NC CAP funding pages will help providers:

• Understand different types of funding available to afterschool programs
• Connect to potential funders
• Acquire tools for a competitive edge in the grant-seeking world

 To learn more about the types of funding available and to link to potential funders, visit the Federal, State, Local, and Business and Foundation pages.

To connect to some tools that may help in securing funding, click on the links and articles below.

Announcements:

  NC CAP release: North Carolina Afterschool Funding Streams Overview
The NC Center for Afterschool Programs has released an overview of the available afterschool funding streams in the state. Funding streams come from state agencies as well as some private organizations, and are divided into Academics, Juvenile Justice, Health and Wellness, and Needs-Based funding. Click on the image below to access the overview.

(Please note that this is a large file and may take some time to download)

Connect a Million Minds Initiative
As Time Warner Cable continues their Connect a Million Minds initiative to support STEM programming in out of school time opportunities, they have available funding for middle school afterschool STEM programming. Funds from this grant will allow organizations to provide high-quality STEM programming to the youth that they serve. Click here to apply for the Connect a Million Minds funding. Applications are on a rolling basis, but programs are encouraged to apply soon while funds are still available. If you have questions about this funding, contact Dan Ballister (dan.ballister@twcable.com) or Stephanie Richin (Stephanie.richin@twcable.com).

Programs are also encouraged to join the Time Warner Cable connectory – a great resource to publicize STEM events and look for volunteers. Time Warner Cable employee volunteers are constantly looking for new volunteer opportunities with afterschool programs.


Student Science Enrichment Programs - Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Burroughs Wellcome Fund supports creative, hands-on science education activities for K-12 students for activities occurring outside of the school day. Nonprofit organizations serving North Carolina primary and secondary school students are eligible to apply. Awards provide up to $60,000 per year for three years. Visit their website to learn more: http://www.bwfund.org/pages/161/SSEP-Program-Application/ 

Deadline: April 16, 2012

Finish Line Youth Foundation Grants
Finish Line, an athletic retailer specializing in brand name footwear, apparel and accessories, supports athletic and wellness programs located in communities where their stores are located. The foundation funds projects registered as 501 (c) (3) organizations; have a primary focus on assisting children and young adults 18 and under; concentrate on athletics or wellness; and benefit communities in which Finish Line stores are located. For more information, visit their website.

Deadline: Rolling Quarterly Reviews.

 KaBOOM! Play Day Grants
Roll up your sleeves and play! Host a KaBOOM! Play Day, presented by Mott's, in your neighborhood and be part of a national celebration to save play in the lives of children. A Play Day is your chance to gather at your community's favorite park or playground for fun games and service projects that celebrate and improve your play space. If you include an improvement project at your Play Day you could win a $10,000 grant to further improve your play space. The KaBOOM! Play Day website helps you plan for your big day. You can watch YouTube videos with planning tips, print the set of game and activity cards, and post in the Scrapbook. Learn more at: http://kaboom.org/playday

Keep updated with KaBoom's deadlines by visiting their website. The Construction Grant deadline for KaBoom 2012 is March 16, 2012. Spruce-up grants of $750 are available at different times throughout the.


American Honda Foundation Grants
The American Honda Foundation is making available one-year grants from $20,000 to $60,000 for youth education and scientific education. Educational institutions, including K-12, colleges and universities, community colleges and trade schools are eligible, as well as nonprofit organizations and other foundations. "Scientific education" encompasses physical and life sciences, mathematics and the environmental sciences. The American Honda Foundation was founded to make grants to worthy national nonprofit causes, programs and organizations that directly benefit the people of the United States.

Since its inception, the American Honda Foundation has provided more than 401 grants for more than $18.1 million. To be considered for possible funding, programs related to youth and scientific education should:
• Be dedicated to improving the human condition of all mankind;
• Be soundly managed and administered by enthusiastic and dedicated individuals;
• Look to the future;
• Offer innovative and creative programs that propose untried methods which ultimately may result in providing solutions to complex cultural, educational, scientific and social concerns;
• Ensure a broad scope, intent, impact and outreach;
• Possess a high potential for success with a relatively low incidence of duplication of effort;
• Operate from a position of financial soundness;
• Be in urgent need of funding from a priority basis (not necessarily financial need); and
• Represent a minimal risk in terms of venture capital investment.

