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We hope that you will find this bi-monthly newsletter beneficial. It is not meant to be exhaustive or complete; rather it is an effort to aid you in your grant-seeking experience. We want to assist you in every step of the way and encourage your efforts. If you are in need of any further information, please write or call us. In the meantime, we would like to let you know that you will be receiving this publication twice a month. Each issue will focus on a different area of funding, including federal, foundation, corporate and individual giving. We trust that this information will enhance your understanding of the myriad of changes that are taking place in grant funding. This should prove to be a rewarding experience in enhancing your ability to submit winning grant proposals.

Mathilda E. Harris, Ph.D.
Director

ARAMARK & Burger King Corporations Join "Let's Move" Campaign

ARAMARK Corporation and Burger King Corporation have joined First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama in her "Let's Move" campaign to help solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. To support "Let's Move", many partnerships were formed among States, communities, corporations, non-profit and for-profit private sectors, and the nation's leading children's health foundations to facilitate and coordinate new commitments towards impacting the health of children to achieve this national goal within a generation. "Let's Move" will give parents the support they need to make healthy family choices, provide children with healthier food choices in school, help kids to be more physically active in and out of school, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of our country.

ARAMARK has been a leading provider of food and nutrition services to over 3,000 K-12 schools nationwide. As part of the "Let's Move" initiative, the Corporation will support the USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge, a program which encourages schools to create healthier school environments through promoting good nutrition and physical activity. It will offer healthier menu options in reimbursable school lunches and a longer-term commitment to meet the Institute of Medicine's recommended nutrition standards for fat, sugar, whole grains, and sodium. In addition, the Corporation will work to double the amount of produce offered in school meals over the next 10 years.

As a part of its BK Positive Steps corporate social responsibility program, Burger King shows its committment through the promotion of balanced diets and active lifestyle choices. "We support many of the actions that Mrs. Obama has set forth as part of the "Let's Move" campaign and agree that it is small steps in the area of health, nutrition and physical activity that can make a substantial difference in the lives of American families," says Cindy Syracuse, senior director marketing, Burger King Corp. "The BK Positive Steps nutrition program was developed to help our restaurant guests take simple positive actions that meet their own nutrition and lifestyle needs. Burger King Corp. is committed to making ongoing strides in the areas of food and nutrition and we will continue to provide our customers with the choices they need to make smart personal nutrition decisions for themselves and their families."

Many of ARAMARK and Burger King's actions over the past years have supported the basis of the "Let's Move" initiative: helping parents make healthy food choices and accessing healthy affordable food for their families. For email updates or to find out how your organization can join this initiative, please visit LetsMove.gov. For further information on Burger King or ARAMARK Corporation's initiatives please visit the following links, BK Corporate Responsiblity or ARAMARK.com.

Carnegie Corporation of New York Grants $2 Million to New Tech Network

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced a $2 million grant to a subsidiary of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, New Tech Network. The funding was awarded to support the Corporation's initiative designed to support organizations with educational strategies that help students acquire the creative, scientific, and technical knowledge and skills needed to compete in a global economy. KnowledgeWorks will use the grant to help the high school development organization expand its capacity to serve the increasing number of schools implementing the New Tech approach.

CEO of KnowledgeWorks Chad Wick and New Tech's President, high school expert Monica Martinez expressed their pleasure that Carnegie, through its donation, affirms New Tech as one of the most important high school models in the United States.

"Carnegie has a history of supporting systemic change in secondary education. It is wonderful to see them apply this perspective to support innovation in education," Martinez said. "We are deeply grateful to Carnegie for investing in the New Tech approach, because we believe the funding will enable us to develop the organizational capacity to support a larger network of schools that re-imagine teaching and learning. The gift will also help us achieve our vision of building a resilient network of teachers and learners who are ready to create a vibrant economic and social future for America."

Further information on this and other Carnegie Corporation of New York initiatives can be found at Carnegie.org. To learn more about the New Tech Foundation or KnowledgeWorks Foundation follow the links NewTechFoundation.org and KWFDN.org.

ExxonMobil Launches a New Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative

ExxonMobil Corporation, along with Ashoka's Changemakers and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), has launched Women/Tools/Technology: Building Opportunities & Economic Power.This is an initiative challenge that will help to identify transformative solutions for advocating women's economic advancement through technology. Through the challenge, the partners are seeking creative ideas and sustainable approaches that enable women from developing countries to be effective contributors to and leaders in the steadily changing global economy.

"We hope that the ideas and solutions generated through Women/Tools/Technology will spark a profound transformation in the way women in developing countries live and work," said Lorie Jackson, director of ExxonMobil's Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative.

The ideas and solutions established through this challenge can be new or improve upon current technologies to enable them to benefit more women. Innovators with concepts for catalyzing women's economic advancement through technology will be able to submit their ideas through a crowd-sourcing, online format that allows for discussion and collaboration among other innovators and select experts now through April 14th.

For more information on ExxonMobil Corporation's economic opportunity initiatives please follow the link ExxonMobil Community & Society.

