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Independent Life Resources attempts to bring you the most up-to-date FUNDING links available. This directory was personally created to support persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and those with other health related needs. This is, however, not an endorsement of any of the programs, products, or services listed.
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Funding Sources
Able Data is a federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States. The site includes An Informed Consumer Guide on Funding for Assistive Technology.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that meet critical needs in education, public safety, hetitleh, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve through nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond to disasters. AmeriCorps is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America.
Each year, Congress appropriates funds for use by Administration on Aging and the other Federal Agencies in carrying out their mission. AoA provides grant funding to States and territories, recognized Native American Tribes and Hawaiian Americans, as well as nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and academic institutions. Individuals are not eligible to apply for AoA funding.
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The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
The President's faith-based and community initiative is about leveling the playing field so all grassroots organizations have equal opportunity to participate in existing federally funded programs as they serve their communities.
The Center for Health Care Strategies promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. We achieve this objective through awarding grants and providing "real world" training and technical assistance to state purchasers of publicly financed health care, health plans, and consumer groups. Our projects aim to improve access to care, increase the use of effective preventive care services, prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and institutionalizations, promote clinical quality, and build organizational capacity to improve managed care services.
The CMS is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs - two national health care programs that benefit about 75 million Americans. And with the Health Resources and Services Administration, CMS runs the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a program that is expected to cover many of the approximately 10 million uninsured children in the United States.
Featuring: The Chronicle Guide to Grants, an electronic database of all corporate and foundation grants listed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy since 1995.
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The Fund is dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, elderly people, low-income families, minority Americans, and the uninsured.
The Community of Science is a global registry designed to provide accurate, timely, easy-to-access information about what new funding opportunities exist, and who is working on what subject, and where.
This notice contains all of the necessary information and forms
needed to apply for grant funding.
Of the 25 million veterans currently alive, nearly three of every four served during a war or an official period of hostility. About a quarter of the nation's population -- approximately 70 million people -- are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans.
DFN was established in 1994 to be a catalyst for creating a new understanding of how private funders can respond to disability issues and to show how disability concerns can be an essential part of all philanthropic programs.
Disability Resources, Inc. is a nonprofit network staffed by volunteers. It provides an extensive online guide to resources, including funding sources, searchable by state and by subject. A newsletter, Disability Resources Monthly, is available by subscription.
Welcome - Are you new to the nonprofit world? We provide key information designed to help manage your nonprofit organization efficiently and effectively. Follow links to the nine topic areas listed at the right to find articles, standards of practice, resources and glossaries.
Grants/Funding Information sources found on the Internet. This is a very comprehensive collection.
Your daily source for up-to-the-minute grant programs, funding sources, and technology funding information.
This free service helps students and parents compare the cost of student loans. The LoanFinder sorts through a database of lenders and finds the best fitting Private/Alternative loans or federally guaranteed Stafford and Parent (PLUS) loans.
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Maintained by Mark Kantrowitz, author of The Prentice Hall Guide to Scholarships and Fellowships for Math and Science Students, this site includes links to information about student aid.
From Michael True and TruEnergy Enterprises - "Finding Your Funding" - A 3-Part Funding Information and Resource Kit - This comprehensive guide will help you determine your funding needs and how to find the best funding sources for your community-based service or program, non-profit organization, or personal project relating to disability or senior citizen needs.
Bridging the 'digital divide'. Free used and recycled computers, mostly for schools, non-profit organisations and disadvantaged individuals.
There are 5,383 organizations offering over 486,354 scholarship awards online today!
A directory of funding sources and fundwriting resources.
Millions are now available for homes, rental property, low income housing and many other projects. Never before has it been easier to get a mortgage to purchase a home. And since interest rates are at a 30 year low, now is the time to start in the housing market for that home you need.
GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. Use Search Word: "grants" to access a wide variety of funding information.
This site offers a well-maintained listing of funding organization links, books, and related resources for disabled persons seeking financial assistance.
Sponsored and maintained by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), this database offers funding opportunities for training in the biological and medical sciences.
