Funding Opportunities

Below is information on funding opportunities from the Academy and other organizations, as well as links to other funding key contacts and resources.

Current Opportunities

CVS Caremark Community Grants Program
Deadline: October 31, 2010
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to provide health and rehabilitation services, greater inclusion in school activities, and access to physical movement for children younger than age 21 with disabilities.

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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation seeks to fund projects that directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, childhood health, and family economic stability.

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Hearst Foundations
Deadline: Ongoing
The Hearst Foundations offer funding to direct medical services that promote wellness, prevention, and rehabilitation. Specific areas of interest include cancer, geriatrics, neonatology, perinatology, pediatrics, women's health, and the disabled.

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Healthy Community Grants Program and the Healthy Community Outreach Program, Aetna and Aetna Foundation
Deadline: Ongoing
This program fund community-based initiatives that increase access to quality health care and improve overall wellness in the areas of depression and obesity. Proposals must incorporate and/or demonstrate impact on either expansion of primary caregiver role and/or community care delivery. Health professions training and support programs to address the growing shortage of skilled nurses and representation of racially and ethnically diverse health care professionals across the continuum as well as health care professionals' cultural competency. Program inquiries should be directed to the Community Grants program information line at 860/273-6747 or the Aetna Foundation mailbox at AetnaFoundation@aetna.com.

More Grant Resources

AAP Department of Community Pediatrics Funding Opportunities & Resources
Learn more about the Community Access to Child Health Program (CATCH) that offers funding opportunities for CATCH Planning Grants, CATCH Implementation Grants, and CATCH Visiting Professorships; the Healthy Tomorrows Partnerships for Children Program (HTPCP); Funding Resources by State; and Fundraising/Nonprofit Resources.

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Grants.Gov
This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov includes information from grant-making agencies across the federal government. You can also sign up to receive grants announcements from the Federal Grants Opportunities (FGO) site. After subscribing, you will receive announcements of both new grants and modifications of existing grant announcements.

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SparkAction
SparkAction brings together the latest news, research, trends, and stories from across the child and youth field so you can get informed and take action on the issues that matter most to you. This site features guides, tips, and grant alerts to help fund activities to promote sustaining a powerful voice for children, youth, and communities.

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