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Mark Mayden Scholarship

The Community Foundation of Dickinson County Inc.
Private
United States
US $700
The Mark Mayden Scholarship, established in 2006 by the Community Foundation of Dickinson County, honors the legacy of Mark Mayden, a devoted supporter of agribusiness. This $700 scholarship aims to assist hardworking students from Dickinson County in pursuing technical or vocational education, fostering opportunities for future generations. By rewarding initiative and talent, the scholarship reflects Mark's belief in the transformative power of education and hard work, ensuring that deserving students have the support they need to succeed.
Education - Higher Education Vocational & Trade Education Education - High School +1 more

Loren Engel Memorial FFA Scholarship

The Community Foundation of Dickinson County Inc.
Private
United States
US $300
The Loren Engel Memorial FFA Scholarship, established by Margaret Engle in 2005, honors Loren Engel’s dedication to agriculture and leadership. This $300 scholarship is available for graduating high school students from Dickinson County who have served as FFA chapter officers, demonstrating commitment to agricultural education. The Community Foundation of Dickinson County aims to support local students pursuing technical or vocational education, ensuring future generations can thrive in their community.
Education - Higher Education Vocational & Trade Education Education - High School +1 more

The Vanguard Award

Remuseum Inc.
Private
United States
US $100,000

The Vanguard

Remuseum announces The Vanguard, an award and accelerator for innovative leaders in the visual and performing arts, in partnership with the Doris Duke Foundation. The Vanguard’s $100,000 annual award will recognize up to ten leaders who are exploring new ways to strengthen arts institutions, and a year-long accelerator will help them refine, implement, and evaluate their ideas. The first award and accelerator of its kind, The Vanguard celebrates leaders who are ready to center the public in their work in new ways, building models for increased relevance and sustainability in the arts.

The Program

The $100,000 grant that accompanies each award will go to that leader’s institution, to support ideas developed in The Vanguard’s 12-month accelerator program. That program begins with a week-long retreat at Shangri La, the Doris Duke Foundation’s global center for culture and ideas in Honolulu, Hawaii, followed by a year of monthly coaching sessions, regional peer gatherings, and collaborative workshops, culminating in a public presentation of their work and findings to the broader arts community. The accelerator and its curriculum, tailored specifically for cultural leaders, has been designed by Jenny Larios Berlin, entrepreneur in the creative and tech sectors and Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, and will be co-taught with Gregory Bunch, entrepreneur and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and will be advised by Ethernet Inventors Professor of Entrepreneurship Bill Aulet, Managing Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

By year’s end, members of The Vanguard will have built an intellectual kinship with each other while modeling a spirit of innovative leadership for the field. Remuseum will continue evaluating and sharing their work as case studies for cultural organizations broadly, and future classes will continue expanding a Vanguard of leaders (10, then 20, and on) who build models of success for cultural organizations in the 21st Century, allowing arts & cultural institutions not just to survive but to support a stronger and more pluralistic civil society.

Art & Culture Nonprofit Growth & Development Arts / Culture Access & Participation

ancient DNA for Modern Genomics (aDMG) Research Projects (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health
Federal Government
American Samoa, Guam +4 more
Unspecified amount
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is launching a funding opportunity for the ancient DNA for Modern Genomics (aDMG) program. This initiative aims to create an ethical resource of ancient human DNA to enhance understanding of modern human traits and health. By leveraging both existing and new aDNA data, the program seeks innovative collaborations that integrate ancient and contemporary genomic information. Researchers with expertise in population genomics are encouraged to apply.
Human Genome & Genetics Diseases & Conditions

Limited Competition: The NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health
Federal Government
American Samoa, Guam +4 more
Unspecified amount
The NHGRI's Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) program is set for a limited competition renewal to enhance a cloud-based platform that supports genomic research. With over 5 petabytes of data accessible to researchers, AnVIL fosters collaboration and innovation while adhering to FAIR principles. The renewed focus will include improved scalability, interoperability, and robust security measures. Additionally, training initiatives will ensure researchers maximize the potential of AnVIL's multimodal datasets. The funding opportunity is expected in 2027.
Human Genome & Genetics

Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Centers (U54 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health
Federal Government
American Samoa, Guam +4 more
Unspecified amount
The Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Centers, funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), aims to enhance national radiation oncology infrastructure through collaborative research. This initiative supports studies on biological responses to radiation treatment in cancer patients, focusing on understanding tumor and tissue changes. By integrating various scientific disciplines and collecting comprehensive data, ROBIN intends to improve cancer care, optimize treatment strategies, and accelerate translational discoveries to enhance patient outcomes.
Cancer / Oncology

OneStar AmeriCorps VISTA Project

The Onestar Foundation
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

Who We Are

OneStar strengthens Texas communities by creating pathways for individuals and organizations to engage, connect, and accelerate their impact.

OneStar AmeriCorps VISTA Project

OneStar AmeriCorps VISTA Project places skilled individuals with a diverse range of backgrounds at nonprofits and agencies throughout the state of Texas. AmeriCorps VISTA members serve full-time for one year on capacity-building projects to advance your organization’s anti-poverty mission.

OneStar AmeriCorps VISTA Project places community-driven individuals with nonprofits & agencies throughout Texas on transformative projects focused specifically on building organizational capacity and infrastructure to alleviate poverty. Get the support you need to accelerate your efforts in volunteer management, marketing, community outreach, fundraising, program development, and more!

Capacity building activities include:

  • Volunteer Engagement
  • Fundraising & Development
  • Communication & Marketing
  • Community Engagement & Outreach
  • Program Development

Economic Services & Development Poverty Alleviation & Services Community Development & Revitalization +2 more

Linn County- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship

Samaritan Health Services
Private
Linn County, Oregon, United States
US $1,000

Who We Are

Thousands of your friends and neighbors make up Samaritan Health Services. We’re a nonprofit network of hospitals, clinics and health services caring for more than 290,000 residents in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast and portions of Marion and Polk counties. We work together to provide highly reliable and innovative medicine with world-class quality in a way that supports the values of the communities we serve. That includes caring for all people, regardless of your ability to pay.

Linn County- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship

East Linn County students currently attending college and majoring in a medical field are invited to apply for the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital $1,000 Auxiliary Scholarship.

Academic Scholarship Programs Education - Higher Education

MAHF Educational Grants

Michigan Animal Health Foundation
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

Since 1977, MAHF has provided grants to help fund almost 50 research and educational projects through individuals and institutions to improve the health and welfare of all animals. These grants have improved veterinary care, animal housing and medical techniques for all species for animals.

Animal Welfare - General Veterinary Science & Services

Quest for Healthy Communities Champions Grant

Quest Diagnostics Foundation Inc
Private
United States
US $10,000

Quest Diagnostics Foundation

Established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Quest Diagnostics Foundation is committed to addressing the systemic root causes of health disparities. By combining corporate resources with trusted community leadership, we fund and scale evidence-based initiatives that promote wellness, prevent chronic disease, and empower individuals.

We focus our resources on three critical, interconnected clinical and social interventions to build sustainable health improvement:

  • Strengthening the community health workforce
  • Addressing social drivers of health (SDoH)
  • Promoting the prevention, early detection, monitoring, and treatment of disease through diagnostic testing

About Quest for Healthy Communities Champions

The Quest for Healthy Communities Champion award was created to honor, uplift, and support outstanding organizations across the United States that are actively living our core purpose:

Working together to create a healthier world, one life at a time.

Whether you are expanding access to life-saving screenings, supporting maternal and family wellness, or addressing critical social drivers of health, your dedication is moving us closer to an equitable healthcare future. We want to recognize and celebrate your impact.

