Award for Diversity--Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
All Regions
12/01/2008
$500

AAGP Award for Diversity

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry will recognize an individual or organization for special service or attention to the mental health care needs of elderly minority or under-served populations in all areas, including ethnic, racial and religious groups, sexual orientation, and gender. This award is open to all geriatric mental health care providers, either individuals involved in research, education, or clinical work, or organizations who provide geriatric mental health care.

AWARD CRITERIA:

The award will recognize an individual or organization involved in geriatric mental healthcare who demonstrates sensitivity to issues of diversity in aging, or who has an innovative approach or track record of service to elderly minority or under-served populations.
The awardee must be involved in geriatric mental health care, but all aspects of care will be considered, including research, clinical, education, and service delivery.

NOMINATION PROCESS:
Submission deadline: December 1, 2008.
A letter of nomination should be submitted to specifically address how the nominee's accomplishments relate to the purpose of the award.
If the nominee is an individual, the letter of nomination should be accompanied by the individual's resume or curriculum vitae.
If the nominee is an organization, the letter of nomination should be accompanied by a company bio and/or a description of the specific program or activities to be considered, along with a name and phone number for the organization's point of contact.
A maximum of two additional letters of support may be provided by other colleagues or members of the community.
The winner will be notified by January 14, 2009, and will be recognized at the 2009 AAGP Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, and presented the award. The winner will also receive $500 and complimentary registration and travel to the meeting. (If the winner is an organization, registration and travel will be for 1 representative to attend.)

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

7910 Woodmont Ave
Suite 1050
Bethesda, MD 20814-3004
301-654-7850
f 301-654-4137
main@aagponline.org

Allied Health Professional, Geriatrician, Gerontological Nurse , Gerontologist, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, Public Servant, Social Worker, Behavioral Scientist, Psychiatric Nurse, Psychiatrist
Pathways to Public Health Careers and Internships
Association of Schools of Public Health/Association of Public Health Laboratories
All Regions
11/01/2008
$0

Association of Schools of Public Health and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are pleased to announce two new funding opportunities for career day events and internship programs. In an effort to generate interest in public health careers, ASPH and APHL solicit proposals for the planning and execution of career day events and undergraduate internship/mentorship programs.

Proposals will be accepted for events focused on undergraduate/graduate education and careers in public health, which may include an appropriate mix of activities, such as exhibit fairs, plenary sessions and small group events. The suggested length of event is one day, though longer events will also be considered. Events proposed under this category may be aimed towards health professions students, undergraduate students, high school students or a combination of all three categories.

Proposals will also be accepted for internship programs which encourage undergraduate students to explore careers in public health and public health laboratory science. The program will be designed to combine public health concepts and theories with laboratory science and other practice settings, ideally among partnering academic institutions and state/local public health laboratories.

Eligible organizations are:
• Public health laboratories;
• Public health practice-based organizations such as health departments;
• CEPH-accredited schools of public health; and,
• Academic institutions offering undergraduate majors and minors in public health.

Deadlines
Letter of Intent: Interested organizations should submit a letter of intent by November 1, 2008 to jmcelligott@asph.org. Submit one letter of intent (LOI) per application. The LOI cannot exceed a total of three pages. Include: project title, organization, principal investigator with contact information, other key personnel, and a brief summary of the proposed project.

Proposals: Completed proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. eastern on December 1, 2008 via an online application system, which will be available on November 10, 2008.

Source of Funding
Funding is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Pathways to Public Health
Funded proposals will be highlighted on the new website for high school and undergraduate students, Pathways to Public Health.

Association of Schools of Public Health
1101 15th Street NW, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 296-1099
Fax: (202) 296-1252

General questions can be sent to info@asph.org.

Academic, Health Care Administrator, High School Teacher, Laboratory Director, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, Public Servant, Mentor, Nurse Educator, Nursing School Faculty
American Dental Education Association/International Federation of Dental Education Associations Orna Shanley Prize
American Dental Education Association
All Regions
$1,000

American Dental Education Association/International Federation of Dental Education Associations Orna Shanley Prize

A $1,000 prize awarded to an academic dental institution able to demonstrate innovative solutions that address local access to care issues.

The American Dental Education Association/International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations
Orna Shanley Prize for Enhancing Access to Care recognizes academic dental institutions around the world
that have demonstrated innovative solutions addressing local access to care issues. This prize is made
possible by a generous anonymous donor and ADEA member, who agreed to support this prize for five years.

Overview
A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to an academic dental institution able to demonstrate innovative solutions that
address local access to care issues. Examples include initiatives such as student engagement in communitybased
patient care settings, novel programs to enhance the effectiveness of the institution in addressing
access to care for local communities, and innovative collaborations with governmental agencies to improve
reimbursement for services provided by the academic dental institution.

Application Deadline
All applications must be received on or before December 8, 2008. Electronic submissions are not accepted.
Receipt of entries cannot be acknowledged. Decisions will be made by an award committee comprised of
individuals from ADEA and IFDEA.

American Dental Education Association
1400 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-289-7201
Fax: 202-289-7204
www.adea.org

Dental School Faculty
Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program
Brookdale Foundation Group
All Regions
12/04/2008
$10,000

The Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)
Local Initiative – Year 2009

Guidelines
2009 RAPP Local and Regional Request for Proposals (RFP)
Introduction
The Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) aims to develop or expand services for
grandparents or other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the
biological parents are unable to do so. Up to thirty local and regional programs will be selected
through this Request For Proposal (RFP) process from within the United States. Each selected
organization will receive a mini-grant of $10,000 over a two-year period ($6,000 and $4,000
respectively), contingent on progress made during year one and potential for continuity in the future.
On-going technical assistance will also be provided.
The deadline for the completed proposals is Thursday, December 4, 2008. Selected applicants will
be notified in April and are required to attend an Orientation and Training Conference to be held
May 1-3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.
Goals of the Relatives as Parents Programs
• supportive services to relative caregivers and the children they are raising, with emphasis on
relative caregiving families that are not in the formal foster care system;
• start new or expand current services in response to caregiver and family needs;
• Services and assistance to relative caregivers and the children in their care must include regular
ongoing support, educational or social groups and at least two of the following:
- benefits and legal guidance - educational seminars
- individual and/or family counseling - health care services
- childcare - housing assistance
- children’s services - group recreational activities
- transportation assistance - services to special populations
- services with local schools - other programmatic initiatives
- mental health services
• establish collaboration with community organizations and other service systems such as family
services, child care, aging, education, legal, health care, mental health and extension services;
• initiate programs that have assurance of continuity beyond the two year grant period; and
• create replicable models of cost-effective, quality services across the region
General Guidelines for Local and Regional Sponsors
• The sponsoring organization must have a 501(c)(3) or equivalent tax-exempt status.
• The proposal should reflect responsiveness to all of the goals listed above.
• The sponsor must show linkages to other community agencies. Letters of support from
collaborating agencies should be included in the appendix of the proposal and reflect the kinds
of supportive services and activities they will contribute to this project.
• The sponsor must assign a senior staff member who will have overall administrative and
supervisory responsibility for the Program, and should also designate a person to serve as RAPP
Coordinator to manage the day-to-day operations.
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• The proposal must include a clear statement of how direct services will be provided to meet the
needs of relative caregiver families. It will not be sufficient to simply refer the
grandparents/relatives elsewhere for assistance.
• The seed grant must be matched 100%, either in-kind or in cash before the initiation of the
program. The source of matching financial support may be the sponsor, other community
agencies or public/private funds.
• The sponsor is responsible for the appropriate management of the seed grant and must comply
with the reporting requirements of the Foundation.
• Evidence of the ability to continue the program beyond the seed grant period should be included
in the project proposal.
• Applicants may apply for either the local or regional initiatives.

The Brookdale Foundation Group
The Brookdale Foundation The Glendale Foundation Ramapo Trust
950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Family Caregiver, Public Health Worker, Social Worker, Volunteer, Community Activist
Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
The Carter Center
All Regions
04/20/2009
$10,000

The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships For Mental Health Journalism

Mental illnesses constitute some of the most serious, unrecognized, and under-reported health problems in the United States and around the world. As part of an international effort to reduce stigma and discrimination, The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide stipends to journalists to report on topics related to mental health or mental illnesses.

The goals of the fellowships are to:

Increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information

Help journalists produce high-quality work that reflects an understanding of mental health issues through exposure to well-established resources in the field

Develop a cadre of better-informed print and electronic journalists who will more accurately report information through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, and the Internet and influence their peers to do the same.

Eligibility and Application Requirements

Eligible applicants for a fellowship must:

Have at least three years of experience in print or electronic journalism (writing, reporting, editing, producing, filmmaking)

Complete the electronic profile of personal and professional information.This profile may be submitted electronically to ccmhp@emory.edu or printed and included in the application packet.

Submit a complete application packet, including how the applicant learned about the fellowships

Attend orientation and presentation meetings in September, at the beginning and end of the fellowship year

Timeline

Application packets and letters of recommendation and support for 2009-2010 fellowships must be postmarked no later than Monday, April 20, 2009. Items postmarked after the deadline will not be accepted. Fellowships will be announced on the Carter Center Web site (www.cartercenter.org) Friday, July 10, 2009, at 9 a.m. EDT.

U.S. applicants should send all application materials to:

Rebecca G. Palpant, M.S.
Senior Program Associate
Mental Health Program
The Carter Center
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
(404) 420-5165
(404) 420-5158 fax
ccmhp@emory.edu
www.cartercenter.org

Journalist
Anna Lalor Burdick Program
Lalor Foundation
All Regions
11/01/2008
$50,000

Anna Lalor Burdick Program
Guidelines
Mission and Purpose

The Anna Lalor Burdick Program seeks to educate young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life.

The Program focuses particularly on young women who have inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health, including the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination, and as such may be particularly lacking options in their lives.

Funding Interests

Because limited foundation funding is available in the field of human reproductive education for young women, the trustees are interested in stretching the benefit of its grants as far as possible. Accordingly, the Anna Lalor Burdick Program emphasizes:

# Support for one-time projects, ongoing projects, new projects and initiatives that demonstrate realistic plans to achieve greater financial self-sufficiency.

# Support for new or smaller organizations, including grassroots efforts, where funding will increase public visibility, improve standing with funders, facilitate overall organizational development, or, in the case of the well defined projects of larger organizations, add a new dimension or capability to operations.

# Support for collaborative efforts among nonprofit organizations.

# Support for organizations that can demonstrate a proven ability to reach out to, include and involve young women with inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health.

# Support for new ideas, initiatives and demonstration projects, which, if proven effective, may be successfully replicated or provide multiple benefits.

Geographic Focus

The Program has no geographic limits.

Funding Availability and Limits

The trustees award a small number of grants in the range of $10,000 to $50,000.

Normally grants are awarded for one year only. Under special circumstances, renewals are considered, such as for projects which clearly require more than one year of support for effective implementation, or for projects which demonstrate outstanding results or promise during their first year.

Eligibility

Eligible U.S. applicants must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code, and defined as "not a private foundation" under section 509(a) of the Code.

If the applicant is not located in the United States and has not already been classified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, please contact the Foundation office at the address or phone number listed at the end of this document.

Reproductive education must be the centerpiece of the proposed project, which should include attention to the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination.

The project must focus on young women, including young mothers and preteens.

The proposal should include a succinct plan for assessing and reporting on the project's results. In this regard, the trustees are interested in learning from projects that have fallen short of expectations as well as those which have succeeded.

Areas Where Grants Are Not Normally Made

To full proposals submitted in advance of a concept paper that has been reviewed and approved by the trustees for further consideration.

To individuals, or for individual research projects and scholarship.

To requests for endowment or major capital support.

To prior grantees which have failed to provide grant reports.

To organizations with no track record or no personnel known to the trustees or to the staff at Grants Management Associates.
Application Procedures
Organizations are asked to begin the application process by submitting a concept paper in accordance with the foundation's concept paper application format. The concept paper application form is available on the Foundation's web site or through the Foundation office at the address and phone number listed at the end of this document. Concept papers should be submitted by mail.

Full Proposals - Applicants whose concept papers have been approved by the trustees will be invited to submit full proposals. If you are invited by the trustees to submit a full proposal, please download the proposal application and instructions from the Application Forms page of the website.

Deadlines
The trustees meet twice a year, in June and December. Proposals are not normally considered out of cycle. The respective deadlines for the receipt of concept papers are May 15 and November 1, or in the case of holidays or weekends, on the next business day.

Applicants will be informed of the foundation's decision regarding the concept paper by July 15 and January 15 respectively.

Please submit your concept papers no earlier than 8 weeks prior to a deadline. For the November deadline, concept papers may be submitted between September 1 and November 1. For the May deadline, concept papers may be submitted between March 15 and May 15.

Applicants who are invited to submit a full proposal will have 60 days from the date of notification to submit their proposal and will be notified of the foundation's decision 30 days after receipt of the proposal.

The Lalor Foundation, Inc.
c/o Susan Haff
Grants Management Associates
77 Summer Street, 8th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1006
Phone: 617-426-7080 x 323
FAX: 617-426-7087
E-mail: shaff@grantsmanagement.com

Community Activist, Health Educator, Neonatal Nurse, Obstetrical Nurse, Obstetrician, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, School Nurse, Social Worker, Volunteer
Cancer Public Education Project Grant
Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
All Regions
12/01/2008
$5,000

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Cancer Public Education Project Grant

Awards: Up to $5,000 available for funding.

Purpose: To enhance the public's knowledge and awareness of cancer prevention, detection, and treatment modalities.

Selection Criteria: The candidate must have a current license to practice as a registered nurse and must have an interest in and commitment to oncology nursing. The major focus of the project should be some aspect of cancer public education.

Application deadline: December 1, 2008

ONS Foundation
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
866-257-4ONS
412-859-6100
877-369-5497 (toll free fax)
412-859-6163 (fax)
E-mail: foundation@ons.org
Web site: www.onsfoundation.org

Oncology Nurse, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker
Community Service Grants
Massage Therapy Foundation
All Regions
04/01/2009
$5,000

The Community Service Grants Program of the Massage Therapy Foundation

The Massage Therapy Foundation advances the knowledge and practice of massage therapy by
supporting scientific research, education, and community service.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS
1. Objectives
Awards are granted to provide therapeutic massage and bodywork to communities or groups who may
have little or no access to such services and who are in some way(s) marginalized by society, with the
intention of enabling such communities to achieve their health potential. Awards may also be granted to
provide therapeutic massage and bodywork in more mainstream contexts where it is not yet available.
These awards are designated to promote working partnerships between the therapeutic massage and
bodywork professions and community based organizations.
The Massage Therapy Foundation defines massage as “the application of manual techniques, and
adjunctive therapies, with the intention of affecting the health and well-being of the client.” Applicants
must ensure compliance with state or local regulation of therapeutic massage and bodywork practice.
2. Eligibility
Community Service Grants are available to organizations or affiliates of organizations which:
2.1. Have been in existence for at least one year in the respective State or Province;
2.2. Are tax-exempt under schedule 501(c)(3) in the U.S., or a non-profit charitable
organization in other countries;
2.3. Currently provide some therapeutic or other service programs to the community
(the Community Service Grant must be used to provide therapeutic massage and
bodywork in conjunction with these programs);
2.4. Have designated a qualified staff member (herein known as the Project Leader)
and a qualified practitioner (herein known as the Massage Therapy Coordinator) to
oversee this program.
2.5 Projects should not duplicate services already provided by applicant organization,
and should demonstrate sustainability after the grant award period has ended.
2.6 Practitioners or student practitioners (if part of the project) must provide proof of
professional liability insurance coverage.

Duration and Value of Grants
Grants will be awarded for a 12-month period; the value of the Community Service Grants will be between
$500 and $5,000 and must be used in the specific time period for which they have been awarded.
Any unspent funds must be returned to the Massage Therapy Foundation. Funding needed to support
the continuation or completion of the project beyond either the designated completion date or the
budgeted amount of the original grant must be requested in a new application. 

Applications must be received by the deadline of April 1, 2009. Applicants may confirm receipt of their
application by including a self-addressed, stamped post-card with their application. Decisions will be
mailed to applicants no later than 120 days from the application deadline.

Massage Therapy Foundation
500 Davis Street, Suite 900
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847)869-5019
Fax: (847)864-1178
info@massagetherapyfoundation.org

Massage Therapist, Community Activist
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
Skoll Foundation
All Regions
11/04/2008
$0
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship Guidelines
"Many of the problems of our modern world, ranging from disease to drugs to crime to terrorism, derive from the inequalities between the rich and the poor . . . be they rich nation versus poor nation or rich community versus poor community. It is in the best interests of the well-off to help empower those who are not as well-off to improve their lives." —Jeff Skoll

What's New:
• Year-round application and award process
• 24-month wait period for declined applications
• Eligibility quiz

The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs. We believe that social entrepreneurs see opportunities where others see problems and crises. They apply innovative solutions to social and environmental issues, empowering people and communities to envision and create positive change. They work in many kinds of organizations, including nonprofits, social purpose ventures such as community development banks, and hybrid organizations that mix elements of nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

The Skoll Foundation believes that social entrepreneurs represent a powerful force for large-scale impact or equilibrium change. Their work has the potential to reduce economic disparities, increase opportunities for the disadvantaged, promote healthy communities, and increase the interpersonal and intercultural understanding that is the foundation for world peace.

The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, economic and social equity, and peace and security. These issues are at the heart of the foundation’s vision of empowering people to create a peaceful, prosperous, sustainable world. Within these issues, we are particularly interested in applications from social entrepreneurs working in five critical sub-issue areas that threaten the survival of humanity – climate change, nuclear proliferation, global pandemics, conflict in the Middle East and water scarcity.

Skoll social entrepreneurs are innovators who have tested and proved their approach, are poised to replicate or scale up their work to create equilibrium change and engage others with a message that resonates with individuals whose resources are crucial to advancing these solutions. The Skoll Awards are designed for leaders who contribute value to a peer network committed to continuous learning. By telling their stories, they join in the foundation’s ongoing celebration of the power of social entrepreneurs.

The Skoll Awards provide later-stage, or mezzanine, funding, which is generally structured as a $1 million award paid out over three years, subject to payment limitations described below under Budget Guidance. In most cases, the grant is provided for core support to help organizations expand their programs and capacity to deliver long-term, sustainable equilibrium change. The Skoll Awards are not intended for new or early-stage programs or initiatives. Programs submitted for consideration should have a track record of no less than three years. In addition to core support, the Skoll Foundation supports the participation of Award recipients in the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.

Deadline for Applying:
Applications are accepted and reviewed on a year-round basis, with successful applicants receiving initial funding installments shortly after decisions are made. Regular deadlines (listed below and updated regularly) assist us in managing the internal review process for these applications, a process that takes a minimum of six months to be completed. Awards will be presented publicly at a ceremony at the Skoll World Forum, which occurs at the end of every March in Oxford, England.

Please note the following application deadlines:

August 5, 2008.
November 4, 2008.

We will post future deadlines as they become available.

Please note that, starting in August 2007, applicants who are not selected must wait 24 months before reapplying.

How to Apply
Please note that the selection process for Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship is highly competitive. Each year the Skoll Foundation receives hundreds of applications for the small number of Awards offered, which means that many fine organizations are not selected for an Award. We have enormous regard for the important work being done by all of our applicants, whether they are selected for an Award or not.

Our application process is designed to select organizations that most closely align with our criteria. We urge applicants to complete the Eligibility Quiz to assess whether their organization meets our selection criteria.

Changes in the Application Process:

In 2007 the Skoll Foundation revised its application process and materials. There are three major changes in how the program is administered:

Applications are accepted and reviewed on a year-round basis, with successful applicants receiving initial funding installments shortly after decisions are made. Regular deadlines (listed below and updated regularly) assist us in managing the internal review process for these applications, a process that takes a minimum of six months to be completed. Awards will be presented publicly at a ceremony at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, which occurs at the end of every March in Oxford, England.

Starting in August 2007, applicants who are not selected must wait 24 months before reapplying. This restriction is not retroactive; therefore, applicants who applied prior to 2007 may reapply if they believe that they now fit the Skoll Award criteria.
All applicants must complete an Eligibility Quiz before filling out the Online Application. The Eligibility Quiz is designed to help applicants assess their competitiveness and avoid preparing an application that is not likely to match Skoll’s selection criteria.
Application Process

Below is a description of the application process.

The first stage is the Eligibility Quiz. This tool is intended to help applicants assess their eligibility and potential competitiveness for a Skoll Award. At the end of the quiz, applicants are given a code that allows them to access the application. Applicants cannot move forward to the next phase until they have completed the Eligibility Quiz. However, you can view a preview of the application before taking the quiz.
The second stage is the Online Application. After taking the Eligibility Quiz, applicants who feel that their organization is eligible can proceed to completing an Online Application that requests key organizational details and brief answers to 10 questions. Skoll staff will review all applications. Those that are less competitive or do not fit our criteria will be declined at this stage.
The third stage is an invitation to submit a Full Proposal. Applicants selected to move forward in the process will be contacted by a program officer and invited to submit a Full Proposal. We anticipate that between 25 to 35 applicants will be asked to submit Full Proposals each year.
The fourth stage is Due Diligence. This process usually includes interviews, a site visit, reference checks, follow-up questions, an in-depth financial review and a discussion of grant objectives. We expect that approximately half of the organizations that are invited to submit Full Proposals will move on to the Due Diligence stage.
The final stage is the Selection of the Awardees. Decisions will take place on a year-round basis following completion of Due Diligence. We anticipate making eight to 12 Awards during each 12-month cycle.
Timeline:

Applications are accepted year round, with black-out periods during holidays, system maintenance and around Skoll Foundation events.
Applications are acknowledged electronically, usually within minutes of submission.
The application decision and, for successful applicants, an invitation to submit a Full Proposal occurs within six months of submission of an application.
Due Diligence takes several weeks to several months, depending on the schedule and project complexity.
Award decisions and funding are made year round.
All awards will be publicly celebrated during a ceremony at the Skoll World Forum in March of each year, regardless of the grant approval date.
Allied Health Professional, Health Economist, Health Educator, Public Health Expert, Public Health Worker, Social Worker
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust Grants Program
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust
All Regions
10/20/2008
$0
Organized in 1986, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust.is a not-for-profit charitable organization incorporated in the District of Columbia. It is exempt from tax under Title 26, U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3).

The Trust is dedicated to one, single purpose: building better lives for our nation's disabled veterans and their families. Our mission of service is accomplished by:

* making sure sick and disabled veterans have transportation to VA medical facilities for treatment;
* providing food and shelter and medical aid to homeless and needy veterans;
* meeting the special needs of veterans faced with such specific disabilities as paralysis, amputation and brain injuries;
* supporting physical and psychological rehabilitation projects aimed at some of America's most profoundly disabled veterans; and
* bringing hope to the forgotten and suffering families of disabled veterans.

Grantmaker
The Trust is a grantmaker. The first grant was awarded in 1988. Since that time, over $53.2 million has been expended in service to disabled veterans and their dependents. Grantmaking is targeted to not-for-profit entities located in the United States of America. The Trust does not make grants to organizations or for projects outside of the United States.

Priority is given to long-term service projects providing direct assistance to disabled veterans and their families. Grants are generally not awarded to:

* Individuals
* Goodwill advertising, souvenir journals or dinner programs
* Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns
* Endowments or capital campaigns.

Grant Amounts
The number and amount of grants awarded vary based upon the total funds available for distribution during each quarter.

Period of Support
Consideration is afforded on an annual basis. A grant recipient typically may receive only one grant within any 12-month period.

Deadlines
January 20
April 20
July 20
October 20

Applications are not acknowledged. However, all applicants will receive notification as to the status of their application.

Various factors are considered in determining the grant recipients and amount of the grant including but not limited to:

* Purpose of funds requested. Does the project provide direct assistance, maintenance, care, support and rehabilitation for disabled veterans? What problems, needs or issues pertinent to disabled veterans are addressed?
* Financial information. Are the project budget and organizational operating costs reasonable and justified? What percentage of total expenses is expended for program services? What percentage for administration and management, fundraising?
* Number of veterans who will benefit. How many veterans will benefit from funding and in what geographical area?
* Prior history of funding from DAV and grants from other Foundations and entities. How many grants has the DAV provided and what is the total amount provided by DAV to support the project? Is there an ongoing plan to sustain the program/project in the future? Has funding been solicited from additional sources
* Recognition opportunities afforded the Trust for the grant, if approved.
* Availability of funds for distribution.

Grantee Responsibilities
The grant must be expended solely for the purpose/project as approved by the Trust’s board of directors. The Grantee agrees to provide performance reports as specified in the Grant Agreement.

No part of the funds awarded may be designated for indirect costs, including management or administrative fees.

Funds cannot be re-granted without the express permission of the DAV Charitable Service Trust and in no case to organizations or for projects outside the United States of America.

Additional Information
For additional information please contact the Trust's Administrative Office at Disabled American Veterans National Headquarters; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday.

DAV Charitable Service Trust
3725 Alexandria Pike
Cold Spring, KY 41076

877-426-2838, ext. 3309 - Telephone (toll free)
859-442-2088 - Fax
cst@dav.org - E-mail

www.dav.org/cst
Allied Health Professional, Community Activist, Neurologist, Neuroscience Nurse, Physical Therapist, Public Health Worker, Social Worker, Volunteer

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