A drug-free community coalition supporting positive youth development in Franklin County.

Grant Opportunities

Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program Invites Nominations of Young Volunteers
Deadline: March 15, 2010 The Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6 to 18) whose efforts have made a positive impact on their communities. Nominees will be divided into two groups (ages 6 to 12, and 13 to 18). Awards will be given on three levels. More than 2,100 store winners will each be awarded a $50 Kohl's Gift Card. More than 200 regional winners will each be awarded $1,000 scholarships toward their postsecondary education. Finally, ten national winners will each be awarded $9,000 scholarships (for a total of $10,000 in scholarships each), and Kohl's will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each winner's behalf. Nominees must not have graduated from high school as of March 15, 2010, and must be legal U.S. residents of a state in which a Kohl's store is located. The young volunteer's actions should be beyond what is normally expected of a child his or her age. Volunteer efforts should have made a positive impact on others and occurred in the last twelve months. The activity cannot be performed solely to benefit a family member. Nominators must be 21 years of age or older. Parents may nominate their own children. Nomination forms may only be completed and submitted at the Kohl's Kids Web site. Contact: Link to Complete RFP

got breakfast? Foundation Announces Silent Hero Grants for Summer Food Programs
The got breakfast? Foundation, whose mission is to ensure that every child, regardless of background, starts the school day with a nutritious breakfast in order to learn, grow, and develop to his or her fullest potential, has announced the expansion of its Silent Hero Grant Program to participants in the federal Summer Nutrition Program. The Silent Hero Grant Program is designed to encourage schools and nonprofit organizations to expand the reach of underutilized child nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast Program and, with this expansion, the Summer Nutrition Program. Grants ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to public schools, nonprofit private schools, local governments, national youth sports programs, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations participating in the Summer Nutrition Program. Grant funds can be used for such needs as serving equipment, program staffing, and nutrition education materials. To be considered for the summer grant program projects must be centered around creating, continuing, or expanding federal Summer Nutrition Programs. Priority will be given to organizations creating a summer program where one did not previously exist. Visit the got breakfast? Foundation Web site for the Request for Applications. Contact: Link to Complete RFP

PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION (07/26/10)
The Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. Its grantmaking is focused on where the Foundation’s funds can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve the lives of countless people. The Foundation targets its grantmaking on three areas: criminal and juvenile justice, health reform, and workers’ rights. It also makes a small number of grants under its Special Opportunities category in order to field-test new ideas for helping disadvantaged people, for one-time or emergency needs such as disaster relief, to support cross-program initiatives or when unusual opportunities arise to advance the Foundation’s strategic goals. The Foundation also has the President’s Discretionary Fund that offers grants of up to $25,000 to advance the Foundation’s priorities. The Criminal and Juvenile Justice program supports strategies to lower rates of incarceration and decrease prison population by changing specific laws, policies, or agency regulations. The Health Reform program seeks to assure that the voice of the consumer is heard on the health reform issue, particularly at the state and local levels, by building the capacity of systems of advocacy with expertise in policy, health law, fiscal analysis, community organizing, etc. The Worker’s Rights program supports organizations trying to improve the lives of working people by ensuring their basic legal rights to safe, healthy, and fair conditions of work. Letters of inquiry must be submitted six to eight weeks before the proposal deadlines of March 29th and July 26th, 2010. Additional information including an online letter of inquiry is found on the Web site. | Grant Range: $2,000 To $500,000 | Contact Info: PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION, 1200 U St. NW, Washington, DC, 20009, Ph: 202-965-1800, Send Email, Visit Website

Tony Hawk Foundation Offers Grants for Skatepark Construction
The Tony Hawk Foundation makes grants to encourage and facilitate the design, development, construction, and operation of high-quality public skateparks in low-income areas across the United States. The foundation will consider funding for skatepark projects that are designed and built by qualified and experienced skatepark contractors, include local skaters in the design process, are in low-income areas and/or areas with a high population of "at-risk" youth, can demonstrate a strong grassroots commitment to the project, have a creative mix of street obstacles and transition/vert terrain, do not require skaters or their parents to sign waivers, encourage skaters to look after their own safety and the safety of others, are open during daylight hours 365 days a year, do not charge an entrance fee, and are in areas that currently have no skateboarding facilities. The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) public charity or a state or local agency, including public school systems or public projects. Grants range from $1,000 to $25,000 each. The foundation may offer technical assistance related to design and construction, promotional materials, training materials, and safety information, and it may also facilitate support from vendors, suppliers, and community leaders. The online application for the Spring 2010 season will be live after January 15, 2010. Visit the foundation Web site for complete program information.
Contact: Link to Complete RFP . Deadline: October 1, 2010