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February 3, 2006
Volume 7, Issue 5

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1)  Cintas Fellowships in Visual Arts and Architecture
      Available to Cuban Artists
2)  Tourism Cares for Tomorrow Announces 2006 Worldwide
      Grant Program
3)  Youth Service America Announces Katrina's Kids
 Community Service Grants Program
4)  Baltimore Community Foundation Invites Applications
      for Neighborhood Grants Program
5)  MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards
 Program
6)  Kessler Foundation Offers Disability Employment Grant
 Program for New Jersey Citizens
7)  Entergy Launches 2006 Environmental Stewardship Grant
 Application Process
8)  Nominations Invited for Rosalynn Carter Caregiving
 Award 
9)  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Finding
 Answers: Disparities Research for Change Grant
 Program
10) Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Seeks Nominees
 for Professor of Survivorship Awards
11) American Indian Journalism Institute Accepting
 Nominations 
12) Asia Society Seeks Nominations for Osborn Elliott
 Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism
13) Entries Invited for Casey Medals for Meritorious
 Journalism 
14) Open Society Institute Announces Katrina Media
 Fellowships 
15) Caring for Carcinoid Foundation Seeks Research
 Proposals 
16) San Francisco Foundation Invites Entries for
      Community Leadership Awards 
17) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for
 Minority Students Accepting Applications
 
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1) Cintas Fellowships in Visual Arts and Architecture
 Available to Cuban Artists

Deadline: February 17, 2006 (Visual Arts) and
         March 17, 2006 (Architecture)

Cintas Fellowships are designed to acknowledge the
creative accomplishments of artists of Cuban citizenship
or direct descent and encourage the excellence of these
artists in architecture, literature, music composition,
and the visual arts.

Eligibility for these fellowships is limited to creative
artists, living outside of Cuba, of Cuban citizenship or
direct lineage (having a Cuban parent or grandparent).

Cintas Fellows are free to pursue their artistic
activities as they wish. The fellowships are not awarded
for academic study or research, or to performing artists.
Fellowships are not awarded more than twice to the same
person. Second awards are granted only to candidates
demonstrating outstanding artistic development.

Fellowships are awarded annually in the amount of $15,000
each and are paid in quarterly stipends, beginning in
September, for twelve consecutive months.

For 2006, fellowships will be awarded in the fields of
Visual Arts and Architecture (2007 fellowships will be
awarded in the fields of Visual Arts and Music
Composition; 2008 fellowships will be awarded in the
fields of Visual Arts and Creative Writing.)

Visit the program's Web site for complete fellowship
guidelines and application procedures.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000704/iiecintas

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

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2) Tourism Cares for Tomorrow Announces 2006 Worldwide
 Grant Program

Deadlines: March 1, June 30, and November 1, 2006 (Letters
     of Inquiry)

Tourism Cares for Tomorrow
( http://www.tourismcaresfortomorrow.org/ ), the tourism
industry's nonprofit organization, exists to preserve,
conserve, and promote the responsible use of our world's
natural, cultural, and historic treasures and to support
education and research to help secure the positive future
of travel and tourism worldwide.

As part of its mission, Tourism Cares for Tomorrow
distributes charitable grants to worthy tourism-related
nonprofit organizations worldwide.

Tourism Cares for Tomorrow considers projects or programs
with either or both of the following goals: 1) Projects
that protect, restore, or conserve sites of exceptional
cultural, historic, or natural significance; and
2) Programs that educate local host communities and the
traveling public about conservation and preservation of
sites. Preference will be given to applicants that are
able to leverage Tourism Cares for Tomorrow's grant
funding to provide increased philanthropic support through
vehicles such as matching grants or challenge grants;
are endorsed by the local, regional, or national tourism
office; and demonstrate strong support from the local
community.

Tourism Cares for Tomorrow's grantmaking goals for 2006
call for a balanced distribution to U.S. and non-U.S.
recipients. Grant recipients must be classified as
nonprofit and tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code or, in the case of non-U.S.
organizations, must function as the equivalent.
Historically, grant amounts have ranged between $10,000
and $20,000. However, based on merit and availability of
funds, some grants of up to $100,000 will also be
considered.

(Please Note: The 2006 grant application cycles have
changed to every four months rather than quarterly, as
they were in 2005.)

Visit the Tourism Cares for Tomorrow Web Site for complete
program information and application procedures.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000704/tourismcares

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

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3) Youth Service America Announces Katrina's Kids
 Community Service Grants Program

Deadline: March 3, 2006

America's Promise ( http://www.americaspromise.org/ )
and Youth Service America ( http://www.ysa.org/ ) have
announced the Katrina's Kids Community Service Grants
for hurricane relief.

