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04 May Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts Awards $65,000 Grant to Kansas City Arts Institute (KCAI)
Kansas City Arts Institute (KCAI) was recently awarded a $65,000 grant from the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts to support the ceramics department’s curricular and professional practice initiatives.
03 May Grow by Shrinking: Become More Effective with Fewer Words by Thomas Assel, GPC
May is a month of growth. Trees leaf out more fully and flowers bloom. The temperature rises without being sweltering. We slip the cold bonds of winter and the chaotic weather of early spring, and we breathe deeply of air redolent with the fragrance of blossoms and freshly mown grass. I do, at least until my allergies cause my sinuses to shut tighter than a 100-words-or-less organizational description. As spring’s warmth sets in, we may clean out some of the clutter we accumulated during the long winter. Yes, May is a good month for decluttering our living spaces, and it’s a good month to declutter our writing. By paring down our writing to its essentials, we can be much more effective as grant writers. We can actually grow by shrinking. And not only can we reduce the physical space our writing occupies, but we can also reduce the effort needed to read it and understand it.
29 Apr Funding Alert! Department of Justice COPS Grants
U.S. Department of Justice – Community Oriented Policing Services Attention law enforcement agencies! The Department of Justice (DOJ) – Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office has several funding opportunities currently available and multiple programs that will open soon. COPS funds a variety of grant programs that advance community policing through hiring personnel; developing and testing policing strategies; and training community members, leaders, and law enforcement officers. Included below are brief breakdowns of the open COPS solicitations, which support officer mental health and wellness and investigating the unlawful distribution of opioids and methamphetamines. In next week’s Funding Friday blog post, we will take a closer look at some of the upcoming COPS opportunities.
27 Apr English Tutoring Project (ETP) Receives $10,000 Grant from the Bellweather Foundation
English Tutoring Project (ETP) recently received a grant for $10,000 from the Bellweather Foundation to expand services to meet the new and continued demand for English language instruction for students of immigrant and refugee families.
26 Apr YOU Are a Valuable Volunteer! by Julie Assel, GPC
As pointed out in the Value Your Volunteers blog, it is important for grant professionals to properly communicate the value of volunteers, both programmatically and monetarily. Grant professionals should also be aware of ways they personally can volunteer their time outside of where they work. In addition to volunteering for organizations like food banks, youth development centers, and animal shelters, grant professionals can give back to their profession by volunteering their time.
23 Apr Funding Alert! Grants for Community Mental Health Centers
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Attention community mental health centers! Does your organization serve individuals with serious emotional disturbance (SED), serious mental illness (SMI), and/or co-occurring disorder (COD) of SMI or SED and substance use disorders? And were your clients, staff, and services impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? SAMHSA is now accepting applications for its 2021 Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) grant program. During the pandemic, the needs of many individuals with behavioral health conditions – including minority populations and economically disadvantaged communities – have not been effectively met. The CMHC program aims to support CMHC staff and other caregivers and to restore the delivery of clinical services impacted by the pandemic. Proposals for this program are due May 21, 2021, with an anticipated project start date of September 30, 2021.
20 Apr Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) Receives $120,000 Grant from Jackson County eitas
Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) recently received a grant for $120,000 from Jackson County eitas to provide scholarship assistance to students and families.
19 Apr Volunteer Grants: Turning Service into Support By Hayley Waynick, GPC
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In our April blog series, we are focusing on “Helping Hands.” Last week, we explained how to track volunteer time and efforts and how to include these figures in grant budgets (click to read the blog). Volunteers can add significant value to your project budgets and your agency’s bottom line, but did you know they can also leverage additional grant dollars for your organization? Let’s explore some of the strategies you can use to successfully in pursue volunteer grants.
