Community or Outreach Programs

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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy is part of a joint agency initiative between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s  (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) that is expected to cultivate comprehensive and sustained solutions for WIC workforce development. The joint agency initiative aims to strengthen the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce, with the ultimate goals of increasing: 1) WIC participation through reaching those populations that are eligible, but not enrolled; and 2) WIC participants use of benefits and services, including nutrition education and breastfeeding support.

For this RFA, NIFA requests applications for a WIC Workforce Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center to provide technical assistance and evaluation oversight to implementation projects that will be funded to respond to the National WIC Workforce Strategy. 

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An organization may submit only one proposal under this program solicitation.

Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network (Creative Forces) is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (Agency or NEA) in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). The mission of Creative Forces is to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers, by increasing knowledge of and access to clinical creative arts therapies and community arts engagement.

The purpose of this program solicitation is to select an organization (Cooperator) to manage the Clinical component of the Creative Forces program (the Clinical Program) through a cooperative agreement. Activities will advance health and well-being at Creative Forces Clinical Sites.

In brief, the Cooperator will: 

• Administer the Clinical Program activities, including: Creative Arts Therapies programs and non-clinical arts engagement activities at Clinical Sites; telehealth delivery programs; and expansion to additional clinical sites and/or new target populations during the cooperative agreement’s period of performance. 

• In consultation with the NEA's Office of Research and Analysis (ORA): 

o Execute research efforts to improve understanding of the impacts and benefits— physical, social and emotional—of these innovative treatment methods. 

o Conduct Evaluation and Performance Measurement on the Clinical Program activities to understand and articulate the impacts of Creative Arts Therapies and community arts engagement activities for military and veteran patient populations, their families, and staff.

The NEA expects to award one Cooperative Agreement of up to $5,000,000, contingent upon the availability of funds. This Cooperative Agreement does not require a cost-share/match.

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Eligible organizations and institutions of higher learning may submit one (1) proposal in response to the Funding Opportunity. 

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding from eligible non-profit organizations, local and state government agencies, private sector firms, and institutions of higher education to provide quality training and counseling to veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs. A key component of this Funding Opportunity is for applicants to provide training to transitioning military personnel and spouses through the Boots to Business (B2B) Training Program, and to veterans and military spouses through the Reboot and Military Spouse Pathway to Business Training Programs.

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Nationwide will not accept multiple proposals from one organization. 

The Nationwide Foundation also helps associates, partners and retirees maximize the impact of their personal gifts by matching their contributions to our United Way campaign and to accredited higher-education institutions dollar for dollar.

Through Nationwide’s Community Impact Model, the foundation assesses the needs in communities and awards grants to support organizations that provide emergency and basic needs and crisis stabilization.

Tier 1: Emergency and Basic Needs 
Aligned to our business, we’re there to help in an emergency. We partner with organizations that provide life’s necessities.

Tier 2: Crisis Stabilization 
Before a crisis happens or after one hits, we hold the safety net. We partner with organizations that provide resources to prevent crises or help pick up the pieces after one occurs.

Tier 3: Personal and family empowerment

We help at-risk youth and families in poverty situations who need tools and resources to advance their lives. We partner with organizations that assist individuals in becoming productive members of society.

Tier 4: Community enrichment*

We understand the well-being of a community affects all who live in it. We partner with organizations that contribute to the overall quality of life in a community.

*Tier 4 organizations, such as agriculture, arts and culture, civic and community, higher education/scholarships, and health research organizations, are by invitation only.

Any organization who wishes to apply for a grant must first attend one 45-minute virtual training. 

The Nationwide Foundation accepts applications from nonprofits in the following communities. Emphasis is placed on Tier 1 and Tier 2 organizations in these communities:

• Columbus (Metro), OH
• Des Moines, IA
• Gainesville, FL
• Raleigh (Metro), NC
• San Antonio, TX
• Scottsdale/Phoenix (Metro), AZ
• Wausau, WI

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J. Ruiz (Biosphere 2)
V. Subbian (Biomedical Engineering), sub to Univ. of Illinois Chicago (UIC).