Intel Corporation CEO Announces "Invest in America Alliance"

Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini has announced Intel Corporation's $3.5 billion initiative, the Invest in America Alliance, in his "Rebuilding the Foundations of American Growth" speech at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. The initiative supports investments in U.S.-based, growth-oriented industries and a commitment to drastically boost the number of available jobs for recent college graduates.

Led by Intel and supported by 24 leading venture capital firms and 17 corporations, the Alliance seeks to further secure the nation's competitiveness on a global level. It serves as the private sector's complement to existing state and federal job creation programs through long-term investment in industries.

The Alliance will consist of two efforts from both the firms and the corporations. It will include a commitment from the firms to invest $3.5 billion in U.S.-based technology companies over the next two years. These investments, which include a new, $200 million Intel Capital Invest in America Technology Fund, will target key innovation and growth segments such as clean technology, information technology, and biotechnology.

The committment from technology and corporate leaders will include an increase in their hiring of college graduates, some by as much as 100 percent, to create the products and provide the services of tomorrow. Companies joining Intel in this pledge are Accenture, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Autodesk, Broadcom Corporation, CDW LLC., Cisco, Dell, eBay, Inc., EMC Corporation, GE, Google, Inc., HP, Liberty Mutual Group, Marvell Semiconductor Inc., Microsoft Corporation, and Yahoo!.

"It would be a long-term mistake to let our future scientists and engineers sit idle after graduation," Otellini said. "Today's announcements are both an investment in the country's innovators and a signal to the global marketplace about America's commitment to innovation and future competitiveness."

To learn more about the "Invest in America Alliance" initiative please visit the Intel Corporation Pressroom.

Kohl's Corporation Joins the Fight for Breast Cancer

Representing the largest corporate gift ever made to any national Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as well as the American Cancer Society Midwest division, Kohl's Corporation has announced a new philanthropic initiative to fight breast cancer in Wisconsin. Over the next three years, the Corporation will be donating over $7 million both organizations. The funding will be used to support breast cancer research, education, patient-assistance programs.

"At a time when many companies are cutting philanthropic giving, we are in a financial position that allows us to expand our community relations programs with a new focus on women's causes," said Kevin Mansell, Kohl's president. "Today we're proud to announce our commitment to support the Milwaukee Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the American Cancer Society in the fight against breast cancer. The incidence rate of invasive breast cancer in the state of Wisconsin is above the national average, and as a company, we are passionate about supporting this important cause and making a difference in the lives of women."

This new initiative adds to Kohl's long history of charitable involvement in the communities it serves. Since 2000, Kohl's Corporation and the Kohl's Cares for Kids program, which sells books and plush toys, have combined to give approximately $20 million to support charitable initiatives in the metro-Milwaukee area. Also, over the past 10 years, the company's Kohl's Cares for Kids cause has raised more than $126 million to benefit children's health and education initiatives nationwide.

For further information Kohl's corporate responsibility and initiatives, please visit KohlsCorporation.com.

JPMorgan Donates $3 Million to Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been named as the largest donor for its $3 million donation to the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. The funding will support construction of The Promenade, a half-moon-shaped, tree-lined pedestrian walkway, as part of the Foundation's Park campaign. Upon completion, the Park will provide an essential gathering space for the residents and visitors of Dallas to enjoy in the heart of the city.

"Woodall Rodgers Park is a key element of the ongoing revitalization of downtown Dallas. It will provide a vibrant green space that will bring together people from all parts of the city and all walks of life," said Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. "Chase is making this donation because Dallas and Texas are very important to us. We have more than 12,000 employees in North Texas, and we're proud to be a steadfast supporter of this community."

Chase's donation is just one of the Corporation's many grants provided to protect natural resources and fund environmental needs around the world. In fact, they have granted many more millions of dollars to fund projects that support their environmental focus areas - climate change, biodiversity, forestry, and water. To learn more about JPMorgan Chase's funding and initiatives, please visit their website at JPMorganChase.com.

Grant Opportunities

CURRENT CORPORATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

**There are no deadlines for grant applications for the following corporations; letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis**

JPMorgan Chase provides grants supporting their key philanthropic focus areas of community development, education, and arts and culture. To see more on this corporation's corporate responsibility, please visit JPMorganChase.com.

Carnegie Corporation of New York awards the majority of its grants to support public agencies, universities and public charities that are tax-exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Their aim is to invest in innovative projects that can have measurable impact and can create meaningful, transformative change. For additional information on Carnegie Corpoartion of New York's grants and initiatives, please visit Carnegie.org.

Cardinal Health, Inc is a corporation that is recognized as a Fortune 18 company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals and ambulatory care sites focus on patient care while reducing costs, improving efficiency and quality, and increasing profitability. The Corporation has contributed over $150 million in cash and product donations to non-profit organizations around the world. To find out more about how to apply for funding, please visit Cardinal.com.

ConocoPhillips Corporation has a long history of investing in communities worldwide. Some of these countries are: U.S., Canada, Peru, Nigeria, Russia, Germany, and Saudi Arabi. In 2008, donations amounted to more than $95 million. To learn more about ConoocoPhillips' initiatives, please visit ConocoPhillips.com.

Editor: Patrice Royal

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