Smart Farming Innovations for Small-Scale Producers Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks Smart Farming solutions that leverage digital technology innovations that have the potential to drive positive impact for smallscale producer (SSP) entrepreneurs delivered through bundled farmer services and enabled by scalable digital and data platforms (Figure 1). Solutions should address one or more challenges faced by smallscale crop and livestock producers in one or more areas of agricultural advisory, far
This call seeks to fund pilot studies that investigate the biological effect of traditional locally fermented foods on key microbiome, gut, and health biomarkers in local populations. The goal is to provide investigators in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with the resources to build local capacity to investigate fermented foods as novel maternal nutrition interventions. In particular, sequencing technology – a transformative tool that has enabled in-depth investigation of microbial communities
HD4A aims to reduce the barriers often faced in accessing rich data by serving as a conduit between data owners and interested researchers. Through this HD4A call for proposals (CFP), RWJF will make valuable data from unique data owners available to researchers.
Evidence for Action (E4A), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), funds research that expands the evidence needed to build a Culture of Health. A Culture of Health is broadly defined as one in which good health and well-being flourish across geographic, demographic, and social sectors; public and private decision-making is guided by the goal of fostering equitable communities; and everyone has the opportunity to make choices that lead to healthy lifestyles. RWJF’s Cultu
Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future. We are interested in ideas that address any of these four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, we welcome ideas that might fall outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to advancing health equity and our progress toward a Culture of Health.
Children are at the heart of everything we do at the Kellogg Foundation. Our goal is lasting, transformational change for children. As a grantmaker, we recognize that children live in families and families live in communities. Therefore, our three areas of focused work – Thriving Children, Working Families and Equitable Communities – are dynamic and always interconnected.
We consider proposals in three main program areas: community development, education and religion. We also are interested in initiatives that benefit youth and promote the causes of philanthropy and volunteerism.
The Conservation and Science Program invests in action and ideas that conserve and restore ecosystems while enhancing human well-being. We welcome your ideas for funding requests. Please review the Conservation and Science program pages (Climate, Ocean, Land, Science, and Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Conservation). If your work is aligned with our funding priorities and geographic focus, send a short description to the relevant Program Officer and Program Associate or send the description using
The Children, Families, and Communities Program strives to ensure that all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential. This program is not accepting unsolicited proposals, but welcomes your ideas for funding requests. Before you send a request, please review the Children, Families and Communities program page. If your work is aligned with the program strategy and geographic focus, please send your request using the form below.
The Reproductive Health Program funds innovative work that promotes positive reproductive health. This program is not accepting unsolicited proposals, but welcomes your ideas for funding requests. Before you send a request, please review the Reproductive Health program page. If your work is aligned with the program strategy and geographic focus, please send your request using the form below.
The Local Grantmaking Program supports an array of nonprofit organizations in geographic areas that are significant to the Packard Foundation. This includes organizations in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties in California, and in Pueblo, Colorado, the birthplace of David Packard. Information on how eligible organizations can submit a letter of inquiry can be found here.
The Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness team partners with grantees to strengthen an organization’s fundamentals so they can focus on achieving their missions. Only current Foundation grantees are eligible to apply for Organizational Effectiveness funds. If you are a current grantee, please find more information here.
Should be aligned with our funding priorities of community development, education and workforce development and critical needs.
The Black Ambition Prize provides a platform for eligible applicants to access growth capital, pitch feedback, and mentorship. Eligible applicants consist of Black & Latinx founders building across these distinct categories:
The Black Ambition Prize provides a platform for eligible applicants to access growth capital, pitch feedback, and mentorship. Eligible applicants consist of Black & Latinx founders building across these distinct categories:
Gusto and IFundWomen have teamed up to support four (4) early-stage women-owned small businesses, each with a $2,500 grant to help them jumpstart a year of growth in 2021. In addition, all qualified applicants will receive three (3) months of free Gusto payroll services. Terms apply. Applications are being accepted through December 30, 2020.
Across our portfolio, we support innovators who are committed to using and generating rigorous evidence about what works. We offer financing from USD $50,000 to $15 million, with the largest funding amounts reserved for innovations that can demonstrate evidence of success and that have potential to spread across multiple developing countries.
You may submit a proposal anytime (except for the national and international environment program).* We build in a long lead time to review proposals and prepare grant recommendations for five board meetings each year. Program staff weigh many considerations in preparing grant recommendations and cannot promise that any proposal will be considered at a particular board meeting.
This is an application for the United States Journalism Emergency Fund, created by the International Women’s Media Foundation in partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies. To qualify for this Fund, you must be a U.S.-based journalist of any gender (including men) targeted as a result of your reporting at events related to the highly charged political unrest and polarization in the U.S., including elections, civil movements and other challenging environments. You may request support for:
We established the IWMF Emergency Fund in 2013 for journalists in crisis to provide women journalists with a lifeline of support in times of distress or threat. Now more than ever, journalists around the world face real dangers as a result of their reporting. The Emergency Fund is sustained with the support of individual donors to address the growing need to provide direct assistance to women journalists who are suffering.
Promoting the work and advancing the role of women in the news media across the globe is critical to transparency and a diversity of voices. The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, enables the IWMF to dramatically expand its support of women journalists. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Fund will support projects including educational opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initi
The 2021 Funding Track focuses on utilizing conflict resolution education and training to enhance the ability of youth to find their voice and increase feelings of empowerment and safety in the following settings: