Funding Opportunity:Grant Announcement

The RGK Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that provide services in the areas of Community, Education and Medicine/Health. Specific areas of focus include: children and family services, early childhood development, parenting education, after-school educational enrichment programs, promotion of the health and well-being of children, and programs that promote access to health services.

Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(3)(3) status. Organizations are invited to submit an electronic letter of inquiry that will be reviewed on a rolling basis. After review, organizations may be invited to submit a formal proposal.

Deadline: Rolling

Please contact the RGK Foundation for more information and to apply for this funding opportunity: http://www.rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines#programs

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Funding Opportunity: Grant Announcement

The Wells Fargo Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations focusing on education and health and human services, with special emphasis on the elimination of the “achievement gap”; increasing access to higher education for underrepresented groups; and ensuring access to both health education programs and quality healthcare for individuals and families.

Please contact the Wells Fargo Foundation for more information and to apply for this funding: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable/

Deadline: Rolling

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Funding Opportunity:Grant Announcement

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering partial funding for public-health conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention, education programs, and applied research.

The CDC will award $100,000 in Public Health Conference Support Program  grants to support up to 8 conferences. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, schools, government entities, tribes, faith-based groups, community groups, and others.

Application deadline is January 29, 2010.

Click here for more details and to apply.

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Study: Casual Smoking Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer

Researcher Ivana T. Croghan of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Research Program and colleagues have found out that women who smoke more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, are at increased risk of developing breast cancer. However, women can still improve their odds if they quit smoking.

The research compared 1,225 women with breast cancer to 6,872 who did not have the disease, looking at smoking history and other known risk factors for cancer. These findings sharply contradict past studies that found no link between smoking and breast cancer.

Read more about the published study in the September/October 2009 issue of the Breast Journal.

Funding Opportunity: Grant Announcement

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking local community-based organizations to conduct demonstration programs to demonstrate the feasibility and effect of pairing two complementary strategies for reducing teenagers’ access to alcohol: Social Norming and High Visibility Enforcement. Social Norming is the process of flooding a target population with information designed to correct their misperceptions about the frequency and acceptability of specific activities. High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) pairs extensive publicity of concentrated enforcement with police activity focused on violators of certain laws.

PerformTech, Inc., is providing logistical and technical support to NHTSA in this effort. PerformTech will award two 29-month, $200,000 contracts for conducting these demonstration programs. To view the announcement and obtain details about how to receive the RFP go to:

www.performtech.com/hve
user name: hverfp
password: hve2009

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Funding Opportunity:Grant Announcement

The Sprint Character Education Grant Program accepts applications for funding of programs promoting leadership, youth volunteerism, character education, and school pride.

Grants will fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, teacher training, and equipment that facilitates character education for K-12 students, such as the Second Step or Steps to Respect programs.

Public schools may apply for individual school grants up to $5,000, and public school districts can apply for district-wide grants up to $25,000.

The grant application period begins January 4 and ends February 5, 2010.

Click here for more information.

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BE HEARD: OJJDP Invites Comments on Proposed FY 2010 Program Plan

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published a Notice of its Proposed Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 in the December 1, 2009, Federal Register. The Proposed Plan describes discretionary program activities that OJJDP proposes to carry out during FY 2010.

Taking into consideration comments received and its final FY 2010 appropriation, OJJDP will develop a Final Plan describing program activities that the Office intends to fund during FY 2010.

Comments on the Proposed Plan must be received by January 15, 2010, and may be submitted online or mailed to OJJDP. As security protocols can significantly delay OJJDP’s receipt of mail, online submission of comments is recommended to ensure their consideration.

To view OJJDP’s Proposed Plan and detailed guidance on submitting comments, visit ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FY10OJJDPProposedPlan.pdf.

Comments may be submitted online at www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a61626.