Grant Notices, Deadlines and Links from My Twitter Account

This Blog post features the grant notices linked through my Twitter account. You may have missed them. Here is a second chance to access the information. I post 6-8 open and available grant notices daily. The information is about grants that I believe will be of interest to nonprofit and nongovernmental leaders, community-and faith-based organizations, educators and government leaders. Domestic and international issues include poverty, hunger, health, women, people of color, HIV/AIDS, persons who are homeless, the arts, literacy, domestic violence and rape, peace, environment, human rights, advocacy, employment, technology, children and youth, elderly, social justice, human trafficking, veterans, ex-offenders, prisons, migrant workers, immigration, IRS changes, human resources, management, the law and more.

You can follow the grant information through Twitter at  -
http://twitter.com/#!/dgriesmann    


Or through FollowFriday
http://www.followfriday.com/followfriday/dgriesmann

The information includes the name of the grant, the deadline if any (No DL = No Deadline), and the link to the notice. There are additional resources where to find grants listed below. 

Posted between 2/26 – 3/14

·         DJ&T Animal Foundation grants No DL #pets #nonprofit #innovation #mobile #advocacy #educationhttp://t.co/PgNvRIQ3

·         Seniors Community Employment grants Due 5/10 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #elderly #hunger #education #leadership http://t.co/pJ7cGdzz

·         YouthBuild grants Due 5/8 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #youth #poverty #health #hunger #education #leadership http://t.co/pJ7cGdzz

·         Active Schools grants Due 4/2 #leadership #mobile #nonprofit #poverty #health #hunger #education #learning http://t.co/v1Pktep0

·         Visual Sociology grants Due 4/20 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #law #socialjusticehttp://t.co/jx7KMkzo

·         Smithers Foundation alcohol grants No DL #volunteers #nonprofit #education #leadership #learninghttp://t.co/cYzaGUax

·         Akiba Uhaki grants No DL #humanrights #socialjustice #globalhealth #health #mobile #nonprofit #ngo http://t.co/u4wcNWq

·         United Kingdom Banfield Trust for Pets advocacy grants Due 6/30 & 11/30 #mobile #globalhealth #ngo #nonprofit #education http://t.co/X6ybZi8d

·         Rotary Peace Fellowships Due 7/1 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #poverty #health #education #leadership #causes http://t.co/T2qPuexV

·         Older patients w/HIV grants Due 5/8 #elderly #mobile #innovation #advocacy #nonprofit #education #leadership #gov http://t.co/7ehclAoj

·         NOAA Sea Fellowship grants Due 3/30 #eco #green #together #socent #socinn #mobile #innovation #digitalnpo http://t.co/LZ6VOzuu

·         State Farm youth learning grants Due 5/4 #mobile #innovation #nonprofit #teachers #socent #eco #green #art http://t.co/mpEU6SZl

·         Canada & United States State Farm grants Due 5/31 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #innovation #nptech #digitalnpo #socent #eco http://t.co/NolhpnQD

·         Elderly financial abuse fellowships Due 5/1 #grants #mobile #innovation #nonprofit #education #leadership http://t.co/N8Udu6aS

·         Tribal Victims of Humantrafficing grants Due 4/10 #humanrights #socialjustice #mobile #health #nonprofit #education http://t.co/dNKNClyZ

·         Canada venture philanthropy partners No DL #nonprofit #innovation #mobile #ngo #nptech #nptechinfo #socent http://t.co/a7PvLcND

·         Conservation Alliance grants Due 51 #eco #together #green #mobile #health #nonprofit #education #leadership #gov http://t.co/fsPhXc2y

·         Wilburforce Foundation grants No DL #eco #green #together #advocacy #nonprofit #mobilehttp://t.co/rTWSuR7V

·         Surdna Foundation environment grants No DL #nptech #humanrights #mobile #green #together #nonprofit http://t.co/ImRWiy0y

·         National Science Foundation K-12 STEM grants Due 11/17 #mobile #nonprofit #education #leadership #innovation #nptechhttp://t.co/TE1h0BEi

