Funding and Grant Opportunities

The 2010 Joshua O'Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund

  • The Joshua O'Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund offers financial assistance to young adults (18+) with Down syndrome who wish to continue to enrich their lives by enrolling in postsecondary programs or taking enrichment classes that will help them to enrich life through employment, independent living skills, life skills or another way.

 

 

Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Research Grants

  • Funds are available for Child Care Research Partnership grants to support research that addresses issues of significance related to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).

 

 

Six Flags Friends Scholarships

  • Scholarships are given to young leaders who are taking action to make their community (local and/or globally) a better place.

 

Request for Applications Announced: Fostering the Progress of the Autism Treatment Network

  • This request solicits applications for Autism Treatment Network Centers of Clinical Excellence (CCE). The network consists of hospitals and academic medical centers with extensive experience in the diagnosis, assessment, and medical treatment of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

 

Announcing the 2010 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Call for Scripts

  • Playwright Discovery Program invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of playwriting. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.


Walmart Foundation Grants

  • The Wal-Mart Foundation supports programs and initiatives in four main areas of focus: Education, Workforce Development / Economic Opportunity, Health and Wellness, and Environmental Sustainability .

 

Christopher Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants

  • Grants are given to programs or projects that improve the daily lives of people living with paralysis, particularly spinal cord injuries. Funding is awarded twice yearly to programs that provide assistance through access, advocacy, education, recreation, and technology, among others.

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Proposals - Communities Creating Healthy Environments

  • Communities Creating Healthy Environments is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color.

 

2010 CVS Caremark Community Grants

  • The CVS Caremark Community Grants program awards funds to nonprofit organizations for programs targeting children with disabilities, programs focusing on health and rehabilitation services, public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement and play.

 

Active Living Research Grants - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

  • Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity.

 

Talbots Charitable Foundation

  • Guided by a belief in a woman's ability to make a difference, The Talbots Charitable Foundation is committed to helping women learn, pursue their dreams and enjoy healthier, fuller lives. To this end, the Foundation provides financial assistance to non-profit organizations supporting the education, health and cultural enrichment of women.