W. Alton Jones Foundation
{short description of image}Multiple Addresses (see below)

Countries Served..........................................................................

Newly Independent States

Armenia
{short description of image}Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia		 Kazakhstan
Kyrgystan
Moldova
Russia
Tadjikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan




Balkans

Albania
Bulgaria
{short description of image}Romania
former Yugoslavia		 Baltics

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Central Europe

Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia

Other:

Program Topics............................................................................

{short description of image}Arts and Culture
{short description of image}Community Development
{short description of image}Democracy and Governance
Economic and Business Development
{short description of image}Education
Environment
{short description of image}Health
Human Rights
Media and Communications
{short description of image}NGO Development
Peace and Security
{short description of image}Social Welfare
{short description of image}Women

Other:

Types of Support..........................................................................
Grant Range: $1,000 - $200,000

Annual Campaign
{short description of image}Building and Renovation
{short description of image}Capital Campaign
Conferences and Seminars
Consulting Services
Continuing Support
{short description of image}Curriculum Development
Debt Reduction
{short description of image}Emergency Funds
{short description of image}Employee Matching Gifts
{short description of image}Employee-related Scholarships
Endowment Funds
Equipment
Exchange Programs
Fellowships
{short description of image}General Operating Support
{short description of image}Individuals
Inkind Gifts
Internships
Land Acquisition
Lectureships
Loans
Matching Funds
Operating Budgets
Professorships
Program Development		 Program Related Investments
Publication
Renovation Projects
Research
{short description of image}Scholarship Funds
Scholarships to Individuals
Seed Money
{short description of image}Special Projects
Student Aid
Student Loans to Individuals
{short description of image}Technical Assistance

Program Areas...............................................................................

1) The Sustainable World Program: support for projects in maintaining biological diversity, ensuring that human economic activity is based on sound ecological principles, solving humanity's energy needs in environmentally sustainable ways, and avoiding patterns of contamination that erode the planet's capacity to support life.
* Under this general program, sub-programs exist. Those which specifically mention the countries listed above include:
a) Development of New Sources of Energy Usage & Addressing the Related Climate Changes (Russia, Ukraine, some other N.I.S.)
b) Eliminate Systematic Contamination (Eastern Europe, Russia, some other N.I.S.)
2) The Secure World Program: support for projects which promote common security and strategies for nations to structure their relationships without resorting to nuclear weapons; the devising and promotion of policy options to control and eventually eliminate existing nuclear arsenals and fissile materials; stemming the proliferation of nuclear weapons and related materials; preventing the massive release of radioactive material; and assessing and publicizing the full costs of being a nuclear weapon state. Specific programs have the following goals:
a) Common Security (former Soviet Union)
b) Eliminate nuclear weapons
c) Prevent massive release of radioactive materials
d) Assess the full costs of being a nuclear state

Restrictions and Limitations............................................................

Must be charitable activities; no funding to private individuals or to organizations that pass funds on to others, no funding for building construction or renovation, no scholarships, endowments, or basic research. The Foundation rarely funds conferences or international exchanges, and rarely provides general support.

Publications...................................................................................

Application Guidelines Grant List Annual Report

Application Procedures..................................................................

Letter of Inquiry Required
Length: No more than 2 pages
Contents: Letter should include the goals of the project and should briefly summarize the means by which these goals will be met and the amount of funding to be requested.

Application Form Provided
Proposal: Specifics to be included in the proposal will be provided if a proposal is invited in response to an inquiry.
Requirements:

Submission Date...........................................................................

Anytime; Board meets quarterly

Funding Decision.........................................................................

Varies

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