·         United Kingdom Global Fund HIV, TB & Malaria grants Due 3/31 #ngo #mobile #health #education #leadership #learning #poverty http://t.co/vGqnF2d9

·         Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health grants Due 5/2 #socialjustice #innovation #mobile #povertyhttp://t.co/U9S2firK

·         Ukraine HIV Care grants Due 4/16 #mobile #humanrights #socialjustice #globalhealth #healthhttp://t.co/RKFky6UC

·         Ford Foundation Social Issue Film grants No DL #media #gov #art #mobile #nonprofit #learning #socent http://t.co/vvriquco

·         Pepsi Cola grants No DL #innovation #humanrights #health #mobile #nonprofit #education #leadership http://t.co/F3ghFV23

·         United Kingdom Baring Foundation for Africa NGOs grants Due 3/29 #mobile #health #education #leadership #poverty #globalhealth http://t.co/pBtnDeCY

·         Small Business Collaborative grants Due 5/30 #mobile #health #education #leadership #poverty #hunger #gov http://t.co/cNVDnWCe

·         World Food Prize grants Due 5/1 #mobile #health #education #leadership #learning #poverty #globalhealth #hunger http://t.co/H0Ijt9xB

·         USAID world development grants Due 6/9 #ngo #eco #green #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #poverty http://t.co/JWpO9cU5

·         Lawrence Foundation education grants Due 4/30 #nonprofit #leadership #advocacy #poverty #learning #innovation http://t.co/zHhS8uAU

·         Wells Fargo NEXT CDFI Seed grants Due 4/17 #mobile #nonprofit #leadership #learning #nptech #digitalnpo #socent http://t.co/2bvhbw1v

·         Wells Fargo NEXT CDFI grants Due 4/17 #mobile #nonprofit #leadership #learning #nptech #digitalnpo #socent http://t.co/hbQl6wo5

·         ING Unsung Heroes grants Due 4/30 #volunteer #mobile #poverty #hunger #health #nonprofit #innovation http://t.co/Ox9WdkZ1

·         National Endowment for the Humanities & Japan Fellowships Due 5/1 #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #innovation #mobile http://t.co/z7X2H9Pq

·         USAID Low-income Countries grants Due 4/8 #mobile #humanrights #socialjustice #globalhealth #nonprofit #ngo http://t.co/KThPfXEX

·         Victims of Humantrafficing grants Due 4/17 #humanrights #law #socialjustice #mobile #health #nonprofit http://t.co/FX6d8B9u

·         Schwallie Scholarships 4 those w/ #autism / #Asperger Due 4/30 #learning #innovation #advocacy #mobile #nptech http://t.co/frI0ezkP

·         Middle East Local NGO grants No DL #mobile #education #learning #leadership #nonprofit #socialgood #causes http://t.co/i9VwW3z8

·         Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants Due 4/6 #mobile #teachers #gov #innovation #nptech #digitalnpo #nptechinfo #socent http://t.co/VgPaBKju

·         National Endowments for the Humanities Fellowships Due 5/1 #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #innovation #gov #mobile http://t.co/OeWumiJF

·         Patagonia green grants Due 4/30 & 8/31 #mobile #eco #art #nonprofit #ngo #nptech #education #innovation http://t.co/MCqTsEe7

·         Wildlife startup/capacity building grants Due 4/30 #mobile #eco #green #nonprofit #education #leadership http://t.co/73q9QI2g

·         PetSmart spay/neuter grants Due 3/31 #mobile #nonprofit #education #leadership #causes http://t.co/mXYRlDkM

·         Conflict Mitigation grants 4 West Bank & Gaza Due 3/25 #education #leadership #poverty #globalhealth #advocacy http://t.co/rTzRIBJ2

·         Disabled Veterans grants Due 4/20, 7/20 &10/20 #mobile #advocacy #nonprofit #education #learning http://t.co/CS65ATW7

