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Voices for Healthy Kids Policy Campaign Grant

The Voices for Healthy Kids Policy Campaign Grant supports efforts to increase children’s health equity through legislation, regulations, executive orders, or ballot initiatives.

Short form applications are due by March 25, 2024 at 5 PM PT. For those invited to submit, full applications will be due by May 28, 2024 at 5 PM PT.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 nonprofit organizations
  • Organizations with a 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 nonprofit as fiscal sponsor
  • Federally recognized Native American tribes and tribal subdivisions

Organizations must be able to engage in lobbying activities.

Preference will be given to groups led by people from communities statistically impacted by health disparities, including Black, Latinx, and Native American individuals.

Funding Priorities

Funding for Early Care and Education Access

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Applications under this funding area must include at least one of the following priorities:

  • Targeted outreach and recruitment of licensed early care and education programs and technical assistance for programs seeking licensure.
  • Assisting childcare facilities with funding for capital improvements that encourage healthy eating and physical activity
  • Increasing subsidy reimbursements for childcare facilities meeting healthy eating and physical activity standards

Early Head Start/Head Start Appropriations

Projects under this funding area should focus on securing financial support for Head Start and Early Head Start for eligible children and/or children from families living above current income threshholds.

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Projects under this funding area should focus on campaigns to enact state level policies on paid family and medical leave for public and/or private sector employees.

Healthy School Meals Expansion

Projects under this funding area should focus on campaigns to enact state level policies to expand access to free school meals, including universal free meals, free breakfast or lunch, and covering the cost of reduced price meals.

Sugary Drink Tax and Investment

Projects under this funding area should focus on community-level campaigns to enact excise taxes on sugary drinks and use the revenue to provide health services in communities experiency inequity. Communities must be involved at every step from the decision to pursue the tax to the implementation of the program to allocation of revenue.

SNAP Access and Expanded Benefits

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Projects under this funding area should focus on policies that increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by:

SNAP Incentives and Produce Prescription Programs

Projects under this funding area should focus on policies that increase access to fruits and vegetables through SNAP incentives and produce prescriptions programs.

Water Access in Schools and Communities

Projects under this funding area should focus on campaigns to ensure that new and renovated schools have water bottle filling stations.

Innovative Policy Issue

Other innovative approaches to decreasing health inequity for children up to age 3, such as maternal health policy and family income supports.

Helping Communities Celebrate and Preserve Their History

Since 2006, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation has funded over 1,800 historic signs in 46 states through their initiative “Helping Communities Celebrate and Preserve Their History.”

The Foundation has six signature programs for historic markers. Each program has its own guidelines and deadline, discussed below. The grants provide all the costs for the marker, pole, and shipping, but applicants are responsible for installation.

Applications are only accepted online, via the Foundation’s Grant Portal.

Eligibility

All historic marker programs are open to:

  • Nonprofit academic institutions
  • Local, state, and federal government entities
  • 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations

Certain programs are only available in specific states, as noted below.

Hungry for History

The Hungry for History program is open nationwide for signs that tell the story of foods that are special to a place or region. Eligible submissions must:

  • Have been created locally before 1970
  • Have historic significance outside the region
  • Be a ready-to-eat dish with at least 2 ingredients
  • Still be eaten
  • Not include brand names

Applications are accepted on a continual basis, but a Letter of Intent is required.

Legends and Lore

The Legends and Lore program supports signage that celebrates local myths, folktales, and holidays in Alabama, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Virginia.

Subjects must be based on popular legends that contribute to cultural tourism. Family legends, factual events, and literary material are not eligible. Primary source documentation is not required.

Applications for Round One will open on March 11, 2024 are due by April 29. Round Two will open on August 26 with a deadline of October 14.

National Register Signage

The National Register of Historic Places is a list of places designated worthy of historic preservation. The Register operates under the National Parks Service, but does not provide any funding for signage. The William G. Pomerory Foundation helps to make sure these places are recognized by furnishing those funds.

This program is available in all 50 states and applications are accepted year round. A copy of the National Register designation letter must be provided.

Historic Transportation Canals

The Historic Transportation program is available nationwide for signs that commemorate transportation related events that occurred before 1945.Primary source documentation is required.

The 2024 round of applications will open March 15. Letters of Intent will be due by April 12 and full applications by May 17.

Hometown Heritage

The Hometown Heritage program is available in every state but New York. It provides signage for local history events in states that lack their own historic signage program or that don’t qualify for their state program. Events must have occurred in 1924 or earlier.

Applications are accepted on a continual basis, but a Letter of Intent is required.

New York State

The New York State Historic Marker Grant Program commemorates historic people, places, and events that occurred in New York from 1683-1923. Primary source documentation is required. Deadlines are scheduled by region based on the Association for Public Historians of New York State.

