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Alaska Violent Crimes Compensation Board
The Alaska Violent Crimes Compensation Board (VCCB) and the Crime Victim Compensation Fund [AS 18.67.162] was introduced in 1972 and established in 1973. They were one of the first such state compensation programs in the nation.
VCCB's Mission: To help with financial losses that directly result from violent crime.
Victim Compensation Program
While compensation doesn’t make lives torn by violence whole, it may lessen the financial burden and provide hope. Emotionally, VCCB assistance is an acknowledgment that someone has suffered a traumatic event and should be compensated for their losses, which can be a huge factor in helping a victim/survivor get on the road to recovery.
Applying as soon as possible after the crime increases your chances of being eligible for assistance.
Who is Eligible?
For those who are victims of crime in Alaska, limited funding may be available to assist with crime-related expenses such as loss of wages, medical expenses, mental health counseling, as well as funeral and burial costs.
The Violent Crimes Compensation Board (VCCB) uses information from a number of resources to determine eligibility including but not limited to: police reports, charging documents, medical records and information from the applicant.
Which crimes are compensable?
The following crimes are compensable:
Please note, a protective or restraining order is a civil matter and will not, by itself, establish you as being eligible for this program. However, an award can be made whether or not a person is prosecuted or convicted of one of the crimes listed.
Statutes and Policies
Alaska’s Crime Victim Compensation program must adhere to both federal and State statutes and policies. The regulations help ensure that funds are distributed appropriately and equitably for the purpose of providing financial assistance to victims of violence.
DIV Fund
Who we are: The DIV Fund is a tiered, evidence-based, open innovation fund that identifies and supports solutions with the potential to cost-effectively improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty around the world. We aim to serve as a discovery engine for global development, building a pipeline of evidence-driven innovations that drive impact at scale.
How we fund: Our goal is to maximize the expected social return on our investment. To enable this, we support innovators and researchers through three funding tiers, calibrating funding according to our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and potential for durable scale. At earlier stages of funding, we look for potential. At higher funding levels, we look for demonstrated results. This tiered approach balances measured risk-taking with progressively higher requirements, in order to discover new ideas, validate what works, and catalyze the scale-up of proven solutions.
Where we fund: The DIV Fund supports innovations addressing challenges in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank). We prioritize proposals based on their expected social return (see section B for more information), and give more weight to improvements expected to benefit people with lower incomes.
What we fund: Our tiered criteria outline distinct requirements for three different stages, based on innovations’ proposed pathways to scale.
We offer three award tiers - Stage 1 (Piloting), Stage 2 (Testing), and Stage 3 (Scaling) - with requirements calibrated according to the strength of the evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential for durable scale of the proposed innovation. Applicants should apply for the stage that best reflects the current state of development of the innovation and its readiness to generate stronger evidence and prepare for scale. While you do not need to start at Stage 1, if applying for later stage awards, your application should credibly demonstrate that you have already met the criteria for earlier stages.
Applicants should state explicitly why they are coming to DIV Fund now and how a grant will catalyze their innovation.
Stage 3: Transitioning to Scale
Purpose
Stage 3 grants support the transition of proven innovations from piloting and testing to widespread scale. Applicants should have satisfied the criteria for Stage 2 - with or without prior DIV Fund support - and be ready to address the operational challenges of scaling. Specifically, applicants should have already demonstrated either: (1) rigorous evidence of causal impact and a convincing case based on this impact measurement that the intervention would be cost-effective at scale (for public scaling); (2) market viability (for commercial scaling) at the time of their Stage 3 application; or (3) a combination of these for hybrid scaling.
DIV Fund
Who we are: The DIV Fund is a tiered, evidence-based, open innovation fund that identifies and supports solutions with the potential to cost-effectively improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty around the world. We aim to serve as a discovery engine for global development, building a pipeline of evidence-driven innovations that drive impact at scale.
How we fund: Our goal is to maximize the expected social return on our investment. To enable this, we support innovators and researchers through three funding tiers, calibrating funding according to our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and potential for durable scale. At earlier stages of funding, we look for potential. At higher funding levels, we look for demonstrated results. This tiered approach balances measured risk-taking with progressively higher requirements, in order to discover new ideas, validate what works, and catalyze the scale-up of proven solutions.
Where we fund: The DIV Fund supports innovations addressing challenges in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank). We prioritize proposals based on their expected social return (see section B for more information), and give more weight to improvements expected to benefit people with lower incomes.
What we fund: Our tiered criteria outline distinct requirements for three different stages, based on innovations’ proposed pathways to scale.
We offer three award tiers - Stage 1 (Piloting), Stage 2 (Testing), and Stage 3 (Scaling) - with requirements calibrated according to the strength of the evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential for durable scale of the proposed innovation. Applicants should apply for the stage that best reflects the current state of development of the innovation and its readiness to generate stronger evidence and prepare for scale. While you do not need to start at Stage 1, if applying for later stage awards, your application should credibly demonstrate that you have already met the criteria for earlier stages.
