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--- On Wed, 10/1/08, joya banerjee wrote:
From: joya banerjee
Subject: [GYCA] Funding Opportunities
To: "Godfrey Mungazi"
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 10:10 AM
(Please check out the links for more information! Do NOT send me applications!
Thanks, Joya)
Online Access Innovators Could Receive $1 Million
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Access To Learning Award
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalDevelopment/GlobalLibraries/AccessLearningAward/RelatedInfo/ATLAApplicationForm.htm
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve
lives around the world. The foundation's Global Libraries initiative invites
applications from libraries and similar organizations outside the United States
that have created new ways to offer these key services: free public access to
computers and the Internet; public training to assist users in accessing online
information that can help improve their lives; technology training for
library staff; and outreach to underserved communities. The award is for $1
million and the deadline for applications is October 31st.
Canadian Organizations Funded by John Deere
John Deere Foundation of Canada
http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/csr/community/canada.html
The John Deere Foundation of Canada was established in 1985 on a basis of
recognizing that corporate and social responsibilities cannot be separated. In
recent years, John Deere support programs have focused on health & social
services, education, civics, culture and the environment. In addition, the
Foundation provides support to hospitals
in communities where the company has a corporate presence. Applications are
accepted throughout the year and the foundation will fund general operation,
program and capital project expenses. More information and applications for the
John Deere Foundation of Canada may be found on the Global Philanthropy Page.
NEWW Offers Book and Journal Support Network of East-West Women - Book and
Journal Project http://www.neww.org/
The Network of East-West Women (NEWW) is a communications network linking over
1,000 women's advocates in more than 30 countries in the former Soviet
Union, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and North America. NEWW's
mission is to support the formation of independent women's movements. The
Book and Journal Project provides
support in the following areas and ways: contributes books and journals to
CEE/NIS/Russia from the Western publishing explosion on women and gender;
provides cash grants for individuals and libraries
to build resources and purchase books in local languages; assists in curricula
development and library building for women's resource centers and gender
studies programs; occasionally funds the production of flyers, posters and
newspaper ads to support the advocacy efforts of local NGOs. The Book and
Journal Project also supports organizations and individuals and applications are
offered on an ongoing basis.
Funding for Human Rights Work in Russia, Nigeria and Mexico
MacArthur Foundation Grants for Human Rights and International Justice
http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.932831/k.3FFA/International_Grantmaking__Human_Rights_and_International_Justice__Grantmaking_Guidelines.htm
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions
committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. The Foundation
makes grants to selected human rights organizations that work internationally
and to projects that seek to further the development of an international justice
system. MacArthur
also funds locally based human rights efforts in Russia, Nigeria, and Mexico
through its country offices in Moscow, Abuja, and Mexico City. Each country has
a specific human rights focus which is explained in greater detail on the
Foundation's website. This grant has no specific deadline and letters of
inquiry are accepted throughout the year. The MacArthur Foundation may request a
full proposal based on the proposed project explained in the letter of inquiry.
Women and Families in Africa Supported
New Field Foundation: Local and Regional Programs
http://www.newfieldfound.org/grants.apply.html
New Field Foundation contributes to the creation of a peaceful and equitable
world by supporting women and their families to overcome poverty, violence, and
injustice in their communities. The Foundation's local program supports
dynamic local groups that are organizing collectively to create thriving,
equitable, and peaceful communities for rural African women and their families.
Local grantmaking focuses on three areas: Mano River Union border region of
Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; Casamance region of Senegal; and Northern
Niger River Basin, particularly initiatives connecting Burkina Faso, Mali, and
Niger. The regional program supports the creation of a more just, equitable, and
peaceful world for rural African women. The Foundation funds programs that
promote systemic changes in policies, laws, cultural norms, and the distribution
of resources, with a focus on West Africa. New Field is open to receiving
introductory information from organizations that have carefully reviewed their
priorities and are a strong match in terms of programmatic focus, institutional
identity, women's leadership and geographic location.
Bureau of Democracy: Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals:
Human Rights and Civil Society Initiatives in Cuba
http://www.state.gov/g/prm/fund/announcements/109341.htm
Deadline: October 15, 2008
This program provides funding to organizations working with refugees in Kenya.
The program will directly benefit refugees in Kenya, and should concentrate on
care/maintenance activities for refugees in a camp environment.
Department of State: PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in
the Great Lakes/Central Africa Region Benefiting Refugees,
Refugee Returnees, and Receiving Communities
http://www.state.gov/g/prm/fund/announcements/109364.htm
Deadline: October 15, 2008
This program provides funding to organizations working with refugees in the
Great Lakes/Central Africa region. The program should support the repatriation
and reintegration of Burundi and DRC refugees and/or necessary care and
maintenance for refugees in camps/settlements (Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda).
Department of State: PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in
Sudan Benefiting Southern Sudanese Refugees, Refugee
Returnees and Receiving Communities
http://www.state.gov/g/prm/fund/announcements/109339.htm
Deadline: October 15, 2008
This program provides funding to organizations working with refugees in the
southern Sudan region. The program supports Sudanese refugee repatriation and
reintegration via programs in return communities in Jonglei State, Eastern
Equatoria State, and Upper Nile State of southern Sudan.
USAID: Community Teachers for Ghana
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18351
Deadline: October 17, 2008
This program provides funding to place 260 community teachers in basic schools
in the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) operational areas of Ghana.
CDC: Strengthening Graduate-Level Public Health Education in the
Government of the Republic of Namibia under PEPFAR
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS09-908.htm
Deadline: October 21, 2008
This program is seeking to strengthen graduate-level public health education in
Namibia, to expand HIV/AIDS expertise, and to mobilize faculty and students in
order to more comprehensively address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Namibia.
CDC: Technical Assistance in Support of HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment
Programs and Other Infectious Diseases that Impact HIV Infected Patients in
Support of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/PS09-904A.htm
Deadline: October 23, 2008
This program provides funding to organizations that will provide programmatic
and technical assistance to in-country partners. The purpose of this assistance
is: too build capacity and sustainability within the framework of the
participating country in which CDC has ongoing activities; and to provide
technical assistance and training to support the United State Government
initiative and the affected country governments in the expansion and
strengthening of HIV and AIDS related activities.
USAID: Program to provide technical support in Strengthening Services for the
Disabled in Danang and Surrounding Areas
Website:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LLyNT8yc2jYlHpPpvWq1MPhGdy74SMDZT1rCKymJNGKlJ12Lv0sr%21873440913?oppId=41932&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
Deadline: December 4, 2008
This program seeks to provide support to people with disabilities in Danang,
Vietnam, and surrounding areas.
USAID: Annual Program Statement for Inclusion of People with Disabilities in
Development Programming
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40412
Deadline: December 31, 2008
This program operates in Ethiopia to include people with disabilities into
development programming or to work with disabled peoples organizations for
better understanding and inclusion.
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