Grant Links: September 28, 2011

UW-Green Bay:  Research Council announces fall 2011 funding opportunities (faculty research)

WI:  Wisconsin Community Fund's Social Justice Grants (nonprofit organizations)

US:  American Soybean Scholarship Applications Now Online (college-bound high school seniors)

US:  Education is Power MedPro Rx Scholarship

US:  KaBOOM!/Let's Play Grants (nonprofit organizations or governmental subdivision)
 
US: Online Colleges.org Support A Student Scholarship for Single Parents

Grant Links: February 12, 2010

UW-Madison: Academic Staff Professional Development Grants

UW-Madison:  The Bascom Hill Society Scholarship

UW-Madison:  Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships Holstrom Environmental Scholarships

Kenosha Area: UW-Parkside launches grant-funding program for local nonprofits

Sheboygan, WI: Sheboygan Public Education Foundation offering scholarships to North/South grads (music, science, education, business)

St. Croix Valley: 2010 St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners Association Community Service Project Funds (pdf)

WI: Badgerland Financial Offering Ag Scholarship Listing Online

WI: Dairy Farmer and Processor Scholarships Available for Feb. 10 Conference

WI: DATCP: Specialty crop block grant applications are due April 1, 2010

WI: DATCP Taking Applications for ADD Grants

Grant Links: January 29, 2010

UW-Madison: International internship grants, pre-dissertation travel grants

UW-Madison: Virginia Horne Henry Fund for Women’s Physical Education. And, scroll down for more funding opps!!

UW-Whitewater: Scholarships available on database

Janesville, WI: Additional assistance available for auto workers

Janesville, WI: Janesville group has extra scholarship money for future pilots

Oshkosh, WI: Scholarships available for local students

Sheboygan, WI: Women in Management to offer scholarships

WI: Companies can seek grants, scholarships to attend 2010 BIO show in Chicago

WI: Dairy Farmer, Processor Scholarships Available for Upcoming Conference

US: Fellowship for Intensive Advanced Turkish Language Study in Istanbul

US: Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships

Grant Links: December 18, 2009

UW-Madison: Adult student scholarships (Scroll down to view announcement)

UW-Madison: Call for pre-proposals for the Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment (Scroll down to view announcement)

Milwaukee, WI: Anonymous donor funds five MPS scholarships

Walworth County, WI: Dairy Farmers of Walworth County Offer Scholarship

WI: United Cooperative Offers $10,000 in Scholarships

US: Cargill to Award $350,000 in Scholarships

Grant Links: December 2, 2009

Oshkosh, WI: Ladies Benevolent Society announces 2010 grant cycle

Waukesha County, WI: Nominations for 2010 Women of Distinction Awards Due January 29, 2010

WI: Alliant Energy Foundation: Offering community service scholarships

WI: State Fair Dairy Promotion Board Scholarships Available

US: APA-AIA Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archaeology

US: OUR WORLD - UNDERWATER SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY

Grant Links: November 6, 2009

Eau Claire, WI: Essay contest to offer scholarship prizes

Focus on Energy: Announces 2010 business staffing grants for energy efficiency efforts

Racine and Kenosha Counties, WI: Parkside to start taking grant applications

WI: Applications available for Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarships

WI: Badgerland Financial Offers $1,000 Scholarships

Grant Links: September 4, 2009

Green Bay, WI: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation seeks grant applications

WI: Doyle announces $2 million in planning grants

WI: SARE Sustainable Agriculture Youth Grants

WI: Wisconsin Arts Board Individual Artist Fellowship Applications Are Now Available

WI: Wisconsin Bass Foundation Scholarship (doc)

US: Nickelodeon’s The Big Green Grants

US: Walmart State Giving Program

Grant Links: July 17, 2009

WI: AWSL Scholarship to attend the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference (pdf)

WI: Money offered to attend national Farmers Union conference

US: Council of Graduate Schools Distinguished Dissertation Awards

US: Fats and Proteins Research Foundation (pdf)

US: Southern Jewish Historical Society Research and Travel Grants

US: Stimulus Broadband Funding

Grant Links: May 1, 2009

Neenah, WI: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation and J. J. Keller Foundation Inc. Scholarships

Sheboygan, WI: Music Club offering two scholarships (Scroll down to view posting)

WI: The Arts Challenge Initiative (ACI) - Minority Program

WI: Jersey Youth Scholarships Now Available

WI: Shamrock Club of Wisconsin (Scroll down to “SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS”)

WI: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families: Announces “What Family Means to Me” college scholarship contest

Grant Links: April 16, 2009

UW-Madison: Contest: What does a new student need to know?

WI: Arts grants available thanks to federal economic stimulus

WI: Fuels for Schools & Communities Program

WI: WTA Scholarship Program for 2009 (.doc)

US: Apply for the Jan Stauber Grant (Introducing Young People to Sherlock Holmes)

US: Travel Grants for Young Professionals and Graduate Students

Grant Links: March 9, 2009

Manitowoc County, WI: LTC to host Junior Achievement challenge (Scroll down to view announcement)

Milwaukee, WI: College Aid Fair Held For High School Students

Outagamie and Calumet Counties, WI: Students compete in online quizzes for scholarships

Sheboygan, WI: Women in Management seeks applications for scholarship

Sheboygan County, WI: Partners of St. Nicholas offer scholarships

WI: DATCP: A.D.D. Grant application deadline extended to May 1

Grant Links: January 21, 2009

Fox Valley, WI: Fox Valley nominees sought for 'Celebrating Our Volunteers'

Manitowoc County, WI: Vietnam veterans offer scholarships

Sheboygan, WI: Accordion Club seeking scholarship entries (scroll down to view entry)

WI: Grants Available to Help Deal with Polluted Urban Areas, Farm Runoff

WI: Watershed group taking applications for funding

US: Stateside Spouse Education Assistance Program (SSEAP)

Grant Links: December 17, 2008

UW-Madison: For the Record – multiple grants

UW-Madison: Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowships

Baraboo, WI: Scholarships available from Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association (must scroll down)

Fox Valley, WI: Fox Valley nonprofits can apply for grants

US: Point Foundation Offers Higher Education Scholarships for Gay and Lesbian Students

Grant Links: October 30, 2008

Moraine Park Technical College , WI: Fall Preview Days (must scroll down to view announcement)

Muskego, WI: Scholarship Offered by Muskego Area Chamber of Commerce

WI: Governor Doyle announces grants to increase agricultural exports

WI: Wisconsin Pork Association Announces Scholarships

Grant Links: September 18, 2008

Green Bay, WI: MoneySmart Kids applicants sought

WI: ASA/BASF Offers College Scholarship

WI: EAA offers scholarship for online aviation courses

US: Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Grant Links: March 28, 2008

UW-Madison: McBurney Disability Resource Center Scholarships

Manitowoc County, WI: Chamber scholarship applications due April 4

Wisconsin: Grants to Help Dairy Processors Innovate, Expand

Wisconsin: Women's Business Conference set for April 17

Wisconsin/National: FFA Living to Serve Program Grants & Awards

Wisconsin/National: IWLA National Scholarship Program

Grants of the Week: USDA Value-Added Producer Grant

Applications are being accepted now through March 31, 2008, for the USDA Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG).

Eligible Applicants: Independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups, and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures.

Activities Funded: "Grants may be used for planning activities and for working capital for marketing value-added agricultural products and for farm-based renewable energy" (USDA Rural Development).

According to the Wisconsin Agriculturist web site, "Wisconsin Agricultural groups and producers use VAPG funds for a variety of projects, including new venture start-up costs, feasibility studies to develop new products, expand product lines and grow brand marketing."

Planning grant maximum: $100,000
Working Capital grant maximum: $300,000

For more information or for assistance navigating the grant process, contact Barb Brewster, USDA Rural Development Office, Steven's Point, 715-345-7610; or Carl Rainey, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 608-224-5129.

Or go to: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadg.htm