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            Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Children funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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				<copyright>Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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<title>Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning Funds Program</title>
<description>Grants for pediatricians to develop innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes or to specific health services not otherwise available. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- American Academy of Pediatrics </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=911 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:08:42 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Community Services Block Grant Training and Technical Assistance Program: Special State Technical Assistance</title>
<description>Grants to develop and support interventions in cases where an eligible entity is in a crisis situation. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Children and Families </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1903 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:02:55 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1903 </guid>

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<title>Healthy Homes Demonstration Program</title>
<description>Develops, demonstrates, and promotes cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple safety and health hazards in the home environment that produce serious diseases and injuries in children of low income Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=529 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:48:54 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=529 </guid>

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<title>Projects of National Significance: Family Support 360 for Military Families</title>
<description>Grants to plan and implement up to three Family Support 360 Centers for military families of children with developmental disabilities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Children and Families </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1896 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:12:44 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1896 </guid>

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<title>Cooperative Agreements for Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Childrens Health (LAUNCH)</title>
<description>The purpose of Project LAUNCH is to promote the wellness of young children, birth to 8 years of age. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1890 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:37:31 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1890 </guid>

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<title>Mattel Foundation Domestic Grants Program</title>
<description>Grants to charitable organizations to help children in need by funding new and existing programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Mattel Children's Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=751 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:11:59 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=751 </guid>

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<title>Research on Emergency Medical Services for Children</title>
<description>Grants to improve the quality and quantity of research related to emergency medical services for children (EMSC). Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=831 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:48:07 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=831 </guid>

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<title>BJs Charitable Foundation</title>
<description>Funding for safety, security and well-being of children and families, education and health programs, community service opportunities, and  hunger and disaster relief. Geographic coverage:  Connecticut, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massacchusets, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire.  -- BJs Charitable Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1874 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:44:16 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1874 </guid>

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<title>Office Depot Community Relations Program</title>
<description>Supports local non-profit organizations with product donations and funding. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=772 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:21:01 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=772 </guid>

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<title>Saucony Run for Good Program</title>
<description>Grants to encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Saucony </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1410 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:24:59 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1410 </guid>

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<title>UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Medical Assistance Grants</title>
<description>Assistance grants for children for medical services not fully covered by health insurance. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1457 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:21:54 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1457 </guid>

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<title>Youth Garden Grants Program</title>
<description>Helps children reap rewards and vital life lessons from working in gardens and habitats. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Home Depot Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=768 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:52:36 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=768 </guid>

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<title>Great American Bake Sale Grant</title>
<description>Grants program that helps ensure that low-income children receive nutritious food during critical times when they are out of school and particularly vulnerable to hunger. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Share Our Strength </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1621 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:28:53 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1621 </guid>

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<title>CVS Caremark Community Grants</title>
<description>Grants to support children with disabilities and healthcare for the uninsured. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- CVS Caremark </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1659 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:23:05 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1659 </guid>

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<title>Healthy Sprouts Awards</title>
<description>These awards support school garden programs that use the garden to teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Gardener's Supply </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=766 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:14:16 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=766 </guid>

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<title>New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund</title>
<description>Grants that seeks to help prevent child abuse and neglect through grantmaking and other types of assistance to community-based programs across the state. Geographic coverage:  New Hampshire  -- New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=944 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:46:23 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=944 </guid>

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<title>2008 Aetna Foundation Regional Community Health Grants Program</title>
<description>This program provides funding focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic populations in eligible geographic areas. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Aetna Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=777 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:55:21 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=777 </guid>

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<title>Women Helping Others Foundation Offers Funding to Grassroots Charities Serving Women and Children</title>
<description>Funding to grassroots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children in the United States and Puerto Rico. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Women Helping Others </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=109 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:18:44 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=109 </guid>

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<title>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants</title>
<description>Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=832 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:45:54 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=832 </guid>

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<title>Libri Books for Children Program</title>
<description>Donates new, quality, hardcover children's books for small, rural public libraries in the United States. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Libri Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=149 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:44:24 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=149 </guid>

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<title>Kroger Company Foundation</title>
<description>Capital campaigns, start up grants, and funding for special projects.  Focuses only on areas where company has operations. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Kroger Company Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=259 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:24:38 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=259 </guid>

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<title>Hershey Foundation Grants</title>
<description>Funding for unique, innovative, and creative projects for children in Northeast Ohio. Geographic coverage:  Northeast Ohio  -- Hershey Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1258 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:04:41 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1258 </guid>

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<title>FedEx Social Responsibility Program</title>
<description>Core giving areas are emergency and disaster relief, pedestrian and child safety, education, and health and human services. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- FedEx </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=904 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 10:59:28 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=904 </guid>

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<title>Summer Food Service Program</title>
<description>Funding to provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need during the summer months. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Agriculture </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=458 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 10:48:22 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=458 </guid>

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<title>William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants</title>
<description>Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  --  </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:56:24 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=863 </guid>

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<title>Coca-Cola Foundation</title>
<description>Support for educational programs in higher education, classroom teaching and learning, and international education. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Coca-Cola Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=860 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:31:50 CST</pubDate>
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