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• Office of Faith Based Initiatives - Direct Service Grants FY2012
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - NJHI Community Agency Capacity Enhancement
• The Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund - 2011 New Jersey Grant Initiative
• Ramapo College - Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference
• Camden County College - NJBIA Training Grant
• National Endowment for the Humanities - America's Media Makers
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - NJHI 2011 Call for Proposals
• NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Rapid Response Assistance
• NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Training Grants Workshop
• New Jersey After 3 - Newark Global Village School Zone FY11 RFP
• TD Charitable Foundation - Housing for Everyone Grant Competition
• The Fruition Coalition
• The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation - Champ, Kennel Pals, and Literacy and Education grants
• Do Something - Plum Grants

• Digital Community Website Grants for NJ Nonprofits
• The Community Catalyst Fund
• TD Charitable Foundation - Non-Profit Training Resource Fund Grants
• Google Grants
• Do Something.org
• National Network to End Domestic Violence - Amy's Courage Fund
• Patriot Express Loan Initiative
• Rosie's For All Kids - Early Education Grants
• New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA)
• Nonprofit Finance Fund
• Building a Solid America
• EDA Financing Available To Assist Nonprofits
• US DHHS Grant Opportunities Notebook
• E-Grants
• New Jersey Pre Development Loan Program
• New Jersey Historical Commission: NJ History Minigrants
• NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA): Program Book
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP): NJDEP Grant and Loan Programs Catalogue
• NJ Department of Human Services (DHS):
  Directory of Contracted Services
• The Leading 500 New Foundations Funding Women and Girls

Office of Faith Based Initiatives - Direct Service Grants FY2012

The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives announces the release of the 2012 Direct Service (DS) grants. The DS grant program is geared towards building the capacity of New Jersey faith and community-based organizations and enhancing their ability to implement effective community programming. The DS grant program is a competitive program and will provide funds to faith-based and community-based organizations that afford social services to low and moderate income NJ residents. Grant awards are dependent upon available funding.

In order to be eligible to submit a grant application, prospective applicants must attend a mandatory technical assistance session.

Technical Assistance sessions will be held on the following dates:

• November 1, 2011 – The State Museum Auditorium, 205 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08625 -For Directions
• November 3, 2011 – Union County College Cranford Campus, MacKay Library, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016 - For Directions
• November 4, 2011 – Carnegie Library Center, 35 S. Dr. MLK, Jr. Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ  08401 - For Directions

For more information on how to apply.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - NJHI Community Agency Capacity Enhancement

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) Community Agency Capacity Enhancement program will strengthen the core organizational capacity of community-based organizations providing social, health and human direct services to historically disadvantaged populations in New Jersey. This includes, but is not limited to, organizations serving ethnic and racial minorities from historically disadvantaged groups or other persons in low-resourced communities.

Project funds will support the development and implementation of a strategy to improve each organization’s ability to manage, evaluate and help sustain programs aimed at serving their clients.

To be eligible for funding under this NJHI special solicitation applicant organizations must be based in New Jersey and must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Private foundations, as defined under Section 509(a), are not eligible. Applicant organizations must also:

• be a direct provider of social, health and human services;
• have an annual operating budget between $750,000 and $5 million, and;
• must have been providing services for at least five years.

The Call for Proposals for this NJHI special solicitation is now available on the How to Apply page on the NJHI Web site at www.njhi.org.

Up to 10 selected projects in New Jersey will receive grants. Grants of up to $150,000 each covering a two-year period will be made, commencing on December 1, 2011 and concluding on November 30, 2013.

The application process for this program is completely online, and the deadline for submission of proposals is Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 3 p.m. 

Optional applicant Web conferences will be held on Wednesday, June 29 at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 7 at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, July 12 at 2 p.m. Complete details and registration information for these Web conferences are available at www.njhi.org.

For complete details about the application process, visit www.njhi.org or call the NJHI Program Office at (856) 225-6733.

The Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund - 2011 New Jersey Grant Initiative

The Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund has announced plans to award up to $1 million to benefit nonprofit organizations supporting children in New Jersey during the 2011 calendar year. Through a statewide grant initiative, the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund will help alleviate economic challenges and sustain organizations that favorably impact children across New Jersey, where both the Fund and Toys“R”Us, Inc. are headquartered. Proposals are being accepted from 501(c)(3) organizations for grants between $10,000 and $25,000 through May 31, 2011, with recipients announced in October.

For complete information about grant criteria and proposals

Full Press Release

Ramapo College- Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference

Nominations are now open for the Russ Berrie Award for Making A Difference. These awards honor “unsung heroes” who have contributed significantly through volunteerism or through an act of heroism in New Jersey. The nomination process is easy and may be completed online. Nominations are due March 11.

Nominate Someone

Prizes are significant: 16 prizes are awarded at $2,500, 1 at $25,000, 1 at $35,000 and 1 at $50,000. Prizes go to the honoree to do as they wish. Awards will be presented in May at Ramapo College.

Camden County College- NJBIA Training Grant

Train Your Employees For Free with Camden County College! This unique opportunity has been made available through a partnership between the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, and the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development.  Visit our website for more information.

Training classes include:

PC Skills – Windows, Outlook, Excel, Word
Communications – Verbal, Written, & Customer Service
Mathematics and Measurement
English as a Second Language

Two ways to participate:

Classes Dedicated for Your Organization
You may reserve dedicated classes for a minimum of 10 employees. Classes can be delivered at your site, or at any one of CCC’s campus locations.  Times and dates are flexible and designed to suit your needs.

Open Enrollment for Microsoft Office Classes

If you cannot meet the minimum attendance requirements to warrant dedicated computer training classes, you may register individual employees in our openly scheduled Microsoft Office classes.

Eligibility:All New Jersey employers are eligible to participate  
Due Date: Grant expires June 30, 2011

For more information, contact:

Carol McCormick                                            Terri Campagna
(856) 874-6016                                               (856) 874-6056
cmccormick@camdencc.edu                        tcampagna@camdencc.edu

National Endowment for the Humanities - America's Media Makers

Grants for America's Media Makers support projects in the humanities that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs in order to deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways. Grants for America's Media Makers should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages. To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public.

NEH offers two categories of grants for media projects, development grants and production grants:

Development grants enable media producers to collaborate with scholars to develop humanities content and format and to prepare programs for production. Development grants should culminate in the refinement of a project's humanities ideas, a script, or a design document for (or a prototype of) digital media components or projects, or a prototype for a digital media project together with a detailed plan for outreach and public engagement in collaboration with partner organizations.

Production grants support the preparation of a program for distribution. Applicants must submit a script for a radio or television program, or a prototype or storyboard for a digital media project, that demonstrates a solid command of the humanities ideas and scholarship related to a subject. The script for a radio or television program, or prototype or storyboard for a digital media project, must also show how the narrative elements, visual approach, and interactive design combine to present the project's humanities ideas. Applicants must have consulted with appropriate scholars about the project and obtained their commitment as advisers. Finally, applicants must have recruited the media team, including at a minimum the producer, director, writer, and, for a digital media project, the interactive designer.

Deadline: Jan 12, 2011   

Find more information and learn how to apply by clicking here.

In 2011, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) program will support projects that implement systems and methods to manage and promote effective transitions in care among adult patients with multiple chronic health conditions and complex social circumstances. Partnerships are required.

To be eligible for funding under NJHI 2011, applicant organizations must be based in New Jersey and must be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Private foundations, as defined under Section 509(a), are not eligible.

The types of organizations or groups that will be considered for funding include, but are not limited to:

• hospitals or health systems;
• federally qualified health centers;
• provider groups;
• long term care facilities;
• home care providers;
• insurance providers;

The Call for Proposals for NJHI 2011 is now available on the How to Apply page on the NJHI Web site at www.njhi.org.

Up to seven selected projects in New Jersey will receive grants. Grants of up to $300,000 each covering a two-year period will be made, commencing on July 1, 2011 and concluding on June 30, 2013.

The application process for this program is completely online, and the deadline for submission of proposals is Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 3 p.m. 

Optional applicant Web conferences will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 2 p.m. Complete details and registration information for these Web conferences are available at www.njhi.org.

For complete details about the entire NJHI 2011 application process, visit www.njhi.org or call the NJHI Program Office at (856) 225-6733.

NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Rapid Response Assistance

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) is pleased to announce a competitive opportunity for organizations interested in assisting their statewide Rapid Response Team. LWD intends to award one grant for a maximum of $300,000 to a successful statewide applicant or two regional grants for a maximum of $150,000 each.  Successful applicants must demonstrate a unique ability and capacity to assist the State Rapid Response Team, in the effort to meet with, assist, and deliver services to dislocated workers or soon to be dislocated workers in the State of New Jersey.  Particular focus shall be placed on increasing access to employers, and employees impacted by dislocations. You can view the complete Notice of Grant Opportunity at http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/forms_pdfs/lwdhome/Legal/RapidResponseAssistanceNoticeofGrantOpportunity.pdf

The Notice of Grant Opportunity cites examples of the types of organizations that may be interested in applying including industry associations/employer affiliation groups, unions, community-based organizations and faith-based organizations. Please pass this information along to organizations that you feel may be interested in applying.

There is a technical assistance meeting scheduled for October 18 at the Labor Building in Trenton for potential applicants to learn more about the grant program. We asked that interested organizations RSVP to sharon.reiner@dol.state.nj.us in advance of the technical assistance meeting date.

NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Training Grants- Financial Resources for NJ Employers a workshop to explain the new Notice of Grants Opportunity (NGO) for Customized and Literacy Training for FY11

Wednesday October 20, 2010
10:00 a.m. to noon
 
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
1 John Fitch Way, 13th floor Auditorium
Trenton, NJ 08625

Need to train your workforce? Need financial help to do it?
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development can help!
Get financial assistance to train your employees, reduce losses, and gain productivity.

For more information.

Register online!

New Jersey After 3 - Newark Global Village School Zone FY11 RFP

New Jersey After 3 is pleased to announce a unique opportunity to expand student learning time by more than 40% (3 hours a day) in the six schools that comprise the Newark Global Village School Zone.  These six schools include: Burnet Street School, Cleveland School, Eighteenth Avenue School, Newton Street School, Quitman Street School, and Sussex Avenue School. 

To support expanded learning time in these six schools, New Jersey After 3 seeks proposals from Newark-based nonprofit organizations.  The investments made through this RFP will: 1) improve student achievement, and support the positive development of children across the state;  2) provide existing Program Partners with the resources necessary to implement successful New Jersey After 3 model programs in existing New Jersey After 3 partner schools; and 3) provide the necessary leverage to attract and grow additional funding streams that support, strengthen and sustain these programs in future years.  

Proposals are due to New Jersey After 3 by 5:00PM on Friday, October 15th.  All instructions and eligibility requirements are included in the RFP document.

More Information

The Community Catalyst Fund

New fund offers grants to groups working on energy, sustainability

Connecticut, New Jersey and New York

Clean Air-Cool Planet is excited to announce that community groups seeking support for energy-, sustainability- and climate-related projects have a new source of funding.

The Community Catalyst Fund is offering grants of $250 to $2500. Please pass along the information that to apply, people should visit http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/smallgrants/index.php.

We’ve learned that, too often, groups of citizens with good ideas and the desire to make a difference reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in communities are stymied in their efforts for lack of a little money. 

The goal of this new fund is to overcome those small financial hurdles, allowing groups to move forward with projects and programs that will bring much greater rewards to their communities.  We are very grateful to be able to do this with funding from The Overbrook Foundation.

The Community Catalyst Fund will accept applications from groups in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York, focused on improving the environmental sustainability, health and economic well-being of their communities. 

