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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
JDF: FIRST LEGO League Explore
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
Holloway Family Foundation Grant
Graham and Carolyn Holloway Family Foundation
About the Holloway Family Foundation
Located in North Central Texas, the Holloway Family Foundation was founded on the core values of its founders, Graham and Carolyn Holloway, and continues to be driven by these principles today. The personal experience of drastically altering their financial circumstances through a good job, elevating their sense of self-worth via the arts and benefitting from a transformative relationship with a mentor were all components that molded Graham and Carolyn’s lives. Today, the foundation carries on their unique story in an effort to provide similar opportunities to others.
Our Mission
To enhance the quality of life for people in our communities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion through:
- a comprehensive and holistic approach to financial security
- creative expression for children and youth from low-income households
- mentorship focused on individual development
General Funding Areas
- Pathways to financial stability through workforce training/development
- Creative expression for underprivileged children
- Mentorship for vulnerable youth
Impacting lives in three specific areas
At the Holloway Family Foundation, we focus our philanthropic efforts in three intentional ways that speak to our family’s heritage.
Creative expression for children from low-income households
With Carolyn’s influence, the Holloway Family Foundation trusts in the transformative power of individual expression and acknowledges the multi-faceted developmental benefits for children who participate in artistic endeavors. Therefore, the foundation proudly supports non-profits that bring creative opportunities to families who are not in a position to provide them to their children on their own.
Pathways to self-sufficiency through workforce development
Because of the founder’s strong work ethic and his intrinsic belief in the inherent value of work, the Holloway Family Foundation trustees focus on funding programs that provide career development training for individuals who otherwise would not have access to those prospects. The foundation recognizes that having a living-wage job not only provides economic stability to individuals and their families, but also gives people a sense of personal worth that comes from contributing to the greater good of society as a whole.
Mentorship for vulnerable youth
Readily admitting the powerful impact of a personal mentor during his youth, Graham actively sought opportunities to serve in this capacity for others throughout his life. For this reason, the foundation embraces one-on-one mentorship programs whose goals are to influence young people who are in need of guidance, often due to circumstances beyond their control.
Joe C. Davis Foundation Grant
Joe C Davis Foundation
Joe C. Davis Foundation Grant
The Foundation makes contributions to charitable organizations exemplifying the core values of Joe C. Davis: the importance of personal initiative, perseverance, hard work, education, and entrepreneurship.
The Foundation’s primary areas of focus are education, healthcare, and community and social services. Geographically, the Foundation’s focus is the Nashville, Tennessee area.
Funding Areas
The Foundation seeks to invest in organizations with strong leadership; organizations with long-term, sustainable financial models; and organizations that are the leading experts in the relevant area of service.
Education
The Foundation supports a wide range of education-related organizations.
In recent years, the Foundation’s support of public K-12 educational programs has focused primarily on recruitment and development of top talent in the education sector, and on increasing the supply of high-performing charter schools. The Foundation’s support of private, tuition-based K-12 educational institutions is now limited to Montgomery Bell Academy and Harpeth Hall School, where the Foundation primarily funds need-based scholarships for academically promising students.
The Foundation supports a variety of early childhood programs, after-school programs, adult education programs, and workforce development programs. The Foundation has also supported a limited number of post-secondary institutions, most notably Vanderbilt University, but also a few others from time to time, particularly in specialized areas of training.
Healthcare
The Foundation supports a broad array of healthcare organizations and endeavors. These have included medical training, health and wellness initiatives, medical clinics serving the underinsured, addiction services, mental health services, and crisis services. Within these areas, the Foundation has, from time to time, funded facilities, research, technology, and routine services. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Foundation has primarily supported research and medical training.
Community and Social Services
The Foundation supports a wide variety of social service organizations, with a particular focus on helping children reach their highest potential and helping adults become self-sufficient. Programming areas include such things as youth mentoring, parent education, workforce development, affordable housing, and community resource centers.
Types of Grants
The Foundation generally prefers to make one-time grants designed to enhance existing programs, and sometimes to create new ones if they have a long-term financial sustainability model. The Foundation will also consider capital requests, including facility funding. The Foundation will consider relatively small grant requests in support of regular ongoing operating costs; however, multiple requests from the same organization over consecutive years are reviewed to be sure the Foundation is not creating excessive ongoing dependency upon its grants.
The Foundation’s larger grants are typically made only after fairly extensive interaction between the Foundation and the grant seeker over an extended period.
Grant Cycles
In late March of each year, the Foundation considers grants that may be directed toward an agency’s ordinary operating costs, as well as grants for relatively small, one-time projects. The application deadline for the March grant cycle is February 15. The maximum request for a March award is $25,000. Any request over $25,000 will not be considered.
Grant requests for $25,000 or less may be submitted for either the September or March grant cycle, but grant requests for more than $25,000 may only be submitted for the September award period. The application deadline for the September grant cycle is August 1.
Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Grant
The Dan And Margaret Maddox Fund Inc
About the fund
Since 2009, the Maddox Charitable Fund has awarded over $21 million in grants to more than 150 organizations. Our founders had a commitment to young people, a love of nature and a passion for hunting and fishing. The board of directors, comprised of volunteer community leaders, oversees the fund’s operation and grantmaking.
We invest in efforts that focus on or support the following:
Education
Promoting equity in educational opportunities
From kindergarten to college, from afterschool programs to summer learning, from literacy to teacher pipeline, the Maddox Fund partners with education initiatives that advance student achievement because knowledge and education are transformative.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “education”?
In general, the Maddox Fund is looking for programs that promote academic advancement and social emotional learning in Kindergarten through traditional college age students (5-25).
Will the Maddox Fund support programs focused on parents and children together?
The Fund’s focus is on children and youth. Any proposal including parents and family (i.e., parent involvement in a child’s education, parent education, etc.) would need to demonstrate a direct benefit to children and youth and the stated outcomes would need to be child-centered. These proposals would likely be less competitive.
What type of education programs is Maddox interested in?
- Academic support and preparation programs, including tutoring services
- Programs that can demonstrate direct impact on academic success
- Summer or after-school academic enrichment
- Math and reading programs
- Literacy programs
- Positive decision-making programs
- Social-emotional learning that is not clinical counseling
- Programs may be provided in a formal school setting or in a setting external to school.
Low-Income Youth
Supporting youth programs and youth voices
The Maddox Fund is committed to removing barriers that contribute to intergenerational poverty and to unlocking opportunities for marginalized youth. We value high impact programs, including long-term mentoring relationships and life-skills programs. We support movements that promote the voices and courageous leadership of youth.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “youth”?
The Maddox Fund’s grants will focus on ages 6 through traditional college age (ages 4-24).
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “low-income”?
The Maddox Fund supports organizations serving low-income youth. The Fund does not have a single definition of socio-economic need. If applying under this category, please include in the program description the definition of economic need used by the agency as well as how program eligibility is determined (i.e., TANF, Food Stamps, etc.) and documented.
Grantees should document income eligibility for programs supported by the Maddox Fund.
What type of low-income programs is Maddox interested in?
- After-school programs
- Positive decision-making programs
- Youth development programs
- Mentoring programs
- Youth fellowship and internship programs
- Pre-K programs
Wildlife Conservation
Developing conservationists
The Maddox Fund supports programs dedicated to land preservation, water quality, wildlife habitat and public policy advocacy. We strive to connect marginalized children and youth with wildlife through hunting, fishing and outdoor activities. With our partners, Maddox is developing outdoor enthusiasts and life-long conservationists.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “conservation”?
The Maddox Fund’s interest in wildlife conservation is rooted in Dan and Margaret’s love of the outdoors and passion for hunting and fishing. We support programs that protect wildlife habitat, as well as youth hunting and fishing programs.
What type of conservation programs is Maddox interested in?
- Activities that get marginalized youth into the outdoors with wildlife
- Hunting and fishing programs
- Game and fish habitat conservation efforts
- Conservation and wildlife habitat public policy advocacy
Region 2 Innovation Impact Award
National Library of Medicine
Mission
The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, the public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.
Purpose
The Innovation Impact Award supports new projects that involve creative program improvement and seek to enhance health information outreach. These innovative projects may not fit squarely into the other award categories for Region 2. However, projects awarded in this category will still align with our larger funding objectives of enhancing the community’s access to health information resources, improving defined health literacy skills, and building community members’ confidence to make informed decisions regarding their health. The approach to these projects may be unique but will have the potential to make a large impact from their distinctive project design.
Potential Project Ideas
- Purchase software or hardware to improve operations in community organizations, health service organizations, libraries, or academic institutions in order to serve their constituents better.
- Pilot a reading group using the materials from the NNLM Reading Club about a prevalent health topic.
- Develop a more accessible and/or culturally inclusive collection of materials (ex: Spanish language, books by diverse authors, graphic novels about health issues, large print books).
- Form a mentoring group and schedule a professional development week for young people related to health issue. This program could integrate an educational component. Recruit adult mentors to support the program.
