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Table of Contents
I. Introduction 1
II. Take Action:
Tips and Strategies for Gathering Resources 2
Forming a Nonprofit Organization 2
Incorporating Your Nonprofit Organization 3
Building a Community Partnership 5
Other Organizations 6
Grant Preparation 6
Progress and Measurement 12
III. Grants in Action 14
IV. Glossary 17
Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Terms 17
Grant-Seeking Terms 20
V. What's Out There? Resources for
Community-Based Organizations 24
Environmental Health and Occupational
Health and Safety Resources 25
EPA-Sponsored Resources for Hispanic CBOs 53
EPA Regional Resources 53
National or Agency-wide Resources 57
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I. Introduction
As the Hispanic population in the United States
continues to increase, so do concerns about the
environmental health and safety of Hispanic
workers, families, and children across the country. Many
Hispanics in the United States lack basic health insurance,
while often working jobs that expose them to greater envi-
ronmental and safety hazards than the rest of the popula-
tion. Hispanic populations are also more likely than
whites to live in low-income areas where environmental
factors can increase risks for childhood diseases such as
lead poisoning and asthma.
The good news is that many community-based organi-
zations (CBOs) have formed to address these pressing
issues of Hispanic environmental health and worker safe-
ty. To bring together these diverse groups to discuss some
of the issues of greatest concern to Hispanics in the
Americas, several governmental and non-governmental
organizations organized the First Hemispheric Forum on
Hispanic Health and Safety in October 2000. Held in con-
junction with the National Safety Congress in Orlando,
Florida, the Forum brought together CBOs and other
organizations from across the United States and Latin
America to discuss issues and potential ideas related to
occupational safety and health, environmental health, and
international workers. One of the suggestions to come
out of that Forum was the creation of an "operations man-
ual" that would help Hispanic CBOs grow, thrive, and find
the financial and technical resources available to address
pressing environmental health and safety issues.
The purpose of this manual is to be a living document
for Hispanic CBOs. Tables of governmental and non-
governmental resources are included to help organiza-
tions identify sources of educational materials and funding
on Hispanic issues, occupational safety, and environmen-
tal health. Even with these resources, however, CBOs need
to be healthy themselves to survive. This manual includes
basic "how-tos" for fledging CBOs, from how to start a
nonprofit, assess needs, and write grants to the impor-
tance of building partnerships and measuring progress.
Examples of CBOs that have used grants to accomplish
results are included, as is a glossary of key organizational,
safety, and environmental health terms.
The Hispanic Forum would like to thank the following
organizations, which helped make this manual possible by
providing resources, input, and information available via
Web sites, published materials, and participation in the
Forum:
^ Boardsource (formerly the National Center for
Nonprofit Boards)
^ The Foundation Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'
GrantsNet and Office of Minority Health
Francisco Tomei-Torres, U.S. Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
ifc Healthy People 2010
Portions of this manual were developed and abridged
directly from resources from these organizations with
their permission.
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II. Take Action:
Tips and Strategies for Gathering Resources
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rom creating and incorporating a nonprofit organization to obtaining grants and measuring progress, the follow-
ing section outlines steps to help Hispanic CBOs address environmental and occupational health and safety issues
in their communities. Additional sources of this information can be found in Section VI.
Forming a Nonprofit Organization1
If you've put some thought into your community's
environmental health and safety concerns, and met a few
times with people who share those concerns, you proba-
bly already have created an informal networking group.
The challenge is to turn that loose association into an
organization with a concrete vision and the means to
effect real change. Following are some key questions to
answer as you consider forming a nonprofit organization
in your community:
^ Is there a need for the new organization?
This is the most important question to answer. Is any-
one else providing the same or similar service in
your community? Do some research—get to know
the programs that already exist, whom they serve,
and how well they serve them. If similar programs
are already operating, but you believe they could
do a better job, be sure you understand where they
are failing and how your new organization could
do better.
^ Do you have supporters? Don't go it alone. Talk
to people about your ideas. Enlist their support as
both volunteers and contributors. If finding support-
ers is difficult, your idea might need improvement or
just not be appealing to those whom you will need to
turn to for help.
^ Where will you get the money to pay the
bills? You can start a nonprofit organization for very
little money, but it will take some financing. For
example, where will the service be provided? Will you
rent space or work from your home? If you plan to
be the primary provider of services, how will you
support yourself while you build the organization?
Foundation grants for start-up organizations are hard
to find. If you hope to find grants in the beginning,
two important factors will have to be in place: you
must be filling a strong and compelling need, and
you must have the proper experience and back-
ground to bring credibility to your idea.
^ What makes you the best person to do this
job? Dedication and desire are important elements,
but are not enough to succeed at building a nonprof-
it. Have you been working in this field? Do you have
an understanding of your potential clients? Have you
had special training? Are there licensing require-
ments in your city or state that you must meet?
Do you have a plan? It is not enough to just have
the idea in your head. Before you do anything else,
you'll need to write a business plan that includes the
answers to the previous questions.
Spend time thinking about and answering these ques-
tions before you establish the organization and apply for
tax-exempt status. It will make the path easier and
increase your chances of success.
1 Condensed and modified from Starting a Nonprofit: One-Stop Answer Page,
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Incorporating Your Nonprofit
Organization2
Perhaps you have already been functioning informally
as an effective group in your community; is your organiza-
tion now ready to take its mission to a new level? If you
have successfully established needs and concerns, mobi-
lized the community behind your vision, and proven your
ability to effectively achieve results, you might want to con-
sider obtaining a more official status for your organization.
An incorporated nonprofit organization must have a
carefully developed structure and operating procedures to
be effective. Good governance requires solid legal and
financial status and compliance with the numerous feder-
al, state, and local requirements affecting nonprofits.
Below is a checklist for the formation of an official non-
profit organization.
^ Determine the purpose of the organization.
Every organization should have a written mission
statement that expresses its reason for being. Sources
of this information can include board members,
potential clients, and constituents.
^ Form a board of directors. The initial board will
help the ideas behind the organization become reality
through planning and fundraising. As the organiza-
tion matures, the nature and composition of its board
will also change.
^ File articles of incorporation. Not all nonprofits
are incorporated. For those that do wish to incorpo-
rate, the requirements for forming and operating a
nonprofit corporation are governed by state law. Your
secretary of state or state attorney general's office can
provide you with more information.
Draft bylaws. Bylaws—the operating rules of the
organization—should be drafted and approved by the
board early in the organization's development. An
attorney experienced in nonprofit law can help you
establish bylaws.
Develop a strategic plan. The strategic planning
process helps you express a vision of the organiza-
tion's potential. Outline the steps necessary to work
toward that potential, and determine the staffing
needed to implement the plan. Establish program and
operational priorities for at least one year. Board
members and planning and management consultants
can help you develop this plan.
^ Develop a budget and resource development
plan. Financial oversight and resource development
(e.g., fundraising, earned income, and membership)
are critical board responsibilities. The resources
needed to carry out the strategic plan must be
described in a budget and financial plan, which a
financial consultant can help you develop.
^ Establish a recordkeeping system for the
organization's official records. Corporate docu-
ments, board meeting minutes, financial reports, and
other official records must be preserved for the life
of the organization. Your secretary of state or state
attorney general's office can help.
^ Establish an accounting system. Responsible
stewardship of the organization's finances requires
establishing an accounting system that meets both
current and anticipated needs. For more information,
talk to a certified public accountant experienced in
nonprofit accounting.
^ File for an Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
determination of federal tax exempt status.
Nonprofit corporations with charitable, educational,
scientific, religious, or cultural purposes have tax-
exempt status under section 501 (c) (3)—or some-
times section 501 (c) (4)—of the Internal Revenue
Code. To apply for recognition of tax-exempt status,
obtain an application (Form 1023) and detailed
instructions (publication 557) from your local IRS
office. The application is an important legal docu-
ment, so you should have an experienced attorney
help prepare it.
^ File for state and local tax exemptions.
In accordance with state, county, and municipal law,
apply for exemption from income, sales, and proper-
ty taxes. Visit your state, county, or municipal depart-
ment of revenue for more information.
2Excerpted from the BoardSource Web site's "Frequently Asked Questions" page, . BoardSource,
formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is the premier resource for practical information, tools, best practices, training, and leadership
development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide.
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# Meet the requirements of state, county, and
municipal charitable solicitation laws. Many
states and local jurisdictions regulate organizations
that solicit funds within that state, county, or city.
Compliance usually involves obtaining a permit or
license and then filing an annual report and financial
statement. Visit your state attorney general's office,
state department of commerce, state or local depart-
ment of revenue, or county or municipal clerk's
office for more information.
Other steps:
^ Obtain an employer identification number from the IRS.
^ Register with the state unemployment insurance
bureau.
Apply for a nonprofit mailing permit from the U.S.
Postal Service.
3»C Obtain directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Assessing Needs and Setting
Priorities3
To get a better sense of what your organization can
do, versus what you would like it to do, you will need to
assess the needs, strengths, and resources in your com-
munity. Because most community-based organizations will
have limited resources to address all their needs, they
must use resources wisely. When organization members
work together to set priorities and allocate resources,
they are far more likely to continue participating in the
process and achieving measurable results.
Before you can set priorities, you must first determine
what issues you want to improve. Chances are, you've
already identified one or more environmental health and
safety concerns in your community. Surveying community
members, leaders, and your own organization staff also
can help you identify the issues that your community
would like to address.
Getting All the Facts
Whenever possible, gather and evaluate available
information about the major environmental health and
safety issues in your community. Data about some issues
might not be immediately available for your county, city,
or neighborhood, so your organization might have to col-
lect the information for itself. When gathering informa-
tion, keep these ideas in mind:
Tip: Mobilize the Right People
Many effective organizations are built around a core of com-
mitted individuals. Members must be willing to work,
express themselves openly, and be willing to collaborate with
others to inspire and sustain action. Members should also
serve as catalysts to improve community organizations.
Members are usually highly motivated when they work in
areas that they know are directly affecting their lives.
^ Talk to your neighbors, civic leaders, elected officials,
and others to see which issues they feel are most
pressing and whom they are most interested
in helping.
Call your appropriate local officials and ask
for information about initiatives or activities that are
already under way in your community.
Search the business section of the phone book and
call the outreach officers of relevant local agencies
to help you get your ideas going.
^ Get to know the people around you.
Ask local business and government employees
to participate.
Whatever its source, accurate information about what
is happening in your community helps you understand
the community's needs and create a reasonable target
for improvement.
Prioritizing and Identifying Resources
Once you have compiled a list of issues and areas of
concern, your organization must organize them in order
of importance and potential for change. As part of this
process, ask yourself the following questions:
Need: Which issues pose the most immediate threat to
health and environmental safety in your community?
Scope: Which issues affect the largest populations in
your community?
^ Potential for Effective Change: Which issues
would be most likely to improve in a reasonable
timeframe with targeted funding and resources?
Funding: Which issues can actually be addressed
with the level of funding and resources your organi-
zation is likely to generate?
3 Condensed and modified from Healthy People in Healthy Communities: A Community Planning Guide Using Healthy People 2010
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Setting priorities should be a matter of consensus; all
organization members should agree on which issues will
be addressed immediately and which will be put off until
a specified later date.
In addition, you need to develop a list of strengths and
resources. The list can include available technology, com-
munication resources, "infrastructure" (such as supermar-
kets, roads, bus lines, housing, and office space), funding,
professional expertise, and data. Don't think of money as
your only resource. Every community has a wealth of non-
monetary resources that can be used to address areas of
concern. Information is also a resource, and a strong part-
nership with state and local government agencies can help
ensure that the data you need are available.
Building a Community Partnership
Successful community-based organizations know that
grants are not the only outlet for raising funds and tapping
into valuable resources. Strategic partnerships with other
organizations and groups in your community can be
another effective way to support, publicize, and implement
your programs. Groups with a shared interest are often
more powerful when they work together and hold one
another accountable for results.
As a first step, make a comprehensive list of potential
partners in your community or state. When assembling
this list, think about the strengths and resources of each
potential partner and how those characteristics could
complement your organization's goals and needs.
Determine and record how potential partners would ben-
efit from collaborating with your organization. Your abili-
ty to research and persuasively communicate the advan-
tages of an alliance—for both partners—will be critical
to forming and maintaining a successful relationship.
The following types of organizations make good part-
ners for community-based organizations:
Churches
Many local churches partner with community organi-
zations to create awareness about environmental issues,
form minority support groups, and raise funds for com-
munity betterment projects. For example, the Washington
Association of Churches (WAC), an organization of 23
state churches, created several programs to support the
needs of local groups, including environmental justice,
economic justice, and racial justice. Global warming,
Some of the best fundraising potential exists in your own
community. Often, your agencies are afraid to approach
your own businesses and foundations. You feel awkward
'pestering' the folks in your own neighborhood. Yet, these
are the very sources who are close to your target popula-
tion, and most likely to put their faith in you.
—Stephen Fallon, Ph.D., CEO of Skills 4 Life, from Closing
the Gap, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, April/May 2001
treaty fishing rights, the proliferation of hate groups and
their impact on young people, and the disproportionate
exposure to pesticides in minority communities are just a
few of the important issues that these programs address.
For more information, visit WAC's Web site at
. Contact your local
churches to inquire about community partnerships and
programs.
Other Nonprofit Groups
Consider partnering with other nonprofit groups to
further your own organization's reach. Many nonprofits
offer free services to community groups. For example,
Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE) based in
Roxbury, Massachusetts, works in partnership with low-
income and minority communities to achieve environmen-
tal justice. ACE provides legal and technical support, edu-
cational programs, and organizing assistance to New
England community groups to solve environmental prob-
lems and develop local environmental leadership. ACE
also created the Massachusetts Environmental Justice
Network (MEJN), a network of more than 170 attorneys,
public health professionals, and environmental consult-
ants. According to ACE, the network acts as a clearing-
house, linking community groups addressing environmen-
tal and public health issues with free services from attor-
neys, environmental engineers, public health experts, and
design consultants. Active cases range from toxic sewer
overflows, excessive airline traffic, brownfields redevelop-
ment, and polluting facilities.
For more information on ACE, visit .
Contact nonprofit organizations in your locale to see if
they offer similar services. One resource to try is
GuideStar, at , which offers a nation-
al database of nonprofit organizations. Another online
nonprofit directory is operated by Action Without Borders
at .
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State Government Departments
State departments are good resources for organiza-
tions seeking educational information about environmen-
tal and occupational health and safety issues. Many state
Web sites provide links to their health and environmental
departments, which might include:
^ Department of Environmental Protection
- Waste Site Cleanup
- Pollution Prevention Programs
Air quality
Brownfields
Environmental justice
Solid waste/recycling
Toxic use reduction
^ Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Department of Environmental Management
Department of Food and Agriculture
Division of Occupational Safety
- Asbestos Program
- Lead Program
- Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Program
- Mine Safety and Health Program
- Indoor Air Quality Program
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
-$r Department of Public Health
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Environmental Health Education Unit
- Division of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
- Division for Special Health Needs
- Division of Community Health Promotion
- Minority Health Advisory Board
For more information, visit your state's Web site or
check a local phone book to find contact information for
each state department. These departments might offer
educational outreach materials, training sessions, infor-
mation on public involvement in community projects, and
other relevant information.
Federal Government
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)
Web site features a Concerned Citizens section at
, which contains a
wealth of resources for helping people make a difference
in their communities. Topics on this site include protect-
ing your air, protecting your water, dealing with waste,
community-based environmental protection efforts, and
tips and tools.
Tip: Beware of Partnership Pitfalls
Inadequate commitment or unrealistic expectations on the part
of one or more of the partners can weaken or destroy a partner
ship. The same is true of organizations that realize too late that
they lack the capacity to follow through.
Other Organizations
Community partnerships can also be investigated/
formed with the following:
*
Health care facilities
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Unions
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Insurance companies
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Chamber of commerce
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Universities
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Small business development/assistance centers
*
Private companies
*
Trade associations
*
Economic development agencies
For more information, search the Internet and your
local phone book to locate these types of organizations in
your community.
Tips for Maintaining a Successful Partnership
Once a partnership is formed, it takes a considerable
amount of time and effort to manage and maintain the
relationship. Below are a few tips and lessons learned
from community partnerships.
Create a detailed partnership agreement and action
plan, working with your partner organization to out-
line objectives, activities, partner roles, respective
contributions, decision-making processes, and
assessment of results.
