[Faculty] FW: [GIFTCenterNews] GIFT Alert 7.22.15 [174]

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Please see the attached GIFT Center Alert featuring available grants.

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CALS Development, Alumni & Advocacy


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[Alert]After reviewing specific grant opportunity guidelines, contact the GIFT Center with any further questions, GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org<mailto:GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org>. If a good fit is determined and you are interested in submitting a charitable grant request, please also contact your unit’s development office. Note that appropriate routing for some opportunities may be UA Sponsored Projects Services and/or the VP for Research and Graduate Studies, and in cases of limited submission, selection via the Senior VP for Research. If routing is most appropriate through the GIFT Center please remember that the GIFT Center requires three days prior to the mailing deadline to review a charitable grant proposal; electronic proposals and those with signature requirements require a week. To initiate review before your submission, send a draft proposal and funder guidelines to your GIFT Center contact (if applicable) and to GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org<mailto:GIFTCenter at uafoundation.org>.

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Grants




Greenwall Foundation- Bioethics program
Deadline: August 3, 2015
Through its new Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas program, the foundation will support mentored projects, senior collaborations, normative analyses of implications of empirical research conducted with other funding, empirical projects, and empirical studies of attitudes of clinical trials participants to sharing clinical trials data.  Examples of the kinds of bioethics problems projects might address include ethical and policy issues related to the increasing use of big data and mobile health applications in clinical care and research; ethical issues arising in clinical and system interventions to reduce health disparities and in carrying out research in health disparities; ethical issues concerning the loss of cognitive, procedural, and physical skills in physicians because of age or illness; dilemmas raised by innovative biomedical research and by new communication technologies in clinical medicine; dilemmas from major changes in the delivery of U.S. health care resulting from the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Acts, changes in the FDA regulatory process, and private initiatives; and other dilemmas that are particularly salient.

For more information: http://greenwall.org/



American Optometric Foundation- Glaucoma Research Projects

Deadline: August 15, 2015

A single grant of $60,000 will be awarded in support of innovative research on glaucoma or the anterior segment. In addition, a $750 travel grant will be provided for the principal investigator and up to three co-investigators on the project to attend the next AAO annual conference. The award is open to all faculty and researchers in optometry and vision science.



For more information: http://www.aaopt.org/AOF/Programs/Faculty/Allergan



Spencer Foundation- Education Research Grants
Deadline: August 20, 2015
Through its New Civics Small Grants Program, the foundation is accepting research proposals that ask critical questions about how education can more effectively contribute to the civic development of young people. Of special interest are projects designed to improve understandings of the avenues for and impediments to civic learning and civic action among young people who do not attend college, who reside in marginalized communities, who are recent immigrants or immigrants of a different legal status, or who are less economically advantaged. The program awards grants of up to $50,000, typically extending over periods of one to four years. To be eligible, principal investigators and co-PIs must have a doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or have appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. In addition, the PI must be affiliated with a college, university, school district, nonprofit research facility, or nonprofit cultural institution that is willing to serve as fiscal agent for the grant.

For more information: http://www.spencer.org/apply



The Procter & Gamble- Higher Education Grant Program

Deadline: September 30, 2015
The Procter & Gamble Fund Higher Education Grant Program has been established to provide support for efforts of regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities that will better prepare students for success in business. A Selection Committee reviews all applications and selects the winning projects. Based on the scope of the project, grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 will be awarded. Awards are for one year only. The maximum any college or university will receive in one year is $50,000. In fairness to all participating institutions, there is a limit of two applications per discipline (i.e., two applications from the School of Business, two applications from the School of Engineering, etc). For example, we will accept an application from a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and an application from a Professor of Chemical Engineering from the same College/University. As there is a limitation to this grant opportunity, please contact the GIFT Center if you are interested in applying.

For more information:  http://www.cybergrants.com/pg/HEGP_Flyer.pdf

Finish Line Youth Foundation-Youth Athletic/Sports-Based Camps
Deadline: September 30, 2015

The Finish Line Youth Foundation provides funding to youth athletic programs and sports-based camps, especially those serving disadvantaged children and those with special needs.

Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations for community-based athletic programs and to established camps that teach active lifestyle and team-building skills. Preference will be given to organizations that provide direct service to individuals, participation opportunities for children and youth age 18 and under, and  demonstrate tangible results.

For more information: http://www.finishline.com/store/youthfoundation/guidelines.jsp




National Art Education Foundation- Research in Classroom Based Arts Education

Deadline: October 1, 2015

Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded in support of research  that advances knowledge in the field of art education as well as the goals outlined in Creating a Visual Arts Research Agenda Toward the 21st Century. All projects must take place between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. Grants are made only to NAEA members, including student and retired members, state/province associations, and recognized NAEA affiliates. Qualified applicants must have been active members for at least a year prior to the date of application.

For more information: http://www.arteducators.org/grants/national-art-education-foundation


Grammy Foundation for Music Research and Preservation Projects

Deadline: Oct. 1, 2015 (Letter of Inquiry)

Funded by the Recording Academy<http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy>, the Grammy Foundation<http://www.grammy.org/grammy-foundation>'s grant program provides support for music archiving and preservation efforts and for scientific research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.

