Deadline: July 25, 2008

Faith-based Advocacy: Galvanizing Communities to End Childhood Obesity, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, supports faith-based coalitions (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, interfaith) to advance community policies or environmental changes that improve access to healthy foods and/or opportunities for physical activity.

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Deadline: December 15, 2008

Do Something is inviting America's middle and high schools to reduce their carbon footprint this fall through the "Increase Your Green" competition. Participants must make concrete efforts toward reducing the environmental impact of their school during the eight-week competition. All initiatives must be youth-designed and -led. A representative from each group must submit an online report of the school or club's actions to save energy, reduce waste, and raise awareness during the competition.

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Deadline: September 27, 2008

The mission of the Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation is to support educators in developing environmental curricula that integrate field activities and classroom teaching and that incorporate basic ecological principles and problem solving. Grants are in amounts of up to $1,500 each.

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Deadline: September 15, 2008

The PepsiCo Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations located in U.S. communities where company employees live and work. The emphasis of the Environment category is water resource management in developing nations. The Thought Leadership category supports research initiatives that address issues critical to the betterment of society.

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Deadline: August 31, 2008

The Patagonia Environmental Grant Program provides support to small, grassroots activist organizations with provocative direct-action agendas, working on multi-pronged campaigns to protect the environment. Patagonia primarily funds local groups working to protect local habitats in the United States.

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Deadline: Rolling

TogetherGreen is a new National Audubon Society program to build conservation leadership, engage people in conservation action, and achieve lasting conservation results. The program is open to all members of the Audubon network (certified Chapters, state and national programs, and Center programs) as well as independent Audubon entities that wish to form a cooperative arrangement with National Audubon Society for this purpose. However, an important requirement for all grantees is the significant involvement of an additional partner-organization outside the Audubon network that will allow us to reach new audiences and increase the impact of project results.

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Deadline: August 15, 2008

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardship of the outdoors by all people worldwide. Connect Grants provide direct support and training grants for organizations and people that serve culturally diverse communities. Grant awards range between $500 and $2,500 and can be used for Leave No Trace educational materials and/or to cover the tuition of a Master Educator Course.

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Deadline: August 15, 2008

The Union Pacific Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities served by Union Pacific Railroad, primarily in the Midwestern and Western United States. Through the Community-Based Grant Program, the Foundation provides grants in the following areas of interest: Community and Civic, Fine Arts, and Health and Human Services.

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Deadline: July 29, 2008

This program seeks to develop advanced concepts for linking public health protection with water infrastructure sustainability. The program supports innovative and integrative approaches for monitoring, modeling, operation, and management of drinking water distribution and storage systems and wastewater collection systems that can lead to improved water quality and reduced health risks.

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Deadline: Rolling

The mission of the FedEx Social Responsibility Program is to support the communities the company serves through financial contributions, in-kind shipping services, and volunteer services of employees. The company's core giving areas include: Emergency and Disaster Relief, Pedestrian and Child Safety, Education, and Health and Human Services.

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Deadline: July 16, 2008

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) is a membership organization that advocates for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Americans- particularly those with low- and moderate-incomes. NAHRO members administer U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development programs such as Public Housing, Section 8, CDBG, and HOME.

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Deadline: June 23, 2008

The National Environmental Education Foundation is seeking grant applications for the 4th annual National Public Lands Day Tour. Grantees will be awarded $1,000.00 to assist with planning and materials for their upcoming National Public Lands Day project on September 27, 2008.

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Deadline: November 1, 2008

Administered by the Oslo-based Sophie Foundation, the Sophie Prize is an international award of $100,000 presented annually in the field of environment and sustainable development. The Sophie Prize was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife Siri Dannevig to inspire people working towards a sustainable future.

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Deadline: November 1, 2008

The National Gardening Association has announced that The Home Depot will return as the Youth Garden Grants sponsor for 2009. NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of the following elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration; nutrition or plant-to-food connections; environmental awareness/education; entrepreneurship; and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning.

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Deadline: July 15, 2008

The mission of the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation is to provide nonprofit organizations with a means to educate the public about the needs of children across the United States. The Foundation supports organizations that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative programs designed to benefit youth; or through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations.

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Deadline: July 8, 2008

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that strengthen communities in the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

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Deadline: June 16, 2008

The Nature of Learning Grant Program, an initiative of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, supports costs associated with implementing The Nature of Learning, a conservation education program that uses National Wildlife Refuges as outdoor classrooms in order to promote a greater understanding of local conservation issues.

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Deadline: June 15, 2008

The Home Depot Housing Impact Grants Program supports affordable housing projects in the U.S. and Canada built or preserved with environmentally friendly, efficient, and durable materials that increase energy and water efficiency, improve indoor air quality, and reduce maintenance costs. Grants range between $500 and $3,000.

