Global Youth Service Day Subgrants!

State Farm® Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants (US and Canadian Applicants)

With generous support from the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth-led community improvement projects across the United States and Canada (Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick provinces only). These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers and service-learning coordinators in engaging students (ages 5-25) to implement service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009. We encourage semester-long projects that are launched on Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009 and extend through Global Youth Service Day. To learn more, download our NEW electronic application, grant guidelines, and budget spreadsheet at www.YSA.org/awards.  Questions?  Please contact goodneighbor@ysa.org.  Deadline: October 15, 2008

Oregon Community Foundation Baby Boomer RFP Released

OCF just released the Request for Proposals (RFP) from organizations that are interested in piloting a project that engages Baby Boomers to address an early childhood need in Oregon.  The RFP and application, along with a report OCF commissioned to help develop the RFP, are available on OCF’s website:  http://www.ocf1.org/grant_programs/early_childhood_initiatives.html  (scroll to the bottom of the page).  Proposals are due Friday, August 29, at Noon.

Funding for addressing core problems in health care

REGENCE GROUP (OPEN)
The Group, the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain region and an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, has created a corporate Foundation. The Foundation estimates it will contribute $2.5 million in its first year and $4 million after that to organizations addressing its three funding priorities: Building Healthier Communities; Transforming Health Care; and End-of-Life. Grants in the Building Healthier Communities category support innovative programs addressing core problems in the health care system. Transforming Health Care grants create an environment where consumers partner with physicians to make informed health care decisions. End-of-Life grants seek to transform how the end of life is approached within the health care system. Grants must be used to serve residents of Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and/or Washington State. Online letters of inquiry are being accepted now for Building Healthier Communities and Transforming Health Care programs. End-of-Life applications may be submitted beginning Sept. 1. Additional information is available online. | Contact Info: REGENCE GROUP, Monique Barton, Executive Director, The Regence Foundation, 100 SW Market St., MS E-8T, Portland, OR, 97201, Ph: 503-276-1965, Send Email, Alternate email address: RegenceFoundation@regence.com

Funding for Engagement of Baby Boomers from the Oregon Community Foundation

The OregonCommunity Foundation (OCF) is exploring the engagement of Baby Boomer-age adults in services and issues directed to improving the lives of Oregon’s children from birth to age eight.  The Foundation plans to award between $10,000 and $40,000 to fund two to four projects that demonstrate innovative ways to engage older adults in paid (full time, part time, or stipend) or unpaid (volunteer) opportunities in this area.  Successful projects may be eligible for continuation or expansion funding for up to two additional years. For a pre-rfp, click here.