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Background
CHS is a global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, we’re committed to creating connections to empower agriculture, helping our owners and customers grow their businesses.
Sponsorships
We consider event sponsorships that benefit the agriculture or cooperative industry.
JDF: FIRST LEGO League Discover
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation Grant
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation
NOTE: Requests will be considered quarterly.
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation Grant
As one of the largest cement companies in the United States and one of the oldest still in operation, Ash Grove plays an important part in the foundation and infrastructure of our country. And with plants from coast to coast, being a good neighbor in the communities in which we live and serve is a priority and part of our DNA.
Ash Grove territory is a lot of ground to cover. We believe in active participation to improve the existing and future quality of life in the communities we serve. This participation includes financial support to charitable activities. We aren’t just focused on building highways and buildings – we are also helping to build better communities.
We're honored to be part of the communities in which our employees live and work.
Funding
The Foundation’s goal is to provide significant support to organizations each year. In general, the following grant types are funded within these ranges:
- Capital grants and special projects – up to $25,000
- Program grants – up to $10,000
- Only monetary grants are funded through the Foundation
Knights of Columbus Endowment
Community Foundation Of Southeast Kansas
Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund Grant Basics
The Knights of Columbus was founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1882 on principles of charity, unity, and fraternity with the intent to bring financial aid and assistance to the sick, disabled, and needy and their families. For decades, the Pittsburg Council of the Knights of Columbus carried out that mission by operating the Knights of Columbus Tower, providing low-income housing and other forms of assistance for local residents. After that building was sold in 2021, council members established an endowment with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas.
The Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund continues the council’s mission through an annual grant cycle. Grants are available for programs and projects that accomplish any of the following for the elderly, handicapped, and low-income families and individuals of Pittsburg, Kansas, and the surrounding area:
- Provide housing-, rent-, and utility-needs assistance;
- Provide health and human services to meet their educational, social, physical, spiritual, and psychological needs;
- Promote their health, security, happiness, and usefulness; or
- Improve community services for them.
Last year, this grant opportunity provided funding for 10 local projects, and we can’t wait to see what new projects it can help in 2023!
Royals Charities Grants
Royals Charities Inc.
Mission
Royals Charities strives to support children, education, youth baseball and softball field renovations, and military families in and around the Kansas City area. The foundation accomplishes this mission through financial grants of life-changing projects and programs. To date, Royals Charities has put over $18 million back into our community.
Children
Royals Charities continues to serve the needs of children across a variety of organizations and services in the Greater Kansas City area. Through the various organizations that Royals Charities works with, a particular emphasis is placed on inclusion of children with special needs and emergency services.
Education
In a standing commitment to the betterment of local education, Royals Charities is proud to fund a mix of scholarships and educational programming. Every year, five Royals Charities scholars receive funding to support their post-secondary education to any college in Kansas or Missouri.
Youth Baseball/Softball
Passionate about sharing the love of the game with the next generation, Royals Charities supports the efforts of local baseball and softball organizations. In addition to funding programming, Royals Charities created the Royalty Fields Grant Program in partnership with Price Chopper to empower nonprofits and government entities across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to renovate baseball and softball fields to spread America's Pastime.
Military
Royals Charities proudly supports America's service members and their families throughout the year. 2020 featured the third consecutive year dedicating the fundraising efforts of Royals Charities marquee fundraiser Diamond of Dreams presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to bringing a Fisher House to Kansas City. This "home away from home" provides free lodging to families of veterans receiving treatment at the Kansas City VA Center.
JDF: FIRST LEGO League Challenge
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
JDF: FIRST Tech Challenge
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration for the 2022-2023 FIRST season. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
FIRST Tech Challenge
FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming
P.L.A.Y. Warm Bellies Pet Beds Grants
Petfinder Foundation
About Us
The Petfinder Foundation is a public charity that works to end the euthanasia of adoptable pets by assisting animal shelters and rescue groups across North America. Founded in 2003, the Petfinder Foundation has given more than $20 million in cash and product grants to help organizations save the lives of pets in need.
Our grant programs are designed to make homeless pets more adoptable by keeping them happy and healthy, to make shelter operations more sustainable, and to aid adoption groups during times of natural or man-made disaster. Our grant recipients include more than 13,000 organizations, caring for more than 300,000 homeless pets at any given time, throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
P.L.A.Y. Pet Beds
The Petfinder Foundation has partnered with P.L.A.Y. Pet (Lifestyle and You) through the Warm Bellies Initiative to give luxury beds to shelter pets. P.L.A.Y. joins us in the belief that every pet deserves a warm and cozy place to sleep.
P.L.A.Y. Pet Beds Product Grant is available to all species of adoptable pets. P.L.A.Y. in partnership with the Petfinder Foundation is accepting grant applications from Petfinder members interested in receiving a total of ten pet beds valued at $528.00.
Submit your application today as this product grant is awarded according to the following regional schedule:
- JAN:
- Northeast: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
- FEB:
- Northeast-Mid Atlantic: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- MAR
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- APR:
- Northeast-South Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroline, Georgia, Florida
- MAY:
- South-Southeast: Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi
- JUNE:
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- JULY:
- South-US Center: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
- AUG:
- Midwest-East: Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
- SEP:
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- OCT:
- Midwest-West: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
- NOV:
- West-Mountain: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
- DEC:
- West-Pacific: Washington, Oregon, California
NOTE: There is no need to apply in the month your region is under consideration. We hold all P.L.A.Y. Grant applications and sort/review applicants based on the geographical region schedule.
JDF: FIRST Robotics Competition
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
FIRST Robotics Competition
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology
Background
CHS is a global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, we’re committed to creating connections to empower agriculture, helping our owners and customers grow their businesses.
Sponsorships
We consider event sponsorships that benefit the agriculture or cooperative industry.
JDF: FIRST LEGO League Discover
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation Grant
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation
NOTE: Requests will be considered quarterly.
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation Grant
As one of the largest cement companies in the United States and one of the oldest still in operation, Ash Grove plays an important part in the foundation and infrastructure of our country. And with plants from coast to coast, being a good neighbor in the communities in which we live and serve is a priority and part of our DNA.
Ash Grove territory is a lot of ground to cover. We believe in active participation to improve the existing and future quality of life in the communities we serve. This participation includes financial support to charitable activities. We aren’t just focused on building highways and buildings – we are also helping to build better communities.
We're honored to be part of the communities in which our employees live and work.
Funding
The Foundation’s goal is to provide significant support to organizations each year. In general, the following grant types are funded within these ranges:
- Capital grants and special projects – up to $25,000
- Program grants – up to $10,000
- Only monetary grants are funded through the Foundation
Knights of Columbus Endowment
Community Foundation Of Southeast Kansas
Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund Grant Basics
The Knights of Columbus was founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1882 on principles of charity, unity, and fraternity with the intent to bring financial aid and assistance to the sick, disabled, and needy and their families. For decades, the Pittsburg Council of the Knights of Columbus carried out that mission by operating the Knights of Columbus Tower, providing low-income housing and other forms of assistance for local residents. After that building was sold in 2021, council members established an endowment with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas.
The Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund continues the council’s mission through an annual grant cycle. Grants are available for programs and projects that accomplish any of the following for the elderly, handicapped, and low-income families and individuals of Pittsburg, Kansas, and the surrounding area:
- Provide housing-, rent-, and utility-needs assistance;
- Provide health and human services to meet their educational, social, physical, spiritual, and psychological needs;
- Promote their health, security, happiness, and usefulness; or
- Improve community services for them.
Last year, this grant opportunity provided funding for 10 local projects, and we can’t wait to see what new projects it can help in 2023!
Royals Charities Grants
Royals Charities Inc.
Mission
Royals Charities strives to support children, education, youth baseball and softball field renovations, and military families in and around the Kansas City area. The foundation accomplishes this mission through financial grants of life-changing projects and programs. To date, Royals Charities has put over $18 million back into our community.
Children
Royals Charities continues to serve the needs of children across a variety of organizations and services in the Greater Kansas City area. Through the various organizations that Royals Charities works with, a particular emphasis is placed on inclusion of children with special needs and emergency services.
Education
In a standing commitment to the betterment of local education, Royals Charities is proud to fund a mix of scholarships and educational programming. Every year, five Royals Charities scholars receive funding to support their post-secondary education to any college in Kansas or Missouri.
Youth Baseball/Softball
Passionate about sharing the love of the game with the next generation, Royals Charities supports the efforts of local baseball and softball organizations. In addition to funding programming, Royals Charities created the Royalty Fields Grant Program in partnership with Price Chopper to empower nonprofits and government entities across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to renovate baseball and softball fields to spread America's Pastime.
Military
Royals Charities proudly supports America's service members and their families throughout the year. 2020 featured the third consecutive year dedicating the fundraising efforts of Royals Charities marquee fundraiser Diamond of Dreams presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to bringing a Fisher House to Kansas City. This "home away from home" provides free lodging to families of veterans receiving treatment at the Kansas City VA Center.
JDF: FIRST LEGO League Challenge
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
JDF: FIRST Tech Challenge
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration for the 2022-2023 FIRST season. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
FIRST Tech Challenge
FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming
P.L.A.Y. Warm Bellies Pet Beds Grants
Petfinder Foundation
About Us
The Petfinder Foundation is a public charity that works to end the euthanasia of adoptable pets by assisting animal shelters and rescue groups across North America. Founded in 2003, the Petfinder Foundation has given more than $20 million in cash and product grants to help organizations save the lives of pets in need.
Our grant programs are designed to make homeless pets more adoptable by keeping them happy and healthy, to make shelter operations more sustainable, and to aid adoption groups during times of natural or man-made disaster. Our grant recipients include more than 13,000 organizations, caring for more than 300,000 homeless pets at any given time, throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
P.L.A.Y. Pet Beds
The Petfinder Foundation has partnered with P.L.A.Y. Pet (Lifestyle and You) through the Warm Bellies Initiative to give luxury beds to shelter pets. P.L.A.Y. joins us in the belief that every pet deserves a warm and cozy place to sleep.
P.L.A.Y. Pet Beds Product Grant is available to all species of adoptable pets. P.L.A.Y. in partnership with the Petfinder Foundation is accepting grant applications from Petfinder members interested in receiving a total of ten pet beds valued at $528.00.
Submit your application today as this product grant is awarded according to the following regional schedule:
- JAN:
- Northeast: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
- FEB:
- Northeast-Mid Atlantic: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- MAR
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- APR:
- Northeast-South Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroline, Georgia, Florida
- MAY:
- South-Southeast: Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi
- JUNE:
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- JULY:
- South-US Center: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
- AUG:
- Midwest-East: Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
- SEP:
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- OCT:
- Midwest-West: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
- NOV:
- West-Mountain: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
- DEC:
- West-Pacific: Washington, Oregon, California
NOTE: There is no need to apply in the month your region is under consideration. We hold all P.L.A.Y. Grant applications and sort/review applicants based on the geographical region schedule.
JDF: FIRST Robotics Competition
John Deere Foundation
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
FIRST Robotics Competition
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology
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CHS Foundation Sponsorships
CHS
Deadline: Rolling
Grant amount: Unspecified amount
Fields of work: Agriculture
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program
Location of project: Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas Show all
Location of residency: Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas Show all
Overview:
Background
CHS is a global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, we’re committed to creating connections to empower agriculture, helping our owners and customers grow their businesses.
Sponsorships
We consider event sponsorships that benefit the agriculture or cooperative industry.
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- Organizations must be a 501c3 or related charity to be eligible to receive funding
- CHS supports national-level and state-level requests within the main CHS trade area: Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming
- Projects at the local level will be accepted through the CHS Seeds for Stewardship cooperative matching grants program
- Projects at the local level will be accepted through the CHS Seeds for Stewardship cooperative matching grants program
Ineligibility:
- CHS does not support:
- Individuals, individual needs or individual fundraisers
- Sports teams or athletic requests
- Medical/disease related causes
- Groups with religious affiliation
- Political campaigns, fundraisers or lobbying efforts not endorsed through CHS Government Affairs
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JDF: FIRST LEGO League Discover
John Deere Foundation
Next deadline: Jan 28, 2024
Later deadlines: Jan 28, 2025
Grant amount: Unspecified amount in in-kind support
Fields of work: STEM Education Educational Access & Equity
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program, Education / Outreach
Location of project: Canada, Los Angeles County, California, Richmond County, Georgia, Counties in Illinois: Champaign County, Henry County Show all
Location of residency: Canada, Los Angeles County, California, Richmond County, Georgia, Counties in Illinois: Champaign County, Henry County Show all
990 Snapshot
Overview:
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- Teams supported by John Deere last season (2022 – 2023) must submit a John Deere post season survey in a timely manner BEFORE submitting a grant request for 2023 – 2024.
- Teams must be associated with a school (public or private) or 501(c)(3) non-profit in the U.S. (i.e. 4-H, Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, etc.) or a registered charity outside the U.S.
- Be located within a 40 mile (65-kilometer) driving distance from the closest John Deere Inspire U.S. and Canada locations except for Austin, Chicago, and Torrance (Los Angeles) which need to be within 15 miles.
- Be in any U.S. or Canada location and have a John Deere employee that they has confirmed they are committed to actively (40 volunteer hours or more) supporting their team in person for the 2023 - 2024 season.
