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Awesome Foundation $1,000 Grants
Awesome projects range from public artwork to mobile applications to scientific experiments. Projects are not strictly defined, but tend to challenge and expand our understanding of individual and communal potential. They should also bring communities together, casting aside social inhibitions and boundaries for a moment, however temporary. Grants are provided with no strings attached, and the foundation claims no ownership over the projects it supports.
Chapters are divided by geography and by topic of interest. While specifying a chapter to apply to is not necessary (all chapters can view the applications received by all other chapters), many chapters show a preference for local projects.
The Awesome Foundation is open to all people and organizations. There are no prerequisites to apply. For complete program guidelines and application instructions, as well as examples of previously funded projects, see the Awesome Foundation website.
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grants
DEADLINE: March 31, 2016
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, which fosters children's love of reading and creative expression in our diverse culture, celebrates the 28th year of its Mini-Grant program—and Keats's 100th birthday—with a call for proposals that reflect the work and vision of the program's namesake. Approximately 60 grants of $500 each will be awarded to qualifying teachers and librarians at public schools and libraries across the United States. Decisions will be emailed to all applicants by early May.
Creative programs funded in the past have included:
- Ongoing pen-pal projects bringing disparate communities together,
- Multi-cultural portrait projects,
- Art projects culminating in art shows, murals, or quilts,
- Bookmaking and zines,
- Creation and performance of puppet shows or plays,
- Inter-generational journals.
Teen Read Week Activity Grant
Deadline: June 1, 2015
Through funding from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, YALSA will offer ten $1,000 grants to recognize outstanding Teen Read Week activities from its members. YALSA encourages innovative proposals that are inclusive of underserved teen populations, including but not limited to teens with disabilities and teens who speak English as a second language. Individual library branches within a larger system are welcome to apply.Libraries should be located within 20 miles of a Dollar General store (see Dollar General's Store Locator).
Please follow the link to the online application: 2015 Teen Read Week Activity Grant. Questions? Contact Emily Weeden at email@example.com
ALA Annual Diversity Research Grant Program
Deadline: May 26, 2015
The ALA Diversity Research Grant program addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity issues within library and information science. The Diversity Research Grant consists of a one-time $2500 annual award for original research.
Grant recipients are expected to compile the results of their research into a paper and will be asked to present and publish the final product in conjunction with the American Library Association within three months of completing their research. Grant proposals may address any diversity topic that speaks to critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity issues within library and information science. Grant applicants must be ALA members, and may direct questions to firstname.lastname@example.com. For more details including submission guidelines and evaluation criteria, visit the website.
Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Book Grants
Deadline: May 29th, 2015
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation annually awards grants to school libraries and bookmobile programs, as well as charitable organizations [501(c)(3)] or other non-taxable organizations that have lending libraries. The Foundation gives to libraries or organizations that serve economically or socially at-risk children, have limited book budgets, and demonstrate real need. Grants for 2014 will range from $500 to $3000 and are specifically for book purchases for children preschool through grade 8 Successful applicants have proposed purchases to update their children's book collections generally or to expand their holdings in specific areas. More details regarding the grant program and a link to the application can be found on their Grant Program Information web page.
StoryCorps @ your library Grants
Deadline: February 6th 2015
StoryCorps @ your library grants represent the second phase of the StoryCorps @ your library project, following a pilot program in 2013-2014. The grant is offered by StoryCorps, in partnership with the American Library Association Public Programs Office with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). For more information, please visit the StoryCorps website.
Ten selected libraries will receive equipment, training, promotional materials and other resources to help them develop community documentation projects using the popular and unique facilitated StoryCorps interview model. As part of the StoryCorps approach, each interview participant receives a copy of their recording. With participant permission and based upon a written agreement with StoryCorps, local libraries will retain copies of fully released interviews. Copies of fully released interviews will also be deposited with the Library of Congress. If you have questions about the application, please refer to the guidelines, or contact the ALA Public Programs Office at 312-280-5045, or email@example.com.
IMLS Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries
Deadline: February 2, 2015
The Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries are small that grants encourage libraries and archives to test and evaluate specific innovations in the ways they operate and the services they provide. Sparks Grants support the deployment, testing, and evaluation of promising and groundbreaking new tools, products, services, or organizational practices. Grantees can undertake activities that involve risk and then share project results–whether they succeed or fail–to provide valuable information to the library field and help improve the ways libraries serve their communities.
Successful proposals will address problems, challenges, or needs of broad relevance to libraries and/or archives. A proposed project should test a specific, innovative response to the identified problem and present a plan to make the findings widely and openly accessible. Projects should have broad potential impact and significant innovation.
Libraries that fulfill the general criteria for libraries may apply. In addition, institutions of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities, are eligible. The funding range is from $10,000 to $25,000, and there are no matching requirements. Projects must begin on October 1, November 1, or December 1, 2015. Visit the websites for program guidelines and more information about the funding opportunity.
NEH Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
Deadline: December 3, 2014
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections. As museums, libraries, archives, and other collecting institutions strive to be effective stewards of humanities collections, they must find ways to implement preventive conservation measures that are scientifically sound and sustainable. This program helps cultural repositories plan and implement preservation strategies that balance effectiveness, cost, and environmental impact. U.S. nonprofit organizations are eligible, as are state and local governmental agencies and federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections offers two kinds of awards: grants for planning and for implementation. To help an institution develop and assess preventive conservation strategies, planning grants of up to $40,000 support activities such as site visits, risk assessments, planning sessions, monitoring, testing, modeling, project-specific research, and preliminary designs for implementation projects. Planning grants must focus on exploring sustainable preventive conservation strategies. To help an institution implement a preventive conservation project, implementation grants of up to $350,000 are available. Implementation projects should be based on planning that has been specific to the needs of the institution and its collections within the context of its local environment. It is not necessary to receive an NEH planning grant to be eligible for an implementation grant. Implementation grants may also cover costs associated with renovation required to implement preventive conservation measures such as the purchase of storage furniture and the rehousing of collections that will be moved into a new building.
For more information, visit the NEH website: http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections.
ALA's Pat Carterette Professional Development Grant
The ALA Learning Round Table will award $1000 to attend a professional development event between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015 and to share your new learning with others via the Learning Round Table newsletter, blog, listserv, Connect, or other means. Monies can be used to cover registration, travel, lodging or other expenses.
The grant is in memory of the late Pat Carterette, a much admired Learning Round Table past-president, to honor her passion for professional development in the field of library and information sciences.
The online application is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2015PCG
ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grants
Deadline: November 7, 2014
The Carnegie-Whitney Grant program provides grants of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of
library. The grants are intended to cover preparation costs appropriate to the development of a useful product, including the cost of research. The grants do not cover the costs of final printing or online distribution of the product.
Grants are awarded to individuals; local, regional or state libraries, associations or organizations, including units, affiliates and committees of the American Library Association, or programs of information and library studies/science. International applicants welcome.
The project(s) must:
- focus on American libraries
- demonstrate how the project would stimulate the use of library resources
- have the potential appeal and usefulness to a broad audience
- be intended for national distribution
- meet a need for publication
- be completed within two years.
- be new or in process. Completed works, works under contract for publication, or projects associated with the completion of academic work are not eligible.
The American Dream Starts @ your library
Deadline: October 1, 2014
The ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services with funding from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is offering grants from $5,000 to $15,000 through the American Dream Starts @ your library initiative. These grants will help public libraries and public libraries with bookmobiles in Dollar General communities add or expand literacy services for adult English language learners.
Past grants have been used to expand ESL collections, teach classes, host conversation circles, train tutors, increase computer access, build community partnerships, and raise the library's visibility. Eligibility criteria:
- A public library or library system with a demonstrated need and the capacity to provide literacy services for adult English language learners.
