Community Service Programs Grants

Community Tool Box 2010 Out of the Box Prize

The Community Tool Box will honor innovative approaches to promoting community health and development worldwide with the 2010 Out of the Box Prize. We invite you to enter and encourage you to share contest information with others doing innovative work to improve life in their communities anywhere in the world.

Your group’s work may involve efforts to improve community health, education, urban or rural development, poverty, the environment, social justice, or other related issues of importance to communities. Applicants must be willing to share the group’s innovative and promising approach with others.

Grand Prize: $5,000 cash award (USD) + free customized WorkStation for your group (value $2,100)

Second Prize: $2,000 cash award (USD) + free customized WorkStation for your group

Award Finalists: All Award Finalists stories will be featured on the Community Tool Box as an outstanding example of “Taking Action in Your Community.”

Finalists will be selected by an international panel of judges. Site visitors will vote on their favorite "Out of the Box" project to be awarded the top two prizes.

Important Contest Dates:

8/1/2010: Opening date for applications

10/31/2010: Deadline for submission of applications

11/1 - 11/21/2010: International panel reviews the applications to select Finalists

12/1/2010: Award Finalists posted on the homepage of the Community Tool Box; public voting begins

1/31/2011: Public voting on Award Finalists closes

2/15/2011: Grand Prize and Second Prize announced

Work Group for Community Health and Development
4082 Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045-7555 (U.S.A.)

Telephone: (785) 864-0533
Fax: (785) 864-5281
Email: toolbox@ku.edu
Website: http://communityhealth.ku.edu

Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Patient/Public Education Award

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support excellence in patient/public education. Nominees for this award will be oncology nurses who are involved in offering creative public or patient education.

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:

Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
Has a minimum of two years experience in oncology nursing

Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:

Candidate teaches patients or community groups in manner consistent with the ONS Standards of Oncology Education: Patient/Family and Public.
Candidate identifies needs for education in patients, families, or communities and plans innovative programs to meet those identified needs.
Programs have clearly stated objectives .
Content of program(s) is relevant to population served.
Creative strategies and presentation techniques are used in implementing program.
Program evaluation methods are appropriate.
Candidate serves as a role model for other nurses.
Candidate creates a network to sustain health-promoting behaviors.
Candidate establishes positive teacher-learner relationships.

Application deadline: October 31, 5pm ET.

Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275

866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667)
412-859-6100
877-369-5497 (toll free fax)
412-859-6162 (fax)
customer.service@ons.org

AAPA American Psychological Foundation Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Fellowship

The AAPA-APF Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Fellowship provides grants to support psychology's efforts to benefit the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community through research, training, and service/practice.

Deadline: November 1, 2010

Description

The $20,000 grant will rotate each year among these three areas. The first grant will go to a researcher whose work is on issues specific to the AAPI community.

American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242

Telephone: (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5500

American Psychological Foundation Disaster Relief Grant

Funding psychology-based programs that respond to emergencies or disaster relief and contribute to the sustained rebuilding of communities.

Deadline: November 1, 2010

The APF provides financial support for innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come. It executes this mission through a broad range of scholarships and grants. For all of these, it encourages applications from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.

The Disaster Relief Grant supports psychology based programs that respond to emergencies or disaster relief and contributed to the sustained rebuilding of communities. Special consideration will be given to programs with broad-based community support goals.

Program Goals

* Promote the sustained rebuilding of the communities
* Encourage the application of psychological science to problems arising in the aftermath of disasters and crises
* Implement psychological principles into innovative programs for the recovery effort

Funding Specifics: Up to $10,000 will be available for projects

Affiliation with an education institution or with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Special consideration will be given to programs with broad-based community support goals

Evaluation Criteria

* Conformance with stated program goals
* Demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work
* Quality of proposed work

Proposal Requirements

* Description of proposed project to include goal, relevant background, other organizations involved, target population, methods, expected outcomes, geographic scope, total cost Format: up to 5 pages (1 inch margins, no smaller than 11 point font)
* CV of the project leader

Submission Process and Deadline

Submit a completed application online by November 1, 2010.