- The makeup of the active students on the team must meet one of the following three criteria:
- 50% or more underserved based on low income. In the U.S. this is based on the % eligible for free and reduced lunch for the school or non-profit overall.
- 50% or more underrepresented in STEM which in the U.S, includes Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American and girls and globally girls, Indigenous, youth that have a disability or identify as LGBTQ+.
- Rural teams - In the U.S as classified by NCES as Rural - Distant (42) or Rural – Remote (43).
- FRC teams that don’t meet the requirements for underserved/underrepresented or rural and have one or more confirmed John Deere mentors that are committed to supporting the team (40 hours or more) for the 2023 – 2024 season in person are eligible to apply for a grant noting the following five items:
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- This applies to supporting one or more FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams, three or more FIRST LEGO League Explore teams, or one FIRST Tech Challenge teams.
- The requested support is through volunteerism with mentoring and coaching with a minimum commitment of 40 hours or more by the team.
- FRC Teams are not expected to provided funding with separate grants available from John Deere for the supporting underserved/underrepresented teams.
- When applying for a John Deere grant, provide the team number(s), team name(s), and team contacts (name, email) for teams supporting and grant number if supported by John Deere.
- These grant application will be reviewed starting on 3Oct23. Note: Priority is given to teams meeting the underserved, underrepresented and rural criteria.
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- FIRST teams that don’t meet the grant eligibility requirements above and have one or more confirmed active John Deere mentors, can apply to be a John Deere team.
- If approved, no funding will be provided upfront with potential funding provided if the team qualifies for the FIRST World Championships.
- Oher funding for the team is available via the updated, generous John Deere's Dollars for Doers program through the John Deere mentors.
Preferences:
- Although not required, a preference will be given to teams that have a John Deere confirmed mentor or request a John Deere mentor with the grant request.
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Ash Grove Charitable Foundation Grant
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation
Next deadline: Mar 15, 2024 3:00pm PDT
Later deadlines: Jun 15, 2024 3:00pm PDT, Sep 15, 2024 3:00pm PDT, Oct 31, 2024 4:00pm PDT, Dec 31, 2024 3:00pm PST
Grant amount: Up to US $25,000
Fields of work: Community Services
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program, General Operating Expense, Capital Project
Location of project: Preferred: Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Counties in Florida: Alachua County, Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Brevard County, Calhoun County, Citrus County, Clay County, Columbia County, Dixie County, Duval County, Escambia County, Flagler County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Holmes County, Indian River County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Lake County, Leon County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Marion County, Martin County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Volusia County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County, Counties in Iowa: Dallas County, Guthrie County, Jasper County, Madison County, Polk County, Warren County, Counties in Missouri: Bates County, Caldwell County, Cass County, Clay County, Clinton County, Jackson County, Lafayette County, Platte County, Ray County Other eligible locations: United States
Location of residency: Preferred: Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Counties in Florida: Alachua County, Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Brevard County, Calhoun County, Citrus County, Clay County, Columbia County, Dixie County, Duval County, Escambia County, Flagler County, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Holmes County, Indian River County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Lake County, Leon County, Levy County, Liberty County, Madison County, Marion County, Martin County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, Union County, Volusia County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County, Counties in Iowa: Dallas County, Guthrie County, Jasper County, Madison County, Polk County, Warren County, Counties in Missouri: Bates County, Caldwell County, Cass County, Clay County, Clinton County, Jackson County, Lafayette County, Platte County, Ray County Other eligible locations: United States
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Ash Grove Charitable Foundation Grant
As one of the largest cement companies in the United States and one of the oldest still in operation, Ash Grove plays an important part in the foundation and infrastructure of our country. And with plants from coast to coast, being a good neighbor in the communities in which we live and serve is a priority and part of our DNA.
Ash Grove territory is a lot of ground to cover. We believe in active participation to improve the existing and future quality of life in the communities we serve. This participation includes financial support to charitable activities. We aren’t just focused on building highways and buildings – we are also helping to build better communities.
We're honored to be part of the communities in which our employees live and work.
Funding
The Foundation’s goal is to provide significant support to organizations each year. In general, the following grant types are funded within these ranges:
- Capital grants and special projects – up to $25,000
- Program grants – up to $10,000
- Only monetary grants are funded through the Foundation
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- The Ash Grove Charitable Foundation makes grants annually to support the work of public charities with tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in the geographical markets that we serve.
- The Foundation awards grants to charitable, educational, and scientific organizations, which are public charities.
