NCAC Fundamentals | April 15, 2021
Fundamentals
The Nonprofit & Community Assistance Center is dedicated to strengthening and supporting
Northeastern Pennsylvania’s nonprofit organizations and grantmakers in their service to our region.

Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
Virtual Q & A Sessions

Join one or both of webinars, hosted by Kurt Bauman and Athena Aardweg, in having your ARC Pre-Application questions answers! We’ll provide a brief overview of the ARC grant application process, offer a few of our best tips and then dive into your questions. 

Click here for the ARC Pre-Application details to get you started.
 
Tuesday April 20 at 9 am or Friday April 23 at 1 pm.

To register and/or submit questions early, please send rsvp (including which session you’re attending) to Athena Aardweg at Aaardweg@nepa-alliance.org.

A FREE webinar to teach basic Census geography, rural vs. urban terminology, as well as tools and tables using the American Community Survey (ACS) for the contemporary rural landscape. 

At the conclusion of this session, you will:
• Have an increased awareness of the vast data products available through U.S. Census Bureau
• Be better equipped to utilize some of the free on-line tools available on census.gov
• Have resources and toolkits to assist with navigating data available through census.gov

April 20, 2021, 2 pm
For more information or to register, click here.
The Luzerne Foundation's
2021 Nonprofit Forum

You are cordially invited to participate in any of the folllowing sessions streamed online:

Tuesday April 20, 2021, 8:30 am
Click here for a list of the 15 organizations that will present on arts & culture, health & wellness, historic preservation, the environment and educational programs.

Wednesday April 21,2021, 8:30 am
Click here for a list of the 17 organizations that will present on community development, social services and youth.

To learn more and/or watch the event live, click here.
Grant Opportunities
Foundation/Agency: Third Wave Fund
Grant: Own Our Power Fund
Focus: To build stronger reproductive and gender justice movements by increasing the power, agency, and self-determination that young women, trans, and queer youth of color have over their organizations. 
Deadline: April 30, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: Evangelical Luthern Church in America
Grant: Domestic Hunger Grants
Focus: To draw on the strengths of communities toward creating a just world where "all are fed," means breaking down barriers between neighbors, ensuring just laws and policies for all and addressing the root causes of hunger.
Deadline: May 21, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: PA DCED
Grant: Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP)
Focus: To serve distressed areas or support neighborhood conservation projects under one of the following categories: affordable housing programs, community services, crime prevention, education, job training or neighborhood assistance.
Deadline: May 28, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Grant: 2021 Grant Round
Focus: To provide seed money to implement those imaginative proposals that exhibit the greatest chance of improving the lives of young children, on a national scale.
Deadline: LOI must be submitted by May 31, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: Bill Belichick Foundation
Grant: 2021 Grant Round
Focus: To provide coaching, mentorship, and financial support to individuals, communities, and organizations, focusing on football and lacrosse.
Deadline: June 1, 2021
For more information, click here.
Federal Grant Opportunities
Foundation/Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service- Historic Preservation Fund
Grant: Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program
Focus: To fund subgrant programs that support the rehabilitation of historic properties to foster economic development of rural communities.
Deadline: May 12, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: USDA
Grant: Distance Learning and Telemedicine
Focus: To enable and improve distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas.
Deadline: June 4, 2021
For more information, click here. 
Job Opportunities

  • Family Services Association of NEPA

  • Family Services Association of NEPA
NCAC Membership

Make sure to renew your NCAC membership today and obtain the newest list of Foundations that specifically support the NEPA region!   
 
For more information on this service as well as membership benefits, click here, or contact Athena Aardweg, Community Services Manager for NCAC at Aaardweg@nepa-alliance.org or 570-891-4662.
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NCAC Fundamentals Disclaimer: The information provided in this email is intended for NCAC Members. NCAC has compiled this listing of grants and funding programs from a variety of subscriptions, bulletins and online resources. In order to obtain more specific information about the grants and funding programs listed above, please contact the foundation/agency directly. Also, note that the eligibility criteria, deadlines, grant and funding programs and requirements may change or be modified by the foundation/agency at any time.
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