Program Links

“We Understand” Agriculture Scholarship
www. Usfarmcredit.com/AboutUS/CEILWelcomePage.asp
The selection criteria for the scholarships include academic achievement, participation and leadership with school and community organizations, and a commitment to pursuing an agriculture-based career. The scholarship application deadline is March 31, 2008. Additional applications are available on-line at www. Usfarmcredit.com/AboutUS/CEILWelcomePage.asp by selecting the "We Understand" Scholarship Program tab on the left side of the page. (The on-line WORD document can be completed by the applicant as a form in WORD so no printing or typewriting is required.)

2008 ESRI GIS Grant
www.esri.com/grants/
ESRI announces two grant options for the ESRI GIS Grant Program, designed for U.S. 4-H in cooperation with National 4-H Headquarters, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)/U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support its geospatial outreach, education, and community involvement efforts. The goal f this program is to foster and support the integration of geographic information system (GIS0 software in U.S. 4-H clubs. Grant categories include and introductory grant for 4-H clubs new to GIS and global positioning systems (GPS) and an intermediate grant for those 4-H clubs that received previous ESRI 4-H grants and completed the grant requirements. Eligible Applicants: A U.S. 4-H community or in-school club, 4-H after-school program, 4-H special interest group, 4-H school enrichment group, 4-H camp, or similar 4-H unit that meets regularly and is recognized as an authorized 4-H group within its state's 4-H program. Application Period: January 1-March 31, 2008 The 2008 4-H Grants are posted at and downloadable from: http://www.esri.com/grants/

Agriculture Scholarship
www.state.il.us/treas/Programs/excellence.htm
Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka's Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships provide five $2,500 scholarships to Illinois high school seniors who plan to enroll full-time in an agriculture or an agriculture related field. The application deadline is April 15 and information is available at www.state.il.us/treas/Programs/excellence.htm

Arts
www.vsarts.org/x244.xml
Grant: Playwright Discovery – For works that examine how disability affects the lives of young people and the lives of others, and to encourage the expression of views through playwriting. Funder: VSA arts. Eligibility: Middle- and high school students. Deadline: April 11. Amount: The winning playwright receives $2,000 and a trip to Washington. Contact: www.vsarts.org/x244.xml

Arts
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*Grant: Target grants – For programs that make arts and cultural experiences accessible to children and families; that foster a love of reading and encourage young children to read with their families; and that strengthen families and communities and keep them safe. Also for family counseling and parenting classes that prevent family violence. Funder: Target Corp. Eligibility: Charitable organizations, schools, libraries, or public agencies. Deadline: May 31. Amount: $1,000 to $3,000. Contact: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001813

AXA AchievementSM Community Scholarship Program
www.axaonline.com/rs/axa/about-us/Community-Scholarship.html
We're the broker-dealer and investment advisor for AXA Financial, Inc., a member of the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA Group's operations are diverse geographically with main operations in Western Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific region and had over $1.859 trillion in client assets under management, as of June 30, 2007. Our affiliated U.S. operating companies include AllianceBernstein and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. To obtain an application, begin by selecting your home state from the drop down menu below. Highlight the state and click on "Submit". If more than one location within your state appears, please select the one that is nearest to your home. An application, coded for the AXA Advisors branch in your area, will appear.

Beef Scholarship
www.illinoisbeef.com
Four $600 scholarships will be awarded to four youth in May 2008. If your family is actively involved in beef production and is a member of the Illinois Beef Association, visit this website for specific requirements and application: www.illinoisbeef.com

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html
The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.

