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The application period is open for the National Storytelling Network’s Brimstone Award for Applied Storytelling, promoting projects that change that storytelling can bring to communities and individuals. Projects must have oral storytelling at their core, but otherwise may focus on traditional tales or personal narratives, and the work may be conducted by professional storytellers or any individual with suitable storytelling experience and expertise, such as educators, naturalists, or therapists. Applicable content areas of interest include substance abuse prevention, multicultural awareness, health care, intergenerational initiatives, empowerment of the disabled, and leadership. Awards of $5,000 will be given to projects that can be duplicated for other groups, innovative in some way, service oriented, and informed by existing field work.

Preliminary applications are due on April 30, with applicants to be notified in June. For a list of previous recipients and application materials, please see the right hand sidebar on the Brimstone Award page.

The MVAT Foundation, established in 2007 to raise funds and awareness for military and veteran’s support groups, is accepting applications from related support groups for 2013. Applicant organizations support or provide services that enrich and promote the lives of both retired and active military and their families. Programs whose education and research directly benefit or educate the public about veterans are also encouraged to apply. Eligible organizations must be 501(c)(3) tax exempt and may not be lobbying groups, political action organizations, or endowments. Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis twice a year on May 31 and October 31, and applications received after one deadline will be considered for the other. For a complete list of required materials, please see the Grants page of the MVAT Foundation Web site.

RedRover is an animal welfare nonprofit dedicated to bringing animals out of crisis situations. In collaboration with Sheltering Animals and Families Together, RedRover’s Domestic Violence Safe Housing project is awarding grants of up to $3,000 to up to 8 emergency shelter organizations to support the construction of temporary housing for pets of the victims of domestic violence. These grants are intended as start-up funding and it is expected that at least one pet will be able to be housed within a year of the project’s completion. Applicant organizations must have a primary mission of sheltering domestic violence victims and be 501(c)(3) tax exempt. For 2013, applications are due on May 15 and October 30. Funding decisions will be made within 30 days of each deadline. Please see the RedRover program page for applications and complete information.

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ACET Staff

International nonprofit support organization Positive Exposures is accepting applications for media projects that will tell the stories of 501(c)(3) nonprofits. These media projects are designed to be compelling, educational to the public, geared towards boosting outreach and funding. Projects and outreach plans will be provided to eligible nonprofits based on demonstrated need, their mission, and message. There is no geographic limitation on eligibility.

To apply, please see the Positive Exposures application Web page. Applications are due by April 30.

The Active School Acceleration Project (ASAP), launched in 2012 by the 21-member decision-making panel ChildObesity180, is currently accepting applications for its ASAP Acceleration Grants, providing schools with funding for new physical activity programs. Awards of $1,000 are being offered for up to 1,000 elementary schools to implement one of three signature programs by ASAP and acquire the necessary supplies and services. These programs are:

• Just Move: A movement program for the classroom intended to get kids active at their desk through activity cards with age-appropriate stretching, yoga, aerobic, and medication exercises. These exercises can be integrated into math, language arts, and science lesson plans.

• BOKS: A 45-minute morning activity program designed to start kids’ days with running, exercise, and play before the school day begins.

• 100 Mile Club: Elementary school students are challenged to run, jog, or walk 100 miles during the school year. Miles may be acquired before or after school, during recess, and at community events such as family nights and road races.

Eligible elementary schools must be in the U.S., serve students in grades from kindergarten to grade 12, and have a Champion and two Supporters (who may be coaches, teachers, or parents) who are dedicated to managing and promoting the program to students and the community. Schools may be private, public, or parochial. For complete information and to access the application portal, please see the Acceleration Grants Web page. Applications are due by April 22.

Dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence, the Mary Kay Foundation makes grants to emergency shelters for survivors of domestic violence. Last year, the foundation awarded 150 such shelters across the country with grants of $20,000 each. Funding may be used for operating expenses (with the exception of staff travel) and at least one shelter in every state will receive an award, while remaining funds are distributed based on state population. Applicants organizations must additionally be 501(c)(3) nonprofits.

Applications are due April 30, and grantees will be announced in October, in observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For application materials and a list of previous recipients, please see the foundation’s Shelter Grant Program Web page.

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ACET Staff

Now in its second year of grantmaking, nonprofit organizations in colleges and universities dealing with sexual assault, dating abuse, and stalking awareness and prevention are invited to apply for one of 25 awards of up to $5,000 through the Avon Foundation for Women’s m.powerment by mark Health Relationship College Program.

Applicant organizations may pursue their education efforts through training, campus outreach events, peer education programming, web site pages, resource guides, or other media. Awards shall be used to conduct a minimum of four events, workshops, or training to be completed within the one-year grant period. These events should:

• educate students about stalking, sexual assault, and dating abuse,
• promote health relationships,
• make referrals and resources available to students for community-based domestic violence advocacy organizations, and
• develop data collection and analysis efforts to demonstrate program impact and sustainability.

For the full RFP and grant guidelines, please see the Avon Foundation for Women’s Web page.

The deadline for applications is January 11, 2013.

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ACET Staff

In this week’s funding alert from The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and National Sexual Violence Resource Center (http://new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php?category_id=5#417), several educational scholarship opportunities were announced; adult women who are facing challenges such as divorce, death of a spouse, disabilities, domestic violence, and/or job loss; or workers in the field of domestic violence. The scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000 and can be used to pay education- and employment-related expenses such as tuition and fees, certifications, books and supplies, child care, transportation, uniforms, and supplies.

Information about these opportunities can be found here:

Allstate Education and Job Training Assistance Fund, http://www.nnedv.org/projects/allstatefoundtion/ejtf.html

Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund, http://www.rankinfoundation.org/
(Applications for a 2011 Rankin Scholarship will be available on November 1, 2010.)

Women’s Independence Scholarship Program, http://www.wispinc.org/Programs/WISP/tabid/62/Default.aspx

Counselor, Advocate, and Support Staff Scholarship, http://www.wispinc.org/Programs/CASS/tabid/63/Default.aspx

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