Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 11:51:22 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC NAC (1 of 2 Page 1 of 2 NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases contain information on more than 800 current and archival funding opportunities. These Databases are primarily intended to serve as a starting point for people seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, and information dissemination. The grantmaking agency should be contacted for further information and application procedures. The Clearinghouse makes these databases available to the public through their electronic bulletin board service, NAC ONLINE. Information and assistance about the Clearinghouse and NAC ONLINE can be obtained by calling a Reference Specialist at 1-800-458-5231 or 1800-243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that we do not have in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. Last night, one new and three update records loaded to the Funding Database. These are cited below and in the following window: ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Pew Charitable Trusts: Health and Human Services Program. (UPDATE) 2) Van Ameringen Foundation: General Fund Announcement. (UPDATE) ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 06117-001 FUND TITLE: Pew Charitable Trusts: Health and Human Services Program. DESCRIPTION: The Pew Charitable Trusts' Health and Human Services Program is designed to promote the health and well-being of the American people, to strengthen disadvantaged communities, and to assist our neighbors to the South. The National program initiatives include health professions education and training; infants, children and their families; elderly; and community development. Local programs include the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia; and community development. International grants address international health and development, particularly the health needs of women, children and disadvantaged populations. Most HIV/AIDS grants are made from the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia. This Fund seeks to provide support to organizations in the Philadelphia metropolitan area to provide service effectively and efficiently to those in need. The Fund's objectives are to provide support for the development and ongoing implementation of effective programs and services for at-risk populations; and to enhance the long-term capacity of health and human service agencies to provide services effectively and efficiently. TARGET AUDIENCE: 100 - Health Professionals, 300 - General Public, Consumers, 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 324 - Families, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 339 - Infants, 360 - Older Americans, 390 - Women, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 689 - Medical Schools SUBJECT AREAS: Caregivers, Children, Community programs, Health care, International cooperation, Public education, Social services, Training, Visual arts FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND DURATION: Open ended. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. Seed money. Program-related investments. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open ended INTENDED AWARD DATE: Up to 6 mos. after submission. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization RESTRICTIONS: For Profit Individual LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. International: Caribbean. Mexico. Central America. Philadelphia metropolitan area: Philadelphia County. Bucks County. Montgomery County. Delaware County. Chester County. ELIGIBILITY: Projects eligible for a grant from the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia are those that fall within the Pew Fund's three program categories: the elderly; children, youth and their families; and vulnerable adults. For each of these categories, a separate Request for Proposals is issued. The RFPs provide the specific guidelines for applying for support through the Pew Fund. Organizations may request RFPs for any of the three categories, and they will be sent immediately upon their availability. The Trustees prefer to award Pew Fund grants to selected institutions in which the Trustees have a longstanding interest. LIMITATIONS: The Pew Charitable Trusts will not consider requests for: general operations, unless staff encouraged; internships or scholarships not part of a trust-initiated program; capital expenditures, unless staff encouraged; endowments; debt reduction; disease-specific research or programs*; clinical or basic biomedical research not part of a trust-initiated program; programs or expenditures subject to patient charges; informal neighborhood organizations or block associations; weatherization subsidies for individuals; international health and development projects providing direct payment for services to individuals; or contributions of supplies and materials, or other nonmonetary donations. * Despite this restriction, the Trusts funded more than 20 HIV-specific and HIV-related programs in the Philadelphia metropolitan area over the last three years. These grants were made from the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit 2-3 p. letter of inquiry (maximum: 5 p.). CONTACT PERSON: Frazierita Klasen, Pgm Officer Pew Fund Health and Human Services Program 1 Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19103-1910 (215) 575-9050 (215) 575-4939 FAX NO. ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 06117 Pew Charitable Trusts 1 Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., Ste. 