- Applicants must be located within 20 miles of a Dollar General Store, distribution center, or corporate office (please visit the Dollar General Store Locator online).
- Libraries and library systems that have previously received American Dream grants are eligible to apply.
Teens Teach Tech Grant
Deadline: September 15, 2014
Applications are now being accepted for funding for a Teens Teach Tech program in your community! These programs serve as a series of informational workshops led by teens, meant for older adults to learn how to use modern technological devices. By teaching senior citizens to be comfortable with modern devices, the teens will also be strengthening intergenerational relationships and supporting community development. The grant will provide teens with proper training materials and will aid with promotional advertising for the program, inlcuding funding for promotional flyers, print-outs and volunteer staff T-shirts.
For more information, and to apply:
Best Small Library in America Award
Deadline: September 10, 2014
Library Journal's annual award for the Best Small Library in America, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was founded to encourage and showcase the exemplary work of these libraries. Now in its tenth year, the award honors the U.S. public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less.
The winning library will receive a $20,000 cash award, a feature story in Library Journal, membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the Public Library Association Conference in 2016, and a gala reception at the conference. Two finalist libraries will be awarded a $10,000 cash award as well as membership and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the PLA conference and the gala reception in 2016, and they will be given special mention in Library Journal.
Margaret Edwards Teen Collection Development Grant
Deadline: December 1, 2014
This grant awards $5,000 for a library to use towards improving or expanding its teen collection. Funds may be used for print, non-print and/or digital materials. All personal YALSA members who represent a public library or school library are eligible to apply. Up to four grants will be awarded in 2014.
All applicants must be current personal members of ALA/YALSA at the time the application is submitted.
1. The degree of the library's need for collection development funding.
2. The effectiveness of the community assessment done to determine teen needs.
3. The strength of the plan to enhance the collection.
4. The impact this grant will bring to the teens in the library's community, especially disadvantaged youth.
5. The degree to which the plan supports the principles in The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: a Call to Action report.
Citizens-Save-Libraries Advocacy Grants
Deadline: May 5, 2014
Applications are currently being accepted for cycle two of the Citizens-Save-Libraries grants from United for Libraries, made possible by a grant from the Neal-Schuman Foundation.
The 10 libraries that are selected will receive specialized onsite consultation by advocacy experts, who will help friends of the library groups, library directors and trustees develop individual blueprints for advocacy campaigns to restore, increase or save threatened library budgets.
Among the criteria to apply is a willingness to "pay it forward" by sharing what is learned with others in their states through presentations at local conferences, articles written for the state library association journal and a willingness to answer questions and support other advocacy campaigns via digital media and Skype.
As part of the grant, a Citizens-Save-Libraries Power Guide that lays out a step-by-step blueprint for libraries to follow in generating advocacy campaigns is available to all libraries at no cost. The Power Guide is available at www.ala.org/united/powerguide.
For more information and to apply for the grants, visit www.ala.org/united/grants_awards/neal-schuman.
The Lisa Libraries Book Donation Program
Deadline: Ongoing
The Lisa Libraries donates new children's books and helps establish small libraries for organizations that work with kids in poor and under-served areas. Founded in 1990, the Lisa Libraries was started by author Ann M. Martin and friends to honor and memorialize children's book editor Lisa Novak. Some of the libraries established have been at day-care centers, prison visiting areas for children of incarcerated parents, and after-school programs. The Lisa Libraries supplements under-filled shelves as well as provides books to many children who may never have owned a book before. In 2004, the Lisa Libraries contributed over 15,000 books to nonprofit organizations across the country. Visit the website for easy application criteria.
Target Early Childhood Reading Grants
Deadline: April 30, 2014
Reading grants are awarded to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations, supporting preschool through 3rd grade reading programs such as library storytimes, book clubs and after-school reading events that foster a love of reading. Each Early Childhood Reading Grant is $2,000. Your library must be within 100 miles of a Target stores in order to apply for a Target grant. The application is available online.
Outside the Box
Deadline: May 15, 2014
Program participants will create a shared community space and hold an initial kickoff event to introduce the gathering place, such as:
- Unused land outside the library becomes a small park, with benches and shade umbrellas, where people can read or visit outdoors.
- A library parking lot is turned into a public market space on weekends.
- A park next to the library is used for a concert or storytelling event.
The application process is via a letter with the following information:
- goals, relevant activities, and needs
- summary information about the public library (service population, community makeup, etc.)
- a map of the location (site plans or a Google map view)
- a list of at least three community partners
- examples of events that will be held
- details from a community brainstorming/planning session, such as number of participants, survey reports, and ideas discussed.
ALA Awards: Deadlines Extended!
New Deadlines: Feb. 3, 2014
A number of American Library Association (ALA) awards and grants have new extended deadlines. Many of these applications are quite short.
- ALA Information Today Library of the Future Award honors a library, library consortium, group of librarians or support organization for innovative patron training programs about information technology in a library setting. $1,500 and a gold-framed citation is donated by Information Today, Inc. Application
- Beta Phi Mu is presented for distinguished service to education in librarianship. $1,000 and a gold-framed citation is donated by Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honorary Society. Application
- Melvil Dewey Medal honors an individual or group for a recent creative professional achievement in library management, training, cataloging and classification or the tools and techniques of librarianship. $2,000, Dewey Medal and a gold-framed citation is donated OCLC/Forest Press, Inc. Application
- Equality Award honors an individual or group for an outstanding contribution that promotes equality in the library profession. $1,000 and a gold-framed citation is donated by Scarecrow Press, Inc. Application
- Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship honors an individual for contributing significantly to the public recognition and appreciation of librarianship through professional performance, teaching and/or writing. $1,000 and a gold-framed citation is donated by Ken Haycock, PhD. Application
- H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant is awarded to a library organization for a program to further staff development goals and objectives. $3,500 and a gold-framed citation is donated by H.W. Wilson Company/EBSCO Publishing. Application
- Scholastic Library Publishing Award consists of $1,000 and a gold-framed citation presented to a librarian whose "unusual contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by children and young people" exemplifies outstanding achievement in the profession. Application
- Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children honors an individual with management/supervisory/ administrative responsibility who has shown exceptional understanding and support of public library service to children. A plaque and recognition artifact is donated by Peggy Sullivan. Application
Libraries Transforming Communities Public Innovator Cohort Grant
The Libraries Transforming Communities project, made possible through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, addresses a critical need of the field by developing and distributing new tools, resources and support for librarians to engage with their communities in new ways; strengthens librarians as community leaders and change agents, and strengthens ALA's capacity as a lead library support entity.
In April, up to 50 individuals representing teams from 10 public libraries nationally will be selected to participate in the Public Innovators Cohort. Selected libraries will receive:
- An $8,000 grant to support Cohort expenses.
- An intensive 18-month Public Innovators Cohort experience that will include training and team coaching to develop and implement a community engagement plan.
- Cohort training at the intensive three-day Public Innovators Lab, May 20-22, 2014.
- Virtual and in-person "innovation space" meetings.
- Access to six in-depth distance learning session.
- Monthly coaching and peer dialogue calls with a Harwood Institute coach and cohort peers to support implementation work.
- Access to publicity and marketing resources to support local-level communications.
Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries
Deadline: Feb. 7, 2014
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are accepting applications for the new Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries, which recognize libraries for their role in the growth of graphic literature.
The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries awards two grants to U.S. school, public, academic or special libraries:
- Will Eisner Graphic Novel Innovation Grant provides support to a library that would like to expand its existing graphic novel services and programs
- Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grant provides support to a library for the initiation of a graphic novel service or program.
AILA/APALA Talk Story Grants
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2014
The American Indian Library Association and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association are offering $600 mini-grants, sponsored by Toyota Financial Services, for the Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture literacy program. The program celebrates and explores Asian Pacific American (APA) and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) stories through books, oral traditions, and art to provide an interactive, enriching experience. This grant is aimed to give financial support to libraries and community organizations who want to introduce a Talk Story program into their library, focusing on APA or AIAN cultures.
Libraries and community organizations that serve children and their families are eligible to apply. Awardees will be selected based upon creativity and originality of the implementation of the Talk Story program as well as financial need. Selection will also be based upon involvement of the library, community and community organizations as participants, leaders, and promoters of the proposed Talk Story program. For more information and to apply, visit the website: http://talkstorytogether.org/grants
ALA's John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award
Deadline: Feb. 14, 2014
The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting submissions for the John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The award, managed by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), honors outstanding library public relations, whether a summer reading program, a year-long centennial celebration, fundraising for a new college library, an awareness campaign or an innovative partnership in the community. Eight $10,000 awards are granted each year by the H.W. Wilson Foundation, and the annual Awards Ceremony is sponsored by the ALA and EBSCO Information Services.
JCD submissions include strategic library communication campaigns from all sizes and types of libraries. Submissions include rebranding efforts, promoting unique archives, awareness campaigns and community partnerships. Entries may be submitted by any library, Friends group, consulting agency or service provider, excluding libraries represented by the JCD Committee members.
For more information and to apply visit the website: https://johncottondana.nonprofitcms.org/awards.
National Friends of Libraries Week Awards
Deadline: Dec. 2, 2013
Two awards of $250 will be given to Friends of the Library groups for activities held during National Friends of Libraries Week, (Oct. 20-26, 2013). Applicants will be judged on creativity and innovation; involvement of Friends, library staff, Trustees and/or advisory committee; recognition of Friends group and promotion of Friends group to the community, school, students and/or faculty.
2014 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
U.S. libraries seeking to share their stories and raise public awareness are encouraged to apply for the 2014 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant. The library that develops the best public awareness campaign using the National Library Week theme, Lives change @ your library, will be awarded $3,000 to promote its library and library services. This grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing and administered by the ALA Public Awareness Committee to support a single library's public outreach efforts during National Library Week (April 13-19, 2014).
A grant application form and guidelines are available on the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant website.
NEA Big Read Grants
Deadline: January 28, 2014
The Big Read is accepting applications from non-profit organizations to develop community-wide reading programs between September 2014 and June 2015. The Big Read is a national program designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read receive a grant, educational and promotional materials, and access to online training resources and opportunities. Approximately 75 organizations from across the country will be selected.
Visit http://www.neabigread.org/application_process.php for more information. Questions? Call Arts Midwest at 612.238.8010 or email email@example.com.
ARSC Preservation Grants
Deadline: Dec. 15, 2013
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings, in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. The ARSC Program for the Preservation of Classical Music Historical Recordings supports the preservation of historically significant sound recordings of Western Art Music by individuals and organizations, and will also consider funding:
- Projects involving preservation, in any valid and reasonable fashion, such as providing a collection with proper climate control, moving a collection to facilities with proper storage conditions, re-sleeving a collection of discs, setting up a volunteer project to organize and inventory a stored collection, rescuing recordings from danger, copying recordings on endangered or unstable media, etc.;
- Projects promoting public access to recordings;
- Projects involving commercial as well as private, instantaneous recordings;
- Projects involving collections anywhere in the world (non-U.S. applicants are encouraged to apply).
BWI/YALSA Collection Development Grant
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2013
This grant awards $1000 for collection development to YALSA members who represent a public library and who work directly with young adults ages 12 to 18. Up to two grants will be awarded annually. Each application will be judged on the basis of: the degree of need for additional young adult materials; the degree of the current collection's use; the soundness of the rationale for the selection of materials; the benefits this grant will bring to young adults; and the degree to which the applicant's philosophy reflects the concepts identified in Directions for Library Service to Young Adults. The online application and more information is on the YALSA website.
ALSC's Día Family Book Club Grants
Deadline: Nov. 30, 2013
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is accepting applications for mini-grants to allow public libraries to initiate Día Family Book Club programs. Mini-grants are part of ALSC's Everyone Reads @ your library grant, funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
For more information and the application form, please visit http://dia.ala.org/dia-2014-mini-grants-available.
Generations United Youth Jumpstart Grants
Deadline: October 30, 2013 (letter of inquiry)
This could be a great grant for a library teen advisory group to provide intergenational programming such as technology training.
Generations United, AARP's Mentor Up, and the MetLife Foundation are partnering to provide the 2013 – 2014 Youth Jumpstart grants to provide youth (ages 13-25) an opportunity to take a leadership role in a project that supports older adults while building strong, healthy intergenerational communities.
Grant Specifics: Up to 20 grants of $1,000 will be awarded along with technical assistance to develop or expand youth-led intergenerational projects. Applicants must be located in the U.S. and have a 501©3 or equivalent status. Youth development groups, national service grantees, Volunteer Centers, K-12 and higher education institutions are eligible to apply for this grant.
Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries School Library Grant
Deadline: December 2, 2013
The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries seeks to provide books and reading materials to school libraries and students that most need them. The foundation provides grants of up to $5,000 to individual schools to help school libraries expand, update, and diversify their book collections. The foundation gives preference to schools in which 90 percent or more of the students receive free or reduced lunches and are likely to have the fewest books and reading materials at home.
Schools serving any combination of pre-kindergarten through high school students in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, all American territories, and Department of Defense schools in other countries are eligible to apply. Funds are only available for library books and magazine/serial copies and subscriptions.
For more information visit the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries website.
NEA Our Town Grants
Deadline: January 13, 2014
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announces funds to support projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core. Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments, independent school districts, special district governments, public, state, and private institutions of higher education, state governments, nonprofit organizations, and DC government agencies.
Grants will range from $25,000 to $200,000 for creative and innovative projects in which communities, together with their arts and design organizations and artists, seek to improve their quality of life, encourage greater creative activity, foster stronger community identity and a sense of place, and revitalize economic development. Projects may include arts engagement, cultural planning, and design activities such as:
- Festivals and performances in spaces not normally used for such purposes
- Public art that improves public spaces and strategically reflects or shapes the physical and social character of a community
- Support for creative entrepreneurship
- Design of cultural spaces – new or adaptive reuse
PLA Baker & Taylor Entertainment Audio Music/Video Product Award
Deadline: December 2, 2013
Presented by the Public Library Association and Baker & Taylor, the purpose of this Audio Music/Video Product Award is to promote the development of a circulating audio music/video product collection in public libraries and increase the exposure of the format within the community. The grant will consist of $2,500 of audio music or video products ordered through Baker & Taylor.
Candidates must submit an application, describing the proposal, explaining how your project fits the purpose of this grant and how the music or video products will benefit the project. For more information and to submit an application for this award, please visit the PLA Awards Online Application.
YALSA 2014 Dollar General Summer Reading Grants
Deadline: January 1, 2014
YALSA has two types of grants funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation:
- The Summer Reading Teen Intern Grant will award $1,000 to each of 20 libraries for the purpose of hiring summer teen interns to assist with summer reading activities.
- The Summer Reading Resources Grant will award $1,000 to each of 20 libraries in need with the purpose of helping them purchase resources to bolster their teen summer reading program.
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Minigrant Program
Deadline: March 15, 2014
- Ongoing pen-pal projects bringing disparate communities together,
- Multi-cultural portrait projects,
- Art projects culminating in art shows, murals, or quilts,
- Bookmaking,
- Creation and performance of puppet shows or plays,
- Inter-generational journals.