The program will offer seventeen grants of $1,000 to young
people who wish to implement hurricane-relief projects.

The Katrina's Kids Community Service Grant is open to all
U.S. citizens between the ages of 5 and 25.

Applicants will be expected to develop and implement a
sustainable relief project that supports hurricane-relief
efforts in the Gulf Coast region. The program welcomes
projects in which children and youth work in partnership
with adults (parents, coaches, teachers, youth leaders,
etc.); however, projects should be youth-led and created,
and must take place on National and Global Youth Service
Day (April 21-23, 2006) ( http://www.ysa.org/nysd/ ).

The application form and an FAQ are available at the YSA
Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000704/ysa

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml

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4) Baltimore Community Foundation Invites Applications
      for Neighborhood Grants Program

Deadline: March 15, 2006

The Baltimore Community Foundation's ( http://bcf.org/ )
Neighborhood Grants Program offers funding for resident-
driven and -led community-based organizations in Baltimore
City and Baltimore County neighborhoods.

The primary purposes of the NGP are to support and
increase residents' involvement and investment in their
communities; to increase the effectiveness of community
organizations by providing financial resources and other
support to enable them to initiate and complete priority
neighborhood projects; to help neighborhoods become
supportive environments for families and businesses; and
to strengthen neighborhoods so that current and potential
residents and businesses are more willing to invest time,
effort, and money in the community.

The NGP offers the following types of funding:

Mobilization Grants -- Grants of up to $5,000 for small
projects with total budgets of no more than $5,000. Grants
are to assist resident-driven and -led community groups in
low- to moderate-income neighborhoods with an active,
engaged resident base to design, develop, and carry out
projects. The applicant organization's board must be at
least 51 percent neighborhood residents. The applicant
organization does not need to be a 501(c)(3) organization,
but must prove that the grant will be used for "charitable
purposes" as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code.

Leadership Grants -- Grants of up to $10,000 for projects
with total budgets of no more than $10,000 (less match).
Grants are to assist resident-driven and -led community
groups in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods, with a
demonstrated track record of neighborhood leadership, a
history of resident involvement, and an active, engaged
resident base to design, develop, and carry out projects.
The applicant organization must have a 501(c)(3) desig-
nation from the IRS and must provide a minimum match of
25 percent of the grant request. This match may be met
through in-kind donation, volunteer labor, or cash.

Please note: All grantseekers must attend an application
workshop before applying for a grant from the Neighborhood
Grants Program. Application workshops will be held on
February 15 and February 17 at BCF. Visit the BCF Web site
for workshop details and to download grant guidelines.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000707/bcf

For additional RFPs in Community Improvement/Development,
visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_community.jhtml

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5) MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards
 Program

Deadline: February 24, 2006

The RFP for the 2006 MetLife Foundation Community-Police
Partnership Awards is now available.

Since 2002, the MetLife Foundation ( http://metlife.org/ )
and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation
( http://www.lisc.org/ ) have partnered to recognize,
sustain and share the work of innovative partnerships
between community groups and police to promote neighbor-
hood safety and revitalization. Through the MetLife
Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards, the
MetLife Foundation and LISC identify and honor partner-
ships that exhibit tangible accomplishments in their
efforts to advance the process, outcome, and evaluation
of potent police-community collaborations.

Eligible applicants must be member organizations of
partnerships that include, but need not be limited to,
community organizations and police. Awardees receive a
monetary grant and their work is promoted via case studies
to a wide audience of practitioners, policymakers, and
academics.

Five to eight awards totaling $100,000 will be made, with
award amounts ranging from $10,000 to $35,000. Awards are
unrestricted funds that may be used by the recipient in
any manner that, in the awardee's opinion, promotes,
furthers, or strengthens the recognized partnership.

Interested applicants must complete and submit a brief
preliminary application form, available online at the
LISC Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000708/lisc

For additional RFPs in Community Improvement/Development,
visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_community.jhtml

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6) Kessler Foundation Offers Disability Employment Grant
 Program for New Jersey Citizens

Deadline: March 31, 2006 (Letter of Intent)

The Mission of the Henry H. Kessler Foundation
( http://www.hhkfdn.org/ ) is to improve the lives of
people with physical disabilities. The foundation does
this by supporting the research of Kessler Medical
Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, by
engaging in activities to assist people with physical
disabilities, and by supporting the efforts of others
who serve people with physical disabilities.