For further information visit the American Honda Foundation website. Different deadlines apply - upcoming is February 1, 2012.

Best Buy Community Grants
Best Buy teams across the U.S. select non-profit organizations that provide positive experiences to help teens to excel in school and develop life and leadership skills. Non-profits located within 50 miles of a Best Buy store or Regional Distribution Center may apply. Grants will average $4,000-$6,000 and will not exceed $10,000. Visit the Best Buy website to learn more.

The RFP for 2012 grants will be released in Spring. 


CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
TheCVS Caremark Charitable Trust seeks to support organizations that are most effective at creating positive and measurable outcomes for children with disabilities and providing healthcare services for underserved populations. Last year, the trust awarded grants to more than seventy organizations for programs focused on autism, technology, life and workforce skills, and access to health care. Inspired by a belief that children of all abilities should have equal access to educational, social, medical, and therapeutic services in order to live a healthy and happy life, the trust seeks applications from organizations that are providing the following support services and programs for children under the age of 21 and their families: early intervention — therapeutic and support services designed to meet the needs of infants and toddlers who have a developmental delay or disability; parental support and education programs that educate, prepare, and assist parents in the care giving and support of their children; assistive technology programs that provide access to equipment or training on assistive technologies that help children learn, communicate, and thrive; and programs that support the development of social skills and/or independent living skills, including camp programs. Applications are invited from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in U.S. locations where CVS Caremark has a business presence (all states except Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming). One-year grants will range from $10,000 to $50,000.

Stay updated through the CVS website for 2012 opportunities, which will be posted in March. 

Lego Children's Fund
The LEGO Children’s Fund will provide quarterly grants for programs, either in part or in total, with a special interest paid to collaborative efforts and in providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the receiving organization. We will give priority consideration to programs that both meet our goals and are supported in volunteer time and effort by our employees. The Foundation awards grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations (as determined under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue code) including educational organizations as defined in USC 26 § 170 (C) with specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support:
--Early childhood education and development that is directly related to creativity
--Technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities

Grant awards vary from $500 to $5,000. To find out more about, visit their website.

Next deadline: April 15, 2012

 Home Depot Community Impact Grants Program
Proposals for the following community improvement activities will be considered: repairs, refurbishments, and modifications to low-income and/or transitional housing or community facilities, weatherizing or increasing energy efficiency of low-income and/or transitional housing or community facilities; planting trees or community gardens and/or landscaping community facilities; and development of community parks or green spaces. Grants of up to $5,000 are made in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services. Visit their website for more information.

Home Depot will accept grant proposals beginning Feb. 6, 2012 through August 13, 2012


Do Something Seed and Growth Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)
Are you working to start a community action project or program? Do you need money to put your ideas into action? If you answered, "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Seed Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Seed Grant every week to help young people just like YOU! Do Something Seed Grants are targeted towards project ideas and programs that are just getting started. These grants can be used to jump-start your program or to realize your ideas for the first time. These are grants for all types of community action projects around causes that you care about and are important in your community! Deadlines: Rolling- Apply now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission. www.dosomething.org/grants/seedgrants

Did you create a sustainable community action project, program or organization that you want to grow? Are you looking for funding to take your already successful project to the next level? If you answered "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Growth Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Growth Grant every week to help young people just like YOU! Do Something Growth Grants are targeted towards projects that are already developed and sustainable. These grants go towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as you look to expand your project and grow your impact.Deadlines: Rolling- Apply now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission. www.dosomething.org/grants/growthgrants


WaysToHelp.org Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)
WaysToHelp.org invites teens in the United States to apply for grants to fund their community service ideas across any one of 16 issue areas. You can apply for a grant, by visiting www.waystohelp.org and for any issue area, selecting "See Ways To Help" followed by "Apply for a Grant". Applications are short - just 5,000 words or less - and should summarize: how the project will involve others, who it will help, what effect it's expected to have, when it will start and how the funds will be used. Grant requests are reviewed and responded to on a monthly basis. 