The Fund will consider projects aimed at energy use reduction, public engagement and the promotion of environmental stewardship, offering grants mainly in the $250 to $2,500 range per project. There are no deadlines for grant submission; proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis

The Fruition Coalition

The Fruition Coalition is issuing a Request for Proposals to organizations engaged in systems change work that are in need of developing a strategic plan. Strategic planning is a process through which an organization's leadership discusses and articulates its vision for the future and develops a concrete plan to achieve specific goals related to that vision. Strategic plans help organizations make the most of limited resources, focus attention on critical community needs, and rededicate staff, board, and other key stakeholders to the mission of the organization.

One organization will be chosen by a panel of three reviewers based on the criteria explained in the RFP. The Fruition Coalition will work with this organization to develop a strategic plan that meets their individual needs.

The RFP can be found online at http://fruition.weebly.com/requests-for-proposals.html. The deadline to apply is September 10, 2010 and organizations will be notified of the status of their proposal by October 15, 2010. All organizations that submit a proposal will be eligible to receive 15% off any Fruition Coalition professional development or consulting service for the remainder of the calendar year.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Jessica Dreistadt at jessica@fruitioncoalition.com or call her at (610) 252-5362.

TD Charitable Foundation - Non-Profit Training Resource Fund Grants

A total of $200,000 in grants will be awarded in 2011 from the TD Charitable Foundation Non-profit Training Resource Fund. They will be awarded to eligible organizations for employees to attend approved classes and courses that will enhance their job performance, as outlined below

Learn more about the fund and how to apply.

TD Charitable Foundation - Housing for Everyone Grant Competition

The theme of this year's competition is Capital Improvements for Affordable Housing. These initiatives must focus on preserving and improving housing units for low- and moderate-income families or individuals. A total of $1.7 million will be awarded in 2010 to local non-profit organizations that make a meaningful difference in meeting the affordable housing needs in their communities.

Deadline:  Friday, September 3, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Get more information at http://www.tdbank.com/community/our_community.html

Learn and Serve America provides opportunities for our country’s school-aged youth to serve their communities by integrating service into students’ formal academic experience. LSA:SBP is funded at the national level by the Corporation for National and Community Service, and is implemented by the New Jersey Department of State in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Education.

The LSA:SBP is, therefore, offering a two-year continuation grant to support the implementation of a LSA:SBP.  This Notice of Grant Opportunity (NGO) is for the grant period of September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011.  This is the first year of a two-year continuation grant program.

Up to $14,000 will be awarded to a maximum of 15 programs for the first contract period totaling $210,000 statewide.  All allocations are based on a thorough evaluation of each proposal and availability of federal funding from the Corporation on National and Community Service, which requires a dollar for dollar local cash and/or in-kind match for grants. The LSA:SBP grants, of up to $14,000, is open to all LEAs (including Charter Schools) but limited to those that have not received or have not successfully completed a LSA:SBP two year funding cycle during the 1996 to 2010 fiscal years. All proposals are due to the LSA:SBP no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 9, 2010.

There will be four Technical Assistance Sessions which will begin at 10:00 AM at the following locations:

• Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - Southern Region - Atlantic County Institute of Technology, LPN Lounge, Mays Landing, NJ

• Thursday, April 29, 2010 - Northern Region - Saddle Brook School District, Middle/High School,  Saddle Brook, NJ

• Friday, April 30, 2010 - Central Region – New Jersey  State Museum, Auditorium, Trenton, NJ

• Thursday, May 6, 2010 - Central Region - Cranford School District, Cranford High School, Small Theatre, Cranford, NJ

Please fax in the RSVP form to 609-777-2939.

You can download the Funding Announcement, RSVP form, Ineligible Districts Listing, NGO and NGO forms at:  http://www.nj.gov/state/americorps/

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Rowena Madden or Linda V. Rivera at 609-633-9627 or e-mail at: Rowena.Madden@sos.state.nj.us  or Linda.Rivera@sos.state.nj.us

We look forward to receiving your response to this Notice of Grant Opportunity.