·         AARP Foundation Women Scholarship grants Due 3/30 #health #education #leadership #learning http://t.co/yVKLFXgT

·         Rural domestic violence grants Due 3/29 #mobile #gov #women #elderly #education #leadership #learning http://t.co/dVcHzKLT

·         Afghanistan refugee grants Due 4/4 #mobile #education #leadership #learning #poverty #hunger http://t.co/SvmcekAu

·         Education Innovation grants Due 4/9 #socent #socinn #volunteers #poverty #hunger #health #gov #advocacy http://t.co/5r8W66Aq

·         Classical Music #Grants Due 4/6 #mobile #innovation #teachers #nonprofit #art #media #education http://t.co/rtLWEZrD

·         Target Stores Art grants Due 4/30 #mobile #health #teachers #education #leadership #learning #poverty #hunger http://t.co/Kbh05fOO

·         Target Stores Literacy grants Due 4/30 #innovation #advocacy #volunteer #gov #nptech #digitalnpo #nptechinfo http://t.co/7FcjhkYl

·         Schwab #Venezuela Social #Entrepreneur #grants Due 4/6 #advocacy #volunteer #nptech #socent #socinn #ngo #world http://t.co/cSznt4MJ

·         Canada Fund Africa Climate grants Due 4/19 #hunger #mobile #health #poverty http://t.co/YaaTnIB5

·         Uganda Health Innovation grants Due 3/16 #mobile #health #education #leadership #poverty #globalhealth #eco http://t.co/XEBqhMCO

·         Uganda Tourism Eco grants Due 3/20 #green #globalhealth #nonprofit #education #leadership #innovation #mobile http://t.co/BvCfkx3J

·         Middle East Civil Society grants Due 3/23 #mobile #ngo #world #education http://t.co/qlYAHJx6

·         Bangladesh Agriculture grants Due 4/30 #nonprofit #aid #humanrights #ngo #education http://t.co/rMwhI7Ka

·         Global Youth Service Day grants Due 3/15 #mobile #eco #art #law #nonprofit #leadership #learning #nptech http://t.co/JdTWtEdO

·         United Kingdom Golsoncott Foundation Due 4/30 & 7/31 #art #mobile #nonprofit #leadershiphttp://t.co/MFzWlVoF

·         Jenzabar Foundation leadership grants No DL #mobile #nonprofit #innovation #education #learning #nptech http://t.co/YrcagACE

·         Small Business health innovation grants Due 5/21 #leadership #learning #education http://t.co/TD1shg9w

·         Schwab World Social Entrepreneur grants Due 3/31 #npo #innovation #advocacy #gov #digitalnpo #nptechinfo http://t.co/qPVPrN0o

·         Cyberlearning capacity building grants Due 3/16 #nonprofit #health #hunger #poverty #nptech #socent http://t.co/s2WwOgmQ

·         ArtsCONNECT grants Due 3/19 #education #learning #art #media #mobile #nonprofithttp://t.co/lAYwH3vn

·         Art Works grants Due 8/9 #media #mobile #nonprofit #nptech #digitalnpohttp://t.co/hcQu3EnB  

·         Transgender Women of Color HIV grants Due 4/16 #humanrights #causes #mobile #health #nonprofit #leadership http://t.co/Qmq1cROG

·         Ryan White HIV grants Due 4/27 #mobile #health #nonprofit #education #learning #leadershiphttp://t.co/5cPhBtdm

·         L’Oréal-#UNESCO Fellowships 4 Women in Science Sub-Sahara Africa Due 3/30 #mobile #health #education http://t.co/Zi2TLmfg

·         Grants for African Scholars Due 6/15 #mobile #globalhealth #nonprofit #leadershiphttp://t.co/7FHpzmtz

·         Hitachi Foundation Entrepreneur grants Due 3/30 #mobile #health #nonprofit #leadershiphttp://t.co/RRmEUvai

·         World Water Innovation & Entrepreneurs grants Due 3/22 #mobile #health #leadershiphttp://t.co/CRX8DoS9