ALA Traveling Exhibition: Changing America
Due: October 21, 2013
Changing America will help public audiences understand and discuss the relationship between two great peoples' movements that resulted in the Emancipation Proclamation, and the March on Washington in 1963. Participants selected will be required to present an opening event and at least two public humanities programs for adult audiences related to exhibition themes and presented by qualified humanities scholars.
Fifty sites will be selected to present the exhibition in their communities for a period of six weeks. All sites selected for the project will receive a grant of $1,700 from the ALA, with funding provided by NEH, for expenses related to public programs. A planning webinar/workshop and online program resources will be available for all selected sites. The tour and programs will begin in January 2014 and continue through December 2017. For more information and to apply, visit the Changing America website.
MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Awards
Deadline: October, 14, 2013
The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation are looking for exemplary, lesser-known afterschool programs serving middle school youth that showcase the innovation that takes place during the out-of-school time.
Five afterschool programs will be selected to receive the MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Award—each receiving $10,000, featured in the 2013-2014 series of issue briefs and the Afterschool in Action Compendium, as well as offered the opportunity to present at national conferences.
Nominations are sought for the following four categories:
- Keeping Kids Safe and Supported in the Hours After School – Programs that are providing a positive, encouraging and socio-emotionally supportive environment that helps students feel safe, reduces problem behavior, and keeps kids engaged and excited about learning.
- The Role of Afterschool and the Common Core State Standards – Programs that are intentionally and successfully offering programming that supports student learning toward the Common Core standards and promotes the habits of mind (knowledge, skills and dispositions) that are reflected in the Common Core in order to help students become college and career ready.
- Students with Disabilities and Other Special Needs and Afterschool – Programs that are providing an environment that strengthens the self-confidence, perseverance and emotional wellbeing of children with disabilities and other special needs, giving them the tools to learn, play and succeed side-by-side with children of all abilities.
- Why Data Matters: How Afterschool Programs Use Data to Improve Programming – Programs that are successfully improving their programming and ability to serve children in their community based on data collected by the program, data gathered from partners (e.g., schools, other afterschool programs, community-based organizations), and/or program evaluation data prepared by outside entities.
Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award
2013 Foundation for Rural Service Grant Program
Deadline: October 1, 2013
As part of its going commitment to rural communities across the country, the Foundation for Rural Service provides annual grants for communities served by NTCA members. The goal of this program is to support local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural America. Grants will be concentrated in four major areas:
- Business Development
- Community Development
- Education
- Telecommunications
FRS grants will allow rural communities to take that first step towards a project or plan that can help better the lives of those around them – whether it is smart boards in schools, a Main Street beautification project, better agricultural equipment for farms, start-up money for young entrepreneurs, or basic computer classes. These funds help rural Americans invest in their communities in meaningful ways.
The Foundation will give priority to proposals that foster collaboration among different community agencies, and local government, reflect a comprehensive approach to community development, promote community participation and engagement, and make rural communities a better place to live and work.
Download the 2013 FRS Grant Proposal Guidelines or find additional information on the Foundation for Rural Service at http://www.frs.org/rural-community-outreach/grant-program.
ALA Traveling Exhibit: Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry
Deadline: September 30, 2013
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office invites applications for Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry, a project for public, academic and special libraries about the Dust Bowl. The project features a traveling exhibition of 300 square feet and a series of programs designed to help public audiences engage in discussions about the human and ecological consequences of one of America's most disastrous environmental experiences. The exhibit and programs feature several overlapping humanities themes: the nature of the connection between humans and nature, the many ways human beings respond to adversity; and how people came to understand and to describe the experience of living in the Plains during the Dust Bowl.
Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. Twenty-five sites will be selected to present the exhibition and associated public programs in their communities for a period of six weeks. All sites selected for the project will receive a grant of $1,200 for expenses related to public programs. Please see the project guidelines for more details. To begin the application process, go to http://apply.ala.org/dustbowl.
Libri Foundation Grants for Children's Books
Deadlines for 2015: January 23rd and May 1st
The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries in the United States through its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program.
Libraries are qualified on an individual basis. In general, county libraries should serve a population under 16,000 and town libraries should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). Libraries should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an active children's department. Please note: Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a city with a population over 40,000.
The local librarian, familiar with the needs of the library and the community, selects the books the library will receive from the Foundation's 700-title booklist, which has been highly praised by participating librarians for the quality and variety of fiction and nonfiction titles offered. The books are used for storytelling; toddler, preschool, and after-school programs; summer reading programs; "book buddy" programs in which older children read to younger children; holiday programs; teacher check-out and curriculum support; early childhood development programs; school projects and to just provide children with a "good read."
NEH Preservation Grants for Smaller Institutions
Deadline: May 1, 2013
Preservation Assistance Grants, awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), help small and mid-sized institutions, such as libraries, historical societies, and archival repositories, improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. These may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects, and digital materials.
Pushing the Limits Grants
United for Libraries Citizens-Save-Libraries Grants
Deadline: Cycle 1 grants April 15, 2013; Cycle 2 grants April 15, 2014.
United for Libraries has secured $75,000 from the Neal-Schuman Foundation to support library advocacy at the local level for libraries with troubled budgets. The Citizens-Save-Libraries grants will send expert advocates to 20 locations over the course of 2 years to help Friends of the Library groups, library directors and Trustees develop individual blueprints for advocacy campaigns to restore, increase or save threatened library budgets. Selected libraries will receive two days of on-site, in-person training.
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Grants
Deadline: February 28, 2013
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Grants provide funding up to $3,000 to public libraries and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to help with the implementation or expansion of summer reading programs. Your organization must provide service within 20 miles of a Dollar General store. Programs must target Pre-K through 12th grade students who are new readers, below grade level readers or readers with learning disabilities.
For more information and the online application, visit the grant website.
Big Read Grants
Deadline: February 5, 2013
The Big Read is accepting applications to develop community-wide reading programs between September 2013 and June 2014. The Big Read is a national program designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
Applicant organizations for The Big Read must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; a division of state, local, or tribal government; or a tax-exempt public library. Eligible applicants include such organizations as literary centers, libraries, museums, colleges and universities, art centers, historical societies, arts councils, tribal governments, humanities councils, literary festivals, and arts organizations.
Organizations selected to participate in The Big Read receive a grant (ranging from $2,500 to $20,000), educational and promotional materials, and access to online training resources and opportunities. Approximately 75 organizations from across the country will be selected to develop and produce community-wide reading programs which encourage reading and participation by diverse audiences. Activities focus on one book or poet from The Big Read Library. To review the guidelines and application instructions and start an application, visit The Big Read website.
PLA Award Programs
Deadline: December 1, 2012 at 12:00 AM Central.
PLA's awards programs honor those providing public library service whose vision and accomplishments are extraordinary and deserve recognition. To submit an application or nomination, please login to the PLA Awards Online Application. The awards include:
- Allie Beth Martin Award: Honors a public librarian who has demonstrated extraordinary range and depth of knowledge about books or other library materials and has distinguished ability to share that knowledge. A plaque and a $3,000 honorarium are awarded.
- Baker & Taylor Entertainment Audio Music / Video Product Award: Designed to provide a public library the opportunity to build or expand a collection of either or both formats in whatever proportion the library chooses. The grant consists of $2,500 of Audio Music or Video Products.
- Charlie Robinson Award: Honors a public library director who, over a period of 7 years, has been a risk taker, an innovator and/or a change agent in a public library. The award consists of $1,000 and a gift.
- DEMCO New Leaders Travel Grant: Designed to enhance the professional development and improve the expertise of public librarians new to the field by making possible their attendance at major professional development activities. Plaques and travel grants of up to $1,500 per applicant are awarded.
- EBSCO Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award: Honors a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence of service to its community as exemplified by an overall service program or a special program of significant accomplishment. A plaque and a $1,000 honorarium awarded.
- Gordon M. Conable Award: Honors a public library staff member, a library trustee, or a public library, that has demonstrated a commitment to intellectual freedom and the Library Bill of Rights. The award consists of $1,500 and a plaque.
- Highsmith Library Innovation Award: Recognizes a public library's innovative and creative service program to the community. A plaque and a $2,000 honorarium are awarded.
- Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award: Recognizes the contributions of a library worker, librarian, or library that has used technology and innovative thinking as a tool to improve services to public library users. The award provides a $1,000 honorarium, a plaque and a bouquet of roses for the workplace.
- Romance Writers of America Library Grant: Designed to provide a public library the opportunity to build or expand its romance fiction collection and/or host romance fiction programming. The grant consists of $4,500 to be used toward the purchase of print or audio books and programming expenses.
NEH National Digital Newspaper Program
Deadline: January 17, 2013
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) is creating a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1836 and 1922, from all U.S. states and territories. This searchable database will be maintained at the Library of Congress and freely accessible online.
One organization within each U.S. state or territory will receive an award to collaborate with relevant state partners in this effort. Previously funded projects will be eligible to receive supplements for continued work, but the program will give priority to new projects. In particular, the program will give priority to projects from states and territories that have not received NDNP funding.
The application and more details are provided on the NEH website.
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Deadline: September 24, 2012
In 2013, the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program will support projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians and archivists, to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information science, and to assist in the professional development of librarians and archivists. Grants will be awarded in the categories of doctoral programs, master's programs, early career development, programs to build institutional capacity, and continuing education.
Visit the IMLS website for complete program guidelines, eligibility requirements and application procedures.
Grammy Foundation Grants in Music Preservation Projects
Deadline: October 1, 2012 (Letter of Inquiry)
Funded by the Recording Academy, the Grammy Foundation's grant program annually provides support for music archiving and preservation efforts and for scientific research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.
The archiving and preservation projects grant program awards grants to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas. The archiving and preservation area has two funding categories — preservation implementation (grants of up to $20,000) and planning, assessment and/or consultation (grants of up to $5,000).
Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2012
Libraries seeking to share their stories and raise public awareness are encouraged to apply for the 2013 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant. The library that develops the best public awareness campaign using the National Library Week theme will be awarded $3,000 to promote its library and library services.
All proposals must use the 2013 National Library Week theme, Communities matter @ your library, which incorporates The Campaign for America's Libraries' @ your library brand, on any and all promotional and publicity material supporting National Library Week activities. Guidelines for using the brand are available on the campaign website.
The grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, and is administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). National Library Week is April 14-20, 2013.
A grant application form and guidelines are available on the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant website.
ALA/NEH: Muslim Journeys, a Bridging Cultures Bookshelf Grant Program
Deadline: September 25, 2012
Apply for the opportunity to help your patrons understand the people, places, history, faith, and culture of Muslims in the U.S. and around the world. 1,000 recipients will receive a collection of 25 books that highlight pluralism of cultural forms and traditions within the Muslim world; three documentary films; a subscription to Oxford Islamic Studies Online; additional resources such as essays, discussion questions and podcasts; and materials to support program promotion, including bookmarks, posters, and bookplates. These grants are provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities in collaboration with the ALA Public Programs Office.
All public libraries, community college and academic libraries, and state and territorial humanities councils in the US and its territories are eligible to apply for the Muslim Journeys collection.
In return for receiving a Bookshelf, libraries are required to organize programs that introduce the books and the Muslim Journeys themes to the library's patrons and the broader community.
For more information, visit the website to review the grant guidelines, plan programs, and apply online for the collection.
Build-A-Bear Literacy and Education Grants
Deadline: August 31, 2012.
For more information visit the Build-A-Bear Workshop website.
America's Historical and Cultural Organizations Grants
Deadlines: January 11, 2012, and August 15, 2012.
The Division of Public Programs at the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities funds humanities projects that are intended for broad public audiences at museums, libraries, historic sites and other historical and cultural organizations.
New application guidelines are now posted on the NEH Web site for the America's Historical and Cultural Organizations grant competition.
Grants support interpretive exhibitions, reading or film discussion series, historic site interpretation, lecture series and symposia, and digital projects. NEH especially encourages projects that offer multiple formats and make creative use of new technology to deliver humanities content.
- traveling exhibitions that are presented at multiple venues;
- long-term exhibitions at one institution;
- interpretive websites or other digital formats;
- interpretation of historic places or areas;
- reading and discussion programs;
- panel exhibitions that travel widely, reach a broad audience, and take advantage of complementary programming formats (e.g., reading and discussion series, radio, or other media) to enhance the visitor experience; and
- other project formats that creatively engage audiences in humanities ideas.
Become a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection
The Foundation Center is looking for host organizations to join their network of more than 450 Cooperating Collections across the country and in several locations around the world. These funding information centers are available to grantseekers at no cost and and provide access to Foundation Directory Online grantseeking database, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, Philanthropy In/Sight, an interactive mapping tool that reveals patterns of giving and funding relationships, a core collection of Foundation Center directories and publications, and a selection of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers. The CCs offer educational sessions for the public, including classes on the basics of grantseeking and dialogues with local donors. And they serve as hosts for free Center webinars and the Center's fee-based, full-day grantseeker training courses.
The Foundation Center is expanding the CC network to ensure that grantseekers across the nation, and selectively in other locations around the globe, have access to high-quality resources and expertise, enabling them to attract and sustain support for their organizations. Qualified institutions include (but are not limited to):
- Public, academic, or special libraries
- Nonprofit resource centers
- Community or other foundations
- State associations
- United Way agencies
- Non-governmental organizations in locations outside the U.S.
- Be open to the public, without restriction, at least 25 hours per week
- Be located in an area serving at least 100 nonprofit organizations
- Provide access to a computer(s) connected to the Internet for public use
- Have staff available to develop expertise in foundation funding resources and to assist the public in their use
- Be prepared to offer public training on the basics of grantseeking
- Send a representative to regional and/or national meetings of Cooperating Collection supervisors held at various locations and/or participate in virtual conferences held by the Center
- Pay an annual membership fee of $995 (billed on a calendar year basis)
While not officially a grant, I couldn't resist posting this wonderful website for public school teachers AND public school librarians. You can post your project and list resources requested and then individual donors view proposals and make donations. 63% of projects get fully funded, and $86 million dollars has been donated to over 210,000 projects. Each proposal gets its own page with a written description from the teacher and detailed information on the classroom, project, school and funding needed. Since many individuals prefer to give locally, make sure your school library has a proposal available on DonorsChoose.org for funding!
Beyond Words: the Dollar General School Library Relief Fund
Deadline: Ongoing, applications reviewed monthly,
Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General.
Grants will be awarded to public school libraries that have incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster (tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood, avalanche, mudslide), fire or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism. Grants for $5,000 to $15,000 are to replace or supplement books, media and/or library equipment in the school library setting. The impact can be through direct loss or through an increase in enrollment due to displaced/evacuated students. More information and the grant application are available through the AASL website.
ALTAFF Major Benefactor Citation
Deadline: Ongoing
While this is not a grant, it could be a nice way to recognize your library's major contributors and grant funders. The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), awards the Major Benefactor Citation to recognize individuals, families, or corporations that have given them major tangible gifts. The citation comes with a plaque for the library, a plaque for the donor, a library celebration, and a library press release to let the community know that gifts to the library are truly appreciated and make a real difference.
Libraries may apply for the Major Benefactor Citation at any time by visiting the website. Requirements include benefits to the library in the form of money, real or personal property, negotiable paper or other tangible contributions, endorsement by the Board of Trustees of the library involved and a fee of $400 ($300 for ALTAFF members) to cover all administrative costs and materials.
