The 'Ewa Beach Community Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation is now accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations. Preference will be given to projects that address a community need and benefit the 'Ewa Community. Deadline for submissions is April 24, 2009. Advertisement

The 'Ewa Beach Community Fund is interested in supporting programs that promote positive community identity and relationships, and serve the youth or the elderly. The programs should be conducted by Ewa-based organizations, which have a history of involvement in the 'Ewa community.

At a news conference held at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne this morning, Lilly Endowment Inc. announced that it will provide a $20 million grant to accelerate the development of northeast Indiana’s workforce and talent resources.

The grant will be administered via a program, entitled Talent Opportunity Success (TOpS) 2015, which will develop education, training and talent initiatives in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. TOpS 2015 -- an unprecedented collaboration in northeast Indiana -- will better prepare the region’s workforce to capture the high- quality job opportunities available in the near term and those of the future.

The grant will be made to an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Community Partnerships, Inc. (CPI), which will govern and provide oversight for the program. CPI is a supporting organization of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne.