Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation: Healthy Habits for Life Grant Program


Deadline: September 18, 2009

Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to school nurses working to create programs that help kids reduce their risk of heart problems, increase their physical activity, and learn healthy eating habits.


CSL Behring: Local Empowerment for Advocacy Development Grants

Deadline: October 31, 2009, and April 30, annually

Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to nonprofits partnering with CSL Behring on projects that improve the quality of life of those with rare diseases who utilize plasma-derived or recombinant therapies.

Ashoka's Changemakers: Rethinking Mental Health Competition


Deadline: October 14, 2009

The online open-source competition invites entries featuring innovations that allow individuals, families, communities, and society to move beyond social stigmas surrounding serious mental illness; awards of $5,000 will be given to three individuals.

Mary Byron Project Celebrating Solutions: Nominations of Innovative Domestic Violence Programs 

Deadline: November 17, 2009

Awards of $10,000 will be awarded to nonprofits and U.S. government agencies working to break the cycle of domestic violence through programs that can serve as nationwide models.