Elder Heating Assistance Program
Winter low temperatures in South Dakota average 9* F (November through February). It's made worse with bitter wind-chill factors and record temperatures reaching -44* below 0*F (1996)
http://linkcenterfoundation.org./id6.html

Native American Runners for the  USA Cross Country Championships
Nomination Deadline: December 22, 2006
February 10, 2007
USA Cross Country Championships, Boulder, Colorado.
Seeking out the most accomplished and promising runners, ages 14-19 to run in
 all-American Indian teams.
www.wingsofamerica.org

GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN GRANTS
Grants to support women's groups who are committed to a world of equality and social justice.
http://ga1.org/ct/_psxrpE1guKj/

1st Annual Joint Conference and Symposium on Native Water Law, Sovereignty, and Cultural Survival
November 17-18, 2006
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
http://www.aip.cornell.edu/tiwp/

Focus the Nation" Workshop
November 18, 2006
University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Provides  an opportunity  build a national conversation about stabilizing the world's climate and moving towards a hopeful, clean-energy future.
www.sewanee.edu

  Indian Tribes and the Federal Agency MazeCLE Conference     
November 30,  December 1, 2006
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 
Online Conference: 2005 NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment in Science
Provides information on performance of  4th and 8th graders in 10 large urban districts.
http://nces.ed.gov/

CITC Alyeska Match Scholarship
Deadline: December 1, 2006
Offers supplementary matching aid to eligible Alaska Native students pursuing higher education in eligible fields.
http://www.multiculturaladvantage.com/

Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year
Deadline: December 1, 2006
The award is given to educators for their efforts in family literacy to help parents and children achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals.
http://www.famlit.org/

YOUTH SERVICE INSTITUTE
December 5-7, 2006 
New Orleans, LA
Strives to expand the impact of the youth service movement with communities, schools, corporations, and governments.
http://ga1.org/ct/31sxrpE1aqVu/

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Mini-Grants
January 15, 2007
Deadline: December 8, 2006
Supports service activities designed to alleviate conditions of poverty in communities and engage disadvantaged youth.
http://www.nascc.org/

Nomination Forms Available for National Wetlands Awards
Deadline: December 15, 2006
Honors individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the conservation and restoration  of America's wetlands.
http://www.eli.org/

The Puffin Foundation Grants
Deadline: December 15, 2006
Opens the doors of artistic expression to artists who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy.
http://www.puffinfoundation.org/

Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Projects
Deadline: December 15, 2006
Share accurate information about work incentives programs and related issues  to beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth).
Contact: Jenny Deboy, 410-965-8658

TAP's Seventh Annual Essay and Media Contest
Deadline: December 15, 2006
Open to kids in grades 5-12 who have ideas how media can change to save our world.
http://www.teachersagainstprejudice.org/

US Artists International to Support U.S. Dance and Music Ensembles at Festivals
Deadline: January 15, 2007
Europe
Applicants must be a dance or music ensemble (including practitioners of folk and traditional forms) that works at a professional level.
http://www.midatlanticarts.org/

NO NAME CALLING WEEK 2007 CREATIVE EXPRESSION CONTEST
January 22 - 26, 2007
A week of educational activities aimed at stopping name-calling and verbal bullying in schools.
http://ga1.org/ct/f7wg-s91guZ_/m

Bilingual Multicultural Education/Equity Conference 2007
January 29-31, 2007 
Anchorage, Alaska
The theme for this this year's conference is "Honoring Culture, Language and Learning."
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/bmeec/

Coral Reef Conservation Fund
Deadline: January 31, 2007
Accepting proposals for projects that build public- private partnerships to reduce and prevent degradation of coral reefs and associated reef habitats (e.g., seagrass beds, man-groves etc.
http://www.nfwf.org/

Native American Public Service Fellowship 
Deadline: February 2, 2007 (two-year degree programs);
Deadline: April 6, 2007 (Mid-Career MPA)
Supports promising leaders  committed to matters of concern to Native American tribes, including tribal self-governance and policy.
https://apply.embark.com/ 

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Internship Program
February 6, 2007 for Summer Internship
 Suitland, MD
Internship sessions lasting 10-weeks are available for students interested in gaining museum practice and program development experience.
www.nmai.si.edu/

Stop Global Warming
Join the Virtual March
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/
 

Native American Talent/Producers Development Inititative for Recruiting at the Broadcast Networks
Input needed for a project proposal to create a Native American broadcast recruiting consortium across the major broadcast networks
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/

Public Welfare Foundation Grants for Youth Empowerment
Supports organizations that address human needs in disadvantaged communities
http://www.publicwelfare.org/