On July 15, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released a modified request for applications (RFA) for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program, focused on education and workforce development.
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, Global Water 2020 has developed several resources to aid WASH stakeholders in their fundraising efforts in relation to COVID-19.
The Rapid Response Grants aim at increasing the resilience of protected areas and local communities’ livelihoods facing the risks and difficulties of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
DEADLINE: This is an open-ended call until 31 December 2020, 23:59 Brussels time. Applicants can apply at any time before the deadline. It is aimed that the final decision on awarding the grant will be taken within 6 weeks of the receipt of proposals.
One Young World surveyed 1,000 young people from over 65 countries to gather information on how young people are affected by COVID-19.
Survey results tell us that a staggering 72% of young people have volunteered their time to help others during this pandemic, and two-thirds (62%) don't believe that government has adequately addressed their concerns on the pandemic.
The report takes a look at what is affecting young people most, and what they are looking for during this crisis.
As of March of 2020, The Pollination Project has redirected all of our focus, support, and seed funding to uplifting the selfless actions of frontline grassroots volunteers working in response to COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) in their communities.
Who are these everyday heroes?
They are community groups organizing grocery drives and supply delivery for elderly neighbors in New York City, or chefs converting their restaurants to community kitchens for children & families who are food insecure.
The Coca-Cola Foundation is providing additional funding and grants to communities and organizations in response to Coronavirus. Below is a list of the grants that have been paid and the receiving organizations. This list will be continually updated.
To date, over $53M has been provided to support local organizations and vulnerable communities during these times.
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) invites applications for the SU2C Health Equity Breakthrough Team Research Grant Program. The Breakthrough Team represents an unprecedented opportunity to bring together the best scientific minds from diverse fields of research to concentrate on new approaches to address health equity in the context of cancer research.
USDA-NIFA – Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Education and Workforce Development now includes a NEW Program Area to address the need to develop and deploy rapid, reliable, and readily-adoptable strategies in workforce preparation through formal K-14 education, as well as in youth development through non-formal education to cultivate interest and competencies in STEM and agriculture during this challenging time.
UA may submit one proposal -- either as a single institution or as subawardee or a member of a Collaborative Research project -- from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field. (Note: UA is ineligible to apply for Track 1: Institutional Capacity Building). Collaborative Planning grants are intended to help a collection of institutions plan for a future Track 3 proposal.
Engineering: V. Subbian
Science: J. Schroeder
SBS: W. Burleson
Collaborative Planning: K. Ogden
Collaborative Planning: D. Glickenstein
The Sorenson Impact Foundation (SIF) is inviting potential grant recipients to propose solutions that can contribute to a more equitable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. SIF is specifically targeting solutions that enable recovery through developing and growing businesses as well as the communities they’re in to equitably rebuild coming out of the current social, health and economic crisis. We are seeking proposals across the following three focus ares: