GrantStation Insider: July 16, 2020

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COVID-19 Related Funding
Opportunities Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Common Counsel Foundation: Grassroots Exchange Fund
The Grassroots Exchange Fund is a rapid response small grants program designed to support networking and collaboration between grassroots social change and environmental justice organizations throughout the United States. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fund is supporting community organizations that need to adjust their networking, collaboration, or organizing strategies. Examples include, but are not limited to, support for online meeting or online organizing technology and training, language translation and interpretation, emergency stipends for organizers and grassroots leaders, and PPE (personal protective equipment) or other supplies to enable safer in-person meetings, etc. Requests will be reviewed twice monthly through November 2020.

WITH Foundation
The WITH Foundation and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry have released a request for proposals to support the development of additional educational materials, implementation models, and research that address the challenges primary care providers experience in serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during pandemic or emergency situations. The application deadline is September 3, 2020.

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development: COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program
The COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program provides grants to cultural organizations and museums in Pennsylvania that experienced a loss of revenue from the closure by the proclamation of disaster emergency by the governor. Grants range from $25,000 to $500,000. In order to be eligible, cultural organizations and museums must be in one of the following categories: children's museums, general museums with at least two equally significant disciplines, historical museums or historical sites, military or maritime museums, natural history museums, accredited zoos, planetariums, science and technology centers, orchestras, art museums, and performing arts organizations. The application deadline is July 31, 2020.

For more grant opportunities, visit our COVID-19 Related Funding page.

National Funding
Opportunities Throughout the U.S.

Support for Efforts to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Children
Cigna Foundation: Healthier Kids for Our Future
Cigna Foundation's Healthier Kids for Our Future initiative seeks to improve the health and well-being of children. The initiative is currently offering the following grant opportunities: Food Insecurity Grants focus on programs, in and outside the school environment, that attempt to address gaps in delivering food and nutritional education to children. Mental Health Grants focus on programs that foster collaboration between stakeholders, including school administrators and teachers, clinicians, and local and national nonprofits, to address mental health and emotional well-being challenges for children. U.S. nonprofit organizations and school systems are eligible to apply. The application deadline for both grant programs is September 30, 2020. Visit the Foundation's website to learn more about the Healthier Kids for Our Future initiative as well as the funding guidelines for both grant opportunities.

Programs Promoting American Indian Culture and Self-Sufficiency Funded
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation
The Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that support the preservation, promotion, and advancement of American Indian self-sufficiency and culture. The Foundation's specific areas of interest include the development of American Indian entrepreneurism; facilitating American Indian education, particularly college, graduate, and post-graduate education; and the preservation and enhancement of American Indian culture. Requests are reviewed quarterly. The remaining deadlines for 2020 are August 31 and November 30. Grant application instructions and forms are available on the Foundation's website.

Grants Benefit Vulnerable Populations in the U.S., East Africa, and Central America
Jewish Helping Hands: Tikkun Olam Grant Program
Jewish Helping Hands' Tikkun Olam Grant Program is intended to advance the goal of inspiring and supporting tzedakah, justice, and righteousness throughout the world. This program strives to help vulnerable populations in the United States and abroad by supporting projects focused on economic development and social empowerment, with a particular emphasis on those demographics that have been overlooked or marginalized. Grants of up to $5,000 are provided to nonprofit organizations that show clear promise to promote self-help and empowerment within communities, or that respond to unmet needs of those who are poor or marginalized. Projects that aim to bring about positive change for groups of all backgrounds and religious affiliations are encouraged. For the 2021 grant cycle, the focus is on projects that provide the basic necessities for a decent life, including food, clothing, shelter, water, health, and Internet capabilities. Projects in the United States, East Africa, and Central America, as well as regions worldwide with impoverished Jewish populations, are given priority. Initial inquiry forms must be submitted by September 14, 2020; invited full applications will be due December 14, 2020. Visit the Jewish Helping Hands website to learn more about the Tikkun Olam Grant Program.

Local Initiatives to Advance Affordable Housing Supported
United States Conference of Mayors: CommunityWINS Grant Program
The CommunityWINS (Working/Investing in Neighborhood Stabilization) Grant Program, administered by the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and funded by Wells Fargo, supports local nonprofits in promoting long-term economic prosperity for municipalities by advancing housing affordability solutions. The awards recognize outstanding mayoral-based initiatives that can assist their city in reducing the cost burden of housing and increase access to safe, affordable places to live. USCM members may nominate up to three programs run by nonprofit organizations that address housing affordability solutions to increase availability and affordability of rentals, transitional housing, and/or sustainable homeownership. Two awards in each of the following four population categories will be given in 2020: Metropolitan Cities (one $300,000 and one $100,000 award); Large Cities (one $200,000 and one $75,000 award); Medium Cities (one $150,000 and one $50,000 award); and Small Cities (one $75,000 and one $50,000 award). All programs must be initiated with the full support of the mayor to be eligible, including those developed and implemented in collaboration with the private sector, community groups, and other partners. The application deadline is October 9, 2020. Visit the USCM website to review the CommunityWINS Grant Program guidelines.

Regional Funding
Opportunities for Specific Areas

Funds for Cultural Collections Preservation in New York State
Greater Hudson Heritage Network: Conservation Treatment Grant Program
The Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) is dedicated to advancing the preservation and interpretation of New York State's historical, ethnic, and cultural heritages. The NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program provides support for treatment procedures by professional conservators to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects in collections of museums as well as historical and cultural organizations throughout the state. Grants of up to $7,500 are provided to nonprofit museums, historical organizations, and other cultural institutions that own, care for, and exhibit collections to the public. The focus is on institutions lacking in-house conservation staff with expertise in the area for which support is requested. The application deadline is September 1, 2020. Visit the GHHN website to learn more about this program. (GHHN also offers support through the Collection Needs Assessment Program.)