*Please note that due to the size and complexity of the application process, the University of Arizona will institutionally coordinate no more than four (4) applications to this opportunity.

MacArthur today announced the launch of a new round of its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world's most critical social challenges. The third round of 100&Change remains open to organizations and collaborations working in any field, anywhere in the world. Proposals must identify a problem and offer a solution that promises significant and durable change; applications will be accepted online only, from May 22 to August 15, 2024. 

For the third round of the competition, MacArthur is adding “just” as a criterion to align with the Foundation’s Just Imperative, incorporating a sharper focus on how projects advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. No topic is exempt or excluded from these commitments.

100&Change remains global and athematic. The competition is unique because no field or problem area is designated, unlike most prizes and challenges, and proposals from all sectors and anywhere in the world are encouraged. To date, 100&Change has leveraged an additional $511 million in funding, spurring the philanthropic sector to rethink its approach to achieving impact at scale.

Preparation and Proposals

100&Change seeks proposals that articulate both a problem and its solution. Competitive proposals will address a significant problem and provide a solution that is impactful, evidence-based, feasible, durable, and just.

An organizational readiness tool is available to help organizations determine whether they are ready to compete in 100&Change. This tool was designed to help potential applicants understand characteristics of the most competitive organizations and proposals, and to determine how well-suited they are for 100&Change.

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Only one application per organization will be accepted under this announcement. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“Service”) mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service’s International Affairs Program delivers on this mission through its financial assistance programs by supporting projects that deliver measurable conservation results for priority species and their habitats around the world.

The mission of the Latin America Regional Program is to provide technical and financial assistance to partners to conserve the region’s priority species and their habitats. It advances its mission by supporting projects that reduce threats to key wildlife species and strengthen local capacity that results in measurable conservation impacts that benefit biodiversity and its people in the long-term.

Responding to and tackling the challenges that Latin America’s biodiversity faces requires inclusive and equitable approaches, as well as coordinated actions by stakeholders across the region. The Latin America Regional Program seeks to partner with national governments, civil society and grassroots organizations, and research and academic institutions that are willing to work with local groups that bring new perspectives and leadership. See Section C. Eligibility Conditions for more information about eligibility.

Areas of Interest

Conserving Latin America’s unique assemblage of species and natural habitats requires addressing the damage that unsustainable resource use, habitat loss and fragmentation, agricultural expansion, human-wildlife conflict, and climate change have on species and ecosystems. Therefore, this NOFO will only consider projects that clearly articulate how the proposed actions will reduce these above-mentioned threats under at least one of the following categories:

1. Species Conservation: This category seeks to support projects that promote the recovery and conservation efforts of key terrestrial species and their habitats along their range.

2. Conservation Stewardship: This category seeks to support projects that assist communities living in and along critical wildlife corridors and strongholds, by building on their traditional land-use practices, governance principles, ethnobiological knowledge and reduce their costs of living with wildlife. Proposed activities can be implemented on the local, national or regional (transnational) level.

Projects are to be implemented in or around natural protected areas, biological corridors, and recovery units in:
Mexico: Species: jaguar Geographic Eligibility: Yucatan Peninsula and Lacandon jungle
Central America: Geographic Eligibility: Guatemala and Honduras
South America: Geographic Eligibility: Gran Chaco (Eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina) and Andes-Amazon (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru)

Amount Description

The Notice of Funding Opportunity seeks to fund approximately six awards, each with a total budget not to exceed $200,000 over two years.

Maximum Award
$200,000
Minimum Award
$100,000

Limit: 1 // E. Orr ( Agriculture, Natural Resources and Economic Development - Arizona Cooperative Extension)

Only one project proposal may be submitted per eligible entity.