What we celebrate: Our core impact pillars

The Champions we look to honor are community-first organizations and coalitions tackling critical disparities head-on. We are especially excited to spotlight work that advances health, addresses social drivers of health, fosters community-clinical linkages and develops the community workforce. Examples of this work could include: 

  • Programs actively dismantling clinical barriers to ensure every individual—regardless of zip code, background, or income—has access to high-quality care
  • Innovators providing creative solutions for food security, transportation, health education, and maternal-child support networks
  • Organizations bringing critical care directly to those in need through mobile clinics, community health workers, and localized diagnostic screenings
  • Organizations finding creative ways to engage the communities they serve directly into the solutions they are delivering

The award: Selected organization champions will receive a $10,000 grant.

Health Policy & Advocacy Children’s Health & Pediatrics Maternal And Perinatal Health +3 more

Iowa Fatherhood Initiative

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
State/Local Government
Iowa
Up to US $100,000

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Iowa HHS provides high quality programs and services that protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities.

Iowa Fatherhood Initiative

The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicant to provide comprehensive fatherhood services, including family economic advancement, parenting education, access and visitation supports, financial literacy, and employment readiness programming to strengthen families and promote self-sufficiency. 

Family Services Parenting Counseling & Education Financial Literacy +2 more

Iowa Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
State/Local Government
Iowa
Up to US $500,000

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Iowa HHS provides high quality programs and services that protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Purpose

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicants to provide state-wide and local programming that supports economic mobility for Iowa families. Funds are made available through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and must achieve one of the four purposes of TANF:

  • Provide assistance to needy families
  • End dependence on benefits
  • Prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies
  • Encourage two-parent families

Priority Projects will demonstrate that they can make measurable progress in the following areas:

  • Reducing barriers to consistent and stable employment for the TANF-eligible (≤ 200% FPL) population
  • Enhancing opportunities for TANF-eligible Iowans who are employed to increase their income
  • Reducing dependence on government-provided benefits or assistance
  • Improving overall education and work-readiness gains for the TANF-eligible population
  • Enhancing community-based and local programming focused on economic mobility for the TANF-eligible population

Employment Services Teen Parenthood Family Services +2 more

Refugee Youth Mentoring Program

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
State/Local Government
Iowa
US $61,250 - US $245,000

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

Iowa HHS provides high quality programs and services that protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities.

Refugee Youth Mentoring Program

Purpose

The purpose of this RFP  is to select qualified applicants to provide Youth Mentoring (YM) services to Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) eligible youth ages 15–24 in Iowa, consistent with ORR guidance. Program goals are to promote positive civic/social engagement and support educational/vocational advancement. Services include matching youth with mentors (one-on-one or group) and providing case management to support educational and career development, within five years of the youth’s date of eligibility.  The Agency anticipates awarding multiple contracts from this procurement. 

Youth Services Youth Development & Leadership Tutoring & Mentoring +3 more

Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Marstacimab and TFPI Pathways

Pfizer, Inc.
Corporate
Brazil, China +10 more
Up to US $50,000

Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Marstacimab and TFPI Pathways

This competitive grant encompasses research aimed at elucidating molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying marstacimab-TFPI interactions, including but not limited to differential expression of tissue factor and TFPI in various tissues, binding kinetics, and other biochemical properties. Projects should seek to advance foundational understanding of these interactions through innovative approaches in biochemistry, molecular biology, and related disciplines.

Funding Range and Project Length

Individual projects requesting up to $50,000 USD will be considered.

Request for study drug or compound is allowed (max $50,000 USD), additionally to the study project costs.

Maximum project length is 1 year.

Hematological Systems

Washington County 4-H Dairy Scholarship

Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

This Community Foundation was created by and for the people of Washington County MD, and exists to improve the quality of life for all of our citizens, now and for generations to come, by building community endowments, addressing needs through grant making and providing leadership on key community issues.

Washington County 4-H Dairy Scholarship

Established to support post-secondary scholarships to participants in Washington County 4-H dairy programs.

