Grants Update

Week of February 7, 2025


Temporary Shift in Weekly Grants Updates

The NSDA Weekly Grants Update typically features newly released federal grant opportunities. Due to the ongoing review of federal funding alignment with the Trump administration’s policies and priorities, no new relevant opportunities were released this week.  

 

As a result, NSDA Grants' reporting will temporarily shift to focus on sharing relevant updates as they become publicly available, including information on paused programs and modifications to existing opportunities. When new federal grant programs do open for competition, we will report as normal. Please note that grant funding is still being released by your respective states and we encourage you to continue to stay abreast of those opportunities

 

NSDA remains committed to keeping you informed and will continue to monitor developments closely. If you have any questions, please contact nsdagrants@tfgnet.com.





Grants Update

Week of January 31, 2025


New Grant Opportunities

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program creates partnerships to help people and communities while supporting fish, wildlife, and their habitats. This support aims to restore and conserve fish and wildlife habitats for the benefit of federal trust resources. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public, private, and state controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally and non-federally recognized); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status); individuals; for-profit organizations; and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling from January 1, 2025, through September

30, 2025. To be considered for funding in FY 2025, applications

must be submitted before May 30, 2025.

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Coastal Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program encourages the restoration and protection of fish and wildlife habitat on public and private lands by providing technical and financial assistance to coastal communities, conservation partners, and landowners. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, local governments, special districts, independent school districts, private and public institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, nonprofits organizations, for-profit organizations, individuals and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling from January 1, 2025, through September

30, 2025. To be considered for funding in FY 2025, applications

must be submitted before May 30, 2025.

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Grants Update

Week of January 24, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Energy

FY 2025 Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Program Wide

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will seek innovative solutions for on-road and off-road vehicles in the areas of improved battery technology for both light- and heavy-duty applications, smart charging infrastructure, sustainable farming, workforce development, and demonstration and deployment of these new technologies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? For-profit entities, nonprofit entities, individuals, state governments, local governments, and tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $88 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 1, 2025 (Concept Papers), June 18, 2025 (Full Applications)

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part C Capacity Development Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen organizational capacity to respond to the changing health care landscape and increase access to high-quality HIV primary health care services for low-income and underserved people with HIV. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public or non-profit private entities; community-based organizations; non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status; state, county, city, township, and special district governments; and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Strategic Prevention Framework: Partnerships for Success for Communities and Tribes

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help reduce the initiation and progression of substance use and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community-based substance use prevention services that strengthen protective factors, reduce risk factors, build resilience, and promote well-being. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local-level domestic public or private nonprofit entities, including local government, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, consortia of tribes or tribal organizations, public or private institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides support to law enforcement and correctional entities to develop and implement crisis response training programs that will enhance responses to and outcomes for people in crisis, and the broader community, who come into contact with law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and hospitals with on-campus police departments, and Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025 (Grants.gov); March 25, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support efforts by state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies and their partners in conducting outreach, educating practitioners and the public, enhancing victim reporting tools, and investigating and prosecuting hate crimes committed on the basis of a victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 17, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 24, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Site-Based

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce violent crime through comprehensive, evidence-informed violence intervention programs focused on those at highest risk. These programs include efforts to address gang and gun violence using community violence intervention strategies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Community-based/tribal organizations, city/county/tribal governments, state governments, and community-based organizations via intermediary organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 8, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 15, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that provide 6 to 24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, units of local government, tribal governments, and other organizations that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025 (Grants.gov); March 20, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance the ability for wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and conviction integrity units (CIUs) to identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence while preventing future error and bring justice for victims. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, special district, and Native American tribal governments; institutions of higher education; nonprofits; and other general purpose political subdivisions of a state, or local public defender office

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 3, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 10, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the planning, implementation, and enhancement of the operations of veterans treatment courts (VTCs) to improve criminal justice and recovery outcomes for veterans in VTCs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, city or township governments, county governments, tribal governments, special district governments, nonprofit organizations and public/Indian housing authorities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $19.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 17, 2025 (Grants.gov); April 24, 2025 (JustGrants)

National Science Foundation

FY 2026 Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports research and practice, with continued focus on investigating a range of informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences and environments that make lifelong learning a reality. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Two- and four-year institutions of higher education; nonprofit and non-academic organizations that are directly associated with educational or research activities but do not grant degrees, including independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and other similar organizations; for-profit organizations/commercial organizations, including small businesses; state and local governments; and tribal nations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 14, 2026