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
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
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
JDF: FIRST LEGO League Explore
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
Holloway Family Foundation Grant
Graham and Carolyn Holloway Family Foundation
About the Holloway Family Foundation
Located in North Central Texas, the Holloway Family Foundation was founded on the core values of its founders, Graham and Carolyn Holloway, and continues to be driven by these principles today. The personal experience of drastically altering their financial circumstances through a good job, elevating their sense of self-worth via the arts and benefitting from a transformative relationship with a mentor were all components that molded Graham and Carolyn’s lives. Today, the foundation carries on their unique story in an effort to provide similar opportunities to others.
Our Mission
To enhance the quality of life for people in our communities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion through:
- a comprehensive and holistic approach to financial security
- creative expression for children and youth from low-income households
- mentorship focused on individual development
General Funding Areas
- Pathways to financial stability through workforce training/development
- Creative expression for underprivileged children
- Mentorship for vulnerable youth
Impacting lives in three specific areas
At the Holloway Family Foundation, we focus our philanthropic efforts in three intentional ways that speak to our family’s heritage.
Creative expression for children from low-income households
With Carolyn’s influence, the Holloway Family Foundation trusts in the transformative power of individual expression and acknowledges the multi-faceted developmental benefits for children who participate in artistic endeavors. Therefore, the foundation proudly supports non-profits that bring creative opportunities to families who are not in a position to provide them to their children on their own.
Pathways to self-sufficiency through workforce development
Because of the founder’s strong work ethic and his intrinsic belief in the inherent value of work, the Holloway Family Foundation trustees focus on funding programs that provide career development training for individuals who otherwise would not have access to those prospects. The foundation recognizes that having a living-wage job not only provides economic stability to individuals and their families, but also gives people a sense of personal worth that comes from contributing to the greater good of society as a whole.
Mentorship for vulnerable youth
Readily admitting the powerful impact of a personal mentor during his youth, Graham actively sought opportunities to serve in this capacity for others throughout his life. For this reason, the foundation embraces one-on-one mentorship programs whose goals are to influence young people who are in need of guidance, often due to circumstances beyond their control.
Joe C. Davis Foundation Grant
Joe C Davis Foundation
Joe C. Davis Foundation Grant
The Foundation makes contributions to charitable organizations exemplifying the core values of Joe C. Davis: the importance of personal initiative, perseverance, hard work, education, and entrepreneurship.
The Foundation’s primary areas of focus are education, healthcare, and community and social services. Geographically, the Foundation’s focus is the Nashville, Tennessee area.
Funding Areas
The Foundation seeks to invest in organizations with strong leadership; organizations with long-term, sustainable financial models; and organizations that are the leading experts in the relevant area of service.
Education
The Foundation supports a wide range of education-related organizations.
In recent years, the Foundation’s support of public K-12 educational programs has focused primarily on recruitment and development of top talent in the education sector, and on increasing the supply of high-performing charter schools. The Foundation’s support of private, tuition-based K-12 educational institutions is now limited to Montgomery Bell Academy and Harpeth Hall School, where the Foundation primarily funds need-based scholarships for academically promising students.
The Foundation supports a variety of early childhood programs, after-school programs, adult education programs, and workforce development programs. The Foundation has also supported a limited number of post-secondary institutions, most notably Vanderbilt University, but also a few others from time to time, particularly in specialized areas of training.
Healthcare
The Foundation supports a broad array of healthcare organizations and endeavors. These have included medical training, health and wellness initiatives, medical clinics serving the underinsured, addiction services, mental health services, and crisis services. Within these areas, the Foundation has, from time to time, funded facilities, research, technology, and routine services. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Foundation has primarily supported research and medical training.
Community and Social Services
The Foundation supports a wide variety of social service organizations, with a particular focus on helping children reach their highest potential and helping adults become self-sufficient. Programming areas include such things as youth mentoring, parent education, workforce development, affordable housing, and community resource centers.
Types of Grants
The Foundation generally prefers to make one-time grants designed to enhance existing programs, and sometimes to create new ones if they have a long-term financial sustainability model. The Foundation will also consider capital requests, including facility funding. The Foundation will consider relatively small grant requests in support of regular ongoing operating costs; however, multiple requests from the same organization over consecutive years are reviewed to be sure the Foundation is not creating excessive ongoing dependency upon its grants.
The Foundation’s larger grants are typically made only after fairly extensive interaction between the Foundation and the grant seeker over an extended period.