Make sure you and your partners learn about each
other's expectations and limitations.
^ Set a time line and meeting schedule to maintain
clear objectives and good communication.
Document how the partnership is mutually beneficial
for each partner and discuss how you can ensure
appropriate credit and recognition for partnership
results.
Grant Preparation
Securing funding is one of the most crucial and con-
stant challenges your organization will face. Many people
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are overwhelmed by the task of developing and writing a
successful grant proposal. But with straightforward plan-
ning, organization, and thoroughness, your agency can
present a compelling proposal that wins financial support
for your goals.
Before your organization is ready to seek funding
from outside sources, three elements (which are
explained in previous chapters) must already be in place:
1. Your agency should have a written mission statement.
2. Your organization should have completed the process
of officially acquiring nonprofit status, or you need to
have identified an appropriate fiscal agent to receive
the funds on your behalf.
3. You should have credible program, achievements, or
plans in support of your mission.
Once these details are secured, you are ready to pre-
pare your master proposal—a comprehensive and persua-
sive account of your project. By assembling the master pro-
posal before you approach funders, you work out all of the
details in advance. In addition, you will usually be able to
use this master proposal for multiple grant applications.
Some nonprofits believe that their groups must look
special or be doing something unique before they are
in a position to approach foundations and corporate
grantmakers for financial support. This assumption
is incorrect. If your organization is meeting a valid need,
you are more than likely ready to seek foundation or
corporate support.
Gathering Background Information
The first step in writing the master proposal is to gath-
er appropriate documentation. This data-gathering
process makes the actual writing much easier. And by
involving other stakeholders in the process, it also helps
key people within your agency seriously consider the
project's value to the organization. You will require back-
ground information in three areas:
1. Concept
You need to have a good sense of how the project fits
into the philosophy and mission of your agency. The
need that your proposal is addressing must also be
documented and well articulated. Funders want to
know that a project reinforces the overall direction of
an organization, and they may need to be convinced
Tip: Enlist the Right Help
Determine who will help you gather the background information
you need. In a small nonprofit, a knowledgeable board member
might be the logical choice. A larger agency, however, may have
program and financial support staff who can help.
that the case for the project is compelling. Collect
thorough background data on your organization and
on the need your project is designed to address.
2. Program
Here is a checklist of the program information you
will need:
^ The nature of the project and how it will be
conducted.
The timetable for the project.
# The anticipated outcomes and how best to evaluate
the results.
Staffing and volunteer needs, including deployment of
existing staff and new hires.
3. Expenses
Because you will not be able to pin down all the
expenses associated with the project until the details
and timing have been worked out, the main financial
data gathering takes place after the narrative part of
the master proposal has been written. At this stage,
however, you do need to sketch out the broad out-
lines of the budget to ensure costs are reasonable
compared to the outcomes you anticipate.
Tip: Predict the Right Price
As you sketch out the potential budget for your project,
remember to be realistic. If it appears that the costs will be
prohibitive, even with a foundation grant, then you need to
scale back or adjust the scope of your plans.
Writing the Proposal
Once you've collected the appropriate background
information, it's time to assemble that information in a
winning presentation. Figure 1 provides an outline of a
successful proposal's main components. Following are
brief descriptions of what you should consider and
include in writing these various sections.
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Figure 1: Components of a Proposal
Executive Summary
This is one of the most important sections of the
entire document, providing readers with a snapshot of
what is to follow. By summarizing the key information, the
executive summary acts as a sales pitch to convince read-
ers that this project deserves support. Be certain to
include the following elements:
Problem: A brief statement of the problem or need
your agency is prepared to address (1-2 para-
graphs) .
Solution: A short description of the project, includ-
ing what will take place and how many people will
benefit, how and where it will operate, for how long,
and who will staff it (1-2 paragraphs).
Funding requirements: An explanation of the
amount of grant money required for the project and
your plans for future funding (1 paragraph).
^ Organization and its expertise: A brief state-
ment of the name, history, purpose, and activities of
your agency, emphasizing its capacity to carry out this
proposal (1 paragraph).
The Statement of Need
Building on initial interest, the statement of need
enables the reader to learn more about the issues your
project will address. It presents the facts and evidence
supporting the need for the project and establishes that
your nonprofit understands these problems and is pre-
pared to address them. The information supporting the
case can come from authorities in the field, as well as
from your agency's own experience.
Remember, the statement of need does not have to be
long and involved. Short, concise information captures the
reader's attention. As you develop this section, keep the
following ideas in mind.
^ Decide which facts or statistics best support
the project. Be sure the data you present are accu-
rate. Avoid information that is too generic, broad, or
out of date.
Give the reader hope. The picture you paint
should not be so grim that the solution appears
hopeless. The funder will wonder whether an invest-
ment in a solution will be worthwhile. Avoid over-
statement and overly emotional appeals.
^ Decide if you want to put your project for-
ward as a model. This could expand the base fun-
Tip: Argue Your Case
You want the "Need" section to be succinct, yet persuasive.
Like a good debater, you must assemble all the arguments in
a logical sequence that will readily convince the reader of
their importance.
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ders, but it works only for certain types of projects.
Document how problems addressed by your project
occur in other communities and explain how your
solution could be used elsewhere.
^ Determine whether it is reasonable to por-
tray the need as acute. You are asking the fun-
der to pay more attention because either the problem
you address is worse than others or the solution you
propose makes more sense than others.
^ Decide whether you can demonstrate that
your program addresses the need differently
or better than other projects that preceded
it. Describe how your work complements, but does
not duplicate, the work of others. Avoid being critical
of the competition. If possible, make it clear that you
are aware of and on good terms with others doing
work in your field.
^ Avoid circular reasoning. In circular reasoning,
you present the absence of your solution as the actual
problem. Then your solution is offered as the way to
solve the problem. For example: "The problem is that
we have no pool in our community. Building a pool
will solve the problem."
The Project Description
This section of your proposal should have five subsec-
tions, described below. Taken together, the five subsec-
tions present an interlocking picture of the total project.
Objectives
Objectives are the measurable outcomes of the pro-
gram, and they define your methods. Your objectives must
be tangible, specific, concrete, measurable, and achiev-
able in a specified time period. Be realistic in setting
objectives—in the final report, the funder will want to see
the project actually accomplished its objectives.
Do not confuse objectives with goals, which are con-
ceptual and more abstract. For example:
^ Goal: Our after-school program will help children
read better.
Objective: Our after-school remedial education pro-
gram will assist 50 children in improving their read-
ing scores by one grade level as demonstrated on
standardized reading tests administered after partici-
pating in the program for six months.
Tip: Presentation Matters
Your proposal will set forth one or more objectives. Present
these objectives clearly on the page, using numbers, bullets, or
indentations. With increasing competition for dollars, well-
articulated objectives are critical to a proposal's success.
Methods
The methods section describes the specific activities
that will take place to achieve the objectives. It enables the
readers to visualize the implementation of the project and
convinces them that your agency knows what it is doing. In
describing your methods, you must answer the basics:
How: A detailed description of what will occur from
the time the project begins until completion. Your
methods should match the previously stated objectives.
# When: Presents the order and timing for the tasks.
Provide a step-by-step timetable that tells the reader
"when" and provides another project summary sup-
porting the rest of the methods section.
* Why: Defend your chosen methods, especially if they
are new or unorthodox. Why will the planned work
lead to the outcomes you anticipate? Use expert testi-
mony and examples of other projects that work.
Staffing/Administration
Devote a few sentences to discussing the number of
staff, their qualifications, and specific assignments.
Describe your plans for administering the project. Make it
clear who is responsible for financial management, proj-
ect outcomes, and reporting.
For a project with paid staff, describe whether staff will
work full-time or part-time, and whether they are currently
employed or will be hired. Salary and project costs are
affected by staff qualifications. Delineate experience and
education levels required for key staff. If a program direc-
tor has been chosen, summarize his or her credentials and
include a brief biographical sketch in an appendix. A
strong project director can help influence a grant decision.
Tip: What If My Staff Are A11 Volunteers?
Most proposal writers do not develop staffing sections for
projects that are primarily volunteer run. Describing tasks
that volunteers will undertake, however, can be most helpful
to the proposal reader. Such information underscores the
value added by the volunteers as well as the cost-effective-
ness of the project.
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Evaluation
An evaluation plan should be built into your project,
indicating to readers that you take your objectives seri-
ously. Evaluation is also a sound management tool, help-
ing a nonprofit refine and improve its program. In addi-
tion, an evaluation helps others learn from your experi-
ence.
There are two types of formal evaluation: one meas-
ures product and the other analyzes process. Either or
both might be appropriate, depending on your objectives.
For either type, you must describe how evaluation infor-
mation will be collected and how data will be analyzed. In
addition, explain how and to what audience the evaluation
results will be reported.
Sustainability
Today's grantseekers are expected to demonstrate the
long-term financial viability of the project and of the non-
profit organization itself. You need to be very specific
about current and projected funding streams, both earned
income and raised funds, and about the base of financial
support for your nonprofit.
Tip: The Beauty of Worksheets
Worksheets can be useful as you develop the proposal and
discuss it with funders; they are also a valuable tool for mon-
itoring the project once it is under way and for reporting
after completion. (See Figure 2.)
Funders want you to prove either that your project is
finite (with start-up and ending dates); or that it is capaci-
ty-building (it will contribute to the future self-sufficiency
of your agency and/or enable it to expand services that
might be revenue generating); or that it will make your
organization attractive to other funders in the future.
The Budget
The budget for your proposal may be as simple as a
one-page statement of projected expenses, or your propos-
al may require a more complex presentation. For example,
it could include a page on projected support and revenue
and notes explaining items of expense or of revenue.
Expense Budget
As you assemble the budget, go back through the pro-
posal narrative and make a list of all personnel and non-
personnel items related to project operation. Include new
costs that will be incurred if the project is funded and
ongoing expenses for items that will be allocated to the
project. Put the costs you have identified next to each item
on your list. Use worksheets to summarize these items
and the calculations used to arrive at dollar figures (see
Figure 2).
Tip: Know Your Numbers
In documenting your funding situation, it is important to
have backup figures ready, in case a prospective funder asks
for these, even though you are unlikely to include this infor-
mation in the actual grant proposal.
Figure 2:
Part of a worksheet for a year-long project might look like this:
Item
Description
Cost
Executive director
Supervision
10% of salary=$10,000
25% benefits=$2,500
Project director
Hired in month one
11 months at $35,000=$32,083
25% benefits=$8,025
Office space
Requires 25% of
current space
25% x $20,000=$5,000
Overhead
20% of project cost
20% x $64,628=$12,926
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Using your worksheets, prepare the expense budget.
For most projects, costs should be grouped into subcate-
gories reflecting critical areas of expense. You might organ-
ize by personnel and nonpersonnel costs. Personnel sub-
categories could include salaries, benefits, and consultants.
Nonpersonnel subcategories could include travel, equip-
ment, and printing. Attach a dollar figure to each line.
Support and Revenue Statement
For the typical project, no support and revenue state-
ment is necessary. But if grant support has already been
awarded to the project, or if you expect project activities
to generate income, a support and revenue statement is
the place to provide this information.
Budget Narrative
A narrative portion of the budget is used to explain
any unusual line items in the budget and is not always
needed. If costs are straightforward and the numbers tell
the story clearly, explanations are redundant.
If you decide a budget narrative is needed, create
"Notes to the Budget," with footnote-style numbers on the
line items in the budget keyed to numbered explanations.
Or, if an extensive explanation is required, structure the
budget narrative as straight text. Remember, the basic nar-
rative about the project and your organization does not
belong in the budget narrative.
Organizational Information
Typically, a resume of your nonprofit organization
should come at the end of your proposal. It is usually bet-
ter to sell the need for your project and then your
agency's ability to carry it out. This information can be
conveyed easily by attaching a brochure or other prepared
statement. In two pages or less, tell the reader when your
nonprofit came into existence; state its mission, being cer-
tain to demonstrate how the subject of the proposal fits
within or extends that mission; and describe the organiza-
tion's structure, programs, and special expertise.
Discuss the size of the board, how board members are
recruited, and their level of participation. (You should
include the full board list in an appendix.) Provide details
on the staff, including the numbers of full- and part-time
staff and their levels of expertise.
Conclusion
Every proposal should have a concluding paragraph
or two. This is a good place to call attention to the future,
Tip: Tone It Down
For a short proposal, keep in mind that you are writing a let-
ter to someone. It should not be as formal in style as a
longer proposal would be. But don't assume that because it
is only a letter, it isn't a time-consuming and challenging
task. Every document you put in front of a funder says some-
thing about your agency.
after the grant is completed. If appropriate, outline some
of the follow-up activities that might be undertaken to
begin to prepare your funders for your next request.
Alternatively, you should state how the project might carry
on without further grant support.
This section is also the place to make a final appeal
for your project. Briefly reiterate what your nonprofit
wants to do and why it is important. Underscore why your
agency needs funding to accomplish it. Don't be afraid at
this stage to use a bit of emotion to solidify your case.
Letter Proposal
Sometimes the scale of the project might suggest a
small-scale letter format proposal, or the type of request
might not require all of the proposal components recom-
mended here. Remember, the letter should be no more
than three pages. Here are key components of a good let-
ter proposal:
^ Ask for the gift: Begin with a reference to prior
contact with the funder, if any. State why you are writ-
ing and how much funding is required.
^ Describe the need: Briefly tell the funder why
there is a need for this project, piece of equipment,
etc.
^ Explain what you will do: Provide enough detail
to pique the funder's interest. Describe precisely what
will take place as a result of the grant.
^ Provide agency data: Include your mission state-
ment, a brief description of programs offered, num-
ber of people served, and staff.
^ Include appropriate budget data: The budget
might be a half page long. Decide if this information
should be incorporated into the letter or in a sepa-
rate attachment. Be sure to indicate the total cost of
the project.
^ Close: As with the longer proposal, a letter proposal
needs a strong concluding statement.
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# Attach any additional information required:
The funder will need: a board list, a copy of your IRS
determination letter, financial documentation, and
brief resumes of key staff.
What Happens Next?
Submitting your proposal is not the end of your
involvement in the grantmaking process. Grant review
procedures vary widely, and the decision-making process
can take anywhere from a few weeks to six months or
more. During the review process, the funder may ask for
additional information either directly from you or from
outside consultants or professional references. You need
to be patient but persistent. If you are unclear about the
process, don't hesitate to ask.
If your hard work results in a grant, acknowledge the
funder's support with a letter of thanks. You also need to
find out whether the funder has specific forms, proce-
dures, and deadlines for reporting the progress of your
project. Clarifying your responsibilities as a grantee at the
outset, particularly with respect to financial reporting, will
prevent misunderstandings and more serious problems
later.
Progress and Measurement5
After your organization has won a grant or formed a
partnership, the real work begins. Monitoring and meas-
uring your progress toward specific project goals is criti-
cal to long-term success.
For most grantees, post-award administration consists
of a number of different activities carried out by grants
management staff, program staff, auditors, and others.
Depending on the type of grant or program, performance
monitoring can include specific assessments of grant-
related performance and financial aspects, as well as the
entire organization's performance.
Tip: Why Evaluate?
Conducting an evaluation of your program can:
1. Facilitate your thinking about what the program is all
about, including its goals, how it meets goals, and how you
will know if goals have been met.
2. Produce data or verify results that can be used for public
relations and promoting services in the community.
3. Produce valid comparisons between other programs in
your community to help grantmakers or sponsors decide
which program to fund.
4. Fully examine and describe effective programs for duplica-
tion elsewhere.
Establishing Measurement Criteria
In many cases, the funder develops a specific set of
criteria to measure the progress of your grant perform-
ance. Grant management staff and program staff should
always set formal guidelines concerning grantee perform-
ance and progress. The monitoring approach should be
consistent with the type of program, whether the award is
a grant or cooperative agreement, and other relevant fac-
tors. Remember, it is important not only to understand
your funder's expectations for the progress of the grant,
but also to set your own internal benchmarks and check-
points to assess results. Measurement criteria will vary
depending on your program or grant, but some potential
areas for evaluation could include:
^ Quality: How long has your group been together?
What type of structure has been developed to ensure
the continuity of your group, such as officers, mem-
bership guidelines, and memoranda of understand-
ing? How active are the group's members? How often
do they meet? How much volunteer and professional
time is being focused on a particular problem
because of your group?
