Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 11:03:18 +0500 From: ghgreenk{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghgreenk}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Funding information from CDC NAC NEW/UPDATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES The Clearinghouse's Funding Databases contain information on more than 800 current and archival funding opportunities. These Databases are primarily intended to serve as a starting point for people seeking support for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, service provision, and information dissemination. The grantmaking agency should be contacted for further information and application procedures. The Clearinghouse makes these databases available to the public through their electronic bulletin board service, NAC ONLINE. Information and assistance about the Clearinghouse and NAC ONLINE can be obtained by calling a Reference Specialist at 1-800-458-5231 or 1800-243-7012 (deaf access/TDD). If you know of opportunities that we do not have in our databases, please contact us at aidsinfo@cdcnac.aspensys.com. Last night, one new and two updated records loaded to the Funding Database. These are cited below: ----------------------------------------------------------------- FUND TITLES INCLUDED IN THIS WINDOW: 1) Sonoma County Community Foundation: General Fund Announcement. (UPDATE) 2) Frost Foundation, Ltd.: General Fund Announcement. (UPDATE) 3) Chinook Fund: General Fund Grants Program. (NEW) ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 28528-001 FUND TITLE: Sonoma County Community Foundation: General Fund Announcement. DESCRIPTION: The Sonoma County Community Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life for all people in Sonoma County. In the Spring and Fall Grant Cycles, the Foundation provides funding in the areas of health and human services, arts and humanities, and education. Priority is given to: projects and organizations addressing basic human needs such as food, clothing and shelter; prevention programs to alleviate root causes or develop long-term solutions; projects assisting residents whose needs are not met by existing services; projects encouraging efficient use of community resources, coordination among organizations, and elimination of duplicate services; and programs stimulating community participation and volunteer involvement. The Foundation has not made many AIDS-related grants, but has funded all of the requests received. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 366 - Low Income Persons, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons, 673 - Community Organizations SUBJECT AREAS: Clothing, Coalitions, Community programs, Food services, Housing, Performing arts, Prevention programs, Social services, Visual arts FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAXIMUM: $5000 FUND DURATION: 1 yr. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Discretionary grants. Donor advised / donor desig grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 960826 960226 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Notification: May, Nov. Funds avail: June, Dec. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Community Based Organization IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization RESTRICTIONS: Educational Organization, Institution Individual LOCATION: Sonoma County, CA. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: Sonoma County, CA. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must use the community foundation's grant application form. Grants are made on a year-to-year basis; multi-year grants will not be considered. LIMITATIONS: The Sonoma County Community Foundation will generally not make grants to support: annual fund campaigns, special fundraising events, or debt retirement; religious purposes and political purposes; projects that primarily serve residents outside Sonoma County; grants or loans to individuals, except scholarships; public projects that the government normally support or should be expected to support; and high administrative costs and ongoing operating expenses. Grants to individual artists will not be available in 1996. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Contact funder by letter or fax to request application. CONTACT PERSON: Diana Haigwood, Pgm Officer Fountaingrove Center 3550 Round Barn Blvd. Ste. 212 3550 Round Barn Blvd., Ste. 212 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 579-4073 (707) 579-4801 FAX NO. ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 28528 Sonoma County Community Foundation Fountaingrove Center 3550 Round Barn Blvd. Ste. 212 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 PHONE: (707) 579-4073 AREA CODES: 707 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Sonoma County Community Foundation provides a local reservoir of funds to address changing needs and opportunities in order to enhance the quality of life for all people in Sonoma County. Grants support health and human services, education, the environment, and the arts. Although few AIDS-related proposals have been submitted, the Foundation has funded all of the requests received. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 29019-001 FUND TITLE: Frost Foundation, Ltd.: General Fund Announcement. DESCRIPTION: The Frost Foundation, Ltd. focuses its funding on social service and humanitarian needs, the environment, and education. Consideration will include, but not be limited to violence in the streets, domestic violence, child abuse, specific public health issues such as alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness and problems of the elderly. Environmental grants focus on research, education and action to conserve and protect the environment; and education grants focus on innovative educational approaches. HIV/AIDS-related grants may be made under the auspices of the social service and humanitarian needs program. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 306 - Adolescents, 314 - Children, 335 - Persons Practicing High Risk Behavior, 366 - Low Income Persons, 375 - Homeless Persons, 378 - Students, Young Adults, 400 - Persons With AIDS, 445 - HIV Positive Persons SUBJECT AREAS: Colleges and universities, Curriculum, Drug treatments and rehabilitation, Housing, Public education, Public health, Schools, Social services FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND DURATION: Open ended. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. Seed money. Matching grants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 981201 980601 971201 970601 961201 960601 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Awards made annually in mid March & late Sept. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization RESTRICTIONS: For Profit Individual LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: United States, location unrestricted. ELIGIBILITY: If the Foundation wishes to consider your proposal, it will request 2 copies of a full proposal within four weeks of the submission deadline. This full proposal will be due approximately seven weeks following the original submission deadline. LIMITATIONS: The following are examples of projects the Foundation will not support: advocacy (projects that are highly political in nature); arts and humanities (cultural projects that do not meet a pressing social need); brick-and-mortar projects; endowments; medical research, unless it is vitally needed and does not use animals; operating funds; religion (although church-based humanitarian projects may be considered); scholarships; and sponsorship for special events. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit 5 copies of 1 p proposal summary. FAXES not accepted. CONTACT PERSON: Mary Amelia Whited-Howell 314 McKenzie St. Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 986-0208 ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 29019 Frost Foundation, Ltd. 314 McKenzie St. Santa Fe, NM 87501 PHONE: (505) 986-0208 AREA CODES: 505 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Frost Foundation, Ltd. focuses its funding on social service and humanitarian needs; the environment; and education. Grants are made twice-yearly to IRS 501(c)(3) organizations. Recent HIV/AIDS-related grant recipients include Hope House, Inc. (for a women's project by this provider of housing for persons rendered homeless by AIDS); The Resources for Experimental AIDS Therapies, Inc. (TREAT) (for town hall meetings to enable information dissemination); and The Hospice Center in Santa Fe, NM (for support of a rural services program). TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private NUMBER OF FUNDS AWARDED: 1992: 78 funds awarded, total: $1293417 TAX NO.: 720520342 PUBLICATION(S): Guidelines for Grantmaking Activity. Biennial report. ----------------------------------------------------------------- **************** FUND INFORMATION ****************** ACCESSION NO: S 32050-001 FUND TITLE: Chinook Fund: General Fund Grants Program. DESCRIPTION: The Chinook Fund's primary goal is to support progressive social change organizing and activism across Colorado. Progressive social change is defined as efforts that challenge and attempt to alter existing economic and social relationships and institutions that are inequitable and undemocratic. The Fund focuses on groups representing a diverse populations and whose diversity is reflected in the leadership and membership of the organization. Priority for support is given to those organizations that: are based in minority, low-income or other oppressed communities; operate in a democratic manner; empower communities to organize for social change; have difficulty obtaining funding from traditional sources; draw parallels between local problems and global issues; and work in cooperation with other organizations. TARGET AUDIENCE: 300 - General Public, Consumers, 310 - Blacks/African Americans, 316 - Developmentally Delayed Persons, 332 - Persons with Physical Disabilities, 338 - Homosexuals, 352 - Minorities, 366 - Low Income Persons, 385 - Bisexuals, 386 - Lesbians SUBJECT AREAS: Advocacy, Coalitions, Community programs, Evaluation programs, Public awareness, Technical assistance FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUND TOTAL NOTE: Standard grants: $1K - $4K. Exceptional grants: $5K - $7K. MINIMUM: $1000 MAXIMUM: $7000 FUND DURATION: Not specified. TYPE OF SUPPORT: Project grants. General support. Technical assistance. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 980821 980221 970821 970221 960821 960221 INTENDED AWARD DATE: Spring cycle: June. Fall cycle: December. ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY TYPE: Community Based Organization IRS 501 (c)(3) Organization Non Profit RESTRICTIONS: Foundation For Profit Individual LOCATION: CO. FUND REQUIREMENTS LOCATION: CO. ELIGIBILITY: Those seeking funding do not have to be tax-exempt, but the activities for which funds are sought must fit within the IRS eligibility requirements for 501(c)(3) organizations. The Colorado Common Grant Application Form is accepted. Grant money is distributed through the Spring and Fall Funding Cycles, a Technical Assistance Fund, and the Emergency Grant Fund. Exceptional grants are limited to groups meeting specific requirements; please contact the Fund for information. LIMITATIONS: The Chinook Fund generally does not support groups that primarily provide direct services nor groups with wide access to traditional funding. Groups with annual budgets over $250,000 (not including in-kind support) will not be funded. Other ineligible organizations are profit-making organizations (except worker-owned cooperatives) and other foundations or pass-through agencies. The Chinook Fund cannot support or engage in attempts to influence any election for public office or direct union organizing. APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCEDURES: Submit 4 copies of 5 pg. proposal narrative & application. CONTACT PERSON: Chinook Fund 2418 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211 (303) 455-6905 (303) 477-1617 FAX NO. ************ FUNDER INFORMATION ************ ORGANIZATION: S 32050 Chinook Fund 2418 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211 PHONE: (303) 455-6905 AREA CODES: 303 ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation ORGANIZATION LEVEL: Non Government DESCRIPTION: The Chinook Fund, a member of the Funding Exchange, is a publicly supported alternative foundation established in 1987 to provide grants and technical assistance to grassroots organizations in Colorado working for progressive social change through organizing and activism. This may include HIV/AIDS-related projects and organizations. Recently, the Fund supported the following HIV/AIDS-related and gay/lesbian/bisexual organizations: ACT-UP, Equality Colorado, Ground Zero, and the Common Decency Coalition in Grand Junction. Direct services are not eligible for grants. TYPE OF FUNDS AWARDED: Private.