Questions about this program should be directed to Kim Palmer Rowsome, Program Officer by e-mail.

International Association for Dental Research Colgate Community-Based Research Award for Caries Prevention

Supported by Colgate-Palmolive Company

Deadline: December 3, 2010

INTRODUCTION
The IADR Colgate Community-Based Research Award for Caries Prevention is sponsored by the International Association for Dental Research with funding provided exclusively by Colgate-Palmolive Company.

ELIGIBILITY
The awards of up to $75,000 will be provided annually to recipients to advance research in the field of cariology to promote oral health improvement globally, with a focus on community-based research for the prevention and management of caries. Depending on the proposals and peer-review, either a single award of $75,000 or multiple smaller awards not exceeding a total of $75,000 will be offered.

The principal investigator listed in the application must be a current member of IADR and affiliated with a non-profit academic institution or non-governmental organization.

REVIEW
An expert review board of nine (9) judges will consider all proposals received by the deadline. The review board, appointed by the IADR Board of Directors, based on nominations submitted from the IADR Cariology and Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research Groups, will include international experts acknowledged as leaders in their fields. No members of the IADR Board of Directors may serve as members of the review board.

Criteria for review will include:
1. Originality and innovation of the research proposal. Does the project employ novel concepts, approaches or methods? Are the aims original and innovative? Are existing paradigms challenged or new methods or technologies developed?
2. Evidence of the applicants’ abilities to conduct the proposed research. Are the named investigators appropriately trained to carry out this work? Is the work proposed appropriately matched to the experience levels of the researchers?
3. Appropriateness of methodologies and scope. Does the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Does the project employ useful collaborative arrangements? Is there evidence of institutional support?
4. Budgetary emphasis should be on additional technical assistance, equipment, etc. related specifically to pursuing the new idea or method rather than providing significant salary support for principal investigators.

THE PROPOSAL
Proposals will be limited to a Research Plan, (six-page limit PDF file or 2100 words maximum); a Biographical Sketch, (four-page limit PDF file or 1400 words maximum); and a Budget (Budget pages are not part of the six-page limit). Tables and figures are included in the six-page limit. No appendices (other than investigator resumes and letters of support) are allowed. A title for the project and an abstract of no more than 350 words will also be required by the applicant. Only applications submitted electronically via e-mail to the Awards, Fellowships & Grants Manager, will be accepted.

The research plan should be divided into:
1. Hypothesis and Specific Aims - Indicate the hypothesis that forms the basis for the research and the specific aims that applicant intends to accomplish with this Award(s).
2. Background and Significance - Discuss the scientific knowledge that led to the stated hypothesis and specific aims, why this project is novel, the importance of the proposed research and its potential relevance, if successful.
3. Preliminary Results - It is not expected that the applicant will have preliminary results to include in the proposal, but if preliminary results are available, they should be described.
4. Research Design and Methods - Briefly describe the procedures and methodology that will be used to accomplish the specific aims, and discuss how potential pitfalls might be avoided.
5. Time Frame - Provide an estimated time for accomplishing key goals. If the proposed work is likely to take longer than two years, indicate the total time frame and overall scope of the project and what applicant hopes to accomplish.
6. Literature Cited - Provide a short list (not more than 10 citations).
7. Resources - Specify what general laboratory/office facilities are at applicant’s disposal to conduct the research. Indicate what specialized equipment and facilities are required.
8. Consultant/Collaborative/Contractual Arrangements - If needed, include letters verifying any consulting, collaborative, or contractual arrangements necessary for the conduct of the research.

AWARD POLICIES
The Award(s) will be made to the grantee institution and not to the individual. The principal investigator(s) is responsible for the scientific conduct of the research and the institution is responsible for financial and administrative matters. The institution is responsible for administration of the funds in accordance with acceptable policies and procedures for sponsored project accounting and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Award(s).
Projects are strongly encouraged to be completed within two years. For those projects that require more than one year for completion, the principal investigator must provide an interim report and payment will be made in two installments. The second payment is contingent upon receipt of the interim report where appropriate.
All research conducted as part of the IADR Colgate Community-Based Research Award for Caries Prevention involving human subjects shall follow all applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines and, if involving human subjects or otherwise appropriate, have the approval of the relevant Institutional Review Board (IRB). Copies of the IRB approval must be submitted prior to funding of the Award.

