Anthony Robbins Foundation

Yes, *that* Tony Robbins. 

The Anthony Robbins Foundation makes grants through its various programs to organizations that share its mission to empower youth, elderly, disabled, homeless and hungry and prison populations. 

The first step for being considered for a grant is to submit an online LOI.

 

Maximum Grant:  $15,000                Deadline:  December 31, 2012         

Sara Lee Foundation

Grant Guidelines & Process

The Sara Lee Foundation utilizes an online Letter-Of-Intent (LOI) and invitational Request-For-Proposal (RFP) system.

Step 1: Determine if your organization meets the eligibility requirements (Eligibility requirements = Legal nonprofit with a mission that clearly addresses one of the Foundation’s focus areas (defined as: 

• domestic hunger
• healthy weight through energy balance
• diverse and highly visible cultural programs

Priority is given to nonprofit organizations located in and serving communities where Sara Lee has a facility.

Step 2: Submit an online Letter of Intent (LOI). There are no deadlines, submission are reviewed as they are received. Preference is given to highly effective projects and programs that have clear goals and which document expected outcomes.  Requests for general operating support are not considered competitive.

Step 3: Await an email notification, sent approximately two to three weeks after the LOI is received and reviewed.

Step 4: (if the proposed LOI is of interest):An Request-For-Proposal (RFP) will be extended.  Decisions regarding RFP’s may take 45 to 60 days once the RFP has been completed and submitted.

USDA Grants to Help End Hunger in America

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service is accepting applications for its Hunger-Free Communities grant competition. There are two models of grants with separate pots of funding.
1) Assessment and planning grants ($1M); applicants will assess the level of hunger and food insecurity in their community and develop a plan to become hunger-free.
2) Implementation grants ($4M) are for communities that already have a plan to end hunger and need resources for program implementation.
Deadline: September 1, 2010.

Find information, the Request for Application (RFA), a Prospective Applicants webinar Recording, and Frequently Asked Questions at the USDA site.
The USDA will fund up to 80% of an awardee’s grant project; projects must be completed within 2 years. These are collaborative grants, and applicants are required to partner with one or more organizations in their communities. Applicants are also required to partner with Food Policy Councils or their functional equivalent at the local level or include the creation of a Food Policy Council as part of their application should one not serve their community.