Active Living Research is a $12.5-million national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ® (RWJF) created to stimulate and support research that will promote active living among Americans, both young and old.

In this sixth round of funding, Active Living Research seeks proposals that will increase our understanding of the relationship of environmental characteristics to physical activity for three priority topics: young people's use of parks, physical activity in and around buildings, and physical activity in rural areas. Evaluations of community interventions that are part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Active Living by Design program also will be supported. Grants of up to $200,000 total over two years are available for most topics. Information on the recommended research topics is outlined in the complete call for proposals found on the RWJF and Program Web sites (noted below). Funds are also available for Dissertation Awards.

ESRI announces two grant options for the ESRI GIS Grant Program, designed for U.S. 4-H in cooperation with National 4-H Headquarters, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)/U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support its geospatial outreach, education, and community involvement efforts. The goal of this program is to foster and support the integration of geographic information system (GIS) software in U.S. 4-H clubs. Grant categories include an introductory grant for 4-H clubs new to GIS and global positioning systems (GPS) and an intermediate grant for those 4-H clubs that received previous ESRI 4-H grants and completed the grant requirements.

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation seeks to reduce poverty rates for low-income people and communities in the U.S. The program focuses on improving community education; expanding economic opportunity; building organized communities; as well as other special initiatives. For projects funded outside of Flint, MI, applicants must demonstrate that they are part of a national demonstration and have clear implications for replication in other communities.

These FY2006 funds are to be used to deliver and evaluate peer-to-peer recovery support services that are responsive to community needs and strengths, and will carry out a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the services.

Non profits in the Southeast are eligible for grants from this foundation in the range of $10,000-$50,000. This funder likes to support community and economic development, health and human services, education, and literacy.