·         RGK Foundation grants Due 3/2 & 6/15 #mobile #nonprofit #innovation #health #hunger #poverty #learning http://t.co/3hC6KxO4

·         Egypt economic support grants Due 3/8 #mobile #poverty #hunger #learning #education #leadership #world http://t.co/IM9y4EM1

·         Egypt Education Development grants Due 6/21 #humanrights #socialjustice #mobile #globalhealth #nonprofit #world http://t.co/Z6496kBd

·         Egypt Science & Math Education grants Due 3/26 #teachers #humanrights #socialjustice #globalhealth #nonprofit http://t.co/08mpSjEl

·         Telehealth Network grants Due 4/13 #mobile #nonprofit #leadership #learning #nptech #socent #digitalnpo http://t.co/dtp5pDeR

·         United Kingdom Help the Homeless grants Due 3/31 #mobile #advocacy #nonprofit #poverty #hunger #healthhttp://t.co/4O6HnRU

·         Motorola Empowerment technology grants Due 3/23 #mobile #leadership #learning #povertyhttp://t.co/yJOTdn98

·         Environmental Protection Agency Safe Water Technical Assistance grants Due 4/9 #mobile #health #nonprofit #leadership #learning #poverty #socent #socinn http://t.co/N7sYOtuk

·         Leadership Education in Health grants Due 3/26 #mobile #nonprofit #innovation #nptech #digitalnpo #advocacy http://t.co/hKNTvstr

·         Science Foundation - Noyce K-12 STEM Teachers Scholarships Due 3/26 #mobile #nonprofit #education #leadership #grants #innovation http://t.co/SZY2IALd

Other Grant Resources:

Grant Information Through Twitter - A Starter Kit

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/grant-information-through-twitter.html 

The Best Web Sites To Find Grants

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-web-sites-to-find-grants.html

How to Find Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-find-grant-opportunities.html

Grant Information Through Twitter - A Starter Kit

For the past year I have been posting information about the availability of grants through my Twitter account. The grants are for nonprofit tax exempt and nongovernmental organizations worldwide. The sources of funding include government, foundations and corporations. The information is available but difficult to research.  If you do not have the time or know-how to search for grants, then here is a place to start. 

I post about 40 grant announcements every week. Each announcement features a brief description what the grant is for, a deadline if there is one (or "No DL" if there is no deadline), #hashtags to appropriate groups and a link to the grant web site. You will have enough to get started looking for grants in a little more than a blink of an eye. 

Pros

• The information covers no more than 140 characters. 
•   It is a fast read, a skim of the note will give you the "WOW" factor
• It is timely
• You have instant access to all the information to make an informed decision whether it is worth your time and effort to apply
• The grant is available - I do not report about grants already funded
• International and global grants are also posted
• I read every announcement I post before doing so
• There are no fees, costs or commercials

Cons

• The grants are not from local funders such as United Way or state agency (although the grant may be federal in origin and funding is through a state agency pipeline)  
• I cannot seek and find grants for specific nonprofits or nongovernmental organizations or for specific geography or country
• On rare occasions there may be a broken link or a change in a deadline date - if you find one, please let me know so I can correct the information

The information is about grants that I believe will be of interest to NPO and NGO leaders, educators and government officials. Domestic and international issues include poverty, hunger, health, women, people of color, HIV/AIDS, persons who are homeless, the arts, literacy, domestic violence and rape, peace, environment, human rights, advocacy, employment, technology, children and youth, elderly, social justice, human rights, human trafficking, ex-offenders, prisons, migrant workers, immigration, IRS changes, human resources, management, the law and more.   

Click on any one link below and click on "Follow me."