People with disabilities have high rates of unemployment
and underemployment. In response to this problem, the
foundation adopted a new strategic direction in 2005
focused on increasing employment for people with dis-
abilities in New Jersey. The goal of the foundation's
Signature Employment Grant Program is to award funds that
support efforts to increase the number of individuals with
disabilities in community-based employment making a living
wage.

The program will support collaborative projects, pilot
initiatives, and new and creative programs that lead to
the employment of New Jersey citizens with physical
disabilities. The foundation is committed to identifying,
initiating, and funding allocations for funds through a
proposal process or through foundation-initiated projects.

A priority is placed on those programs which primarily
serve individuals with physical disabilities (65 percent
of project population), are collaborative, and use effec-
tive cost-sharing or multiple funding source techniques.
Foundation trustees are specifically interested in knowing
how the project will be judged effective and sustained
beyond the grant period.

The SEG funding cycle can be up to three years, beginning
January 1, 2007. Grants may range from $100,000 to
$500,000 per year and can include up to a 15 percent
budget allocation for indirect expenses. There is approx-
imately $1.5 million of funding available under this
program in 2006.

Applicants must be nonprofit organizations that are tax-
exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or
other IRS code.

For complete program guidelines and application
procedures, visit the Kessler Foundation Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000709/hhkfdn

For additional RFPs in Disability, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_disabled.jhtml

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7) Entergy Launches 2006 Environmental Stewardship Grant
 Application Process

Deadline: March 10, 2006

Entergy Corporation ( http://www.entergy.com/ ), an
integrated energy company, is accepting applications for
the company's seventh annual Environmental Stewardship
Grant program. The program provides support to community-
based projects in Entergy's service area that address
energy efficiency and provide sustainable solutions that
preserve the environment. For 2006, the program will
award grants totaling $250,000, up from $150,000 last
year.

In considering requests for grants, priority is given to
programs in locations where Entergy has customers and/or
employees. Areas in the following states will receive
priority:  Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Massachu-
setts, New Hampshire, New York, Texas, and Vermont.
(See the Entergy Web site for lists of specific counties
where Entergy has operations.)

To be eligible for this program, applicant organizations
must be established and have a mission or charter
consistent with improving the environment. Project should
improve or address a significant environmental need in
the region, and must show sustainable characteristics
with measurable results demonstrating lasting effects.

Grants typically range between $5,000 and $25,000.
However, more may be awarded for worthy projects.

Organizations can obtain grant guidelines and apply
online at the Entergy Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000710/entergy

For additional RFPs in Environment, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_environment.jhtml

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8) Nominations Invited for Rosalynn Carter Caregiving
 Award

Deadline: March 1, 2006

The Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Award
( http://www.rci.gsw.edu/care_award.htm ) is presented
each year by the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
to recognize an individual for leadership and innovation
in caregiving. The nominee may or may not represent or be
affiliated with an organization.

The recipient of the award shall clearly demonstrate
dedication to caring for persons who have mental ill-
nesses, physical illnesses, developmental disabilities,
or the  difficulties of the frail elderly; encouragement
of collaboration and partnerships between all stakeholders
in the caregiving process; and the potential for develop-
ing or more effectively using financial, educational, and
human resources in these pursuits.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter presents the recipient
with a statuette and a cash award of $2,500. The award
winner is invited to deliver an address at an educational
event sponsored by the RCI. Travel funds to accept the
award and deliver the address are provided.

Visit the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving Web
site for complete nomination guidelines.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000711/rci

For additional RFPs in Health, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml

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9) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Finding
 Answers: Disparities Research for Change Grant
 Program

Deadline: March 16, 2006 (Brief Proposals)

In an effort to improve the quality of health care for
all Americans, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
( http://www.rwjf.org/ ) is working to identify and
implement real-world solutions to eliminating the gaps
in care experienced by patients from racial and ethnic
minority populations. As part of this effort, RWJF has
released a Call for Proposals for a new program, Finding
Answers: Disparities Research for Change.

The three-year, $5 million program is a research and
tracking initiative that will focus on evaluating
approaches already underway in the field to reduce racial
and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Approximately
twenty-five grants will be made over the course of this
three-year period.

While the existence of racial and ethnic disparities in
health care is well documented, there is a shortage of
practical and effective solutions. Finding Answers seeks
to address this challenge by funding evaluations of
efforts that target the treatment of cardiovascular
disease, depression, and diabetes. These three diseases
were selected because the racial and ethnic disparities
in their treatment are significant and because there is
general consensus about the right way to care for these
illnesses.