The Wish You Well Foundation Literacy Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
Established in 2002, the Wish You Well Foundation has the mission of "supporting family literacy in the United States by fostering and promoting the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs." Visit the foundation website for a link to the short proposal and a list of past funded programs, including public and school libraries. The Wish You Well Foundation reviews donation requests with a wide array of funding needs. Most requests range from $200 to $10,000. Organizations are reminded to base their requested amount on the program's unique needs for funding.
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NEA Grants to Educators: Learning & Leadership Grants and Student Achievement Grants
Deadlines: June 1, October 15, and February 1.
The National Endowment for the Arts Foundation has two primary grant categories open to public education professionals: Student Achievement Grants and Learning & Leadership Grants. Applications for both can be completed online.
Learning & Leadership grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, library media specialists, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.
Student Achievement grants provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.
Pepsi Refresh Grant Project
Deadline: New Grant Cycle Every Month
In an effort to support those who generate innovative, optimistic ideas, the Pepsi Refresh Project (www.refresheverything.com), will award more than $20 million in 2010 to move communities forward. The program launched on January 13 and exceeded expectations by receiving the monthly limit of 1,000 submissions in less than seven days with at least one from each state in the U.S. So submit your grant project as close to the first of the month as possible.
Individuals and organizations can apply for grants to benefit a variety of projects and site visitors vote for the best ideas for funding. Pepsi will fund projects that make a difference in six categories: Health, Arts & Culture, Food & Shelter, The Planet, Neighborhoods and Education. Simply submit an idea and get your supporters to vote and vote and vote — the projects with the highest number of votes each month win the grant. Grants are accepted for $5,000, $25,000, $50,000 or $250,000.
USDA Funding for Rural Libraries
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Housing and Community Facilities Program - Designated Funding for Public Libraries
This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding for Rural Libraries is a grant and/or loan opportunity for libraries serving communities of 20,000 and less. The Secretary of Agriculture has designated $100 million of USDA's Community Facilities funds for public libraries. The stimulus funding will help give rural communities the opportunity to improve their library facilities, enhance educational opportunities, and improve economic conditions in America's rural communities.
Loans and grants are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and tribal governments. Applicants must have the legal authority necessary for construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed facility. They must also be financially sound and able to organize and manage the facility effectively.
Funds may be used to construct, enlarge, or improve public libraries. This can include costs to acquire land needed for a facility, pay necessary professional fees, and purchase equipment required for a facility's operation. Funds can be used to purchase shelving, furniture, computers, audio-visual equipment, distance learning equipment, and bookmobiles. A loan may be made in combination with other Community Facilities financial assistance such as a grant, applicant contributions, or loans and grants from other sources.
Applications are handled by USDA Rural Development field offices. Rural Development staff will be glad to discuss a community's needs and the services available from USDA. Field staff can provide application materials and current program information, and assist in the preparation of an application. You may also visit their website at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs.
Interested applicants and lenders may also contact the Housing and Community Programs National Office staff at the following address:
USDA Rural Development, Community Programs Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-0700 Phone: (202) 720-1490; Fax: (202) 690-0471
There is also a fact sheet available at: http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/USDA.pdf
Funding Resources for Libraries Handout
Today, Pam and Stephanie are presenting an online webinar, "Winning Grants for Libraries 101", as part of the Alliance Library System and Learning Times "The Art of Grant Writing and Fundraising" conference. We have a handout to share that lists resources for finding funding. It is available online:
Our publisher is giving a 10% discount on our book, Grants for Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual and CD for Librarians. They've also extended this to you, our grant blog readers! The code is GLIB10, and can be used on the Neal-Schuman website during check-out.
For more information about the conference, visit: http://www.learningtimes.net/fundraisingconference.
A discount code for our blog readers!
As part of an online class we are giving next week, our publisher is giving a 10% discount to attendees on our book, Grants for Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual and CD for Librarians. They've also extended this to you, our grant blog readers! The code is GLIB10, and can be used on the Neal-Schuman web site during check-out.
Stephanie and Pam's online webinar, "Winning Grants for Libraries 101", is part of an online conference next Thursday. Hope to "see" you there!
The Art of Grant Writing and Fundraising
When: November 19, 2009
In these tough economic times, libraries are relying more and more on fundraising and grant writing. Alliance Library System and Learning Times are co-sponsoring "The Art of Grant Writing and Fundraising" as an online conference to help libraries meet the challenge of finding funding in these tough times. This exciting program will offer a number of programs for beginners through intermediate and advanced levels of all aspects of grant writing and fundraising.
The cost of the one day online event is $69.00. For a group, the price is $99.00. If this registration fee is a hardship, please email Alliance Library System Director of Innovation Lori Bell, lbell @ alliancelibrarysystem, for a discount coupon of $20 off registration price.
Library students can attend for free.
More information, including registration, is available at: http://www.learningtimes.net/fundraisingconference.
Jenny Jones Community Grant Program
Deadline: Ongoing
Talk show host and philanthropist Jenny Jones has announced that she will donate an additional $1 million to continue her Jenny's Heroes ( http://www.jennysheroes.com/ ) community grantprogram. The Jenny's Heroes program awards grants to individuals who submit the best ideas for tangible, lasting community projects. Jenny's Heroes provides grants of up to $25,000 each to fund projects that promise long-term community benefits. Through the fifty grant recipients so far, funds have been used to provide items and services such as library books, school computers, and coats for children in domestic violence shelters. The program's focus is primarily on smaller communities where fundraising can be difficult. For more information on Jenny's Heroes and grant guidelines, visit the program's Web site. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016232/jennysheroes
Seeds for Education Grant
Deadline: Nov. 15
Are you planning a library garden? Wild Ones is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the use of natural landscaping with native plant species as an ecologically better alternative to traditional landscaping practices. Eligible applicants include schools, nature centers and other non-profit and not-for-profit places of learning including houses of worship. Project goals should focus on the enhancement and development of an appreciation for nature using native plants. Projects must emphasize involvement of students and volunteers and increase the educational value of the site. Creativity in design is encouraged, but must show complete and thoughtful planning. The use of and teaching about native plants and the native plant community is mandatory, and they must be appropriate to the local ecoregion and the site conditions (soil, water, sunlight).
Examples of appropriate projects are:
- The design, establishment and maintenance of a native plant community such as prairie, woodland, wetland etc. in an educational setting such as an outdoor classroom.
- Developing and maintaining an interpretive trail landscaped with native plant communities.
- Developing a wetland area to study the effect of native vegetation on water quality improvement.
- Group student-teacher research projects aimed at documenting the presence, behaviors, needs and contributions of various forms of wildlife and the impact of native plant species.
Cash awards range from $100 to $500 for the purchase of native plants and seed. More information and the application are available on the Seeds for Education Web Site.
Usborne Literacy for a Lifetime Matching Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
This is a matching grant program for schools and organizations that support literacy, including churches, to buy Usborne books. If your school or organization receives a grant or donation and uses it to purchase Usborne Books, EDC (Educational Development Corporation) will match it by 50% in additional books.
For example, a $1,000 grant is matched with an additional $500 and the organization receives $1,500 in educational Usborne Books for their use. Literacy for a Lifetime can be used as often as grants or donations become available, and there is no cap on the amount matched. The receiving school or organization can select the books, from over 1,400 titles. The books are shipped free (within the US).
For more information, visit www.literacyforalifetime.com. To view titles, visit www.readingstars.us.
If you would like a free informational packet, e-mail Krissi Newtown krissi @ readingstars.us, Certified Educational Consultant.
