This is the one year anniversary for Grant Gazing and the 50th blog of the series! It seems we never stop and celebrate accomplishments so I thought it would be nice to note this benchmark. I also want to acknowledge all you hard-working grant seekers who are out there looking for the opportunities that will bring about a new program or support a worthy cause. I hope this blog is helping in some way. I would love to hear from anyone who applied for and received funding from an opportunity they found in Grant Gazing. That would make my day.

This week’s pick: The Brookdale Foundation works to enhance services to grandparents and others who have taken on parenting of children whose biological parents are unable to do so.

Through their Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) the Foundation awards seed grants to local agencies and state public agencies to “provide accessible support groups and other supportive services to relative caregivers and the children in their care; encourage cooperation and collaboration among various service delivery systems; ensure the development, expansion, and future continuity of local services; and create replicable models of service.”

Up to fifteen local and three regional programs will be selected to receive grants. Guidelines are targeted to tax-exempt, 501©3 applicant organization. The deadline is January 10, 2008 for local proposals and February 8, 2008 for state proposals.