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Grants Update

Week of January 10, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. This program will fund planning and implementation activities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments and organizations, nonprofit organizations, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and special district governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 10, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program enables and improves distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. This program is intended to help rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other and the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Entities that provide education or health care through telecommunications, including state or local governmental organizations, federally recognized tribes, nonprofit organizations, incorporated for-profit businesses, groups of eligible entities working together, and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 6, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2024 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides support to communities for hazard mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation and resilience with respect to the growing hazards associated with climate change. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, territories, and tribal governments. Local governments may apply as a sub-applicant through their state specific process.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $750 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 18, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2024 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Direct Technical Assistance (DTA)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance the capabilities and capacity of communities, territories, and tribes to design holistic and equitable hazard mitigation solutions that advance community-driven objectives. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments including cities, townships, counties, parishes, boroughs, territorial governments, tribal nations, metropolitan or regional planning organizations, other political subdivisions of state governments, and groups of two or more of these entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will provides non-financial technical support

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 18, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to reduce or eliminate the flood risk of repetitive flood damage to structures and buildings insured by the NFIP and to enhance community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, including the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and federally recognized tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $600 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 18, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP): Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program assists state and local governments with the preservation of eligible Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield lands through acquisition of fee-simple or less-than-fee (easement) interests. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, and city or township governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT$17.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling until December 31, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of the program is to fund rigorous research and evaluation projects that inform policy and practices in four topic areas: 1) Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice System Prosecution; 2) Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Defense Delivery Systems; 3) Evaluation of Youth Reentry Practices; and 4) Resubmissions of Youth Justice Reinvestment Studies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local and Tribal governments, special districts, educational organizations, public housing organizations, for-profit organizations, and federal agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 20, 2025 (grants.gov); April 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Research and Evaluation of Policing Practices

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to fund rigorous, applied evaluative research on: (1) police conduct and police-community interactions; (2) officer safety, health, and wellness; (3) criminal investigations; and (4) alternative traffic enforcement models. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Government entities, educational organizations, public housing organizations, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 20, 2025 (grants.gov); April 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support a comprehensive approach to addressing abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and territories; units of local government; tribal governments or tribal organizations; population specific organizations; victim service providers; state, tribal, or territorial coalitions; faith-based and community organizations; and any nonprofit entity with a 501(c)(3) status

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 4, 2025 (Grants.gov), March 6, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Pipeline Emergency Response Grant (PERG)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to promote the safe transportation of hazardous materials by equipping emergency responders with the training needed to address pipeline incidents effectively. The program's objective is to empower trained responders to safeguard individuals, property, and the environment from the impacts of pipeline accidents or hazardous material transportation incidents. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, and local governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 3, 2025

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Grants Update

Week of January 3, 2025


New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial and technical assistance to help local communities relieve imminent threats to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural occurrences that impair a watershed. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible sponsors are entities with a legal interest in, or responsibility for, the areas threatened by a watershed emergency, including states, state agencies, or legal subdivisions of a state government; local units of government including cities, counties, towns, and conservation districts; and Native American tribes or tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2025 Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to ensure all communities have access to clean, safe, and reliable water by providing technical assistance that will help communities to address challenges in providing safe drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services to their residents. Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will provide free technical assistance services that will support communities and their water utilities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments and communities; drinking water, wastewater and stormwater utilities and systems; states and territories; tribes; and nongovernmental organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will provide free technical assistance services

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) – Overdose Response

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support improving health care in rural areas by addressing their immediate and short-term needs related to the provision of substance use disorder services. This program ultimately aims to reduce and prevent the risk of overdoses in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic public or private, nonprofit, and for-profit entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 10, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the planning and development of integrated health care networks to achieve efficiencies, improve health care services and associated health outcomes, and strengthen the rural health care system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities, which include local government, academic institutions, Native American tribal governments, the private sector, schools/school districts, state government, and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 19, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF): Semiquincentennial Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the physical preservation of a broad variety of cultural resources associated with the founding of America as a nation in commemoration of the country's semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary of founding. Funding will support pre-preservation and preservation projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments and territories; local governments, including certified local governments, and county, city, and township governments; public, state-controlled, private, and nonprofit institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian organizations; Native American tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 18, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Enhancing Youth Defense

