Where does the Sierra Club get its funding?
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I believe it is funded by membership and donors.
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See SunsetSam above. Bush already slashed the funding a long time ago. He never intended to fund what he calls "goofy" people and evangelical "freaks". He already had what he wanted.\n\nSo though the bush-league did dole out billions it did not go to charities of any sort, "faith" based or otherwise.
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In the United States:\n\nhttp://grants.gov/
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No funds for that specific purpose since it is a very rare necessity. You can however write a grant proposal, have it signed by at least 500 people within you community and submit it to the charity organizations in your area.
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Churches cannot receive any government funding for any reason, but many churches form separate non-religious social service organizations, which CAN receive government money. It must not be spent to prostletize in any way.
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their jurisdictions, and their source of budget money.
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This is something that international organizations may be willing to fund, especially if you thow in words such as "poverty alleviation" and "sustainable development" in your proposal.\n\nIf this is just for windmill design (and not actual construction of windmill), then you can try to get what is called in the development circles as "technical assistance grant."  United Nations Development Programme may be able to provide you with funds for this project. \n\nThe important thing to remember when trying to get assistance from international financial organizations such as Asian Development Bank, UNDP, World Bank and the others is that they only work with official government channels (and to a lesser extent, with non governmental organizations). So consult with your department of energy, and ask if this is something they will be interested in and if they can facilitate the grant application to these international organizations. \n\nNote though that dealing with government means bureaucracy, so it will be a slow process.\n\nOr you may want to find private investors for this. One possible source are the Indians who have made it big in Silicon Valley. There are many Indian VCs that you may want to look up and pitch your idea.
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The Clinton Foundation
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I don't think there are any. \n\nMost of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program \n\nGrants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs \n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
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They do.  One of the Programs started by a christian family 'Habitat for Humanity started in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fullerer in Americus, Georgia.  So far I believe they built over 150,000 homes in my community alone.\nWater well fund. it is a program to help bring water to impoverished area.  Such as Afghanistan, Pakistan's etc.\nSamaritan Inn in our local homeless shelter.  Our Church sponsor the shelter.  They prepare and deliver meals to the shelter twice a month.\nAlso the giving tree, HO HO HO programs, The order established over 40 houses for the very poor in France. Services provided include a nationally accredited daycare center, a senior citizen center, and family counseling. Each year, we are given carefully screened families to 'adopt', whose needs have been determined by the agency. \nand more.....\n\n{{{whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me }}}
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Many states capital budgets are  primarily funded through the issuance of state general obligation bonds. Items funded in capital budgets often include land acquisition, repair, renovation and construction of state facilities; acquisition, construction and repair of state parks, schools, trails, interpretive centers, campground facilities, forests, wildlife management areas, dams and flood control structures.\n\nLease pruchase contracts are also used to purchase vehicles, equipment and other large non real estate purchase.
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None. High school yearbooks are shouldered by the members of the class, not federal government.\n\nFederal grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."\n\nMost of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program \n\nGrants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs
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The U.S gives them over 10 Billion a year.  Thay are not an indipendant nation.\n\nThis is not all cash per se.  But they have discounts...an F-16 for only a million!
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There are several. Look to organizations that are run as religious groups, or who support a cause that is in common with yours. Some examples include the MANY companies that are mormon owned and run, who give countless dollars to mormon schools and BYU.
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This is a good overview, but if you're talking grant proposal, the funding agency will outline things for you very clearly (and repetitively).\n\nhttp://www.research.umich.edu/proposals/pwg/pwgcontents.html
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As a quick and blunt answer I would say they need America's money. There's probably other reasons too, but these guys from Kyoto get caught up in little things that this is the answer that hits my cynical mind first.
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Search here for outstanding project funding:\nhttp://www.gefonline.org/home.cfm