DECEMBER DEADLINES

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Local Funding Partnerships Special Solicitation

Deadline:  Accepts throughout 2010
Grants:  $50,000 - $200,000 matching grants
Grants Available:  8

Matching Grants for Violence Prevention Programs - Local Funding Partnerships, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a matching grants program that connects the Foundation with local grantmakers to fund community-based projects to improve health care for vulnerable populations. The program’s special solicitation, “Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence,” helps diversity-focused grantmakers fund projects to reduce violence in traditionally underserved communities that are defined by race, ethnicity, tribe, gender, sexual identity, or rural/frontier location. Applicants must be nominated by a funder that is principally concerned with the community to be served. This solicitation will provide matching grants of between $50,000 and $200,000 for up to eight new projects that employ community strengths and assets to reduce exposure to violence.  Visit the Foundation’s website to download the Call for Proposals.

O'Neill (William J. and Dorothy K.) Foundation

Deadline(s):  Letters of intent due December 1, 2010
Program Number:   68161
Title:  Grants Program
Indirect costs:  unspecified
Cost Sharing:  No
Eligibility:  tax-exempt organizations
Restricted to geographic areas:  Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC

Type of Grant:  Capacity building grants are intended to strengthen the vital infrastructure of not-for-profit organizations.

These grants support organizations' strategic planning that provides a guide for the future and succession plans that assure strong leadership. They fund internal systems that ensure operational efficiency, such as technology plans, financial systems and human resource development. These grants also help organizations identify fund raising needs and support the development of fund raising strategies. And since communications and marketing are essential functions to assure long-term viability, these grants also fund the creation of programs and materials to enable organizations to reach their intended audiences with their messages.  The sponsor funds efforts such as: Creating and implementing strategic plans; Governance and board development; Leadership succession planning; Planning and implementing technology systems; Fund development; and Communications and marketing strategies.

For information, go the foundation’s website or send an email.  The address is: 30195 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 106; Cleveland, OH 44124.  Telephone: 216-831-4134; Fax: 216-378-0594.

Multi- Component Youth/Young Adult Prevention Trials (R01)

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AA-11-001
Due Date: December 2, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
CFDA Number: 93.273
Cost Share or Matching: No

Eligible Applicants:  State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites research grant applications that will advance the science of alcohol prevention and treatment through evaluations of multicomponent community programs, with a specific focus on adolescents and young adults. It seeks proposals to test the relative effectiveness and costs of:(1) Community based programs comprised of environmental interventions to reduce underage and binge drinking among young adults and related harmful behaviors; (2) Community based programs that increase alcohol screening, brief intervention, and access to formal treatment for adolescents and young adults in multiple community settings (e.g. primary care, emergency departments, school- and work-based settings, and web-based venues); and (3) Programs that combine both strategies. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the R01 Research Project award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NIAAA has available $1 million for this announcement and expects that one or two awards will be made.Budgets of approximately $ 500,000 direct costs per year and time periods up to five years may be requested. Budget and Project Period. Direct costs are expected to be approximately $500,000 per year.The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years

Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-11-001.html

AMA Scholarship Program

Deadline:  12/15/2010
Follow Up Date:  8/1/2011
Program Number:  93532
Award Type(s):    Training/Professional Development
Cost Sharing:  No

Sponsor:  Leader to Leader Institute

SYNOPSIS:  The sponsors have established the AMA Scholarship Program to assist the social sector nonprofit organizations in developing the strong leaders today who will lead the organizations of the future.

OBJECTIVES:  The AMA Scholarship is designed to provide nonprofit leaders with an opportunity to step out of the day-to-day, interact with peers across the sectors and develop practical skills they can apply immediately within their organizations. During the entire scholarship year, the recipients will be provided with intellectual resources, opportunities, and discounts designed to enhance leadership effectiveness and support excellence in organizational and personal performance.

The AMA Scholarship covers:

• One management education and professional development seminar offered by American Management Association in the United States;
  
• One year individual member benefits including access to members-only website, subscriptions to e-newsletters and journals, and discount pricing on all other AMA products and services;
  
• One year membership with the Leader to Leader Institute including subscription to Leader to Leader Journal and discounts on the Institute's publications and services.

ELIGIBILITY
The AMA Scholarship Program is available to a range of nonprofit organizations representing the social sector across the United States.  To be eligible for an AMA Scholarship, a candidate must: Be an employee of a nonprofit charitable organization classified as a 501(c)(3) public charity by the Internal Revenue Service or operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)(3). The Scholarship is not available to employees of organizations other than 501(c)(3), for-profit corporations, or individuals; Have a minimum of 3 years of work experience in the social sector; and Receive nomination from the Executive Director/CEO of their sponsoring organization (if you are the ED/CEO, then nomination from the Board leadership).

Contact Information:
320 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Telephone:  (212) 224-1174
Fax:  (212) 224-2508
Web Site: http://www.leadertoleader.org
Program URL: http://www.leadertoleader.org/collaboration/ama/index.html