Finding Answers seeks successful interventions that attack
different causes of disparities. Provider organizations
such as medical groups, hospitals, community health
centers as well as health plans and employers, community
organizations, and academic institutions are encouraged
to learn more about the Call for Proposals. Interventions
spanning the range from organization-wide quality improve-
ment initiatives to initiatives aimed at individual
providers and patients are eligible for funding.

Six to eight grants ranging between $50,000 and $300,000
will be awarded in October 2006.

The Finding Answers Call for Proposals is available online
at the RWJF Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000712/rwjf

For additional RFPs in Health, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml

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10) Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Seeks Nominees
 for Professor of Survivorship Awards

Deadline: March 1, 2006

Nominations are being accepted for the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation's ( http://www.komen.org/ )
Professor of Survivorship awards, an honor that recognizes
extraordinary achievement in research and clinical work
specifically related to breast cancer survivorship.

The award, which was established by the Komen Foundation
in 1999, is granted each year to two individuals who have
distinguished themselves in research specific to long-term
breast cancer survivor issues or in work with survivors
that takes place in a clinical setting. Awardees are
appointed Komen Professors of Survivorship for a one-year
period, and each awardee receives a $20,000 honorarium to
advance their work.

The Komen Foundation established the Professor of
Survivorship awards in direct response to the growing
numbers of breast cancer survivors and to enhance under-
standing of psychosocial and physical health issues
related to survivorship. A specially appointed committee
of peers and breast cancer survivors selects the awardees.

Previous Komen Professor of Survivorship awardees have
been recognized for efforts ranging from authoring popular
books on survivorship issues to the establishment of Web
sites and other informational resources for survivors and
their families. The award also has helped to advance
academic research on the impact of treatment and psycho-
social distress experienced after treatment completion;
quality-of-life issues in minority communities; the impact
of cognitive disorders sometimes associated with treatment;
treatment of side effects such as weight gain; and the
potential benefits for survivors in making dietary adjust-
ments and following specially designed exercise programs.

visit the Komen Foundation Web site for application
criteria and/or to obtain a downloadable nomination form.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000713/komen

For additional RFPs in Health, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml

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11) American Indian Journalism Institute Accepting
 Nominations

Deadline: March 31, 2006

The Freedom Forum ( http://www.freedomforum.org/ ) is
accepting nominations for the sixth annual American
Indian Journalism Institute, a training program for
Native American journalism students.

AIJI will take place at the Freedom Forum's Al Neuharth
Media Center and the University of South Dakota in
Vermillion June 4-23, 2006. Any Native American college
student with an interest in becoming a newspaper
journalist may apply.

Once accepted into the program, AIJI participants will
be placed in one of four courses according to their
interests and experience. Courses offered in 2006 will
include "Basic News Reporting," "Advanced News Reporting,"
"News Editing," and "Photojournalism."

The Freedom Forum will facilitate and fund the program.
Tuition, fees, books, room, and board are provided free
to enrollees.

To be eligible, Native students must have completed at
least one year of college. Applications for the program
will be accepted from new participants and from returning
AIJI students seeking specialized instruction.

Program graduates will earn four hours of college credit
from the University of South Dakota that students may
transfer to their current school. In addition, graduates
will receive a $500 stipend/scholarship from the Freedom
Forum, paid when the student resumes full-time classes
in the fall.

Top AIJI graduates will receive paid internships as
reporters, copy editors, and photographers at daily
newspapers and with the Associated Press for up to six
weeks during the summer. Graduates also will have the
opportunity to join the staff of http://www.reznetnews.org,
the online Native American college newspaper, as paid
journalists when they return to school.

AIJI administrators prefer that students be nominated by
educators, mentors, elders, or other interested parties.
Students may, however, nominate themselves.

Visit the Freedom Forum Web site for complete program
information and nomination procedures.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000714/freedomforum

For additional RFPs in Journalism/Media, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_journalism.jhtml


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12) Asia Society Seeks Nominations for Osborn Elliott
 Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism

Deadline: March 1, 2006

The Asia Society ( http://www.asiasociety.org/ ), the
leading global organization working to strengthen
relationships and promote understanding among the people,
leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States,
has announced that it is now seeking nominations for the
fourth annual Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian
Journalism.

The Osborn Elliott Prize honors legendary journalist and
author Osborn Elliott, former editor-in-chief of Newsweek,
who set new standards for reporting and editing and became
one of the earliest practitioners of "civic journalism" --
the deliberate focusing of the journalistic enterprise on
urgent issues of public policy.

The $10,000 prize is awarded annually to a writer who has
produced the best example of journalism about Asia in
print or online during the calendar year. Criteria for
the prize include consideration for the impact of the
work, its originality, creativity, depth of research, and
educational value in informing the public about Asia. The
next winner of the "Oz Prize," for work produced in
English during the 2005 calendar year, will be announced
at a special program at the Asia Society in New York City
this spring.

An independent jury of distinguished writers, award-
winning journalists, and Asia-hands will review
nominations for the prize from both media organizations
and journalists. All nominations or direct applications
are limited to one per organization or journalist.

For the purposes of this award, "Asia" is termed as
defined by the Asia Society, comprising countries from
Iran eastward to and including Australia and New Zealand.
It does not include the Arab Middle East.

Visit the Asia Society Web site for complete program
information.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000715/asiasociety

For additional RFPs in Journalism/Media, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_journalism.jhtml

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13) Entries Invited for Casey Medals for Meritorious
 Journalism

Deadline: March 1, 2006

The Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism are designed
to inspire and recognize exemplary reporting on children
and families. The Casey Journalism Center on Children and
Families ( http://www.casey.umd.edu/ ), which presents
the awards, is devoted to deepening the media coverage of
social issues that affect children and families, particu-
larly the disadvantaged. The awards are funded by the
Annie E. Casey Foundation ( http://www.aecf.org/ ).

Winning stories will be well-crafted, illuminate complex
issues, and contribute to public awareness. Judging is
conducted by a panel of prominent journalists and
journalism educators.

First-place winners in fourteen categories will receive
$1,000 and will be honored at a luncheon in Washington,
D.C.; runners-up and honorable mentions will be recog-
nized with certificates of merit.

All work must be published or aired in the United States
between January 1, and December 31, 2005. Work must
focus on children and families in the United States. A
contestant or team of contestants may submit only one
entry per category per contest period. Entries in
languages other than English require complete transla-
tions. If a team wins a first-place award, authors share
the $1,000 equally.

Visit the CJC Web site for complete awards program
information.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000716/casey/umd

For additional RFPs in Journalism/Media, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_journalism.jhtml

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14) Open Society Institute Announces Katrina Media
 Fellowships

Deadline: March 31, 2006

The Open Society Institute ( http://www.soros.org/ ) has
announced a fellowship competition in response to critical
issues exposed by Hurricane Katrina. By supporting in-
depth journalism and media projects, OSI aims to stimulate
and sustain a national conversation on these issues.

The Katrina Media Fellowships will support dynamic print
and radio journalists, photographers, and documentary
filmmakers in the creation, and improvement, of media
coverage of issues exposed by Katrina. Applicants should
propose projects that will expand and deepen the public's
understanding of race and class inequalities in the United
States. Applicants may also propose projects that will
address the government's response to problems caused or
illuminated by Katrina, the use or misuse of public funds,
the role of private contractors, the effectiveness of
clean-up and rebuilding efforts, citizen involvement in
these efforts, and lessons learned that should inform
the handling of future natural and man-made disasters.
In addition, applicants may propose projects that draw
attention to OSI's current or past programmatic priori-
ties, using Katrina as the frame. These priorities include
access to legal services and government assistance,
criminal justice reform, improving end of life care, and
access to healthcare and education reform.

OSI expects to award twelve to fifteen one-year fellow-
ships. Fellows will receive between $15,000 and $35,000
to carry out projects in print, radio, photography, and
documentary film and video production. Award amounts
will cover a stipend and project expenses and will vary
depending on the project duration, medium, and costs
involved. The fellowship term begins June 15, 2006.

Applicants must be mid-career or veteran print or radio
journalists, photographers, or documentary filmmakers with
proven track records as serious media-makers. OSI will
give special consideration to applicants who have been
displaced from or are residents of the Gulf Coast region.

The Katrina Media Fellowships are a one-time competition
and will not be offered in subsequent years.

Fellowship guidelines and application instructions are
available at the OSI Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000717/soros

For additional RFPs in Journalism/Media, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_journalism.jhtml

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15) Caring for Carcinoid Foundation Seeks Research
 Proposals

Deadline: March 1, 2006 (Letter of Intent)

The 2006 Request for Proposal from the Caring for
Carcinoid Foundation ( http://caringforcarcinoid.org/ ),
the leading nonprofit funder of carcinoid research, is
now available online.

