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NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon

The NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon is a virtual event for nurse-led teams to present their innovative solutions to workplace and well-being challenges.

Applications for up to $150,000 are due by August 2, 2024 and should include a pitch deck of up to 14 slides. Applicants will receive coaching throughout the Pitch-A-Thon process.

Eligibility

This funding opportunity is open to nonprofit health systems from anywhere in the world or health systems with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor.

Teams must be led by a nurse and include executive leadership. Other team members should represent an interdisciplinary coalition with individuals from other departments and professions.

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds must be used to advance the proposed solution. Up to 30% may be used for overhead, including salaries.

Grant funds may not be used for:

  • Project planning efforts
  • Brick and mortor expenses
  • Provision of health services
  • Pass-throughs or re-granting

Evaluation Criteria

All applications will be evaluated based on:

  • Potential impact
  • Innovativeness
  • Feasibility of implementation
  • Sustainability
  • Interdisciplinary team
  • Outcomes and evaluation

Allen Foundation, Inc.

The Allen Foundation supports projects anywhere in the world focused on nutrition, including research, education, and training. Applications are due annually by January 15th and July 15th at midnight ET.

Preference may be given to submissions that include matching funds, either in cash or as in-kind donations.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations or organizations that have their country’s equivalent and can provide documentation. Under certain circumstances, applications will also be considered from:

  • Hospitals and medical clinics
  • Social, religious, fraternal, or community organizations
  • Private foundations
  • K-12 public, parochial, or private schools

Focus Areas

The Foundation is particularly interested in projects that advance:

  • Inclusion of mandatory nutrition programs in medical schools
  • Development of nutrigenomics or nutritional genomics
  • Socially responsive and environmentally and economically sustainable food and agricultural systems

Funding Limitations

Grant funds may not be used for conferences, seminars, discussion panels, and other similar events.

Hikma Health Care Innovation Grant

The Hikma Health Care Innovation Grant provides funding for nonprofit clinics around the world to implement the Hikma Health electronic health record system.

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

Eligibility

This grant is open to nonprofit organizations that:

  • Are officially registered in at least one country
  • Serve at least 1,000 patients annually
  • Provide direct healthcare services for no or subsidized fee to vulnerable populations
  • Can designate separate individuals to serve in three roles – Administrative Lead, Clinical Lead, and Technical Lead

Applicants may operate fixed location or mobile clinics.

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds may be used for relevant expenses such as:

  • Internet service
  • Cloud storage
  • Hardware, including computers and tablets
  • Training, including transportation
  • New personnel

Application Submission

Completed applications, including attachments, should be sent as a PDF file to sarah@hikmahealth.org.

The International Foundation

The International Foundation supports U.S. based organizations working with communitities in Africa, Latin American & the Caribbean, and South & Southeast Asia. Their focus areas are Agriculture, Education, Environment, and Health.

Letters of Inquiry are due by June 30, 2024. If invited, applications for up to $50,000 will be due by October 31, 2024.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations headquarted in the U.S., but working with communitities in Africa, Latin American & the Caribbean, and South & Southeast Asia.

Focus Areas

Applicants may submit requests for one or more focus area.

  • Agriculture – Projects should focus on helping smallholder farms in countries impacted by population growth and climate change.
  • Education – Projects may provide formal or informal educational services to rural and underserved populations, especially women and girls.
  • Environment – Projects may address a range of environmental issues including climate change, air and water pollution, soil degradation, and deforestation.
  • Health – Projects may extend healthcare services into rural areas, provide maternal and child healthcare, and/or provide health education on topics such as hygiene and family planning.

Funding Limitations

Grant funds may not be:

  • Tutition and scholarships
  • Emergency or disaster relief
  • Films, exhibits, books, or radio programs
  • Endowments or capital/building campaigns
  • Biomedical research projects

GiveWell Grants

GiveWell makes recommendations to donors on how their money can make the most impact. Donors can give to their Top Charities, to the All Grants Fund which is open to new applicants, or an Unrestricted Fund.

Applications are accepted on a continual basis, from organizations anywhere in the world. GiveWell is dedicated to funding projects in global health and research that are the most cost effective. Their mission is to “maximize global well-being.” Past grants have ranged from $10,000 to $79.9 million, but they have not put a cap on future awards.

Eligibility

GiveWell supports projects in global health and research from:

  • Early stage or established organizations enacting potentially cost-effective or scalable programs
  • Established organizations carrying out cost-effective, but not scalable, work
  • Organizations working to influence public health policy
  • Organizations doing research that will support GiveWell’s grantmaking process
  • Organizations that raise money for GiveWell’s recommended charities

Example Programs

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Past funded projects include:

  • Incentives for immunization
  • Lead exposure prevention
  • Road traffic safety
  • Seasonal malaria chemoprevention
  • Water chlorination

Grant Process

Application

Interested applicants may submit a form at any time. The form is extremely short; the primary questions are:

  • Roughly how much funding over how many years are you seeking?
  • What would you hope to accomplish with this grant?

Initial Investigation

The initial investigation consists of one or two conversations to better understand the applicant, the proposed project, and its potential impact. Some supporting documents may be required.

