Federal Resources
Baltimore Resources
Major National Foundations
Directly to Young People
Federal Resources Grants.gov
An effort by the federal government to compile all grant information in one place. GrantsNet
Created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management (OGM) for finding and exchanging information about HHS and other federal grant programs. Grants Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, US Department of Education
Designed to help find grants and contracts or keep up with existing grants and contracts. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
SAMHSA’s resource for substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment information. Offers information and materials on substance abuse and alcohol, drug, and tobacco prevention, treatment, and research funding from various agencies. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Funding opportunities from OJJDP and other agencies within the Office of Justice Programs, the federal government, and the private sector The Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG)
Administered by the State and Tribal Assistance Division of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Through the JAIBG program, funds are provided as block grants to states for programs promoting greater accountability in the juvenile justice system. Local and tribal governments can then apply to the states for funds to support local accountability programs. School Health Program Funding Information
The School Health Program Finance Project database contains information on federal, foundation, and state-specific funding sources for school health programs. top Baltimore Resources Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG)
Directory of member foundations and corporations lists contact names as well as areas of interest. Includes a copy of ABAG's Common Grant Application form The Family League of Baltimore
Publishes monthly funding newsletter; back copies online The Baltimore Community Foundation
A permanent collection of more than 270 different charitable funds serving the greater Baltimore region
top Major National Foundations The Foundation Center
On-line directory updated annually (fee), training programs (fee), philanthropy news. The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott established the C.S. Mott Foundation in 1926 because of a deep concern about the welfare of his adopted community of Flint. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation affirms its founder's vision that each of us "is in a partnership with the rest of the human race" - that each individual's quality of life is connected to the well-being of the community, both locally and globally. The Foundation pursues this vision through creative grantmaking, thoughtful communication, and other activities that enhance community in its many forms. The Future of Children
The primary purpose of The Future of Children is to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research. Grants for Non-Profits: Religious and Social Change
A compilation of web pages and books of potential interest to nonprofit organizations seeking funding opportunities related to religion.
The Institute for Youth Development (IYD)
Awarded a grant from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to assist faith-based and community organizations in competing for federal grants. The International Youth Foundation
One of the world's largest public foundations working to improve the conditions and prospects for young people where they live, learn, work, and play.
John Templeton Foundation
The Foundation typically seeks to focus the methods and resources of scientific inquiry on topical areas which have spiritual and theological significance. National Priorities Project
The National Priorities Project interactive database allows you to create your own tables on state socio-economic needs and federal funding.
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
Collection of links to funding sources for education by search function or by topic
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts support nonprofit activities in the areas of culture, education, the environment, health and human services, public policy, and religion. Philanthropy Gateway to Religion
Fundsnet Online Services. A privately owned Web site createdfor the purpose of providing nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Established in 1972, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is the largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care in the United States. The Foundation concentrates its grant-making in four areas. Soros Foundation Network
The Soros Foundations Network includes Soros foundations covering more than 50 countries. The goal of the Soros Foundations Network throughout the world is to transform closed societies into open ones and to protect and expand the values of existing open societies. The Stuart Foundation
The Stuart Foundation's overarching purpose is to help the children and youth of California and Washington states become responsible citizens. W. K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to apply knowledge to solve the problems of people.
top Directly to Young People Mix It Up
The Mix It Up Grants Program funds youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying, crossing and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities. Grants are limited to $250, and we can give you only one. A website of The Southern Poverty Law Center. Youth as Resources
Connecting youth positively to their communities. Provides small grants to young people to design and carry out service projects that address social problems and contribute to significant community change.
Youth Venture
Supports young people in creating and launching their own enterprises, and through these enterprises, to take greater responsibility for their lives and communities; Ventures range from tutoring services to virtual radio stations, from bike stores to dance academies, from video festivals to youth diabetes support groups. Provides materials, technical assistance, workshops, seed money. top | 
