Grants

The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Co., awarded $26 million in grants to 85 community organizations during the first quarter. The grants support the foundation's global priority areas, including: $9.7 million for water stewardship; $3.6 million for fitness and nutrition; $7.4 million for education (including $5 million for first-generation college scholarships); and $4.9 million for community recycling, and other local priorities, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, youth development, and civic initiatives.

Bloomberg Philanthropies, the private philanthropy of New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, has announced the launch of the Mayors Challenge, a $9 million competition to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that address major urban challenges and improve life for city dwellers.

Through the challenge, which kicks off this week, Bloomberg Philanthropies will award one $5 million grand prize and four $1 million prizes to the cities that come up with the boldest, most replicable ideas.

The Miami Foundation awarded more than $1 million to 62 local nonprofit organizations at its Bridging Generosity, Leadership and Grantmaking luncheon on June 11.

Organizations serving seniors, youth, and people struggling with alcoholism and drug abuse are among the major recipients of $9.5 million in grants to nonprofits in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, announced this week by the Daniels Fund.

The Daniels Fund will award a projected $33 million in grants to nonprofits in 2012. Funding areas include: Aging, Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Amateur Sports, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education Reform, Ethics & Integrity in Education, Homeless & Disadvantaged, and Youth Development.

The GE Foundation announced a $2.3 million grant to National Medical Fellowships for the creation of the GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program, providing future health care professionals the opportunity to experience primary care practice in community health centers across the US.

The NBCUniversal Foundation and NBC-owned television stations will provide $1.2 million in grants to the top nonprofit organizations in NBC's owned station markets. The initiative, called 21st Century Solutions, "will enable nonprofits implementing new and innovative programs to compete for funding in the ten local communities served by the NBC owned stations."

The New York Life Foundation today announced a $1 million grant over three years to The Moyer Foundation, whose mission is to empower children in distress by providing education and support – helping them to live healthy and inspired lives.  The funding, the largest single grant in The Moyer Foundation’s 12-year history, will allow the organization to meet a number of program goals, including expanding services to reach thousands of grieving children at free camps across the United States and Canada.

The James Irvine Foundation has approved 10 grants totaling more than $4 million in support of the foundation's mission of expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society. (For a list of approved grants, click here.)

The General Motors Foundation is granting $2.5 million to the Focus: HOPE Fund for its education initiatives, specifically a program to help students earn engineering degrees through partnership with select universities. The foundation’s support of the fund totals more than $3.8 million.

The Foundation’s contribution to the Focus: HOPE Fund, a community campaign that was launched in 2005 to raise $100 million for the agency, will go to the Center for Advanced Technologies.

USA Funds, a nonprofit organization that helps American families benefit from postsecondary education, announces the award of more than $1.2 million in grants for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2011. USA Funds awarded 25 grants to organizations in 13 states and the District of Columbia.

Between April 1 and June 15, USA Funds will accept additional grant requests that meet its guidelines. For details, visit www.usafunds.org/community/Pages/Grants.aspx.