Child Welfare
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CO-0046.html
*Grant: Adoption Opportunities: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System – For multifaceted recruitment programs for a range of "resource families" for children in foster care – including kinship, foster, concurrent and adoptive families – that lead to permanent placements. Funder: U.S. Administration on Children and Families. Eligibility: State, county and special district governments. Deadline: May 29. Amount: $3.6 million for up to nine awards averaging $400,000 each. Contact: www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CO-0046.html

Civic Engagement
www.sfprojectignition.com/rules_regulations.html
*Grant: Project Ignition – For service-learning projects that address teen driver safety. Funder: State Farm and the National Youth Leadership Council. Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12 and their teachers. Deadline: May 16. Amount: 25 recipients each receive $2,000; 10 finalists each receive $5,000; winning schools each receive $10,000. Contact: www.sfprojectignition.com/rules_regulations.html

Civic Engagement
www.myhometownhelper.com
Grant: My Hometown Helper – For civic-oriented projects, including youth-related initiatives. Funder: Hamburger Helper. Eligibility: Public schools, and 501(c)(3)s or 501(c)(4)s that sponsor an application for funding. Deadline: March 31. Amount: Up to $15,000 per project. Contact: www.myhometownhelper.com

Civic Engagement
payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
Grant: Pay It Forward Mini-Grants – For one-time youth-identified service projects that benefit schools, neighborhoods or communities. Projects must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with ever-expanding results. Funder: Pay It Forward Foundation. Eligibility: Schools, churches and community youth groups (with an adult sponsor). Youths or adults may write the application. Deadline: April 15. Amount: $500. Contact: http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html

Civic Engagement
genv.net/en-us/burton/process
Grant: Girl Overboard Challenge Grant – For youth-led ideas to change the world. Funder: Burton Snowboards and Girl Overboard author Justina Chen Headley, in partnership with Youth Venture. Eligibility: Youth-led ventures – such as school-based clubs, community organizations, or for-profit or nonprofit businesses – involving kids ages 12 to 20 years. Deadline: May 1. Amount: $1,000 each. Contact: http://genv.net/en-us/burton/process

Civic Engagement
www.peacechild.org/www/pci/index.php?id=121
Grant: Be the Change! – For youth-led sustainable development projects that assist communities abroad. Funder: Peace Child International. Eligibility: Anyone under age 25. Deadline: March 31. Amount: Up to $1,000. Contact: www.peacechild.org/www/pci/index.php?id=121

Civic Engagement
www.sprint.com/citizenship/education/sprintahead/
Grant: Sprint Ahead for Education – For character education programs that promote youth leadership, youth volunteerism, school pride and a positive school culture. Funder: Sprint. Eligibility: U.S. public schools and U.S. public school districts. Deadline: April 15. Amount: District-level grants of up to $25,000; school-level grants of up to $5,000. Contact: www.sprint.com/citizenship/education/sprintahead

Education
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*Grant: School Leadership – To assist high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) in the development, enhancement or expansion of innovative programs to recruit, train and retain principals and assistant principals. Funder: U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility: High-need LEAs, consortia of high-need LEAs or partnerships that include nonprofits or institutions of higher education. Deadline: May 2. Amount: $14.3 million for 24 to 30 grants averaging $500,000. Contact: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-4044.htm

Education
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Grant: Full-Service Community Schools – To coordinate educational, developmental, family, health and other services to provide comprehensive educational, social and health services for students, families and communities. Funder: U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility: Consortia of a local educational agency and one or more community-based organization, nonprofit or other public or private entity. Deadline: April 15. Amount: Nearly $5 million for eight to 12 grants averaging $415,000 each. Contact: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-2934.pdf

Education
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Grant: Partnerships in Character Education – To design and implement character education programs that can be integrated into classroom instruction and are consistent with state academic content standards. Funder: U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility: State and local educational agencies and nonprofits as well as partnerships of these groups. Deadline: March 31. Amount: $1.1 million for two awards. Contact: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-3250.htm

Education
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Grant: Educational exchange – To encourage cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of students and the opening of educational opportunities among the United States, Canada and Mexico. Funder: U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility: Institutions of higher education and private nonprofit institutions and agencies. Deadline: April 11. Amount: $300,000 for up to 10 awards. Contact: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-2372.htm

Education
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Grant: ING Unsung Heroes – For creative, unique educational programs that help students excel. Funder: ING. Eligibility: K-12 education professionals. Deadline: April 30. Amount: 100 finalists will receive $2,000. First-place winners receive $25,000; second-place winners, $10,000; and third-place winners, $5,000. Contact: http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf

Education
corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
Grant: Youth-related projects in the fields of youth education and science education. Funder: American Honda Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits and educational institutions. Deadline: May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 1 and Feb. 1. Amount: $40,000 to $80,000. Contact: http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

