GRANT $ !!!

Anybody interested in persuing some of these? Know anybody else who might qualify?


Pay It Forward Foundation -- Pay It Forward Mini-Grants

SUMMARY: Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus -- that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially -- to be considered in the grant making process.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Schools, churches, and community youth groups (with an adult sponsor) may apply for funding. Youths or adults may write the application. Groups whose members are all over the age of 18 must include work with youth under the age of 18 as part of their projects.

DUE DATE: April 15, 2008 and October 15, 2008

AWARD AMOUNT: Mini-grants of up to $500 are available for projects on a one-time-only basis.

INFORMATION: Pay It Forward Foundation, P.O. Box 552 , Cambria , CA 93428 . E-mail: info@payitforwardfoundation.org Web: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html

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Seventh Generation Fund

SUMMARY: The Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development (SGF) is a nonprofit indigenous peoples' organization that works directly with grass-roots Native American communities and traditional indigenous societies throughout the Americas . SGF supports Native American peoples' community-organizing, issue-advocacy, economic renewal, cultural-revitalization, environmental-justice, and related restorative development efforts.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Seventh Generation Fund directs its small grants and/or technical support, financial management, and project facilitation to indigenous communities and organizations.

DUE DATE: June 1, 2008; September 1, 2008; December 1, 2008

AWARD AMOUNT: General Support -- Small grants range from $600 to $10,000 per year in seed money to assist in: seeding the establishment of an emerging organization; covering the general operating costs of an existing organization or a specific project; covering expenses that help an organization accomplish a specific campaign or project. Training & Technical Assistance -- These grants provide financial support of $600 to $5,000 per year to: facilitate project-specific training; pay for experts and special consultants; and/or provide for other organizational capacity building needs to participate in or acquire new skills through regional workshops, national forums and special conferences. Mini-Grants -- These grants are offered to community-based projects. Applications may be submitted at any time as a one or two-page letter with a budget, and do not require a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt certification or fiscal sponsor. Mini-Grants range from $50 to $500. Mini-Grants are not given to individuals.

INFORMATION: Seventh Generation Fund, ATTN: Grant Committee, P.O. Box 4569 , Arcata , CA 95518 , 707-825-7640 or 866-335-7113.Web: http://www.7genfund.org/application2004-05.pdf