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Deadline: August 1, 2008

The National Park Service (NPS) Rivers and Trails Program invites applications for requests for assistance. This program provides 1-2 years NPS staff time related to river restoration, community trail networks, or urban parks.

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Deadline: Rolling

Do Something is offering $500 grants to U.S. and Canadian citizens, 25 or under, who want to further the growth and success of their existing community action project, such as a tree planting. Participating youth will need a recommendation from someone in the community they plan to work with.

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Deadline: June 20, 2008

Toyota Motor Corporation is accepting applications for this year's Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program, which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities, both in Japan and overseas, for the purpose of sustainable development. In total, approximately $2 million in grants will be awarded for 2008.

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Deadline: June 20, 2008

Grant money is available through Classroom Earth to high school teachers to encourage the inclusion of environmental education into all high school subjects- from chemistry to art- and make it easier for teachers to access best practices online.

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Deadline: June 30, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) established the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG) in fiscal year 1994. The purpose of this grant program is to support and empower communities that are working on local solutions to local environmental and/or public health issues.

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Deadline: Rolling

You likely know TechSoup for their software donation program to nonprofits, but now you can also request quality, low-cost refurbished computers. If you need additional computers or just want to replace older equipment, check out the new configurations and place your request. There are desktops and laptops from manufacturers such as Dell, IBM, and Compaq.

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Deadline: May 15, 2008

The Brower Youth Awards, a program of the Earth Island Institute, recognizes six young people in North America annually for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and environmental justice advocacy. The winners of the award receive a $3,000 cash prize, a trip to California for the award ceremony and a wilderness camping trip, and ongoing access to resources and opportunities to further their work at Earth Island Institute.

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Deadline: June 15, 2008

The Garden Crusader Awards were created by Gardener's Supply to honor individuals who are improving the world through gardening. Garden Crusaders are men and women who are planting trees and flowers, growing food, creating new green spaces, and teaching their friends and neighbors about the rewards of gardening.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Brainerd Foundation's mission is to protect the environmental quality of the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory) and to build broad citizen support for environmental protection.

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Deadline: May 15, 2008

The Live Green Teacher Grant program, a Discovery Education program presented by General Motors, challenges middle school teachers to develop innovative ideas for furthering environmental and energy sustainability. Participating teachers will identify an issue or problem, create a plan to address it, and integrate the topic into classroom teaching.

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Deadline: Rolling

The mission of the Kresge Foundation is to strengthen nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that advance the well-being of humanity. The Foundation's six major areas of interest are health, environment, arts and culture, education, human services, and community development.

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Deadline: Rolling

The mission of the Wallace Global Fund is to promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The Fund seeks to further its mission through fundamental public policy and systemic change.

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Deadlines: May 1 and September 15, 2008

The New England Grassroots Environment Fund accepts applications from local grassroots organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Grants of up to $2,500 are provided to fuel local activism that results in broader community involvement in projects that address a wide range of environmental issues, including but not limited to, environmental health problems related to poor air quality, water pollution, climate change initiatives, protection of greenspace, or citizen participation in wildlife habitat protection.

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Deadlines: May 15 and September 15, 2008

The Burger King Corporation's Have It Your Way Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that have long-term positive impact on the U.S. communities served by the company. The Foundation focuses the majority of its support on organizations that alleviate hunger, prevent disease, and provide youth programs.

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Deadline: June 6, 2008

The National Forest Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization established by Congress to support the USDA Forest Service in its management of the nation's forests and grasslands. The Foundation's Matching Awards Program (MAP) encourages community involvement in the stewardship of national forest lands through the formation of goal-oriented partnerships. Consideration is given to projects in the areas of community-based forestry, watershed health and restoration, wildlife habitat improvement, and recreation.

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Deadline: April 15, 2008

The Home Depot and KaBOOM! are joining forces to offer an exciting grant opportunity to qualifying organizations. This grant program demonstrates The Home Depot's commitment to supporting community-based groups with a desire to build fun and healthy community playgrounds, and exemplifies how KaBOOM! empowers communities with the tools, knowledge and the inspiration necessary to create great places to play.

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Deadline: May 9 and August 8, 2008

The mission of BJ's Charitable Foundation is the enhancement of community programs that benefit children and families in the locations served by BJ's Clubs in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.

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Deadline: Rolling

The RGK Foundation strives to advance knowledge, improve society, and help realize human potential by providing support to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that offer innovative programs in three main categories: education, medicine/health, and community.

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Deadline: June 27, 2008

The Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, Bank of America's signature philanthropic program, recognizes, nurtures, and rewards nonprofit organizations and individuals working to improve their communities. The focus is on areas such as education, community development, arts and culture, and health and human services.

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Deadline: May 8, 2008

Free technical assistance available. Are you trying to encourage specific smart growth techniques like transit-oriented development? Or direct your state department of transportation investments to better support smart growth? Are you looking to use smart growth to reach greenhouse gas reduction goals? Do you need help analyzing guidelines for school investments that best fit your state or community? Do you need to retrofit a commercial corridor? Or coordinate your community's smart growth design with an active aging program?

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Deadline: Quarterly

The GE Healthcare Charitable Giving Program provides support to nonprofit organizations in the United States that focus on youth education and/or promote healthy lives. For the Healthy Lives grant category, the focus is on childhood obesity; women's healthcare; and cancer, heart disease, and diabetes prevention and education programs.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Reader's Digest Foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities and promoting efforts that encourage individuals to make a positive difference in their communities. The Make It Matter program, the Foundation's newest initiative, honors individuals who are taking action and giving back to their communities in a significant way.

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Deadline: Rolling

The mission of the Educational Foundation of America is to improve individual lives and surroundings through education and awareness, in hopes of bettering humanity and the world we inhabit. The Foundation provides grants to progressive nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that offer specific programs with broad impact. The Foundation's areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the environment, reproductive freedom, theatre, education, medicine, drug policy reform, democracy, peace and national security issues, and human services.

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Deadline: May 23, 2008

Foster's Community Grants, a program of the Foster's Group, a global company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, provides support to nonprofit organizations in the United States, Canada, and Australia for community-building projects. Grants are provided in the following focus areas: wellness, including both physical and mental health; culture, including artistic, sporting, and educational activities; and the environment, including all aspects of the natural environment.

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Deadline: May 14, 2008

Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The current Call for Proposals is the first to reflect the Active Living Research program's new focus on supporting research that informs policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents (ages 3 to 18), decreasing their sedentary behaviors, and preventing obesity. The foundation will place special emphasis on strategies with the potential to reach racial/ethnic populations and children living in low-income communities who are at highest risk for obesity.

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Deadline: April 30, 2008

Outdoor gear and clothing company, Patagonia, provides funding for environmental work and is most interested in making grants to organizations that identify and work on the root causes of problems and that approach issues with a commitment to long-term change. Most grants are in the range of $3,000 to $8,000 each.

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Deadlines: May 1 and August 1, 2008

The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation is committed to increasing homeownership through the development of affordable housing in communities throughout the United States. The Foundation's Homeownership Grant Program offers support to nonprofit housing organizations that have demonstrated the ability to create homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families.

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Deadlines: April 15 and October 15, Annually

The Environmental Community Grant Program provides community based groups with funding for local projects that benefit the environment. Northeast Utilities' goal is to sponsor local grassroots-type efforts that are frequently overlooked by large grant programs.

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Deadline: March 14, 2008 and June 16, 2008

To be eligible for consideration, the applicant organizations must have tax-exempt status under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and align with the Staples Foundation for Learning's mission and focus on job skills and education. The mission of the Staples Foundation for Learning is "to teach, train, and inspire." The foundation contributes funds to national and local charities that provide educational opportunities and job skills for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth.

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Deadline: May 16, 2008

Enterprise Community Partners has officially launched the 2008 MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence for Affordable Housing program. Created to highlight leadership, innovation, and effectiveness in supportive housing and property and asset management, the awards showcase exemplary models in the industry. This year, a total of $180,000 will be granted to the award-winning organizations.

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Deadline: May 31, 2008

The Target Local Store Grants support nonprofit organizations in the communities throughout the country where the company's stores are located. The Target grant program focuses on three areas: Arts, Early Childhood Reading, and Family Violence Prevention.

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Deadline: April 4, 2008

The Coca-Cola/National Recycling Coalition Recycling Bin Grant Program supports local community recycling programs by providing selected grant recipients with containers for the collection of beverage container recyclables in public settings. Selected grant recipients will receive actual recycling bins instead of funding.

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Deadline: Various

The A.J. Muste Memorial Institute supports projects that promote the principles and practice of nonviolent social change. Funded projects must be concerned with one or more of the issues to which A.J. Muste dedicated his life: peace and disarmament, social and economic justice, racial and sexual equality, and the labor movement. Through the General Grant Program, the Institute makes about 25 to 35 grants annually to grassroots activist projects in the U.S. and around the world, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to more mainstream funding sources.

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Deadline: April 11, 2008

Green Communities, a $555 million initiative developed by Enterprise, seeks to transform the way America thinks about, designs, and builds affordable communities. The initiative provides support to developers throughout the United States who meet Green Communities criteria for housing that promotes health; conserves energy and natural resources; and provides easy access to jobs, schools, and services.

