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MICHIGAN CITY ” With grants from the Michigan City Educational Foundation, Notre Dame School’s teachers enhance education for students across the board. Students in the upper grades were beneficiaries of some new opportunities funded through the grants.Learning is taking a fun approach in the fifth grade classrooms. Teacher Christine Roder has created a “Challenger Center” to encourage learning in    .. more …

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust today announced grants totaling more than $3.6 million”funds that will help strengthen Maricopa County communities in the areas of arts and culture, services for disadvantaged children, youth mentoring, healthcare initiatives, and older adults . The Trust’s January through March 2012 investments cover a range of programs such as: developing effective new tools    .. more …

TEMPERANCE — The Bedford Township Board has approved two applications for grants that would be used to improve Ansted Community Park.The applications to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are for grants worth $56,500 each, but the township is eligible to receive only one or the other. The township should hear by year’s end if it has been awarded a grant.A grant would pay for half the    .. more …

ARMONK, N.Y., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today selected 33 cities worldwide to receive IBM Smarter Cities Challenge (#smartercities) grants during 2012.(Logo: )Launched in 2011, this three-year, 100-city US$50 million program, IBM’s single-largest philanthropic initiative, funds in-person engagements staffed by teams of top IBM experts, who study and then make detailed    .. more …

Details of 33 secret grants signed off by federal cabinet ministers in their own electorates have been suppressed by the Gillard government, leading to accusations by the opposition of a cover up.The Australian National Audit Office yesterday revealed the breaches to the government’s own reporting rules in a committee inquiry saying the secret funding grants were “sensitive and potentially    .. more …

GREENSBORO, N.C., March 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT – News ), announced today that in keeping with their charitable mission to help find a cure for breast cancer and protecting the future of kids, the launch of TangerKIDS Grants. This program is designed to award grant money to local schools in the communities where Tanger Outlets are located. Tanger    .. more …

RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — School teachers and college faculty members in Virginia, including the Dominion Virginia Power service area, are encouraged to apply for educational support grants to help their students under a $1.3 million program sponsored by the company’s charitable foundation.The Dominion Foundation is accepting applications for $1.3 million in educational grants    .. more …

ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Arch Grants ( www.archgrants.org ) today kicks off a call for entries for its inaugural business plan competition. Born to provide promising entrepreneurs with early-stage capital, Arch Grants seeks to create a more robust startup culture and infrastructure in St. Louis. Starting today, entrepreneurs can apply for $50,000 grants to start and grow businesses in St.    .. more …

ANNISTON, Ala., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama recently announced grants being distributed from the Foothills Community Partnership Charitable Fund.This fund was created by the Foothills Community Partnership with a gift of $500,000 in July, 2008.The fund was established to benefit and enhance the sustainability of services of not-for-profit    .. more …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Republic Bank Trust Company announced the award of 24 grants to non-profit organizations offering Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Earned Income Tax Credit (VITA/EITC) programs for the 2011-12 tax season. VITA/EITC programs assist low income and senior citizens with tax preparation and filing. These grants will be used to support the general operation, needs    .. more …