the 2012 awards are now available.

Name: Challenge America Fast-Track

Due Date: 05/24/12 Amount: $10,000.00 Matching: Yes Category: Grant Source: Nationa l Endowment for the Arts Public / Private: Public

Description: Challenge America Fast-Track IntroductionThe Challenge America Fast-Track category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development.

Name: Learning & Leadership Grants

Due Date: 06/01/2012 Amount: $2,000.00 Grants Matching: Category: Undisclosed Source: The National Education Association Foundation Public / Private: Public

Description: Learning & Leadership grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education to fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research. All professional development must improve practice, curriculum, and student achievement. Apply for funding to attend the SPARK Institutes today!

Name: The School Grounds. Playgrounds. Common Ground Competition

Due Date: 06/30/12 Amount: $50,000.00 Matching: No Category: Competitions Source: Landscape Structures Public / Private: Private

Description: One winning essay will qualify their school to receive $50,000 toward inclusive playground equipment from Landscape Structures. There will be five regional runners up that will each receive inclusive playground equipment from Landscape Structures valued at $15,000.

Name: Mazda foundation grants

Due Date: 07/01/12 Amount: Undisclosed Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Mazda Public / Private: Private

Description: Organizations seeking funding should carefully review the Foundation's grant making guidelines to determine if their project in tune with the Foundation's mission before submitting an application.

Name: Let's ALL Play Grants

Due Date: 07/30/2012 Amount: 30,000.00 Undisclosed Matching: No Category: Grants Source: National Inclusion Project Public / Private: Private

Description: The National Inclusion Project -- formerly the Bubel/Aiken Foundation -- offers the Let's ALL Play Grants which support recreational programs for children with special needs. The grants also support community outreach for the disabled and underserved in the community. The funding supports inclusive-specific training, the hiring of extra staff to serve more children with disabilities, scholarships to families who may be financially strapped because of disability-related costs, as well as access to a national-network of resources for questions and concerns.

Name: Art Works Grant

Due Date: 08/09/12 Amount: $10,000.00 - $100,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Nationa l Endowment for the Arts Public / Private: Public

Description: To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects are strongly encouraged. Grants generally range from 10,000 to 100,000.

Name: The McConnell Fund

Due Date: 09/05/2012 Amount: $1,000.00 -$50,000.00 Grants Matching: Category: Grant Source: Shasta Regional Community Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The Shasta Regional Community Foundation provides support to Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity county organizations in the areas of arts and culture, children, youth and education, community vitality, environment, health care, recreation, and social services. Grants primarily fund the purchase of equipment or building-related projects, and grant opportunities are made for small and large projects in each county. Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations, public schools, and other public organizations.

Name: Grants for Education, Violence Prevention, and Health

Due Date: 10/06/2012 Amount: $5,000.00 -$10,000.00 Unknown Matching: Category: Grant Source: Verizon Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The Verizon Foundation is interested in funding programs that help individuals increase their educational achievement, avoid being an abuser or victim of domestic violence, and sustain a healthy and safe lifestyle. Eligible entities includes nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, hospitals, elementary and secondary schools. The Verizon Foundation reviews unsolicited proposals on a continuous calendar year basis from January 16th through October 16th.

Name: Let

Due Date: 10/15/11 Amount: $750.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! Public / Private: Private

Description: Playground maintenance grant

Name: The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program

Due Date: 10/15/12 Amount: $500.00 Max Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Wild Ones Public / Private: Private

Description: The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program gives small monetary grants to schools, nature centers, and other non-profit and not-for-profit places of learning in the United States with a site available for a stewardship project. Successful non-school applicants often are a partnership between a youth group (scouts, 4-H, etc.) and a site owner. Libraries, goverment agencies and houses of worship are eligible subject to youth participation.

Name: Healthy Communities Aciton Team for Obesity Prevention Grants

Due Date: 3/27/2012 Amount: $80,000.00 Grants Matching: Category: Grant Source: Virginia Foundation for Heatlhy Youth Public / Private: Private

Description: The overall goal of this funding is to improve access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity to prevent and reduce childhood obesity in the Commonwealth of Virginia. VFHY will fund Healthy Communities Action Teams providing infrastructure to build and sustain state and local capacity to implement promising practices and activities emphasizing policy, systems, and environmental change. All offerors are required to attend an offerors' conference before submitting a proposal.