^ Comprehensiveness: What types of individuals are
representing your organization? Are they the right
type of individuals to accomplish the work of the
4Based on The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 3rd ed. (New York: The Foundation Center, 2001), by Jane C. Geever, chairman
of the development consulting firm, J. C. Geever, Inc. The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing and other resources are available for free
use in Foundation Center libraries and Cooperating Collections, or can be ordered through The Foundation Center's Web site (http://fdncenter.org/).
5 Portions of this section excerpted from or based on the following:
Closing the Gap, a newsletter of the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Seivices, April/May 2001, page 7. "How to
Evaluate Your Program."
Evaluating the Collaboration Process, Richard W. Clark, Ohio State University fact sheet, .
The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 3rd ed. (New York: The Foundation Center, 2001), by Jane C. Geever, chairman of the
development consulting firm J. C. Geever, Inc.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Seivices: GrantsNet .
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grant? What types of databases or directories have
been created to facilitate information sharing and
assistance related to this grant?
^ Access and Equity: Do all members of your grant's
target audience in the community have equal access
to program efforts? Has access to services been
enhanced by program efforts? How does the target
audience obtain access to your program's informa-
tion and services?
^ Information and Advocacy: How has informa-
tion increased to your target audience? To what
extent is your organization promoting its efforts and
services? How is your group serving as an advocate to
its target audience?
Cost-Effectiveness: Have existing funds been used
effectively? How? Have the funds used attained the
expected results?
^ Additional General Questions: What are you
doing that is really working well? What are the major
problems you are facing? Are there unanticipated out-
comes from the project?
You can use many methodologies to explore the ques-
tions in the proposed areas of evaluation, including:
-$r Surveys/questionnaires
# Interviews
Structured observation
Review of records and reports
Focus group interviews
# Interaction analysis
The following Internet resources provide information
on program evaluation and measurement:
The American Evaluation Association:
Nonprofit Managers Library: The Basic Guide to
Program Evaluation
United Way: Resource Network on Outcome
Measurement
# Basic Guide to Program Evaluation, Carter
McNamara, Ph.D., 1998 .
Tip: Always Provide a Report
Even if you have received unrestricted, general-purpose sup
port, funders want to know what overall goals you set for
your agency for the year. Did you achieve them? What were
some specific triumphs? What were some particular prob-
lems you faced, and how did you overcome them? Or, are
you still dealing with the challenges?
Communicating With Your Funder
Throughout grant implementation, maintaining consis-
tent communication with your funder is crucial. In many
cases, this involves a continuing dialogue between your
project officer/program official and the grant management
officer or specialist. This dialogue should allow you to
assess whether:
Your progress is consistent with available funding. In
other words, is current funding adequate, or is some
supplement needed? Are any unobligated balances
being accumulated?
Changes are anticipated that will require action by
the awarding office.
^ There are actual or potential institutional compliance
issues that may have an impact on the project(s)
being funded.
Grant Reporting
Besides communication, your funder might also
require formalized progress reports. Usually, specific
reporting requirements are included in the grant letter;
sometimes you are asked to sign and return a copy of the
grant letter or a separate grant contract. In some cases,
the funder will request timely reports from your organiza-
tion and tie their receipt to grant payments.
When a foundation provides formal reporting guide-
lines, there usually will be dates when the reports are due.
If they have given you specific dates for reporting, develop
a system to keep track of them. Some funders want
reports at quarterly or six-month intervals, but most
request an annual report and/or a final report two to
three months after the conclusion of the project. Even for
grants of fairly short duration, foundations often express
the desire to receive an interim report. Unless otherwise
stated, an interim report can be informal.
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III. Grants in Action
Following are just a few examples of Hispanic community-based organizations that have successfully secured grants
to enhance their environmental and occupational health and safety work. For more information, visit each of the Web
sites included below.
Grantee: Coalition including Esperanza Health Center,
Nueva Esperanza, and the School District of Philadelphia
Grant Title: Healthy Living 2000
Grant Giver: The Office of Minority Health (OMH) of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Program: The Minority Health Coalition Demonstration
Grant Program
Program Background: The Minority Community
Health Coalition Demonstration Program was founded in
1986 to promote the development of coalitions to plan
and coordinate services to reduce sociocultural and lin-
guistic barriers to health care. The coalition approach is
believed to be an effective strategy for health promotion
and risk reduction among targeted minority populations.
Grants are administered by minority community-based
organizations that have established coalitions with at least
two other organizations/institutions, one of which is a
health care facility. Grantees are given flexibility to define
and address health problems unique to their communi-
ties.
Funding: Three-year period (7/98-7/01)
Target Population: Hispanic/Latino
Grant Description: The Healthy Living 2000 project's
overall goal is to educate and empower 100 asthmatic
children, their families, and others to reduce or eliminate
risk factors relating to asthma and lead poisoning. The
Coalition members consist of Esperanza Health Center,
Nueva Esperanza, and the School District of Philadelphia.
The Coalition seeks a holistic approach to improve the
health status of Latino children, their families, and friends
through environmental risk-reduction education and links
with community health centers, housing associations, and
other networking agencies. The project activities focus on
interactive educational workshops, developing relation-
ships with participants, providing intervention services,
and establishing linkages with community agencies and
churches for ongoing treatment and support. Educational
"Healthy Living" workshops are conducted for the target
group, their families, and school personnel. Attendees of
the workshops are trained to recognize, control, and
eliminate environmental health hazards that trigger or
exacerbate asthma episodes or put them at risk for lead
poisoning. The community housing representatives pro-
vide free in-home lead paint assessments to those enrolled
in the program.
For More Information: Visit www.omhrc.gov/ omhfsl.pdf.
Grant Title: Renewal Grant
Grantee: Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC), San
Jose, California
Grant Giver: Common Counsel Foundation
Program: FY 2000 Acorn Foundation Grants
Program Background: Established in 1978, the Acorn
Foundation supports projects dedicated to building a sus-
tainable future for the planet and restoring a healthy glob-
al environment. The Acorn Foundation is particularly
interested in small and innovative community-based proj-
ects that:
^ Preserve and restore habitats supporting biological
diversity and wildlife.
^ Advocate environmental justice, particularly in low-
income and indigenous communities.
Prevent or remedy toxic pollution.
Grantee Background: SVTC calls attention to and
improves the environmental health and safety practices of
the global electronics industry. Since 1982, SVTC has
worked with hundreds of communities and companies
locally and around the world to raise the environmental
consciousness and performance of the high-tech sector.
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Community Background: Minority groups, mostly
Latino and Asian/Pacific Islander, make up 45 percent of
the general population and 56 percent of children
younger than age 15. Lower income people of color work
in the most hazardous jobs and live in the most polluted
neighborhoods in Silicon Valley. Ethnic minorities and
low-income groups suffer poor health compared to the
more affluent, white population in Silicon Valley, losing
more years of life because of illnesses such as heart dis-
ease, cancer, and strokes. Minorities, especially women,
also face greater health and safety risks from industrial
pollution both on the job and in the community. A majori-
ty of workers in high-tech semi-skilled production jobs,
which often involve hazardous chemical handling and
exposures, are minority women. Latinas and Asian/Pacific
Islanders also live in neighborhoods nearest to sites of
toxic leaks and spills from industry, resulting in "double
exposure" to chemicals, in many cases.
Funding: $6,000
Grant Description: This was a renewal grant to organ-
ize community, labor, and environmental groups around
safety and health issues brought on by the expansion of
the computer and electronic industries and its pollution of
air, water, and land.
For More Information: Visit or .
Grantee: Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy,
Providence, Rhode Island
Grant Title: The Rhode Island Environmental Justice
Network
Grant Giver: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Region 1)
Program: Urban Environmental Initiative (1997)
Program Background: The Urban Environmental
Initiative (UEI) is a pilot program launched in 1995
under EPA New England, to address environmental and
public health problems in urban cities. The UEI facilitates
community-based environmental protection in Boston,
Massachusetts; Hartford, Connecticut; and Providence,
Rhode Island.
The UEI program takes an active role in listening to com-
munity needs and concerns, identifying projects, and pro-
viding resources to implement projects that make measur-
able improvements in public health and the quality of the
urban environment.
Grant Description: The Rhode Island Environmental
Justice Network is a coalition of numerous local grass-
roots organizations including: the Center for Hispanic
Policy and Advocacy, Direct Action for Rights and Equality
(DARE), The Urban League of Rhode Island, the Hmong
United Association of Rhode Island, and the All South
Providence Union (ASPU). The Network focuses on envi-
ronmental issues, especially vacant lots, which affect low-
income people of color in Rhode Island's urban areas.
Major goals of the Network include enhancing community
capacity to identify and solve local environmental prob-
lems and to better understand and use available public
health and environmental data.
The Network hosts regular coordination and planning
meetings involving community groups, sponsors educa-
tional workshops, and trains community residents to map
neighborhood environmental risks. Each organization
involved with the Network brings its own innovative, com-
munity-based approach to environmental and health
issues. The Environmental Justice Network is a great
example of local, grassroots organizations uniting togeth-
er to more effectively and accurately identify and address
environmental issues in their neighborhoods.
For More Information: Visit or .
Grantee: Clean Water Fund
Grant Giver: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Environmental Justice
Program: Small Grants Program
Program Background: The Small Grants Program was
established by the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice
(OEJ) in 1994. The program assists community-based
organizations that are working on solutions to local envi-
ronmental problems.
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Funding: $10,000
Grant Description: Funding was used to help farm
workers gain access to workplace safety information and
training by bridging the language barriers between farm
workers and their employers.
The program aimed to improve communication between
farm workers and employers and to address the migrant
farm worker community's high rates of pesticide expo-
sure. "Train the Trainer" workshops were held to educate
10 Hispanic community leaders about pesticides and
workplace safety. Intensive, one-on-one training was pro-
vided to the leaders, who planned to use this information
to educate 500 migrant workers.
A daylong community forum was held with more than 80
farm workers, and a Hispanic Food Festival brought
together 400 Hispanic residents who learned about pesti-
cide safety and household hazards. Educational outreach
was conducted in eight North Dakota communities, and a
bilingual intern was hired to speak with nearly 1,500 farm
workers about their issues.
For More Information: Visit .
Grantee: Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Program
(MMLAP)
Grant Giver: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Environmental Justice
Program: Small Grants Program
Program Background: The Small Grants Program was
established by OEJ in 1994. The program assists commu-
nity-based organizations that are working on solutions to
local environmental problems.
Funding: $20,000
Grant Description: The purpose of this program was
to increase the safety of farm workers and their families in
30 counties in Western Michigan by providing information
on environmental and public health issues. Topics includ-
ed environmental laws, pesticide labeling, ground water
contamination, and safety conditions.
An educational packet was produced and distributed to
farm workers, and bilingual camp meetings and farm
worker information meetings related to health and safety
were conducted, reaching 1,500 farm workers. Training
on the worker protection standards and pesticide safety
was also provided.
A concert for farm worker environmental justice was held
and attended by approximately 1,800 people. A mailing
list was compiled at the concert, increasing the size of the
target audience.
For More Information: Visit .
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IV. Glossary
Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Terms
Following are definitions of terms related to environmental and occupational health and safety. They were taken and
abridged from the following sources:
^ National Safety Council's Environmental Glossary: .
Alaska Community Action on Toxics Definitions: .
Connecticut Department of Public Health Glossary: .
Acid rain: Precipitation that has been made acidic by
airborne pollutants.
Air emissions: Gas emitted into the air from industrial
and chemical processes, such as ozone, carbon monox-
ide, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and
others.
Air pollutant: Any substance in air that could, in high
enough concentration, harm humans, other animals, vege-
tation, or material. Pollutants can include almost any nat-
ural or artificial composition of airborne matter. They
might be solid particles, liquid droplets, gases, or a com-
bination of these elements.
Asbestos: A mineral fiber that can pollute air or water
and cause cancer or asbestosis when inhaled. EPA has
banned or severely restricted the use of asbestos in manu-
facturing and construction.
Benchmark: A term meaning a measurement taken at
the outset of a series of measurements of the same vari-
able, sometimes meaning the best or most desirable value
of the variable.
Burden of disease: A general term used in public
health and epidemiological literature to identify the cumu-
lative effect of a broad range of harmful disease conse-
quences on a community, including the health, social, and
economic costs to the individual and to society.
Byproduct: Materials other than the intended product
generated by an industrial process.
Carcinogenic or carcinogen: Capable of causing can-
cer. A suspected carcinogen is a substance that might
cause cancer in humans or animals, but for which the evi-
dence is not conclusive.
Chronic disease: A disease with one or more of the fol-
lowing characteristics: permanence; leaves residual dis-
ability; caused by non-reversible pathological alternation;
requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation;
or may require a long period of supervision, observation,
or care.
Climate change: This term is commonly used inter-
changeably with "global warming" and "the greenhouse
effect." Climate change refers to the buildup of man-made
gases in the atmosphere that trap the sun's heat, causing
changes in weather patterns on a global scale. The effects
include changes in rainfall patterns, sea level rise, poten-
tial droughts, habitat loss, and heat stress. The green-
house gases of most concern are carbon dioxide,
methane, and nitrous oxides. If these gases in our atmos-
phere double, the Earth could warm 1.5 to 4.5 degrees by
the year 2050, with changes in global precipitation having
the greatest consequences.
Disability: Any temporary or long-term condition (physi-
cal and/or mental) that results from an acute or chronic
condition that might prevent the performance of regular
duties.
Environment: The sum of all external conditions affect-
ing the life, development, and survival of an organism.
Environmental health: Characteristics of health that
result from the aggregate impact of both natural and man-
made surroundings, including: health effects of air pollu-
tion, water pollution, noise pollution, solid waste disposal,
and housing; occupational disease and injuries; and those
diseases related to unsanitary surroundings.
Environmental justice: The fair treatment of people of
all races, cultures, incomes, and educational levels with
respect to the development and enforcement of environ-
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mental laws, regulations, and policies. Fair treatment
implies that no population should be forced to shoulder a
disproportionate share of exposure to the negative effects
of pollution due to lack of political or economic strength.
Epidemiology: The study of the occurrence and causes
of health effects in human populations. An epidemiologi-
cal study often compares two groups of people who are
alike except for one factor, such as exposure to a chemi-
cal or the presence of a health effect. The investigators try
to determine if any factor is associated with the health
effect.
Exposure: Reference to pollutants that come into contact
with the body and present a potential health threat. The
most common routes of exposure are through the skin,
mouth, or by inhalation.
Hazardous air pollutants: Air pollutants that are not
covered by ambient air quality standards but which, as
defined in the Clean Air Act, may reasonably be expected
to cause or contribute to irreversible illness or death.
Such pollutants include asbestos, beryllium, mercury,
benzene, coke oven emissions, radionuclides, and vinyl
chloride.
Hazardous chemical: An EPA designation for any haz-
ardous material capable of producing fires and explosions
or adverse health effects like cancer and dermatitis.
Hazardous chemicals are distinct from hazardous waste.
Hazardous substance: 1) Any material that poses a
threat to human health and/or the environment. Typical
hazardous substances are toxic, corrosive, ignitable,
explosive, or chemically reactive. 2) Any substance desig-
nated by EPA to be reported if a designated quantity of the
substance is spilled in the waters of the United States or if
otherwise released into the environment.
Hazardous waste: A subset of solid waste that poses
substantial or potential threats to public health or the
environment and meets any of the following criteria:
^ Specifically listed as a hazardous waste by EPA.
^ Exhibits one or more of the characteristics of
hazardous waste (ignitibility, corrosiveness,
reactivity, and/or toxicity).
-fa Generated by the treatment of hazardous waste, or is
contained in hazardous waste.
Health: A state of physical, mental, and social well-being
and productive functioning—not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.
Health plan: A health maintenance organization, pre-
ferred provider organization, insured plan, self-funded
plan, or other entity that covers health care services.
Hispanic ethnicity: Refers to people whose origins are
from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Central
America, South America, and the Caribbean, or persons of
Hispanic origin identifying themselves as Spanish,
Spanish-American, Hispanic, Hispano, Latino, etc.
Incidence: The number of new cases of a specific dis-
ease occurring during a certain period of time.