 
Baseball Tomorrow Fund Grants
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association designed to promote and enhance the growth of youth participation in baseball and softball. Grants are intended to finance a new program, expand or improve an existing program, undertake a new collaborative effort, or obtain facilities or equipment necessary for youth baseball or softball programs. Projects must meet the following criteria: increase the number of youth participating in baseball and softball programs; improve the quality of youth baseball and softball programs; create new or innovative ways of expanding and improving baseball or softball programs; are able to match funds for programs; provide programs for children between the ages of 10 and 16; support existing programs that have demonstrated success in providing a quality youth baseball/softball experience; and address opportunities for minorities and women. Nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations involved in youth baseball programs are encouraged to submit a Letter of Inquiry. Selected applicants are then invited to submit a full application. Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis. For more information, visit their website.

Deadline: Open; requires Letters of Inquiry


Kinder Morgan Grants to Youth Programs
Kinder Morgan Foundation gives to nonprofit youth programs that focus on education, the arts and the environment.  "Every year, our grants support thousands of youth in communities large and small across North America."  Grants are between $1,000 and $5,000.  Deadlines are the 10th of every other month beginning in January. For more information, visit the Foundation's website.
 

Build-A-Bear Workshop Giving Programs
The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports charities in the United States and Canada through the following special grant programs:
Children's Health & Wellness: Champ-A Champion Fur Kids grants provide direct support for children in the areas of health and wellness. Grant request deadlines are at the end of April, July, and October.
Literacy and Education: Grants provide support for children in literacy and education programs. Grant request deadlines are at the end of February, May, August, and November.
In addition, organizations seeking unrestricted support for children, families, and animals or for wild animals and the environment are encouraged to apply for grants through the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Grants range between $1,000 and $10,000 each.
Click here for more information on all of these grants.


Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants
The Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants are designed to heinlp young people realize their natural potential to reinvent their local communities. The Starbucks Foundation accepts applications from organizations that provide young people (ages 6-24) with a continuum of service opportunities in social entrepreneurship. Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000.  Check our their website  for information about submitting Letters of Inquiry for the 2013 Grant Cycle. 


Innovation Generation Grants
The Motorola Solutions Foundation has opened the application process for $5.5 million in grants to U.S. science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs through its signature Innovation Generation grants program in 2012. Aligning closely with U.S. President Barack Obama's 'Educate to Innovate' campaign, the Motorola Solutions Foundation's Innovation Generation program incorporates funding, employee volunteers and intra-grantee collaboration to boost American student engagement in STEM. Check out their website for information about the 2012 Grant Cycle.



GoodSearch for Your Charity
You search, they give!  GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.

Go to goodsearch.com to sign your charity up, or enter NC CAP in the charity box if you want donations to go to us. Just 500 people searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word! 



Monthly Funding Tips from The Finance Project
The Finance Project, a national organization that develops and disseminates research, information, tools, and technical assistance for improved polices, programs, and financing strategies that will support decision-making that produces and sustains good results for children, families, and communities. A number of their publications are excellent resources for giving programs ideas on how to finance and sustain their work. Monthly funding tips cover several different approaches to doing so - be sure to check out their website.

Financing and Sustaining Youth Programs
The Finance Project’s Youth Programs Resource Center provides information and tools on financing and sustaining youth programs, policies and systems. Click on the links below to view these new funding tips and promising practice profiles that highlight timely information about new funding sources and financing strategies that can help youth programs sustain their work.

PROMISING PRACTICE PROFILES
Financing and Sustaining Summer Youth Employment Programs
This promising practice profile highlights effective strategies that three localities have used to finance and sustain summer youth employment efforts. Youth program leaders in New York City, Seattle-King County, and Hartford, Connecticut successfully engaged partners, utilized technology, and blended an array of funding sources to expand their summer youth employment programs in 2009. The profile highlights how other localities can replicate some of these strategies in the summer of 2010 and beyond.