Education - Higher Education Livestock & Ranching Agricultural Economics +1 more

The Tim Moffatt Career Advancement Award

Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

This Community Foundation was created by and for the people of Washington County MD, and exists to improve the quality of life for all of our citizens, now and for generations to come, by building community endowments, addressing needs through grant making and providing leadership on key community issues.

The Tim Moffatt Career Advancement Award

This scholarship will be awarded to deserving students who are graduating from a WCPS high school, or are a non-traditional learner with equivalent education, who have been accepted into a trade school/program/apprenticeship, or who have enlisted in the military. 

Education - Higher Education Vocational & Trade Education

Pi-Squared Scholarship

Greater Houston Community Foundation
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

The Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) administers a variety of unique scholarship funds that grant over $5.7 million annually to college students. The scholarship funds have been established by thoughtful and generous donors and each has a unique set of eligibility criteria and award structure.

Pi-Squared Scholarship

Benefiting graduating seniors of Spring ISD (Texas), Klein ISD (Texas), and Houston ISD (Texas).

Education - Higher Education Career / College Preparation

Roger and Barbara Powell Scholarship for Nursing

Greater Houston Community Foundation
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

The Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) administers a variety of unique scholarship funds that grant over $5.7 million annually to college students. The scholarship funds have been established by thoughtful and generous donors and each has a unique set of eligibility criteria and award structure.

Roger and Barbara Powell Scholarship for Nursing

Benefiting rural Texas residents pursuing nursing degrees.

Education - Higher Education Nursing

Silver Eagle Distributors Houston Scholarship

Greater Houston Community Foundation
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

The Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) administers a variety of unique scholarship funds that grant over $5.7 million annually to college students. The scholarship funds have been established by thoughtful and generous donors and each has a unique set of eligibility criteria and award structure.

Silver Eagle Distributors Houston Scholarship

Benefiting dependents of Silver Eagle Distributors Houston employees.

Education - Higher Education Career / College Preparation

Tradition of Excellence Scholarship

Greater Houston Community Foundation
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

The Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) administers a variety of unique scholarship funds that grant over $5.7 million annually to college students. The scholarship funds have been established by thoughtful and generous donors and each has a unique set of eligibility criteria and award structure.

Tradition of Excellence Scholarship

Benefiting dependents of current Perry Homes employees.

Education - Higher Education Career / College Preparation

Strong Family Scholarship

Greater Houston Community Foundation
Private
United States
Unspecified amount

The Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) administers a variety of unique scholarship funds that grant over $5.7 million annually to college students. The scholarship funds have been established by thoughtful and generous donors and each has a unique set of eligibility criteria and award structure.

Strong Family Scholarship

Benefiting graduating high school seniors from charter schools in Houston, TX.

Education - Higher Education Career / College Preparation

Taka Domingo HLP Vocational Scholarship

HLP Hamakua Community Foundation
Association/Society
United States
US $2,000

Taka Domingo HLP Vocational Scholarship

The HLP Hamakua Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that was formed to benefit the people of Hamakua. Taka Domingo was one of the original board members when HLP was established after the closure of sugar. He was an electrician and County Councilman representing the Hamakua District. The Taka Domingo HLP Vocational Scholarship was established after his death in August 2016. 

Individual award amount: $2,000. 

Possible trades include: welding, tourism, fire science, electrical, early childhood education, agriculture, auto body, auto mechanics, diesel mechanics, carpentry, culinary and others not listed.

Vocational & Trade Education

Pre-clinical Investigation of anti-TFPI-mediated Rebalancing Mechanisms in Non-Hemophilic Bleeding Disorders

Pfizer, Inc.
Corporate
Brazil, China +7 more
Up to US $50,000

Pfizer supports the global healthcare community’s independent initiatives (e.g., research, quality improvement or education) to improve patient outcomes in areas of unmet medical need that are aligned with Pfizer’s medical and/or scientific strategies.

