North Dakota Community Foundation Statewide Greatest Needs: Applications accepted June 1 through July 31 for grants of up to $5,000 for nonprofit or government agencies. NDCF does not have a narrow area of focus but looks at each application on its merits. Applications accepted through July 31, 2022.

Parks and Rec Field Trips: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, ND Parks and Recreation announces the availability of field trip funding assistance for North Dakota Students! The funding may provide student programming fee and transportation expense support for a ranger or interpreter-guided field trip in any North Dakota State Park.

Discover Literacy Grants: Discover is offering grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations working in the areas of education and literacy. Funding, donations, and sponsorships are intended to support programs and initiatives that meet the needs of various communities across the country. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

CaringforCommunities Grants: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota's CaringforCommunities Grants recognize that developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a lifelong process and our communities play an integral role. Successful grant applications demonstrate strong collaboration and sustainability, incorporate proven, evidence-based approaches, and encourage citizen engagement. No deadline to apply and applications accepted year-round.

Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grants: Funding the most promising ideas to change communities and systems. These grants support organizations coming together to solve community challenges, and efforts that help people lead in strong, equitable and connected ways. Grants are funded above $20,000 with no set limit on grant amounts. Applications accepted on ongoing basis.

Teen Science Café programs are a free, fun way for teens to engage in lively conversations with STEM experts that explore the advances in science and technology that affect their lives. In these events, teens socialize over teen-friendly food and drink and have a lively conversation with local scientists and engineers about current cutting-edge developments in their fields, all in a relaxed and informal out-of-school setting. Teen Science Cafes are for teens, by teens. They welcome as diverse of a teen crowd as possible - diverse in ethnicity, culture, gender, and motivations for learning about science. Along the way, teen organizers gain a host of leadership skills. Cafes are typically an hour and a half once per month during the school year. Stipends are provided to support the implementation of Teen Science Cafes.

Opportunities for one, two, and three-day workshops focused on the science of reading, curriculum review, family engagement, adolescent literacy, and early childhood. Find sessions tailored to teachers of reading, principals, and teachers of other content areas. Register here.

Workforce Wednesdays is a monthly webinar focused on the early care and education workforce. Join the Office of Child Care Administration for Children and Families to define and explore ECE workforce compensation opportunities and challenges, highlight innovative practices around workforce compensation, and share compensation resources to support your work. Register here.

Research shows that staff are critical to afterschool program quality and staff diversity yields a number of important outcomes for youth. It is necessary for youth-serving organizations to create inclusive environments for staff of all identities to thrive. Join the National AfterSchool Association to explore the resources and tools in the OST Leader's Guide to Equitable Hiring and Staff Development. Register here.

The Summer Symposium features successful strategies that state education agencies and their grantees can use to implement and manage all components of a 21CCLC program. Attendees will hear from nationally recognized speakers during plenary sessions and work closely with education experts and peers during interactive workshops. This year's theme is "Strong You, Strong Me, Strong Community." Learn more.

High-quality summer learning and afterschool programs play an important role in the lives of our nation's young people. How can district leaders and out-of-school time providers make sense of the various federal funding streams available for summer and afterschool learning? And how can they access multiple funding sources so that more young people benefit from high-quality out-of-school time experiences? The Wallace Foundation will hold a webinar to share a new, free resource developed by EducationCousel, sharing perspectives from district and city leaders on funding summer learning and afterschool. This webinar is intended for all out-of-school time stakeholders - program leaders, school district leadership, state officials, and local government leaders. Register here.

We are back in person to provide two dynamic days of research-based practices; information, tools and resources framed by the ND Quality Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs; and opportunities for connection with other out-of-school time programs across the state. Keynotes include Dave Pelzer and Jade Gordon. Registration here!