[JPI] Fwd: [protexfunding] May Funding Alert

Fri May 16 09:24:37 CDT 2003

>Monthly Funding Opportunities
>
>We are sending this information to alert you to possible funding
>opportunities. Please pass this information along to any other
>organization that might be able to benefit from it.  If you plan on
>applying for funding as a result of this alert, or if you need
>further assistance, please contact Esha at eclearfield at protex.org.
>

>
>3) Issue Area: Girls' Sports Programs in Need of Equipment and
>Apparel
>
>Deadline:  May 30, 2003
>
>Summary: Athletic equipment budgets are very limited or almost non-
>existent at many schools. Club teams and grassroots organizations
>also encounter difficulty acquiring funds for girls' sports
>programs. Initiated in 2001 by the Women's Sports Foundation and
>Gatorade, Equipped 2 Play is a grant program available to girls'
>sports programs in schools, clubs and other recreational
>organizations demonstrating a need for equipment and/or apparel.
>Equipped 2 Play has provided $150,000 in new equipment and apparel
>to more than 100 sports programs across the country. Any girls'
>sports program at the school, club, or grassroots level that is in
>need of equipment and/or apparel is eligible to apply. Preference is
>given to programs serving girls 6-18.
>
>Applications online at:
>http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/binarydata/WSF_GRANT/pdf_file/2
>6.pdf
>
>Contact:
>Gatorade Equipped 2 Play
>Women's Sports Foundation
>Eisenhower Park
>East Meadow, NY 11554
>
>Phone: 1-800-227-3988
>
>Email: wosport at aol.com
>
>Website: http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-
>bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=26
>

>5) Issue Area: Youth Development and Entrepreneurship
>
>Deadline: The Foundation accepts letters of inquiry on an ongoing
>basis.
>
>Summary: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a grant-making
>foundation that works toward the vision of self-sufficient people in
>healthy communities. The foundation provides funding for programs
>and/or initiatives that focus on the following areas: 1) Children
>enter school prepared to succeed; 2) Children and youth make a
>successful transition through childhood and adolescence to
>responsible adulthood; 3) Youth and adults have the knowledge,
>skills and values to make entrepreneurship a choice for the future;
>4) Entrepreneurs have the knowledge, skills and values to accelerate
>job and wealth creation in America; 5) Nonprofit leaders have the
>entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and values to advance their
>organizations' social missions. In general, Kauffman Foundation
>grants are limited to programs and/or initiatives that have
>significant potential to demonstrate innovative service delivery,
>community support and/or public policy opportunities in support of
>youth and entrepreneurs.
>
>Contact:
>Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
>4801 Rockhill Road
>Kansas City, MO 64110-2046

>
>Website: http://www.emkf.org/pages/49.cfm
>
>6) Issue Area: Education and Environmental Programs
>
>Deadline: Not listed.
>
>Summary: Intel Corporation is committed to maintaining and enhancing
>the quality of life in the communities where the company has a major
>presence. Their primary giving focus is education; they have strong
>interest in supporting K-12/higher education and community programs.
>Intel vigorously supports education through grants for programs that
>advance science, math and technology education, particularly for
>women and underserved populations. Intel is also committed to the
>responsible use of natural resources, and funding for environmental
>programs will be considered. Within this broad category, Intel
>continues to give priority to programs with educational and
>technological components. Intel will support additional programs
>that improve the quality of life in its site communities. These
>requests will be evaluated on the basis of the services offered and
>the program's impact on the community; its focus on diversity and
>multiculturalism; its impact on the youth of their community; the
>cost-effectiveness of the program and its ability to be effectively
>measured and replicated; and the potential for Intel employee
>involvement. Grants are only considered for non-profit organizations
>which have tax exemption status under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3).
>Exceptions include publicly funded academic institutions.
>
>Contact (In Texas, for other states, see website):
>Intel Corporation
>Public Affairs
>Fred Shannon
>1501 South Mopac Expressway, Suite 400
>Austin, TX 78746
>
>Phone: (512) 314-0596
>
>Fax: (512) 314-0688
>
>Email:  fred.shannon at intel.com
>
>Website: http://www.intel.com/community/grant.htm
>


>
>8) Issue Area: Environment, the Crisis of Human Overpopulation and
>Reproductive Freedom, Native Americans, Arts, Education, Medicine,
>and Human Services
>
>Deadline: Letters of Inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis.
>
>Summary: The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) makes grants to
>qualifying non-profit organizations that have tax-exempt status as
>defined in the Internal Revenue Code. EFA provides grants for
>specific projects. Areas of interest include, but are not limited
>to, the environment, the crisis of human overpopulation and
>reproductive freedom, Native Americans, arts, education, medicine,
>and human services. Important characteristics considered by EFA are
>an organization's record of achievement, intended broad impact,
>sound financial practices, increasing independence, and
>correspondence with EFA objectives.
>
>Contact:
>Diane M. Allison, Executive Director
>The Educational Foundation of America
>35 Church Lane
>Westport, CT 06880-3515
>
>Phone: (203) 226-6498
>
>Email:  efa at efaw.org
>
>Website:  http://www.efaw.org/page6.html
>

>10) Issue Area: Technology – Discounted Software
>
>Deadline: Ongoing.
>
>Summary: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) Federal Tax Exempt
>Status (or similar status for the country in which the charity is
>located), tax-exempt educational organizations and U.S. Indian
>Reservations are eligible to access donated products and discounted
>services through Gifts In Kind International. There are some fees
>involved with your receipt of the donations and discounts.
>
>Contact:
>Gifts In Kind International
>
>Attn.: Registration Team
>P.O. Box 18002
>Merrifield, VA  22118-0002
>
>Phone: (703) 836-2121
>
>Fax: (703) 549-1481
>
>Email: registration at giftsinkind.org
>
>Website: http://www.giftsinkind.org
>
>
>
>

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