Financing and Sustaining Afterschool Programming: LA’s Best
This promising practice profile focuses on LA’s BEST’s organizational and fiscal practices that have resulted in a successful and innovative approach to afterschool enrichment, in part due to the partnership with the city and Los Angeles Unified School District. The LA’s BEST partnership model makes it eligible for funding streams that would otherwise be unavailable, allows it to share administrative costs and ensures that quality afterschool programs remain a priority on the city’s education agenda.

Forming Partnerships to Meet Administrative Needs of Youth-Serving Organizations
Youth-serving organizations have come under increasing pressure to do more with less in the wake of the economic downturn. Many organizations are looking for ways to weather the decline, including accessing untapped revenues, cutting costs, and building administrative partnerships. This brief explores the options available to youth program leaders to meet their back-office needs by establishing administrative partnerships. It addresses the following questions:
-Why form an administrative partnership?
-What are the different types of administrative partnerships?
-Which administrative services can be shared or outsourced?
-What are key considerations for determining whether to form an administrative partnership?

Tools for Securing Funding

Grants for Community, Health and Education Projects
"The RGK Foundation is offering grants up to $25,000 for community, education and health projects including youth development, community improvement, abuse prevention and educational enrichment programs." Letters of inquiry are accepted year-round.

Tapping the US Department of Justice and SAMHSA to Support Afterschool
Two new funding notes provide an overview of funding opportunities for afterschool programs from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  Publications describe examples of programs currently accessing these funds and tips for programs interested in doing so.  Visit site for free downloads of these new resources.


Cutting Cost and Keeping Quality: Financing Strategies for Youth-Serving Organizations in a Difficult Economy
Due to the economic downturn, many youth-serving organizations are facing budget reductions while also experiencing increased demand for their services. To maintain high-quality services with limited resources, youth-serving organizations need to embrace a strategic and proactive approach to their financial management.
This brief highlights financing strategies that successful youth-serving organizations are using to maintain quality services despite difficult economic times. Drawing on interviews with leaders of 17 successful youth programs, the brief illustrates how organizations have aggressively managed costs, creatively generated new revenues, and created partnerships to mitigate the effects of funding cuts. In-depth examples help leaders understand how to implement and adapt these strategies to their unique context. 

Grantwriting Tools for Nonprofits
This Non-profit Guides website is designed to assist established non-profit organizations through the private and public grant-writing process.  

The Foundation Center
This is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy.  Use this website to find all types of funders and grantwriting resouces.

Awards Offered to Youth Service
This comprehensive list of funding sources is a compliation of awards offered by companies, agencies, government, and schools around the U.S. related to all aspects and ages of youth service. 

The Grantsmanship Center
This site offers information on federal funding, a database of community foundations by state, and grantwriting training to nonprofit organizations and government agencies.

GrantStation
An online funding resource for organizations seeking grants throughout the world. Providing access to a comprehensive online database of grantmakers, as well as other valuable tools, GrantStation can help your organization make smarter, better-informed fundraising decisions.
• Sign up to receive the weekly GrantStation Insider from GrantStation.com and Youth Service America with news about new funding programs, upcoming deadlines, conferences, seminars, and more.
• Sign up to receive the monthly GrantStation Insider International edition from GrantStation.com and Youth Service America with information about a variety of resources for non-governmental (NGO) and nonprofit organizations working internationally.

GrantWrangler
A free grants listing service that helps teachers find classroom grants for school funding. 

YouthToday Grants Today
A national source for news, views and important developments in the youth service field from a nonprofit organization. 

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Funding Opportunities
Information on current funding opportunities in the service-learning and national service communities 

Grants Alert
A website dedicated to making life a little easier for those who devote their time to searching for education grants and identifying new funding opportunities for their organizations, schools, districts, consortia and state education agencies.

Online Business Degree
Help with writing grants, to businesses and for businesses.