All presentations and publications (as well as posters and/or abstracts at scientific meetings) that result from the support provided by the Award should acknowledge that support in writing. The following citation is suggested:
"Funding for this project [research title], has been provided through an IADR Colgate Community-Based Research Award for Caries Prevention, sponsored by the International Association for Dental Research with exclusive funding from the Colgate-Palmolive Company."

Completed proposals should be sent electronically to Sheri S. Herren, Awards, Fellowships & Grants Manager, sherren@iadr.org by the closing date of December 3, 2010.

For inquiries: Please contact: Sheri S. Herren at sherren@iadr.org.

American Society on Aging Hall of Fame Award

The ASA Hall of Fame Award is presented to an individual age 65 or older who has, through lifetime advocacy and leadership, enhanced the lives of older adults. Endowed by The Atlantic Philanthropies.

Deadline for Submissions: October 27, 2010

Please read the information below carefully before submitting nominations.

PURPOSE

The ASA Hall of Fame Award is presented annually by the American Society on Aging to an individual who has made significant contributions toward improving the lives of older adults. The award is designed to:

1. Recognize an older person who, through her or his advocacy efforts, has demonstrated leadership on the national, regional or local level to improve the lives of older adults.
2. Recognize the abilities and contributions of people ages 65 and over to society as a whole.
3. Encourage advocacy efforts among older adults.

ELIGIBILITY

Any individual who is 65 or over may be nominated. Nominations may be made by ASA members, friends and staff.

CRITERIA

Nominees will be judged on the basis of:

1. Demonstrated leadership in the field of aging.
2. Demonstrated leadership and contributions to improving the well-being of older adults through national, state or local advocacy efforts, including community organizing, legislative advocacy and public education.
3. Contributions to ASA through service on the Board of Directors, on committees and in other leadership roles will be considered but are not required.

MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED

Please submit the following:

1. A completed nomination form.
2. A brief statement (maximum 1000 words), attached to online nomination form, detailing how the nominee meets the criteria for the award.
3. Biography or CV of nominee.
4. Letter of recommendation from someone other than the nominator.

RECOGNITION

The ASA Hall of Fame Award will be presented at the 2011 Aging in America Conference, to be held in San Francisco, CA, April 26–30, 2011.

Winners receive the following:

* Honorarium of $500
* A program profile included in the Conference program, which will be distributed to 3,500 attendees and posted on the ASA website.
* Recognition by peers at an awards presentation.
* Complimentary conference registration.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For additional information, please contact:

Nancy Decia
Coordinator, Education & Training
American Society on Aging
71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1450
San Francisco, CA 94105-2938
Phone: 415-974-9610
Fax: (415) 974-0300
E-mail: awards@asaging.org

Emergency Medicine Residents' Association Local Action Grants

Purpose of Award: To promote the involvement of emergency medicine residents in community service and other activities that support the specialty of emergency medicine.

Application Process: Submit Cover Letter, Grant Proposal Form (using the EMRA Local Action Grant template), and CV(s) of primary author(s) to EMRA. Preferred Method of submission is by email to gachilles@emra.org. You may also submit materials by mail or fax. Application & Cover letter may be submitted using the General Award Application form. Important: Please note that the Grant Proposal Template requests the approval of a tax-exempt entity (university or other institution) who agrees to be the administrator of the grant funds. EMRA does not allow for any indirect costs or other fees to be applied to the grant before distribution to the grantee. If necessary, please request a waiver of these fees from your institution.

Eligibility: Grants will be available to any EMRA member (medical students, residents, fellows) or any emergency medicine interest group whose principal applicant is an EMRA member.

Selection Criteria: The proposed project must be consistent with EMRA's Purposes and Objectives. Grants will be awarded in support of projects relating to: improving community health through education, direct services or preventive programs (e.g., developing a local bicycle helmet education program); supporting the specialty of emergency medicine through community awareness, advocacy of local and state medical societies, or involvement with local and state government e.g., development of a state "Emergency Medicine Day;" improving opportunities for resident education and interaction on the residency, state, or regional level e.g., travel honorariums for speakers, development of a regional EM resident conference.