Third Wave Fund: Mobilize Power Fund

The Mobilize Power Fund is a grant program from the Third Wave Fund, which provides rapid response support to gender justice organizations in the U.S. and its territories. This money is intended to help groups act in the face of unanticipated opportunities or threats.

Applications for up to $10,000 ($20,000 for partnerships and coalitions) are accepted and reviewed five time a years. Due dates for 2024 are March 5, May 7, July 2, September 3, and October 1.

Eligibility

This grant is open to organizations in the United States and its territories, with or without a 501(c)3 nonprofit designation. Applicants must, however:

  • Be led by transgender or cisgender women of color and/or trans, gender non-conforming, and intersex people of color under age 35
  • Be working on issues of gender inequity, gender-based violence, homophobia, or transphobia
  • Be responding to a time sensitive opportunity or threat that necessitates a change in regular operations
  • Be focused on strategies that strengthen the community in which they’re working
  • Have an annual opperating budget of less than $500,000

Allowable Activities

Grant funds may be use for:

  • Marches or rallies
  • Bail or legal fees
  • Leadership training
  • Mutual aid
  • Healing justice work
  • Unanticipated legislative or ballot initiative campaigns

Grant funds may not be used for:

  • General operating support
  • Regularly scheduled activities
  • Budget shortfalls

Submission Options

Applicants have the option to submit their project narrative in written or video form or through a phone interview with a Fund representative.

  • Written narratives must be no more than four pages
  • Video narratives must be no more than 10 minutes long
  • Phone interviews may be scheduled by emailing programs@thirdwavefund.org or calling 917-387-1262 ext. 806 before the last Tuesday of every month. Availability of this option will be based on the number of requests each month. Priority will be given to groups for whom a written narrative is inaccessible.

Khyentse Foundation Trisong Grant

The Khyentse Foundation was founded in 2001 to support Buddhist study and practice in all traditions. Although headquartered in San Francisco, CA they have assisted people and organizations in more than 30 countries.

The Trisong Grant funds programs that use Buddhist wisdom as a foundation for promoting mental health and well being. Programs do not have to be explicitly Buddhist in nature but they must use traditional practices and views in creative ways.

Applications are accepted each year from March 1-31 and September 1-30. Most awards are around $5,000 but larger amounts may be available based on the scope and need of the proposal.

Eligibility

The Khyentse Foundation does not limit who may apply. According to their website, they have accepted applications from, “Buddhist teachers, students, scholars, translators, practitioners, and retreatants, following all traditions, and from all parts of the world.”

They also note on the Trisong Grant page that the majority of applications are from Buddhist practitioners and groups, implying that this is common but not required.

Example Programs

Applicants are encouraged to take an innovative approach to bringing Buddhist teachings and practices into the field of mental health. Potential programs include:

  • Using Buddhist concepts to help people with substance misuse disorder
  • Visiting schools and talking to students about managing their emotions
  • Offering a group meditation program to incarcerated individuals
  • A depression and anxiety support group based in Buddhist concepts
  • A family-based meditation program

Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation

The Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation supports projects that help youth in the United States up to age 21 achieve their full potential. This may include the arts, education, health, and welfare services.

Letters of Interest for requests of $1,000 – $10,000 are due annually by March 31st. Full proposals for those invited to submit will be due by August 1st.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. The Foundation does not award grants to large, national level organizations such as the United Way or the American Cancer Society.

The Audacious Project

The Audacious Project is an initiative of TED, which supports bold ideas to solve urgent problems anywhere in the world. There is no minimum or maximum request amount, but past projects have had an annual operating budget of $1 million or more.

Ideas may be submitted on a rolling basis, but are reviewed in set cycles. The deadline for the current cycle is March 15, 2024. A select number of applicants will be asked to submit a full application from which 8-10 finalists will be chosen. Audacious will work with finalists to develop a multi-year plan, which will be presented to private donors.

Eligibility

Applicant

This funding opportunity is open to any individual 18 years of age or old working with a nonprofit organization, NGO, institution, or a collaborative group of eligible organizations.

Project

Audacious is interested in funding projects in a wide variety of topic areas from climate change to social justice and education to global health. All projects must, however:

  • Be bold and unique, challenging the status quo
  • Address an urgent issue
  • Have the potential to make a significant impact in a matter of years
  • Have evidence of that potential based on the applicant’s track record, demand for the project or solution, and sustainability
  • Have a vision for how this project will impact the world

Lush Charity Pot Grants

Lush awards grants funded through sales of their Charity Pot Hand and Body Lotion to grassroots organizations around the world. They support causes that are often overlooked and underfunded in the areas of Animal Protection, Environmental Justice, and Human Rights.

Applications are accepted on a continual basis for requests up to $15,000.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • Registered and unregistered nonprofit organizations and NGOs
  • Indigenous groups
  • Community groups

Applicants must have an annual revenue of $500,000 or less.

