The Central Brevard Humane Society has received two grants worth about $9,000 to provide for homeless animals. The grants come from the Community Foundation of Brevard and will offset costs for the sterilization of dogs, veterinarian fees, food supplies and operational costs.

The Ventura County Community Foundation is accepting proposals for grants to fund the programs of the county’s Latino Literacy Initiative.

By David Newble – Monday, November 17, 2008 COMMUNITY groups across the Island have benefited from grants from the Isle of Wight Community Fund which has raised more than 600,000 since it began in July this year.

Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums are eligible for Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grants from the National Park Service. NAGPRA provides a process for museums and federal agencies to return Native American cultural items such as human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and objects of cultural …

Woods Charitable Fund Inc., a private grant-making foundation, announced grants to 12 groups totaling $211,500.

Grants available for improving agricultural businesses The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry wants to grant and loan money to people and groups in Oklahoma that are trying to expand and improve their agricultural business. Diversification grants of up to $5,000 are available for agricultural producers who want to branch out and diversify their production. Interest-free loans …

MetLife Foundation today announced the grant winners of its 2008 Museum and Community Connections program. The grants, totaling $1,000,000, were awarded to 16 museums for exhibitions, artist residencies, and other programs that extend their reach into diverse communities and make art a part of people’s lives.

BEDFORD, Mass.—-iRobot Corp. today announced it has been awarded six new Phase Two Small Business Innovative Research Grants. These projects are to be funded by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center , the U.S.

NEW GLASGOW The provincial government is again handing out grants to rural Nova Scotia communities investing in green transportation projects.

Nineteen communities across Australia will share $3.6 million from the federal government to tackle binge drinking. The first round of community grants to fight excessive drinking was part of a $53 million government initiative, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Monday.

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Five Newark area organizations including the University of Delaware were recently awarded state grants to help them develop or expand their recycling programs.

State grants for recreational projects for Washington County communities totaling $964,000 were announced Friday.

Three local groups have received grants for environmental projects.Officials with SCA Tissue awarded the grants, totaling $7,500, to fund the three projects as a part of SCA’s commemoration of America Recycles Day, which was Saturday.

The following cities and counties will receive grants as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

Woods Charitable Fund Inc., a private grant-making foundation, announced grants to 12 groups totaling $211,500.

The prize patrol was out in full force Thursday morning, making surprise visits to Plano schools and awarding 56 grants totaling $66,000 to Plano ISD teachers.

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