Funding Opportunities

NICE! ( Neighbors Improving Community Excellence) Grants
Toledo Community Foundation (TCF) and students from Leadership Toledo's Youth in Philanthropy Encouraging Excellence (YIPEE) have partnered to provide grants for community building and improvement projects.  Grants ranging from $100 to $1000 are available to community organizations or groups of citizens whose proposed projects improve the images of their communities and promote volunteerism among community members.  Priority is given to small, one-time projects concentrated in the Toledo area, including Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, and Wood Counties in Ohio and Monroe County in Michigan.  This grant program encourages creative ideas that involve community members in bettering their neighborhoods.

Grant requests are considered throughout the year.  Applicants are notified of a decision on their request within thirty (30) days of application submission.  

For more information or to apply visit www.toledocf.org or call Leadership Toledo at 419-241-7371

CGI U - The Outstanding Commitments Awards

CGI U, a new project of Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), challenges college students and universities to tackle global problems with practical, innovative solutions.  At CGI U, young people and universities do more than simply discuss the world's challenges - they take real, concrete steps towards solving them.  

Visit http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1856&srcid=1859 for more details

Grant Opportunities

PCA/CITE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM
Bowling Green State University's (BGSU) Partnerships for Community Action (PCA) and the Center for Innovative and Transformative Education (CITE) are proud to announce their Partnership Support Grants. Grants are allocated to campus/community projects congruent with the mission and objectives of PCA and CITE and that meet all grant program goals and objectives. PCA/CITE are interested in supporting new or continuing programs that will have a lasting impact on the community and partners involved. The Partnership Support Grant Program is highly competitive with a maximum allocation of $5,000 per project. Within the Program, at least two sub grants are awarded annually for projects that support 1) service-learning collaborations, and 2) community development in East Toledo.

Monday, December 3, 2007, 12:00pm - Grant Application Due
Visit the website for further details and application forms:
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/pcacitesupportgrant/index.html

DISSEMINATION GRANT PROGRAM
Bowling Green State University's (BGSU) Partnerships for Community Action (PCA) and the Center for Innovative and Transformative Education (CITE) are proud to announce their Dissemination Grant Program. Grants of up to $5,000 will be available for the dissemination of knowledge and findings arising from campus/community partnership projects.  

Monday, December 3, 2007, 12:00pm - Grant Applications Due
Visit the website for further details and application forms:
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/pca/page29356.html