Grant Cycles
In late March of each year, the Foundation considers grants that may be directed toward an agency’s ordinary operating costs, as well as grants for relatively small, one-time projects. The application deadline for the March grant cycle is February 15. The maximum request for a March award is $25,000. Any request over $25,000 will not be considered.
Grant requests for $25,000 or less may be submitted for either the September or March grant cycle, but grant requests for more than $25,000 may only be submitted for the September award period. The application deadline for the September grant cycle is August 1.
Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Grant
The Dan And Margaret Maddox Fund Inc
About the fund
Since 2009, the Maddox Charitable Fund has awarded over $21 million in grants to more than 150 organizations. Our founders had a commitment to young people, a love of nature and a passion for hunting and fishing. The board of directors, comprised of volunteer community leaders, oversees the fund’s operation and grantmaking.
We invest in efforts that focus on or support the following:
Education
Promoting equity in educational opportunities
From kindergarten to college, from afterschool programs to summer learning, from literacy to teacher pipeline, the Maddox Fund partners with education initiatives that advance student achievement because knowledge and education are transformative.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “education”?
In general, the Maddox Fund is looking for programs that promote academic advancement and social emotional learning in Kindergarten through traditional college age students (5-25).
Will the Maddox Fund support programs focused on parents and children together?
The Fund’s focus is on children and youth. Any proposal including parents and family (i.e., parent involvement in a child’s education, parent education, etc.) would need to demonstrate a direct benefit to children and youth and the stated outcomes would need to be child-centered. These proposals would likely be less competitive.
What type of education programs is Maddox interested in?
- Academic support and preparation programs, including tutoring services
- Programs that can demonstrate direct impact on academic success
- Summer or after-school academic enrichment
- Math and reading programs
- Literacy programs
- Positive decision-making programs
- Social-emotional learning that is not clinical counseling
- Programs may be provided in a formal school setting or in a setting external to school.
Low-Income Youth
Supporting youth programs and youth voices
The Maddox Fund is committed to removing barriers that contribute to intergenerational poverty and to unlocking opportunities for marginalized youth. We value high impact programs, including long-term mentoring relationships and life-skills programs. We support movements that promote the voices and courageous leadership of youth.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “youth”?
The Maddox Fund’s grants will focus on ages 6 through traditional college age (ages 4-24).
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “low-income”?
The Maddox Fund supports organizations serving low-income youth. The Fund does not have a single definition of socio-economic need. If applying under this category, please include in the program description the definition of economic need used by the agency as well as how program eligibility is determined (i.e., TANF, Food Stamps, etc.) and documented.
Grantees should document income eligibility for programs supported by the Maddox Fund.
What type of low-income programs is Maddox interested in?
- After-school programs
- Positive decision-making programs
- Youth development programs
- Mentoring programs
- Youth fellowship and internship programs
- Pre-K programs
Wildlife Conservation
Developing conservationists
The Maddox Fund supports programs dedicated to land preservation, water quality, wildlife habitat and public policy advocacy. We strive to connect marginalized children and youth with wildlife through hunting, fishing and outdoor activities. With our partners, Maddox is developing outdoor enthusiasts and life-long conservationists.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “conservation”?
The Maddox Fund’s interest in wildlife conservation is rooted in Dan and Margaret’s love of the outdoors and passion for hunting and fishing. We support programs that protect wildlife habitat, as well as youth hunting and fishing programs.
What type of conservation programs is Maddox interested in?
- Activities that get marginalized youth into the outdoors with wildlife
- Hunting and fishing programs
- Game and fish habitat conservation efforts
- Conservation and wildlife habitat public policy advocacy
Region 2 Innovation Impact Award
National Library of Medicine
Mission
The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, the public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.
Purpose
The Innovation Impact Award supports new projects that involve creative program improvement and seek to enhance health information outreach. These innovative projects may not fit squarely into the other award categories for Region 2. However, projects awarded in this category will still align with our larger funding objectives of enhancing the community’s access to health information resources, improving defined health literacy skills, and building community members’ confidence to make informed decisions regarding their health. The approach to these projects may be unique but will have the potential to make a large impact from their distinctive project design.
Potential Project Ideas
- Purchase software or hardware to improve operations in community organizations, health service organizations, libraries, or academic institutions in order to serve their constituents better.
- Pilot a reading group using the materials from the NNLM Reading Club about a prevalent health topic.
- Develop a more accessible and/or culturally inclusive collection of materials (ex: Spanish language, books by diverse authors, graphic novels about health issues, large print books).
- Form a mentoring group and schedule a professional development week for young people related to health issue. This program could integrate an educational component. Recruit adult mentors to support the program.
