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US Lacrosse Now Accepting 2013 AED Grant Applications

US Lacrosse is now accepting applications for 2013 grants to be used to significantly subsidize the cost of acquiring automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Teams, leagues and US Lacrosse chapters may submit applications through July 1, 2013. Grant recipients will receive one Powerheart AED G3 Plus Automatic unit for the discounted price of $700.
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Got Milk Campaign

Compete for a chance to join Team Refuel:

 The top athletes of Team Refuel know refueling with lowfat chocolate milk is one of the best ways to rehydrate, replenish and rebuild their bodies after a tough workout.

Grantees: 
The National Milk Mustache got milk? Campaign is looking for more outstanding athletes – like you! – to join the team.
Awards: 
$250 individual grant or $500 group grant.
Deadline: 
Applications are accepted the 1st – 15th of each month. Come back on the 1st to apply for a chance to join Team Refuel
For more information: 
http://www.refuelwithchocolatemilk.com/grants/about/

Finish Line Youth Foundation

Finish Line Youth Foundation focuses funding on organizations that provide opportunities for youth participation in the following areas:
  • Youth athletic programs - Community-based programs addressing active lifestyle and team building skills.
  • Camps - Established camps with an emphasis on sports and active lifestyle, especially programs serving disadvantaged and special needs kids.
Grantees: 
Community-based youth athletic programs and camps.
Awards: 
Grants typically range from $1,000 - $5,000.
Deadline: 
Applications accepted quarterly: March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31.
For more information: 
http://www.finishline.com/store/youthfoundation/guidelines.jsp

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Through our investments in our grantees, we seek to improve the health and health care of all Americans. In 2010, we awarded approximately $300 million in grants that fell within seven program areas.
Grantees: 
Nonprofits and universities improving the health of Americans.
Awards: 
Depending on the project and program, grants run from $10,000 - $2M.
Deadline: 
See current RFPs; unsolicited applications accepted for Vulnerable Populations.
For more information: 
http://www.rwjf.org/grants/index.jsp

Jackie Robinson Foundation

Described in The New York Times in 2008 as what "might be the best educational effort in the country," the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) is a national, not–for–profit, organization founded in 1973 as a vehicle to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson through the advancement of higher education among underserved populations. Uniquely, JRF provides generous four–year college scholarships in conjunction with a comprehensive set of skills and opportunities to disadvantaged students of color to ensure their success in college and to develop their leadership potential.
Grantees: 
Minority high school seniors demonstrating leadership, service, and financial need.
Awards: 
Four-year scholarships of up to $7,500/yr, plus mentoring and internship opportunities.
Deadline: 
Applications are available annually from mid-October to mid-March.
For more information: 
http://www.jackierobinson.org/index.php

Nike-Changemakers

Nike continues to seek innovative ways to make positive changes through sport and encourage potential partners to participate in the Changemakers “Sport for a Better World” ongoing competitions. Changemakers is a primary mechanism Nike uses to learn more about grassroots innovators using sport as a tool for social change.
Grantees: 
Nike will not support organizations that discriminate against a person or a group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Awards: 
Various Amounts
Deadline: 
On Going
For more information: 
http://www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/nike_giving_guidelines.html

Amelia Peabody Foundation

The primary mission of the Amelia Peabody Foundation is to increase the number, range and depth of positive learning experiences available to materially disadvantaged youth living in the cities and towns of Massachusetts.

 

Grantees: 
Most Peabody grants range from $10,000 to $1,000,000 and are made to organizations that serve disadvantaged, inner-city youth populations. Most often the organizations receiving grants will be located in the very neighborhoods that they would serve by their efforts and will employ staff members of the populations that they serve. Additionally, Peabody grants are made for almost any project that serves to promote and enhance the grantee organization's mission: for existing and new programs, for capital acquitions, for the renovation of existing buildings and facilities, for the repair, maintenace and purchace of equipment.
Awards: 
Peabody grants are made in a wide range of sizes, but always correspond to the requirements of the proposal, the size of the organization and its capacity to accomplish the grant purpose. Most grants fall in the $10,000 to $50,000 range for programs or operations. A smaller number of grants, generally in the $50,000 to $100,000 range, are capital improvement grants or other grants which also take an organization to a new level of operations in respect to the quality or quantity of services provided.
Deadline: 
Grants are reviewed on a quarterly basis.
For more information: 
http://www.ameliapeabody.org/

Major League Baseball Foundation

The Major League Baseball Foundation supports many organizations through its Baseball Tomorrow Fund and through its Rookie League. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. The mission of the Baseball Tomorrow Fund is to promote and enhance the growth of baseball in the United States, Canada and throughout the world by funding programs, fields and equipment purchases to encourage and maintain youth participation in the game. 
Grantees: 
Grants from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund are designed to be sufficiently flexible to enable applicants to address needs unique to their communities. The funds may be used to finance a new program, expand or improve an existing program, undertake a new collaborative effort, or obtain facilities or equipment necessary for youth baseball or softball programs. The Rookie League Pitching Machine Program can be a bridge between tee ball and live pitch baseball. Both programs partners with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Awards: 
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund does not specify a maximum grant award; however, the average grant award is approximately $50,000. The applicant must determine how much funding is required for the project; however, written cost estimates and documentation to support the request are required.
Deadline: 
Open, grants are awarded on a quarterly basis and are due on the first of January, April, July, and October
For more information: 
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/community/btf.jsp