Grants for Other - Education

This grant provides funding to Arkansas schools, nonprofits, and government entities to develop or improve arts education programs, ensuring that the arts are a vital part of students' learning experiences.

This program provides funding to employers in Ohio to create training opportunities that help employees on public assistance improve their skills, increase their wages, and achieve financial independence.

This funding opportunity supports the development and expansion of healthcare training programs in Texas to increase the number of Licensed Vocational Nurses and Registered Nurses, addressing workforce shortages in the healthcare sector.

The Community Waste Reduction Grant (CWRG) is a competitive grant program that provides funding for innovative projects that significantly reduce waste and/or increase the diversion of recoverable materials that would otherwise be sent to the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill for disposal. Donor Name: Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio State: Ohio County: Franklin County (OH) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/02/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The program is designed to provide funding to assist with building sustainable programs, projects, and services that address the unique waste reduction and material diversion needs of central Ohio. Local governmental or non-profit organizations including cities, townships, villages, parks, K-12 schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, and churches are eligible to apply.  Proposed projects should address the unique waste reduction, diversion, recycling, and composting needs of Central Ohio; emphasize partnership building and collaboration, and address opportunities to leverage the waste stream for community benefit. Funding Information The minimum grant amount that can be requested is five hundred dollars ($500.00). The maximum grant amount that can be requested is thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00). Projects should emphasize partnership building and collaboration, and address opportunities to leverage the waste stream for community and economic benefit. Funding for infrastructure, and outreach and education activities that increase the reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting of materials will be considered. Applications with a focus on implementing reduction and diversion processes and systems, that also include outreach, education, and awareness as part of the project are strongly encouraged. Below is a partial list of CWRG criteria: Must occur within SWACO’s jurisdiction of Franklin County, Ohio. Funding is available for establishing, improving, or expanding waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, or food donation activities. Recipients must provide a twenty percent (20%) cash contribution toward the project. If a project is awarded grant dollars, SWACO requires grantees to document and measure the impact of the project’s activities. No approved purchases can be made before the execution of a grant agreement. If awarded, funded projects must be completed by December 31, 2025. A final report detailing the successes, challenges, and impacts of the project’s waste reduction and diversion efforts must be provided at the end of the project. SWACO staff is available to serve as a resource to: Provide advice and technical expertise. Help develop projects and services that align with the purpose of the CWRG program. Provide recommendations to help ensure proposed activities incorporate best practices to help execute successful projects with maximized outcomes. To sign up to receive notifications regarding our CWRG application cycles and/or to share ideas For more information, visit SWACO.

The EWRG seeks to assist local event organizers with reducing event-generated waste and diverting as much material as possible from the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill. Donor Name: Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio State: Ohio County: Franklin County (OH) Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement Deadline: 08/02/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Event Waste Reduction Grant (EWRG) provides reimbursement funding for activities at events in SWACO’s jurisdiction that increase waste reduction, reuse, recycling, food scrap composting, and food donation; as well as diversion-related outreach and education activities to increase public awareness of the importance of these activities. Event waste reduction grants also aid in helping event organizers with building needed and necessary infrastructure to sustain diversion efforts beyond the grant funding year. Eligibility Criteria Funding is available for establishing, improving, or expanding waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, or food donation activities at events.  To be eligible for a grant award, events: Must occur within SWACO’s jurisdiction of Franklin County, Ohio. Must take place during 2024. Must be open to the public. Must have a projected attendance of 2,000 people or more. Events ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 attendees are eligible to apply for up to $2,000 Events ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 attendees are eligible to apply for up to $4,000 Events ranging from 30,000 to 60,000 attendees or greater are eligible to apply for up to $6,000 Recipients must provide a twenty percent (20%) cash contribution toward the project. Applications must be received 8 weeks before the event. No approved purchases can be made before the execution of a grant agreement. If awarded, funded projects must be completed by December 31, 2024. For more information, visit SWACO.

USAID/ Vietnam intends to issue a Cooperative Agreement for USAID/ Vietnam's Partnership for Higher Education Reform activity. The anticipated period of performance of this activity is five years.Attached is the draft Program Description (PD) of the activity. We invite your comments/feedback to this draft PD. Any responses should be submitted to Ms. Huyen Dang at [email protected] not later than 9:00 Hanoi time, December 21, 2020 and all responses will be considered prior to finalizing the PD.Please be advised that this is not a Request for Applications (RFA) and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the US. Government to make an award. We anticipate releasing the Request for Applications (RFA) at the end of December, 2020 with a closing date for receipt of applications in mid-February of 2021. We look forward to receiving your comments/feedback. Thank you very much for your time and interest in the activity.