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Walmart.org

https://walmart.org/how-we-give/local-community-grants

Local Community grants range from a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $5,000. Eligible nonprofit organizations must operate on the local level.

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Kellogg Foundation

You’ll need to register to access our W.K. Kellogg Foundation Portal. Once you fill out the registration form, our Concierge Service will send you log-in credentials within one business day so you can access our online grant application portal. The next step is to craft a letter of inquiry (LOI)–a brief description of your project (1500 characters or less, which is around 250-300 words). Every new application starts with a letter of inquiry. In your LOI submission, consider answering the following questions:

• What problem are you trying to solve with this idea?

• What are the objectives or outcomes you aim to achieve?

• What interventions or strategies are you considering?

• Who are your partners?

• How does your project take into consideration our commitments to racial equity and racial healing, community engagement and/or leadership development, or what WKKF refers to as our DNA?

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HeroX

www.heroX.com

HeroX is a crowdsourcing platform that allows anyone in the global community to create a challenge or submit a solution to a posted challenge.

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Mustard Seed Foundation

https://msfdn.org/

This foundation provides seed funding through matching grants for start-up projects of local churches, especially in urban centers. They focus on small, grassroots projects and encourage local church accountability and financial support. They seek to fund dynamic projects that demonstrate innovation and community impact​​.

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Gilead Foundation

https://www.gilead.com/purpose/gilead-foundation

Gilead strives for health prosperity for all. They create spheres of impact – their our company, in the community, in society – by encouraging a culture of giving, engaging with local communities and exploring innovative approaches to complex social issues.

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Capital City Fellows Program (CCFP) 

https://dchr.dc.gov/page/capital-city-fellows-program

The Capital City Fellows Program (CCFP) is a mayoral initiative to attract recent graduates of master's degree programs in public administration, public policy, urban planning, social work and related fields to work for the city of Washington, DC. Candidates compete for 18-month fellowship appointments during which they may complete three six-month rotations in different city agencies or three different departments in the same agency

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​Grants for Arts Projects (GAP)

https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides expansive funding opportunities to strengthen the nation’s arts and cultural ecosystem. Grants are available for arts projects in a wide variety of artistic disciplines.

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​Arch Grants

https://archgrants.org/competition/

Arch Grants disrupted the status quo of economic development in 2012 with a mission to transform the economy in St. Louis and throughout the world by attracting and retaining extraordinary entrepreneurs. Through our unique and groundbreaking annual Startup Competition model, we provide $75,000 equity-free grants and access to an ecosystem of resources, helping early-stage startups grow and scale.

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Verizon Wireless 

https://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility/digital-inclusion/small-business-training

Verizon offers training, grants, and online courses to help grow your business.

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FreddieMac

https://myhome.freddiemac.com/

Relief for Homeowners and Renters

We’re extending help to homeowners and renters facing financial hardships.

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Instant Markets

https://www.instantmarkets.com/home

Find grants, requests for proposals and more. 

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The Community Foundation for Mississippi

https://formississippi.org/grants/

The Community Foundation for Mississippi primarily offers several distinct types of “grants” to charitable organizations in our service area: donor-directed grants, competitive grants by CFM, and competitive grants by CFM funds. 

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AmeriCorps

https://americorps.gov/funding-opportunity/fy-2024-americorps-state-national-grants

The deadline for applications to the 2024 AmeriCorps State and National Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET. AmeriCorps State and National expects that successful applicants will be notified by mid-April 2024.

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Media Projects

https://www.neh.gov/program/media-projects

The Media Projects program supports the development, production, and distribution of radio programs, podcasts, documentary films, and documentary film series  that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways.

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Higher Education Challenge Grants Program

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/higher-education-challenge-grants-program

Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a state, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and facilitate better working relationships in the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, to enhance program quality and supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits that will likely transcend the project duration and USDA support.

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Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/rural-health-safety-education-competitive-grants-program

The RHSE program proposals are expected to be community-based outreach education programs, such as those conducted through Human Science extension outreach that provide individuals and families with: information as to the value of good health at any age; information to increase individual or family’s motivation to take more responsibility for their own health; information regarding rural environmental health issues that directly impact human health; information about and access to health promotion and educational activities; and training for volunteers and health services providers concerning health promotion and health care services for individuals and families in cooperation with state, local, and community partners.

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The Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP)

The Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) is designed to support education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and veterinary technician students to gain specialized skills and provide practices with additional resources (e.g., equipment, personnel) needed to more effectively mitigate veterinary service shortages in the U.S. 