Pathways Within: Roads to Reading Initiative
Pathways Within: Roads to Reading Initiative
Deadlines: March 15th & October 15th
Pathways Within, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 organization that was established in 1993 to assist communities that are underserved. The Road to Reading Initiative's mission is to provide quality reading and educational materials to underserved small and rural communities (with a population of fewer than 50,000) in the United States.
Eligible programs for book donations include: after-school or community literacy programs, day-care centers programs, library reading programs, storytime programs, and reading centers. They will make donations to library collections available for students and for direct use. Most titles are in English with a limited number of books in Spanish (titles are listed on the website). On average 100 to 200 books are awarded per grantee.
Visit the website for application information or email Pathways Within, Inc. at email@example.com.


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Friday, June 7, 2013
CHARICE'S revelation of her true individuality over the weekend has reached international headlines.
The international pop sensation made headlines locally last Sunday when she revealed in an exclusive interview with King of Talk Boy Abunda on "The Buzz" that she is a lesbian and had same-sex relationships in the past.
Among the big publications that run the story on Charice's coming out were the New York Post, E! Online, US Weekly, Entertainment Tonight, Just Jared, Too Fab, People, Hollywood Life, Billboard, ABC News, The Huffington Post and London's Daily Mail.
"Sobrang thankful kasi alam ko na may mga negative pero yung mga iniisip ko na magiging positive, naging positive nga," Charice said as thanked to the international media for taking interest on her story.
She particularly expressed her gratitude to American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and famous United States blogger Perez Hilton.
"I want to give a shout out to my friend Perez Hilton because isa siya sa mga very supportive and thankful talaga ako na andiyan siya," she added.
The singer also shared that the executive producer of the Oprah show contacted her already and said that the whole team is proud of her.
"Parang lutang pa ako. Hindi ko pa siya nakakausap (Oprah) pati si Sir David (Foster) but probably when I come back there, magkakaroon ng meetings. Basta ngayon mas malinaw sa Team Charice sa US kung paano yung gagawin nila," she added.
On her "The Buzz" interview, Charice mentioned that she was given the option to do the interview in the US but said she opted to do it in the Philippines.
The singer confirmed that she could do it on The Ellen DeGeneres show but on a much later date.
"I owe it to the Filipinos. Dito ako nag-umpisa and hindi ako madi-discover kung hindi dahil sa inyo. Inexpect ko na lang na kahit anong maging reaction nila, negative or positive, sa kanila una kong sasabihin. Sa kanila ako magiging honest," she added.
Meanwhile here in Manila, Charice also received support from the local show biz names. She was lauded for her strength and courage to reveal her true identity and gender preference.
She thanked BB Gandanghari, The Voice judge Lea Salonga, Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo and singer Aiza Seguerra.
Charice said she's a fan of the Aiza who is also a lesbian like her.
"Idol ko po talaga yun. Inaantay ko po talaga siya na magsalita on this and she did," she added.
Charice said she's "fulfilled" now after coming out and she hopes that her family, particularly her mother, will accept her in the future.
"Let's just understand her. She's a mom and naasaktan siya. Ibigay na muna natin sa kanila ang time. Alam na alam ko na nasasaktan siya ng sobra. Hindi naman agad bukas magiging okay na siya. For sure it may take year, masu-surprise ako pag months lang, pero matagal talaga," she ended. (Sunnex)
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Every holiday season, we are inundated with Christmas songs. Some radio stations will even play holiday songs exclusively from Thanksgiving until well after Christmas, so you're bound to hear certain Christmas songs over and over again. There are lists that talk about Christmas songs you're sure to hear, but what about the songs we like best, that are a little hipper, cooler, or funnier, that don't get as much airplay or exposure? That's what this list is for. Here are the top 10 Christmas songs that aren't overplayed, at least not in this neck of the woods. More importantly, they are Christmas songs that don't make us want to stuff cotton in our ears because they're too cheesy or played too much. Keep in mind, they're all classic Christmas songs in one way or the other. They're played every Christmas. This is NOT a list of songs you've never heard anymore. This is merely a list of songs that DOES NOT include Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," or any version of "Jingle Bell Rock."
10. Bing Crosby and David Bowie – "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth"
This unlikely pairing spawned one of the most interesting Christmas songs/specials in history. The mash-up, if that's what you want to call it, was recorded for Bing Crosby's Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas special. Bowie was trying to un-scare the public, and he knew his mom liked Bing Crosby, so that's why he made the special. Bing was probably trying to appeal to younger audiences by bringing in a modern performer. You might hear this now and then on someone's Christmas playlist, but it certainly doesn't get the attention Bing's most famous Christmas recording, "White Christmas," does.
9. Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting – "Baby It's Cold Outside"
And that's not the last one for our list, but you can't deny that of all the versions of this song (save the hard-to-find version by Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton) that this is the best. Better than the one with Dean Martin, and better than the one with the GLEE! cast. We loved it in Elf, but it was a tribute (of sorts) to this version, so we give it the credit. Truth be told, it wasn't supposed to be a Christmas song, and it doesn't mention the holiday in the lyrics, but it has appeared on many a Christmas compilation album. The song was first recorded in 1949 by a slew of different artists, including Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, and the Sammy Kaye orchestra.
8. The Peanuts – "Christmas Time is Here"
A Charlie Brown Christmas came out in 1965, and the world got a little brighter. As for the technical details to this song, the chorus was performed by San Rafael, CA's St Paul's Episcopal Church choir, and the music was written (of course) by Vince Guaraldi. A little-known fact: because of the smack talked about fake Christmas trees, after this movie came out, there was a sharp decline in artificial Christmas tree sales. The whole movie is full of classic Christmas music, but this song in particular can make one feel Christmassy even in the worst times.
7. Bing Crosby – "Mele Kalikimaka"
More Bing. I know. You think I'm totally Bing=biased. And with all that dirt that came out after his death, how could we give him so much attention. Sorry. He was a really great singer. And this song is so darn happy. Written by Robert Alex Anderson in 1949 (a good year for Christmas songs) but Bing and the Andrews Sisters were in the first group to record it in 1950. You might remember it from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, since you've probably already watched that and A Christmas Story a couple times already.
6. Elvis Presley – "Blue Christmas"
The original 1948 song, "Blue Christmas" was different from the version that Elvis recorded on Elvis' Christmas Album in 1957. Elvis made it his own with the deletion of a verse and the replacement of just minor thirds and major thirds with septimal minor and neutral thirds, plus the soprano backing vocals. The recording was released as a single in 1964, and since then, many, many artists have covered it. Nobody, however, can top The King when it comes to this song, and many others.
5. Eartha Kitt – "Santa Baby"
Even though the Madonna version is very popular, we're just a little partial to the original recording of "Santa Baby" featuring Eartha Kitt on vocals and Henri Rene and his orchestra. The song was written in 1953 and Kitt recorded it with RCA Victor records October of the same year. Covermeister Michael Buble did a version called "Santa Buddy" but let's not talk about that. Whenever anybody wants to be Christmassy and sexy at the same time, they do this song.
4. Eagles – "Please Come Home For Christmas"
This song was originally released by blues man Charles Brown in 1960, but it's the Eagles' 1978 version that we know so well. I know, I know. Everybody loves the Jon Bon Jovi version, especially the video featuring Cindy Crawford, but it never even CHARTED (of course, it was for charity) in the U.S., while the Eagles version reached 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. It's a great song to dance to, dedicate to someone on Delilah, or play whilst you stand outside someone's bedroom holding a boom box over your head ala Lloyd Dobler.
3. Joni Mitchell – "River"
OK, so this song is a pretty famous Joni Mitchell song, though some people heard it the first time when Robert Downey Jr. did or did not sing it on Ally McBeal. Was that him singing? We'd like to think so. Anywhoo, this song is about more than Christmas. It just happens to BE almost Christmas time in the song. It was released in June of 1971 and is one of Mitchell's most loved songs off of one of her most loved albums, Blue.
2. John Lennon – "Happy X Mas (War Is Over)"
Written and released in 1971 by John Lennon, Yoko Ono as John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band, the track included the vocal talent of the Harlem Community Choir, and is one of those "message songs," but somehow is uplifting and joyful anyway. Unlike that Geldof/Ure debacle in 1984. Maybe it's because it was John Lennon. Lennon and Ono had billboards printed in eleven big cities that said "WAR IS OVER (If You Want It) Happy Christmas from John and Yoko."
1. The Drifters – "White Christmas"
OK, so it's a much-played Christmas song, but the Bing Crosby version gets played a lot more. This version, featured in Home Alone, is one of the happiest, best Christmas songs ever, despite its association with two Christmas movies – Home Alone and The Santa Clause. On its own, it is the best cover of the song, and to some, more enjoyable than the original.
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Last weekend, the Elks Lodge held its Annual Inaugural Ball to honor citizens in the community.
The Elks hold this every year in April to exchange their old officers for the new and to award citizens who make a difference.
This year's Citizen of the Year was Bill Riddle of Riddle's Welding off of Florida St.
The lodge also awarded Bob Tiffany the Elk of the Year award. Terrye Hooks was named the Officer of the year. The Elks also announced that Steve Slaybaugh is the new Exalted Ruler.


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Are You Listening to God?
Have you ever been around someone who always has something to say but never wants to listen? It's difficult to build a relationship with a conversation-hog! Communication strengthens a relationship when it's two-sided.
God wants to have a two-sided conversation with you. He listens to us through our prayers, and He expects us to listen to Him through His word. God loves our prayers. In Revelation, God reveals that he has golden bowls in heaven filled with incense – the prayers of the saints (Revelation 5:8). God's favorite smell is the smell of his people pouring out their hearts to him.
But God wants to be heard by us also.
At one point during Jesus's ministry, he took Peter, James, and John up on a mountain. Jesus transfigured into a glorious form. Elijah and Moses joined him. A dark cloud overshadowed them and God the father spoke through the cloud. He could have told the disciples anything in that moment. He chose these words:
"This is my son, my Chosen One; Listen to Him." – Luke 9:35
We need to listen to Jesus.
Do you believe that the Bible is God's Word? If you're a follower of Christ, you should. Here's what scripture says about itself:
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. -2 Timothy 3:16-17
The scriptures are God's words written by the prophets and apostles. God inspired the writers. We should respect it as God's Word. It's the creator and the savior's conversation with us.
If we're supposed to listen to Jesus, does that mean only reading the red-letter parts? After all, those are the words of Jesus.. right?
Actually John 1 says this:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
-John 1:1-2
Jesus is the Word of God. All of it. Jesus Christ inspired the entire Bible. It's all about Him from Genesis to Revelation.
We should make God's word a priority in our lives. If we want to improve our relationship with Christ, we need to work our communication skills. We should pray, and we also should listen what God has to say. We need to make a quiet time a part of our daily routine. As my fellow blogger Joel wrote in an earlier post, "A habit is the hardest thing to start… but it's also the hardest thing to break." We need to get some good habits started in our lives… such as opening up our Bibles, reading them, and listening to God.
Do you feel you need to spend more time in God's Word?
What can you do to unclutter your life and make scripture a priority?
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I agree with you on one thing: that Christians should listen to Jesus. Really, once a Christian reads the whole Bible, they should then focus on the Gospels. I believe that Jesus's words contained in those books are revealed truth and will constitute a life's work for any believer.
On the other hand, some other New Testament books are clearly the work of inspired individuals who helped get the Christian Church started and to whom we are forever indebted. But Paul, for instance, occasionally is speaking as the highly educated Jewish scholar he was before his conversion and introduces ideas that are not supported by Jesus's teaching. I'm thinking of Paul's relegation of women to 2nd class status within the organization of the church. That is his Jewish background coming out. Jesus never uttered a single word that would support the idea that any group of people is less in the eyes of the Lord than any other. As a matter of fact, you could make a good case for Jesus teaching just the opposite.
Don't get me wrong, Paul is incredibly important in our history, but occasionally he slips up and substitutes his own ideas for Jesus's.
Like you say, (when in doubt) listen to Jesus.
Thanks, Chris, for this good question. I believe the Old Testament should be read by every Christian at least once. It does contain revealed truth (the word of God). Certainly the Ten Commandments and the Mosaic Law are revealed truth. And the books of the prophets also contain revealed truth, some of it Messianic prophecy and much of it dire warnings for the wayward Jews. I consider the rest history, poetry and other writings, recorded and preserved by the priestly class to the best of their understanding at the time.
Is the Old Testament as important today as the Gospels? I don't think so. Much of Jesus's time was spent fending off accusations by the Pharisees that he and his followers were not keeping the Mosaic law. His response: You must be more righteous than the most learned teacher of the law. Jesus was bringing humanity a new message, the Good News.
The biggest reason I think the Old Testament is less important than the Gospels is the fact that virtually no Christian religion embraces the Mosaic Law beyond the Ten Commandments. That fact is one embodiment of the changes Jesus taught.
Chris, I consider myself a devout Christian. I have a personal relationship with God and my teacher is Jesus. I am comfortable with modernity and science, no one else's beliefs or lack thereof in any way interferes with my relationship with or belief in God. Jesus has given us much to do in this world and I am always looking for ways to deepen the amount of love and acceptance embodied in me.
What is your take on the Old Testament? Cleary Jesus thought it was the word of God. Is there a reason for it to not be used today?


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Our hormone health effects our bodies in many ways but one specific way is an increase in weight. Hormonally challenged women gain weight around their middle between the armpits and the top of the thighs. Often their arms are normal, their legs are normal and from the neck up they look great! Hormonally challenged men gain weight around their waists and often are on their way to developing breasts!
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Video: Dangerous intersection in St. Pete gets a makeover
UPDATE: Thanks to our report on the dangerous right turn at 40th Ave. N. and 1st St. N. in St. Petersburg, the St. Petersburg Transportation division addressed the problem by installing flex sticks to denote the right turn lane. Traffic is no longer able to cut back into the eastbound lanes in the middle of the intersection in order to avoid turning right. The change precedes a larger construction project at that intersection which will include a permanent splitter median.
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St. Petersburg, Florida -- Based on viewer observations and my own accident monitoring, I was able to determine that 40th Ave. N. and 1st St. N. in St. Pete could be classified as a dangerous intersection.
For eastbound traffic, a designated right turn lane often causes motorists to make a last minute decision to change lanes in the middle of the intersection.
The result is sideswipe crashes or worse, overturned vehicles due to a median on the opposite side of the intersection.
When I approached the City of St. Petersburg Transportation Department's Mike Frederick about the problem, he told me the intersection is already set for construction which is projected to begin at the end of March.
In fact, updating the intersection for safety and adding mast arm traffic signals is just one piece of a larger project to make 38th Ave. N. (which becomes 40th Ave. N. east of 1st St. N.) safer between 4th St. N. and 1st St. N.
The project includes the addition of center medians, a traffic signal at 39th Avenue N. and adding a new median which will force motorists in the designated right turn lane (south on to 1st St. N.) to commit to their turn.
Prior to construction beginning, Mike is talking with St. Pete Police about the benefits of installing flexible posts to take the place of a median at the dangerous right turn.
During construction, which has been developing since 2006 with funding being the primary reason for delays, drivers can expect to see lane closures on 38th Ave. N., but Mike says that those closures will be during daytime non rush-hour periods as well as overnight.
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