Leadership Approval

GiveWell leaders will review the information from the initial investigation and decide whether to proceed to the next step.

Deeper Investigation

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Conversations will continue over a period of 2-6 months and additional documentation may be required, such as:

  • Monitoring and evaluation from past programs 
  • Baseline data on key indicators
  • A description of the proposed project and planned monitoring and evaluation for new organizations
  • Budgets 
  • Plans for grant funding

Conditional Approval

At this point, the grant investigator will make a recommendation to the leadership that a grant be approved. This is not a guarantee, but it is likely that the grant will receive final approval.

Grant Made

The method of disbursement will depend on how the grant is funded. The possibilities are:

  • GiveWell funds – funds donated to GiveWell for grantmaking purposes
  • Open Philanthropy – GiveWell may make a recommendation to this outside organization
  • Effective Altruism (EA) Global Health and Development Fund – recommendations may also be made to this fund, which is managed by GiveWell’s CEO and collaborates with their research team
  • Individual donors – recommendations may be made to individuals who might give directly or through GiveWell

Grant Renewal Investigation

If applicable, GiveWell may conduct an investigation to determine whether further funding is warranted and cost-effective.

The Mellon Foundation

The Mellon Foundation supports arts and humanities projects around the world. Their goal is to build communities in which imagination and ideas flourish and people can create meaning. Grants are awarded in four core areas each of which is guided by three strategies: Arts and Culture, Higher Learning, Humanities in Place, and Public Knowledge.

Interested applicants may submit an inquiry at any time. If Foundation staff believe the proposed project is a good fit for their priorities, they will invite you to submit a full proposal. Do not submit to more than one core area.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in the United States
  • International organizations with their country’s equivalent designation.
  • Colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education (Higher Learning)
  • For-profit organizations or international organizations without a charitable designation at the Foundation’s discretion

Grant Types

Grants may be subject to matching requirements.

  • Spendable Grants – For a specific project, to be spent in accordance with the timeline and budget in the application
  • Endowment Grants – Establishes institutional funds with spending limits per the application, grant agreement, and any state laws
  • General Operating Grants – Supports the grantee’s core operations and overall mission

Core Areas

Arts and Culture

  • Strategy One – Supporting visionary artists and practitioners and the participatory roles they play across institutions and communities.
  • Strategy Two – Supporting exceptional organizations and artists that have been historically under-resourced, including the creation, conservation, and preservation of their artwork, histories, collections, and traditions. 
  • Strategy Three – Creating scaffolding for experiments with new economic paradigms and institutional models that center equity and justice and creative problem-solving in arts and culture.  

The Foundation works with individual artists, scholars, arts organizations, and conservators to cultivate innovative works of art. They seek to ground the arts in the community as a part of a thriving society and create change by making the arts more equitable.

Higher Learning

  • Strategy One – Elevating the knowledge that informs more complete and accurate narratives of the human experience and lays the foundation for more just and equitable futures.
  • Strategy Two – Accelerating the demographic transformation of US academic faculties and institutional leadership to better reflect the population and center humanities expertise.
  • Strategy Three – Creating equitable broader access to humanities higher learning opportunities.

Colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education interested in pursuing one or more of these strategies may apply.

Humanities in Place

  • Strategy One – Keep and Shape Our Places
  • Strategy Two – Evolve Our Institutions
  • Strategy Three – Promote Greater Engagement and Understanding

Organizations such as history museums, heritage areas, and the media may apply for funding to promote a more diverse, nuanced view of American life and history. The Foundation is looking for novel approaches that challenge the traditional narrative and tell a more inclusive story about the American experience.

Public Knowledge

  • Strategy One – Preserving original source materials in all formats, including web-based content, with focus on materials from historically underrepresented cultures and populations. 
  • Strategy Two – Supporting the innovative maintenance and sustainability of technology, tools, and infrastructure for content related to the Foundation’s social justice orientation.
  • Strategy Three – Creating and strengthening networks for the interdependent sharing of resources, services, and collections.

The Public Knowledge program focuses on the conservation of knowledge through preserving physical and digital records. They seek to increase both access to these resources and the amount of documentation representing marginalized communities. This program is an ideal fit for libraries, archives, and presses.

.ORG Impact Awards

The .ORG Impact Awards celebrate people and groups from all over the world who are making a difference in their communities. In 2024, winners will be chosen in 7 categories plus a .ORG of the Year.

The 7 winners will each receive $10,000; other finalists in each category will receive $2,500 apiece. The .ORG of the Year will receive $50,000. Nominations are due by June 19, 2024.

Eligibility

Nominator

To submit a nomination, you must be at least 18 years old and have permission from the nominee.

Nominee

Nominees must be organizations with a website on the .org domain or an individual affiliated with such an organization. Individuals under the age of 18 may be nominated, but if selected, will require a consent form signed by their parent or guardian.

Exclusions

Nominations will not be accepted for people or organizations located in Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria.