A comprehensive grants assistance service. A Foundation Grants Handbook.
A commercial website that provides a wide variety of resources for grants and funding.
The HEATH Resource Center of The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
Health Resources and Services Administration - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Program and application information on all HRSA grant offerings planned for FY 2003. Published in the Federal Register August 9, 2002. Please bookmark this page and check back for updates, including information on applying for HRSA grants on-line, scheduled for some programs in FY 2003.
The Teacher as Researcher Grant supports classroom teachers in their inquiries about literacy and instruction. Grants will be awarded up to US$5,000, although priority will be given to smaller grants (e.g., $1,000 to $2,000) in order to provide support for as many teacher researchers as possible.
Special education teachers, school district administrators and others are often interested in learning about organizations that provide funding for the initiation and implementation of assistive technology solutions. If information of this sort is of interest to you, we can provide a starting point.
NFIE, sponsored by the National Education Association, provides grants for teachers, educational and professional resources, and publications.
We are a university-based, non-profit organization dedicated to promote aging in place and independent living for persons of all ages and abilities.
The need for respite and crisis care continues to grow. As the trend towards deinstitutionalization continues more and more families are caring for members with disabilities and chronic health care conditions at home. As the costs of long-term care continue to rise, respite and crisis care services are increasingly recognized as a cost effective way to help preserve families and protect children and dependent adults at risk of abuse or neglect. At the same time that federal programs which could potentially provide funding to states for these services have grown, these federal funding sources have become more challenging for states and local programs to identify and access.
The National Institute of Health, through its programs and activities, provides an array of grants and other funding opportunities.
Thank you for visiting the Office of Grants and Contracts web site. The following listing of links related to funding information should be helpful in your endeavors to identify an external funding source for your research, community service, or teaching/training programs and projects. The Brown Bag Lunch series offered by the Office of Grants and Contracts is recommended for anyone new to the grant seeking process.
OSERS, through its programs and activities, provides an array of grants and other funding opportunities.
Medicade information on grant opportunities.
Anything you wish to know about our Social Security system.
The following State resource directories contain organizations and agencies that provide technical assistance regarding the ADA and the Arts. State listings include disability agencies and organizations for creating an access and advisory committee or conducting outreach to the disability community.
This web page provides information to guide you searching for technology grants. Learn basic strategies and techniques for acquiring technology funding. Various links are available to allow you to investigate technology grant opportunities.
The Department of Education also hosts a Grants Information web page.
This contains an ED-wide listing of: Federal Register Grant Announcements, Discretionary Grant Application Packages, Grant Application Forms and Other Forms, Grants Forecast, Guide to Programs at the US Department of Education, Grant Awards Database
Disability and senior employability grant and contract opportunities.
Volunteer Florida's objective is to be a facilitator in the development, promotion and implementation of volunteer and community service programs and practices. Because of the hard work and dedication from our many partners, volunteers and supporters, we are meeting our objective and volunteerism in Florida is on the rise.
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Arthritis afflicts one in three Americans. We Provide opportunities for medical training and research to investigate the causes and improve treatment of 100 rheumatic diseases.
(AHAF) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that has dedicated over 30 years to funding research on age-related and degenerative diseases, educating the public about these diseases, and providing emergency financial assistance to Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers
ASM’s mission is to excite young people worldwide in materials careers. Members of ASM International visit schools and frequently observe that students are fascinated by materials, but rarely have an opportunity to learn anything about them. To help teachers like you bring the "real world" of materials science into your classroom, the ASM International Foundation is awarding 10 grants of $500 each to teachers, K-12.
We support research to cure asthma and allergies and help sufferers through patient education, practical advice, and a nationwide chapter and educational support group network.
The Bamford-Lahey Children’s Foundation was established in July of 2000 for the purpose of conducting and supporting programs that will enhance the linguistic, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children. Over time, the Foundation will direct its resources toward particular areas that fall within this mission.
BellSouth Corporation established the BellSouth Foundation in 1986. The new foundation was created with one purpose - improving the quality of education in the Southeast.