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to implement youth defense system efforts that strengthen and improve the representation of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This program supports organizations providing public defense services through a combination of direct grants and national training and technical assistance to implement sustainable system improvements that result in improved youth outcomes, reduced recidivism, safer communities, cost savings, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Government entities, educational organizations, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 5, 2025 (Grants.gov), February 19, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support cross-system collaborative approaches to reduce the risk of crisis and improve reentry and recovery outcomes for people reentering the community from correctional facilities with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, Native American tribal governments and organizations, and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8.25 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 24, 2025 (Grants.gov), March 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program builds on the capacity of applicants to implement new and innovative approaches to enhance existing juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTC) and improve outcomes for youth with substance use or co-occurring mental health disorders, including those with histories of trauma. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 5, 2025 (Grants.gov), February 19, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Port Infrastructure Development Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States or political subdivisions of states or local governments, Indian tribes or consortia of tribes, public agencies or publicly chartered authorities established by one or more states, special-purpose districts with a transportation function, and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $450 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 30, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Rural Project Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program improves transportation infrastructure in rural communities by providing loans for critical infrastructure projects. This program is intended to support transportation infrastructure that will improve the economy and the quality of life in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, transit agencies, private entities, special authorities such as government-sponsored corporations, transportation improvement districts, and state infrastructure banks.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

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Grants Update

Week of December 20, 2024


A note to our readers: The NSDC Weekly Grants Update will take a break until January. Happy Holidays!

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to maintain and improve electric infrastructure in rural communities nationwide to increase economic opportunities and quality of life. This program provides loans and loan guarantees for the construction of electric distribution, transmission, and generation facilities, including system improvements to improve electric service in rural areas, as well as demand side management, energy conservation programs, and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Retail or power supply providers including state and local government entities, federally recognized tribes, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Multifamily Housing Loan Guarantees Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to increase the supply of affordable rental housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families in eligible rural areas and towns. Through this program, qualified private-sector lenders may apply for a loan guarantee on loans made to eligible borrowers that are building or preserving affordable rural rental housing. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible borrowers are state and local governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations (including LLCs), and federally recognized tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support community-based projects that promote access to preventive clinical and public health services for underserved children. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public or private entities, including institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profits including small businesses, state or local governments, school districts, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $450,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 17, 2025 

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Headquarters Recreation and Visitor Services Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program oversees a broad and complex set of recreation related programs that provide a multitude of recreation opportunities and experiences. The program will focus on projects that build healthy communities and economies, advance environmental justice, address the climate crisis, and provide safe and equitable access to outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofits; and private institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.75 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 14, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025-2029 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership: Acquisition and Development

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide new or significantly improved recreation opportunities to the public in urban, disadvantaged communities lacking access to walkable outdoor recreation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State Lead Agencies, which may submit on behalf of eligible sub-recipients, including state agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corporations and Organizations, Native Hawaiian communities, local units of governments and special purpose districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 1, 2025, and November 1, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to eligible applicants to implement, develop, or expand services within detention or correctional facilities to respond to the needs of juvenile or adult incarcerated parents who have children younger than age 18 to prevent violent crime, reduce recidivism, and provide support for minor children. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, Native American tribal governments and organizations, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 6, 2025 (Grants.gov), February 20, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help applicants develop transportation infrastructure projects in rural and tribal communities that will qualify for federal funding and financing programs for additional development phase activities or construction. Funding will support either the hiring of staff or the procurement of expert firms to provide financial, technical, and legal assistance with project-related planning and design phase activities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Rural local governments or political subdivisions, states, federally recognized tribes, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $27 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 3, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide low-interest and flexible credit assistance to support large-scale, surface transportation improvements related to highway, transit, railroad, intermodal freight, and port access projects of regional and national significance. The program is designed to fill market gaps and leverage substantial private co-investment by providing supplemental and subordinate capital. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, local governments, transit agencies, special authorities, special districts, railroad companies, private firms, state infrastructure banks, and transportation improvement districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

National Endowment for the Arts

FY 2026 Challenge America

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support primarily small arts organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved groups/communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (LEAs)/school districts, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, and federally recognized tribal communities and tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 24, 2025 (pre-submittal in Grants.gov), 

May 13, 2025 (submittal through NEA portal)

National Endowment for the Arts

FY 2026 Grants for Arts Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support an expansive range of arts activities to strengthen the nation’s arts and culture ecosystem. These activities may include opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; and federally recognized tribal communities or tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $62.25 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Round 1: February 13, 2025 (Grants.gov); 

February 26, 2025 (NEA portal). Round 2: July 10, 2025 (Grants.gov); July 22, 2025 (NEA portal).