Award: One award not to exceed $1000 each spring and fall

Sponsor: EMRA

Application Deadline: March 15 for Spring Award, August 15 for Fall Award

Award Date: Spring Meeting, Fall Meeting

Requirement: EMRA must receive appropriate acknowledgment for its support of the project. Local Action Grant recipients are encouraged to prepare a summary article of their results for EM Resident and to present a report at the membership meeting following the receipt of their grant.

Date of Inception: Fall, 1998

EMRA Awards Coordinator
1125 Executive Circle
Irving, TX 75038
Fax: 972.580.2829
gachilles@emra.org

2010 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Awards

Children today spend more time in the vitural world than the natural world. How can we expect the next generation to care for the environment if they feel disconnected from it and lack understanding about the impact of their actions on our health and food supply, both locally and globally? One solution: Get them in the garden!

Garden programs engage children by providing a dynamic environment where they can observe, discover, experiment, nurture, and learn. Through gardening activities, children develop respect for their environment and establish an important connection with nature.

Edible gardens in particular provide opportunities for youth to learn how to nurture and care for other living things while also learning how to care for themselves. They experience first-hand, the process of growing food and the skills needed to increase their access to fruits and vegetables. Edible gardens also provide opportunities to teach kids how to care for others in their community. What better way to create awareness about hunger than to have them actively involved in growing a garden, or part of a garden, to donate to a local food pantry.

The Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award recognizes and supports youth gardening programs focused on teaching about our environment, nutrition and hunger issues in the United States. Through winning programs, youth will learn the skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle compatible with environmental stewardship and gain an understanding of how their actions can positively impact the well being of their community.

Who is eligible to apply:

To be eligible for the 2010 Healthy Sprouts Awards, your school or organization must plan to garden in 2011 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18. The selection of winners is based on the demonstrated relationship between the garden program and education related to environmental, nutrition and hunger issues in the United States.

Grant Packages

This year we will present awards to 30 schools or organizations. Each program will receive:

* a $500 gift certificate to the Gardening with Kids catalog and online store for basic youth gardening supplies and supporting educational materials
* NGA's Eat a Rainbow Kit, chock full of engaging taste education and nutrition lessons
* a literature package from NGA

healthy sprouts Submission process: Applications are due by October 1, 2010.

National Gardening Association
1100 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 800-538-7476 (800-LETSGRO)
Fax: 802-864-6889

Interested in learning more about our grants programs, contact Amanda: amandaw@garden.org

“Faith and Development” 2010 - 2011 SEVEN-Center For Interfaith Action on Global Poverty Essay Competition

The S.E.VEN Fund (SEVEN) is pleased to announce its 2010 Essay Competition in partnership with the Washington DC-based Center For Interfaith Action on Global Poverty (CIFA). We are seeking essays on faith-based and faith-inspired development efforts fighting poverty and disease around the globe. The competition will award two (2) prizes of US $5,000. The submission deadline is October 15, 2010 at midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST). Winners will be announced on December 15, 2010.

Essay Question

Are faith-based and faith-inspired enterprise based solutions more effective than conventional methods? Could interfaith efforts bridge gaps that secular efforts cannot? Could a stewardship-based understanding of entrepreneurship and profit-making infuse business with a profound moral purpose? Does the combination of concern for others and sound business principles result in sustainable, long-term solutions? While we readily learn of secular efforts in fighting poverty and disease, we very rarely hear the profound stories that describe the experiences of people who undertake this fight from a spiritual perspective. We aim to change that, and are interested in hearing your story or the story of someone you know who exemplifies faith-based or interfaith efforts to fight poverty and/or disease.