Where to Find Grants for Education, article from eSchool News

How to Find Private Sources of Funding, article from eSchool News


Grant-Writing Made Simple
Finding alternative funding to support your educational technology purchases can be easier than you think. With this free guide, you'll find grants and fundraising information that can help you acquire the technology products that you want and need in your classroom. This free guide provides a wealth of information, including
• How to write a successful grant application
• How to mix and match grants
• How to find grant funding from national, regional and worldwide sources

Funding and Policy
This brief by the Forum for Youth Investment examines blending funding streams to ensure that out-of-school programs have sufficient and stable resources. 

Initial List of Tutoring Services & Afterschool Program Providers that could provide supplemental services under Title I
The Council of Chief State School Officers created a tentative list, including contact information, of tutoring services and afterschool program providers that may serve as providers of Supplemental Services under Title I. 

Supplemental Educational Services
This article prepared for the Education Trust discusses Title I funding for supplemental educational services.  The article explains eligible schools and students, notification of parents, duration of supplemental services, paying for services, and district and state responsibilities. 

Title I Supplemental Educational Services and Afterschool Programs: Opportunities and Challenges
This brief by The Finance Project discusses the benefits and challenges of afterschool programs becoming supplemental services providers.  The article is designed to help afterschool program administrators understand what supplemental services are, consider the implications of becoming a provider, and identify the steps necessary to become a successful provider.   

Common Core of Data: Information on Public Schools and School Districts
The U.S. Department of Education's Common Core of Data (CCD) is a database on public elementary and secondary education.  The site provides comprehensive, annual, national statistics that are comparable across all states.  General descriptive information on schools (approximately 95,000 are included) and school districts (approximately 17,000 are included), data on students and staff, and fiscal data are included.  Users can create customized tables using data from multiple years.  
 
Making the Case
This fact sheet published by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time provides statistics on the benefits of participation in afterschool programs. 

eSchool News Funding Center
The Center provides information on grant programs and funding sources for schools. School based or linked afterschool programs may be eligible for some of these grant programs.

Financing and Sustaining Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives
This initiative of The Finance Project provides information on funding technical assistance and resources.  The website includes information on mobilizing communities, measuring and using results, finding funding, planning for sustainability, and developing partnerships.  The project also highlights profiles of successful financing strategies. 

Using the Workforce Investment Act to Support Out-of-School Time Initiatives
This strategy brief by The Finance Project explains the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), outlines strategies for leveraging WIA funds and provides examples of afterschool programs that benefit from WIA support.  WIA links youth development and youth employment, in keeping with research, which is the most effective way to attract and retain youth.  Afterschool programs can benefit from this opportunity by accessing funds for both staffing and services. 

Proposal Writing Short Course
The Foundation Center's two-part guide helps grantwriters through the process of writing a proposal. 

Grant Proposal.com
This site provides resources for both inexperienced and advanced nonprofit grant writers.  Topics include research, inquiry letters, full proposals, advice from funders, and hundreds of tips. 

Grantionary
The Grantionary lists grant-related terms and their definitions. 

Grant Writing Tips
SchoolGrants has compiled a helpful set of grant writing tips for those who need help in developing grant proposals. 

Using an Online Auction to Raise Program Funds
The National Service Resource Center's Effective Practices Collection offers tips on using a free online auction service.  The process requires a minimal number of volunteers, could be successful in a fairly rural area and has the potential of raising a minimum of $5,000. 

Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time
This strategy brief from the Finance Project and the Council of Chief State School Officers describes how six major funding streams included in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) can support extended learning opportunities. 'Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time: Opportunities for Afterschool Programs' provides important context for those seeking to access these funding streams, and includes a  discussion of strategies, considerations and tips for accessing each source.

Profiles of Successful Afterschool Financing Strategies: 2005
The Finance Project profiles the innovative approaches of the Ella J. Baker House in Boston and Heads Up in Washington D.C.   Learn from the promising practices they use to secure funding and sustain their initiatives.  These are the latest in a series by The Finance Project highlighting effective strategies for financing afterschool programs.   Review all 18 profiles at: http://www.financeproject.org/irc/ost/profiles.asp