The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth age 12-20 in communities throughout the United States. The STOP Act program was created to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, and State, local and tribal governments; to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol use among youth; to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth; to disseminate to communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth; and to enhance, not supplant, effective local community initiatives for preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth. [Funding]
Funding Opportunities
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03/29/2012
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07/15/2012
Accepted proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects which meet one of the Foundation’s two basic purposes: To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society. [Funding]
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04/06/2012
ASHA provides financial assistance to students whose academic and professional goals include the health of youth. Three scholarships of $1000.00 annually, one each to students in these specializations: School Health Education; School Nursing; and Pediatric / Adolescent Medicine or Dentistry. The Association also provides financial support for students to complete research in areas related to the mission of ASHA. [Funding]
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09/01/2012
The goal of the Program is: use resources and talents to improve the lives of individuals and build strong communities. Community outreach focuses on three key priorities: Meeting Basic Needs; Supporting Community Vitality; and Volunteer-Driven Causes. [Annual submission deadlines: February 1, May 1 and September 1] [Funding]
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03/15/2012
The Program was established to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who can achieve senior rank in academic medicine and dentistry and who will encourage and foster the development of succeeding classes of such physicians and dentists. [Funding]
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03/16/2012
The purpose of this funding is to provide family-centered primary medical care to women, infants, children, and youth (WICY) living with HIV/AIDS when payments for such services are unavailable from other sources. Funding is intended to improve access to primary HIV medical care for HIV-infected women, infants, children, and youth through the provision of coordinated, comprehensive, culturally and linguistically competent services. [Funding]
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03/05/2012
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support the creation of an interdisciplinary, multicenter research forum for scientific collaboration and infrastructure building related to home visiting research that is designed to improve life outcomes among mothers, infants, and young children. The work of this Network will complement the ongoing research and evaluation activities occurring both within the MIECHV program and in the research field broadly. [Funding]
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02/22/2012
Recognizing the increasing complexities of managing nonprofit organizations, the Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin is inviting nonprofit leaders to apply for a scholarship to attend the 2012 program on the HBS campus in Boston. Applicants must be at the head of a Wisconsin nonprofit organization serving the public in arts, education, environment, health care, human services, community development or related areas. [Funding]
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02/24/2012
Teams of up to 5 students will design a plan to improve patient engagement with their health care providers using information technology. Informational Webinar: February 3; Register your team by: February 24; Application deadline: March 6. [Funding]
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05/31/2012
The American Indian College Fund was established in 1989 to provide scholarships to American Indian students and to fund and create awareness about the community-based accredited tribal colleges and universities that offer students access to knowledge and skills alongside Native culture, language, and values. The Fund also provides scholarships to students attending non-tribal colleges and graduate students attending all colleges. [Funding]
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03/06/2012
How Americans commute reflects demographic changes, particularly shifts in the economy, housing development, and societal attitudes towards varying types of employment. The purpose of this challenge is to highlight the role of health data during commutes and how it may play a critical role in improving the health of commuters. Innovators will be invited to submit their best ideas and models for improving the health of American commuters through better collection, exchange, and analysis of health data. [Funding]
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07/24/2012
Accessibility and usability in health IT are high priority issues for the disability community. A consumer-oriented system providing easy-to-use access to health information would be a valuable tool and significantly improve the health of disabled individuals. ONC is challenging multidisciplinary teams to create and test a module or application that makes it easy for disabled consumers to access and interact with the health data stored in their EHRs. [Funding]
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02/24/2012
SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters, rehire firefighters that have been laid off, retain firefighters facing imminent layoffs, or filling of positions that were vacated through attrition. SAFER offers grants to support activities in two categories: 1. Hiring of Firefighters 2. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters. [Funding]
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03/22/2012
The Fund is one of several Federal grant programs in which grantor agencies support projects that seek to use evidence to design program strategies. The Fund will provide grants to states, local workforce areas, and entities eligible for Section 166 Indian and Native American Program grants to: Re-tool service delivery strategies and/or policy and administrative systems and processes to improve outcomes for workforce system customers and; Evaluate the effectiveness of such activities. [Funding]
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04/02/2012
The Avon Foundation provides grants to organizations and institutions, predominantly 501(c)(3) or equivalent, in the areas outlined in our mission statement: breast cancer, domestic violence and emergency disaster relief. LOI deadline: April 2, Application deadline: May 15. [Funding]