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AAUW

https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/

AAUW has awarded over $135 million in fellowships and grants to more than 13,000 scholars and organizations in 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Gaum and 150 countries, one of the largest scholarship programs for women in the world.

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NIFA

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/renewable-resources-extension-act-national-focus-fund-projects

The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds for extension projects that have national or regional relevancy. In particular, the program supports extension projects that address emerging forest and rangeland resources through the adoption of climate-smart technologies among forest and rangeland owners.

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NIKE 

https://www.nike.com/jordan/purpose/community-grants

Empowering communities around the United States to lead grassroots solutions in their neighborhoods, the BCC’s annual cycle of Community Grants enables nonprofit organizations to directly effect change in their cities.

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The Fast Break for Small Business program

https://aofund.org/program/fastbreak/

The Fast Break for Small Business program, a collaboration between LegalZoom, the NBA, WBNA, and NBA G League, administered by Accion Opportunity Fund, offers significant support to small businesses.

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Amber Grants

https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/get-an-amber-grant/

WomensNet founded the “Amber Grant” in 1998. The grant was set up with one goal in mind: to honor the memory of a very special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old — before realizing her business dreams.

Today, WomensNet carries on that tradition, proudly giving away at least $30,000 every month in Amber Grant money. In recognition of the diversity of businesses owned by women, we’ve also expanded our grant-giving to include “Startup Grants,” “Business Category Grants,” as well as two “$25,000 Year End Grants.”

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Fundid

https://www.getfundid.com/grants/categories/fast-break-for-small-business

Accion Opportunity Fund is proud announce the latest round of Fast Break for Small Business: a $6 million commitment in small business grants and LegalZoom services to help thousands of small businesses across the country! This round of the program—focused on Black-owned businesses—will provide 50 small business owners with $10,000 grants, and an additional 1,950 small business owners with free LegalZoom products or services, valued at $500.

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Check back each week for more updates. 

The Legacy of Jesse Owens By Kenya Vardaman Ramirez Contributing Writer

The 1930s were marked by an economic and social crisis that ravaged the world. World War II led to the destruction of buildings, the wrecking of roads, and the depletion of power resources. Food shortages and rationing caused prices to soar, increasing demand. During this time, the Great Depression significantly impacted daily life in the United States, amidst growing conflicts abroad.

In Germany, Adolf Hitler established a Nazi regime focused on eliminating Jews and Blacks from the country's gene pool, aiming to create a nation of individuals with blonde hair and blue eyes, whom he considered to be mentally and physically superior. Reports indicate that many Blacks living in 1930s Germany were imprisoned, forcibly sterilized, and murdered by the Nazis.

The 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, were intended to showcase Aryan mental and physical superiority on a global stage. Despite the NAACP's call for an African American boycott of the games due to Hitler's discriminatory policies, other American Olympic organizations advocated for the inclusion of African American athletes, recognizing their past achievements.

James Cleveland Owens, born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama, and known as Jesse Owens, arrived in Berlin as a celebrated track and field athlete from Ohio State University. He received unexpected support from the young German community. Adidas founder Adi Dassler approached Owens, asking him to wear a prototype of his new shoe during the competition. Owens made history by becoming the first African American to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games and the first African American man to be sponsored by an athletic shoe brand. His achievements directly challenged Hitler's theory of African American inferiority and established a legacy of African American excellence in track and field.

Upon his return to the United States after the 1936 Olympics, Owens faced the realities of second-class citizenship. Despite his Olympic success, he was not offered scholarships at Ohio State University and initially struggled to find employment. However, Owens persevered through these challenges and contributed to the New York Mets' World Series championship as their running coach and played a role in organizing Baseball's Negro Leagues.

Owens's influence extended beyond his athletic achievements, particularly through his impact on the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith, inspired by Owens, made a powerful statement against racial inequality in America by raising their fists during the medal ceremony. This silent protest, with athletes wearing black gloves and socks, became an iconic image of the Black Power movement.

Today, Jesse Owens's legacy continues to resonate within African American culture and the broader narrative of protest. In 2013, Adidas's collaboration with Kanye West became one of the most lucrative sneaker partnerships in history, second only to Nike and Michael Jordan. In 2016, President Obama honored Jesse Owens's relatives for his achievements over 80 years earlier. Athletes like Colin Kaepernick have continued the tradition of protest, with Kaepernick explaining his decision to kneel during the national anthem as a stand against the oppression of black people and people of color in America.

In remembering Jesse Owens, we are reminded of the power of sports as a platform for social change and the enduring impact of his legacy: "As we run, we become."

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