Grants Encourage Access to the Legal System in Illinois
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation supports nonprofit legal aid providers to increase Illinois residents' access to the legal system. The Foundation makes grants in the following five categories: Legal Information for the Public, Self Help Legal Assistance Projects, Mediation Services, Telephone Advice and Referral Services, and Civil Legal Assistance. Applying organizations must provide services to low-income people free of charge or on a sliding scale based on income. Applications for the 2020 funding cycle are due on August 17, 2020. Funding guidelines and the online application are available on the Foundation's website.

Support for Initiatives to Create a Sustainable Future for Montana
High Stakes Foundation
The High Stakes Foundation supports visionary people and organizations that are leading and implementing changes that create a sustainable future for Montana. The Foundation's areas of grantmaking interest include the following: social justice, rural economic development, climate change solutions, and local food systems. The focus is on organizations working to create present and future change that can make Montana more equitable, sustainable, and resilient. The next grant application cycle will be open from August 1 through August 30, 2020. Visit the Foundation's website to review the Foundation's priorities and application procedures.

Public Libraries in Texas Funded
Ladd and Katherine Hancher Library Foundation
The Ladd and Katherine Hancher Library Foundation supports public libraries serving the residents of the state of Texas. Applying libraries must serve a population of 50,000 or less and be accredited by the Texas State Library. Projects are reviewed for the level of their educational contribution to the community. Grants ranging from $2,000 to $40,000 are provided. Applications must be postmarked by August 31, 2020. Visit the Foundation's website to download the application form.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. Government

Program Preserves Native Languages
Department of the Interior
The Living Languages Grant Program supports Native language instruction and immersion programs for Native students not enrolled at Bureau of Indian Education schools. The program focuses on small or startup programs whose objective is to document or build the capacity to preserve Native languages that are losing users but which still have active users at the grandparent generation. This program seeks to document, preserve, and revitalize languages that are used for face-to-face communication, languages that can be used by a child-bearing generation but are not being transmitted to children, languages whose only active users are members of the grandparent generation or older, languages whose only active users are members of the grandparent generation or older but who have little opportunity to use them, and languages that serve as a reminder of heritage identity for an ethnic community but which lack proficient speakers. The application deadline is August 24, 2020.

Senior Volunteerism Supported
Corporation for National and Community Service
The RSVP Competition is a senior volunteer program that engages people age 55 and older in a diverse range of volunteer activities. RSVP volunteers tutor children, renovate homes, assist victims of natural disasters, provide independent living services, recruit and manage other volunteers, and serve in their communities in many other ways. Focus areas include disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families. The application deadline is September 1, 2020.

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Effective Fundraising for Civil Society
Are you looking to build your skillset in the area of fundraising? If so, you may want to participate in The Civil Society Academy's online course "Effective Fundraising for Civil Society," which starts on August 17, 2020, and runs for five weeks. This course leads participants through the fundamentals of fundraising, analyzing the mega trends to find points of leverage, and teaching how to communicate value propositions, create powerful stories, and write winning proposals.

Upcoming Online Education Trainings
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Unless otherwise noted, all Online Education Trainings are webinars,
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LIVE Workshop: Tracking Volunteers in QuickBooks (DESKTOP Version and ONLINE Version)
Are you tracking your volunteers' contact information somewhere? What about the hours they worked? What they did? Many grantors will allow volunteer hours to count towards meeting the matching requirements for a grant, so it is important to keep track of volunteer activity. All of this information can be easily tracked right in your QuickBooks software. To help you with this process, we are very excited to have Gregg Bossen, a CPA specializing in nonprofits and president of QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits, deliver one of his most popular webinars exclusively for us. In this webinar, you will learn how to set up your volunteers in QuickBooks either manually or by import, query to find a volunteer that possesses a skill that you may need, set up and enter time for volunteers by activity, generate volunteer reports, and get QuickBooks to calculate the exact amount of match created. Don't miss this opportunity! You will be VERY glad you came! The webinar for the DESKTOP version of QuickBooks will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The webinar for the ONLINE version of QuickBooks will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

FREE Webinar: Nonprofit Update on the PPP Flexibility Act and the HEROES Act (NEW)
Need to know the latest about nonprofit organizations and all things PPP loan-related? Join Gregg Bossen, CPA, as he presents the most up-to-date information for nonprofits concerning the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, the HEROES Act, and PPP Tracking in QuickBooks. As you know, this information can change on a daily basis, so please join us for this free webinar. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

How to Know if Your Programs Are Effective (NEW)
Strong programmatic outcomes are vital to the success of any grant program. As a nonprofit professional, you know that measuring these outcomes and understanding your organization's impact is important—not only to achieve your mission, but also to communicate your work effectively. But programmatic monitoring and evaluation can be complicated! This 90-minute webinar, presented by Alana Buckner, CEO of Elevate, is for non-experts who want to understand the fundamentals better. It will make monitoring and evaluation easy to understand and focus on practical tips and case studies. We will cover the answers to questions like these: Why is monitoring and evaluation important for every nonprofit? What does monitoring and evaluation mean exactly? What about concepts like theory of change, logic model, data collection, assessment, and instrument, as well as qualitative and quantitative data? How does a nonprofit get started, or improve, their existing monitoring and evaluation? By the end of the webinar, you will be able to understand the purposes of program evaluation, link it to your organization's goals, and have concrete tips and techniques to begin or improve your evaluation efforts. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

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