New Voices

Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, research, training, social marketing, policy analysis and innovative program design. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment.

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28. GRANT OPPORTUNITY: New Voices Gulf Coast Transformation Fellowship Program

Find an application for a new grant opportunity focused on achieving justice in the Gulf Coast Region on the website. http://newvoices.aed.org/processform.html The New Voices Gulf Coast Transformation Fellowship is a response to the harm and displacement caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Eligible nonprofit organizations will be those located in Alabama, Louisiana, or Mississippi; in three cities with large numbers of displaced residents (Atlanta, Dallas, or Houston); or in the Gulf Coast regions of Florida or Texas. The New Voices funding will address needs, solve problems, and defend human rights in six sponsored program areas: Human Rights, HIV/AIDS, Immigrant Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Rights, and Women's Rights.

We need your help in spreading the word about this grant opportunity to nonprofits in your portfolio or network. New Voices is a national grant making initiative administered by the Academy for Educational Development and made possible with support from the Ford Foundation.

Our focus is on leadership development, nonprofit strengthening, and empowering talented individuals from compelling backgrounds. Organizations that conduct policy research and analysis, policy advocacy, litigation, community organizing, popular education, leadership development, and demonstration projects with a systems change approach and an evaluation component are eligible.

Organizations that propose to provide only direct services to individuals are not eligible. Attached is a flyer with basic information about the New Voices Gulf Coast Transformation Fellowship. Please share these with your contacts in the nonprofit sector devoted to social justice.

For a complete overview of the program, please visit the New Voices website, http://newvoices.aed.org . For additional information, please contact New Voices staff by phone at 202-884-8273 or email at sykang@aed.org.

We look forward to hearing from you! So Yeon Kang Program Assistant New Voices Fellowship Program Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20009-5721 (202) 884-8273 (202) 884-8407 fax sykang@aed.org
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