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Deadline: April 1, 2008

The Shell Marine Habitat Program, a partnership between the Shell Oil Company and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, provides grants for conservation projects that benefit marine and coastal habitats in and around the Gulf of Mexico.

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Deadline: March 24, 2008

The National Association of Counties, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Community-Based Restoration Program, has announced the second year of funding for the Coastal Counties Restoration Initiative.

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Deadline: March 7, 2008

The A+ for Energy program was developed by energy provider BP to recognize teachers for innovation and excellence in teaching energy and/or energy conservation in the classroom. Any public or private pre-K-12 teacher currently teaching in an accredited or licensed school in an eligible program location is encouraged to apply.

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Deadline: June 15, 2008

The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program, a partnership project of the Eastman Kodak Company and the Conservation Fund, provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America.

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Deadline: March 10, 2008

Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy company, has announced it is accepting applications online for the company's ninth annual Environmental Stewardship Grant program. This program provides support to community-based projects that address energy efficiency and provide sustainable solutions to preserve the environment.

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Deadline: April 30, 2008

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2008 awards.
The Barron Prize honors young people between the ages of 8 and 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Each year, the Barron Prize selects ten winners from across the United States, five focused on helping their communities and fellow beings, and the other five focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Skoll Foundation's mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in people and organizations who apply innovative solutions to pressing social problems. The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support nonprofit organizations whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, social and economic equality, and peace and security. Programs submitted for consideration should have a track record of at least three years.

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Deadline: March 31, 2008

The Home Depot Foundation's 2008 Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly Program competition is now open. The foundation will provide recognition and funding to five projects each in the categories of homeownership and rental housing. National winners in each category will receive $75,000, runners-up $25,000 and honorable mentions $2,500.

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Deadline: April 30, 2008

Grants of up to $5,000 are available to help fund neighborhood environmental improvement projects that partner Project Learning Tree educators and their students with local businesses or community organizations. GreenWorks! grants engage Project Learning Tree educators and their students with their local community in "learning-by-doing" environmental projects. Student leadership, service-learning, and community participation are the cornerstones to GreenWorks! projects. These grassroots action projects enable schools and youth organizations across the country to make a positive impact on their communities.

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Deadline: Rolling

America the Beautiful is accepting applications for Operation Green Plant. Through this program, America the Beautiful distributes free seeds to community programs throughout the U.S. Donations of 100 to 1,000 seed packets are available to organizations working to improve their communities through gardening for a nominal shipping and handling fee. Community garden programs that benefit the hungry; youth education programs; beautification programs for parks, roadways, and neighborhoods; and promotion of environmental stewardship are just a few of the uses for which organizations can apply.

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Deadline: April 1, 2008

Acres for America is a partnership between Wal-Mart Stores and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that provides funding for projects that conserve important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants through acquisition of interest in real property. The goal of the Acres for America program is to offset the footprint of Wal-Mart's domestic facilities on at least an acre-by-acre basis through these acquisitions.

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Deadline: March 21 and August 1, 2008

The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. The Foundation looks for carefully defined points where funds can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve the lives of countless people throughout the United States. The Foundation's 2008 funding priorities include Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Health Reform, and Worker's Rights.

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Deadline: March 14 and June 16, 2008

The mission of the Staples Foundation for Learning is to teach, train, and inspire people from all walks of life by providing educational and growth opportunities. The Foundation supports programs that provide job skills and/or education for all people, with special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. The goal of the Foundation's grant program is to help local groups with programs and services that will positively impact their communities every day.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Kaiser Permanente Cares for Communities Program provides support to nonprofit organizations that focus on community health in the locations the company serves, including communities in California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland/Virginia/DC, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington State. National organizations that address the company's grantmaking priorities are also supported. The priority areas include: addressing health care financing and delivery issues facing vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly, developing and communicating the evidence base for providing high quality, cost effective medical care, providing education for health care professionals and consumers, and advancing public policy in health care finance, access, and delivery.

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Deadline: April 1, 2008

The Max and Anna Levinson Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that are committed to developing a more humane and rewarding society in which people have a greater ability and opportunity to determine directions for the future. The Foundation's grantmaking focus areas are: Environment, including ecosystem protection and green economic development, Social, including human rights and world peace, and Jewish/Israel, including Jewish culture and Israeli issues.

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Deadline: February 29, 2008

The Community-Police Partnership Awards, sponsored by the MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), identify innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization. Six Neighborhood Revitalization Awards, ranging from $10,000-$25,000, will recognize exemplary collaboration between community groups and police that yield crime reduction as well as economic development outcomes.