This notice announces the availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 2024 and solicits applications from community-based and non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and Tribal entities to compete for financial assistance through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (hereinafter referred to as the “2501 Program”). The term veteran, as used in this program, refers to military veterans.

The overall goal of the 2501 Program is to encourage and assist underserved farmers and ranchers, military veteran farmers and ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers with owning and operating farms and ranches and in participating equitably in the full range of agricultural, forestry, and related programs offered by USDA. It also includes projects that develop underserved youths' interest in agriculture. In partnership with the OPPE, eligible entities may compete for funding on projects that provide education and training in agriculture, agribusiness, forestry, agricultural-related services, and USDA programs, and to conduct outreach initiatives designed to accomplish those goals. This partnership includes working closely with OPPE, attend OPPE-led events in your proposed service territory, and collaborate with USDA Service Centers located in your state (Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Rural Development).

The maximum amount of requested federal funding for projects shall not exceed $750,000 over the 3-year period.

Due to a change in submission processes, the University of Arizona is currently ineligible to apply to this opportunity. 

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1. B.Carter (Center for Digital Humanities)
2. P. Merck (Maricopa County)
3. J.  Parlin (Pima County)
4. M. Bawden (Apache County)
5. R.Stewart (Santa Cruz County)
6. E. Freitchen (Multicultural Student Services)
7. Hope Simpara (Norton School of Human Ecology)

Walmart supports work directly related to our philanthropic priorities and markets where Walmart operates. Priority Areas:

• Creating Opportunity
• Advancing Sustainability
• Strengthening Community
• Center for Racial Equity

Local Community grants range from a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $5,000.  Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 31, 2024.

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RRF Foundation for Aging focuses on improving the quality of life for older people. In an effort to strengthen the Foundation’s impact, RRF has established Priority Areas. These Priority Areas are specific topics in aging that will be given higher priority within the Foundation’s grantmaking program.

Types of Grants 

1. Advocay: Achieve enduring social change around issues that affect older Americans
2. Direct Service: Improve availability and quality of community-based services and supports in seven states
3. Research: Seek causes and solutions to significant problems for older persons
4. Professional Education & Training: Increase the competency of professionals and paraprofessionals who serve older people
5. Organizational Capacity Building: Improve management and governance of non-profit organizations

Limit: 1  // M.S. Thompson (Community School and Garden Program)

The national award is named for C. Peter Magrath, APLU president from 1992 to 2005. The Magrath Award is connected to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Regional Awards given by the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC). Both the Magrath Award and the Kellogg Community Engagement Awards recognize universities that have redesigned their learning, discovery, and engagement missions to develop deep and enduring mutually beneficial partnerships with their communities.

The Kellogg Community Engagement Awards are given to the winner of each of the four regional competitions. They are presented annually each fall during the ESC Annual Conference in partnership with APLU’s Commission on Economic and Community Engagement (CECE). Prior to the ESC Annual Conference, the winners of each of the four regions are selected by a panel of university engagement scholars appointed by the ESC Board of Directors and the CECE Executive Committee. In addition, the panel may select one additional application per region that is identified as an exemplary application for special recognition at the ESC Annual Conference.

Each of the four regional winners of the Kellogg Community Engagement Awards competes for APLU’s national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award. Each Kellogg Community Engagement Award recipient receives two complimentary registrations for the ESC Annual Conference and $2,500 to support the production of a two-minute video “story” about their partnership and to defray expenses for travel to the ESC Annual Conference. During the ESC Annual Conference, each of the four regional winners receives an award object and certificates to be shared with their community partners. The video is shown at the ESC Annual Conference and is part of the review process for the C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award.

The C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award is presented in November of each year during the APLU Annual Meeting, North America’s largest convening of public university presidents, provosts, vice presidents, and senior administrators. The award winner is recognized with an award sculpture, a $20,000 prize, and visibility through CECE. The three regional winners not chosen for the Magrath Award each receive a cash prize of $5,000 at the APLU Annual Meeting in November.