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PUBLIC EDUCATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

Open Competitions

Annual Grant Competition
The USIP will grant 25-30 awards of up to $120,000 for projects that bring awareness to conflict resolution and peacebuilding worldwide.
ASPB Education Foundation
Proposals are requested for outreach/education projects (instructional materials, multimedia educational materials, outreach collaborations) related broadly to plant biology. DEADLINE: June...
Avon Foundation and Institute for Medicine: Ending Violence @ Home
Ending Violence @ Home is a global competition for web-based or mobile apps related to preventing domestic or dating violence. Interested applicants must register by May 31, 2012.
California Endowment
The California Endowment is a strong funder of public media in the area of health. It is currently accepting applications for program-related investments, due October 6, 2011.
Risk Management Education and Outreach Partnerships Program
The USDA will award a total of $3 million in cooperative partnership agreements designed to provide educational outreach and training to agricultural producers and ranchers.
Tobacco Regulation Awareness, Communication and Education Program
The FDA will award $22.5 million across up to 15 awards for collaborative projects that increase awareness and educate the community on the harmful effects of tobacco use.
Why Open Education Matters Video Competition
This Dept. of Ed competition will award a $25,000 grand prize for the best short video that explains the benefits of open education resources in the classroom.
Youth Empowerment Program
HHS will grant $1.5M across six awards for collaborative projects addressing unhealthy behaviors in at-risk minority youth, and promoting a more positive lifestyle.

Rolling Deadlines

Baton Rouge Area Foundation
This foundation works with its donors to connect them to nonprofits meeting community needs. It also invests in projects that have the potential to change the community.
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
This foundation looks for projects that will lead to societal, institutional and/or environmental change; address the root causes of problems; and lead to new ways of thinking.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
The Foundation's new $10 million Challenge for a Healthier Louisiana offers great opportunities for public media to partner with other community organizations. Deadline for letters of...
Casey Foundation, Marguerite
The foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of families, youth and children. Grants are focused in education, advocacy and activism.
Chesapeake Bay Trust
The Trust is currently accepting applications for outreach and awareness grants. Deadline: July 6, 2012.
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
This foundation prefers projects that reflect regional thinking and cooperation, promote civic participation, foster innovation, help move the region forward and leverage public and private...
FedEx Corporation Contributions Program
Public media are central to informing communities about disaster readiness and delivering essential information in the aftermath. FedEx funds disaster relief and disaster preparedness...
FINRA Investor Education Foundation
The mission of this foundation is to provide underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life.
Fledgling Fund
Grants for innovative media projects (especially film) that target social problems, including education, women and girls, health and more. Next funding cycle opens: August 13, 2012.
Gill Foundation
The foundation's top priority is support for organizations that advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. It supports public media through its Gay & Lesbian...
Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood
Supports public broadcasting efforts to raise awereness about health issues. Spcial interest in collaboration and serving underrepresented populations.
Kansas Health Foundation
Putting emphasis on partnerships, this foundation makes grants that promote health behaviors, strengthen the public health system, improve access to health care and build civic leadership.
Packard Foundation, David and Lucile
This national foundation has supported public broadcasters for capital and equipment funding, as well as programming aligned with their areas of interest (incl. conservation and...
Park Foundation
Has a history of support for public affairs and educational programming. Areas of interest include environmental protection.
Rockefeller Foundation
Supports media projects that enhance public understanding of issues of importance to the foundation, including global health, climate and environment.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors make grants nationally on a variety of issues.
San Francisco Foundation
Supports public media projects in the five counties in California served by the foundation. Priority areas include education, environment, community health, arts and culture.
Sparkplug Foundation
No support for film or video, but a good fit for smaller community radio stations, especially those that serve diverse populations.

WEBINARS/CONFERENCE CALLS

Strategies for Grantseeking Success: Identifying Potential Funders
Join us for the third session in the Grant Center's webinar series: Strategies for Grantseeking Success. Identifying Potential Funders will take place on Thursday, June 22, 2012, at 2:00 p....
Partnership Opportunities with IMLS
Watch the recording and download the resources from this Grant Center webinar from April 27, 2012 about funding opportunities from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

NEWSLETTERS

Grant Center Funding Newsletter - April 2012
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Grant Center Funding Newsletter - March 2012
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