Indicator: A measurable factor that reflects or is highly
correlated with either a health problem or outcome (e.g.,
infant mortality or disability days) or particular character-
istics of health systems service delivery (e.g., cost per
patient day, percent of area residents with a regular con-
trol course of care, or time or distance from primary
care). A proxy indicator can be used to determine social
or environmental conditions, values, interests, and con-
cerns.
Medicaid: A federally aided, state-operated and adminis-
tered program that provides medical benefits for certain
indigent or low-income persons in need of health and
medical care. The program, authorized by Title XIX of the
Social Security Act, is basically for poor persons who meet
specified eligibility criteria. Subject to broad federal
guidelines, states determine the benefits covered, program
eligibility, rates of payment for providers, and methods of
administering the program.
Mental health: The capacity of an individual to form
harmonious relations with his/her social and physical
environment and to achieve a balanced satisfaction of
his/her own drives.
Mortality rate: Also known as "death rate," expresses
the number of deaths in a unit of population within a pre-
scribed time. May be expressed as crude death rates (e.g.,
total deaths in relation to total population during a year)
or as rates specified for disease and, sometimes, for age,
sex, or other attributes (e.g., number of deaths from can-
cer in white males in relation to the white male popula-
tion during a year).
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Pollution: Any substances in water, soil, or air that
degrade the natural quality of the environment; offend the
sense of sight, taste, or smell; or cause a health hazard.
The usefulness of natural resources is usually impaired by
the presence of pollution.
Preventive care: Comprehensive care emphasizing
patients' behaviors that encourage health promotion and
disease prevention, early detection, and early treatment of
conditions, generally including routine physical examina-
tions, immunization, and well-person care.
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration of
the United States, which covers worker health and safety
regulations and programs.
Race: A population of individuals who identify themselves
from a common history, nationality, or geographical place.
When responses in the "race" line item on vital records
are associated with the definition of Hispanic origin, they
are re-coded to "white race," as described in the National
Center for Health Statistics instruction manuals for coding
vital records. Individuals identifying themselves as either
"white," "black," or "other" race can be of any ethnic
group.
Solid waste: As defined under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), any solid, semi-
solid, liquid, or contained gaseous materials discarded
from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural oper-
ations, and from community activities. Solid waste
includes: garbage, construction debris, or commercial
refuse; sludge from water supply or waste treatment plants
or air pollution control facilities; and other discarded
materials.
Toxic substance: A chemical or mixture that can cause
illness, death, disease, or birth defects. The quantities and
exposures necessary to cause these effects can vary widely.
Many toxic substances are pollutants and contaminants in
the environment.
Underground Storage Tank (UST): A tank and any
underground piping connected to the tank that has 10
percent or more of its volume (including pipe volume)
beneath the surface of the ground. USTs are designed to
hold gasoline, other petroleum products, and hazardous
materials.
Uninsured: People who lack public or private health
insurance.
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Grant-Seeking Terms
Following are definitions related to grant proposals and awards, taken and abridged from The Foundation Center's
User-Friendly Guide to Funding Research & Resources Glossary: .
Annual report: A voluntary report issued by a founda-
tion or corporation that provides financial data and
descriptions of its grantmaking activities. Annual reports
vary in format from simple documents listing the year's
grants to detailed publications that provide substantial
information about the grantmaker's programs.
Assets: The amount of capital or principal—money,
stocks, bonds, real estate, or other resources—controlled
by a foundation or corporate giving program. Generally,
assets are invested and the resulting income is used to
make grants.
Associates program: A fee-based membership pro-
gram of the Foundation Center providing toll-free tele-
phone reference, photocopy and fax service, and comput-
er searches of Foundation Center databases.
Beneficiary: In philanthropic terms, the donee or
grantee receiving funds from a foundation or corporate
giving program is the beneficiary, although society benefits
as well.
Capital support: Funds provided for endowment pur-
poses, buildings, construction, or equipment.
Challenge grant: A grant that is paid only if the donee
organization is able to raise additional funds from other
sources. Challenge grants are often used to stimulate giv-
ing from other donors. See also matching grant.
Community foundation: A 501 (c) (3) organization that
makes grants for charitable purposes in a specific commu-
nity or region. The funds available to a community founda-
tion are usually derived from many donors and held in an
endowment that is independently administered; income
earned by the endowment is then used to make grants.
Although a community foundation may be classified by the
Internal Revenue Service as a private foundation, most are
classified as public charities and are thus eligible for maxi-
mum tax-deductible contributions from the general public.
See also 501(c)(3); public charity.
Community fund: An organized community program
that makes annual appeals to the general public for funds
that are usually not retained in an endowment but are
instead used for the ongoing operational support of local
agencies. See also federated giving program.
Company-sponsored foundation (also referred to as
a corporate foundation): A private foundation whose
assets are derived primarily from the contributions of a
for-profit business. Although a company-sponsored foun-
dation may maintain close ties with its parent company, it
is an independent organization with its own endowment
and as such is subject to the same rules and regulations
as other private foundations. See also private founda-
tion.
Cooperating collection: A member of the Foundation
Center's network of libraries, community foundations, and
other nonprofit agencies that provides a core collection of
Center publications in addition to a variety of supplemen-
tary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.
Corporate foundation: See company-sponsored
foundation.
Cooperative venture: A joint effort among two or
more grantmakers. Cooperative venture partners may
share funding responsibilities or contribute information
and technical resources.
Corporate giving program: A grantmaking program
established and administered within a for-profit corpora-
tion. Because corporate giving programs do not have sep-
arate endowments, their annual grant totals generally are
directly related to company profits. Corporate giving pro-
grams are not subject to the same reporting requirements
as corporate foundations.
DIALOG: An online database information service made
available by Knight Ridder Information Services, Inc. The
Foundation Center offers two large files on foundations
and grants through DIALOG.
Distribution committee: The committee responsible
for making grant decisions. For community foundations,
the distribution committee is intended to be broadly rep-
resentative of the community served by the foundation.
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Donee: The recipient of a grant. (Also known as the
grantee or the beneficiary.)
Donor: An individual or organization that makes a grant
or contribution to a donee. (Also known as the grantor.)
Employee matching grant: A contribution to a chari-
table organization by an employee that is matched by a
similar contribution from his or her employer. Many cor-
porations have employee matching-gift programs in high-
er education that encourage their employees to give to the
college or university of their choice.
Endowment: Funds intended to be invested in perpetuity
to provide income for continued support of a nonprofit
organization.
Expenditure responsibility: In general, when a pri-
vate foundation makes a grant to an organization that is
not classified by the IRS as a "public charity," the founda-
tion is required by law to provide some assurance that the
funds will be used for the intended charitable purposes.
Special reports on such grants must be filed with the IRS.
Most grantee organizations are public charities, and many
foundations do not make "expenditure responsibility"
grants.
Family foundation: An independent private foundation
whose funds are derived from members of a single family.
Family members often serve as officers or board members
of family foundations and have a significant role in their
grantmaking decisions. See also operating founda-
tion; private foundation; public charity.
Federated giving program: A joint fundraising effort
usually administered by a nonprofit "umbrella" organiza-
tion that in turn distributes the contributed funds to sever-
al nonprofit agencies. United Way and community chests
or funds, the United Jewish Appeal and other religious
appeals, the United Negro College Fund, and joint arts
councils are examples of federated giving programs. See
also community fund.
Field offices: Reference collections operated by the
Foundation Center in Washington, DC; Atlanta; Cleveland;
and San Francisco, all of which offer a wide variety of
services and comprehensive collections of information on
foundations and grants.
501(c)(3): The section of the tax code that defines non-
profit, charitable (as broadly defined), tax-exempt organi-
zations. 501 (c) (3) organizations are further defined as
public charities, private operating foundations, and pri-
vate nonoperating foundations. See also operating
foundation; private foundation; public charity.
Form 990-PF: The public record information return that
all private foundations are required by law to submit
annually to the IRS.
General/operating support: A grant made to further
the general purpose or work of an organization, rather
than for a specific purpose or project; also called an
unrestricted grant.
General purpose foundation: An independent private
foundation that awards grants in many different fields of
interest. See also special purpose foundation.
Grantee financial report: A report detailing how
grant funds were used by an organization. Many corporate
grantmakers require this kind of report from grantees. A
financial report generally includes a listing of all expendi-
tures from grant funds, as well as an overall organization-
al financial report covering revenue and expenses, assets,
and liabilities.
Grassroots fundraising: Efforts to raise money from
individuals or groups from the local community on a
broad basis. Usually an organization's own constituents—
people who live in the neighborhood served or clients of
the agency's services—are the sources of these funds.
Grassroots fundraising activities include membership
drives, raffles, auctions, benefits, and a range of other
activities.
Guidelines: Procedures set forth by a funder that
grantseekers should follow when approaching a grant-
maker.
Independent foundation: A grantmaking organization
usually classified by the IRS as a private foundation.
Independent foundations may also be known as family
foundations, general purpose foundations, special pur-
pose foundations, or private nonoperating foundations.
The Foundation Center places independent foundations
and company-sponsored foundations in separate cate-
gories; however, federal law normally classifies both as
private, nonoperating foundations subject to the same
rules and requirements. See also private foundation.
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In-kind contribution: A contribution of equipment,
supplies, or other tangible resources, as distinguished
from a monetary grant. Some organizations may also
donate the use of space or staff time as an in-kind contri-
bution.
Matching grant: A grant that is made to match funds
provided by another donor. See also challenge grant;
employee matching gift.
Microfiche: Flat strips of microfilm. The Foundation
Center collects and makes available foundation 990-PFs
on microfiche mounted on aperture cards by the IRS.
Operating foundation: A 501 (c) (3) organization clas-
sified by the IRS as a private foundation whose primary
purpose is to conduct research, social welfare, or other
programs determined by its governing body or establish-
ment charter. An operating foundation may make grants,
but the sum is generally small relative to the funds used
for the foundation's own programs. See also 501(c)(3).
Operating support grant: A grant to cover the regular
personnel, administrative, and miscellaneous expenses of
an existing program or project. See a/so general/oper-
ating support.
Orientation: An introduction to available resources and
fundraising research strategies presented by Foundation
Center library staff. Supervisors at cooperating collections
may conduct orientation sessions as well.
Payout requirement: The minimum amount that pri-
vate foundations are required to expend for charitable
purposes (including grants and, within certain limits, the
administrative cost of making grants). In general, a pri-
vate foundation must meet or exceed an annual payout
requirement of five percent of the average market value of
its total assets.
Private foundation: A nongovernmental, nonprofit
organization with funds (usually from a single source,
such as an individual, family, or corporation) and pro-
gram managed by its own trustees or directors. Private
foundations are established to maintain or aid social, edu-
cational, religious, or other charitable activities serving
the common welfare, primarily through the making of
grants. See also 501(c)(3); public charity.
Program amount: Funds that are expended to support
a particular program administered internally by a founda-
tion or corporate giving program.
Program officer: A staff member of a foundation who
reviews grant proposals and processes applications for
the board of trustees. Only a small percentage of founda-
tions have program officers.
Program-related investment: A loan or other invest-
ment (as distinguished from a grant) made
by a foundation to another organization for a project
related to the foundation's philanthropic purposes and
interests.
Proposal: A written application, often accompanied by
supporting documents, submitted to a foundation or cor-
porate giving program to request a grant. Most founda-
tions and corporations do not use printed application
forms but instead require written proposals; others prefer
preliminary letters of inquiry prior to a formal proposal.
Consult published guidelines.
Public charity: A nonprofit organization that qualifies
for tax-exempt status under section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS
code. Public charities are the recipients of most founda-
tion and corporate grants. Some public charities also
make grants. See also 501(c)(3); private founda-
tion.
Qualifying distributions: Expenditures of a private
foundation made to satisfy its annual payout requirement.
These can include grants, reasonable administrative
expenses, set-asides, loans, and program-related invest-
ments, as well as amounts paid to acquire assets used
directly in carrying out tax-exempt purposes.
Query letter: A brief letter outlining an organization's
activities and its request for funding and is sent to a
potential grantmaker to determine whether it would be
appropriate to submit a full grant proposal. Many grant-
makers prefer to be contacted in this way before receiving
a full proposal.
RFP: Request for Proposal. When the government issues
a new contract or grant program, it sends out RFPs to
agencies that might be qualified to participate. The RFP
lists project specifications and application procedures.
Although a few foundations occasionally use RFPs in spe-
cific fields, most prefer to consider proposals that are ini-
tiated by applicants.
Seed money: A grant or contribution used to start a new
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project or organization. Seed grants might cover salaries
and other operating expenses of a new project.
Set-asides: Funds set aside by a foundation for a specific
purpose or project that are counted as qualifying distribu-
tions toward the foundation's annual payout requirement.
Amounts for the project must be paid within five years of
the first set-aside.
Special purpose foundation: A private foundation
that focuses its grantmaking activites in one or a few areas
of interest. See also general purpose foundation.
Sponsorship: Affiliation with an existing nonprofit
organization for the purpose of receiving grants.
Grantseekers may either apply for federal tax-exempt sta-
tus or affiliate with a nonprofit sponsor.
Tax-exempt: Refers to organizations that do not have to
pay taxes such as federal or state corporate tax or state
sales tax. Individuals who make donations to such organi-
zations may be able to deduct these contributions from
their income tax.
Technical assistance: Operational or management
assistance given to nonprofit organizations. It can include
fundraising assistance, budgeting and financial planning,
program planning, legal advice, marketing, and other aids
to management. Assistance may be offered directly by the
staff of a foundation or corporation, or it may be provided
in the form of a grant to pay for the services of an outside
consultant. See also in-kind contributions.
Trustee: A foundation board member or officer who
helps make decisions about how grant monies are spent.
Depending on whether the foundation has paid staff,
trustees may take a more or less active role in running its
affairs.
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V. What's Out There? Resources for
Community-Based Organizations
The following lists were compiled throughout 2001 and may not be up-to-date. Please check the Web sites or other con
tact information listed with each resource.
^ About.com - Nonprofit Management # The National Network for Collaboration
Information
http ://nonprofit. about.com/cs/managementinfo
This About.com page offers several links to resources
for managing a nonprofit.
^ The Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org
The Foundation Center's mission is to support and
improve institutional philanthropy by promoting pub-
lic understanding of the field and helping grant seek-
ers succeed.
(NNCO)
http://crs.uvm.edu/nnco
NNCO, based at the University of Vermont, seeks to
expand the knowledge base and skill level of
Cooperative Extension System educators, agency and
organizational partners, youth, and citizens by estab-
lishing a network that fosters collaboration and leads
to citizen problem-solving to improve the lives of
children, youth, and families. The Web site offers,
tools, resources, and links, as well as an online ver-
sion of its training program manual, "Collaboration:
The Power of WE the People."
^ Institute for Nonprofit Organization
Management (INOM)
www.inom.org
INOM, based at the University of San Francisco, offers
information in several categories related
to nonprofit management, including: education pro-
grams, research, conference and community pro-
grams, and publications. INOM also offers
a comprehensive list of nonprofit resources on the
Web.
^ National Network of Grantmakers Common
Grant Application (CGA) Form
www.nng.org/html/resources/cga_table.htm
The CGA form is a labor-saving device for groups
seeking grants for social and economic justice work.
Check the funder's guidelines on the Web to deter-
mine if the CGA is appropriate for your program.
^ United Way
www.unitedway-portage.org/links/nonprof.htm
^ Internet Nonprofit Resource Center (INRC)
www.nonprofit-info.org/npofaq
The INRC Web site provides links to articles and sites
for fund development, board organization, manage-
ment sites, and other areas.
This local United Way branch in Portage County,
Ohio, provides a comprehensive list of online
resources for forming and managing a nonprofit.
^ Board Source (Formerly the National Center
for Nonprofit Boards)
www.boardsource.org/main.htm
Provides practical information, tools and best prac-
tices, training, and leadership development for board
members of nonprofit organizations worldwide.
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Environmental Health
Sciences
Community-based Participatory
Research in Environmental
Health: Aims to implement cul-
turally relevant prevention/inter-
vention activities in economically
disadvantaged and/or under-
served populations adversely
impacted by an environmental
contaminant.
Yes
Project Period: Up to 5 years
Funding: $300,000 per year
Frederick L.Tyson, Ph.D.
