Featured Funding Opportunities
Funding Organization: Heinz Foundation
Title: General
Objective: The H. J. Heinz Company Foundation was established in 1951 to make contributions to further the public welfare. Funded each year by the H. J. Heinz Company, the H. J. Heinz Company Foundation is committed to promoting the health and nutritional needs of children and families. Priority is given to programs in communities where Heinz operates with a special focus given to southwestern Pennsylvania. The Foundation proactively donates funds to develop and strengthen organizations that are dedicated to nutrition and nutritional education, youth services and education, diversity, healthy children and families, and quality of life. The Foundation supports socially responsible endeavors and encourages Heinz employees to participate in voluntary activities in support of charitable organizations.
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Email address: heinz.foundation@hjheinz.com  
URL: http://www.heinz.com/grant_app_info.pdf


Funding Organization: Hershey Foods Corporation Contributions Program
Title: Social Responsibility
Objective: Contributions are made to support a variety of worthy causes and non-profit organizations which support Education, Health & Human Services, Civic & Community initiatives, Arts & Culture and the Environment. Particular emphasis is placed on the needs of communities in which the corporation employs a substantial number of people and on programs and institutions reasonably related to its business purposes and needs, while continuing to consider the broader needs of society.
Term of Funding: Local
Amount of funding: The organization must be non-profit. Grant awards cover a large range, with a different procedure for those under $5,000.
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URL: http://www.thehersheycompany.com/about/responsibility.asp


Funding Organization: The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
Title: General
Objective: We accept proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects which meet one of the Foundation’s two basic purposes: To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society. Grants must have the potential of helping American children in a large geographic area (more than one state).
Term of Funding: All grants must be completed between the period of January 1 - December 31 of the award year.
Amount of funding: Grants have ranged from $1,500 to $70,000, and average about $32,000.
Application deadline: 07/15 Yearly
Email address:
URL: http://www.legion.org/cwf/docs/?section=grantseekers


Funding Organization: The Health Trust
Title: Good Samaritan Grant
Objective: The Health Trust is a public benefit corporation committed to improving the health and quality of life for people in need throughout Santa Clara County specifically indigent children, frail elderly, and vulnerable adults. The Health Trust makes grants, provides services and raises funds to solve community health issues.
Term of Funding: Health services must be provided within Santa Clara County and/or within the 95045, 95023, and 95024 zip codes of San Benito County.
Amount of funding: Up tp $25,000
Application deadline: 08/01/2007
Email address:
URL: http://www.healthtrust.org/grants/grants_overview.php


Funding Organization: GoGirlGo!
Title: Ambassador Team Awards
Objective: The Ambassador Team Awards give $50,000 in grants to teams that demonstrate leadership in their communities by inspiring girls to get involved in sports and physical activity. Twenty (20) teams will each earn a $2,500 team grant.
Term of Funding: One time grant.
Amount of funding: $2,500 per team
Application deadline: Coming soon for 2007-2008
Email address:
URL: http://www.kintera.org/site/pp.asp?c=fkIWLgP3G&b=107774


Funding Organization: National Institute of Health
Title: Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R21)
Objective: Diet and physical activity are lifestyle and behavioral factors that play a role in the etiology and prevention of many chronic diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease. Both also play roles in preventing overweight/obesity and in maintaining weight loss. Therefore, diet and physical activity are assessed for both surveillance and epidemiologic/clinical research purposes. The measurement of usual dietary intake or physical activity over varying time periods or in the past, by necessity, has relied on self-report instruments. Such subjective reporting instruments are cognitively difficult for respondents, and are prone to considerable measurement errors that may vary among population subgroups and depend on the time frame considered and the characteristics of the respondents.
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Amount of funding: Up to $200,000
Application deadline: May 7 2009 12:00AM
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URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=8282&mode=VIEW


