Summer Jobless Youth grants

[from Philanthropy News Digest] In response to this summer's high teen unemployment rate, Do Something, a national nonprofit organization that helps young people create and participate in community service projects, is offering a grant program to help young people get involved in or create their own local projects to provide youth with volunteer opportunities in place of jobs.

Summer Jobless Grants can be used to help cover the costs of implementing a youth volunteer project, including food, materials and supplies, event space, and transportation, and include more teens in community action projects. All applicant programs must engage at least twenty-five teens in volunteerism.

The program will provide eight grants of $2,000 and eighteen grants of $500.

Applicants must be 25 years of age or younger and must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen.

Applications are due by July 10, 2011; applicants will be notified whether or not they have won by July 15, 2011.

Visit the Do Something Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP

Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program

The Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program is an alternative to public cash assistance designed to enable refugees, asylees, and other ORR eligible populations to become self-sufficient through employment within 120 to 180 days from date of arrival into the United States (U.S.) and/or date of eligibility for ORR services; however, clients must be enrolled within 31 days of becoming eligible to ensure adequate services are provided and self-sufficiency is achieved and maintained within the period of eligibility. Services provided under this cooperative agreement include, but are not limited to, comprehensive case management, employment services, maintenance assistance, cash allowance, and administration. As the Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program is designed to work in consort with the Refugee and Cuban & Haitian Entrant Reception and Placement (R & P) programs, service provider competition for funding under this program is limited. Only those voluntary agencies that already provide R & P services through a cooperative agreement with the Department of State or the Department of Homeland Security may apply to provide Matching Grant services. Participating agencies agree to match the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) grant with cash and in-kind contributions of goods and services from the community. Currently, ORR awards $2 for every $1 raised by the agency up to a maximum of $2,200 in federal funds per client. At least 20 percent of the non-federal share (the grantee's match) must be met with cash or cash equivalent; the balance may be cash, in-kind services, or donated goods. Note that while federal and match funds are calculated and awarded on a per capita or client basis, the actual spending of such funds is not per capita based.

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-ORR-RV-0203

Family Health services block grant

The Bureau of Family Health (Bureau) is accepting public comments on the Commonwealth's draft of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant 2010 Report (2010 Report) and 2012 Application (2012 Application) from June 3, 2011, through July 1, 2011. A draft of the 2012 Application will be electronically accessible through the Department of Health's web site at http://www.health.state.pa.us. Comments must be submitted in writing to Peggy Forte, pforte@state.pa.us or in hard copy to the address listed as follows. Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. on July 1, 2011.

 Persons with a disability or individuals who require an alternative format for review of the Commonwealth's 2010 Report and 2012 Application should contact the Bureau in writing or electronically at Title V Block Grant Coordinator, Bureau of Family Health, Health and Welfare Building, 7th Floor East, 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 772-2763, TDD (717) 783-6514, fax (717) 772-0323, pforte@state.pa.us; or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

ELI N. AVILA, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, 
Secretary

UM grants for the Brighter Future

[from Philanthropy News Digest]

The United Methodist Women/Women's Division is offering funding through the Brighter Future grant program for projects that address the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 and 18 in the areas of violence and relationship abuse.

The Women's Division funds small-scale, community, and church-based programs and projects. For this reason, groups affiliated with national organizations, hospitals, and organizations with budgets totaling more than $3 million will not be reviewed.

New and existing projects are eligible to apply. Building improvements, computer hardware, one-time only events, or summer events and activities are not eligible for funding.

Preference will be given to projects that have significant involvement of women and youth at the grass-roots level; demonstrate the ability to raise additional funds from other sources; provide direct and comprehensive services to young people; promote respect for and appreciation of racial and ethnic diversity; and cultivate spiritual lives and values.

In past years, funded projects have included one or more of the following strategies: promote tolerance and diversity; enable youth to recognize and deal constructively with violent or abusive situations; empower youth to develop alternatives to gang violence; fight cyber-bullying; teach conflict resolution and affirm differences; deliver programs for school-age children on bullying; create safe zones in neighborhoods; forge partnerships between schools and churches to educate young people about the dangers of drugs and guns; advocate and work for elimination of causes and conditions that victimize, such as sexual exploitation, forced prostitution, and sex tourism; provide support groups and counseling for victims of abuse, violence, and hate crimes; model alternatives to teen incarceration; help children of battered women to not become abusers or victims themselves; mobilize communities against rape and abuse; and raise awareness on gender inequality and sexual violence.

Grants will be up to $4,000. The average grant is approximately $2,500.

Visit the United Methodist Women Web site for complete program guidelines and the application.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP

Funding for women and girls projects

The Open Meadows Foundation supports projects that are led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities.

The foundation provides grants of up to $2,000 for projects that are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote gender, racial, social, economic, and/or environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. The foundation funds projects that do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual identity and expression, age, or ability.

Organizations interested in applying must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or a fiscal sponsor that is tax exempt. The applicant's organizational budget should not exceed $150,000. Small and start-up organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. Proposals from organizations not previously funded by the foundation will be given priority.

The foundation accepts grant proposals twice a year. The next deadline is August 15, 2011.

Visit the Open Meadows Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines, application procedures, and information on previously awarded grants.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP