Nonprofits to Get Slice of Federal Grants for Overhead Costs
The Office of Management and Budget has laid out a new rule indicating that nonprofits will now be able to secure up to 10 percent out of their federal grants and contracts to pay for overhead, or...more

Podesta No Longer Up for National-Service Board
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that President Obama has withdrawn John Podesta's nomination for a seat on the Corporation for National and Community Service board. Podesta requested the...more

HHS awards more than $3 Million to Michigan health centers to help treat substance use
Opioids are a dangerous and addictive substance. There are millions of people here in the use who use opioids (heroin and prescription drugs alike). Thankfully the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Baltimore Mayor Announces Constellation Investment for Sustainability Programs
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Mayor Rawlings-Blake announces that Constellation is entrusting a supplementary $450,000 for the Baltimore Energy Challenge (BEC) and City Schools Sustainability Challenge (CSSC) programs. Overall,...more

Charleston County awards $2.25M to cut jail population, improve justice system
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
The Criminal Justice System has been struggling with increasing populations in jails for a long time. Some cities, including Charleston SC, have received grants from the MacArthur Foundation, which...more

The Five Best Policies to Promote Innovation - And One Policy to Avoid
Nicholas A. Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences, came up with an evidence-based toolkit for governments looking to create innovation. The new toolkit, which...more

DeKalb County Community Foundation Launches Collective Impact Effort
Foundation: DeKalb County Community Foundation
The DeKalb County Community Foundation spearheads initiative that involves asking local officials and residents to contribute in what they refer to as a collective impact effort. The initiative is...more

Very Early Childhood Education Center Gets Grant From IN First Lady
The Indiana First Lady's Charitable Foundation provided a total of $15,000 in grant awards to organizations serving Hoosier families and children. Kokomo's Very Early Childhood Education Center...more

Texas Colleges get federal job-building funds
The Indiana First Lady's Charitable Foundation provided a total of $15,000 in grant awards to organizations serving Hoosier families and children. Kokomo's Very Early Childhood Education Center...more

Bank Of America Presents Over $1.1 Million To Connecticut Nonprofits
Foundation: Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation has furnished 379,000 in grants to Connecticut nonprofits that focus on hunger and shelter, and promote long-term financial wellbeing. An additional $728,000...more