Funding Organization: National Institutes of Health
Title: LONG-TERM WEIGHT MAINTENANCE: BASIC AND CLINICAL STUDIES
Objective: The goal of this program announcement is to invite research applications investigating basic and clinical aspects of long-term weight maintenance. Applications investigating mechanisms underlying weight stability and/or weight regain after intentional weight loss, as well as clinical studies investigating the role of behavioral, nutritional, exercise, or other interventions in enhancing long-term weight maintenance will be supported. Collaborations between basic and clinical researchers are particularly encouraged under this solicitation.
Term of Funding: Specific grant guidelines for grants over $500,000
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Application deadline: May 2, 2009
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URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8250


Funding Organization: NIKE
Title: NIKE Bowerman Track Renovation Program
Objective: The Bowerman Track Renovation Program provides matching cash grants to community-based, youth-oriented organizations that seek to refurbish or construct running tracks (world-wide). Grant recipients will provide track access to neighboring communities. Bowerman Track Renovation Program funds must be matched in some amount by other contributors by an agreed upon deadline.
Term of Funding: May 31, 2009
Amount of funding: Matching funds grant up to $50,000, a 10 yr, 2 million dollar program
Application deadline: May 31, 2009
Email address:
URL: http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=26&item=apply


Funding Organization: Meyer Memorial Trust
Title: General Purpose Grant
Objective: The Meyer Memorial Trust invites proposals for its grant making programs from qualified tax-exempt applicants in Oregon and Clark County, Washington. General Purpose Grants support projects related to arts and humanities, education, health, social welfare, and a variety of other activities. Proposals may be submitted at any time under this program, and there are no limitations on the size or duration of these grants. As of March 31,2004, the Trust's assets were approximately $500 million, making it one of the largest foundations in the Pacific Northwest.
Term of Funding: No limit
Amount of funding: No limit
Application deadline: Ongoing
Email address:
URL: http://www.mmt.org/grants_programs/gpg/


Funding Organization: The California Wellness Foundation
Title: General
Objective: The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention. Should be non-profit and California.
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Application deadline: Ongoing
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URL: http://www.tcwf.org/grants_program/index.htm

Funding Organization: Healthcare Georgia Foundation
Title: Grantmaking for Health
Objective: Healthcare Georgia Foundation generally supports organizations located in Georgia and projects that directly benefit Georgia residents. National organizations providing services in Georgia are also considered. The specific goals of the Foundation are: To protect and promote the health of individuals, families, and communities; To improve the availability, quality, appropriateness and financing of healthcare services; To integrate and coordinate efforts to improve health and healthcare services.
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Application deadline: Ongoing
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URL: http://www.healthcaregeorgia.org/Guidelines.htm


Funding Organization: William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Title: General
Objective: The Hearst Foundations are committed to supporting programs that seek to improve and assure access to quality health care for underserved populations in both urban and rural areas. Grants are awarded primarily to leading regional hospitals, medical centers and specialized medical institutions, such as children's and women's hospitals. The Foundations support direct medical services that promote wellness, prevention and rehabilitation. Primary areas of interest include cancer, perinatology, pediatrics, women's health, and healthcare for the elderly and the disabled. A small number of grants are made to support medical research, primarily in the areas of cancer and pediatric neuromotor disabilities. In addition, the Foundations have established several endowments at leading medical research institutions to provide young scientific investigators with research fellowships.
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Application deadline: Ongoing
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URL: http://www.hearstfdn.org/fp_health.html


Funding Organization: UniHealth Foundation
Title: General
Objective: The charitable expenditures from this fund are distributed to qualified nonprofit organizations for health-related purposes consistent with the Foundation's mission. The Foundation's mission is to support and facilitate activities that significantly improve the health and well being of individuals and communities within our service areas of San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valley Westside and Downtown Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley Long Beach and Orange County
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Application deadline: Ongoing
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URL: http://unihealthfoundation.org/indexmedium.html


