NCAC Fundamentals | May 27, 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.
Last Call!!
NEPA Gives 2021

Are you ready to make your mark in the region's largest regional Giving Day?!?

NEPA Gives will start on Friday June 4, 2021 at 12:00 am (YES you read that right!), and run until for 24 hour straight. And then it's done. Until next year!

With over $400,000 in incentives, bonuses and matching funds available to participating nonprofits, it's going to be a great day! Make sure your organization is fully registered and the account is set up so you're ready to go next week.

All information can be found here!
2021 Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser


Now in its 18th year, this community-supporting initiative has cumulatively raised more than $2.7 million to benefit thousands of our neighbors through dozens of local non-profit organizations.

The Pocono Mountains Community Fundraiser, Monroe County’s largest single event fundraiser, is being held on September 23, 2021 this year!

If you're an organization serving residents of Monroe County, click here for the agency selection guidelines.

Be sure to sign up by 4pm on Monday June 21, 2021!
(Early Bird Registraton Open!)

The NEPA Learning Conference is an opportunity for all of those involved in the Northeastern nonprofit sector to gather, learn, network, and grow together. Through a mix of keynote addresses, breakout sessions, and discussion circles, the conference makes space for individuals and organizations to learn how to best serve their community and how to better meet their missions.

The 2021 NEPA Learning Conference will be a hybrid event held on Wednesday, August 18, Thursday, August 19, and Friday, August 20th. Attendees will have the option to attend in-person with us at the Hilton Scranton OR virtually through the Whova app. 

For more information or to receive the early-bird registration discount, click here.
Grant Opportunities
Foundation/Agency: NewSchools Venture Fund
Grant: Racial Equity Funding Opportunity
Focus: To support organizations with a leader who can identify as a person of color, have an idea focused on advancing racial equity in pre-K-12 education that does not fall into one of NewSchools’ existing investment areas and lead an organization that is in the early stage of development.
Deadline: June 4, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: Classics for Kids Foundation
Grant: Spring 2021 Grant Round
Focus: To to empower young people to shape positive futures through music, build sustainable stringed instrument music programs, and provide grants for high-quality instruments.
Deadline: Quarterly Round of June 30, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: FM GLobal
Grant: Fire Prevention Grant, Spring Deadline
Focus: To support a wide array of fire prevention, preparedness and control efforts, including pre-incident planning, fire prevention education/training and arson prevention/fire investigation.
Deadline: June 30, 2021
For more information, click here.
Foundation/Agency: Department of Community & Economic Development
Grant: Multimodal Transportation Fund
Focus: For the development, rehabilitation and enhancement of transportation assets to existing communities, streetscape, lighting, sidewalk enhancement, pedestrian safety, connectivity of transportation assets and transit-oriented development.
Deadline: July 31, 2021
For more information, click here.
Federal Grant Opportunities
Foundation/Agency: United States Department of Agriculture
Grant: Farmers Market Promotion Program
Focus: To fund projects that develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products.
Deadline: June 21, 2021
For more information, click here. 
Foundation/Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Grant: Public Humanities Projects
Focus: To support projects that bring the ideas of the humanities to life for general audiences through public programming.
Deadline: Optional Draft due July 7, 2021
Full Application due August 11,2021
For more information, click here.
Job Opportunities

  • North Branch Land Trust

  • SEEDS of Northeastern PA

  • Pocono Mountains United Way
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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