Name: Frank M. & Gertude R. Doyle Foundation Grants

Due Date: 5/1/2012 Amount: 100.00 15,000.00 Undisclosed Matching: Category: Grants Source: Frank M. & Gertrude R. Doyle Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The Frank M. & Gertrude R. Doyle Foundation awards grants to projects and programs in California that focus on education and human services. Programs Funded: After-School, At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Disabilities, Early Childhood, Facilities/Maintenance, Family Services, General Education, Health/PE, Homeless, Math, Reading, Safe/Drug Free, Schools, Science/Environmental, Social Studies, Special Education. Email: fmdfoundation@aol.com.

Name: Brach Foundation Educational Grants

Due Date: Dec 31st Amount: 1,000.00 50,000.00 Matching: Category: Grants Source: Helen V. Brach Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: Giving primarily in the Midwest, also in CA, MA, OH, PA and SC for the following purposes: charitable, educational, literary, prevention of cruelty to animals, prevention of cruelty to children, promotion of music, arts and theater, religious and scientific. Phone: (312) 372-4417. Address:55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 701, Chicago, IL 60601

Name: Bridgestone/Firestone Educational Grants

Due Date: None Amount: 1000.00 10,000.00 Undisclosed Matching: Category: Grants Source: Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Public / Private:

Description: Giving on a national basis, with emphasis on areas of company operations; giving also to regional and national organizations to support museums, public radio and television stations, parks, and organizations involved with arts and culture, education, the environment, children's health, legal issues, safety, and welfare, employment training, youth development, civil rights, voter registration and education, and community development. Special emphasis is directed toward organizations involved with education, the environment, and children and organizations with which employees of Bridgestone Americas volunteer. Email: bfstrustfund@bfusa.com.

Name: Douglas Foundation Educational Grants

Due Date: None Amount: 1,000.00 25,000.00 Undisclosed Matching: Category: Grants Source: Douglas Foundation Public / Private:

Description: Giving primarily in the following Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura; to assist credible agencies and institutions serving children and youth, the aged, the disabled, the homeless, the sick, the poor, or the otherwise disadvantaged, and projects benefiting the general community. Grant requests from credible agencies or institutions will be entertained for both specific programs and capital expenditures. Email: info@douglasfoundation.org.

Name: Responsible Sports Community Grant

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $2,500.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Liberty Mutual Public / Private: Private

Description: Sports are about more than just winning. And sustaining youth sports programs take more than just your valuable time and effort. It takes money too! That

Name: CVS Caremark Community Grant

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $5,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: CVS Caremark Public / Private: Private

Description: Grants to support Children with Disabilities/Grants to support Health Care for the Uninsured and Underserved/ Grants to support Public Schools

Name: Toolbox for Educaiton

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $5,000.00 Max Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Lowes Public / Private: Private

Description: This grant program provides parent groups with financial tools to help improve their children's schools. Grant awards of up to 5,000 support school improvement projects at public schools nationwide. Since 2006, through Toolbox for Education, the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation has donated over 20 million to more than 4,000 K-12 schools, benefitting over 2 million schoolchildren.

Name: Cliff Bar family Foundation Grant Program

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $8,000.00 Matching: Category: Grant Source: Cliff Bar family Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: Clif Bar Family Foundation supports innovative small and mid-sized groups working to strengthen our food system and our communities, enhance public health, and safeguard our environment and natural resources.

Name: Shade Structure Program

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $8,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: American Acadamy of Dermatology Public / Private: Private

Description: The American Academy of Dermatology's shade structure grant program awards grants

Name: Early Childhood Care and Education Grants

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $15,000.00 Max Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Rosie Public / Private: Private

Description: The Rosie

Name: Christopher Reeve Quality of Life Grants -

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $25,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program awards grants to non-profit organizations that provide services to individuals with paralysis.

Name: Pepsi Refresh Project

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $50,000.00 Max Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Pepsi Public / Private: Private

Description: On-line project voting

Name: Play possible grants (15% matching )

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $50,000.00 Max Matching: Yes Category: Matching Source: Kompan Public / Private: Private

Description: Does your school need a new playground but not have enough funding?

Name: American Honda Foundation

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $75,000.00 Max Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Honda Public / Private: Private

Description: AHF was established by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., to commemorate its 25th anniversary in the United States and to show its appreciation of America's support through the years. It is Honda's desire that in every community in which it does business society will want Honda to exist.

