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Schoolgrants.org Sandford Group Playground Fundraising Boundless Playgrounds Foundation Grants.gov Nike AAD Shade Structure Grants Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation Mattel Grants NRPA Peaceful Playgrounds CBO Center Lego Childrens Fund Hilton CVS & Caremark General Mills-Champions for Healthy Kids NFL Keep Gym in School Grant Responsible Sports Grants – Youth Sports Grants from Liberty Mutual Kids Gardening Office of Head Start Expansion Grants Program National Recess Week Frosted Flakes – for baseball or football fields NFL Play 60 About PNC Grow-Up-Great Akron Community Foundation http://www.atlantafalcons.com/Community/Youth_Foundation.aspx http://corporate.mattel.com/about-us/philanthropy/grantmaking.aspx CVS Health General Mills Office of Community Services PNC Grow Up Great Access to Recreation U.S. Department of Education (ED) Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation: Quality of Life Grant Program Hasbro Children’s Fund Land and Water Conservation Fund Recreation Trails Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bay Watershed Education and Training Program (B-WET) L.L. Bean Conservation and Recreation Grants Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Education Grants Toyota Tapestry Grants Rosie’s For All Kids Foundation – Early Childhood Care and Education Grants General Mills Youth Nutrition and Fitness Grants NRPA Step Up to Health Healthy Communities Start in Parks Grants Reader’s Digest Make it Matter Grant National Education Association Student Achievement Grants Youth Garden Grants Captain Planet Foundation Grants The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Educational Grant GreenWorks! Grant Program American Honda Foundation Staples Foundation For Learning Pay it Forward Foundation Mini Grants DonorsChoose.org ING Unsung Heros Kids in Need Teacher Grants Education Mini Grants Funded by the Entomological Society of America The Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Richard C. Bartlett Environmental Education Awards Operation Green Planet Free Seed Grants Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb to Support Garden Programs Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Grants NIKE Bowerman Track Renovation Program Rapides Foundation Re-Opens Walking Trail Mini-Grant Program USA Football Equipment Grants The Finish Line Youth Foundation Women’s Sports Foundation Grants Tony Hawk Foundation Skatepark Grants The Wal-Mart Foundation Grants United States Soccer Foundation Program & Field Grants CDC(Center for Disease Control) grants for nutrition and physical activity Grants up to $24, 999 available to North Carolina municipalities Pepsi Grant Refresheverything

• Playground Industry Links for Fundraising and Safety

• Equipment

  How one PTA met its goal of raising $40, 000 in a single year to update the school playground.

  http://www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/article/279-funding-our-playground

• Click Fundraising

  The Pressure is building to raise more funds than ever! Time for a new approach. Want fundraising with less hassle and volunteer hours? We've got the solution at Click Fundraising. Get better results with less effort, no cash collection or distribution. Visit ClickFundraising.org for more!

  http://www.ptotoday.com/component/banners/click/1464

• Funding Factory

  Educational and nonprofit fundraising organizations within the continental United States can earn funds for technology, playground equipment and even cash through FundingFactory's fundraising-through-recycling program.

  http://www.fundingfactory.com/bredirect.asp?etcepid=1231

• Playground Equipment Fundraising ideas from Go Green Fundraising

  Get started today with one of our earth friendly Playground Equipment Fundraisers!

  http://www.go-green-fundraising.com/fundraising-groups/school-fundraisers/playground-equipment-fundraising/

• Kids Around the World

  "Kids Around the World" is a Christian organization that believes that churches around the world want to embrace the children of their community with the love of God. They want to help churches reach their goals and therefore provide training and material.
  Phone: (815) 229-8731

• Playground Funding Links

  Many in the SchoolGrants community are seeking assistance for purchasing playground equipment. Listed on this page are different sources.

  http://www.k12grants.org/site_map.htm

• Playground Safety Standards Related Links

  Injury Prevention Web

  The Injury Prevention Web hosts the Web sites of several agencies and organizations working to prevent injuries. This site contains a weekly literature updates of recent journal articles and agency reports, injury data for every U.S. state, more than 1400 links to government and non-profit injury prevention sites worldwide.

  http://www.injuryprevention.org/

• Kids Health

  KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.

  http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/playground.html

• National Center For Injury Prevention and Control

  The Center for Injury Prevention and Control is a major organizational component of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people.

  http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm

• National Program For Playground Safety

  In 1995, the University of Northern Iowa established the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Since that time, NPPS has become the premier non-profit organization dealing with playground safety information in the United States.

  http://www.uni.edu/playground/

• National Recreation and Park Association

  NRPA has been the voice advocating the significance of making parks, open space, and recreational opportunities available to all Americans.

  http://www.nrpa.org

• National Safety Council

  National Safety Council continues to extend its reach and influence across the nation and throughout the world. With the support of our Chapters, members and volunteers, and through private and public collaborations, we have made significant progress in our efforts to instill a culture of playground safety standards throughout the world.

  http://www.nsc.org

• Playground Safety Standards Links

  http://www.rmis.com/sites/safplayg.htm

• Playground Standards Links

  ASTM International Playground Safety Standards Worldwide

  ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world-a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services.
  * 1292-04 Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment
  * F2223-04 Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground Surfacing

  http://www.astm.org/

• ISO International Organization for Standardization

  ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer of standards.
  97.200.40 Playgrounds

  http://www.iso.org/

• Non-profit Resource Agencies

  IPEMA

  The International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) provides a third-party certification service for playground equipment and surfacing. For more information about playground safety standards, visit

  http://www.ipema.org

• National Center on Accessibility

  A collaborative program of Indiana University and the National Park Service, the National Center on Accessibility is the nation's premiere resource promoting access for people with disabilities in recreation.

  http://www.ncaonline.org/

• Boundless Playgrounds

  Boundless Playgrounds projects benefit children with and without disabilities by providing opportunities for all children to play together with playground safety standards side-by-side.

  http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/index.html

• Injury Free Coalition for Kids

  The Injury Free Coalition for Kids is among the country's fastest growing and most effective injury prevention programs. Coalition members work to empower the diverse populations who live there. They do so by helping people to make their communities safer and they do it in a manner that is respectful of various cultur es, beliefs, and lifestyles. Injury Free Coalition for Kids grant offers seed funding to pediatric trauma centers. Click Resources.

  http://www.injuryfree.org/

• Resource Materials

  Playground Safety Publications

  http://www.cpsc.gov/

• Other Web links

  CADdetails

  Use of this CADdetails website is absolutely free for design professionals and grants you access to thousands of manufacturer-approved, i-drop enabled CAD drawings, product photographs, CSI specifications, PDF product brochures and more. Includes details of Sof Surfaces products.

  http://www.caddetails.com/

• LandscapeOnline.com (Landscape Communications)

  Landscape on line features the latest news and products for the landscape industry, including subscriptions.

  http://www.landscapeonline.com/

• World Playground

  Web site will assist in locating Residential & Commercial Playground/Park & Recreation products, equipment & services World Wide within this exciting industry.

  http://www.world-playground.com/

• Publications

  Landscape Architect and Specifiers News (LASN)

  Landscape Architect and Specifiers News (LASN) is published monthly by Landscape Communications, Inc. Features the latest news and products for the landscape industry, including an annual directory.

  http://www.landscapeonline.com/contact/contact_mag.php?pub=lasn

• The Landscape Architect Trades

  The Trades Publishing Company publishes this highly targeted trade industry product buying guide and others.

  http://www.landscapearchitecttrades.com/

• Parks & Rec Business Magazine

  Parks & Rec Business is published monthly, and features the latest news and products, plus lively features and profiles. Parks & Rec Business is dedicated to bringing the 15, 000 parks and recreation professionals across the North America who read the magazine the latest and best information to help them run their departments efficiently and profitably.

  http://www.northstarpubs.com/

• Today's Playground

  Today's Playground magazine is 100% dedicated to the Playground Industry.

  http://www.todaysplayground.com/

• The United States Access Board

  The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.

  http://www.access-board.gov

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

  The American Society for Testing and Materials is a non-profit scientific organization that works to standardize playground safety standardsthe materials that are used in everything from playgrounds and train tracks to fiber-optic cables. Their standards ensure a minimum level of quality, safety and consistency. For more information, contact ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428, call 1-610-832-9585, or visit http://www.astm.org.

  http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/index.shtml?E+mystore

• Boundless Playgrounds

  The first national nonprofit dedicated to helping communities create extraordinary playgrounds where all children, with and without disabilities, can develop essential skills for life as they learn together through play. For every child, a place to play: Every child! Every ability! Everywhere!

  www.boundlessplaygrounds.org

• Highland Products Group Internet, outdoor furniture, Bleachers, outdoor heaters, garbage recepticles, croud control

  http://www.theparkcatalog.com

• Houseboat Expo National Houseboat Expo

  http://www.houseboatexpo.com

• National Playground Contractors Association International (NPCAI)

  A worldwide partnership formed to contribute to the advancement of the playground building industry by promoting playground installation as a legitimate contracting profession within the playground industry.

  http://www.playground-contractors.org

• National Playground Safety Institute (NPSI)

  n 1989 three NRPA members –– Fran Wallach, Ken Kutska, and Monty Christiansen –– met with then NRPA Executive Director Dean Tice to discuss the feasibility of creating a playground safety-training program to compliment the playground safety standards and guideline efforts of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). It offers the Certified Playground Safety Inspector's course at institutes throughout the U.S. CPSI's are certified to inspect playgrounds for safety issues; making sure that each playground that they inspect, is up to the current National Standards. The National Standards are developed by the ASTM and CPSC.

  http://www.cprs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=778

• Rhonda Borman, LCSW

  An expert contributor to Today's Playground Behavior Briefs department and is also an author and speaker on related topics.

  www.rhondaborman.com