12/5/2008Project Orange Thumb - For community gardening projects. Funder: Fiskars. Eligibility: Community garden groups, schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs and treatment facilities. Deadline: Feb. 17, 2009. Amount: Each winner will receive up to $1,500 in Fiskars' garden tools and up to $800 in gardening-related materials. Contact: http://projectorangethumb.com/pot. Environmental Education Grants - For environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and that develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers and citizens.
Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Eligibility: Any local education agency, college or university, state education or environmental agency, nonprofit or noncommercial educational broadcasting entity. Deadline: Dec. 18. Amount: $3 million for as many as 95 grants. Most grants will be in the $15,000 to $25,000 range.Contact: www.epa.gov/enviroed/pdf/solicitationnotice2009.pdf.
Community Action grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Funder: American Association of University Women. Eligibility: Individuals, AAUW branches, AAUW state organizations and community-based nonprofits. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2009. Amount: $5,000 to $10,000 each. Contact: www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/community_action.cfm. 12/3/2008
NEW ENGLAND GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENT FUND
BOSTON GRANTS INITIATIVE
January 15, 2009 APPLICATION DEADLINE
The New England Grassroots Environment Fund’s (NEGEF) announces a January 15, 2009 deadline for upcoming requests for proposals for their Boston Grants Initiative, a program designed to increase the number of community members involved in concrete actions that improve the quality of the environment and public health in Greater Boston. The program provides grants to groups working on environmental justice, environmental health, greenspace and other environmental projects in the neighborhoods of Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea or Somerville. Most projects come from small but emerging neighborhood groups. Some may be part of a larger organization where the initiative would not proceed without additional, project-specific funding.
Prior Boston Grants Initiative awards have supported hiring part-time paid coordinators, youth stipends, purchasing tools and resources for community gardens, start up for a water quality monitoring program and engaging a community in understanding and monitoring a toxic site in their neighborhood. Grant awards range from $500 to $10,000, and groups should demonstrate volunteer involvement in their programs.
Grant applications Must Be Postmarked by January15, 2009.
Organizations interested in applying should contact NEGEF staff to discuss their project
before submitting a grant proposal.
NEGEF also offers a small grants program designed to foster local grassroots environmental initiatives in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It provides small grants of up to $2,500 to fuel local activism that leads to broader community involvement in projects that address a wide range of environmental issues and opportunities. Local groups may be tackling an environmental health problem, addressing air quality or water pollution, urging citizen participation in wildlife habitat protection, working on energy or local land use challenges.
Whatever the issue, the Fund wants to move these efforts forward with its support. Deadlines for small grant program applications are to be postmarked by January 15, May 1 and September 15.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or Department), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the availability of approximately $47 million in grant funds for YouthBuild Grants. YouthBuild grants will provide opportunities for disadvantaged youth in education, employment and community engagement. Funder: U.S. Department of Labor. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2009. Amount: $47 million for three-year grants of $700,000 to $1.1 million. Contact: www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm#youthbuild.
Stonyfield KaBOOM! Double Play - To fund a volunteer project to build or improve a playground, skate park, basketball court, sports field or similar play space. Funder: Stonyfield Farm. Eligibility: Schools and youth organizations. Deadline: Dec. 31. Amount: One $50,000 grant. Contact: www.stonyfield.com/kaboom/rules.cfm. 12/1/2008
YOUTH GREEN JOB FAIR
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
MAVERICK LANDING COMMUNITY SERVIVES
MORE INFO TO FOLLOW
617-569-7600 11/21/2008
Chill is a six-week, learn-to-snowboard program for underserved inner-city youth. Chill takes a busload of kids and adult chaperones up to Wachusett Mountain during the evening hours every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday starting the week of January 26th, 2009 for six weeks. Volunteers for the 2008-2009 season are needed both on and off snow.
For more information and application click here or contact Lauren DiGeronimo, Chill National Coordinator, at
laurend@chill.org or 802-652-3572. 11/20/2008
Imagine your community as a green community...
Going green means more than windfarms on the Cape and solar panels in the suburbs...
The Boston Green Justice Coalition is a partnership of community groups, labor unions, environmental organizations and other allied organizations who are building a broad-based effort in support of a sustainable, equitable and clean energy economy in the Boston region. We are dedicated to ensuring that our region’s growing green economy will create quality jobs, healthier communities and energy savings for low income residents.
Saturday December 6th @ 10:00am
Twelfth Baptist Church Roxbury (150 -160 Warren St.)
Please join us to kickoff this exciting and innovative campaign
BYEN will be there!
For more information contact Kalila Barnett @ Community Labor United
617 723 2639 or Kalila@massclu.org |
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