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Deadline: May 1, 2008

The Awards for Municipal Excellence, sponsored by the National League of Cities, identify outstanding city and town programs that improve the quality of life in America's communities. Winners of this award exemplify excellence in city governance, best practices in municipal policy, and models to follow to improve the lives of their citizens.

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Deadline: January 30, 2008

Boost your fundraising efforts with GrantStation. For 10 hours only on January 30, specially discounted one-year GrantStation memberships will be available to eligible nonprofits and public libraries for $99, thanks to a discount offered by GrantStation.

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Deadline: February 20, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering grants to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Arthur B. Schultz Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life on earth through support of wildlands conservation, disabled recreation and mobility, international microenterprise, and global understanding. Grants focus on organizations promoting conservation of wildland ecosystems and wildlife habitat and outdoor adventure. Letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time.

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Deadline: January 15, April 15, October 15, 2008

The Pay It Forward Foundation provides these mini-grants to support one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth. In order to be considered, applicants must demonstrate that their projects contain a "pay it forward" focus, based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially. Mini-grants of up to $500 will be awarded.

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Deadline: March 1, 2008

The National Gardening Association Mantis Awards provide in-kind grants to educational projects that actively engage kids in gardens and improve the quality of life for their communities. To qualify, yourgarden program must be charitable or educational in nature and must not use the prize for fundraising (i.e., a raffle or auction).

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Deadline: March 31, 2008

The Captain Planet Foundation accepts applications four times each year for funding projects that help students better grasp environmental issues. Grants range from $250 to $2,500. Projects must promote understanding of environmental issues, focus on hands-on activities, involve children and young adults ages 6 to 18, promote interaction and cooperation within a group, help young people develop planning and problem-solving skills, include adult supervision, and commit to follow-up communication with the Foundation.

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Deadline: February 28, 2008

Action for Nature, a nonprofit organization that encourages young people around the world to carry out environmental action projects, presents the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize the individual accomplishments of young people ages 8-16 whose personal actions have significantly improved the environment. Cash prizes of up to $500 each will be awarded.

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Deadline: February 20, 2008

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Education is requesting applications for environmental literacy projects in K-12 education. Funded projects will be 1-5 years in duration and will promote changes in K-12 education to expand the amount of Earth System Science taught in the classroom.

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Deadline: February 15, 2008

This agency-wide Forest Service call for proposals for "More Kids in the Woods" projects is part of a continuing effort to improve children's health by reconnecting them to nature. Projects need to engage non-federal partners with at least a 1:1 match of in-kind or cash contributions. Educators, parents, land managers, physicians, and others who work with children are encouraged to apply.

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Deadline of March 17, 2008

Around $3 million will be available in 2008 to support community-based partnerships to reduce pollution at the local level through the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program. In 2007, $3.4 million in cooperative agreements were made available to more than 20 communities through the CARE program, a community-based, community-driven program that builds partnerships to help the public understand and reduce toxic risks from numerous sources.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation supports a wide range of nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life in communities where Georgia-Pacific operates, and where company employees live and work. The Foundation has identified the following key grantmaking areas: education, with a focus on job training; community enrichment, including housing and the arts; environment, with emphasis on recycling and clean air programs; and entrepreneurship, specifically partnerships with K-12 schools and women-owned and minority small businesses.

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Deadline: February 15, 2008

The Peace Development Fund provides grants to organizations working to achieve peaceful, just, and interdependent relationships among people and nations. The Fund's Community Organizing Grants support grassroots groups that are organizing community members for social justice in the United States and Canada. Examples of issues that will be considered include criminal justice, environmental justice, economic justice, anti-oppression work, youth organizing, immigrant organizing, and workplace organizing.

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Deadline: January 15 and July 1

Global ReLeaf, a program of American Forests the nation's oldest nonprofit citizens' conservation organization, is offering annual grants towards tree planting projects. American Forests' mission is to grow a healthier world. Global ReLeaf is American Forests' education and action program that helps individuals, organizations, agencies, and corporations improve the local and global environment by planting and caring for trees.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Dominion Foundation supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the economic, physical, and social health of the communities served by Dominion's gas companies in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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Deadline: January 8, 2008

This program seeks to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Specific strategic initiatives include mobilizing more volunteers, ensuring a brighter future for all of America 's youth, engaging students in communities, and harnessing baby boomers' experience.

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Deadline: Rolling

The mission of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is to support efforts that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society. The Foundation provides grants through four distinct programs.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Wallace Genetic Foundation is committed to funding a variety of interests including agricultural research, preservation of farmland, ecology, conservation, and sustainable development. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that believe in the long-term conservation of the soil and of the environment, rather than the exploitation of natural resources for temporary profits.

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Davis, CA (December 1, 2007)- The Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station has just released a study of the urban tree canopy of the San Francisco Bay area. The report had three goals: (1) to describe the historic changes to the region’s urban canopy cover and amount of impervious surface, (2) to quantify the value of ecosystem services the current forest provides, and (3) to estimate future benefits based on possible expansion of the urban forest.

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Deadline: January 8, 2008

Nike is partnering with Ashoka and its Changemakers initiative to support social entrepreneurs around the world who are using the power of sport to ignite change in their communities. Changemakers is building the world's first global online "open source" community that competes to surface the best social solutions, and then collaborates to refine, enrich, and implement those solutions. Youth programs the world over are using the power of sport to ignite change. Now, they're coming together. They're sharing ideas, successes and passion for sport. They're playing with the future.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Surdna Foundation is interested in fostering entrepreneurial programs throughout the U.S. that offer viable solutions to difficult systemic problems. The Foundation primarily provides support to nonprofit organizations through four program areas: Community Revitalization, Environment, Effective Citizenry, and Arts.

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Deadline: December 28, 2007

The Brownfield Economic Development Initiative, offered through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, offers grants to help redevelop brownfields, defined as abandoned, idled, or underutilized real property, including industrial and commercial facilities, where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by the presence or potential presence of environmental contamination.

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Deadline: Quarterly

The PacifiCorp Foundation, operating as the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation and the Pacific Power Foundation, provides support to nonprofit organizations located in Pacific Northwest communities where the company has a significant presence, including locations in Northern California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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Deadline: Rolling

Ben & Jerry's Foundation provides support to nonprofit, grassroots organizations throughout the United States that facilitate progressive social change by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and environmental problems. The Foundation doesn't prioritize any particular issue area for funding; the focus is on the types of activities and strategies an organization uses for creating social change in any number of areas.

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Deadline: December 14, 2007

The Home Depot Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, recently announced the opening of the application period for the Third Annual Awards of Excellence for Community Trees. The Home Depot Foundation believes that the urban forest is one of the essential building blocks for healthy, livable communities impacting our social, environmental, economic and overall well being. In addition, we strongly believe that the simple act of planting a tree has the power to be the catalyst for significant ecological improvements and profound community change.

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Deadline: January 15, 2008

The mission of the New England Grassroots Environment Fund is to energize and nurture long-term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe, and environmentally sustainable communities. Applicants must be working at the grassroots level, and must demonstrate a major element of volunteer involvement in their programs. Grants will range in size from $500 to $2,500 each.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Allstate Foundation is dedicated to fostering vital communities where people are able to live, work, and raise families safely. The Foundation provides support to programs with national scope as well as to local programs in communities served by the company.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving the quality of K-12 education by supporting innovative programs that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. Grants are made to accredited higher education institutions, vocational or trade schools, and nonprofit organizations engaged in pre-collegiate math and/or science education.

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Deadline: January 31, 2008

Zone VI of The Garden Club of America has established a national fellowship in urban forestry for qualified U.S. university students. The fellowship will be given in early 2008 and will award recipients with $4000. This fellowship will forward the Garden Club of America's goal of advancing knowledge of urban forests and increasing the number of scientists in the field of urban forestry.

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New York (November 12, 2007)- American Express, in partnership with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, announced the release of the American Express Charitable Gift Survey, the first nationally representative study to address two frequently-asked questions in the charity world: "How do people give online?" and "How much do they give per donation?" In an increasingly online world, the survey took a close look at how people give online versus offline and the motivations behind each. The survey reveals groundbreaking analysis of individual gifts, which differs from the traditional look at annualized giving.

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Deadline: November 30, 2007

The North American Wetlands Conservation Council has created a Small Grants program to promote long-term wetlands conservation activities through encouraging participation by new grantees and partners who otherwise may not be able to compete in the Standard Grants program. Also, the Council believes that a Small Grants program can be important in developing a pool of new partners/grantees who eventually might participate in the Standard Grants program.

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Deadline: December 1, 2007

The Taproot Foundation engages business professionals to deliver capacity-building services to nonprofit organizations in New York City, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Seattle. Unlike traditional foundations that provide cash grants, the Taproot Foundation makes "Service Grants" to provide nonprofits with critical marketing, technology, and human resources development services.

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Deadline: December 3

Echoing Green will award up to $90,000 in seed funding and support to launch a new organization for social change. Echoing Green's two-year fellowships aim to create sustainable organizations that use innovative strategies and have a high impact on people's lives.

