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AT&T Foundation
The AT&T Foundation provides grants to organizations and programs that address quality-of-life issues, with an emphasis on improving education, advancing community development, addressing vital community needs and enhancing unique cultural assets. Implicit within the foundation focus are efforts that advance opportunities for diverse populations. The AT&T Foundation funds programs designed to: * Enhance education by integrating new technologies and increasing learning opportunities. * Improve economic development through technology and local initiatives. * Provide vital assistance to key community-based organizations. * Support cultural institutions that make a community unique. * Advance the goals and meet the needs of diverse populations.
http://www.att.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=7736

Apple Computer's Education Grants
Work with schools and other educational institutions to find support to realize a technology vision, but offers no direct monies. The Apple Learning Interchange (ALI) is a social network for educators. Find a wealth of content ranging from simple lesson ideas to in-depth curriculum units for K-12 educators as well as a new channel for Higher Education faculty showcasing campus projects, research and more.
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
The purpose of the Foundations is to provide financial assistance, within the limits of their budgets and the discretion of their Trustees, to certain educational, cultural, scientific and religious institutions. The Board of Trustees’ current practice is to award grants primarily in the areas of private higher education, secondary education, graduate theological education, health care and public television.
http://www.avdfdn.org/

Chronicle of Philanthropy
Online journal with features, job listings, and grant announcements. Some parts of the website are "members-only" and others are free to the general public.
http://www.philanthropy.com/

Cisco Foundation
Cisco Impact Philanthropy is about building strong and productive global communities -- communities in which every individual has the means to live, the opportunity to learn, and the chance to give back. Any one of these essentials is enough to make a difference in the present, but it takes all three to set in motion an enduring cycle of health and prosperity. Our goal is to identify nonprofits that do outstanding work in one or more segments of the cycle, as shown at right. We support such organizations as they respond to communities in immediate distress, and we help expand their long-term capacity by encouraging the innovative integration of technology into their operational strategies.
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac48/about_cisco_community_and_philanthropy_home.html

Dept of Education Discretionary Grants
A listing of available grant opportunities from the U. S. Department of Education.
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html

IBM Grant Programs
To make the most effective use of IBM resources and expertise, IBM has selected priority issues and key initiatives for investment. Our main focus is Education. We also provide smaller grants in the areas of Adult Education and Workforce Development, Arts and Culture and Communities in Need. In addition, we provide opportunities for IBM employees to support their communities and the issues they care about through Employee Giving.
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/index.shtml

Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an independent federal agency providing grants to museums and libraries of all types throughout the country. IMLS seeks to further the reach of these organizations by encouraging partnerships.
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/applicants.shtm

Intel in Your Community
Intel Corporation is committed to maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in the communities where the company has a major presence. Intel will support additional programs that improve the quality of life in its site communities. These requests will be evaluated on the basis of the services offered and the program's impact on the community; its focus on diversity and multiculturalism; its impact on the youth of our community; the cost-effectiveness of the program and its ability to be effectively measured and replicated; and the potential for Intel employee involvement.
http://www.intel.com/community/grant.htm

Ludwick Family Foundation Funds for New Equipment
Provides funds to nonprofit organizations for new equipment, equipment replacement, and modernization, improvements to facilities and educational materials.
http://www.ludwick.org/

Microsoft Giving Programs
Microsoft's national corporate philanthropy is focused on creating greater access to information technology in disadvantaged communities worldwide. This is accomplished through the support of higher education, youth programs, nonprofit technology solutions, public libraries and the creative community.
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/apply/default.mspx

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The foundation awards the majority of its grants to U.S. 501 (c)(3) organizations and other tax-exempt organizations identified by our staff. In deciding how to invest our resources most responsibly, we look for projects that: * Help reduce inequities in neglected areas * Produce measurable results * Catalyze increased momentum, scale, and sustainability of change * Collaborate with government, philanthropic, private-sector, and not-for-profit partners * Favor preventative approaches * Leverage support from other sources * Advance our current strategies, accelerating the work we are already supporting
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ForGrantSeekers/

The National Cristina Foundation
National Cristina Foundation (NCF) provides computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives. Every day, across America and around the world, National Cristina Foundation is working to ensure that used computer technology resources that no longer meet an enterprise's or an individual's needs are given a second productive life as a tool for developing human potential.
http://www.cristina.org/

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Is a clearinghouse of information for community-building efforts.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/nnw/nnwindex.cfm