OVERSEAS GRANTS
In support of our mission, the Federation provides grants to organizations outside of the United States who “provide for Jewish people in need, and promote support for Israel,” particularly Israeli organizations. If your organization’s project/program aligns with our mission, you may be eligible to receive an Overseas Grant.
GRANTING PROCESS
- We have one (1) granting cycle per year.
- Grant applications are accepted prior to each cycle period.
- We make our best effort to respond to your application within 90 days from the above referenced application dates.
- Grant funds must be used within 12 months from the date of funding.
2019 OVERSEAS GRANTS RECIPIENTS
- Jordan River Village $12,000.00
- Operation Lifeshield $13,000.00
- Matnas Arava $17,000.00
- American Friends of Leket Israel $18,000.00
- The Jewish Agency for Israel $20,000.00
- Hand In Hand: American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel $10,000.00
- Matzmichim – The Israeli Violence Reduction Organization $10,000.00
- ERAN Emotiona First Aid by Telephone (Registred Association) $10,000.00
- DVI-Dental Volunteers for Israel $5,000.00
- American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC) $5,000.00
- NATAL - Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center $10,000.00
- ZAKA - Search and Rescue $34,000.00
- Neve Michael Children's Village $7,500.00
- Crossroads $20,000.00
- United Hatzalah of Israel $17,500.00
- ZAKA - Search and Rescue $10,000.00
- YEDID -The Association for Community Empowerment in Israel $10,000.00
- Mote Marine Laboratory $7,000.00
- RE-SPECS Frames for the Needy $10,000.00
- Friends of Yad Ezra V'Shulamit $18,000.00
- Israel National Council for the Child $10,000.00
- Chaverim - Israel Family Services (Chaverim Le'Refuah) $10,000.00
- American Friends of Yad Eliezer $18,000.00
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IMPORTANT DATES
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019: Grant Applications Open for 2020.
DECEMBER 27, 2019 at 4:00 pm: Grant Applications Close
END OF APRIL: Selected Recipients will be Notified
PAST RECIPIENTS
2018
- American Committee for Lehosheet Yad — In-patient activities programming and support services - $3,000
- American Friends of Leket Israel — 15-Ton Rescue/Delivery Truck for food pickup for one year - $15,000
- American Friends of Leket Israel — Hot meals for vulnerable seniors residing in government hostels - $10,000
- American Friends of Rabin Medical Center — New equipment for the treatment of burns and shrapnel wounds - $3,000
- American Friends of Yad Eliezer — Feed a Baby Program - $10,000
- Beit Issie Shapiro — Treatment for 100 Israeli babies, toddlers and children with severe and complex disabilities - $3,000
- Beit Ruth Educational and Therapeutic Village — Advocacy and Educational Outreach Initiative - $3,000
- Chaverim Israel Family Services — Free Pharmacy Program - $15,000
- Crossroads — Roaming the Street teen program - $15,000
- Friends of Yad Ezra V'Shulamit — Weekly food distribution at families and children’s centers - $5,000
- Galilee Medical Center — purchase of vital signs monitors - $18,000
- Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel — Empowering low-income students to attend Hand in Hand schools - $18,000
- Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel — Jewish-Arab shared community programs - $10,000
- Hatzolah Israel —Ambulance equipped with medical supplies - $15,000
- The Jaffa Institute — Neve Ofer House - $3,000
- The Jewish Agency for Israel — Wings: Continuum of Support for Lone Soldiers - $19,500
- Krembo Wings — A Youth Movement for Children with and without disabilities - $3,000
- Mote Marine Laboratory — Mote-Israel Cooperative Marine Research Program - $10,000
- The Netanya Foundation — "Pele" Education and Empowerment Program for children at risk from the Ethiopian community – $10,000
- Neve Michael's Children's Village — Personal Arrival Packages for 50 children annually at Emergency Crisis Center - $3,000