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Furthermore Program Offers Grants in Nonfiction Publishing

An initiative of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, the Furthermore program supports nonfiction book publishing about the urban experience; natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and design; cultural history; and civil liberties and other public issues. Deadline: September 15, and March 15, annually.

Reader's Digest Foundation RFP

The Reader's Digest Foundation has announced that it will donate a total of $1 million to nonprofit organizations through a new initiative called "Make it Matter." Grants will be inspired by individuals who are taking action and giving back to their communities in significant ways. Every month, the foundation will select one individual's story of good deeds done and grant $100,000 to a nonprofit organization in honor of that individual. Reader's Digest magazine will then feature that person in its new column, "Make it Matter." Deadline: Rolling

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Invites Students and Teachers to Address Environmental Issues

The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, and the National Science Teachers Association have partnered again to invite students and teachers across the United States to become "Agents of Change" in improving their communities through the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The deadline for elementary-level entries is January 31, 2010; the deadline for middle-school entries is March 15, 2010.

Powered by Service Offers Funding to Seed Youth-Led Service Projects

Usher's New Look, a nonprofit organization founded by entertainer Usher Raymond IV that supports underprivileged youth in using their talents to become community leaders, has announced the launch of Powered By Service, a new initiative to encourage young people around the world to become involved in addressing the most pressing problems facing their communities — from preventing malaria and stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS to ending gang violence and increasing access to clean water. Deadline: Open

Paperless Choice Challenge Invites Entries of Nonprofit Digital Fundraising Campaigns

Catalog Choice, a mail reduction service funded by the Overbrook Foundation, is launching a national contest designed to recognize and reward paperless fundraising campaigns by nonprofit organizations. The Paperless Choice Challenge will award prizes to organizations demonstrating innovation and results in digital fundraising techniques and campaigns. Deadline: September 15, 2010

Enter the Strong Communities Competition!

CommunityMatters™, in partnership with Ashoka’s Changemakers, has launched Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change, an innovative competition to find the best ways for citizens to connect and work to build vibrant, enduring places. Deadline: August 11, 2010

Nominations Open for the 2011 Purpose Prize Honoring Older Social Innovators

A program of Civic Ventures, the Purpose Prize annually provides five awards of $100,000 to people over the age of 60 who are working to address society's biggest challenges. Deadline: March 10, 2011

HUD announces the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it will award $100 million in grants as part of its new Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. This program is designed to create stronger, more sustainable communities by connecting housing to jobs, fostering local innovation, and building a clean energy economy. Deadline: August 23, 2010

USDOT and HUD Launch Groundbreaking, Collaborative Effort to Create Sustainable, Livable Communities

The U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the first time ever, will join forces to award up to $75 million in funding – $35 million in TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) II Planning Grants and $40 million in Sustainable Community Challenge Grants for localized planning activities that ultimately lead to projects that integrate transportation, housing and economic development. Pre-application deadline: August 23, 2010

Ashoka's Changemakers and CommunityMatters Announce Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change Competition

Through the Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change competition, Ashoka's Changemakers and CommunityMatters are inviting individuals and organizations to submit innovative projects and ideas to engage citizens in building strong communities across the United States and Canada. Deadline: August 11, 2010

$20,000 in Grants Available to Nonprofits Demonstrating Digital Fundraising Innovation

The Overbrook Foundation and Catalog Choice are sponsoring a national contest for nonprofits to recognize and reward creative digital fundraising techniques and campaigns. Submissions close August 16, 2010.