If you are interested in these or any other private funding opportunities, please contact Jim Dauer at 577-6468 or jdauer@wayne.edu.

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) can assist you with private funding prospect identification, proposal development including grant writing, and the coordination of a variety of university resources. Please see CFR’s website http://www.dev-alumni.wayne.edu/giving/corpfound.php for more information.

ArvinMeritor Corporate Giving

Scope: ArvinMeritor is an $8 billion supplier to global motor vehicle industry, and its products part of virtually every vehicle on the road today. Its foundation has given hundreds of grants to not-for-profit organizations in ArvinMeritor communities worldwide. Most of ArvinMeritor’s grants support education initiatives, especially those that emphasize engineering, science and technology. Other areas of interest include arts and cultural programs, health and human services initiatives, and civic projects.

Deadline: None.

Funds: Vary by project.

Eligibility: ArvinMeritor supports engineering and technical schools worldwide in order to increase the number of engineers and scientists available for recruitment into the field of automotive engineering and to stimulate technological development and innovation in this field. Its corporate communities seek partnerships with local, private and public agencies in order to achieve measurable improvements in the quality of life. The foundation also gives consideration to organizations whose programs and policies foster an environment supportive of business activity and competitive opportunities for ArvinMeritor.

Contact:
ArvinMeritor
Community Relations
2135 West Maple Road
Troy, MI 48084-7186
Telephone: (248) 435-7907
Facsimile (248) 245-1031
E-mail: jerry.rush@arvinmeritor.com
Web site: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/community/community.asp.

Qwest Communications International Inc.
Qwest Foundation

OVERVIEW
Qwest Communications International Inc. is a leading provider of high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services. With approximately 40,000 employees, Qwest is committed to the “Spirit of Service” and providing world-class services that exceed customers’ expectations for quality, value and reliability.

GIVING
Qwest is dedicated to building strong communities by investing in their employees and the communities where they live and work. The company primarily does this through the work of the Qwest Foundation.

The foundation awards grants that generate high impact and measurable results through community-based programs, including K-12 education and economic development.

The foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations that generate high impact and measurable results through community-based programs, and supports programs and initiatives that build lasting value for Qwest customers and communities.

The foundation supports selected programs for:
• K-12 Education.
• Workforce and Economic Development.
• Community-Based Initiatives.

The foundation’s Qwest for Education program focuses on enriching the lives of children by supporting solid K- 12 educational programs. Educating children is the cornerstone for building strong and enlightened communities.

The foundation will consider programs that support:
• Innovative models to strengthen K-12 public school education.
• Improvement of skills and leadership of educators.
• Effective use of technology to improve K-12 school instruction.

The Qwest for a Strong Workforce initiative recognizes that people not only need job skills, but also the confidence to transition into the workforce. Feeling empowered to create a better life makes all the difference.

To that end, the foundation supports innovative programs that focus on economic development and address the following:
• Building job-entry skills through initiatives that focus on school to career transition, adult learning and workforce development.
• Developing and delivering technology instruction to improve workforce readiness.

Qwest is committed to playing an active role within the communities it serves. As a result, the foundation’s Qwest for Communities grants are designed to provide support to communities in need.

The Qwest Foundation seeks to:
• Support community-based development programs that promote economic growth.
• Support community programs that build the capacity of organizations to provide service.
• Support the United Way and its mission directly.

Qwest for Communities grant applications are accepted on an invitation-only basis.

Additional information on the company and its foundation is on its Web site.

CONTACT
1801 California Street
50th Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Web site: http://www.qwest.com/about/company/community/index.html
Telephone (303) 896-1266
Qwest.Foundation@qwest.com

Also new this month:

National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Program (Due June 1, 2006)

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Brain Disorders Award (Due April 3, 2006)