@dgriesmann

http://twitter.com/#!/dgriesmann     

http://www.followfriday.com/followfriday/dgriesmann   

Resources

The Best Web Sites To Find Grants

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-web-sites-to-find-grants.html

How to Find Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-find-grant-opportunities.html

One Phase of Nonprofit Organizational Readiness for Grant Funding: Recordkeeping

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/one-phase-of-nonprofit-organizational.html

The Best Web Sites To Find Grants

There are hundreds of data banks listing grant opportunities. Many of them require a membership fee or they are dated. The list of funders and links here are valid when published. 

Some of the data banks I have included require a user name, a password and an e-mail address. In some instances your account will require activation through a return e-mail to you to be returned to them or clicking on a link. Please read the privacy notice at the web site, if there is one, and decide whether you want to give the information required.

The list includes links to U.S. foundations and corporations and for the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. There are data banks aimed at international NGOs. There are specialized banks for animals, women, human rights, health, the environment and international development. I have included what I consider to be the best data banks for U.S. government funds including funds for international purposes...

This is the second new article about finding grant opportunities available at this blog. The earlier one is How to Find Grant Opportunities . You may be aware that I send out 6-8 grant opportunities announcement almost every evening through my Twitter account, http://twitter.com/#!/dgriesmann

There are over 1.3M nonprofit tax exempt organizations in the United States. Most of them are looking for grants to fund their missions. The funds available from nongovernmental sources, foundations, corporations and trust funds are miniscule compared to government sources.

The parameters for inclusion here are –

• no fees
• open to all
• meaningful list
• broadly based
• user friendly
• timely   

I hope that readers will add their favorite links to data banks of grant opportunities to this list, meeting the same parameters.

My overriding principle for this and other articles about grants is - what is on the internet that NPO/NGOs can secure with no cost or gimmicks?  We have many dedicated people in our sector who deserve our thanks who put almost everything we need to know out there for no cost. The hard part of course is mining it for value. That is what I try to do about grants - mining them for value. I have mined here the best data banks that can serve you well. The goal here is to make your search as little frustrating as possible.

The following is not an all inclusive list. I have tried to find as many data banks as possible. They can help you decide which grant opportunities to review and which may not be worth your time. I have added my own comments about the web sites as needed.

The Foundation Center has an excellent Guide to Funding Research for grantseekers that should be read by everyone, staff, consultant, volunteer or board member, starting out for the first or 30^th time searching for grants, - http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/gfr/

I have included information and links for international grant opportunities. According to the Foundation Center there were over $7.6 billion in grants given to 15,675 international recipients in 42,169 foundation grants. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/maps/ 