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Deadline: January 8, 2008

The U.S. Forest Service has joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a co-sponsor of the annual NSF Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems Program (CNH) funding competition. The CNH grant program supports research and related activities that enhance our fundamental understanding of complex interactions within and among natural and human systems.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Sempra Energy Corporate Giving Program supports nonprofit organizations and activities in communities where Sempra Energy employees live in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. The company focuses on the following areas of interest: education, environment, business and economic development, community and civic leadership, and health and human services. Requests may be submitted at any time.

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Deadline: December 3, 2007

The RFP for the second annual Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) will be issued on November 2, 2007 by the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). The program is supported by a four year grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). Application to the WHPRP is open to everyone and begins with composing a letter of interest. In total, the WHPRP will offer about six grants ranging in size from $100,000 to $150,000 to be conducted over a 12-18 month period beginning in April 2008.

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Deadline: December 3, 2007

The Echoing Green Fellowship Program helps passionate social entrepreneurs worldwide develop new solutions to some of society's most difficult problems. Through the program, Echoing Green offers individuals, and partnerships of no more than two individuals, seed funding to launch new organizations that turn their innovative ideas for social change into action.

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Deadline: November 28, 2007

The Laura Jane Musser Fund's Environmental Initiative encourages communities throughout the United States to use a consensus-based approach to environmental decision-making. Under this initiative, grants are provided through two distinct programs.

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Deadline: October 26, 2007

The National Forest Foundation engages America in community-based and national programs that promote the health and public enjoyment of the National Forest System, and administers private gifts of funds and land for the benefit of the National Forests. Developed with support from the Surdna Foundation, the foundation's new Collaboration Support Program provides flexible funding to sustain existing collaborative efforts that have the potential to achieve significant ecological, social, and economic impact.

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Deadline: January 15, 2008

It's time once again for your students to participate in the annual International Children's Painting Competition. As you may recall, the International Children's Painting Competition for the Environment, which has been held since 1990, invites children between the ages of 6 and 14 years to submit their paintings on the theme for that particular year to their Regional UNEP Office. The competition encourages children from all parts of the world to focus on particular environmental issues and how these issues affect their communities.

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Deadline: January 15, 2008

The Institute for Conservation Leadership is pleased to announce their 2008 Executive Director Leadership Program. The National Executive Director Program is a customized 9-month program to give executive directors the knowledge, skills, and support they need to lead their organization effectively. The program includes 2 sessions, interim/follow up coaching as well as interaction with a network of peers/other participants. The initial session includes skill-building, problem solving and action planning. The second session is attended with a board member and is focused on integration.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Carthy Foundation seeks to create opportunity with and provide education for young people throughout Canada. The Foundation supports youth education and development, including programs that focus on academic, vocational, physical, emotional, civic, social, and cultural competencies as well as programs that address the existing problems of at-risk youth. In addition, the Foundation supports sustainable environmental development initiatives, including natural resources conservation and protection, environmental education, and wildlife preservation and protection.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Tyson Foods Corporate Giving Program, Tyson Cares, has a primary philanthropic focus on hunger relief. The company addresses this interest by providing product donations to curb hunger nationwide. Tyson Cares also supports a wide range of nonprofit organizations in the communities where the company has operations. The company's areas of interest for local giving include families, communities, food safety, education, environment, and agricultural organizations.

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Deadline: June 15, 2008

The Humana Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in communities where the company has facilities in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The Foundation is committed to serving the needs of children, families, and seniors in their quest to build healthier lives and communities. Special consideration is given to proposals that focus on the following areas: health and fitness efforts that lead to better lifestyles; literacy activities that lead to improved health experiences; and the development of technology, tools, and resources that lead to healthy communities.

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Deadline: November 17, 2007

The mission of the Environmental Support Center (ESC) is to promote the quality of the natural environment, human health, and community sustainability by increasing the organizational effectiveness of local, state, and regional organizations working on environmental issues and for environmental justice.

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Deadline: Rolling

Thanks to support from The Home Depot Foundation, the USDA Forest Service, and the National Tree Trust, the Alliance for Community Trees is able to offer extra support to make your local NeighborWoods Month events more memorable. NeighborWoods Month Mini-Grants are a package of professionally designed marketing materials worth $500, plus up to $500 in financial assistance. Grants should enable you to host a more successful event rather than be the determining factor in whether you organize an event. Eligible events involve the public during October in tree planting, tree care, education, and other activity that engages people in urban and community forestry, and are branded as NeighborWoods Month events.

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Deadline: November 1, 2007

The Conservation Alliance is a group of outdoor businesses whose collective contributions support grassroots citizen action groups in their efforts to protect wild and natural areas in North America. The Alliance supports the protection of rivers, trails, and wild lands- natural areas where outdoor enthusiasts spend their time.

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Deadline: December 5, 2007

Trust for Public Lands (TPL) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) are now accepting applications for the fourth annual County Leadership in Conservation Awards. The awards recognize leadership, innovation, and excellence by forward-thinking county leaders in local land conservation.