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7017 PHONE: (215) 575-9050 AREA CODES: 215 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Pew Charitable Trusts, a national philanthropy, supports nonprofit activities in the fields of culture, education, the environment, health and human services, public policy and religion. Through grantmaking, the Trusts seek to encourage individual development and personal achievement; cross-disciplinary problem solving; and innovative, practical approaches to meet the changing needs of society. The Trusts are based in Philadelphia and maintain a special commitment to the city and its neighboring region. AIDS-related grants are made from health and human services funds to organizations within Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. Recent grant recipients include the Family Planning Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Inc., AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania; Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance; and the Philadelphia AIDS Consortium. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1994: 529 funds awarded, total: $172815600 PUBLICATION(S): Annual report. Program guidelines. Recent grants. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 13369-001 FUND TITLE: Van Ameringen Foundation: General Fund Announcement. DESCRIPTION: The Van Ameringen Foundation makes grants to stimulate prevention, education, and direct care in the mental health field with an emphasis on those individuals and populations having a disadvantaged background and deprived opportunities for whom appropriate intervention would produce positive change. The Foundation encourages programs that increase the accessibility of the poor and needy to mental-health services; offer preventive and early-intervention strategies, particularly those working in tandem with educational programs; link existing resources for clients, creatively mixing public and private efforts; and incorporate a self-help model. The Foundation supports several HIV/AIDS-related mental health programs each year. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 324 - Families, 325 - Families of AIDS Patients, 352 - Minorities, 366 - Low Income Persons, 368 - Incarcerated Persons, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Mental health FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVERAGE: $35000 FUND DURATION: open ended. TYPE OF SUPPORT: General operating support. Program development. Seed money. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open ended INTENDED AWARD DATE: Awards made 60 d. after Board meetings. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization RESTRICTIONS: Individual LOCATION: Giving primarily in the urban Northeast from Boston, MA to Washington, DC. This includes MA. DC. NY. PA. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: Programs should benefit the urban Northeast from Boston, MA to Washington, DC. This includes MA. DC. NY. PA. LIMITATIONS: The Foundation does not support programs for drug and alcohol abuse, physical disabilities, or mental retardation. Grants are not generally made for capital projects, endowments, annual fundraising drives or in support of international activities and institutions. The Foundation will only consider funding video projects in post-production and distribution. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Deadlines 6 wks. before March, June & Nov. Board meetings. CONTACT PERSON: Grants Manager 509 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10022-1002 (212) 758-6221 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 13369 Van Ameringen Foundation 509 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10022-5501 PHONE: (212) 758-6221 AREA CODES: 212 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The van Ameringen Foundation is a private grantmaking Foundation that is active principally in the urban Northeast. The Foundation has sought to stimulate prevention, education and direct care in the mental health field with an emphasis on those individuals and populations having a disadvantaged background and deprived opportunities, for whom appropriate intervention would produce positive change. Recent HIV/AIDS-related grant recipients include the Orphan Project of the Fund for the City of New York; A New Light (for counseling those affected by HIV/AIDS); Visiting Nurse Service of New York (for community outreach to adolescents whose parents have HIV/AIDS; and St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York / United States Catholic Conference (for psychiatric outreach to patients with AIDS and cancer). TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1993: 78 funds awarded, total: $3015552 1992: 64 funds awarded, total: $2415664 TAX NO.: 136125699 PUBLICATION(S): Annual report. Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 12:31:03 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC NAC (2 of 2 New/updated funds, cont' Page 2 of 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Fund for the City of New York: General Fund Announcement. (UPDATE) 2) RESIST: General Grant Guidelines. (NEW) ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 23163-001 FUND TITLE: Fund for the City of New York: General Fund Announcement. DESCRIPTION: The Fund for the City of New York focuses on children and youth, community development, the urban environment and AIDS. The Fund makes three kinds of grants. Watchdog grants help to strengthen government accountability, to design and advance new models of government programs, and to provide public education on public issues. Short-term Consultancy grants allow the managers of government and nonprofit agencies to engage expert help to turn good ideas into workable propositions and to get through sticking points in developing and improving programs. Incubator grants provide a temporary home and organizational support, in addition to cash assistance, to important new institutions and programs. The Fund focuses on management problems rather than on policy studies, and seeks to integrate its grantmaking with the rest of its management and technical assistance programs. The Fund also makes Cash Flow Loans to respond to cash flow problems of nonprofits (approximately 230 loans totalling $2.5 million annually). TARGET AUDIENCE: 002 - Managers/Supervisors, 300 - General Public, Consumers, 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons, 630 - Government Agencies, 636 - Local Government Agencies, 673 - Community Organizations SUBJECT AREAS: Adolescents, Children, Community programs, Financial assistance, Organization development, Program development, Program management, Public education FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVERAGE: $5000 NUMBER OF AWARDS: 50 FUND DURATION: Open ended. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open ended INTENDED AWARD DATE: After Jan., June and Oct. Board meetings. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: City IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Non Profit RESTRICTIONS: Individual LOCATION: New York, NY. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: New York, NY. EXPECTED RESULT: Community programs. ELIGIBILITY: Grants are restricted to projects with an intended impact on New York City and are limited to qualifying charitable organizations. The New York Common Application Form is accepted. LIMITATIONS: The Fund cannot support endowment or capital campaigns, and does not support academic studies. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit one copy of proposal. CONTACT PERSON: Cristina Kazan Grants Program Assistant 121 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10013-1001 (212) 925-6675 (212) 925-5675 FAX NO. ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 23163 Fund for the City of New York 121 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10013-1590 PHONE: (212) 925-6675 AREA CODES: 212 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Fund for the City of New York was established by the Ford Foundation in 1968 to give organized and continuous philanthropic help to the people of New York City and their government. The Fund, which continues to receive core annual support from the Ford Foundation, places special emphasis on children and youth. Other major program areas include community development, the urban environment and AIDS. Recent recipients of HIV/AIDS-related grants include the Orphan Project and the AIDS and Adolescents Network of New York City. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1993: 100 funds awarded, total: $740000 TAX NO.: 132612524 ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 31924-001 FUND TITLE: RESIST: General Grant Guidelines. DESCRIPTION: RESIST funds activist organizing and educational work within movements for social change. Preferred applicants have budgets under $100,000 and few options for funding elsewhere because of the radical nature of the project or organization. Fund categories include: Africa / Asia / International; Central / Latin America and the Caribbean; Community Organizing / Anti-racism; Culture and Media; Economic Justice; Environment; Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual; Health / AIDS / Disability; Labor; Middle East; Native Americans / Indigenous Peoples; Peace; Prisoners / Criminal Justice; Women; and Youth / Students. RESIST would, for example, prefer to fund: projects that organize people to take action, rather than just disseminate information; a small group with limited access to funding, rather than a more well-established group; and a demonstration, rather than a conference. Emergency grants provide groups with a maximum of $200 within a few days. Loans are made to groups planning projects that are intended to raise money; or to groups in need of advance payments on buses for transportation to a march or rally. TARGET AUDIENCE: 316 - Developmentally Delayed Persons, 332 - Persons with Physical Disabilities, 338 - Homosexuals, 352 - Minorities, 366 - Low Income Persons, 374 - Immigrants, Refugees, 385 - Bisexuals, 386 - Lesbians, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Community programs, Demonstration projects, Equipment, Financial assistance, Publications FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Grants made 8 times/yr. (Once every 6 wks.) MINIMUM: $100 MAXIMUM: $1000 AVERAGE $700 FUND DURATION: Not specified. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. General support. Emergency grants. Loans. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open ended INTENDED AWARD DATE: Following Board meetings. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Non Profit Unrestricted RESTRICTIONS: Individual Non US LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. RESTRICTIONS: International. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: Location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: RESIST will fund a group only once per year except for projects designed for accessibility. Grants are primarily made to support specific campaigns, projects or equipment purchases, although grants are also made for general support, advertising, publications and projects enabling all people to participate in the movement for social justice. LIMITATIONS: RESIST does not fund the production of films, videos or radio projects (although distribution and advertising costs may be supported); legal defense costs, except for support work; projects that are primarily social service oriented; material aid campaigns; or travel expenses. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit typed application form with a cover letter. CONTACT PERSON: Robin Carton, Staff RESIST 1 Summer St. Somerville, MA 02143 (617) 623-5110 TECHNICAL CONTACT: Carol Schachet, Staff ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 31924 RESIST 1 Summer St. Somerville, MA 02143 PHONE: (617) 623-5110 AREA CODES: 617 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: RESIST was founded in 1967. Since that time, it has given more than 3,200 small but timely grants and loans to groups and organizations working for peace and social justice. Special interests include gay, lesbian and bisexual interests; health, AIDS and disability projects; women and reproductive issues; and children and youth. RESIST is, at its core, a political organization. Grants are made in light of what the RESIST Board members consider to be the current strengths and weaknesses of its movement. An example of a recent grant recipient is the Atlantic Coast, Nicaragua / Philadelphia Drug / Alcohol Rehabilitation / Prevention and AIDS Project. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. PUBLICATION(S): Funding guidelines. Grants list.