Applicants should state explicitly why they are coming to DIV Fund now and how a grant will catalyze their innovation.
Stage 2: Testing & Positioning for Scale
Purpose
Stage 2 grants are designed to determine if an innovation measurably and meaningfully improves people’s lives and has a viable path toward scale. Applicants should have already conducted successful pilot testing - with or without the DIV Fund’s support - and be ready to rigorously test their innovation’s impact or market viability. Where such evidence is needed, Stage 2 awards may support a rigorous evaluation of the impact of the innovation.
Applicants may also use DIV funds to expand operations in ways that position the innovation for scale, e.g., by testing alternative implementation approaches, by conducting further market testing, or by exploring ways to satisfy requirements for scaling that are likely to be imposed by long-term funders.
Investing in Libraries as Community Builders grants
A total of $250,000 will be invested to support Appalachian Ohio’s libraries in work that advances civic health by bringing residents together in meaningful ways, including through projects that forge deeper connections among community members and provide opportunities for residents to collaborate in solving challenges and creating new opportunities. In partnership with the Trust for Civic Life, FAO invites libraries in the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio to apply for up to $20,000 to support “civic experiments,” activities that:
DIV Fund
Who we are: The DIV Fund is a tiered, evidence-based, open innovation fund that identifies and supports solutions with the potential to cost-effectively improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty around the world. We aim to serve as a discovery engine for global development, building a pipeline of evidence-driven innovations that drive impact at scale.
How we fund: Our goal is to maximize the expected social return on our investment. To enable this, we support innovators and researchers through three funding tiers, calibrating funding according to our three core principles: evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and potential for durable scale. At earlier stages of funding, we look for potential. At higher funding levels, we look for demonstrated results. This tiered approach balances measured risk-taking with progressively higher requirements, in order to discover new ideas, validate what works, and catalyze the scale-up of proven solutions.
Where we fund: The DIV Fund supports innovations addressing challenges in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank). We prioritize proposals based on their expected social return (see section B for more information), and give more weight to improvements expected to benefit people with lower incomes.
What we fund: Our tiered criteria outline distinct requirements for three different stages, based on innovations’ proposed pathways to scale.
We offer three award tiers - Stage 1 (Piloting), Stage 2 (Testing), and Stage 3 (Scaling) - with requirements calibrated according to the strength of the evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and the potential for durable scale of the proposed innovation. Applicants should apply for the stage that best reflects the current state of development of the innovation and its readiness to generate stronger evidence and prepare for scale. While you do not need to start at Stage 1, if applying for later stage awards, your application should credibly demonstrate that you have already met the criteria for earlier stages.
Applicants should state explicitly why they are coming to DIV Fund now and how a grant will catalyze their innovation.
Stage 1: Piloting
Purpose
Stage 1 grants support real-world pilots of early-stage innovations. Stage 1 innovations are typically early in their development and use DIV funding for pilot testing to refine the basic model and establish real-world viability at a relatively small scale. The DIV Fund only supports innovations that are post-prototype and ready to be tested in a real-world setting. This means that if your innovation is still in development in a lab or is still at the idea stage, it is premature for DIV support. We typically support pilots that are being tested with at least hundreds or thousands of people.
Strengthening Pennsylvania’s Registered Apprenticeship Ecosystem Through the Navigator Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) announces the availability of approximately $450,000 in funding for Strengthening Pennsylvania’s Registered Apprenticeship Ecosystem Through the Navigator Program to include one award of up to $450,000.
L&I has created this grant opportunity to continue support of a local and/or regional apprenticeship navigator program which enables the expansion of registered apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships. Additionally, the intent is to support technical assistance to regional consortiums of stakeholders, employers, intermediaries, training providers, and other partners by building a network of people trained on growing programming and apprenticeship ecosystems over the long term.
Bucks County Foundation
Since our founding in 1979, the staff at BCF have been working closely with donors, local leaders, and nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of life in Bucks County. Our work with local charitable organizations helps to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families across the county.
Scholarships
The Bucks County Foundation is proud to support students throughout Bucks County in their pursuit of higher education and attainment of academic, trade and life skills that translate into economic self-sufficiency. Through the generosity of donors in our region, we manage over 100 scholarship distributions for a wide variety of students with diverse educational journeys.
Katherine G. Ryan Scholarship
Provides scholarships to students who attend high school in Bucks County and are ranked in the upper fifth of their class.
Bucks County Foundation
Since our founding in 1979, the staff at BCF have been working closely with donors, local leaders, and nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of life in Bucks County. Our work with local charitable organizations helps to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families across the county.
Scholarships
The Bucks County Foundation is proud to support students throughout Bucks County in their pursuit of higher education and attainment of academic, trade and life skills that translate into economic self-sufficiency. Through the generosity of donors in our region, we manage over 100 scholarship distributions for a wide variety of students with diverse educational journeys.
