FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Award
Application Deadline: November 3, 2008
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is now accepting nominations for one outstanding nonprofit, charitable, or non-governmental organization that has made significant "contributions toward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world." The prize is $1.5 million and eligible nominees must have an operating budget of $500,000 or more.
National Institute of Justice’s Graduate Research Fellowship 2009 (PDF)
Application Deadline: November 21, 2008
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) fellowship program provides support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent dissertation research on issues related to crime and justice. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to support promising doctoral students in their application of critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations through their Children, Families, and Communities Program, which works to ensure preschool education, promote access to health insurance, and establish after-school programs for children.
Time-Sensitive Mental Health and Substance Abuse Research Grants
The National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and National Institute on Drug Abuse, are sponsoring research grants for public mental health and/or substance abuse services research.
Treatment of Anemia of Inflammation and of Chronic Diseases
This funding opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aims to enhance the treatment, prevention, and detection of anemia of inflammation or anemia of chronic disease. The size and duration of each award will vary depending on the research.
Mix it Up Grants
The Mix It Up Grants Program, sponsored by Teaching Tolerance, funds small-scale, youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying, crossing, and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities.
After School Advantage Program
This award from GTECH provides $15,000 to a nonprofit 501(C)(3) community agency to develop a state-of-the-art computer lab for their after-school program for youth who are disadvantaged.