∙ The John R. Marsch Cancer Center at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland, received a $65,000 grant from the Avon Foundation for its new Avon Breast Cancer Patient Navigator program to reach underserved women, targeting those women that use English as a second language, living in the urban center.

∙ The John R. Marsch Cancer Center at Washington County Hospital  received a two-year $200,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen Maryland Affiliate to continue its Make a Difference program that provides free breast screenings and mammograms for low-income and underserved women in the county.

∙ Kendal Outreach, LLC, a division of the Kendal Corporation of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, received a three-year grant in excess of $800,000 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to launch a nursing education practice and retention initiative called Leading Nurses.  Their proposal received a score of 97 out of a possible 100 points and was among the top five recommended for funding. 

∙ Local Initiatives Support Corporation  (LISC) of Rhode Island, the regional office of LISC, received a $101,000 grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide technical assistance to community development housing organizations (CHDOs) within the state.

∙ Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, received a $1.0 million challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to support their $25.4 million Make It Happen capital campaign to support the creation of the Meldrum Science Center. 

∙ The YMCA of Greater Hartford in Connecticut received an $850,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to support their $15.5 million Second Century of Service capital campaign to support the YMCA North Hartford Family and Community Center in a designated Neighborhood Revitalization Zone. 

∙ Home and Community Health Services, Inc., a visiting nurse service of the Johnson Health Network of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, received a grant of $133,409 from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to upgrade its technology to improve patient service and record keeping.

∙ The Reggie McKenzie Foundation in Highland Park, Michigan, received a $57,000 grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board to add the Safe Routes to Schools component to their popular Project Impact/Operation Reach weekend tutoring and self-awareness program for underprivileged children in grades six through 12.

∙ The Blue Water YMCA in Port Huron, Michigan received an $800,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to support their $15.5 million capital campaign, Building for the Future.

∙ The National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana received a $15,000 from the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area Phase IV funding initiative to support a new program, People Like Us: Stepping Back into Life, for dialysis patients suffering from depression one-year after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

∙ The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois received a two-year $150,000 Conservation Project Support grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.  The Arboretum received the full amount of their request making it the top award during the cycle.  The grant will allow the Arboretum to conduct an environmental survey of its 700 acres of wooded natural areas and adjacent leased property to establish critical baseline information.

∙ The Bridge Family Center in West Hartford, Connecticut received three grants totaling $1.7 million from one competitive application process from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF).  All three grants will create new, short-term assessment and respite centers/shelters for girls in Manchester, Southington, and West Hartford.

∙ The Bridge Family Center received two grants from one competitive application process from DCF.  The first grant for $903,688 will establish a Level II Therapeutic Group Home for girls ages 13 to 16 years of age.  The second grant for $671,820 will support the development of a Level 1.5 Traditional Enhanced Group Home for girls 10 to 13 years of age.

∙ Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow, New York received an $800,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to support their $12.0 million capital campaign, Building on a Half Century of Healthcare.

∙ American Baptist Churches USA in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania received a $1,975,810 grant from the Lilly Endowment’s Sustaining Pastoral Excellence for its Together in Ministry program.  The Endowment received 731 proposals for this special competition and funded 47.

∙ Reggie McKenzie Foundation received a five-year, $495,000 grant from the Skillman Foundation to support its capacity building efforts.

∙ Detroit Zoological Society received $2.0 million grant from Skillman Foundation to support its Arctic Ring of Life permanent exhibit.  This gift was part of its Celebrating Wildlife $35.0 million capital campaign.

∙ Macomb County Circuit Court – Family Division, Juvenile Court, located in Michigan, received a $150,000 grant from the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Discretionary Grant program to support the creation of the Juvenile Sex Offender Re-Entry Program (JSORP).  There were 22 grants awarded from a total of 1,300 proposals received.  Read more about JSORP at the Bureau of Justice Assistance and US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs websites.

∙ Macomb County Circuit Court—Family Division, Juvenile Court received a $150,000 grant from the State of Michigan Byrne Memorial Formula Grant Program under the Family and Domestic Violence Policing Strategies.  The Court will increase the effectiveness of the county-wide multi-disciplinary team (MDT) investigating and prosecuting suspect cases of child sexual and severe physical abuse.  This is a two-year grant.

∙ University of Detroit Mercy in partnership with Macomb Community College, Schoolcraft College and Holy Redeemer High School, received a $256,000 grant from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers to create The Great Lakes Education Alliance for Manufacturing (GLEAM) to develop four new degree programs in manufacturing, engineering and manufacturing technology.

Grant Awards Won by Clients of The Write Source, LLC

We have prepared far too many winning grant proposals to list them all on one page.   There are

literally tens of thousands additional grant awards won by our clients in the range of $10,000 to $50,000.