Pre-clinical Investigation of anti-TFPI-mediated Rebalancing Mechanisms in Non-Hemophilic Bleeding Disorders

There remains a scientific gap in understanding of the role of anti-TFPImediated hemostatic rebalancing in the context of inherited or non-hemophilic bleeding disorders. This competitive grant program encourages competitive submissions focsed on generating preclinical/foundational data exploring the therapeutic potential and mechanisms of TFPI modulation in bleeding disorders other than hemophilia.

Funding

  • Individual projects requesting up to $50,000 USD will be considered. Request for study drug or compound is allowed (max $50,000 USD), additionally to the study project costs.
  • Maximum project length is 1 year.
Rare Diseases Hematological Systems

Iowa Training and Technical Assistance Competitive Grants

Iowa Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General, Victim Assistance Section
State/Local Government
Iowa
Unspecified amount

Office of the Attorney General

The attorney general is the State of Iowa's chief legal officer. The attorney general has general charge, supervision and direction of the state's legal business. The Office of the Attorney General provides legal advice and representation to most of the state's major departments, boards, commissions, authorities, officials and institutions. The office further represents the State of Iowa in state administrative law and Iowa District Court matters, the Iowa Court of Appeals, the Iowa Supreme Court, lower federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Training and Technical Assistance Competitive Grants

The Victim Assistance Section of the Iowa Department of Justice (“Department”) seeks applications from qualified nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and governmental organizations to provide trauma-informed and victim-centered training and technical assistance in Iowa. 

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to distribute state and federal funding to eligible applicants who will support victim services organizations, agencies within the criminal justice system and other organizations with training and technical assistance to promote healing, stability, and justice for those directly impacted by violent crimes, their families, and their communities

Project Period

The first year in the grant cycle is the competitive grant year. The following two grant years are continuing (non-competitive) grant years, subject to funding availability and program performance. 

Crime & Justice Crime Victim Services Police & Law Enforcement

Art Project Grants for Organizations - Creative Abundance Special Round

Iowa Economic Development Authority
State/Local Government
Iowa
US $15,000

About Us

Your centralized resource for business and community development information and programs from the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Finance Authority.

Art Project Grant for Organizations Program Guidelines - Creative Abundance Special Round

The Art Project Grant for Organizations program is administered by the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority (the IEDA). Through the program, the IEDA provides financial incentives to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations; schools; local, county, state and federal governmental agencies; and tribal councils to support a wide variety of arts-related activities.

The program is funded through an appropriation by the Iowa Legislature to the IEDA and a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Applicants must comply with federal requirements, including but not limited to 2 CFR Part 200.

Disability Care & Services Arts / Culture Access & Participation Art Education +2 more

EMS System Development and Sustainability Assessment Grant

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
State/Local Government
Iowa
Up to US $2,000,000

645598 - FY26 RFP PHTHOET26001 for EMS System Development and Sustainability Assessment

Funding Opportunity Details

Description

The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by Iowa HHS to award a contract.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) # PHTHOET26001 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicant to provide a statewide EMS System Development and Sustainability Assessment. This assessment will inform the design and implementation of a district-based hub-and-spoke EMS model to improve access, coordination, and sustainability of emergency medical services in rural Iowa. This work implements a portion of the Community Care Mobile initiative of the Iowa Healthy Hometowns Project, funded through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Rural Health Transformation Program, opportunity #: CMS-RHT-26-001

Emergency Medical Care & Services Rural Health Care

St. Ignace Area Community Foundation: CTE Technical Scholarship

St. Ignace Area Community Foundation
Association/Society
United States
Unspecified amount

St. Ignace Area Community Foundation: CTE Technical Scholarship

The St. Ignace Community Fund annually awards scholarships assisting students with higher education, technical training, vocational training or retraining based largely on acknowledgement of student responsibility, community service, and civic involvement. These Scholarships are made possible through the generosity of donors to the various accounts within the St. Ignace Area Community Fund. Some accounts specifically are awarded to recognize higher education in the areas of special education, vocational/technical careers, teaching, law enforcement, and health care.

Vocational & Trade Education Nursing Special Needs Education +2 more

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