Scientific Program
Administrator
Phone: 919/541-0176
Email: tyson2@niehs.nih.gov
General information can be
found at: www.niehs.nih.gov/
dert/programs/translat/cbpr/cbpr.
htm
Specific information regarding
this initiative can be found at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-ES-01 -003 .html
National Institute of
Environmental Health
Sciences
Advanced Research Cooperation
in Environmental Health
(ARCH): The ARCH grant is a
mechanism for support of a
broadly based research program
involving investigators from
Hispanic Serving Institutions
(HSIs). Facilitates sharing of
knowledge and common
resources.
Yes
Yes
Frederick L.Tyson, Ph.D.
Scientific Program
Administrator
Phone: 919/541-0176
Email: tyson2@niehs.nih.gov
General information can be
found at:www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/
programs/translat/arch/arch.htm
Environmental Health Sciences
K-12 Education: Addresses eth-
nic differences of the student
populations, which should
enhance the appeal of these pro-
grams for minority students and
increase the interest of minorities
in environmental health sciences.
www.niehs.nih.gov/ dert/programs/
translat/kl 2/kl 2educa.htm
National Institute of
Environmental Health
Sciences and National
Human Genome
Research Institute
Environmental Justice:
Partnerships to address ethical
challenges in environmental
health.
Yes
Shobha Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Scientific Program
Administrator
Division of Extramural
Research and Training
National Institute of
Environmental Health
Sciences
Phone: 919/541-2506
Fax: 919/316-4606
Email: sriniva2@niehs.nih.gov
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The National Alliance
for Hispanic Health
Action forum for Hispanic health
that supports health and human
service providers and insures
accountability and advocacy on
behalf of Hispanics. Relevant
projects include:
Project Heal: Implements
Hispanic health needs assessment.
Project ALFA: Educates Hispanic
communities about indoor air
pollutants and prevents exposure
to other toxics.
Policy Centers: Establishes policy
and research centers in community-
based organizations.
Yes
Project Heal: Involves implementation of a
community-based data collection, including
environmental data centers.
Project ALFA: Involves community out-
reach and materials development, and oper-
ates EPA's national Spanish-language hotline.
Policy Centers: Create relationships
between community groups and university-
based researchers to monitor and assess data
on health and well being of Hispanic ado-
lescents. Includes a number of environmen-
tal health elements.
1501 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/387-5000
Web site:
www.hispanichealth.org
Available resources include:
Bulletin boards, educational
materials, fact sheets, hotlines,
newsletters, policy analyses, press
releases, publications, and
reports.
Links are provided to a wealth of
information on issues, activities,
and target audiences relating to
these topics.
National Coalition of Hispanic
Health & Human Services
Organizations:
www.cehn.org/cehn/
resourceguide/nchhhso.html
The Office of
Minority Health
Resource Center
(OMHRC)
Health Disparities Grants In
Minority Health: Aims to reduce
health disparities in racial and
ethnic populations through local
pilot and small-scale projects that
address a demonstrated health
problem or health-related issue.
Yes
The program demonstrates the merit of
using local organizations to develop, imple-
ment, and conduct pilot or small-scale
community-based projects that address a
wide range of health problems and issues
related to health disparities in local minori-
ty communities.
Eligible Applicants: To qualify for funding,
applicants must be private, nonprofit, minor-
ity, or public community-based organizations
that address health and human services.
Funding for FY 2001: About $1 million
Number of Grants: 20 to 30
Total project period: 1 or 2 years
Web site: www.omhrc.gov/
OMH/WhatsNew/
2pgwhatsnew/ fedregisters/
fr03202001.htm
Main Web
site:www.omhrc.gov
Information resources on minority
health include databases (funding,
media, research, data, and listings
of volunteer resource persons) as
well as scientific reports, journals
and documents. OMH RC servic-
es are free and can be obtained by
calling 800/444-6472, or emailing
info@omhrc.gov.
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Foundation
Health programming: Aims to
improve the health of people
through increased access to inte-
grated, comprehensive health-care
systems.
Major Initiative: Community
Voices: Health Care for the
Underserved—Focuses on
strengthening access to health
promotion, disease prevention,
and primary health care.
Yes
Support: A broad range of appropriately
trained personnel staff the programs.
Send pre-proposal letters to:
Supervisor of Proposal
Processing
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
One Michigan Ave East
Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058
Web site:
www.wkkf.org/ Grants/
Information on approaching the
Foundation for a grant can be
found at: www.wkkf.org/Grants/
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National Center for
Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health
Promotion
Reach 2010: Eliminate disparities
in health status by racial and eth-
nic minority populations in the
following six priority areas:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes
• HIV Infection/AIDS
Child and adult immuniza-
tions
Yes
REACH 2010 is a two-phased, five-year
demonstration project to support communi-
ty coalitions in the design, implementation,
and evaluation of unique community-driven
strategies to eliminate health disparities.
Grantees will use local data to develop a
Community Action Plan (CAP) to guide
the coalition through the implementation
and evaluation period. CAPs target one or
more specific racial or ethnic minority com-
munity groups.
Program budget for fiscal year 1999: $9.4
million in awards to 32 grantees. Program
budget for fiscal year 2000: $30 million in
awards to 42 grantees.
Email:ccdinfo@cdc.gov
Web site:
www.cdc.gov/ reach2010/
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Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention Agency for
Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
(ATSDR)
1. Provides funding for the
Center for Agricultural Disease
and Injury Research, Education,
and Prevention-University of
California, Medical School.
2. Supported three grassroots
Farmworker Stream Forums via
agreement with the Health
Resources and Services
Administration's Office of
Minority Health
3. ATSDR Ombudsman: neutral
resource service for all parties
concerned with environmental
health disputes involving
ATSDR. Available in Spanish
Yes
1. Study investigates how to bridge lan-
guage, cultural, and educational barriers
that impede the delivery of safety training
and hazard awareness information to agri-
cultural workers and their employers.
Focuses on pesticide safety and hazard
awareness. Activities include:
Train-the-trainer workshop conducted
in San Luis Obispo, Merced, and Napa
counties.
Pesticide safety training workshop.
Two courses, using English as a Second
Language to teach non-English speaking
pesticide handlers how to read pesticide
labels.
2. Forums provide front-line migrant health
center staff and advocates an opportunity to
network, access new information, and share
strategies to deliver care to underserved
farmworker populations.
3. The ATSDR Ombudsman's services are
independent and open to all parties—pri-
vate citizens, citizen advocacy groups, cor-
porations, federal, state and local govern-
ment entities. Eligible participants must:
Have environmental health concerns
involving ATSDR.
Believe that they are not being heard.
Have exhausted all other resources.
Wilma G. Johnson
Deputy Associate Director
for Minority Health
Phone: 404/639-7210
Email: wgjl@cdc.gov
Ronnie Wilson
Ombudsman
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Road, E-28
Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
Phone: 404/498-0004
Fax: 404/498-0083
Email: RWilson2@cdc.gov
Ombudsman Web site:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/COM/
omweb.html
Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention
Grants and funding for
Environmental Health and
Occupational Safety and Health
programs.
Yes
Find funding announcements in the areas
of occupational safety and health CDC
(NIOSH) and environmental health CDC
(NCEH) and ATSDR at the Center's Web
site.
Web site:
www.cdc.gov/od/pgo /
funding/gran tmain.htm
Applications for funding are
available at: www.cdc.gov/od/
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Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention
Cooperative Agreement Program:
"Surveillance for Asthma
Incidence." This program
addresses the focus areas of
maternal, infant, and child
health, and respiratory diseases.
Yes
Funding: Two grants, approximately
$200,000 each.
Funding Period: 12-month budget period.
Web site: www.cdc.gov
Applicant qualifications are listed
on the Web site.
Other grants: Asthma Intervention
Funding: 5 to 10 awards,
$125,000 each.
Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention
A new program intended to stim-
ulate investigator-initiated partici-
patory research on community-
based approaches to prevention.
Specifically, the program seeks to
support multidisciplinary, multi-
level, participatory research that
will enhance the capacity of com-
munities and population groups
to address health promotion and
the prevention of disease, disabili-
ty, and injury.
Yes
Approximately $13 million is available in
2002 to fund roughly 30 awards, beginning
on or about Sept. 30, 2002.
Details are available on the
Federal Register Web site at:
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Centers for Disease
Control and
Prevention—National
Institute for
Occupational Safety
and Health
NIOSH is the federal agency
responsible for conducting
research and making recommen-
dations for the prevention of
work-related disease and injury.
Yes
NIOSH has a Spanish language Web site.
www.cdc.gov/ Spanish/niosh
The California
Wellness Foundation
Environmental Health Grants:
Support and strengthen organiza-
tions working to alleviate the dis-
proportionate health costs of
environmental hazards for chil-
dren and low-income communi-
ties of color.
Yes
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations
and government agencies.
Funding: Average of $40 million in grants
each year.
Director of Grants
Administration
The California Wellness
Foundation
6320 Canoga Avenue
Suite 1700
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Web site: www.tcwf.org/a
bout/ about.htm
Phone: 818/593-6600
Fax: 818/593-6614
Email: tcwf@tcwf.org
How to Apply: Write a one- to
two-page letter of interest that
describes the organization's mis-
sion and activities, region and
population(s) served, how the
funds will be used, and total
funds requested.
Specific info on Environmental
Health Grants can be found at:
www.tcwf.org/ enviornmental_
healtlVenvironmental_health.htm
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LASPAU: Academic
and Professional
Programs for the
Americas
A nonprofit organization affiliat-
ed with Harvard University that
designs, develops, and imple-
ments academic and professional
exchange programs on behalf of
individuals and institutions in the
United States, Canada, Latin
America, and the Caribbean.
The Web site is available in
Spanish.
Yes
Grants: OAS Ecology Initiatives and
Fulbright Faculty Development Programs.
Locations: Visit the following Web site for
a list of countries: www.laspau.org/
grant-LASPAU.htm
LASPAU: Academic and
Professional Programs for
the Americas
25 Mount Auburn Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138-6095
Phone: 617/495-5255
Fax: 617/495-8990
Email: laspau@harvard.edu
Jessie Smith Noyes
Foundation
The foundation makes grants pri-
marily in the areas of environ-
ment and reproductive rights.
Program Components:
Toxics
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable communities
Reproductive rights
Metro New York environment
Yes
Send a letter of inquiry, no more than three
pages.
Letters are reviewed on a continuous basis.
Jessie Smith Noyes
Foundation
6 East 39th Street, 12th
Floor
New York, NY 10016-0112
Phone: 212/684-6577
Fax: 212/689-6549
Email: noyes@noyes.org
Web site: www.noyes.org/
Contacts:
Millie Buchanan (Toxics)
Victor De Luca (Sustainable
communities)
Wilma Montanez
(Reproductive rights)
Kolu Zigbi (Sustainable
agriculture, Metropolitan
New York environment)
Information on applying for a
grant is available at: www.noyes.
org/ admin/ applying.html
The Foundation accepts the
common grant application form
of the National Network of
Grantmakers.
Common Counsel
Foundation
Acorn Foundation: Provides
grants to grassroots organizations
for environmental justice, particu-
larly in low-income and indige-
nous communities, and grants to
prevent or remedy toxic pollution.
Yes
Yes
Funding: $5,000 to $10,000.
Proposal Deadlines: January 15 and June
15 for spring and fall grantmaking meet-
ings. Decisions usually take place at least six
months from date of submittal.
Common Counsel Foundation
1221 Preservation Park
Way, #101
Oakland, CA 94612-1206
Phone: 510/834-2995
Fax: 510/834-2998
Email: ccounsel@igc.org
Web site:
www.commoncounsel.org/
Application guidelines are avail-
able at:
www.commoncounsel.org/ pages/
application.html
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National Safely
Council (NSC)
Oceupalioiial Safely and 1 leal ill
Products
Yes
NSC Safelyworks is a packaged training
system to help companies develop, imple-
ment, and evaluate a comprehensive safety
or ergonomics program.
The kit includes:
Videos
Publications available in Spanish:
Admin Guide
OSHA compliance guide
Employee handouts cost: $450/$499
V isi l www. i isc. org/prod Lie I /
osh/sworks.cfm for a list of
Safetyworks topics.
To order online, visit http://
secure.nsc.org/ onlinecart/ch
oosecategory.cfm?id=45
A Safer Site: Includes links lo
Web sites focusing on children's
health and provides information
on hazards such as lead poison-
ing. www.nsc.org/mem/youth/
1 l_top.htm
Environmental Health Center:
Provides information and links
regarding environmental health
risks for children and profession-
als (i.e., hazardous chemicals,
radioactive waste, etc.).
www.nsc. org/ ehc. htm
The Sierra Club
Foundation
Sierra Club's National
Environmental Justice Grassroots
Organizing Project: Provides
grassroots organizing assistance,
activist orientation, and support
to low-income people and com-
munities of color fighting pollut-
ing corporations that threaten
their health.
Training: Technical and professional from
Sierra Club volunteers and staff.
Skills gained: Empowerment skills to
address quality of life issues.
Web site: www.sierraclub.org/
foundation/programs/
environmental.asp
The Rockefeller
Foundation
Working Communities Program:
Transform poor urban neighbor-
hoods into safe, healthy, and
effective neighborhoods.
Yes
Funding: Low, $421; high, $2.5 million.
The Rockefeller Foundation
420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2702
Phone: 212/869-8500
Fax: 212/852-8439
Web site: www.rockfound.
org/ display.asp?context=
3&SectionTypeID=19
Example of Funded Program:
Hispanics in Philanthropy
$750,000
To support the funders' collabo-
rative for the strong Latino com-
munities' initiative to build orga-
nizational capacity among, and a
broader funding base for, Latino
nonprofit organizations in the
United States.
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Californians for
Pesticide Reform
A nonprofit organization provid-
ing technical and organizational
assistance to populations adverse-
ly affected by toxic chemicals,
specifically in the San Diego/
Tijuana area.
Toxic-Free Neighborhood
Campaign: Provides education to
at-risk families and assists parents
in getting their children tested for
lead poisoning.
Yes
Educational Materials: Publications,
newsletters, and information on the Web
site are available in Spanish.
Environmental Health
Coalition
1717 Kettner Blvd.,
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619/235-0281
Fax: 619/232-3670
Email: ehc@environmental
health.org
Web site: www.environmen
talhealth.org/ overview.html
Other relevant links found at:
www.environmentalhealth.org/
links.html
Environmental Health
Coalition
"Healthy Commnunities: A
Message to America." Designed
to introduce diverse groups all
across the country to what
"healthy communities" means.
Yes
Resources include articles and presentations
on healthy communities.
Cost: $10 plus $4.95 shipping.
How to Order: Call 800/242-2626, or fax
your request to 312/422-4506. Include ref-
erence code 070801.
Order online at www.ahaonlinestore.com
Community Initiatives, Inc.
2119 Mapleton Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: 303/444-3366
Fax: 303/444-1001
Email: info@community
initiatives.com
Web site: www.community
initiatives.com/home.html#
Facilitating Community Change:
A guide to designing, organizing,
and implementing community
partnerships that generate posi-
tive outcomes. It includes
resources and approaches based
on lessons emerging from the
"communities movement."
Who Can Use This Guide:
Community trainers, facilitators,
project coordinators, and other
key community catalysts.
Order Form: www.communi
tyinitiatives.com/order.html
Peace Development
Fund
Public foundation makes grants
to organizations and projects that
strive to achieve peaceful, just,
and interdependent relationships
among people and nations.
Yes
Provides grants, training, and other
resources in partnership with communities,
organizations, trainers, and donors with a
shared vision for change.
Average grant: $7,000.
Eligible applicants: Projects, organizations,
and national and international networks
based in the United States and its territories.
Peace Development Fund
44 North Prospect Street
P.O.Box 1280
Amherst, MA 01004-1280
Phone: 413/256-8306, ext.
236 or 227
Email: pdf@peacefund.org
Web site:
www.peacefund.org
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The William and Flora
Hewlett Foundation
Seeks out and supports organiza-
tions throughout the West that
effectively promote change to sus-
tainable environmental policies.
Yes
Initial Contact: Write a letter of inquiry
addressed to the president containing a
brief statement of the need for funds.
Funding: $50,000 to $200,000.
Paul Brest, President
2121 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650/234-4500
Fax: 650/234-4501
Email: info@hewlett.org
Web site: www.hewlett.org
The Prudential
Foundation
Ready to Live Program: Supports
nonprofit community health and
safety efforts including initiatives
that build healthy families, and
community-based health care and
human services for economically
disadvantaged populations.
Yes
Grants: Emphasize direct-service rather
than policy-oriented grants.
