Grants

There are a lot of community grants out there from the local business that you and your friends and family may work at! The search term you seem to want for this is community, like business name and community, or community grants, community outreach, community giving, community involvement etc.

AZ Guide to Grants

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For You

Funding for profit businesses

• SBIR

Smaller Project based

These opportunities require a nonprofit to submit a project with a very specific scope, IE your project! Most are based around some public need like education, environment, community, health care, etc. How it works is you write it up your project and HeatSync signs on for 15% for operational expenses, with the rest administered to you based on your proposal.

• Godaddy
• Fedora - fedora grant - 5k for open source education - we have a member
• Lego - 500-5k
• Ambrose Monell Foundation
• Smart (we have an employee)
• Intel - 501c3 required,Education, Environment, and Community
• CVS Caremark For children with disabilities, health care for the uninsured or underserved, or public schools), Up to $5k funded, January 1 and ending on October 31.
• SRP Grants 501c3 required, Education, Health and Human Services, Arts and Culture, Civic Leadership
• Avnet Contributions Council 501c3 required, Children, Education, Community
• General Dynamics - seems to grant financial contributions?
• Boeing 501c3 required, Education: Agency's mission is focused on providing occupational or scholastic education and/or educational resources to people of all ages. Also includes educational institutions that are dedicated solely to people with disabilities., Accepted March 1 - March 31 , Avg $5k
• Verizon 501c3 required, Education and Literacy, Safety and Health, avg $10k -We've started an application Here
• Bank of the West 501c3 Required, Community and Economic Development, Education and Job Training, Health and Human Care, Civic and Cultural
• Walmart Education, Workforce Development, Health and Wellness, Environmental Stability, Hunger Relief, Small Business Support, Youth Entrepreneurship., $250-$5k, February to Dec 1
• Raytheon Grants for math and science education
• State Farm 501c3 required, Safety, Community (economic development included), Education(Teacher Development, Service-Learning and Systemic Improvement), Period is January 2 through October 31
• Best Buy 501c3 required, Serve a diverse population in local or regional communities, Build social, academic, leadership and/or life skills in early adolescents (primarily ages 13-18), Show positive results against a demonstrated community need, Reach at-risk children in working families, Avg $3-5K, $10K Max
• Pepsi Refresh Everything Social Media based funding, Starts up again April 4th "How can you use art to energize a community?"
• Wells Fargo - Create and sustain affordable housing

Promote economic development, Provide job training and workforce development, Revitalize and stabilize communities

• Arizona Commission for the Arts - Provides assistance to individual artists working in a variety of disciplines through Artist Research and Development Grants and Professional Development Grants for Individuals. Also a fastrack grants for certain times of the year.

Medium Project Based

These opportunities require a nonprofit to submit a project with a very specific scope, IE your project! Most are based around some public need like education, environment, community, health care, etc. How it works is you write it up your project and HeatSync signs on for 15% for operational expenses, with the rest administered to you based on your proposal.

• Motorola STEM Education, especially for girls and underrepresented groups, Request must be between $25,000 and $50,000, Apply by April 22
• Ambrose Monell Foundation
• Avnet Contributions Council 501c3 required, Children, Education, Community

Big Stuff

This is the stuff that the grantors might find too big for our britches until we get some big name partners, or some smaller grants under our belt. However if you think you've got the credentials and the partners, lets try it! These opportunities require a nonprofit to submit a project with a very specific scope and measurable outcomes over sometimes years. Most are based around some public need like education, environment, community, health care, etc. How it works is you write it up your project and HeatSync signs on for 15% for operational expenses, with the rest administered to you based on your proposal.

• http://grants.gov/ government grants for research and development
• Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Science Education Award
• Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities--Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for Children With Disabilities (Phase 1) CFDA Number 84.327A (1) Improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational media services activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom setting to children with disabilities; and (3) provide support for captioning and video description that are appropriate for use in the classroom setting
• Long Range Funding Opportunity Announcement for Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) for K-12 & Institutions of Higher Education Inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. [Grades K-10]● Engage students in STEM-related hands-on learning activities using Navy content. [Grades 3-12]● Educate students to be well-prepared for employment in STEM disciplines in the Navy or in supporting academic institutions or the Naval contractor community. [Higher Education]● Employ, retain and develop Naval STEM professionals. [Higher Education, Professional Development, Faculty]● Collaborate across Naval STEM programs to maximize benefits to participants and the Navy.
• Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01) applications for research and development of technologies that monitor health or deliver care in a real-time, accessible, effective, and minimally obtrusive way. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers.
• Motorola STEM Education, especially for girls and underrepresented groups, Request must be between $100,000 and $250,000, Apply by April 22

For Heatsync

Matching (including United Way)

• Verizon MIP 1k matching donation
• Intel United Way matching
• Smart(we have an employee) up to $2500/yr
• Raytheon matches donations from employees
• Wells Fargo - Wells Fargo will match employee donations up to $5000.

Employer pays us for volunteerism

• Verizon VIP - 50 hours volunteered = $750 for organization
• Intel Involved - 10/hr up to 10k after first 20
• Avnet Dollars for Doers Volunteer Program - 20 hours before Sept 30 $200, 40 hours is $400
• Wells Fargo -We can receive $1000 for hours volunteered

Volunteers/equipment/in kind/event based

• Intel Skill Based Volunteering -
• SRP Volunteering You can request volunteers on a project basis
• Raytheon Volunteer Match -- How do we get listed?
• Lockheed Martin event funding
• Home Depot Event Sponsorship
• Freescale Request for money/volunteers for an event, Education (STEM), The Environment, Health and Human Services, 1 December for consideration in January, 1 June for consideration in July

Grants for general operating expenses

This means these organization should be willing to fund HeatSync labs -in general- based on the work we do including any specific project we might be working on.

• Ambrose Monell Foundation
• Smart (we have an employee)
• Bank of the West 501c3 Required, Community and Economic Development, Education and Job Training, Health and Human Care, Civic and Cultural
• Walmart Education, Workforce Development, Health and Wellness, Environmental Stability, Hunger Relief, Small Business Support, Youth Entrepreneurship. $250-$5k, February to Dec 1
• Bank of America Charitable Foundations Funding Program WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION APPLICATIONS BEGIN JANUARY 22nd
• Arizona Commission on the Arts Provides a variety of funding opportunities that enable schools, organizations and community groups to carry out projects, and through general operating support, to maintain ongoing, high quality public arts programming. Also a fastrack grants for certain times of the year.

In Kind Donations

• Techsoup - Looks like a good collection of software hardware donations for nonprofits - We don't show up in database yet.
• Good360 is "growing the world’s largest online product donation marketplace, where product donations from America’s top brands and retailers become goods for the greater good."--From cookware to software!
• Home Depot offers limited $25 vouchers at the store for nonprofits-seems to differ per store, but you may have to submit written request

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How do we partner with organizations like

• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Boys and Girls
• United Way

Future Opportunities

• Ford Foundation Grants to obtain a space for -established arts- organizations

Closed or ambiguous

• Science Foundation of Arizona