Foreign economic aid and government programs have spent billions of dollars over the past five decades to alleviate the high number of people living in poverty. No country has been lifted out of poverty solely as a result of these efforts. One-dimensional aid programs cannot alleviate poverty because they associate poverty solely with low to no levels of income for individuals and families. However, poverty in its broader and more relevant sense may be understood as stemming from an impoverished sense of self in relation to God, community, and the environment. A more holistic, integral approach that takes account of the full human person is necessary for effective poverty alleviation. Physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects need to be accounted for if we want to truly create abundance.

The notion of creating wealth is often stigmatized, and businesspeople can be regarded as too self-interested to be a force for positive social change. But what if they are informed by a spiritual worldview? A faith-based approach helps one to regard material rewards from a perspective of temporary stewardship and understand the responsibility that comes with that. Sound business principles ensure that efforts result in more than a handout, instead growing into a self-sustaining solution that affirms the dignity of all. Faith compels us to act in solidarity with others for the common good of all.

What if these efforts take place in an interfaith setting? Are communities of diverse faiths mutually called to tasks of love and service, collaborating to improve the human condition, and participating in their shared covenant with God? Does interfaith action and dialogue on a grassroots level grant opportunities to explore an empathetic mutuality and identify transformed behavior? Perhaps interfaith action redefines the boundaries of who is perceived as a neighbor and who is included in one’s community?

Share with us an inspiring story about a faith-based or faith-inspired effort in development addressing one or more of the following issues:

* Interfaith collaboration and action against poverty or disease;
* Faith-based or faith-inspired efforts addressing seemingly intractable problems;
* Bringing together faith-based efforts and sustainable enterprise based poverty alleviation, i.e. faith-inspired enterprises offering for-profit solutions to poverty.

We invite stories about individual action, or about collaborations between individuals or communities of different faiths on issues that affect global poverty. We are looking for stories and lessons learned about innovation, failures and projects, collaborations and businesses created, for-profit enterprises funding non-profit solutions, and the people helped by such efforts. The essay should be no longer than 2000 words, in English, and each submission should start with a 100-word abstract and a 100-word biography of the author.

SEVEN and CIFA are looking for stories in which people of faith or faith communities have decided to stimulate human and economic development through an “unorthodox mix” of faith, collaboration, for-profit entrepreneurship, business strategy, local wisdom, and mutual benefit. Potential essay writers are asked to read the four stories listed below and, informed by what they read, tell the story of faith-based or faith-inspired action/collaboration in solving issues (such as enterprise solutions to poverty) to help us inspire others and highlight where such efforts are taking root and flourishing around the world.

This competition is open to anyone who lives at the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship and seeks to find ways to alleviate poverty through faith-inspired, sustainable enterprise solutions, or has implemented this work in collaboration between individuals and communities of different faiths.

This essay competition is open to all participants globally.

Only applications submitted through the form on our website will be accepted. If you encounter problems, please contact SEVEN at info@sevenfund.org.

Important Dates

* Inaugural SEVEN-CIFA Call for Essays: April 10, 2010
* Deadline for Essay submission: 12:00AM Eastern Standard Time (EST), October 15, 2010
* SEVEN-CIFA Essay Award Announcements: December 15, 2010

Via Email

General Inquiries: info(at)sevenfund.org

Via Snail Mail

S.E.VEN Fund
1770 Massachusetts Avenue, 247
Cambridge, MA 02140
United States of America

Alzheimer's Foundation of America Family Respite Care Grant

AFA’s Family Respite Care Grant helps alleviate the cost of respite care for families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Funds may be used for in-home care, adult day programs or other types of respite.

Individuals may only apply for this grant through one of AFA’s participating nonprofit member organizations, and AFA will only accept applications mailed from that member organization’s office. Applicants must meet specific requirements.

The amount of each of these grants may change each year. Therefore, it is best to check with AFA for the most up-to-date information prior to applying. However, as a baseline, in 2007:

* AFA awarded Family Respite Care Grants of $1,000 each to dozens of families in need of financial assistance for respite care and other care services.

This grant is offered in the spring and fall of each year; for consideration, applications must be postmarked by:

Spring cycle – May 1

Fall cycle – November 1

Alzheimer's Foundation of America
322 8th Ave., 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10001

You may contact AFA at 866-232-8484.