Education
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Grant: Jordan Fundamentals – For outstanding teaching and institutional creativity in public secondary schools that serve disadvantaged students. Funder: Jordan Brand, a division of Nike. Eligibility: Public school teachers and support staff. Deadline: March 30. Amount: $1 million annually for grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Contact: www.nike.com/jumpman23/features/fundamentals/about.html#panel

Education
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Grant: Educational assessments – To enhance the quality of assessment instruments and systems that states use for measuring student achievement. Funder: U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility: State educational agencies. Deadline: April 4. Amount: $7.5 million for five grants averaging $1.5 million. Contact: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-1983.pdf

Education
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Grant: Classroom quality – For research to develop and improve K-12 classroom quality indicators. Funder: The Spencer Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: June 13 for final proposals. Amount: $50,000 to $500,000. Contact: www.wtgrantfoundation.org/newsletter3039/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=647885

Engineering School Scholarships
www.engineeringedu.com/scholars.html
This page will always be under construction as new scholarships become available and current scholarship are awarded. Bookmark this page so you can come back often and check for recently available opportunities! If you know of any available scholarships not listed on this page email us and we will list it here.

FARM CREDIT OFFERS $1000 AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS
www.fcsillinois.com/scholarships.html
More than $20,000 of scholarships will be awarded to college-bound students who are pursuing agriculture-related curriculum and careers. Farm Credit Services of Illinois will present twenty-three $1,000 "We Understand" Agriculture Scholarships to high school seniors this spring.

Farm Credit Services Ag Scholarship
www.usfarmcredit.com/AboutUs/CEILWelcomePage.asp
Farm Credit Services of Illinois plans to award a $750 college scholarship to high school students that reside in the counties that they serve. Selections will be based on academic achievement, participation and leadership in school and community organizations, and commitment level to an agricultural career. Applicants must be high school seniors who plan to enroll in a college or university during the fall 2008 semester and who will be pursuing an agriculture-related academic major or career. Applications for the scholarships are available at Farm Credit Services of Illinois branch offices and on-line at: www.usfarmcredit.com/AboutUs/CEILWelcomePage.asp .

Health
samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/sm_08_003.aspx
Grant: Mental health and youth violence technical assistance provider – To support the federally funded Safe Schools/Healthy Students and Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health grant programs. Funder: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits. Deadline: April 22. Amount: $6.6 million for one award. Contact: http://samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/sm_08_003.aspx

Health
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Grant: Local Funding Partnerships – To encourage local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects can that significantly improve the health of vulnerable people by forming community partnerships that tackle health or health care problems. Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits. Deadline: June 2. Amount: $6 million for 14 matching grants of $200,000 and $500,000 each. Contact: www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20203&c=EMC-FA144

Health
www.theesa.com/foundation/index.php
*Grant: ESA Foundation – For positive programs and opportunities that improve the quality of life, health and welfare of youth, including skills and personal development; general health and welfare; risk behavior prevention; education; and multimedia arts/technology related or applied skills. Funder: Entertainment Software Association Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: April 15. Amount: Unspecified. Contact: www.theesa.com/foundation/index.php

Health
www.samhsa.gov/grants/2008/sm_08_010.aspx
*Grant: National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: Community Treatment and Services Centers – For trauma-focused and trauma-informed treatment and services in community settings and in youth-serving systems, and for collaboration with other network centers on clinical issues, service approaches, policy, financing and training. Funder: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits. Deadline: April 29. Amount: $3 million for seven awards of up to $400,000. Contact: www.samhsa.gov/grants/2008/sm_08_010.aspx

Home Town Helpers
www.hometownhelpers.com/

Juvenile Justice
www.reclaimingfutures.org/
Grant: Reclaiming Futures – To disseminate a model that the foundation says changed the way juvenile courts in 10 pilot sites helped teens with drug and alcohol problems. Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Eligibility: Juvenile courts, public and nonprofit treatment agencies, and state, local and tribal juvenile justice and alcohol and drug abuse treatment authorities. Deadline: April 1. Amount: Technical assistance worth $180,000 per site will be provided in lieu of grants. Contact: www.reclaimingfutures.org