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
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
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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
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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
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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JDF: FIRST LEGO League Explore
John Deere Foundation
Next deadline: Jan 28, 2024
Later deadlines: Jan 28, 2025
Grant amount: Unspecified amount
Fields of work: STEM Education
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
Age restriction: Between 6 and 10 years of age
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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.
- 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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Holloway Family Foundation Grant
Graham and Carolyn Holloway Family Foundation
Next predicted deadline: Feb 15, 2024 (Letter of inquiry)
Later predicted deadlines: Mar 15, 2024 (Full proposal)
Grant amount: US $5,000 - US $10,000
Fields of work: Tutoring & Mentoring Workforce Preparation & Job Readiness Youth Involvement in the Arts
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Project / Program, Education / Outreach, General Operating Expense
Location of project: United States
Location of residency: Counties in North Carolina: Cabarrus County, Davidson County, Davie County, Forsyth County, Iredell County Show all
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About the Holloway Family Foundation
Located in North Central Texas, the Holloway Family Foundation was founded on the core values of its founders, Graham and Carolyn Holloway, and continues to be driven by these principles today. The personal experience of drastically altering their financial circumstances through a good job, elevating their sense of self-worth via the arts and benefitting from a transformative relationship with a mentor were all components that molded Graham and Carolyn’s lives. Today, the foundation carries on their unique story in an effort to provide similar opportunities to others.
Our Mission
To enhance the quality of life for people in our communities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion through:
- a comprehensive and holistic approach to financial security
- creative expression for children and youth from low-income households
- mentorship focused on individual development
General Funding Areas
- Pathways to financial stability through workforce training/development
- Creative expression for underprivileged children
- Mentorship for vulnerable youth
Impacting lives in three specific areas
At the Holloway Family Foundation, we focus our philanthropic efforts in three intentional ways that speak to our family’s heritage.
Creative expression for children from low-income households
With Carolyn’s influence, the Holloway Family Foundation trusts in the transformative power of individual expression and acknowledges the multi-faceted developmental benefits for children who participate in artistic endeavors. Therefore, the foundation proudly supports non-profits that bring creative opportunities to families who are not in a position to provide them to their children on their own.
Pathways to self-sufficiency through workforce development
Because of the founder’s strong work ethic and his intrinsic belief in the inherent value of work, the Holloway Family Foundation trustees focus on funding programs that provide career development training for individuals who otherwise would not have access to those prospects. The foundation recognizes that having a living-wage job not only provides economic stability to individuals and their families, but also gives people a sense of personal worth that comes from contributing to the greater good of society as a whole.
Mentorship for vulnerable youth
Readily admitting the powerful impact of a personal mentor during his youth, Graham actively sought opportunities to serve in this capacity for others throughout his life. For this reason, the foundation embraces one-on-one mentorship programs whose goals are to influence young people who are in need of guidance, often due to circumstances beyond their control.
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- An organization must have current 501(c)(3) Public Charity status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- The organization must serve a U.S. population.
- Applications may be submitted at any time, but must be received by March 15, with grant decisions determined in June of each calendar year.
- In most instances, a board or staff member will conduct a site visit.
- The Foundation excludes grants that are outside the geographic funding parameters. For consideration by the Board, agencies must be located within a 25-mile radius of:
- Colleyville, Texas
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Salisbury, North Carolina
- All LOIs and applications must be submitted via our online grant system.
- The Foundation highly values 100% nonprofit board member giving.
- The Foundation understands and supports grants for general operating funds.
Ineligibility:
- General Exclusions
- Churches
- Political activists
- Loans
- Projects of organizations whose policies or practices discriminate on the basis of ethnic origin, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation
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Joe C. Davis Foundation Grant
Joe C Davis Foundation
Next predicted deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Later predicted deadlines: Aug 1, 2024
Grant amount: Up to US $25,000
Fields of work: Workforce Preparation & Job Readiness Youth Services Homelessness Services Mental Health & Psychiatric Diseases Addiction & Substance Use Disorders Human & Social Services Teacher Development & Training Education - K through 12 Early Childhood Development Education - Preschool / Early Learning Education - Higher Education Health Facilities & Clinics Crisis Intervention Wellness & Healthy Living Tutoring & Mentoring Community Development & Revitalization Affordable Housing Parenting Counseling & Education Medical Education & Professional Training Health Care Access & Delivery Adult Education Health & Medicine After School /Summer Educational Programs Show all
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Education / Outreach, Research, General Operating Expense, Project / Program, Capital Project
Location of project: Davidson County, Tennessee
Location of residency: United States
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Joe C. Davis Foundation Grant
The Foundation makes contributions to charitable organizations exemplifying the core values of Joe C. Davis: the importance of personal initiative, perseverance, hard work, education, and entrepreneurship.
