foundation funding

Earlier this year, the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force released a one-year progress report to assess the initial year of the Presidents' Initiative.

The California-based Taco Bell Foundation for Teens has made an unprecedented, $30 million commitment to the Atlanta-based Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) with a goal of raising the national graduation rate by 13 percent.

Busy week? No problem we got you covered. Here is a rundown of all the funding leads, news, analysis and opinion pieces produced by The Imprint. Funding The 2014 Drucker Institute’s nonprofit innovation awards process has begun Arkansas: Three different funding opportunities in Little Rock to serve female Latino youth; summer rec programs; and afterschool programs for 16- and 17-year-olds Ohio: Hamilton County Child/Family Services is funding efforts to improve birth and health outcomes for moms, infants, kids National Institute of Justice funding available for research on victimization of Indian/Alaska Native Federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration for multi-site research networks that will advance research on adolescent health.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, Michigan Ph: (269) 968-1611 The W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced grants awarded that total $13.7 million to 30 organizations around the United States. The grantees are organizations working to augment family engagement programming, specifically within the field of early education.

Busy week? No problem we got you covered. Here is a rundown of all the funding leads, news, analysis and opinion pieces produced by The Imprint. MONEY & BUSINESS Youth Services Insider: Expect a major RFP, federal funding in the near future on serving immigrant youth, unaccompanied minors Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces its first grants under Obama’s My Brothers Keeper initiative A $50 million work/career initiative has been launched in 10 cities by Citi Foundation The Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee began discussions on the reauthorization of the federal home visitation program, a $1.5 billion investment in child maltreatment prevention that expires in 2015 FUNDING LEADS Texas: Mental health services available through Harris County (Houston) juvenile probation for youths involved in sex trade Virginia: Workforce development funding for youths in Newport News, Hampton, and nearby areas Grants available for local Boys and Girls Clubs from the Pacific Youth Foundation National grants are available from the Safeway Foundation for community-serving nonprofits Federal Funding The Administration for Children and Families is funding an adoption competency health training initiative.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, New Jersey (877) 843-7953 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a new round of community partnership grants in six cities across the country. The grants are part of the foundation’s $11.5 million investment in improving outcomes for young men of color, Forward Promise, launched in 2012.

The Pittsburgh-based McCune Foundation announced that it plans to close its doors in 2029, and will focus the remainder of its $343 million on organizations doing work in western Pennsylvania. Closure in 2029 has been the plan since banker Charles McCune established the grant maker in 1979, and the foundation’s Annual Report for 2012 details steps taken to start the final phase.