Life Skills
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*Grant: Target grants – For programs that make arts and cultural experiences accessible to children and families; that foster a love of reading and encourage young children to read with their families; and that strengthen families and communities and keep them safe. Also for family counseling and parenting classes that prevent family violence. Funder: Target Corp. Eligibility: Charitable organizations, schools, libraries, or public agencies. Deadline: May 31. Amount: $1,000 to $3,000. Contact: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001813

Life Skills
www.theesa.com/foundation/index.php
*Grant: ESA Foundation – For positive programs and opportunities that improve the quality of life, health and welfare of youth, including skills and personal development; general health and welfare; risk behavior prevention; education; and multimedia arts/technology related or applied skills. Funder: Entertainment Software Association Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: April 15. Amount: Unspecified. Contact: www.theesa.com/foundation/index.php

Management
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*Grant: Neighborhood Builders – For leadership development assistance to two outstanding nonprofit/charitable organizations located in 45 markets. Funder: Bank of America. Eligibility: Nonprofits in 45 markets. Deadline: June 27. Amount: $200,000 over two years. Contact: www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=fd_neighborbuilders

Media/Technology
www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm
Grant: Community Connect – To furnish broadband service in rural, economically challenged communities and to deploy broadband transmission service to critical community facilities, rural residents and rural businesses. Funder: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits and for-profits. Deadline: March 28. Amount: $13.4 million for 27 awards. Contact: www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm

Mental Health
www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/sm_08_015.aspx
Grant: State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention – To develop and implement statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies that are grounded in public/private collaboration. Funder: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Eligibility: States, tribal organizations and governments, and public or private nonprofits. Deadline: April 22. Amount: $9 million for 18 awards. Contact: www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/sm_08_015.aspx

Parenting
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*Grant: Target grants – For programs that make arts and cultural experiences accessible to children and families; that foster a love of reading and encourage young children to read with their families; and that strengthen families and communities and keep them safe. Also for family counseling and parenting classes that prevent family violence. Funder: Target Corp. Eligibility: Charitable organizations, schools, libraries, or public agencies. Deadline: May 31. Amount: $1,000 to $3,000. Contact: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001813

Race/Ethnicity
www.tolerance.org/teens/
Grant: Mix It Up – Small-scale, youth-directed activist projects focused on identifying, crossing and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities. Funder: Southern Poverty Law Center. Eligibility: Youth aged 13 or above submit applications with letters from adult advisors. Deadline: Open. Amount: $500. Contact: www.tolerance.org/teens

Race/Ethnicity
www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp
Grant: Teaching Tolerance – Grants to pre-K-12 teachers for projects to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas. Proposals from community organizations and faith-based groups are considered on the basis of direct student impact. Funder: The Southern Poverty Law Center. Eligibility: Teachers and, in some cases, community organizations. Deadline: Open. Amount: From $500 to $2,500. Contact: www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp

Recreation
www.schoolnutrition.org/Index.aspx?id=2154
Grant: School wellness grants – To purchase equipment and/or implement a physical education curriculum. Funder: U.S. Potato Board and the School Nutrition Foundation. Eligibility: Public elementary schools. Deadline: April 15. Amount: $2,500. Contact: www.schoolnutrition.org/Index.aspx?id=2154

Safety
www.samhsa.gov/grants/2008/sm_08_010.aspx
*Grant: National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: Community Treatment and Services Centers – For trauma-focused and trauma-informed treatment and services in community settings and in youth-serving systems, and for collaboration with other network centers on clinical issues, service approaches, policy, financing and training. Funder: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits. Deadline: April 29. Amount: $3 million for seven awards of up to $400,000. Contact: www.samhsa.gov/grants/2008/sm_08_010.aspx

Safety
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CA-0050.html
Grant: Tribal child abuse prevention – For tribes, tribal organizations and migrant child abuse prevention programs and activities. Funder: U.S. Administration for Children and Families. Eligibility: Nonprofits and Native American tribal governments. Deadline: May 12. Amount: $416,889 for three grants. Contact: www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CA-0050.html