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Grants Update

Week of December 13, 2024


This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to restore, sustain, and manage urban and community forest lands for the benefit of the nation's communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Non-profit organizations, any U.S. state or territory, local governments, institutions of higher education, and federally recognized tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 27, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the provision of clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and stormwater drainage for households and businesses in eligible rural areas. All facilities receiving funding must be used for a public purpose. Funding may be provided as a loan or as a combination of a loan and a grant. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Most state and local government entities, private nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribes.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to address resource concerns due to erosion, floodwater, and sediment, and to provide for improved utilization of land and water resources. This program provides technical and financial assistance to plan and implement authorized watershed project plans. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, state governments, units of the federal government, and federally recognized tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Commerce

FY 2025 Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support transformational habitat restoration projects that restore marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes ecosystems, using approaches that enhance community and ecosystem resilience to climate hazards. Funding will prioritize habitat restoration actions that: demonstrate significant impacts; rebuild productive and sustainable fisheries; contribute to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species; promote resilient ecosystems, especially in tribal or underserved communities; and improve economic vitality, including local employment. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of higher education, non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local, and tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $100 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 16, 2025

Department of Energy

FY 2025 Renewable Integration Management with Innovative High Voltage Direct Current Power Circuit Breakers

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will support research and development (R&D) that will standardize the technical specifications of high voltage direct current circuit breakers (HV DCCB) as well as advance existing HV DCCB designs for reduced cost and footprint. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of higher education, for-profits, nonprofits, state and local governments, and Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support organizations to promote rural health care services outreach by improving and expanding the delivery of health care services to include new and enhanced services in rural areas. To achieve this purpose, the program also aims to strengthen local resources and capacity in rural communities. Through collaborative consortiums that include three or more health care providers, each community can develop innovative approaches to solve their own unique challenges and factors underlying rural health disparities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and county health departments, institutions of higher education, hospitals (including rural emergency hospitals), community-based organizations, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, federally recognized Tribal governments, and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 27, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Federal Lands to Parks Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program helps increase close-to-home recreation opportunities and the public recreation estate by working with communities interested in acquiring federal property for parks and recreation, including finding out about available federal property, assisting with the application, advocating for public recreation, and deeding the property. Once transferred, the program continues to work with communities to ensure this land remains available and used for public parks and recreation in perpetuity and to protect important natural and cultural resources. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, counties, municipalities, and similar state and local government entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program conveys surplus federal land to communities, usually at no cost, for public park and recreational purposes.

WHEN'S IT DUE? Varies by regional NPS office

Department of the Interior

FY 2025-2026 WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the study, design, and construction of aquatic ecosystem restoration projects that are collaboratively developed; have widespread regional benefits; and are for the purpose of improving the health of fisheries, wildlife, and aquatic habitat through restoration and improved fish passage. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in Reclamation States, including entities and organizations that own a dam that is eligible for upgrade, modification, or removal. Nonprofit conservation organizations working in partnership with the entities listed above or that notify entities listed above are also eligible to apply.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $95 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 15, 2025 (First application period), 

February 17, 2026 (Second application period)

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Grants Update

Week of December 6, 2024



This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps) 

FY 2025 AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen communities and develop leaders through direct, team-based national and community service projects on a short-term basis. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, federal, state, and local governments, Native American tribes, schools, and school districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program places a full-time team of 8 to 12 AmeriCorps NCCC members and one team leader to serve with sponsoring organizations to help meet a critical community need that would not be fully addressed without additional assistance

WHEN'S IT DUE? Due dates will vary according to region and are based on the dates for which the applicant requests an NCCC team

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP): Agricultural Land Easements (ALE

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to protect the agricultural viability and related conservation values of eligible land by limiting non-agricultural uses that negatively affect agricultural uses and conservation values, and protecting grazing uses and related conservation values by restoring or conserving eligible grazing land. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? American Indian tribes, state and local governments, including farmland protection boards and land resource councils established under state law, and non-governmental organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help rural communities prepare for or recover from an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water. Eligible projects may take place in communities that have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of drinking water due to an emergency, or in which such decline is considered imminent. Funding is intended to maintain the standards prescribed by the Safe Drinking Water Act. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, state governments, federally recognized tribes, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Slip-on Tanker Units

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this pilot program is to provide local governments with financial assistance to acquire slip-on tanker units to establish fleets of vehicles that can be quickly converted to be operated as fire engines. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; intrastate districts; council of governments; and any other agency or instrumentality of a multi-, regional, or intra-state, or local government

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 26, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 National Conservation Lands: Management Studies Support Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support studies aimed at increasing our understanding of the resources present on BLM lands, the values these areas protect, and the effectiveness of BLM’s resource management decisions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofit organizations; and private institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $350,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Justice for Families Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to fund projects that take a coordinated approach to helping families victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as they navigate the justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, courts, Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, faith-based organizations, and victim service providers

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $14 million

WHEN'S IT DUE?January 17, 2025 (Grants.gov), January 22, 2025

(JustGrants) 

Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury

FY 2024-2025 Equitable Sharing Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance cooperation amongst federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement by sharing federally forfeited property with participating law enforcement agencies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies that directly participate in a law enforcement effort that results in a federal forfeiture

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2026 Archival Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of the nation's democracy, history, and culture. Funding will support projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations and institutions, academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 7, 2025 (First Deadline), November 5, 2025 

(Second Deadline)

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2026 Publishing Historical Record in Collaborative Digital Editions

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to publish online editions of historical records. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio. Projects may focus on broad historical movements in U.S. history, such as law (including the social and cultural history of the law), politics, social reform, business, military, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. Projects that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcome.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, colleges, universities, and other academic institutions, state and local government agencies, and federally- or state-recognized Native American tribes and groups

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 7, 2025 (First Deadline), November 5, 2025 

(Second Deadline)

National Science Foundation

FY 2025 Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support experiential learning opportunities for individuals from all professional and educational backgrounds that will increase access to, and interest in, career pathways in emerging technology fields, such as advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science, semiconductors, and microelectronics. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations including independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar organizations located in the United States that are directly associated with educational or research activities non-academic organizations; tribal governments; state and local governments; and for-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 24, 2025

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Grants Update

Week of November 22, 2024


This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program: Northeast-Midwest Region

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Units of local governments representing communities located in an area with a risk of wildfires; Indian tribes; non-profit organizations including homeowner associations that assist such communities; state forestry agencies; and Alaska Native Corporations. Projects will be carried out within the footprint of the Northeast-Midwest States (Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Up to $200 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program: Southern Region

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Units of local governments representing communities located in an area with a risk of wildfires; Indian tribes; non-profit organizations including homeowner associations that assist such communities; state forestry agencies; and Alaska Native Corporations. Projects will be carried out within the footprint of the southern states which include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, and for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Up to $200 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program: Western Region

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Units of local governments representing communities located in an area with a risk of wildfires; Indian tribes; non-profit organizations including homeowner associations that assist such communities; state forestry agencies; and Alaska Native Corporations. Projects will be carried out within the footprint of the Western States and Territories, which include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, the territories of American Samoa and Guam, the Republic of Palau and the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Up to $200 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2025

General Services Administration

FY 2025 Surplus Real Property Available for Public Use

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to make surplus real property that is no longer needed by the federal government available for other public uses. Support is available for the transfer of surplus properties to eligible applicants in order to enhance the vitality of a community through public benefit conveyances (PBC). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, regional agencies, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies that assist the homeless

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program provides surplus federal real property for public use at discounts of up to 100 percent of fair market value

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

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Grants Update

Week of November 15, 2024

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. Projects supported through this program must demonstrate substantial community support, and facilities must serve the rural area where they are or will be located. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public bodies, community-based non-profit corporations, and federally recognized tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Energy

FY 2025 Disruptive DC Converters for Grid Resilient Infrastructure to Deliver Sustainable Energy

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports transformative technologies that enable a multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MT-HVDC) transmission macrogrid. Projects will enable multi-directional power routing, flexible interconnections between existing and new alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) lines, and the easier addition of sustainable energy sources. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? U.S. Institutions of Higher Education, national laboratories, industry, and individuals. Other entities may be eligible as a project team member rather than a lead applicant.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $38 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 10, 2024 (Concept Paper), TBD (Full 

Application)

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration, research, and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes Basin. All projects must be consistent with the goals of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2022, and the recommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration's Strategy to Restore and Protect the Great Lakes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and individuals

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.64 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 8, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support community-led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the nation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Community groups and nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, national parks, and local, state, and federal agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary funds, this program provides technical assistance from National Park Service staff

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 1, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP): Training and Technical Assistance

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides training and technical assistance to plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by the opioid epidemic. This program has also been expanded to assist jurisdictions battling the persistence or reemergence of stimulants and other substances while emphasizing the force-multiplying power of partnership and collaboration across the public health, behavioral health, and public safety sectors. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program provides training and technical assistance (TTA) from a program provider or team of providers free of charge

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

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Grants Update

Week of November 8, 2024


This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Energy

FY 2025 Transmission Acceleration Grants (TAG) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to accelerate transmission deployment in order to enhance grid reliability, lower energy costs for families and businesses, and connect more clean energy resources to the grid. Funding will allow states and tribes to engage in transmission planning and conduct efficient and effective siting and permitting processes, which will collectively help advance transmission infrastructure at a faster rate, increasing access to a diverse array of energy sources, reducing transmission congestion and energy prices, and delivering reliable, affordable power to consumers when and where they need it. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, tribal governmental entities, or entities working with them such as regional transmission planning organizations, regional-state committees, or nonprofit organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 21, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2024 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide critically needed resources that equip and train emergency personnel to recognize standards, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Fire departments, non-affiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies.  

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $291.6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 20, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by supporting diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds, and the species and habitats they support. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, tribal governments and organizations, and educational institutions.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 30, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support surface transportation projects that will have a significant local or regional impact.Projects should improve safety, equity, workforce development, job quality, wealth creation, climate and sustainability priorities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, tribal, and U.S. territorial governments, including special districts and public authorities with a transportation function, transit agencies, port authorities, and multi-state or multijurisdictional groups of eligible entities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.5 billion

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 2, 2024 (Round 1), January 30, 2025 (Round 2)

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Grants Update

Week of November 1, 2024

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the installation of thermally led community wood energy systems or the building or expansion of innovative wood product facilities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations; local, state, and tribal governments; for-profit businesses, companies, and corporations; institutions of higher education; and special purpose districts, including public utility districts, fire districts, conservation districts, school districts, and ports

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 18, 2024

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Farm to School Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and help connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local food sourcing for school meals. Grants can launch new farm to school programs or expand existing efforts. The solicitation offers three tracks - Implementation, State Agency, and Turnkey - to support a variety of projects and implementation stages. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Schools and other institutions that operate child nutrition programs, tribal organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, nonprofit entities, and local and state agencies.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $12 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 10, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide support for facilities that purchase and process byproducts from ecosystem restoration projects in areas at risk of unnaturally severe wildfire or insect or disease infestation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? For-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian tribes, school districts, community nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and special purpose districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 18, 2024

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Wood Utilization Assistance: Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that substantially expand and accelerate wood products and wood energy markets throughout the United States to support forest management needs on National Forest System and other forest lands. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? For-profit entities, state and local governments, Indian tribes, school districts, community nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and special purpose districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 11, 2024

Department of Commerce

FY 2024 Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to federal financial and technical assistance to fish passage through the removal of dams and other in-stream barriers for native migratory or sea-run fish. Funding will be used for fish passage that rebuilds productive and sustainable fisheries, contributes to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species, enhances watershed health, promotes resilient ecosystems and communities, especially in underserved communities, and improves economic vitality, including local employment. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of higher education, non-profits, commercial (for profit) organizations, U.S. territories, and state, local, and Native American and Alaska Native tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $75 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 10, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to address the climate crisis by improving the resilience of the surface transportation system, including highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, political subdivisions of state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, Indian tribes, a Federal land management agency that applies jointly with a State or group of States, and a multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $876 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 24, 2025 (Round 1), February 25, 2026 (Round 2)

Department of Transportation

FY 2024 Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of a project that is eligible for funding under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Credit Program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, multi-state or multi-jurisdictional groups, municipalities, counties, a special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, a Tribal government or consortium of Tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), regional transportation planning organizations (RTPO), Regional Transportation Commissions, or a political subdivision of a state or local government, or combination of two or more of the foregoing

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 9, 2025

National Science Foundation

FY 2024 Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to catalyze the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) enterprise to work collaboratively for inclusive change, resulting in a STEM workforce that reflects the diversity of the nation's population. More specifically, this program is intended to motivate and accelerate collaborative infrastructure building to advance equity and sustain systemic change to broaden participation in STEM fields at scale. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of higher education, nonprofit, non-academic organizations, tribal governments, state and local governments, and for-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 28, 2025

