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==== Deadline ====
 
==== Deadline ====
 
October 13, 2009
 
October 13, 2009
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== Home Depot ==
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link: [http://corporate.homedepot.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDdwNHH0sfE3M3AzMPJ8MAPxcDKADKR2LKmxrD5fHr9vPIz03VL8iNKAcALGAhMA!!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfMEcwQUw5TDQ3RjA2SEIxUE9EMDAwMDAwMDA!/ Super long link]
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==== Grant Size ====
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up to $2,500 gift card
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==== Guidelines ====
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* Only registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, tax-exempt public schools and tax-exempt public agencies in the U.S. are eligible to apply.
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* Grants are for community improvement projects that include activities such as construction or refurbishment of affordable or transitional housing, building, rebuilding, painting, refurbishing, increasing energy efficiency or sustainability, landscaping, planting of native trees, community facility improvements and the development and/or improvement of green spaces.
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* There is also a much larger grant program through the [http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/grants.html Home Depot Foundation] that doesn't seem like a good fit. Also, "For nonprofit organizations seeking small donations supporting community projects. See your local Home Depot Store manager or Team Depot captain for details."

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Kresge Arts in Baltimore

Link: http://www.bcf.org/ourgrants/ourgrantsdetail.aspx?grid=27

Grant size

$2,500-$10,000

Guidelines

  • Quality arts and cultural activities.
  • Projects that increase exposure to the arts, and provide arts experiences in non-traditional spaces. Examples: artist residencies in after-school programs in non-traditional sites such as low-income housing developments, juvenile facilities, or women's shelters; the temporary use or re-purposing of a space to facilitate arts activities occurring within communities, or public art for an existing streetscape project.

Deadline

08/14/2009

Google Grants

Link: http://www.google.com/grants/

Grant size

Up to 10,000 / month in AdWords advertising. ($300 / month is typical)

Guidelines

  • Google Grants is a unique in-kind donation program awarding free AdWords advertising to select charitable organizations. We support organizations sharing our philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Have to be a 501(c)(3).

Deadline

Rolling. Application review takes a few months.

Gorilla Glue Carboard Contest

Link: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Enter-the-Gorilla-Glue-Cardboard-Contest/

Grant Size

$100 in Gorilla Glue 1st Prize, $50 for 2nd place

Guidelines

See Link

Deadline

Aug 30. 2009

NSF CreativeIT Program

Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09572/nsf09572.htm

Grant Size

up to $800,000 (dependent on how much we ask for)

Guidelines

The budget should include funds to travel to an annual CreativeIT Principal Investigator's meeting.

Deadline

October 13, 2009

Home Depot

link: Super long link

Grant Size

up to $2,500 gift card

Guidelines

  • Only registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, tax-exempt public schools and tax-exempt public agencies in the U.S. are eligible to apply.
  • Grants are for community improvement projects that include activities such as construction or refurbishment of affordable or transitional housing, building, rebuilding, painting, refurbishing, increasing energy efficiency or sustainability, landscaping, planting of native trees, community facility improvements and the development and/or improvement of green spaces.
  • There is also a much larger grant program through the Home Depot Foundation that doesn't seem like a good fit. Also, "For nonprofit organizations seeking small donations supporting community projects. See your local Home Depot Store manager or Team Depot captain for details."