Target Social Service grants

These grants are awarded to programs and organizations that directly provide food, clothing and shelter to individuals and families at-risk.

Sprint Ahead for Education Grant - Character Education

The Sprint Ahead for Education Grant program will accept applications for Character Education programs that promote youth leadership, youth volunteerism, school pride and a positive school culture. Examples of programs that the Sprint Foundation will fund include:

• Costs associated with hosting a youth leadership conference
• Character education teacher training and character education support resources
• Direct project related costs for community service/service learning programs
• School improvement projects that serve to enhance and build school pride

District level grants are available for programs ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. School level grants are available for programs ranging from $500-$5,000.

Applications online March 3 – April 15

Small Communities and Rural Book Donation Grants

There are many restrictions so be sure to read the guidelines - this is an in-kind only grant - no funds are awarded -

• The Bi-Annual Program- is designed to donate books to literacy programming in small and rural communities only. The organizational budget limit to be eligible is currently set at $150,000.00 annually.
• The community where the organization is located must be an underserved community. It is not enough to have a certain number of families within a community that are underserved to qualify. The population where the organization is located must be under 50,000.
• The program must have a strong focus on remedial reading programming or a tutoring component. Book Bag programs, mobile libraries, gifts and give-a-ways, events or book club requests will not be granted through the Bi-Annual Donation program.
• In addition, School Districts, Lead Agencies or umbrella agencies may not apply for donations. Each site within group agencies or districts must apply for donations separately.

OJJDP Grants Workshop

Accessing and Sustaining Resources for Community & Faith Based Organizations
Double Tree Hotel - Philadelphia, PA - March 19-20, 2008

http://www.sei2003.com/ojjdp/