The Foundation’s primary areas of focus are education, healthcare, and community and social services. Geographically, the Foundation’s focus is the Nashville, Tennessee area.
Funding Areas
The Foundation seeks to invest in organizations with strong leadership; organizations with long-term, sustainable financial models; and organizations that are the leading experts in the relevant area of service.
Education
The Foundation supports a wide range of education-related organizations.
In recent years, the Foundation’s support of public K-12 educational programs has focused primarily on recruitment and development of top talent in the education sector, and on increasing the supply of high-performing charter schools. The Foundation’s support of private, tuition-based K-12 educational institutions is now limited to Montgomery Bell Academy and Harpeth Hall School, where the Foundation primarily funds need-based scholarships for academically promising students.
The Foundation supports a variety of early childhood programs, after-school programs, adult education programs, and workforce development programs. The Foundation has also supported a limited number of post-secondary institutions, most notably Vanderbilt University, but also a few others from time to time, particularly in specialized areas of training.
Healthcare
The Foundation supports a broad array of healthcare organizations and endeavors. These have included medical training, health and wellness initiatives, medical clinics serving the underinsured, addiction services, mental health services, and crisis services. Within these areas, the Foundation has, from time to time, funded facilities, research, technology, and routine services. At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Foundation has primarily supported research and medical training.
Community and Social Services
The Foundation supports a wide variety of social service organizations, with a particular focus on helping children reach their highest potential and helping adults become self-sufficient. Programming areas include such things as youth mentoring, parent education, workforce development, affordable housing, and community resource centers.
Types of Grants
The Foundation generally prefers to make one-time grants designed to enhance existing programs, and sometimes to create new ones if they have a long-term financial sustainability model. The Foundation will also consider capital requests, including facility funding. The Foundation will consider relatively small grant requests in support of regular ongoing operating costs; however, multiple requests from the same organization over consecutive years are reviewed to be sure the Foundation is not creating excessive ongoing dependency upon its grants.
The Foundation’s larger grants are typically made only after fairly extensive interaction between the Foundation and the grant seeker over an extended period.
Grant Cycles
In late March of each year, the Foundation considers grants that may be directed toward an agency’s ordinary operating costs, as well as grants for relatively small, one-time projects. The application deadline for the March grant cycle is February 15. The maximum request for a March award is $25,000. Any request over $25,000 will not be considered.
Grant requests for $25,000 or less may be submitted for either the September or March grant cycle, but grant requests for more than $25,000 may only be submitted for the September award period. The application deadline for the September grant cycle is August 1.
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- The Foundation provides funds only to charitable organizations described in Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code and does not provide grants to individuals.
- The Foundation’s primary areas of focus are education, healthcare, and community and social services.
- Geographically, the Foundation’s focus is the Nashville, Tennessee area.
Ineligibility:
- The Foundation does not make grants for support of, or to purchase tickets to, charitable fundraising events or dinners.
- Excluded Categories:
- Except as may be incidental to other programs, the Foundation does not provide funding for
- the arts,
- environmental causes, or
- religious activities.
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Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Grant
The Dan And Margaret Maddox Fund Inc
Predicted deadline: Mar 1, 2024
Grant amount: Approximately US $20,000
Fields of work: Land/Habitat Conservation Youth Services Sport Fishing Sport Shooting Ornithological Conservation Mammalian Conservation Environmental Policy Tutoring & Mentoring After School /Summer Educational Programs Literacy Youth Development & Leadership Education - K through 12 Education - Higher Education Career/College Preparation College Success / Persistence Apprenticeship & Internship Programs Show all
Applicant type: Nonprofit
Funding uses: Education / Outreach, Project / Program
Location of project: Counties in Tennessee: Bedford County, Cannon County, Cheatham County, Clay County, Coffee County Show all
Location of residency: United States
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About the fund
Since 2009, the Maddox Charitable Fund has awarded over $21 million in grants to more than 150 organizations. Our founders had a commitment to young people, a love of nature and a passion for hunting and fishing. The board of directors, comprised of volunteer community leaders, oversees the fund’s operation and grantmaking.
We invest in efforts that focus on or support the following:
Education
Promoting equity in educational opportunities
From kindergarten to college, from afterschool programs to summer learning, from literacy to teacher pipeline, the Maddox Fund partners with education initiatives that advance student achievement because knowledge and education are transformative.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “education”?
