PepsiCo Foundation Grants

Deadline: September 15

The PepsiCo Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations located in U.S. communities where company employees live and work. The Foundation's Health and Wellness grant category encourages healthy lifestyles and positive behavior changes. Through the Diversity and Inclusion category support is provided to organizations that focus on minority-owned businesses, workplace equality, or skill development for low-income high school students. The emphasis of the Environment category is water resource management in developing nations. The Thought Leadership category supports research initiatives that address issues critical to the betterment of society. Grant requests of up to $100,000 may be submitted throughout the year. The next deadline for grant requests over $100,000 is September 15, 2008. Visit this website to take an eligibility quiz and submit an online application. www.pepsico.com/PEP_Citizenship/Contributions/GrantGuidelines/index.cfm

Mini-Grants for Public Schools and Public Libraries

Deadline: Sept. 15

Ezra Jack Keats Mini-grant Program for Public Schools and Public Libraries supports educators, parents and children in their efforts to spread literacy and love of learning. Maximum Award: $500. Eligibility: public schools and libraries anywhere in the United States and its protectorates.
www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html

Open Meadows Foundation Grants

Deadline: August 15

Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls. It offers grants up to $2,000 to projects that: are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the co mmunity served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote racial, social, economic and environmental justice; have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. Organizational budget should not exceed $150,000. For more information please visit Open Meadows Foundation at: www.openmeadows.org

RESIST Funds Progressive Grassroots Groups

Deadline: August 1

RESIST provides grants and loans to grassroots groups engaged in activist organizing and educational work within movements for social change. RESIST supports strategies that build community, encourage collaborations with other organizations, increase skills and access to resources, and produce leadership from the constituency being most directly affected. High priority is given to groups that fall outside of mainstream funding sources. A sample of RESIST's interests include: community organizing and anti-racism projects, economic and environmental justice, civil rights, progressive media, and p eace/anti-militarism. The upcoming application deadlines for general support grants, accessibility grants, and loans are August 1 and October 3, 2008. Emergency grant requests may be submitted at any time. Visit the RESIST website for details on each of RESIST's grant programs: www.resistinc.org

Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) Outstanding Commitments Awards

Deadline: July 28, 2008

Later this year, we will distribute 35 awards totaling $150,000. Students can apply for a grant of up to $10,000 for each project. CGI U is a new project of the Clinton Global Initiative seeking to create a community of university students taking action to address the world's most pressing issues. The CGI U Outstanding Commitments Awards will provide recognition and financial support for a select number of CGI U commitments.

Commitments to Action will be judged on the following criteria:

Sustainability: How well does the commitment integrate principles of sustainability? CGI U assumes a broad approach to sustainability that incorporates economic, social, and environmental components.

Innovation: Does the commitment approach social issues in novel and interesting ways?

Replication: Can the project be replicated in different locations by new groups?

Impact: Does this commitment demonstrate a real and lasting impact in addressing global and/or local challenges? During the selection process both depth and scale of impact will be considered.

Leveraging Available Resources: Can this project effectively capitalize on the specific resources available to students?
We would welcome your assistance in sharing this information with students in your network.

For additional information, please visit our website at www.cgiu.org.

Grants for California Schools to Become Ocean Guardians

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has announced it is offering "Ocean Guardian” grants of up to $6,000 to a number of California schools whose students create a school or community-based conservation project that protects their local watershed and the ocean. Kindergarten through high schools are eligible in the California counties of Marin, San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. A total of $100,000 is being made available through the grant program.

Interested schools can contact Seaberry Nachbar by e-mail at seaberry.nachbar@noaa.gov to receive an application and guidelines on how to create an action plan for implementing an Ocean Guardian School. You can find additional information on the Ocean Guardian School Web page sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/ocean_guardian/become.html

Northeast Utilities Offers Environmental Community Grant Program (CT, NH, & MA only)

Deadline: October 15, 2008

The Environmental Community Grant Program provides community based groups with funding for local projects that benefit the environment. Northeast Utilities' goal is to sponsor local grassroots-type efforts that are frequently overlooked by large grant programs.

The program awards grants of between $250 and $1,000 each in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Grant applications must be from organizations served by Connecticut Light and Power, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, or Public Service of New Hampshire.

Eligible projects protect or preserve the environment or teach others the value of doing so. Examples include providing education on environmental issues of local interest to adults or children, improving the environment through organized cleanup projects (such as cleaning up a park, part of a stream, or a vacant lot) or by reclaiming and rehabilitating damaged environments; improving a local wildlife habitat; and starting and maintaining a recycling program.

Complete program guidelines and application are available at the Northeast Utilities Web site: www.nu.com/environmental/grant.asp