NAPPP Grant Opportunities

NAPPP will post grant opportunities as they are made known to us. Please send information on grants to the NAPPP office or send an e-mail to nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org




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Everyday Young Hero Awards Deadline: Ongoing

Awarded weekly to a young person from around the world who exemplifies an extraordinary commitment to service, the Everyday Young Hero Award program is open to youth ages 5-25. Nominations must come from a parent, teacher or other adult mentor. Winners are announced in the NSB, featured on YSA's website and showcased within its social media outlets. Everyday Young Heroes also receive a certificate, award and press release. Nominate a young person you know to be recognized as an Everyday Young Hero at www.YSA.org/awards/hero

The Coca-Cola Foundation supports projects that provide youth with educational opportunities to become productive citizens, including mentoring, coaching, and peer assistance projects. The Foundation is interested in unique solutions to problems that impede successful programs. Grants are typically made to public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, teacher-training programs, educational programs for minority students and global educational programs. Projects that focus on staying in school and student retention are supported. All applications must be submitted online. http://www.thecocacolacompany.com/citizenship/application_guidelines.html

The Reader's Digest Foundation Make It Matter Grants is a program that honors individuals from around the world who are taking action and giving back to their communities in a significant way. Each month Reader's Digest magazine will profile an individual who has made a significant contribution to his or her community, through peer assistance, peer mentoring or other informal ways on helping, and provide a financial contribution. A form for making an application is available at http://www.rd.com/makeitmatter.do

Act Out Loud - High schools can ACT OUT LOUD for stronger teen driver safety laws through peer-led youth traffic safety activities and compete for a chance to win $10,000. Teams enter the contest to participate in three different activities that focus on stronger teen driver safety laws. After the team has completed the first two activities, the team will receive a toolkit to promote the final activity and host a Global Youth Traffic Safety Month launch event in May. Teams must enter online at www.actoutloud.org by January 13, 2012. There are five awards available to national organizations that get 25 of their chapters to complete 2 out of 3 of the projects. The first five national organizations to get 25 of their chapters in key markets (large metro areas) will receive $10,000 for their efforts.

2012 Do Something Awards Deadline: March 1 Are you one of the nation's best young world-changers? Do Something Award nominees and winners represent the pivotal "do-ers" in their field, cause, or issue. In 2012 (up to) five finalists will be rewarded with a $10,000 community grant, media coverage and continued support from DoSomething.org. The grand prize winner will receive $100,000 during the nationally televised broadcast. http://www.dosomething.org/programs/awards

Research you may want to include in your grant-writing is:

The National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) has been expanded and is now accessible online. Intended for community organizations and State and local officials, NREPP is a searchable database with up-to-date, reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of interventions for prevention and treatment of substance use and mental health disorders. Users can perform custom searches to identify specific interventions based on desired outcomes, target populations, and service settings. All interventions listed are reviewed and rated by independent experts. Two ratings are provided on each intervention; one for the quality of research supporting specific outcomes, and the second for the availability of implementation and training materials to support adoption of the intervention in routine service settings. Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and originally created in the 1990s, NREPP was redesigned based on input from scientific communities, service providers, expert panels, and the public. For more information about NREPP ratings, how to use NREPP to identify specific interventions, or how to submit an intervention for review, visit the NREPP Web site. Also see a SAMHSA news release.

Another great source of information can be found at Search Institute. They have a link to Grant Writing Resources and free downloads about research.

Olweus Bullying Prevention Project Funding Directory

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program website has a listing of dozens of funding opportunities for bullying programs at: www.olweus.org/public/funding_alerts.page Be one of the first to know about new funding resources for your prevention program implementation. Hazelden Publishing will alert you about new government programs, foundation grants, grant application deadlines, corporate resources and more. Sign up to receive their Funding Alert e-mails at: www.olweus.org/public/form/enewsletter.page

Selected Peer Resource Literature

This article in PDF format contains information concerning various studies that support the proven and effective nature of peer programs by Dr. David R. Black, et. al. Available under publications section.