Don F. Whitney Memorial Scholarship
Provides scholarships to students in the primary geographic areas served by the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce including the areas of Central Bucks School District, Centennial School District, Pennridge School District, Council Rock School District and New Hope Solebury School District. Open to students in public schools, private schools or home schooled in these areas. Award considerations are based on community involvement, GPA and financial need.
Saginaw Community Foundation
The Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) is a tax-exempt charitable organization created by and for the people of Saginaw County. Established in 1984 with an initial grant of $50,000 by the Junior League of Saginaw Valley in celebration of its 50th anniversary, SCF enables people with philanthropic interests to easily and effectively support the issues they care about – immediately, or through their wills. SCF is one of 900+ community foundations nationwide classified as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Unlike a private foundation, SCF’s assets come from any number of individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations interested in improving the quality of life in our community. These gifts range in size and purpose, depending upon the interests of individual donors. Some funds are given for specific charitable purposes; others are unrestricted so they may be used to meet the changing needs of our community.
Saginaw Promise Zone Scholarship
Saginaw Promise – investing in the future of Saginaw and the lives of its students through a postsecondary education scholarship. The Saginaw Promise is an economic initiative formed through the Michigan Promise Zone Authority Act, enacted in 2009. The Saginaw Promise mission is to affect Saginaw’s economy and quality of life by promoting and supporting postsecondary education for all of Saginaw’s graduating students through information, programming, and a residence-based, last-dollar scholarship. Students eligible to apply must live in and graduate from a high school in the Saginaw Promise Zone consisting of the geographic boundaries of the Saginaw Public School District (City of Saginaw, City of Zilwaukee, Kochville Township and the area of Buena Vista Township designated to the Saginaw Public School District). The Saginaw Promise’s goal is for all of Saginaw’s graduating students to earn a program certificate or degree from a technical or trade school, community college or university in the state of Michigan. The scholarship funds tuition and mandatory fees that are not covered by federal, state, private, or other grants or scholarships.
Special Attachment Required
Please refer to the online scholarship application for more information
In 2005 the legislature appropriated state general funds to provide resources for subgrantees across the state to provide basic services for victims of all crime.
NH State Library
The NH State Library is the oldest state library in the nation
Currently part of the NH Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the N.H. State Library promotes excellence in libraries and library services to all New Hampshire residents by assisting libraries and the people of New Hampshire with rapid access to library and informational resources through the development and coordination of a statewide library/information system; by meeting the informational needs of New Hampshire’s state, county and municipal governments and its libraries; and by serving as a resource for New Hampshire.
Moose Plate Grant Program
As part of the NH Conservation License Plate (Moose Plate) program, the State Library offers grants to public institutions for the preservation of historically significant documents and manuscripts.
This Conservation License Plate Grant Program is made possible by the sale of "Moose License Plates." Grants are available to public institutions with publicly owned documents that are significant to the history of New Hampshire. For more information on the Moose License Plate program, visit www.mooseplate.com
Unrestricted grants for nonprofits provide flexible funding to support operating expenses, program development, and general organizational needs. The following grants empower organizations to allocate resources where they are needed most to achieve long-term impact and sustainability.
Discover 8,000+ funding opportunities for unrestricted grants, with $3.43B available. Instrumentl connects nonprofits to tailored funding options, offering tools for tracking deadlines, customized searches, and insights to support organizational flexibility and growth.
How common are grants in this category?
Quite common — grants in this category are more prevalent than in others.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for Unrestricted grants for Nonprofits?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
What's the typical grant amount funded for Unrestricted Grants for Nonprofits?
Grants are most commonly $34,887.
Unrestricted grants are open to nonprofits across various sectors, including education, healthcare, social services, and the arts. Unlike project-specific grants, these funds aren’t tied to a particular initiative, making them great for organizations that need flexibility to strengthen their operations, build capacity, and expand their reach.
Based on Instrumentl’s live grant database for unrestricted grants, grant deadlines are most common in Q1, accounting for 29.8% of all submission dates. The slowest period for new grant opportunities in this category falls in Q4, making it a less competitive time for preparation and strategic planning.
Unrestricted grants aim to give nonprofits the freedom to focus funding where it’s needed most. Whether it’s covering administrative costs, hiring staff, investing in technology, or expanding prgrams, these grants help nonprofits strengthen their organization. Funders see unrestricted grants as a way to help nonprofits remain adaptable as new challenges come up while building long-term sustainability.
Funding for unrestricted grants varies widely, with award amounts ranging from a minimum of $0 to a maximum of $188,250,000. Based on Instrumentl’s data, the median grant amount for this category is $34,887, while the average grant awarded is $655,609. Understanding these funding trends can help nonprofits set realistic expectations when applying.
Unrestricted grants are typically funded by private or community foundations, corporate giving programs, and individual donors. Well-known funders like the MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation offer unrestricted grants to nonprofits that align with their mission. Community foundations and corporate programs (Target Foundation, Toyota) also fund these types of grants for organizations.
To improve the chances of receiving unrestricted grants, applicants should:
For more information on unrestricted grants, dig into our guide on the differerences between restricted and unrestricted funding.
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