Tribal Youth - Training and Technical Assistance Center

Title: Technology Grants for Rural Schools Program
Funder: Foundation for Rural Education and Development
Description: This program was created to help meet the growing need for innovative technology in the classroom. These grants are funded by a donation from the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative and are designed to help public schools in rural areas bring modern computers to every classroom, connect schools to the Internet, and make sure that effective and engaging software and online resources are an integral part of the school curriculum.
Award: $1,000-$10,000
Deadline: September 13, 2008
Eligibility: Elibible applicants are public K-12 schools in an OPASTCO (Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunication Companies, http://www.opastco.org/) member's service area.
For more information: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012909/fredtech

Title: Cultural Grants Program
Funder: Social Justice Fund NW
Description: This grant supports programs that aspire to transform the dominant culture from the ground up by encouraging diverse forms of expression in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. The program aims to encourage grassroots organizations to explore the creativity, imagination, experiences, and cultural traditions of diverse communities in order to build a stronger and more unified progressive movement. Grants will be awarded to grassroots social change organizations that include arts or cultural expression among the range of tools they use for promoting progressive ideals and building power in oppressed communities. Grants may be used for general support or for specific projects that are part of an overall community organizing plan.
Award: Up to $7,500
Deadline: September 8, 2008
Eligibility: Organizations must be tribal governments or have 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 status, carry out their work primarily in the states listed above, and be led by people who are directly affected by the problems the organization is addressing. Successful applicants will include groups engaging in cultural and artistic projects for the first time among more experienced organizations. Organizations may also include partnerships with artists or arts institutions on projects that will increase an organization’s knowledge of and ability to use arts and cultural expression to achieve their mission.
For more information: http://www.socialjusticefund.org/apply-grant