The scientific research projects grant program provides awards of up to $20,000 to organizations and individuals working to research the impact of music on the human condition. Examples include the study of the effects of music on mood, cognition, and healing; the medical and occupational well-being of music professionals; and the creative process underlying music. Priority will be given to projects with strong methodological design as well those designed to address an important research question. The archiving and preservation projects grant program awards grants to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas. The archiving and preservation area has two funding categories — preservation implementation (grants of up to $20,000); and planning, assessment, and/or consultation (grants of up to $5,000). Amount: Up to $20,000


For more information: http://www.grammy.org/grammy-foundation/grants


Samuel Kress Foundation- Art Conservation Grant

Deadline: October 1, 2015

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation supports projects that illuminate European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early nineteenth century. As part of that mission, the foundation's Conservation Grants Program provides support for the professional practice of art conservation. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, exhibitions and publications focused on art conservation, scholarly publications, and technical and scientific studies. Grants also are awarded for activities that permit conservators and conservation scientists to share their expertise with both professional colleagues and a broader audience through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, exhibitions that include a prominent focus on materials and techniques, and other professional events.



For more information: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/conservation/


Shubert Foundation- Dance and Theatre Grants

Deadline: October 15, 2015 (dance, arts related, and education); December 1, 2015 (theatre)

The foundation awards unrestricted grants for general operating support rather than for specific project funding. Grants are awarded exclusively to U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. The foundation does not make grants to individuals. Nonprofit, professional resident theater companies are the primary recipients of Schubert Foundation funding, with an emphasis on producing, rather than presenting, organizations. A smaller amount of funding is provided for dance companies. The foundation also makes a limited number of grants to arts-related nonprofit organizations that  support the development of theater and dance, and to graduate drama departments at private universities. Grants will be made only to organizations that have an established artistic and administrative track record as well as a track record of fiscal responsibility. The foundation does not provide funds for project support, audience development, direct subsidies of reduced-price admissions, media (film, TV, and radio), renovation projects, or capital or endowment campaigns. No grants are made to conduit organizations (agencies that disburse funds to individuals or other organizations).



For more information: http://www.shubertfoundation.org/grantprograms/


The Conservation Alliance- Land Conservation Grants
Deadline: November 1, 2015

The Conservation Alliance is a group of outdoor businesses that seeks to protect threatened wild places in North America for their habitat and recreational values. As a group of outdoor industry companies, the alliance recognizes its responsibility to help protect the wild lands and waterways on which our customers recreate and wildlife thrives. To that end, grants are awarded to projects that seek to secure permanent and quantifiable protection of a specific wild land or waterway. Priority will be given to landscape-scale projects that have a clear benefit for habitat. In addition, campaigns should engage grassroots citizen action in support of the conservation effort and  have a clear recreational benefit. To be eligible, applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization. In addition, before applying for funding, an organization must  be nominated by one of the alliance's member companies. Upon nomination, each organization will receive instructions on how to submit a full request. The alliance accepts grant requests of up to $50,000. Potential applicants are urged to  review  the funding criteria before seeking a nomination.



For more information: http://www.conservationalliance.com/funding-criteria/



Public Welfare Foundation- Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, or Workers Rights grants

Deadline: Ongoing

The foundation is accepting Letters of Intent for projects in its focus areas of criminal justice, juvenile justice, and workers’ rights. 1) Criminal Justice: The foundation’s Criminal Justice program supports groups working to end overincarceration of adult offenders in the United States while also aiming to reduce racial disparities in incarceration. In particular, the program awards grants to groups that are working on sentencing reform. 2) Juvenile Justice: The Juvenile Justice program supports groups working to end the criminalization and overincarceration of youth in the United States. In particular, the program supports groups working to advance state policies that restrict the juvenile justice system’s use of incarceration and expand the use of community-based programs for youth; end the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth in the adult criminal justice system; and promote the fair and equitable treatment of youth of color who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. 3) Workers’ Rights: Through its Workers' Rights program, the foundation supports policy and system reforms aimed at improving the lives of low-wage working people in the United States, with a focus on securing their basic legal rights to safe, healthy, and fair conditions at work. Specifically, the program awards grants to groups working to advance reforms aimed at  holding employers accountable for wage theft; advance reforms to prevent severe illness, injury, and death on the job; and advance workers’ rights in complex, fissured employment arrangements through research and strategic thought leadership.



For more information: http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/program-guidelines/


Fellowships


Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program in Entrepreneurship
Deadline: August 19, 2015
The Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program (KDFP) is an annual competitive program that awards up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $15,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students at accredited U.S. universities to support dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.

For more information: http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/programs/entrepreneurship/kauffman-emerging-scholars/kauffman-dissertation-fellowship-program

Welder Wildlife Foundation Graduate Fellowships
Deadline: October 1, 2015
The graduate research fellowship program is designed to promote the education of exceptionally qualified students and provide research information to manage wildlife populations. Studies are limited to the continental United States. The Foundation will entertain research proposals in the following areas of study: animal behavior, biology, botany, conservation education, ecology, genetics, mammalogy, ornithology, parasitology, range science, veterinary pathology, and wildlife and fisheries sciences.

For more information: http://welderwildlife.org/content/research/fellowships/

Medical Library Association- for Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship

Deadline: November 15, 2015

A grant of $10,000 will be awarded to support research aimed at expanding the knowledge base linking the information services provided by librarians to improved health care and advances in biomedical research. Areas of interest include the organization, delivery, use, and impact of information and knowledge on healthcare access and delivery, public health services, consumers’ use of health information, biomedical research, and education for health professionals.



For more information: https://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/lindberg.html

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