Although we generally don't suggest fundraising specifically for technology, it can be helpful to know where to go when you need support for a technology-focused initiative. This collection of funding information and nonprofit support opportunities with a national scope will help your organization get the technology resources it needs.
Funding national research, providing free patient support services and education gives Help and Hope to children and adults whose lives are affected by brain tumors.
Funds clinical and genetic research on breast cancer at outstanding medical centers across the country: Prevention and A Cure in Our Lifetime.
The Brookdale Foundation Group consists of The Brookdale Foundation, The Glendale Foundation and Ramapo Trust. Each entity, which is totally distinct with separate Officers and Boards of Directors or Trustees, was originally endowed by the Schwartz Family and shares a common outlook and purpose. Although Henry, Irving, Robert, Benjamin, and Arnold Schwartz are all deceased, their vision and compassion remain the driving force as we focus on the needs and challenges of America's elderly population.
Funding researchers worldwide investigating why the immune system fails and cancer develops. Unlocking genetics, cell biology, and immunology puzzles to find effective treatments and cures.
Identifying and supporting an extraordinary young scientists across the nation committed to discovering the causes and cures for cancer. 100% of your gift funds research.
100 percent of workplace contributions support our mission to expedite innovative, scientifically based, human research into beneficial treatment options for cancer patients today.
Nicknamed "The Silent Killer", diabetes affects 16,000,000 Americans. We support medical research to find treatments and possible cures, including vaccines, for Juvenile and Type II diabetes.
Provides funding to programs and research that address autism, and scholarships to families who have children with autism.
Featuring free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.
Largest private organization funding research to cure blinding retinal disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome (deaf-blindness), affecting all ages and ethnicities.
Now you can quickly search through detailed descriptions of more than 5,800 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. This unique online database —the only one devoted exclusively to the needs of individuals— is convenient and easy to use! Within seconds you can generate your own list of prospective funders.
The George Lucas Educational Foundation is a nonprofit operating foundation and is not a grant-making organization. We encourage visitors seeking grants or grant information to check our resource list.
Assists patients of this rare, paralyzing, catastrophic disorder of peripheral nerves. The goals are support, education, and research.
To make the most effective use of IBM resources and expertise, IBM has selected priority issues and key initiatives for investment. Our main focus is Education. We also provide smaller grants in the areas of Adult Education and Workforce Development, Arts and Culture, Communities in Need, and the Environment. In addition, we provide opportunities for IBM employees to support their communities and the issues they care about through Employee Giving.
The Kresge Foundation, an independent, private foundation, was created in 1924 by Sebastian S. Kresge "to promote the well-being of mankind." Through our grantmaking programs, we seek to strengthen the capacity of charitable organizations to provide effective programs of quality. Our geographic scope is national and, on occasion, international.
Lyme Disease: Chronic disabler of over 2 million people. Helpus eradicate this tick-borne disease. Your gift funds patient assistance, public/Physician awareness and research.
The foundation supports patient assistance, assists the recruitment of etchnically diverse volunteers for the National Registry of unrelated donors, and sponsors research on marrow transplantation.
The Mellanby Foundation was established by St. Louis Blues' Scott Mellanby and his wife Susan in honor of their son Carter, who was diagnosed with autism in 1998. Carter developed normally until the age of 15 months.
Working to cure genetic disorder that causes bones to break easily (sometimes called "brittle bones"). Your contribution provides answers for families, funds research, educates doctors.
For more than 20 years, RRF has been at the forefront of efforts to meet the ever-changing needs of older Americans. We have invested more than $115 million to help build a network of innovative and skilled individuals and institutions committed to addressing aging and retirement issues.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was established as a national philanthropy in 1972 and today it is the largest US foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans.
The Sociological Initiatives Foundation was established in 1999 to support research and social action projects that focus on understanding and finding solutions to a broad array of social problems. The primary goal is to encourage research, including community-based research, that supports and promotes necessary social change.
Committed to the identification, treatment and cure of the fatal genetic disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves through education, networking and research.
The V Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to saving lives by raising money to fund cancer research and awareness projects.
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