Categories

  • Health and Healing – Providing health and wellness resources including education, vaccine development, and mental health services
  • Quality Education for All – Providing education for everyone regardless of race, gender, or financial status
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Working to increase DEI through policymaking and programs that address systemic injustice
  • Environmental Stewardship – Fighting environmental threats and promoting sustainable consumption
  • Hunger and Poverty – Signficantly contributing to the end of resource inequality
  • Community Building – Changing lives in the community on a local, national, or global scale
  • Rising Star – An individual under 25 as of December 31, 2024 who has led a project or campaign to bring positive change to their community
  • The .ORG Impact Awards .ORG of the Year – Outstanding achievement with significant impact and measurable results. Finalists in the other 7 categories are automatically eligible.

Additional Rewards

In addition to the financial award, winners will receive:

  • A trophy
  • A dedicated .ORG Impact Awards logo mark to use in promotional materials
  • Featured presence in .ORG articles, videos, and social media over the following year
  • Featured presence at the .ORG Impact Awards event in October 2024
  • An invitation and up to $2,000 in travel expenses to attend the .ORG Impact Awards event in October 2024

4th Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition

The Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition is an inititative of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. It was created to identify challenges and support innovation in the gastronomy tourism sector.

Applications for the 4th annual competition are due by June 6, 2024. The award does not come with a monetary prize, but does have numerous benefits to help build your startup.

Eligibility

This competition is open to for-profit and nonprofit organizations from anywhere in the world who meet the following criteria:

  • Operating in the Gastronomy Tourism Sector
  • Using innovative methods in comparison to similar businesses
  • Focusing on social needs such as employability and gender equity
  • Ability to enact localized social change
  • A tested product or service
  • The potential to scale up the business in the short to medium term
  • Ability to quickly implement collaborative development of products or services
  • A committed team with the knowledge to achieve their goals
  • Adherence to the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

Benefits

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Finalists will receive:

Categories

Applicants may apply in one of three categories:

  • New Technologies – Startups developing and promoting a product or service with a high technological component
  • Local Impact – Startups developing and promoting a project with a high degree of transformation and social improvement
  • Sustainability and Waste Management – Startups developing and promoting a project with a focus on sustainability and/or food waste generated by tourists

They may also apply for one of four types of product or service:

  • Physical product
  • Service
  • Software
  • New business model for tourism

Zoo Miami Wildlife Conservation Fund

The Zoo Miami Wildlife Conservation Fund supports projects protecting wildlife and natural ecosystems around the world. Applications for up to $5,000 are due by June 1, 2024 at Midnight ET.

Grantees are required to handle all directly affected animals humanely and preferably have procedural Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approval. 

Eligibility

This funding opportunity is open to individuals, governmental entities, and nonprofit organizations with appropriate qualifications for the proposed project.

Required Attachments

All applications must have:

  • Project description (2 pages or fewer)
  • Detailed budget
  • Timeline
  • Resume(s) of principal applicant(s)
  • Description of qualifications
  • Nonprofit letter, if applicable
  • Two letters of endorsement
  • Copies of required permits

Submission

Applications may be submitted electronically to Frank.Ridgley@miamidade.gov (preferred) or mailed to:

Zoo Miami Wildlife Conservation Fund 

Zoo Miami 

C/O Dr. Frank Ridgley

12400 SW 152nd Street 

Miami, FL 33177-1499 

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Grant

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is the independent steward of the internet’s unique identifier systems, including domain names, Internet Protocol addresses, autonomous system numbers, and port numbers.

In their inaugural grant year, ICANN is offering awards of $50,000 – $500,000 for up to 24 months to organizations around the globe. Applications are due by May 24, 2024 at 20:00 UTC.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
  • Nonprofit organizations outside the U.S. who can provide documentation of their country’s equivalent of a 501(c)3

Funding Themes

The Internet’s Unique Identifier Systems

Acitivities under this theme include:

  • Supporting the development of standards for the Internet’s unique identifier systems 
  • Strengthening the security and stability of the Internet’s unique identifier systems 
  • Promoting innovative projects that expand the use of the Internet’s unique identifier systems 
  • Improving the performance of the Internet’s unique identifier systems
  • Supporting long-term usability and sustainability of the Domain Name System 
  • Enhancing Universal Acceptance to ensure truly multilingual and digitally inclusive systems 

A Unified Internet

Acitivities under this theme include:

  • Advancing work related to open access to the Internet 
  • Enhancing Internet interoperability to eliminate the exclusion of certain communities from the global Domain Name System 
  • Enhancing the resiliency and sustainability of the Internet at the local, national, or global level 

All applications should also take into consideration:

  • Diversity, participation, and inclusion of underserved populations 
  • Impact and outcomes that can be sustained through capacity development

Review Criteria

All applications will be reviewed based on:

  • Innovation and Relevance
  • Effectiveness
  • Implementation and Feasibility
  • Competency and Expertise of Project Team
  • Community Value and Impact

Scores for each criterion will be on a 0-4 point scale.

  • 4 = Outstanding
  • 3 = Good
  • 2 = Adequate
  • 1 = Not Good
  • 0 = Missing

A score of 1 or 0 on any criterion automatically disqualifies an application.