Funding Organization: Tenet Healthcare Foundation
Title: General
Objective: Tenet’s hospitals, regions and divisions are actively involved in helping direct charitable giving in their communities by working with the Foundation to help ensure that charitable dollars are put to the best use. Grants are issued in the following categories: health and wellness, health education, human services, education, civic and community, and arts and humanities.
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Amount of funding: Varies
Application deadline: Ongoing
Email address:
URL: http://www.tenethealth.com/TenetHealth/TenetFoundation/GrantsFunding


Funding Organization: MetLife Foundation
Title: Health
Objective: MetLife Foundation was established for the purpose of supporting educational, health, civic and cultural organizations. Goals are to strengthen communities, promote good health and improve education. Health: To help people make more informed decisions about their health, grants are directed toward national health promotion and education initiatives, substance abuse prevention, youth health and fitness, healthy aging and research on Alzheimer's disease. Must be non-profit.
Term of Funding: Unknown
Amount of funding: Unknown
Application deadline: Open
Email address:
URL: http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,4132,P296,00.html


Funding Organization: Major League Baseball & Major League Baseball Players Association
Title: The Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Objective: Purpose is to provide funding for incremental programming and facilities for youth baseball and not as a substitute for existing funding or fundraising activities or to provide routine or recurring operating costs or funding for construction or maintenance of buildings. Grants from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund are designed to be sufficiently flexible to enable applicants to address needs unique to their communities. Must be non-profit.
Term of Funding: Significantly expands baseball or softball programs in a measurable way.
Amount of funding: $50,000
Application deadline: Quarterly
Email address:
URL: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/community/btf.jsp?content=grant_process


Funding Organization: Do Something & GameStop
Title: Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
Objective: Do Something is a not-for-profit organization that works to inspire, support, and celebrate young social entrepreneurs and community activists. The organization is accepting applications for the following grant programs: Do Something and GameStop are offering grants of $500 each to young people, age 25 and younger, in the United States or Canada who have a great idea for a community-action project and need support to turn their idea into reality. GameStop grants are given out weekly.
Term of Funding: $500 given out weekly
Amount of funding: $500 per grant
Application deadline: Rolling
Email address:
URL: http://www.dosomething.org/


Funding Organization: Do Something & PlumTV
Title: Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
Objective: Do Something and Plum TV are offering grants of $500 each to social entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. who have recently created a sustainable project, program, or organization and need funding to further the growth and success of their program. Plum TV grants are given out weekly.
Term of Funding: $500 given out weekly
Amount of funding: $500 per grant
Application deadline: Rolling
Email address:
URL: http://www.plumtv.com/


Funding Organization: Hamburger Helper
Title: My Hometown Helper
Objective: Hamburger Helper, a General Mills food brand, is looking to lend a "helping hand" to neighborhoods across the United States with its "My Hometown Helper" grant program. Individuals from communities and organizations across America can visit the program's Web site to submit a written essay describing how the "My Hometown Helper" grant would help improve their community project. Examples of possible community projects include: lights or bleachers for baseball, soccer, or football fields; playground equipment for a park; new uniforms for Little League teams, etc. Applicants can request a one-time award of between $500 and $15,000 during any single month. All requests for funding must be sponsored by a municipal or civic organization or public school. The program will award "helping hand" grants each month from online applications received through May 2007. Applications will be evaluated monthly. Funds will be awarded based on the merit of the project, including its impact on and support within the community. For more information on the "My Hometown Helper" program and complete guidelines, visit the program's Web site.
Term of Funding: One-time award
Amount of funding: Between $500 and $15,000
Application deadline: Rolling
Email address:
URL: http://www.myhometownhelper.com/LearnMore.aspx


Funding Organization: Garth Brooks' Foundation
Title: Teammates for Kids
Objective: The Teammates for Kids Foundation is accepting applications from non-profit organizations that specialize in working with children. The Foundation supports organizations that help needy children in the areas of health, education and inner-city services.
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Amount of funding: Between $10,000 and $50,000
Application deadline: Rolling
Email address:
URL: http://www.teammatesforkids.com/grantQualify07.html