Name: Finish Line Youth Foundation

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: $75,000.00 Max Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Finish Line Public / Private: Private

Description: Finish Line Youth Foundation focuses funding on organizations that provide opportunities for youth participation in the following areas:

Name: Hasbro Community Relations Financial Grants

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: Undisclosed Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Hasbro Public / Private:

Description: The Hasbro Children's Fund is the philanthropic grantmaking arm of Hasbro, Inc. and was established to help children in need triumph over critical life obstacles.

Name: Lowe's Heros

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: Undisclosed Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Lowes Public / Private:

Description: Each year Lowe's Heroes volunteer program helps to improve the communities where Lowe's employees work and live. Together, each store team identifies a community improvement project that will make a difference in their community, such as working with Habitat for Humanity

Name: Chatitable Investments

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: Varies Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Bank of the West Public / Private: Private

Description: Investment requests are granted based on the nonprofit organization's ability to meet the Bank's charitable giving criteria, as well as availability of charitable funds. Although there are more deserving charitable organizations in all of our communities than the Bank is able to support, the Charitable Investments Program makes every effort to assist as many qualifying nonprofit organizations as possible.

Name: Charitable Donations

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: Varies Matching: No Category: Grant Source: Chapman Charitable Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: At Chapman, our ongoing business mission includes supporting the nonprofit community through innovation, service and charity. We accomplish this mission through our corporate endeavors by striving to provide nonprofit agencies like yours with comprehensive coverage at the most reasonable price. Likewise, we keep your best interests in mind when creating innovative products and services designed to save money and provide management and administrative support for organizations constrained due to budget restrictions.

Name: Community Support Program

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: Varies Grants Matching: Category: Varies Source: The Coca-Cola Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The Coca-Cola Foundation aims to make a greater impact on the communities Coca-Cola serves around the world by being responsive to the citizenship priorities of the communities in which we live and work. The Coca-Cola Foundation is interested in funding organizations in these areas: Water stewardship, healthy active living, community recycling, and education. Healthy active living includes providing access to exercise, physical activity and nutritional education programs.

Name: Community Grants

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: Varies Grants Matching: Category: Undisclosed Source: Albertsons Public / Private: Private

Description: Albertsons is accepting grant applications in the following areas: hunger relief, dietary health, and nutrition education. Nutrition Education includes healthy lifestyles and nutrition promotion and education, as well as access to healthy foods. Eligible applicants are 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and schools in areas where Albertsons grocery stores operate.

Name: Beneto Foundation Grants

Due Date: Ongoing Amount: 1,000.00 25,000.00 Matching: Category: Grants Source: The Beneto Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: The Beneto Foundation awards grants to organizations in Sacramento, CA for children and youth services, education, human services, hospitals and higher education. Inquiries are accepted throughout the year. Phone: 916-677-0817. Address: 4080 Seaport Boulevard, West Sacramento, CA 95691.

Name: PEP Grant Physical Education for Progress

Due Date: TBD Amount: $150,000.00 - $300,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: U.S. department of Education Public / Private: Public

Description: The purpose of this subpart is to award grants and contracts to initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs for all kindergarten through 12th-grade students.

Name: BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants Program

Due Date: Unknown Amount: $4,000.00 Matching: No Category: Grant Source: BoatUS Foundation Public / Private: Public

Description: The BoatUS Foundation awards local volunteer organizations up to 4,000 for the promotion of safe and clean boating education. Over the past 20 years the Foundation has awarded over a million dollars to local community organizations, yacht clubs, flotillas and squadrons. The Foundation is looking for creative and innovative projects that promote safe and clean boating on your local waterway. Past topics have ranged from PSAs on the effects of boating under the influence to signs at boat ramps telling users about invasive species in the area and how to prevent them from spreading.

Name: D.E.W. Foundation Grants

Due Date: Unknown Amount: 2,500.00 10,000.00 Undisclosed Matching: Category: Grants Source: D.E.W. Foundation Public / Private: Private

Description: Giving nationally to organizations involved with the arts, education, and children and youth services. Email: info@dewfoundation.org. Eligibility is for Public School and other. Programs Funded:Adult Literacy, After-School, Arts, At-Risk/Character, Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Disabilities, Facilities/Maintenance, Family Services, General Education, Health/PE, Homeless, Math, Reading, Safe/Drug Free Schools, Science/Environmental, Social Studies, Special Education.

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