Foundation

Summaries of funding programs are provided by the Delta Resource Project for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

2009 Supporting the Safety Net
Funding to support programs that improve access to quality breast diagnostics and access to breast health care for the medically underserved.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Avon Foundation

Academy of General Dentistry Foundation Grants
Grants to programs that improve the oral health of the public and promote the professional development of the general dentist.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Academy of General Dentistry

Arkansas Community Foundation Grants
Makes grants from charitable funds established by individuals, families, corporations, and non-profit organizations.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
The program's purpose is to expand the pool of students of color interested in the field of health policy.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 4, 2009
    Sponsor: Kaiser Family Foundation

Bower Foundation Grants
Supports initiatives that improve the health of all Mississippians.
    Geographic Coverage: Mississippi
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO)
Supports policy analysis, research, evaluation and demonstration projects on health care policy and financing issues.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Grants
Awards grants in the areas of higher education, social services, health and hospitals.
    Geographic Coverage: The Foundation awards grants in 26-29 states.
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Charles A. Frueauff Foundation

CIGNA Foundation Grants
Targeted grants in five areas: Health of Women, Children & Families, Obesity Awareness & Prevention, Patient/Doctor Communications & Health Literacy, Disparities in Health Care, and Connection Between a Healthy Mind & Body.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: CIGNA Foundation

Do Something Awards 2010
This program honors and funds the efforts of dynamic leaders age 25 and under.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Do Something

General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grant Program
Grants for programs to encourage communities to improve the eating and physical activity patterns of young people.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: General Mills Foundation

Health Care Disparities Grant Program
Grants to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Commonwealth Fund

Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi
Provides funding to improve the health status of North Mississippians.
    Geographic Coverage: Northern Mississippi only
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Healthcare X Prize
The Grand Challenge for this Healthcare X PRIZE will be to create an optimal health paradigm that empowers and engages individuals and communities in a way that dramatically improves health value.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: X PRIZE Foundation

Jenny's Heroes Community Grant Program
Grants to individuals who submit the best ideas for tangible, lasting community projects.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants
Supports domestic health professional education.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

Kerr Foundation Grants
Provides grants in the areas of education, health, cultural development, and community service.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Oklahoma organizations will receive first priority for available funds. They also accept proposals from the Washington, D.C. area.
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: Kerr Foundation

Komen Foundation Patient Services Grants
Funds to assist not-for-profit institutions and providers of breast cancer care to maintain the continuum of services to breast cancer patients and breast cancer survivors impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Kroger Company Foundation
Capital campaigns, start up grants, and funding for special projects. Focuses only on areas where company has operations.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide, only in areas of company operations.See http://www.thekrogerco.com/operations/operations.htm for details.
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kroger Company Foundation

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Inclusion Champion Award
Award that honors individuals who have made significant efforts to promote the full inclusion of youth with disabilities in society.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2009
    Sponsor: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation

Public Welfare Foundation
Grants to provide services to disadvantaged populations in the areas of criminal and juvenile justice, health reform, and workers' rights.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Public Welfare Foundation

Regional Community Health Grants Program
This program provides funding focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic populations in eligible geographic areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Aetna Foundation

RGK Foundation Grants
Grants that support projects in the broad areas of education, community, and medicine/health.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: RGK Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing
A scholarship program to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
Funding to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 2, 2010
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants
Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Safety-net Enhancement Initiative
Funding designed to reduce health disparities within vulnerable communities by enhancing collaboration and coordination among agencies and institutions providing health and social supports to these communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kresge Foundation

Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Dentistry Grant Program
Grants for oral health promotion programs designed to improve and maintain children's oral health through community education programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2010
    Sponsor: American Dental Association

Saucony Run for Good Program
Grants to encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 13, 2009
    Sponsor: Saucony

Stimulus Simplicity Program
Grant program designed to help hospitals and physician offices accelerate Electronic Medical Records (EMR) adoption.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: GE Healthcare

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Community-based Grants
Funding for breast cancer education, screening and treatment projects.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Health Program Grants
Provides grants to improve health and well-being. Programs include arts and culture; the environment; health; interprogram initiatives for social and economic justice; and the Jewish life and values/contemplative practice programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

The Rapides Foundation Healthy People Grants
Provides grants to parishes in Central Louisiana for a variety of healthcare issues.
    Geographic Coverage: Eligible Louisiana parishes in the Delta region: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, and Winn
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Medical Assistance Grants
Assistance grants for children for medical services not fully covered by health insurance.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation

Wal-Mart National Giving Program
Funding to support the replication of a particularly innovative local or regional initiative at other sites around the country.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Wal-Mart Foundation

Wal-Mart State Giving Program
The Wal-Mart Foundation will award grants at the state and regional level to support unmet needs that are not directly addressed by any of their current programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Wal-Mart Foundation

Wal-Mart Store and Sam's Club Giving Programs
Funding to local nonprofit organizations in four main areas of focus: Education, Workforce Development / Economic Opportunity, Health & Wellness and Environmental Sustainability.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Wal-Mart Foundation

William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants
Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

William T. Kemper Foundation Grants
Provides grants for health, human services, the arts, and the environment.
    Geographic Coverage: Missouri, Kansas, and western Illinois
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Provides resources to build and sustain strong communities for all Arkansans
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Wireless Innovation Project
A competition to promote innovation and increase implementation of wireless related technology for a better world.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2010
    Sponsor: Vodaphone America's Foundation