Locations: The Foundation has geographic
priorities (see their Web site for a list of
cities).
The Prudential Foundation
751 Broad Street, 15th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102-3777
Phone: 973/802-4791
Email: community.
resources@prudential.com
Web site: www.prudential.
com/community
The Neighborhood
Funders Group
National network of grantmakers
working to expand support for
organizations that help low-
income people improve their
communities.
Yes
Spence Limbocker
Executive Director
NFG
One Dupont Circle, N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/833-4690
Fax: 202/833-4694
Email: nfg@nfg.org
Web site: www.nfg.org
MacArthur
Foundation
Program on Human and
Community Development that
supports development of healthy
individuals and effective commu-
nities.
Yes
Program focus areas:
Access to economic opportunity
Building community capacity
Child and youth development
Mental health
Florida philanthropy
Program strategy
The program looks for collaborative work
that incorporates a variety of voices and
perspectives, especially of those most affect-
ed by poverty and discrimination.
The John D. and Catherine
T. MacArthur Foundation
Office of Grants
Management
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
Phone: 312/726-8000
Fax: 312/920-6258
Email: 4answers@mac
found.org
Web site: www.macfdn.org/
Phone: 800/591-9663.
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SBC Foundation
Addresses local needs in the areas
of education, community eco-
nomic development, health and
human services, and arts and cul-
tural outreach.
Yes
Yes
Support: Combination of extensive local
presence, employee volunteers, and finan-
cial resources.
Web site: www.sbc.com/
community/ sbc_foundation/
0,5931,7,OO.html
Addresses for local chapters
can be found on the grant
application.
Grant applications (in Word and
PDF formats) are available at:
www.sbc.com/community/sbc_
foundation/grant_guidelines_and
_application/0,5931,28,00 .html
W. Alton Jones
Foundation
Sustainable World Program:
Supports efforts to ensure that
human activities do not erode the
earth's capacity to support living
organisms.
Yes
Funding focus areas include:
1. Maintaining biological diversity.
2. Creating economic incentives and poli-
cies for sound environmental management.
3. Developing energy resources that protect
the climate.
4. Avoiding contamination that undermines
children's health.
Funds are set aside to support grassroots
efforts of organizations working from local
to statewide levels.
The W. Alton Jones Foundation
is in the process of restructuring.
The endowment will be distrib-
uted among three new charitable
organizations headed by mem-
bers of the Jones family. These
new organizations are still under
development and will not be in a
position to review new grant
applications for some time.
The AMR/American
Airlines Foundation
Works to meet the needs of non-
profit health and welfare organi-
zations in the communities that
American Airlines serves.
Yes
Support: Air transportation as well as cash.
Locations: Preference given to Dallas/Fort
Worth, Chicago, Miami, and San Juan.
Web site: www.amrcorp.com/
facts/amr_foundation.htm
The Grantsmanship
Center Web Site
This resource is designed to help
nonprofit organizations and gov-
ernment agencies write better
grant proposals and develop bet-
ter programs.
Yes
Yes
Product: CD-ROM containing 12 top-
ranked proposals.
Cost: $99.
Custom-made CDs also can be purchased.
Cost: $29 for one proposal, $20 for each
additional proposal.
Web site:
www.tgcigrantproposals.com
/ minorities.htm
Order form:
www.tgcigrantproposals.com
/ cds/cd_order.htm
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Corning Foundation
Develops and administers proj-
ects in support of educational,
cultural, community, and selected
national organizations.
Yes
Funding: 225 grants totaling $2.25 million
per year.
Kristin A. Swain
Corning Incorporated
Foundation
MP-LB-02
Corning, NY 14831
Web site: www.corning.com/
inside_corning/
foundation.asp
Grant guidelines and instructions
on how to apply can be found at:
www.corning.com/inside_
corning/ foundation.asp
Turner Foundation
The Foundation is committed to
protecting water, air, and land.
The Foundation makes grants in
the areas of the environment and
population.
Yes
Deadlines: Proposals are considered four
times per year: December 15, March 15,
June 15, and September 15.
Send Grant Request to:
Program Department
Turner Foundation, Inc.
One CNN Center
Suite 1090 - South Tower
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404/681-9900
Fax: 404/681-0172
Email: turnerfi@turnerfoun
dation.org
Web site:
www.turnerfoundation.org
How to Apply: Visit www.
turnerfoundation.org/ apply/
ay.asp
Grant cover sheets are at:
www.turnerfoundation.org/
grants/hg.asp
Environmental
Support Center (ESC)
Provides training and subsidies to
local, state, and regional organiza-
tions working on environmental
issues.
Yes
Yes
Programs: Training and organizational assis-
tance, leadership and enhanced assistance,
technology resources, workplace solicita-
tion, environmental loan fund, and state
environmental leadership.
Funding: See Web site for funding informa-
tion for each program.
1500 Massachusetts Ave.,
NW Suite 25
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202/331-9700
Fax: 202/331-8592
Email: general@envsc.org
Web site: www.envsc.org/
Applications for ESC programs
can be found at www.envsc.org/
es02000.htm
The Henry J. Kaiser
Family Foundation
Minority Health Activities:
Focuses on efforts to reduce racial
and ethnic disparities in health
care access.
Yes
Resources: Policy research and analysis, media
and public education activities, and leader-
ship and skills development programs for dis-
advantaged youth, through the Barbara
Jordan debates and scholars programs.
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650/854-9400
Fax: 650/854-4800
Web site: www.kff.org/
sections.cgi?section=
minority
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National Institutes of
Health
Provides grants to address health
disparities.
Yes
Areas for funding:
Infant mortality
Cancer screening and management
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Immunizations
Web site: http://healthdis
parities.nih.gov/index.html
Spanish Web site:
salud.nih.gov/
View funding opportunities
at: healthdisparities.nih.gov/
funding.html
Center for Reducing
Asthma Disparities
(National Heart,
Lung, and Blood
Institute, NHLBI)
This program promotes a part-
nership between a minority-serv-
ing institution (MSI) and a
research-intensive institution
(RII) to conduct research on asth-
ma disparities among ethnic
groups in the United States.
MSIs are graduate or medical
schools with more than 50 per-
cent enrollment of minority stu-
dents, or medical centers that
serve a significant proportion of
patients of minority groups. RIIs
are universities, medical schools,
or medical centers with docu-
mented accomplishments in
research.
Yes
The total project period cannot exceed five
years. This is a one-time solicitation with a
single deadline for receipt of applications.
Previous letters of intent (LOIs) have been
due in February with an application dead-
line of March.
NHLBI intends to commit $3.6 million per
year to fund two or three centers (four or six
separate grant awards). The maximum total
is $1.2 million per center per year.
Virginia Taggart, M.P.H.
Division of Lung Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute
Rockledge 2, Suite 10018
MSC 7952
Bethesda, MD 20892-7952
Phone: 301/435-0202
Fax: 301/480-3557
Email: taggartv@nih.gov
Web site:
http://grants.nih.gov/ grants/
guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-02-
006.html
The Educational
Foundation of
America (EFA)
Makes grants for specific projects.
Areas of interest include the envi-
ronment, education, and human
services.
Yes
First step: Send letter of inquiry. Letters are
restricted to a maximum of two pages,
printed back to back on one sheet of
unbleached, recycled paper. From 1996 to
1998, 364 grants were given, totaling $22.6
million.
Diane M. Allison, Executive
Director
The Educational
Foundation of America
35 Church Lane
Westport, CT 06880-3515
Phone: 203/226-6498
Email: efa@efaw.org
Web site: www.efaw.org/
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Verizon Foundation
eGrants for dialup Internet access
or high-speed Internet access
from ISP (Internet Service
Provider) of your choice.
Yes
Award: eGrants in the amount of $240 are
targeted to nonprofit organizations with
annual budgets under $500,000.
Nonprofits that currently have Internet
access are ineligible.
To request an application
form: Phone: 800/360-
7955, option 5
Fax: 212/398-4362
Email: verizon.foundation@
verizon.com
Apply for an eGrant at
http://foundation.verizon.co
m / egrants.html
U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services
"Micro-Grant" Pilot Program:
Grants to community organiza-
tions for activities that support
the goals of Healthy People 2010,
the nation's public health agenda
for the next decade.
Yes
Award: Grants worth up to $2,010 to pro-
mote health education, quality care, access
to care, and other national health goals.
Web site: www.health.gov/
healthypeople/ implementation/
community/default.htm
healthfinder® espanol, a Spanish-
language Web site that helps con-
sumers track down reliable
answers to their health-related
questions quickly and easily on
the Internet. The site is available
at www.healthfinder.gov/espanol
Shell Foundation
The Sustainable Communities
Programme: Supports projects
that strengthen vulnerable
communities and groups to
manage their own futures, adapt
to economic and social change,
and benefit from economic
opportunities.
Yes
The application for funding is open to
community-based and non-governmental
organizations active in countries where
Shell companies operate. In general, fund-
ing requests are in the range of $60,000 to
$120,000 per year per project for one to
three years. The smallest funding request
that will be considered is $75,000 in total.
The Sustainable
Communities Programme
Shell Foundation
Shell Centre
London SE1 7NA, UK
Phone: +44(0)207934 2727
Email: info@shellfounda
tion.org
Web site: www.shellfounda
tion.org/ scp/scp_main.html
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Soros Advocacy
Fellowship for
Physicians
Designed to enable physicians to
develop or strengthen advocacy
skills through collaboration with
U.S.-based advocacy organiza-
tions during a 12 to 24 month
fellowship period. Participating
physicians will design and imple-
ment projects that address health
and service delivery or other
social issues such as environmen-
tal hazards and education.
Yes
The program selects up to 10 fellows a year
for fellowship periods of 12 to 24 months,
with a minimum 50 percent time commit-
ment. Awards range from $40,000 to
$80,000 in salary support.
Applicants must apply for the fellowship
with the commitment of an advocacy
organization that is prepared to house,
mentor, and support them throughout the
fellowship period. A list of advocacy organi-
zations that have expressed interest partici-
pating in the fellowship is available at the
Web site: www.soros.org/medicine.
Cycle VII
Proposals Due: January 14, 2003
Finalists Interviewed: March 2003
Fellowships Announced: April 2003
Funding to Begin: June 2003
Previous cycles have had January and June
deadlines.
Claudia Calhoon, MPH
Program Officer
Medicine as a Profession
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212/548-0343
Fax: 212/548-4602
Email: ccalhoon@
sorosny.org
Website:
www.soros.org/medicine
Citigroup Foundation
Grants are made to reinforce
community-led efforts to revital-
ize low-income neighborhoods in
Citigroup communities world-
wide. The Foundation seeks to
support environmentally sustain-
able growth of local economies.
Yes
The Citigroup Foundation prefers to solicit
proposals from prospective grantees with
demonstrated successes in the areas they
fund. Unsolicited proposals will be accept-
ed, but a favorable decision is less likely.
Charles V. Raymond
President
Citigroup Foundation
850 Third Avenue,
13th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212/559-9163
Email: citigroupfoundation
@citi.com
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The Abbott
Laboratories Fund
The Fund is designed to provide
support through cash grants to
United States-based recipients
who operate in the areas of health
and welfare, education, culture,
art, civic and public policy.
Yes
In 2000, the Fund distributed more than
4,700 grants, totaling over $10.7 million.
The largest portion of these grants went to
support health and welfare agencies, with
priority given to those agencies that serve
Abbott communities.
Abbott Laboratories Fund
Dept. 379, Bldg. AP6D-2
100 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064-
6048
Web site: abbott.com/com
munity/lab_fund .html#facts
Leadership for a
Changing World
Each year, Leadership for a
Changing World recognizes 20
outstanding leaders and leader-
ship groups. These outstanding
leaders and leadership groups
work in such areas as economic
and community development and
the environment.
Awardees will receive $100,000 over 2 years
to support their program work and
$30,000 for additional learning activities
that will advance their efforts. The funds
will be made available to the awardees' non-
profit charitable organization with 501 (c)
(3) status or their fiscal agents.
Leaders must be nominated. The nominator
is responsible for submitting the nomina-
tion packet and must be available for fol-
low-up inquiries by the selection committee.
Previous nominations have been due in
early January. Check website for current
deadlines.
Leadership for a Changing
World
Advocacy Institute
1629 K St., NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006-1629
Phone: 202/777-7560
Fax: 202/777-7577
E-mail: info@
leadershipforchange. org
Web site: leadershipfor
change.org/ program/
Robert Wood Johnson
Community Health
Leadership Program
(CHLP)
Each year, CHLP honors 10 out-
standing individuals who over-
come daunting odds to expand
access to health care and social
services to underserved and isolat-
ed populations in communities
across the United States.
Yes
Each individual is awarded $95,000-
$100,000 for program support and $5,000
as a personal stipend.
The Robert Wood Johnson
Community Health Leader-
ship Program (CHLP)
30 Winter Street
Suite 920
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617/426-9772
Fax: 617/654-9922
E-mail: Info@community
healthleaders.org
Web site: www.community
healthleaders.org/ indexl .cfm
Learn how to nominate a leader
at www.communityhealthleaders.
org/nom.cfm
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Trusts
The health and human services
program is designed to promote
the health and well being of the
American people and to strength-
en disadvantaged communities.
Yes
In 2000, 179 health and human services
grants were given for a total of $41.2 million.
Maureen K. Byrnes
Phone: 215/575-4860
Email:
mbyrnes@pewtrusts.com
Web site: www.pewtrusts.com
Weingart Foundation
The Foundation will consider
grants to assist credible agencies
and institutions serving children
and youth, the aged, the disabled,
the homeless, the sick, the poor,
or otherwise disadvantaged, and
projects benefiting the general
community.
Yes
If you believe that the Foundation's funding
priorities and interests are compatible with
the needs of your organization, write a brief
letter addressed to the President and Chief
Administrative Officer. Specific information
about this letter can be found at www.wein-
gartfnd. org/w. how. html
Weingart Foundation
President and Chief
Administrative Officer
1055 W. Seventh Street,
Suite 3050
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2305
Phone: 213/688-7799
Fax: 213/688-1515
Email: info@weingartfnd.org
Web site: www.weingartfnd.org
American Academy of
Pediatrics
The CATCH (Community
Access to Child Health) Planning
Funds program provides grants in
amounts from $2,500 to $10,000
for pediatricians and pediatric
residents to develop proposals for
innovative, community-based
child health projects.
Yes
For more information or to be notified (by
U.S. mail) of the next CATCH Planning
Funds application cycle, please email name,
organization, U.S. Mail address, telephone
number, fax number, and email address to:
catch@aap.org.
CATCH Program
Phone: 800/433-9016, ext.
7632
Email: catch@aap.org
Web site: www.aap.org
The Ittleson
Foundation
Supports innovative pilot, model,
and demonstration projects that
help move individuals, communi-
ties, and organizations from envi-
ronmental awareness to environ-
mental activism by changing atti-
tudes and behaviors.
Yes
In 2000, program grants totaled $1.13 million.
To apply, send a brief letter to the Executive
Director describing the organization and
the project, along with a budget and evi-
dence of tax-exempt status.
The Foundation Board meets twice a year.
For the Spring meeting: Initial letters of
inquiry must be received before April 1, and
for the Fall meeting, before September 1.
The Ittleson Foundation, Inc.
15 East 67 Street
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212/794-2008
Web site: www.ittlesonfoun
dation.org/
Findit.org: The
Nonprofit Online
Resource
A collection of online grant-seeking
resources and Web links.
Yes
Categories include the best starting points,
government, and foundations.
Findit.org
3371 21st Street #1
San Francisco CA, 94110
Phone: 415/648-7283
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SC Johnson Fund
The Community Enrichment
Committee supports (1) activities
that add to the understanding of
sustainable environmental devel-
opment and enhance prospects
for improved air, water, land, and
ecological systems: and (2) initia-
tives designed to improve physical
and mental health and well being.
Yes
The majority of the SC Johnson Fund's
charitable dollars will be applied to pro-
grams focused on the area where the major-
ity of their employees live and work. With
their corporate headquarters based in
Racine, Wisconsin, the Fund supports
building a sustainable community in the
greater Racine area.
Program Administrator
SC Johnson Fund, Inc.