Safety
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Grant: Not Seen, Not Heard: Helping Children Of Domestic Violence – For innovative, coordinated response models involving domestic violence organizations and organizations that help child victims of abuse and/or child witnesses of domestic violence. Funder: Avon Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits that assist children who have been exposed to or are victims of domestic violence. Deadline: April 1. Amount: $10,000 to $50,000. Contact: www.avoncompany.com/women/avonfoundation/2008_children_guidelines.pdf

Safety
www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CB-0045.html
Grant: Abandoned Infants Assistance – Services for families impacted by substance abuse and/or HIV/AIDS, including efforts to prevent child abandonment. Funder: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits. Deadline: May 27. Amount: $4.28 million for up to nine grants of $475,000 each. Contact: www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CB-0045.html

Safety
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Grant: Building Healthy Teen Relationships – To support the creation and evaluation of comprehensive community-based models of prevention that decrease relationship violence and increase positive, protective relationship skills. Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Eligibility: Public or private nonprofits. Deadline: April 16. Amount: Eight grants of $250,000 per year, with a maximum award of $1 million each. Contact: www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20202&c=EMC-FA144

Scholarships Available
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Click on each of the highlighted scholarship names to look at a more detailed list of required criteria and/or read about the history/background information of each scholarship. Successful scholarship applicants will receive a minimum award of $1,000. On average the Foundation awards over 100 scholarships annually.

Staples Foundation for Learning
www.staplesfoundation.org/foundapplication.html
The mission of Staples Foundation for Learning is to provide funding to programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. The Foundation considers educational funding to be an investment in the future of our communities. Our goal is to help local groups with programs and services that will positively impact their communities every day.

Substance Abuse
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*Grant: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities – For programs targeted to Native Hawaiians that prevent violence and illegal drug activity. Funder: U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility: Organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians for the benefit of Native Hawaiians. Deadline: April 21. Amount: $579,518 for two grants. Contact: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-4369.htm

Substance Abuse
www.samhsa.gov/grants/2008/sp_08_004.aspx
*Grant: Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking – To prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth. Funder: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofits currently receiving or having received funds under the Drug-Free Communities program. Deadline: April 9. Amount: $3.93 million for up to 80 grants of $50,000 each. Contact: www.samhsa.gov/grants/2008/sp_08_004.aspx

Substance Abuse
www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/sp_08_003.aspx
Grant: Drug Free Communities (DFC) mentoring – To provide funds to existing grantees so they may serve as mentors to newly formed and/or developing coalitions that have never received a DFC grant. Funder: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Eligibility: Anti-drug coalitions that match the criteria. Deadline: April 18. Amount: $1.2 million for 15 grants. Contact: www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2008/sp_08_003.aspx

Substance Abuse
www.reclaimingfutures.org/
Grant: Reclaiming Futures – To disseminate a model that the foundation says changed the way juvenile courts in 10 pilot sites helped teens with drug and alcohol problems. Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Eligibility: Juvenile courts, public and nonprofit treatment agencies, and state, local and tribal juvenile justice and alcohol and drug abuse treatment authorities. Deadline: April 1. Amount: Technical assistance worth $180,000 per site will be provided in lieu of grants. Contact: www.reclaimingfutures.org

Veterinary Science Award
www.4-h.uiuc.edu/staff/vetapp06.doc
This award, sponsored by the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, is a $100 cash award. Applications are due by July 1, 2008. The award winner will be announced in September. For more information and an application, visit: www.4-h.uiuc.edu/staff/vetapp06.doc.

Well-Being
www.rmhc.org/grants/
Grant: Ronald McDonald House Charities – For services that improve the well being of children worldwide. Funder: Ronald McDonald House Charities. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: April 28. Amount: Varies. Contact: www.rmhc.org/grants

Youth Development
www.theesa.com/foundation/index.php
*Grant: ESA Foundation – For positive programs and opportunities that improve the quality of life, health and welfare of youth, including skills and personal development; general health and welfare; risk behavior prevention; education; and multimedia arts/technology related or applied skills. Funder: Entertainment Software Association Foundation. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: April 15. Amount: Unspecified. Contact: www.theesa.com/foundation/index.php