The mission of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation is
to discover a cure for carcinoid. The foundation believes
in making rapid advances in the battle against carcinoid,
and seeks to award research grants to scientists whose
work will unlock the genetic causes of carcinoid and lead
to new, genetically targeted therapies.

Specifically, the foundation funds research that builds
on novel ideas; applies cutting-edge technology; leverages
insights from related cancers, such as pancreatic endo-
crine cancer; fosters collaboration between scientists and
institutions; and demonstrates the potential to expand
in scope and attract additional support, particularly from
the NIH.

The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to fund
scientists who will accelerate our search for a carcinoid
cure. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposed
research will align with the foundation's Research Road
Map ( http://www.caringforcarcinoid.org/research/researchroadmap.asp ).

Applicants must also demonstrate how they will use
performance metrics to track their rapid progress in
contributing to a carcinoid cure.

Applicants must have an M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree
and be sponsored by a nonprofit institution, as defined
by Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

The program will award $50,000 to $150,000 per year, for
a minimum of two years. Funds may only be used for per-
sonnel salaries, supplies, equipment, and/or services.
Use of funds for institutional overhead costs is strictly
prohibited.

The complete 2006 Request for Proposals is available at
the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000718/carcinoid

For additional RFPs in Medical Research, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_medical_research.jhtml

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16) San Francisco Foundation Invites Entries for Community
  Leadership Awards

Deadline: March 1, 2006

The San Francisco Foundation ( http://www.sff.org/ )
Community Leadership Awards recognize individuals and
organizations whose leadership has made a significant
impact in their particular Bay Area communities. This
work may confront social or health problems, address
environmental concerns, or promote arts and humanities.

One of the four awards is designated for an under-
recognized, mature artist who has made a significant and
ongoing contribution in the Bay Area. Artists from the
performing, literary, media, and visual arts, including
craft, folk, and traditional forms, will be considered.

Individuals receive $10,000 awards, while  organizations
are awarded $20,000. Individuals and nonprofit organiza-
tions in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco,
and San Mateo counties are eligible to apply.

Individuals from all sectors are eligible for these awards.
Nominations for emerging and innovative leadership as well
as for longstanding accomplishments are encouraged.

For additional information about the program and the
nomination process, visit the SFF Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000719/sff

For additional RFPs in Philanthropy and Voluntarism,
visit: http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_philanthropy.jhtml

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17) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for
 Minority Students Accepting Applications

Deadline: February 15, 2006 and July 15, 2006

The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund ( http://nsrf.org/ ),
a grantmaking program of the Aspen Institute
( http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ ) in Washington, D.C.,
is accepting applications for the William Randolph Hearst
Endowed Fellowship.

The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and
need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students
who are members of minority groups. The Hearst Fellow
serves as an intern with the fund. Through the program,
the fund seeks to introduce a diverse group of students
to issues relating to philanthropy, volunteerism, and
nonprofit organizations. Recipients may arrange with their
colleges or universities to receive academic credit for
this experience. In his or her internship, the Hearst
Fellow undertakes general research and program support
for the fund's grantmaking and outreach efforts.

The ideal candidate for this fellowship is a highly
motivated continuing graduate or undergraduate student
from an underrepresented community. She or he should have
an excellent academic record and also have the following:
outstanding research skills; a background in the social
sciences or humanities; excellent writing and communica-
tion skills; demonstrated financial need; and American
citizenship.

The student must be able to intern for ten to fifteen
weeks at the Washington, D.C., office of the Aspen Insti-
tute. A fellowship grant of between $2,500 and $5,000
will be awarded, depending on the recipient's educational
level, financial need, and time commitment.

For the Summer 2006 internship, the deadline is February
15, 2006; for the Fall 2006 internship, the deadline is
July 15, 2006.

See the Nonprofit Research Fund Web site for complete
program information and application procedures.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000720/nonprofitresearch

For additional RFPs in Philanthropy and Voluntarism, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_philanthropy.jhtml

::::::::::::::::: THIS WEEK IN PND ::::::::::::::::::

NEWSMAKER: Stephen Heintz, president, Rockefeller Brothers
Fund

PND spoke to the president of the Rockefeller Brothers
Fund about the role of philanthropy in an increasingly
interdependent world, risk and the concept of failure in
a philanthropic context, and the importance of leadership
in a time of rapid change.

To read the complete interview, visit:
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000727/nm/heintz

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planning, founders' syndrome, ethical codes for a board
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