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Deadline: October 19, 2007

Schools throughout the United States can apply to host a tree-planting celebration in 2008 made possible by The Home Depot Foundation and The Arbor Day Foundation. The event will bring together the Arbor Day Foundation, city officials, urban foresters, and community groups to create a fun-filled, educational experience for area school children. Students in each city selected will help plant the trees, giving them an opportunity to take an active role in improving their own communities and to interact with the natural world.

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Deadline: September 28/October 30, 2007

Washington, DC (September 13, 2007)- Each year from Memorial Day through Columbus Day, the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) presents temporary exhibits around the Conservatory and in the outdoor gardens. It has become a Washington tradition for office workers, visitors from across the nation and around the world, and Capitol Hill staff to relax or picnic on the Terrace in view of the U.S. Capitol surrounded by beautiful, themed gardens and exhibits.

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Deadline: September 28, 2007

The Corps Network, through the generous support of the Corporation for National and Community Service, is providing a funding opportunity for organizations that undertake service projects on and surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Corps Network will fund organizations within and outside of its membership that mobilize volunteers, focusing on the disadvantaged youth population, to benefit impoverished communities.

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Deadline: October 31, 2007

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial and administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, recognize middle and high school students for volunteer community service.

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Deadline: November 1, 2007

The National Trails Fund, sponsored by American Hiking Society, provides funding to grassroots nonprofit organizations working toward establishing, protecting, and maintaining foot trails in America. Grants help give local organizations the resources they need to secure access, volunteers, tools, and materials to protect America's public trails.

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Deadline: October 17, 2007

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications for the Excellence in Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging awards. The awards recognize outstanding community planning and strategies that support active aging. EPA presents the awards to communities that demonstrate the best and most inclusive overall approach to implementing smart growth and active aging at the neighborhood, tribe, municipality, county, and/or regional levels.

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Deadline: September 30, 2007

The National Association of Environmental Professionals' (NAEP) Awards Committee is soliciting nominations from select persons and organizations for the President's and the National Environmental Excellence Awards. The primary goal of this program is to recognize the variety of existing accomplishments and excellence provided by environmental practitioners in adhering to the principles of NAEP.

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Deadline: September 21, 2007

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC)- an independent policy committee that provides advice to EPA air issues- are now accepting applications for the Eighth Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards program.

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Deadline: Rolling

The Draper Richards Foundation will award four fellowships providing funding of $100,000 annually for three years to entrepreneurs starting new nonprofit organizations in the United States. The foundation will accept proposals for a variety of public service areas, including, but not limited to, education, youth and families, the environment, arts, health, and community and economic development.

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Deadline: Rolling

Changing The Present, which helps visitors find donation opportunities, is offering a free enhanced listing to nonprofits.

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Deadline: Rolling

Applications for training and technical-assistance funds from the Environmental Support Center to strengthen nonprofit environmental organizations in areas including fund raising, organizational development, and planning. Grants range from $3,500 to 5,000. Applicants may be regional, statewide, or local nonprofit organizations serving low-income or minority constituencies that have environmental issues as a significant part of the organization's agenda.

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Deadline: October 13, 2007 (extended deadline)

The Forest Service's national cost-share grants program, under the direction of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC), just posted this year's grant guidelines. The deadline for pre-proposals is September 13th.

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Deadline: October 16, 2007

With the support of the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth across the United States and in Alberta, New Brunswick, and Ontario, Canada. These grants of up to $1,000 support youth (ages 5-25), teachers, or school-based service-learning coordinators in implementing service-learning projects that address an important issue in their communities.

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Deadline: October 26, 2007

The Pulling Together Initiative, a program of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), supports nonprofit organizations and government agencies interested in managing invasive and noxious plant species through the formation of local Weed Management Area (WMA) partnerships. These partnerships engage federal resource agencies, state and local governments, private landowners, and other interested parties in developing long-term weed management projects within the scope of an integrated pest management strategy.

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Deadline: November 1, 2007

The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are requesting proposals to help foster interpretive, education, and visitor initiatives that incorporate history and historic sites into the National Wildlife Refuge System's mission. The National Wildlife Refuge System Preserve America Grant program seeks to protect historic sites, integrate history into refuge interpretive and education programs, and build partnerships with communities and organizations interested in supporting refuge programs.

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Deadline: September 19, 2007

Foster's Community Grants, a program of the Foster's Group, a global company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, provides support to nonprofit organizations in the United States, Canada, and Australia for community-building projects. Grants are provided in the following focus areas: wellness, including both physical and mental health; culture, including artistic, sporting, and educational activities; and the environment, including all