Funding Limitations

Grant funds may not be used for:

  • Air travel
  • The cost of attending a training, meeting, or other event
  • Non-vegan or vegetarian food
  • Scholarships
  • Event sponsorships
  • Bail

Echo360 e3 Tech Grants 

Echo360 e3 Tech Grants support educators and researchers in the U.S. as they advance equity, engagement, and evidence through the use of Echo360 products. EchoImpact Grants are available for applicants who are already using Echo360 and EchoInnovation Grants will provide Echo360 software to grantees. Grants specifically for Historically Black Colleges and Universities are also available under both categories.

Applications for all grants are due by March 22, 2024. Funding or software provided varies by grant category.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • K-12 schools
  • Colleges and universities
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • For-profit businesses

Grant Categories

EchoImpact

Standard

Recipients of the EchoImpact Grant will receive up to $2,000, as well as paid travel and accommodations to attend a 2 day workshop with their peers.

HBCUs

To address the systemic underfunding of schools for people of color, HBCUs will receive up to $4,000, as well as paid travel and accommodations to attend a 2 day workshop with their peers.

EchoInnovation

Standard

Recipients of the EchoInnovation Grant will receive up to $5,000 worth of Echo360 software.

HBCUs

HBCU recipients of the EchoInnovation Grant will receive up to $5,000 worth of Echo360 software.

Advanced Nursing Education – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program

The Advanced Nursing Education – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program from the Health Resources and Services Administration will address the dearth of professionals trained to perform forensic examinations on sexual assault survivors.  

HRSA expects to award 28 grants of up to $500,000 per year for 3 years, subject to congressional appropriations. There is no cost share or match required. Applications are due by April 2, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.

Eligibility

Applicant

This grant is open to:

  • Accredited public and private schools of nursing
  • Nonprofit organizations with a designation from the IRS
  • City, county, and township governments
  • State and U.S. territory governments
  • Special district governments 
  • Independent school districts
  • Native American tribal governments and organizations

Trainees

Trainees under this program must be:

  • United States citizens, non-citizen nationals, lawfully admitted permanent residents, or otherwise qualified aliens
  • Registered Nurses (RNs) with an active and unencumbered license
  • Practicing as either a generalist RN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Forensic Nurse or enrolled as a student in an advanced nursing education program, including Advanced Practice Registered Nursing and Forensic Nursing Programs.

Program Goals

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The goals of this program are to:

  • Increase the number of trained and certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs)
  • Increase the number of available SANE trainings 
  • Expand access to sexual assault forensic examinations, especially in rural and underserved areas
  • Foster an environment that supports SANE training, practice and retention

Funding Priorities

Priority consideration will be given to programs that:

  • Substantially benefit rural populations
  • Substantially benefit underserved populations
  • Help meet public health nursing needs in state or local health departments

Funding Limitations

In addition to the cost of training, grant funds may be used to provide health insurance to trainees. It may not be used for:

  • Indirect costs equally more than 8% of direct costs
  • Accreditation costs
  • Membership dues that directly fund lobbying activities
  • Liability insurance, unemployment insurance, life insurance, taxes, fees, retirement plans, or other fringe benefits for trainees
  • Faculty/staff release time
  • Foreign travel

Elevating Migrant Leadership: Building Inclusive Futures

The WES Mariam Assefa Fund is championing the rights of immigrants and refugees in the United States and Canada. Throught the Elevating Migrant Leadership: Building Inclusive Futures program, they are supporting projects that help give a voice to the voiceless.

Seven grantees will receive $100,000 over 2 years as well as access to capacity building and peer learning. Letters of Intent are due by March 25, 2024. Select applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, due in June 2024.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations or organizations with a fiscal sponsor who:

  • Operate in the United States
  • Have a mission focused on assisting immigrants and refugees
  • Directly serve immigrants, refugees, or migrants who identify as Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, Black/African/African American, Latino/Latin American, Middle Eastern, and/or Indigenous
  • Have an operating budget of $3 million or less

Focus Areas

Submitted projects must focus on two of the following areas:

  • Narrative building – utilizing the voices and perspectives of immigrants, refugees, and migrants to change the prevailing narrative
  • Experiental learning – increasing the leadership capacity of immigrants, refugees, and migrants through applied learning experiences
  • Mentorship – forging relationships with mentors to provide guidance and introductions to networks

Evaluation Criteria

  • Goal and Program Alignment – does the project include two of the three focus areas and further the overall program goals?
  • Network Development for Leadership – are opportunities provided for community members to build relationships and learn from one another?
  • Representative Leadership – are members of the community and their lived experiences represented among organizational leadership?
  • Community-Informed and Democratic Approach – is feedback from the community welcome and used to shape the work?
  • Learning & Impact – does the organization adapt to changing community needs?