1525 Howe Street, M.S. 066
Racine, WI 53403
Phone: 262/260-4855
Web site: www.scjohnson.
com/family/fam_com_phi_
fun.asp
The Bullitt
Foundation
The Bullitt Foundation is commit-
ted to the protection and restora-
tion of the environment of the
Pacific Northwest. This commit-
ment includes environmental prob-
lems that disproportionately impact
lower-income people in both urban
and rural communities.
Yes
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations that
serve Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British
Columbia, western Montana (including the
Rocky Mountain Range), and the rain for-
est region of southern Alaska.
Deadlines: Proposals are reviewed two times
a year and must be received by May 1 and
November 1.
Application information is available at
www.bullitt.org/.
The Bullitt Foundation
1212 Minor Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-2825
Phone: 206/343-0807
Fax: 206/343-0822
E-mail: info@bullitt.org
Web site: www.bullitt.org
Cisco Foundation
The San Jose Community Grant
Program focuses on education,
workforce development, and basic
needs.
Yes
Funding: Averages $10,000 per grant.
Eligibility: The Foundation awards grants
within 50 miles of Cisco's San Jose head-
quarters.
Deadlines: April 30 for August funding and
November 30 for March funding. Proposals
received after the deadline dates may be
held for the next funding cycle.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
ATTN: Corporate
Philanthropy
170 W. Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1706
Phone: 408/527-3040
Email: ciscofoundation@
cisco.com
Take the eligibility quiz at
www.cisco.com/warp/public/
750/philanthropy/ quiz/
Download the application form
at www.cisco.com/warp/public/
750/philanthropy/ grants/cg_app.
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The Pfizer Foundation
The Health Literacy Community
Grants Program will support
innovative community-based
interventions that increase health
literacy in underserved popula-
tions, including low-income, low-
literate, and culturally diverse
communities.
Yes
Funding: At least five grants of up to
$100,000 for a two-year period
Proworx
The Pfizer Health Literacy
Initiative Grants Programs
Administrator
1330 Avenue of the
Americas,
24th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 888/457-3033
Web site: www.pfizerhealth
literacy.com/community_
grants.html
Hablamos Juntos: The
Tomas Rivera Policy
Institute and the
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
This program is intended to help
improve access to quality health
care for Latinos with limited
knowledge of English.
Yes
Previous calls for letters of intent (LOIs)
have occurred in early January with
a proposal deadline of April. Check website
for current program deadline.
Hablamos Juntos Program
Tomas Rivera Policy
Institute
1050 N. Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Fax: 909/607-9844
Email: hablamosjunto@cgu.edu
Web site:www.hablamos
juntos.org/index/
For specific information about
the application procedures,
vis it: www. hablamosj untos .org/
grantmaking/ default.asp#a
Hispanic Heritage
Awards Foundation
The Hispanic Heritage Youth
awards aim to promote and
reward Hispanic excellence, pro-
vide a greater understanding of
the contribution of Hispanic
Americans to the United States,
and provide role models for our
youth.
Yes
Eligibility: Applicant must be a high school
senior or eligible for graduation in 2002,
must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resi-
dent, and must have at least one parent of
Hispanic ancestry.
Participating Communities: Chicago, Dallas,
Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York
City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio,
San Diego, San Jose, and Washington, DC.
Hispanic Heritage Awards
Foundation
2600 Virginia Avenue,
N.W. Suite 406
Washington, DC 20037-1905
Phone: 202/861-9797
Fax: 202/861-9799
Email:
info@HispanicAwards.org
Web site: www.hispanic
awards.org/YAwards/default.
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Community Health
Funding Report
This bimonthly newsletter helps
nonprofit directors and coordina-
tors maximize their fundraising
and grantseeking effectiveness. It
highlights funding sources for a
wide range of health care con-
cerns, including minority health
care.
Yes
Award: Regional winners receive a $2,000 edu-
cational grant, and national winners receive a
$5,000 grant and a personal computer.
Each issue contains public and private grant
announcements, interviews with grant offi-
cials, tips on preparing winning grant appli-
cations, case studies of effective fundraising
techniques, and updates on federal budget
allocations.
CD Publications
8204 Fenton Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 800/666-6380
or 301/588-6380
Fax: 301/588-6385
Email: subscriptions®
cdpublications.com
Summer Student
Employment Program:
The Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and
the Agency for Toxic
Substances and
Disease Registry
(ATSDR)
A temporary hiring program
designed to give students of
diverse backgrounds and heritages
a valuable and challenging work
experience.
Yes
Cost: 24 issues per year for $339, or 12
issues for $186.
Salary: Students are paid based upon the duties
of the position and educational experience.
Locations: Atlanta, Georgia; Fort Collins,
Colorado; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in
a degree or certificate-seeking program who
are taking at least a part-time course load.
Recent high school graduates also
are eligible.
Web site: www.cdc.gov/
hrmo/intern. htm
The Candle
Foundation
Supports grants for community
investment, education and infor-
mation dissemination, hunger
and homelessness, preventive-
healthcare, and medical research.
Yes
Funding: Grants ranging from $1,000 to
$10,000
Marti Mossawir,
Community Relations
Manager
The Candle Foundation
201 N. Douglas St.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 310/727-4041
E-mail: candle_founda
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Echoing Green
Foundation
Offers full-time fellowships to
emerging social entrepreneurs.
Supports projects in all public
service areas including the envi-
ronment, health, and community
and economic development.
Yes
The application for the 2002 fellowship is
now available online at www.echoing-
green.org/become/index.htm.
Funding: Includes a two-year $60,000
stipend, ($30,000 per year), health care
benefits, on line connectivity, access to our
network of social entrepreneurs, training,
and technical assistance.
Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age or older.
Applicants must make a full-time commit-
ment to the development of the project
(minimum of 35 hours per week) and must
commit to lead the project for a minimum
of two consecutive years.
Echoing Green Foundation
60 East 42nd Street
Suite 2901
New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212/689-1165
Fax: 212/689-9010
Email: general@
echoinggreen. org
Web site: www.echoing-
green.org/ index2 .html
National Health
Service Corps:
Competitive
Scholarship Program
Designed for students committed
to providing primary health care
in underserved communities.
Upon completion of their train-
ing, scholarship recipients serve
where they are most needed.
Yes
Yes
Funding: The scholarship pays for up to
four years of tuition, fees, books, supplies,
and equipment. It also includes a monthly
stipend.
Eligibility: Must be must be a U.S. citizen
enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in a
U.S. fully accredited allopathic or osteo-
pathic medical school, family nurse practi-
tioner, nurse-midwifery program, bachelor's
or master's physician assistant program, or
dentist (pilot program).
Nancy Durham
Scholarship Programs
Branch Chief
Phone: 301/594-4410
The Peter F. Drucker
Award for Nonprofit
Innovation
This award is given each year to a
nonprofit organization in recog-
nition of a program that has
made a difference in the lives of
the people it serves.
Yes
Award: $25,000 and a short video docu-
mentary of the winning project or program.
Previous deadlines have occurred in June.
Eligibility: The nominated program must
have been launched no earlier than January
1, 1998.
The Drucker Foundation
2002 Innovation Award
320 Park Ave 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212/224-1174
Fax: 212/224-2508
Email: info@pfdf.org
Web site: www.drucker.org
Application information can be
found at: www.drucker.org/
award/apply.html
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Children's
Environmental Health
Program
Provides small grants as well as
training and technical assistance
to community-based, nonprofit
groups. These grants help provide
the needed services to protect
children from preventable, envi-
ronmental health threats in high-
risk communities.
Yes
Funding: 5 to 10 grants per year in the
amounts of $1,000 to $10,000.
Eligibility: Organizations with annual
budgets greater than $150,000 for the past
year (2001) and the current year (2002) are
NOT eligible.
Community Toolbox for
Children's Environmental
Health
999 Sutter Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415/614-9533 or
800/220-7630
Fax: 415/614-9537
Email: info@community
toolbox.org
Web site: www.community
toolbox.org/
The application materials can be
downloaded from: www.
communitytoolbox.org/
Guidelines-CEH.htm
erations Manual ^ page
Community Toolbox:
Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention
Program
Provides grants to prevent child-
hood lead poisoning in residential
housing in communities at high-
est risk.
Yes
Funding: 10 to 20 grants per year in the
amounts of $1,000 to $40,000; most grants
will be in the $1,000 to $20,000 range.
Eligibility: Organizations with annual
budgets greater than $150,000 for the past
year (2001) and the current year (2002) are
NOT eligible.
Community Toolbox for
Children's Environmental
Health
999 Sutter Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415/614-9533 or
800/220-7630
Fax: 415/614-9537
Email: info@community
toolbox.org
Web site: www.community
toolbox.org/
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Public Welfare
Foundation: Health
Grants
The occupational health and safe-
ty program helps improve haz-
ardous working conditions, par-
ticularly if they affect workers
with little power or means, and
promotes adequate health care
and benefits for workers injured
on the job.
Yes
Funding: Health grants range from
$18,000 to $150,000. In 2000, 49 grants
were issued, totaling approximately $2.5
million.
Application Procedures: Initial requests to
the Foundation should come in the form of
a letter of inquiry.
Teresa Langston Program
Officer
Public Welfare Foundation
1200 U Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009-4443
Phone: 202/965-1800
Fax: 202/265-8851
Email: reviewcommittee@
publicwelfare.org
Web site:
www.publicwelfare.org
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La Raza: Intermediary
Support for
Organizing
Communities Program
Provides seed grants, training,
and technical assistance to
"emerging local groups" for com-
munity organizing, advocacy, and
leadership development.
Yes
Eligibility: Hispanic community-based
organizations that are in the beginning
stages of organizational development, less
than five years old, with a budget of less
than $100,000 are eligible for funding.
Funding: Approximately 12 to 15 grant
awards will be made. The average award is
expected to be $7,500.
Lorena Mendez-Mott
National Council of La
Raza
111119th Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/776-1702
Fax: 202/785-1670
Email: lmendez@nclr.org
Web site: nclr.policy.net/
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Minority Health and
Health Disparities
(NCMHD):
Excellence in
Partnerships for
Community Outreach,
Research on
Disparities in Health
and Training, or
Project EXPORT
This program is intended to pro-
mote minority health research as
well as support the Department
of Health and Human Service's
initiative to eliminate health dis-
parities.
Yes
Funding: 10 to 12 grants totaling $4 mil-
lion are available in 2002.
Eligibility: Public or private institutions
(i.e., universities, colleges, hospitals, labora-
tories) ; for-profit or nonprofit organiza-
tions; units of state and local governments;
and faith-based organizations are eligible
for funding.
Previous LOIs have been due in April and
applications in May.
Usha Ganti Acting Grants
Management Officer,
NCMHD
6707 Democracy Blvd.,
Suite 800 MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: 301/402-1366
Fax: 301/480-4049
Email: GantiU@od.nih.gov
Web site: http://grants.nih.gov/
grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-
MD-02-001.html
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National Health
Service Corps
(Migrant Health)
NHSC offers scholarship and
loan repayments to doctors and
other health professions who
serve in rural and inner-city areas,
including the migrant farm work-
er community, that lack adequate
access to care.
Yes
$89.4 million available in 2002 to support
900 new and continuing loan repayment
awards and 400 new and continuing schol-
arship awards. $70.8 million was awarded
in 2001.
Awardees must agree to provide health care
services for a minimum of two to four years
in areas of the country with the greatest
shortage of medical professionals. Applica-
tions usually due in March. Check website
for current deadline.
Antonio E. Duran, Director
4350 East West Highway,
7th Fl.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301/594-4303
Fax: 301/594-4997
E-mail: aduran@
hrsa.dhhs.gov
Web site:
www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/ nhsc
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The Surdna
Foundation
One of the foundation's main
goals is to prevent irreversible
damage to the environment and
to promote more efficient, eco-
nomically sound, environmental-
ly beneficial, and equitable use of
land and natural resources. The
foundation offers grants to cat-
alytic, entrepreneurial programs
that offer viable solutions to diffi-
cult systemic problems. It also
funds high quality, direct service
programs that advance its philan-
thropic goals.
The foundation's grantmaking principles
include:
Support for government, private and
voluntary actions;
A preference for redesign to prevent
problems rather than to deal with them
after the fact;
A strong interest in building bridges,
defusing conflict, and bringing diverse
constituencies together;
Encouraging a diversity of people and
interests to participate in addressing
environmental concerns;
Recognizing the interdependence of sec-
tors and disciplines—support for multi-
sectoral approaches and partnerships;
Fostering a population of environmen-
tally informed, responsible, activist citi-
zens;
Respect for the community and grass-
roots perspective.
Towards these ends, the foundation has
four program areas for primary attention:
1. Biological Diversity and the Human
Communities That Depend On It
2. Human Systems
3. Transportation and Urban/Suburban
Land Use
4. Energy
Edward Skloot, Executive
Director
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
330 Madison Avenue,
30th Floor
New York, New York
10017-5001
Phone: 212/557-0010
Fax: 212/557-0003
E-mail: request@surdna.org
Web site: www.surdna.org
Interamerican College
of Physicians and
Surgeons, Inc.
A nonprofit organization founded
to promote cooperation among
U.S. Hispanic physicians and
advance their professional and
educational needs.
Yes
The largest association of Hispanic physi-
cians in the nation, ICPS has six active pro-
grams that help improve the health of the
Hispanic community, reduce the incidence
of preventable diseases, improve educational
and leadership opportunities for Hispanic
physicians, and encourage Hispanic youths
to pursue careers in the healthcare field.
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202 467-4756
Fax: 202 467-4758
Web site: www.icps.org
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Foundation
The Foundation provides grants
and other social investments to
community-based organizations
that help low-income families in
urban and rural communities
develop strategies for wealth cre-
ation. These strategies include:
access to capital, enterprise devel-
opment, home ownership, child
care, and comprehensive commu-
nity development.
Yes
Annual Grantmaking Budget: $10.8 mil-
lion Grant Range: $25,000 to $125,000
First Time Grant Range: $25,000 to $50,000
All first-time applicants should submit a
one- or two-page letter of inquiry that
includes: a brief statement of your organiza-
tion's mission, leadership, contact informa-
tion, and a copy of your tax determination
letter; a brief description of the community
with whom you work, major program
emphases/accomplishments, summary data
that demonstrates program impact, and
future objectives; and the total dollar
amount, duration, and type of support (i.e.,
grant and/or investment) requested, as well
as your total organization budget and other
major funding sources, including amounts
of approved grants from private sources.
There are no formal application deadlines.
Mary Jo Mullan
Vice President, Programs
The F.B. Heron Foundation
100 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Fax: 212-404-1805
www.heronfdn.org
U.S. Department of
Health and Human
Services (HHS)
Compassion Capital
Fund (CCF)
CCF is a $30 million fund that
Congress appropriated to the
Department of Health and
Human Services, specifically tar-
geted to faith-based and commu-
nity organizations that are
uniquely situated to partner with
the government in serving poor
and low-income families. These
funds will help level the playing
field for such organizations as
they compete for federal grants,
allowing them to efficiently oper-
ate and manage their programs,
develop and train staff, expand
the reach of programs into the
community, and replicate promis-
ing programs.
Yes
Nearly $25 million will go to 10 to 15
organizations that will provide technical
assistance to faith-based and community
organizations.
Intermediary organizations that receive
funding will have the option to issue sub-
awards to organizations geared toward
homelessness, hunger, at-risk children, tran-
sition from welfare to work, and persons
needing rehabilitation, such as addicts or
prisoners, to support start-up costs, opera-
tions or expansion of programs. Technical
assistance must be offered at no cost to
interested organizations.
The remaining $5 million of the fund will
be used to establish a national faith-based
resource center and to support research into
promising practices.
For further information,
contact: LCG OCS
Operations Center
Phone: 1-800-281-9519
E-mail: OCS@lcgnet.com
ACF intends to post
answers to frequently asked
questions on the ACF Web
site at
www.acf.dhhs.gov/pro-
grams/ocs.
Required application forms
are available at:
www.acf.dhhs.gov/pro-
grams/ ofs/forms.htm.
Jim Towley, Director
Office of Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives
The White House
Washington, DC 20502
202-456-6708
Bobby Polito, Director
HHS Center for Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives
200 Independence Ave, S.W.,
Room 118F
Washington, DC 20201
202-358-3595
Email: bobby.polito@hhs.gov
Visit the Web site at
www.hhs.gov/ faith
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Program announcements will be published
in either the Federal Register, the NIH
Guide for Grants and Contracts, and the
ACF Web pages, at www.acf.dhhs.gov/pro-
grams/opre/frpa.htm. Current deadline for
application is July 22, 2002. Applicants are
usually requested to notify of their intent to
apply 30 days prior to deadline. Mailed
applications should be sent to OCS
Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Myer
Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia
22202 and labeled as follows: Application
for Compassion Capital Fund
Demonstration Program.
U.S. Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration
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OSHA's mission is to ensure safe
and healthful workplaces in
America.
Yes
OSHA has a Spanish language Web site.
www.osha.gov/ as/opa/
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Urban Environmental
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Program focuses on urban envi-
ronmental and public health
issues:
• Lead poisoning prevention
• Indoor air quality
• Ambient air quality
• Urban rivers/wetlands
• Vacant/contaminated lots
• Open/green space
Yes
Yes
Technical assistance: Dedicated resources to
serve as technical advisors, resource brokers,
and advocates for community stakeholders
(local neighbors, industry, academia, non-
profit groups, state and local government).
Grants: Regionally designed and adminis-
tered grants across EPA programs.
Amount: $5,000-$20,000 per project.
EPA New England, Region 1
1 Congress St.
Suite 1100 (CPT)
Boston, MA 02114-2023
Phone: 888/EPA-REG1
Fax: 617/565-4940
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Community Resources
Web Site
Features resources for communi-
ties, including tools for learning
about and improving the envi-
ronment, directories of commu-
nity grants and financial assis-
tance, links to EPA contacts, and
other information sources.
Yes
Yes
Information for all Region 2 community
grants programs is provided at
www.epa.gov/region02/cgp/
Links are provided on community grants;
state, local and tribal grants; project grants;
grant regulations and policies; grant writing
tutorial.
Grace Musumeci
Community Grants
Program Coordinator
EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
E-mail:
Musumeci.grace@epa.gov
Web site:
www.epa.gov/region02/gran
ts/contact.htm
Pollution Prevention Grants
(bilingual info is available):
www.epa.gov/region02/cgp/
Spanish/ppis.htm
EMPACT Grants (Spanish):
www.epa.gov/region02/cgp/
Spanish/empact.htm
Solid Waste Management Grants
(Spanish):
www.epa.gov/region02/cgp/
Spanish/swma.htm
Region 2
EPA grant to Robert
Wood Johnson
Medical School
Piscataway, New Jersey, project
to translate school's successful
environmental risk assessment
curriculum into Spanish for use
in bilingual public school classes
throughout the state.
Yes
Spanish ToxRAP program will train kinder-
garten through 6th grade bilingual educators
to teach their students about relatively com-
mon environmental toxins, including carbon
monoxide, radon, and cigarette smoke.
Students will learn about the risks of expo-
sure to the toxins, how to avoid being
exposed, and how to identify toxin sources.
Nina Habib Spencer
Press Office
EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
Phone: 212/637-3670
E-mail: habib-spencer.nina
@epa.gov
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Livable Communities
Grant Program
Promotes livable communities
throughout the region by ensur-
ing the long-term health of
ecosystems and humans; econom-
ic vitality; and community well
being. Proposals should suggest
innovative solutions to problems
related to air and water quality
toxic substances, and/or solid
waste management.
Yes
Funding: $10,000, with a 20 percent match require-
ment.
Number of Grants: Approximately five.
Proposal Information: Proposals should be no longer
than four pages, double-sided, and should include a
detailed budget (the budget does not count toward
the page limit).
Rabi Kieber
EPA Region 2
290 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10007
Phone: 212/637-4448
E-mail: kieber.rabi@epa.gov
Web site:
www.epa.gov/ region02/ cgp/
rfp.htm
Region 5
Migrant Farm Worker
Training
Conducted in both Spanish and
English; provided to nurses, doc-
tors, camp health coordinators,
and farm workers. Focuses on
preventing and assessing lead
exposure risks and communicat-
ing lead exposure prevention to
non-reading learners.
Yes
Populations: Illinois and Michigan.
Feedback is provided on the familiarity and usefulness
of EPA's educational materials for migrant farm
workers. Additional training and follow-up will be
held.
Region 5 will provide ongoing technical assistance to
the Community Health Partnership, a migrant health
organization in Illinois.
Region 5
Lead Outreach
Educate Hispanic communities
about the danger of lead paint
and impart exposure prevention
techniques.
Yes
Outreach efforts: Telephone calls, response mailings,
and exhibit booths.
The program includes Chicago-based prevention activ-
ities, working with an urban environmental organiza-
tion in a primarily Latino neighborhood. Training is
provided to parents and educators. Other urban areas
include: Northeast Ohio, Southeast Detroit,
Northwest Indiana, and Southwestern Illinois/East
Saint Louis.
Noemi Emeric
Phone: 312/886-0995
E-mail: emeric.noemi@epa.gov
Region 5
Migrant Household
Environmental
Exposure Assessment
and Intervention
Project
Developed by Community
Health Partnership, the project
targets nurses and health promot-
ers and is intended to serve as a
model for other migrant health
organizations to integrate envi-
ronmental health into practice.
Yes
Region 5 provided technical assistance, resources
materials, and document review for this project. The
project was presented at the National Migrant
Clinician's Network conference. The project will soon
be piloted in northern Illinois.
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Region 6
Proyecto Agricultura
Sostenible
Undertaken by the National
Center for Appropriate
Technologies to reduce exposure
of low-income, Hispanic-
American farm families and farm
workers in the Texas panhandle to
hazardous agricultural chemicals.
Yes
Learning and practice methods will include farm demon-
strations, workshops, and farmer-to-farmer exchange about
successful production and market methods.
Grant: $236,442 in federal funds.
Joy Tibuni
E-mail: tibuni.joy@epa.gov
Region 8
Alamosa River
Watershed Project
Addressing concerns such as chan-
nel stabilization, riparian habitat
restoration, water quality, and
noxious weed control in the San
Luis Valley, which has a strong
Hispanic heritage.
Yes
• Funding for a watershed committee coordinator for four
years from EPA and other sources.
• Two demonstration projects installed in 1996 to test differ-
ent channel stabilization designs. Local contributors fund-
ed the demonstration projects.
• Production of a 15-minute video describing the Alamosa
River Watershed Project.
• River channel modification permits from the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
Jeff Stern
Conejos County Soil
Conservation District
P.O. Box 255
Lajara, CO 81140
Phone: 719/274-5868
Fax: 719/274-4312
Web site: www.epa.gov
/ region08/community_re
sources/ steward/fact/ala.html
Region 8
Coleccion en Espanol
(Spanish Collection)
List of EPA Region 8 resources in
Spanish.
Yes
The Los Angeles project involves a cooperative effort
between Mothers of East L.A.-Santa Isabel (a local com-
munity group), the American Lung Association, and the
city of Los Angeles.
Web site:
www.epa.gov/Region8/
library/collect/espanol .html
Region 9
Childhood Champion
Pilots
Region 9 has two pilot projects, one
in Los Angeles, California, and one
in Nogales, Arizona. Both focus on
asthma and the use of education
and outreach tools to help children
and parents (often Spanish-speak-
ing) understand asthma and how to
limit school absences due to asthma.
Yes
The Nogales project pays for "promotoras"—locally known,
Spanish-speaking home health care workers—to visit the
homes of families with asthmatic children and help reduce
exposure to asthmagens.
Clarice Gaylord
Phone: 619/235-4767
Web site:
ww.epa.gov/Region9/
cross_pr/childhealth/status.html
More information about
Childhood Champion
Pilots: www.epa.gov/chil-
dren/whatwe/comm .htm
Region 9
Farm Worker Safety in
San Luis Obispo,
California
The Environmental Center of
San Luis Obispo (ECOSLO) is
working to minimize environ-
mental health risks facing farm-
workers.
Yes
The project aims to improve communication and coordina-
tion among farmworker support groups and the county's
environmental health stakeholders. The California
Department of Health Services and community health
workers from Promotoras Comunitarias and Head Start will
survey 200 farmworkers and their families. The project will
determine the impact of California's Worker Safety
Regulations on farmworker health. Survey participants will
Raymond Chavira
Phone: 415/947-4218
Katy Wilcoxen
Phone: 415/947-4205
Web site: www.epa.gov/Region9
/cross_pr/childhealth/status.html
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Site Assessment in
Response to Cancer in
Children
McFarland is a small, largely
Hispanic, agricultural community
in California's Central Valley,
with unusually high cancer rates
in children.
Yes
EPA is sampling and analyzing drinking water, soil,
and air for releases of hazardous substances associated
with past industrial and agricultural practices. EPA will
determine current environmental conditions and iden-
tify any issues that may be of concern to children's
health. Air monitoring will begin this year.
Mark Calhoon
Phone: 415/972-3090
Elizabeth Adams
Phone: 415/972-3183
Web site:
www.epa.gov/Region9/
cross_pr/childhealth/status.html
Region 9
Pesticide Education for
Farmworker Families
Campesinos Unidos, a community
action group representing 6,000
migrant farmworkers, has received
an EPA grant to provide pesticide
education to farmworker families
living in Imperial County Their
goal is to help farmworkers prevent
contamination of their homes and
exposure of family members, par-
ticularly children, from pesticides
used at their workplace.
Yes
Trained "Promotoras" provide individual and group
education to 200 families at risk for pesticide poisoning
and help parents increase their skills in monitoring
their children's health through increased awareness of
pesticides and hazardous chemical exposures.
Clarice Gaylord
Phone: 619/235-4767
Web site:
www.epa.gov/Region9/
cross_pr/childhealth/status.html
Region 9
Asthma Training for
Border Schools
The American Lung Association of
San Diego and Imperial Counties
has an EPA grant to conduct asth-
ma education for children along
the United States/Mexico border.
Yes
Training: Open Airways for Schools will hold training
in 15 low-income schools in San Diego and Imperial
Counties. The grant also will build capacity for similar
programs in Mexicali.
Clarice Gaylord
Phone: 619/235-4767
Web site:
www.epa.gov/Region9/
cross_pr/childhealth/status.html
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Environmental Justice
(EJ) Grants
The EJ Community/University
Partnership Grants Program helps
community groups and tribal gov-
ernments effectively address local
environmental justice issues
through active partnerships with all
institutions of higher education.
There is also a State and Tribal
Environmental Justice Grants
Program, which provides finan-
cial assistance to eligible commu-
nity groups working on projects
to address environmental justice.
Yes
Each EPA Region offers or has awarded different
Hispanic-oriented grants through these programs.
Projects eligible for funding include:
1) Projects that address public health issues in
minority/low income communities.
2) Projects that address how environmental
information is made available in
minority/low income communities.
FY 2001: $1,500,000 available to eligible organiza-
tions. $500,000 available for Superfund sites only.
National Hispanic
Outreach Grants and
Fellowships
Yes
The project can:
• Increase outreach efforts to Hispanic-owned firms
to expand their awareness of EPA contracting
opportunities.
• Broaden access to EPA financial and technical assis-
tance for community groups and other non-govern-
mental organizations that serve the Hispanic
community.
• Develop tracking systems for monitoring financial
resources to Hispanic businesses and identify any
barriers to awarding procurements.
• Utilize the EPA community grant program.
Web site:
www.epa.gov/ oarmhome/
grants.html
Office of Solid Waste
& Office of
Emergency and
Remedial Response
Collaboration on efforts to
enhance the Hispanic communi-
ty's awareness of and participation
in environmental issues.
Progress:
• Geo-demographic analysis of U.S. Hispanic population.
• Focus groups and "expert panel."
• Prototype CD tool to map Hispanic population rel-
ative to NPL and RCRA corrective action sites.
Planned next steps:
• Develop and implement Headquarters/Regional/
Community-based Organization Project (includes
public service announcements and other outreach
efforts).
• Develop Spanish outreach materials.
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Office of Pesticide
Programs (cont'd)
Worker Protection Standard pub-
lications dealing with pesticide
safety and heat stress (in Spanish)
Yes
Controlling Heat Stress in Agriculture: A card that lists
the key elements and basic steps for controlling heat
stress in agriculture (in Spanish). Cost: $4.50.
Controlling Heat Stress Made Simple: A poster that
explains the symptoms of heat stress. Includes key
points to follow for controlling heat stress (Spanish
edition on reverse side). Cost: $1.25.
Protect Yourself From Pesticides—Guide for Agricultural
Workers. In Spanish.
Radio Pesticida Worker Protection Kit. Audiocassette
tapes of five mini-dramas (in Spanish) on pesticide
safety, five accompanying talk shows, and a service
provider's guide in Spanish. Cost: $25.00 per kit.
Web site: www.epa.gov/
pesticides/ safety/resource.htm
White House Initiative on
Educational Excellence for
Hispanic Americans
Yes
The initiative supports the education and employ-
ment needs of Latinos by providing effective environ-
mental awareness information to Hispanic communi-
ties. It represents EPA in:
• White House Community Involvement Working
Group on Hispanic Education Improvement
• White House "Role of Parent in the Education of
their Children" Conference Series
Delta Valente
Phone: 202/564-2594
Programa Nacional de
Estuarios (National
Estuaries Program)
EPA's National Estuary Program
Web site in Spanish.
Yes
Web site:
www.epa.gov/OWOW/
estuaries/Spanish/ index.html
EPA-Recursos en
Espanol (Resources in
Spanish)
List of EPA's environmental
health resources in Spanish.
Yes
Web site:
www.epa.gov/ espanol/ index,
htm
Community-Based
Environmental
Protection
Place-based program integrates
environmental management with
human needs, considers long-
term ecosystem health, and high-
lights the positive correlations
between economic prosperity and
environmental well being.
Yes
Resources for communities:
• Ecosystem tools
• Economic tools
• Human dimension tools
• Integrated tools
Web site: www.epa.gov/eco
community/ contacts.htm
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Office of Children's
Health Protection
Collaboration with Dr. Elmer
Huerta of Prevencion to produce
five-week-long Spanish language
radio series on children's environ-
mental health topics.
Yes
Radio spots have aired over the past year. The office
plans to post CDs of this radio programming to its
Web site.
Web site: www.epa.gov/
children
Indoor Air Quality
The National Hispanic Indoor
Air Quality Hotline.
Yes
The hotline provides bilingual (Spanish/English)
information about indoor air pollutants that con-
sumers might find inside their homes, offices, or
schools.
Phone: 800/SALUD-12
(800/725-8312)
Web site: www.epa.gov/iaq/
iaqinfo.html#NHIAQ hotline
Office of
Underground Storage
Tanks
Two documents translated into
Spanish.
Yes
Documents for communities:
"Normas y Procedimientos para TSA." ("Norms and
Procedures for Underground Storage Tanks").
EPA/530/UST-90/001.
"!No Espere hasta el 1998!" ("Don't wait until
1998!"). EPA 510-B-95-008
Maricruz MaGowan
Senior Team Leader
Program Management Team
Phone: 703/603-7175
Environmental
Education Grants
Program
Supports environmental educa-
tion projects that educate low-
income or culturally diverse audi-
ences about environmental issues.
Yes
200 to 250 grantees are selected annually. EPA's 10
regional offices award grants of $25,000 or less.
Grants issued by EPA Headquarters are usually
between $35,000 and $125,000.
Note: Grantees must provide non-federal matching
funds of at least 25 percent of the total cost of the
grant project (may be provided by grant applicant or
by partner organization).
Diane Berger
E-mail: berger.diane@epa.gov
Sheri Jojokian
Phone: 202/260-8619
E-mail: jojokian.sheri@epa.gov
Web site:
www.epa.gov/ enviroed/
grants.html
Office of Ground
Water and Drinking
Water
Spanish Web site offers informa-
tion on drinking water and health
basics; local drinking water;
source water protection; drinking
water standards; and under-
ground injection control.
Yes
Educational resources in Spanish provide background
information on water-related issues.
Web site: www.epa.gov/
safewater/agua.html
National Safety
Council's
Environmental Health
Center (NSC/EHC)
Part of EPA's Consumer Labeling
Initiative (CLI): Pesticide Safety
Outreach Program.
Yes
The initiative promotes proper use of household
chemicals, pesticides, and insecticides in NSC/EHC
Web sites and publications and works with youth
organizations and community-based organizations to
disseminate information to encourage consumers to
"Read the Label FIRST!" for proper use of household
products.
Amy Breedlove
Phone: 703/308-9069
Fax: 703/305-5884
Email:
breedlove.amy@epa.gov
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