Research Triangle Park, N.C.
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The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation (the Foundation) announces guidelines, criteria, and deadlines for its Ribbon of Hope mini-grants program. The goal of the program is to have a positive impact on the lives of North Carolina's citizens in each of the state's 100 counties. Over the next three years, the Foundation will award mini-grants of $25,000 to North Carolina community-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. These grants will support activities that establish or expand local programs in health, science, and education to serve identified needs of local communities. In addition, grantees will benefit from technical assistance provided by the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits.
The Foundation supports programs that emphasize the understanding and application of health, science, and education to meet the needs of North Carolina's citizens and communities. In order to be considered, proposals should relate to the establishment and implementation of projects tightly aligned with the goals and objectives of local community agencies, demonstrate their sustainability after grant funds are expended and, most important, address critical community needs that have been identified through comprehensive needs assessment activities. Priority will be given to nonprofits with proposals attending to 1) mental health prevention, intervention, and/or support activities; 2) adult literacy activities; 3) mentoring programs for children and youth; and 4) hands-on science activities for children and youth. These groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Eligible applicants: North Carolina community-based nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Individuals, faith-based, and fraternal organizations may not apply. Informal groups without 501(c)(3) status may partner with a sponsor organization or group of organizations who may apply on behalf of the group. Proposals that include several community-based organizations forming a collaborative partnership interested in and supportive of the proposed work are encouraged to apply. We are seeking both geographic and organizational diversity among award recipients. Organizations with programs in multiple North Carolina counties should submit a proposal for one county only.
Application deadlines and award notification: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed as they are received. The Foundation intends to make grant awards two times per year. Application submission deadlines and grant award notification dates for the entire program are listed below. To be considered for an award in January 2008, applications must be received by October 1, 2007.
Application Deadline
Award Notification
October 1, 2007
January, 2008
April 1, 2008
July, 2008
October 1, 2008
January, 2009
April 1, 2009
July, 2009
October 1, 2009
January, 2010
Application: For additional information and to download application materials, visit the Ribbon of Hope web site at www.mcrel.org/GSKRibbonOfHope.
McREL is collaborating with the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to collect and manage mini-grant applications. Over the next three years, McREL researchers will collect and analyze program data to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the mini-grant program.
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