In general, the Maddox Fund is looking for programs that promote academic advancement and social emotional learning in Kindergarten through traditional college age students (5-25).
Will the Maddox Fund support programs focused on parents and children together?
The Fund’s focus is on children and youth. Any proposal including parents and family (i.e., parent involvement in a child’s education, parent education, etc.) would need to demonstrate a direct benefit to children and youth and the stated outcomes would need to be child-centered. These proposals would likely be less competitive.
What type of education programs is Maddox interested in?
- Academic support and preparation programs, including tutoring services
- Programs that can demonstrate direct impact on academic success
- Summer or after-school academic enrichment
- Math and reading programs
- Literacy programs
- Positive decision-making programs
- Social-emotional learning that is not clinical counseling
- Programs may be provided in a formal school setting or in a setting external to school.
Low-Income Youth
Supporting youth programs and youth voices
The Maddox Fund is committed to removing barriers that contribute to intergenerational poverty and to unlocking opportunities for marginalized youth. We value high impact programs, including long-term mentoring relationships and life-skills programs. We support movements that promote the voices and courageous leadership of youth.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “youth”?
The Maddox Fund’s grants will focus on ages 6 through traditional college age (ages 4-24).
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “low-income”?
The Maddox Fund supports organizations serving low-income youth. The Fund does not have a single definition of socio-economic need. If applying under this category, please include in the program description the definition of economic need used by the agency as well as how program eligibility is determined (i.e., TANF, Food Stamps, etc.) and documented.
Grantees should document income eligibility for programs supported by the Maddox Fund.
What type of low-income programs is Maddox interested in?
- After-school programs
- Positive decision-making programs
- Youth development programs
- Mentoring programs
- Youth fellowship and internship programs
- Pre-K programs
Wildlife Conservation
Developing conservationists
The Maddox Fund supports programs dedicated to land preservation, water quality, wildlife habitat and public policy advocacy. We strive to connect marginalized children and youth with wildlife through hunting, fishing and outdoor activities. With our partners, Maddox is developing outdoor enthusiasts and life-long conservationists.
What is the Maddox Fund’s definition of “conservation”?
The Maddox Fund’s interest in wildlife conservation is rooted in Dan and Margaret’s love of the outdoors and passion for hunting and fishing. We support programs that protect wildlife habitat, as well as youth hunting and fishing programs.
What type of conservation programs is Maddox interested in?
- Activities that get marginalized youth into the outdoors with wildlife
- Hunting and fishing programs
- Game and fish habitat conservation efforts
- Conservation and wildlife habitat public policy advocacy
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- The Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund serves the 41 counties of Middle Tennessee listed below.
- Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, Dekalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatche, Smith, Jackson, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, and Williamson
- Programs must operate within this geographic area.
- The Maddox Charitable Fund requires all grantees to have an up-to-date GivingMatters.com profile.
- Additional information for Faith Based Nonprofits:
- The Maddox Charitable Fund supports nonprofits organizations that:
- respect and value all faith traditions,
- do not proselytize or evangelize
Ineligibility:
- Within our three areas of interest, the Charitable Fund will not consider:
- Organizations incorporated for less than 3 years
- 501(c)(3) organizations that are government or government affiliates, supporting organizations (May be approved depending on the nature of the project) or private foundations
- Endowments
- Debt reduction
- Depreciation
- Capital gifts (May be approved depending on the nature of the project)
- Organizations not operating programs within the 41 counties of Middle Tennessee
- Scholarships to specific institutions not previously supported by Dan and Margaret Maddox
- Organizations primarily engaged in lobbying
- Organizations formed for political activity
- Congregations or religious organizations for projects that primarily benefit their own members or for evangelical purposes. Exceptions are made for programs that:
- receive broad community support,
- keep separate financial statements,
- primarily benefit persons outside their congregational members.
- Education
- The Maddox Fund will not support family emergency assistance, including programs which provide rent and utility assistance, food and clothing.
- What type of education programs is Maddox less interested in?
- Programs for adults
- Parent education programs
- Early Childhood Programs
- Low-intensity programs with infrequent or short-duration participant contact
- GED/HiSET programs
- Arts or music education programs
- Programs focused on infants and toddlers
- Pre-K programs
- Counseling programs
- Post-secondary studies (i.e., graduate school, professional school)
- Independent Charter Schools without a CMO
- Independent Charter Schools without proven academic outcomes
- College assistance for adults
- Education programs that are general in nature (i.e., homebuyer’s education, health education, financial literacy, continuing education, animal population control education, arts education, etc.)