Preferences:
- The Foundation prefers to make monetary grants for capital and special projects rather than operational expenses.
- Grants for construction, renovation, repairs, and restoration of facilities are given primary consideration; and
- The Foundation prefers to make grants in Ash Grove Cement Company’s regional markets with an emphasis in the following states:
- Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
- Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington
- Iowa (Des Moines Metro Area), Kansas, Missouri (Kansas City Metro Area), Nebraska
- North and Central Florida
Ineligibility:
- The Foundation does not fund:
- Projects and programs located outside of the United States;
- Grants to individuals;
- In-kind gifts;
- Debt reduction;
- Endowment campaigns;
- Membership drives; or
- Conference expenses and travel;
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Knights of Columbus Endowment
Community Foundation Of Southeast Kansas
Predicted deadline: May 31, 2024 9:59pm PDT
Grant amount: Unspecified amount
Fields of work: Supportive Housing & Shelters Human & Social Services Senior Services Disability Care & Services Community Services
Applicant type: Nonprofit, Government Entity, Elementary / Secondary School, House of Worship (e.g. a church, temple, mosque, etc)
Funding uses: Project / Program
Location of project: Crawford County, Kansas
Location of residency: United States
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Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund Grant Basics
The Knights of Columbus was founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1882 on principles of charity, unity, and fraternity with the intent to bring financial aid and assistance to the sick, disabled, and needy and their families. For decades, the Pittsburg Council of the Knights of Columbus carried out that mission by operating the Knights of Columbus Tower, providing low-income housing and other forms of assistance for local residents. After that building was sold in 2021, council members established an endowment with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas.
The Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund continues the council’s mission through an annual grant cycle. Grants are available for programs and projects that accomplish any of the following for the elderly, handicapped, and low-income families and individuals of Pittsburg, Kansas, and the surrounding area:
- Provide housing-, rent-, and utility-needs assistance;
- Provide health and human services to meet their educational, social, physical, spiritual, and psychological needs;
- Promote their health, security, happiness, and usefulness; or
- Improve community services for them.
Last year, this grant opportunity provided funding for 10 local projects, and we can’t wait to see what new projects it can help in 2023!
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- To be considered for this grant process, organizations must be a 501(c)(3) public charity, a church or religious institution, a school, or a government agency.
- Organizations that don’t satisfy this requirement may still be eligible if they partner with a fiscal sponsor that does.
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Royals Charities Grants
Royals Charities Inc.
Predicted deadline: Sep 30, 2024 3:00pm PDT
Grant amount: Approximately US $5,000
Fields of work: Child Welfare Services Children With Disabilities Special Needs Education Academic Scholarship Programs Career/College Preparation Baseball & Softball Military & Veterans Services Show all
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program, Capital Project
Location of project: Counties in Kansas: Johnson County, Leavenworth County, Linn County, Miami County, Wyandotte County Show all
Location of residency: Counties in Kansas: Johnson County, Leavenworth County, Linn County, Miami County, Wyandotte County Show all
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Mission
Royals Charities strives to support children, education, youth baseball and softball field renovations, and military families in and around the Kansas City area. The foundation accomplishes this mission through financial grants of life-changing projects and programs. To date, Royals Charities has put over $18 million back into our community.
Children
Royals Charities continues to serve the needs of children across a variety of organizations and services in the Greater Kansas City area. Through the various organizations that Royals Charities works with, a particular emphasis is placed on inclusion of children with special needs and emergency services.
Education
In a standing commitment to the betterment of local education, Royals Charities is proud to fund a mix of scholarships and educational programming. Every year, five Royals Charities scholars receive funding to support their post-secondary education to any college in Kansas or Missouri.
Youth Baseball/Softball
Passionate about sharing the love of the game with the next generation, Royals Charities supports the efforts of local baseball and softball organizations. In addition to funding programming, Royals Charities created the Royalty Fields Grant Program in partnership with Price Chopper to empower nonprofits and government entities across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to renovate baseball and softball fields to spread America's Pastime.
Military
Royals Charities proudly supports America's service members and their families throughout the year. 2020 featured the third consecutive year dedicating the fundraising efforts of Royals Charities marquee fundraiser Diamond of Dreams presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to bringing a Fisher House to Kansas City. This "home away from home" provides free lodging to families of veterans receiving treatment at the Kansas City VA Center.
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- What We Fund
- Tangible items
- One-time capital expenses
- Special supplies or purchases for existing programs
- New programs
- To qualify for funding consideration, your organization must:
- Operate in the greater Kansas City area
- Be a 501(c)(3) organization with a federal tax identification number
- Organization whose operating budgets do not exceed $5 million are preferred, but a larger budget does not preclude your organization from consideration for funding.