1. Grants.gov is an excellent source for timely notice of federal grants, sorted by opening or closing date over the past 7 days. It includes domestic and international grants. I suggest this should be a “favorite” if you are interested in federal grants because it changes regularly  http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=Search&dates=7&docs1=doc_open_checked  
2. Federal Grants Wire, a useful search tool for finding federal grants, government grants and loans. They currently index 2,481 federal grants and loans organized by sponsoring agency, applicant type, subject area http://www.federalgrantswire.com/   
3. Federal Business Opportunities (Fed Biz Ops) with 25,000 - 32,000 contract opportunities, some for nonprofits. This is not an easy site to navigate but if you are looking for business contracts rather than grants this where you can start https://www.fbo.gov/?s=home&tab=list&mode=list 
4. NonProfitExpert.com, detailed listing of grants and good information for grant seekers; review the categories listed on the left hand side.    http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/federal_grants.htm 
5. Jon Harrison and Michigan State University have a comprehensive list of funders alphabetized by subject http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2sgalpha.htm
6. Youth Grants for NPOs working  in that service area http://www.youthtoday.org/grants.cfm
7. Rural Assistance Center has an excellent directory of foundations with funding links by topics, and links to state resources http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic.php  
8. Common Grants material has a list of foundations that accept their universal grant application form. The list of foundations is in alphabetical order and is searchable by location, program type and beneficiary http://www.commongrants.com/participating-funders    
9. Meyer Foundation’s list about funding opportunities, outside Meyer, includes information on ways to strengthen nonprofit organizations, research about people and communities that Meyer cares about, and useful links for nonprofits and grantmakers
   http://www.meyerfoundation.org/resources/Other+Funding+Opportunities/ 
10. FundsNet Services.com has excellent information about grants and you can browse through categories of grants from Animal & Wildlife Grants to Women Grants - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/   
11. Women’s Funding Network connects and strengthens more than 160 organizations that fund women’s solutions across the globe http://www.wfnet.org/the-network/member-directory  
12. Google directory of foundations in alphabetical order, look at the links to categories to save some time http://directory.google.com/alpha/Top/Society/Philanthropy/Grants/Grant-Making_Foundations/  
13. Grant Makers in Health has partners listed and linked alphabetically -http://www.gih.org/link_no_cat2664/link_no_cat.htm  
14. Environmental Grantmaker Association has an alphabetical list and links - http://www.ega.org/funders/funder.php?op=list 
15. Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation funders are listed at the University of Wisconsin grants’ library http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/animals.html   
16. California Polytechnic State University, listed by subject in alphabetical order -   http://www.calpoly.edu/~grants/3_FoundSubj.html   
17. Foundation Center has a list of the 100 largest U.S. grantmaking foundations ranked by the market value of their assets, based on the most current audited financial data in the Foundation Center's database as of April 27, 2011. http://fdncenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top100assets.html  
18. ChristianGrants.com features links by key words and by work projects including building campaigns, program support, outreach ministries and more http://www.christiangrants.com/   
19. National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources (NAEIR) features a catalog of donated merchandise for supplies http://www.naeir.org/    
20. A reader suggested - ScanGrants™ is designed to facilitate the search for funding sources to enhance individual and community health – medical researchers, social workers, nurses, students, community-based health educators, academics and others
    http://www.scangrants.com/ 
    

For international grants:

1. Canada’s CharityVillage has a section with a list of grantors in alphabetical order, searchable by categories http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/nonpr/nonpr17.asp and 

   Canadian international grants - http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/nonpr/nonpr9.html#sep1211 

2. Canada funders can be found on FundsNet Services.com http://www.fundsnetservices.com/searchresult.php?sbcat_id=29    
3. Nobel Peace Prize has a list of international foundations http://www.nobelpeaceforum.org/grantsandrelatedresources.htm   
4. Grants from foundations aimed at United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and other international funders at Fundsnet Services.com  http://www.fundsnetservices.com/showcats.php?sbcat_id=10  
5. Jon Harrison's list of Women in International Development, a compilation of web pages of potential interest to NGOs seeking funding opportunities related to women in international development- http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2wid.htm 
6. The International Human Rights Funders Group has a grants tool designed to enable both grantmakers and grantseekers to search for human rights funders by several key criteria: areas of rights funding, activities supported and geographic focus at http://ihrfg.org/funder-directory-search 
7. Grant Makers without Borders does not provide grants but does have an excellent directory of foundations and other organizations interested in international grantmaking http://www.internationaldonors.org/advicegs/index.htm   
8. LGBTQ Funders Directory provides information on funders of organizations and projects working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities. All of the groups included in the directory have provided financial support, of varying types, to LGBTQ programs. http://www.lgbtfunders.org/seekers/directory.cfm 
9. ChristianGrants.com features international opportunities with links by key words and by work projects including building campaigns, program support, outreach ministries and more http://www.christiangrants.com/ 
10. Grantmakers Online.com, an interactive database of world-wide funders, in Beta form, and a little clumsy but highly useful, http://www.grantmakersonline.com/

For other international listing see the companion piece, below, about free e-newsletters that provides timely notice of grant opportunities -

Through the Looking-Glass for International Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/through-looking-glass-for-international.html  

For e-newsletters about grants, see

How to Find Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-find-grant-opportunities.html 

Are you sure your organization is ready to receive and appropriately account for the assistance from a grant? Before you say “Yes”, please read this

One Phase of Nonprofit Organizational Readiness for Grant Funding – Recordkeeping  

http://tinyurl.com/3tlrylr