- School volunteer programs or PTSO organizations
- The Charitable Fund will not support:
- Scholarships to specific institutions not previously supported by Dan and Margaret Maddox
- General scholarship programs
- Graduate school scholarship programs
- Infant and Toddler programs
- Low-income Youth
- What type of low-income programs is Maddox less interested in?
- Health, dental and treatment programs for youth
- Drug treatment programs
- Counseling /Therapeutic Programs
- Pregnancy programs
- Camps and Conferences
- Infant and toddler programs
- Arts Programs
- Museums and historic preservation
- Low-intensity programs with infrequent or short-duration participant contact.
- The Charitable Fund will not support:
- Emergency assistance, including family housing, utilities, food or medical assistance.
- Wildlife Conservation
- What type of conservation programs is Maddox less interested in?
- General environmental education
- Urban greenspace and parks
- Recycling programs
- Projects that do not impact game and fish habitat
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Region 2 Innovation Impact Award
National Library of Medicine
Deadline: Apr 18, 2024 8:59pm PDT
Grant amount: US $8,000
Fields of work: Community Health Education Library Services Health Information Technology Youth Development & Leadership Literacy Technology Access & Digital Literacy
Applicant type: Organizations
Funding uses: Project / Program, Education / Outreach, Training / Capacity Building
Membership: Applicants must be a member of this organization to apply. Become a member.
Location of project: Alabama, Florida, Georgia (US state), Mississippi, Puerto Rico Show all
Location of residency: Alabama, Florida, Georgia (US state), Mississippi, Puerto Rico Show all
Overview:
Mission
The mission of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public's health by providing U.S. researchers, health professionals, the public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data.
Purpose
The Innovation Impact Award supports new projects that involve creative program improvement and seek to enhance health information outreach. These innovative projects may not fit squarely into the other award categories for Region 2. However, projects awarded in this category will still align with our larger funding objectives of enhancing the community’s access to health information resources, improving defined health literacy skills, and building community members’ confidence to make informed decisions regarding their health. The approach to these projects may be unique but will have the potential to make a large impact from their distinctive project design.
Potential Project Ideas
- Purchase software or hardware to improve operations in community organizations, health service organizations, libraries, or academic institutions in order to serve their constituents better.
- Pilot a reading group using the materials from the NNLM Reading Club about a prevalent health topic.
- Develop a more accessible and/or culturally inclusive collection of materials (ex: Spanish language, books by diverse authors, graphic novels about health issues, large print books).
- Form a mentoring group and schedule a professional development week for young people related to health issue. This program could integrate an educational component. Recruit adult mentors to support the program.
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.
Eligibility:
- Network member organizations in Region 2 are eligible to apply: (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands)
- Organizations, in most cases, are only eligible to apply for awards from the Regional Medical Library that serves the state in which they operate in.
- Please contact the RML for further clarification.
- All projects must:
- Incorporate one or more National Library of Medicine resources.
- You can refer to the NLM list of Databases, Resources, and APIs for a complete overview of resources by topic.
- Increase access to high quality biomedical and health information
- Improve the use of technology for health information access, especially to underserved and underrepresented populations
- Improve access to libraries and information services
- Incorporate one or more National Library of Medicine resources.
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.
Preferences:
- Priority will be given to projects that:
- Feature first-time applicants; are from faith-based, community-based, public health, or public education sector professionals or organizations; support Spanish-speaking, Indigenous, and/or rural communities; or are from states/territories that have not received as much funding previously
- Reach underserved, minority and underrepresented communities including, but not limited to:
- Racial and ethnic minority populations
- LGBTQIA+ populations
- Populations reported below the Federal Poverty Level
- Populations with limited access to medical care
- Populations with physical and/or mental disabilities
- Soldiers, veterans and military families
- Rural populations
- Urban populations
- Older Adults
- Demonstrate principles of accessibility, cultural competency, and inclusivity
- Include training and outreach about NLM resources
- Describe strategies for sustainability of the project after one year
Ineligibility:
- Food, promotional items, and furniture are not allowable expenses.
- Exhibit Award
- Health Information Outreach Award
- Professional Development Award
- Region 2 Emergency Preparedness and Response Award
- Region 2 Exhibit Award
- Region 2 Health Information Outreach Award
- Region 2 Professional Development Awards
- Region 4 Professional Development Awards
- Training Outreach Awards
- Virtual Professional Development Award
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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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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:
- 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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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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- 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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