Nominees will be divided into two groups (ages 6 to 12, and 13 to 18). Awards will be given on three levels. More than 2,100 store winners will each be awarded a $50 Kohl's Gift Card. More than 200 regional winners will each be awarded $1,000 scholarships toward their postsecondary education. Finally, ten national winners will each be awarded $9,000 scholarships (for a total of $10,000 in scholarships each), and Kohl's will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each winner's behalf.

The young volunteer's actions should be beyond what is normally expected of a child his or her age. Volunteer efforts should have made a positive impact on others and occurred in the last twelve months. The activity cannot be performed solely to benefit a family member.

Applications will be accepted from the 1st through the 15th of each month, or until it receives 1,000 ideas, whichever comes first. New submissions can be made clicking here: http://www.refresheverything.com/myidea/idea

Also starting on the 1st of each month, participants will be able to vote each day for up to 10 of their favorite ideas submitted the previous month. To vote, click here: http://www.refresheverything.com/

Significant consideration is given to programs that focus on food recovery, increased access to fresh produce and protein, meal programs when schools are not in session (as for many students, school lunch is their only meal of the day), and hunger awareness.

Nutrition and nutrition education is also of significant interest, particularly in programs that distribute food provided by the government, so that information is available on how to prepare the food in healthy and nutritious ways.

Finally, in taking a holistic view on issues of food, the foundation considers projects that deal with issues of food in relationship to healthy lifestyles through programs that address the need for increased physical activity.

Projects must be new and work to reduce violence in the context of a specific community and use that community’s strengths and assets to address threatening or violent behavior that results in emotional, psychological or physical harm. For example, eligible projects may address intimate partner violence, child or elder abuse, gang activity, school violence, or post-war trauma. Projects may relate to violence between family members or strangers, individuals or groups; in public or private settings.

The projects should be for no more than one year and should be able to document measurable results. Budgets should not exceed $5,00O.

Projects should fit at least one of five environmental focus areas:

Pollution Prevention
* Recycling projects and drop-off collection events
* Tree plantings and maintenance to reduce CO2 emissions
* Litter reduction

Education
* Workshops, seminars, training and/or public relations to inform and influence the public regarding environmental stewardship

Energy Efficiency
* Projects and/or partnerships that support large and small-scale energy conservation measures

Conservation
* Wetlands restoration
* Wildlife/habitat protection

Community Activism
* Neighborhood, park clean-ups
* Create public green spaces, community gardens, urban forests

To qualify, organizations must need funding for a current nutrition education program for children up to age 18 or be able to launch such an initiative by late 2010. Programs should be creative in their approach, involve community partners, include professional nutrition staff or consultants, and be designed to impact children's eating habits today for a healthier tomorrow.

Applicants must submit an essay explaining how they are making a powerful difference in their communities. One grand prize winner will receive $10,000 and nine top finalists will receive $1,000 to help support their community initiatives.

This CFP consists of grant opportunities for specified research topics and dissertation awards. It also includes funding opportunities for New Connections grants made available through the Active Living Research program.

DFC is a collaborative initiative sponsored by ONDCP in partnership with SAMHSA in order to achieve two major goals:

* Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private nonprofit agencies, and Federal, State, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. For the purposes of this RFA, “youth” is defined as individuals 18 years of age and younger.

* Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. (Substances include, but are not limited to, narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco, where their use is prohibited by Federal, State, or local law. Substances may also include the non-medical use of prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines.) Note: DFC efforts must focus on multiple drugs of abuse. When the term “drug” or “substance” is used in this funding announcement, it is intended to include all of the above drugs.

DFC grantees are required to work toward these two goals as the primary focus of their Federally-funded effort.