Ineligibility:
- What We Do Not Fund
- General operating expenses or salaries
- Individuals
- Event sponsorships
- Endowments
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JDF: FIRST LEGO League Challenge
John Deere Foundation
Predicted deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Grant amount: Unspecified amount in in-kind support
Fields of work: STEM Education Robotics
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program, Education / Outreach
Location of project: Los Angeles County, California, Richmond County, Georgia, Counties in Illinois: Champaign County, Henry County, Rock Island County Show all
Location of residency: Canada, United States
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- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- Team Grant Eligibility:
- Teams supported by John Deere last season (2022 – 2023) must submit a John Deere post season survey in a timely manner BEFORE submitting a grant request for 2023 – 2024.
- Teams must be associated with a school (public or private) or 501(c)(3) non-profit in the U.S. (i.e. 4-H, Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, etc.) or a registered charity outside the U.S.
- Be located within a 40 mile (65-kilometer) driving distance from the closest John Deere Inspire U.S. and Canada locations except for Austin, Chicago, and Torrance (Los Angeles) which need to be within 15 miles.
- Be in any U.S. or Canada location and have a John Deere employee that they has confirmed they are committed to actively (40 volunteer hours or more) supporting their team in person for the 2023 - 2024 season.
- The makeup of the active students on the team must meet one of the following three criteria:
- 50% or more underserved based on low income. In the U.S. this is based on the % eligible for free and reduced lunch for the school or non-profit overall.
- 50% or more underrepresented in STEM which in the U.S, includes Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American and girls and globally girls, Indigenous, youth that have a disability or identify as LGBTQ+.
- Rural teams - In the U.S as classified by NCES as Rural Distant (42) or Rural – Remote (43).
- FRC teams that don’t meet the requirements for underserved/underrepresented or rural and have one or more confirmed John Deere mentors that are committed to supporting the team (40 hours or more) for the 2023 – 2024 season in person are eligible to apply for a grant noting the following five items:
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- This applies to supporting one or more FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams, three or more FIRST LEGO League Explore teams, or one FIRST Tech Challenge teams.
- The requested support is through volunteerism with mentoring and coaching with a minimum commitment of 40 hours or more by the team.
- FRC Teams are not expected to provided funding with separate grants available from John Deere for the supporting underserved/underrepresented teams.
- When applying for a John Deere grant, provide the team number(s), team name(s), and team contacts (name, email) for teams supporting and grant number if supported by John Deere.
- These grant application will be reviewed starting on 3Oct23. Note: Priority is given to teams meeting the underserved, underrepresented and rural criteria.
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- FIRST teams that don’t meet the grant eligibility requirements above and have one or more confirmed active John Deere mentors, can apply to be a John Deere team.
- If approved, no funding will be provided upfront with potential funding provided if the team qualifies for the FIRST World Championships.
- Other funding for the team is available via the updated, generous John Deere's Dollars for Doers program through the John Deere mentors.
Preferences:
- Although not required, a preference will be given to teams that have a John Deere confirmed mentor or request a John Deere mentor with the grant request.
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JDF: FIRST Tech Challenge
John Deere Foundation
Predicted deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Grant amount: Unspecified amount in in-kind support
Fields of work: STEM Education Robotics
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program, Education / Outreach
Location of project: Los Angeles County, California, Richmond County, Georgia, Counties in Illinois: Champaign County, Cook County, Rock Island County Show all
Location of residency: Canada, United States
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- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration for the 2022-2023 FIRST season. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
FIRST Tech Challenge
FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- Teams supported by John Deere last season (2022 – 2023) must submit a John Deere post season survey in a timely manner BEFORE submitting a grant request for 2023 – 2024.
- Teams must be associated with a school (public or private) or 501(c)(3) non-profit in the U.S. (i.e. 4-H, Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, etc.) or a registered charity outside the U.S.
- Be located within a 40 mile (65-kilometer) driving distance from the closest John Deere Inspire U.S. and Canada locations except for Austin, Chicago, and Torrance (Los Angeles) which need to be within 15 miles.
- Be in any U.S. or Canada location and have a John Deere employee that they has confirmed they are committed to actively (40 volunteer hours or more) supporting their team in person for the 2023 - 2024 season.
- The makeup of the active students on the team must meet one of the following three criteria:
- 50% or more underserved based on low income. In the U.S. this is based on the % eligible for free and reduced lunch for the school or non-profit overall.
- 50% or more underrepresented in STEM which in the U.S, includes Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American and girls and globally girls, Indigenous, youth that have a disability or identify as LGBTQ+.
- Rural teams - In the U.S as classified by NCES as Rural - Distant (42) or Rural – Remote (43).
- FRC teams that don’t meet the requirements for underserved/underrepresented or rural and have one or more confirmed John Deere mentors that are committed to supporting the team (40 hours or more) for the 2023 – 2024 season in person are eligible to apply for a grant noting the following five items:
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- This applies to supporting one or more FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams, three or more FIRST LEGO League Explore teams, or one FIRST Tech Challenge teams.
- The requested support is through volunteerism with mentoring and coaching with a minimum commitment of 40 hours or more by the team.
- FRC Teams are not expected to provided funding with separate grants available from John Deere for the supporting underserved/underrepresented teams.
- When applying for a John Deere grant, provide the team number(s), team name(s), and team contacts (name, email) for teams supporting and grant number if supported by John Deere.
- These grant application will be reviewed starting on 3Oct23. Note: Priority is given to teams meeting the underserved, underrepresented and rural criteria.
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- FIRST teams that don’t meet the grant eligibility requirements above and have one or more confirmed active John Deere mentors, can apply to be a John Deere team.
- If approved, no funding will be provided upfront with potential funding provided if the team qualifies for the FIRST World Championships.
- Other funding for the team is available via the updated, generous John Deere's Dollars for Doers program through the John Deere mentors.
Preferences:
- Although not required, a preference will be given to teams that have a John Deere confirmed mentor or request a John Deere mentor with the grant request.
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P.L.A.Y. Warm Bellies Pet Beds Grants
Petfinder Foundation
Predicted deadline: Nov 3, 2024
Grant amount: Approximately US $528 in in-kind support
Fields of work: Animal Welfare - Domestic Animals & Pets
Applicant type: Government Entity, Nonprofit
Funding uses: General Operating Expense
Membership: Applicants must be a member of this organization to apply. Become a member.
Location of project: United States
Location of residency: United States
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About Us
The Petfinder Foundation is a public charity that works to end the euthanasia of adoptable pets by assisting animal shelters and rescue groups across North America. Founded in 2003, the Petfinder Foundation has given more than $20 million in cash and product grants to help organizations save the lives of pets in need.
Our grant programs are designed to make homeless pets more adoptable by keeping them happy and healthy, to make shelter operations more sustainable, and to aid adoption groups during times of natural or man-made disaster. Our grant recipients include more than 13,000 organizations, caring for more than 300,000 homeless pets at any given time, throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
P.L.A.Y. Pet Beds
The Petfinder Foundation has partnered with P.L.A.Y. Pet (Lifestyle and You) through the Warm Bellies Initiative to give luxury beds to shelter pets. P.L.A.Y. joins us in the belief that every pet deserves a warm and cozy place to sleep.
P.L.A.Y. Pet Beds Product Grant is available to all species of adoptable pets. P.L.A.Y. in partnership with the Petfinder Foundation is accepting grant applications from Petfinder members interested in receiving a total of ten pet beds valued at $528.00.
Submit your application today as this product grant is awarded according to the following regional schedule:
- JAN:
- Northeast: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
- FEB:
- Northeast-Mid Atlantic: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- MAR
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- APR:
- Northeast-South Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroline, Georgia, Florida
- MAY:
- South-Southeast: Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi
- JUNE:
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- JULY:
- South-US Center: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
- AUG:
- Midwest-East: Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
- SEP:
- Warm Bellies Initiative
- OCT:
- Midwest-West: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
- NOV:
- West-Mountain: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
- DEC:
- West-Pacific: Washington, Oregon, California
NOTE: There is no need to apply in the month your region is under consideration. We hold all P.L.A.Y. Grant applications and sort/review applicants based on the geographical region schedule.
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- If your organization is a Petfinder.com member, you can apply for a grant.
- Membership on Petfinder is limited to currently active adoption organizations that are NOT operating for the purpose of making a profit.
- Your organization can be:
- a municipally owned and run shelter/animal control facility
- a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit or Canada charitable organization
- a veterinary hospital or clinic
- an organization without official non-profit status
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.
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JDF: FIRST Robotics Competition
John Deere Foundation
Predicted deadline: Nov 5, 2024
Grant amount: Unspecified amount in in-kind support
Fields of work: Robotics
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program, Education / Outreach
Location of project: Canada, Los Angeles County, California, Richmond County, Georgia, Counties in Illinois: Champaign County, Cook County Show all
Location of residency: Canada, Los Angeles County, California, Richmond County, Georgia, Counties in Illinois: Champaign County, Cook County Show all
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Overview:
NOTE:
- Teams must apply and get approval for the John Deere FIRST grant PRIOR to completing (paying for) registration. You can register with FIRST but SHOULD NOT PAY for your registration as you will forfeit receiving a John Deere grant.
- For FIRST teams that receive a John Deere grant, one of the requirements is for all coaches, lead mentors along with FTC & FRC students to take the free, three part, on-line FIRST Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training with this link if not taken before. This will help your team to use the strategies for better recruitment and support.
John Deere FIRST
John Deere and FIRST are together committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion which encourages teams to be more innovation, creative, and make better decisions. We encourage your team to support and encourage diversity within your team.
John Deere grants are focused on increasing the participation and positive outcomes for students in John Deere home communities who historically have been underserved and underrepresented in STEM (Engineering, Computer Science/IT, and Manufacturing). This focus is supporting John Deere’s Bold Commitment of reaching at least one million underserved/underrepresented youth by 2030.
Current U.S. & Canada John Deere Inspire Home Communities
United States:
- California - Torrance
- Georgia - Augusta
- Illinois - Champaign & Quad Cities
- Iowa - Des Moines, Dubuque, Paton, Ottumwa, Quad Cities, & Waterloo
- Kansas - Coffeyville
- Louisiana - Thibodaux
- Missouri - Springfield
- North Carolina - Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota - Fargo & Valley City
- Tennessee - Greeneville
- Wisconsin – Horicon
Canada:
- Alberta - Edmonton
- Manitoba - Altona
- Ontario - Grimsby
- Ontario - Oakville
- Saskatchewan - Regina
FIRST Robotics Competition
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- Team Grant Eligibility:
- Teams supported by John Deere last season (2022 – 2023) must submit a John Deere post season survey in a timely manner BEFORE submitting a grant request for 2023 – 2024.
- Teams must be associated with a school (public or private) or 501(c)(3) non-profit in the U.S. (i.e. 4-H, Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, etc.) or a registered charity outside the U.S.
- Be located within a 40 mile (65-kilometer) driving distance from the closest John Deere Inspire U.S. and Canada locations except for Austin, Chicago, and Torrance (Los Angeles) which need to be within 15 miles.
- Be in any U.S. or Canada location and have a John Deere employee that they has confirmed they are committed to actively (40 volunteer hours or more) supporting their team in person for the 2023 - 2024 season.
- The makeup of the active students on the team must meet one of the following three criteria:
- 50% or more underserved based on low income. In the U.S. this is based on the % eligible for free and reduced lunch for the school or non-profit overall.
- 50% or more underrepresented in STEM which in the U.S, includes Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American and girls and globally girls, Indigenous, youth that have a disability or identify as LGBTQ+.
- Rural teams - In the U.S as classified by NCES as Rural Distant (42) or Rural – Remote (43).
- FRC teams that don’t meet the requirements for underserved/underrepresented or rural and have one or more confirmed John Deere mentors that are committed to supporting the team (40 hours or more) for the 2023 – 2024 season in person are eligible to apply for a grant noting the following five items:
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- This applies to supporting one or more FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams, three or more FIRST LEGO League Explore teams, or one FIRST Tech Challenge teams.
- The requested support is through volunteerism with mentoring and coaching with a minimum commitment of 40 hours or more by the team.
- FRC Teams are not expected to provided funding with separate grants available from John Deere for the supporting underserved/underrepresented teams.
- When applying for a John Deere grant, provide the team number(s), team name(s), and team contacts (name, email) for teams supporting and grant number if supported by John Deere.
- These grant application will be reviewed starting on 3Oct23. Note: Priority is given to teams meeting the underserved, underrepresented and rural criteria.
- Team needs to confirm when applying, they are already supporting one or more new or returning teams with 50%+ underserved students.
- FIRST teams that don’t meet the grant eligibility requirements above and have one or more confirmed active John Deere mentors, can apply to be a John Deere team.
- If approved, no funding will be provided upfront with potential funding provided if the team qualifies for the FIRST World Championships.
- Other funding for the team is available via the updated, generous John Deere's Dollars for Doers program through the John Deere mentors.
Preferences:
- Although not required, a preference will be given to teams that have a John Deere confirmed mentor or request a John Deere mentor with the grant request.
Ineligibility:
- If individual grant applications are submitted with multiple team numbers, the grant will be declined.
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