The American Honda Foundation supports youth and scientific education projects, including those that offer unique approaches to teaching and developing youth in minority and underserved communities. The Foundation defines youth as prenatal through 21 years of age. Scientific education encompasses physical and life sciences, mathematics, and environmental sciences. For application information, visit the American Honda Foundation.

 

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is committed to supporting programs and organizations that create opportunity, enhance self-esteem, and increase awareness about cultural and community issues among young people. The Foundation funds secular programs and focuses on those that function during out-of-school time. For more information, visit the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation site.

 

The National Service Briefing is a weekly e-newsletter for the service and service-learning field. This page from ServiceWire pulls out just the grant opportunities from the National Service Briefing. See the bottom of the ServiceWire page for links to subscribe to all of the RSS feeds available from the National Service Briefing.

 

The Hasbro Children's Fund supports programs that provide hope to children who need it most; play for children who otherwise would not be able to experience that joy; and the empowerment of youth through service. Visit the Hasbro Children's Fund: Gifts of Hope.

 

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board plans to fund $5 million in service-learning projects, with grants of $25,000 to $100,000 each. The request for proposals focuses on four project areas: disaster preparedness, driver safety, financial education, and access to higher education. Eligible organizations/institutions must be located in the United States or Canada. Applicants should be either an educator who currently teaches in a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution, or a school-based service-learning coordinator whose primary role is to coordinate service-learning projects in a public, charter, or higher education institution. Nonprofit organizations are also eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to actively interact with students in public K-12 schools. The RFPs can be viewed at the State Farm Youth Advisory Board website.  

 

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation works to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems. No specific deadline. For additional information, visit the Packard Foundation. 

 

Tolerance.org invites pre-K–12 classroom teachers to apply for grants of $500 to $2,500 to support projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools, and/or support educator professional development in these areas. There is no deadline for proposals. To learn more, visit Tolerance.org.