Patriot Express Loan Initiative

The Patriot Express loan can be used for most business purposes, including start-up, expansion, equipment purchases, working capital, inventory or business-occupied real-estate purchases

Eligible Entities: Veterans , Service-disabled veterans, Active-duty service members eligible for the military's Transition Assistance Program, Reservists and National Guard members , Current spouses of any of the above, The widowed spouse of a service member or veteran who died during service or of a service-connected disability, The SBA and its resource partners are focusing additional efforts on counseling and training to augment this loan initiative. 

Funder:   U.S. Small Business Administration

Amount:  $500,000

To apply, please click here.

The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation

The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada , with priority given to organizations located near company stores.

The Foundation's Champ – A Champion Fur Kids grants focus on children's health and wellness, with emphasis on programs addressing childhood disease research, child safety, and special needs children.

Literacy and Education grants encourage childhood literacy through support for summer reading and early childhood education programs, as well as programs for children with special needs.

Bearemy's Kennel Pals® grants to support domestic pets are awarded four times a year for specific programs with measurable outcomes

Applications for each grant is being accepted on a rolling basis starting in March, 2010. Please click here for more information and to apply for a grant.

Rosie's For All Kids - Early Education Grants

This funder is dedicated to helping disadvantaged children and low-income families. Priority is given to experienced, community-based programs serving children in low-income areas where many families struggle to find affordable, high-quality early education and care.

Learn more ..

Do Something - Plum Grants

Having trouble finding the funds to get your project off the ground or take it to the next level? Well, this funder is here to help. Did you recently create a sustainable community action project, program or organization? Do you need $500 to further the growth and success of your program? If you answered, "YES!” you are eligible to apply for a Plum Youth Grant. Plum grants are given out weekly.

Eligibility: This grant is available to U.S. or Canadian citizens, 25 or under, who want to further the growth and success of their existing community action project.

Deadline: Weekly

Click here for details and to apply.

The following resources and opportunities do not have deadlines:

Digital Community Website Grants for NJ Nonprofits

New Jersey nonprofits qualify for a grant through the Digital Community Foundation that will save you 25% off (up to $5,000) of the setup fees for a Firespring nonprofit website. Through this program, your organization will have complete control of your website through an easy-to-use content management system. No programming knowledge is required, and you have the ability to manage your content, images, event registration, member management, online giving and more 24/7.

To learn more about the grant application process and how you can partner with Firespring, call 877.447.8941 or visit www.firespring.com/nonprofit

Do Something.org

Over the course of 2009, Do Something will award fifty-two grants of $500 each to help young people implement or expand a community action project, program, or organization.

Eligible Entities:  To be eligible, applicants must be no older than 25 and a U.S. or Canadian citizen.

Contact:  http://www.dosomething.org/

Google Grants

Designed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, Google Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program. Google Grants has awarded AdWords advertising to hundreds of non-profit groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education.

Contact:  http://www.google.com/grants/index.html

National Network to End Domestic Violence - Amy's Courage Fund

Any adult survivor of domestic violence is eligible to receive funds. However, a domestic violence survivor must work with a domestic violence shelter/program or domestic violence coalition to submit an application for this fund.

The following is a list of fundable expenses:

• moving and transportation costs associated with escaping abuse, such as plane, train or bus tickets, U-Haul rentals, hotels and other travel expenses;
• rent and security deposits for new, safe homes;
• utilities, utility deposits, phone hookups for new, safe homes;
• medical expenses;
• legal fees and expenses for filing for protective orders, custody agreements and divorces;
• car repairs and transportation needs; and
• furniture, appliances, clothing and other household goods.

Amount: $2,000

Eligible Entities:  In order to receive aid from the Amy's Courage Fund, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (usually a local domestic violence or advocacy program) must apply on behalf of the victim.

Contact:  http://www.nnedv.org/projects/amysfund.html

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA)
Posted: 7/26/07

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