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Grants Update

Week of October 25, 2024

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Rural Business Development Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to promote economic development and job creation, funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas. Awards will be provided in the categories of business opportunity awards and business enterprise awards. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public bodies, state and local government entities, rural cooperatives, federally recognized tribes, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit entities primarily serving rural areas. 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to establish community forests by protecting forest land from conversion to non-forest uses. Supported projects should provide community benefits, including public recreation, environmental and economic benefits, and forest-based educational programs. Public access is required for all projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Units of local governments; Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations; and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 13, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the distribution of a well-trained behavioral health workforce. The program has a specific focus on increasing access to behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and young adults. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status; state, county, city, township, and special district governments; domestic faith-based and community-based organizations; hospitals; HRSA-funded health centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers; rural health clinics; other community-based clinical settings; and Native American tribal governments or organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $59.6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 21, 2025

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2025 Landmarks of American History and Culture

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance and strengthen humanities teaching by providing funds for a series of one-week residential, virtual, and combined format workshops across the nation that enhance how K-12 educators, higher education faculty, and humanities professionals incorporate place-based approaches to humanities teaching and scholarship. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? 501(c)(3) nonprofits, institutions of higher education, state and local governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 12, 2025 

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Grants Update

Week of October 18, 2024

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025-2027 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP): Energy Audits (EA) and Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program assists small rural businesses and agricultural producers by conducting and promoting energy audits and providing renewable energy development assistance. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, rural electric cooperatives, public power utilities, instrumentalities of state, tribal, and local governments, and resource conservation and development councils

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Multifamily Housing Preservation and Revitalization Demonstration (MPR) and Section 515 Loan Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to preserve and improve existing Rural Rental Housing and Off-Farm Labor Housing projects to extend their affordable use. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Partnerships or limited partnerships, consumer cooperatives, trusts, state or local public agencies, corporations, limited liability companies, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and associations. Applicants must be current Rural Development borrowers that have received a loan from the funding agency, or eligible applicants under 7 CFR Part 3560 that are applying to assume ownership and the associated outstanding RD loans on RD-financed multifamily housing properties.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 16, 2024 (NOI), December 26, 2024 (Full Application) 

Department of Commerce

FY 2025 Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center State Competition

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the operation of Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in select states to provide manufacturing extension services to small and medium-sized manufacturers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit institutions, institutions of higher education, state, territorial, local, or tribal governments, consortia of the previous-listed applicants, and incumbent MEP centers that have received financial assistance for ten consecutive years and that are in good standing. This program will only support the operation of MEP centers in Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 9, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program: National Ground-Water Monitoring Network

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support data providers for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN) and to address the Department of the Interior's secretarial priorities by allowing water managers, primarily state water resource agencies, to share their water-level and water-quality monitoring data to help monitor current conditions and avoid future water conflicts that may result from changes in the environment. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, county governments, city or township governments, and state or local water-resource agencies that collect groundwater data

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 16, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Save America’s Treasures: Collection Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of the Collections Projects component of this program is to support museums, libraries, archives, and all other collecting institutions in addressing conservation needs of nationally significant collections including physical conservation, care, and collections management. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, federal agencies, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits and federally recognized Native American tribal governments and organizations, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 12, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Save America’s Treasures (SAT): Preservation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of the Preservation Projects component of this program is to support preservation projects for properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for national significance or listed as a National Historic Landmark. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments; county, city, township, or special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofit organizations; private institutions of higher education; and federal agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 12, 2024

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Grants Update

Week of October 11, 2024

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Rural Water and Wastewater Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program helps qualified, private nonprofits provide technical assistance and training to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste problems; helps applicants prepare applications for water and waste disposal loans/grants; and helps associations improve the operation and maintenance of water and waste facilities in eligible rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Qualified private, tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $35 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 31, 2024 

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Building Upgrades Inspiring Local Transformation (BUILT Nonprofits) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports building improvement projects proposed by nonprofit organizations that reduce energy use, lower carbon emissions, and generate short- and long-term energy cost saving so that operational dollars can be redirected toward mission-critical work. Funding may be used for energy efficiency equipment and installation to reduce operational costs by improving efficiency. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Applicants must own and operate the targeted building of the proposed project

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 12, 2024

Department of Energy

FY 2025 Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support rural and remote communities in building clean energy projects that benefit their communities. Benefits could include cleaner, more resilient, more reliable, and/or cheaper local energy sources for rural and remote communities. These projects could also increase local energy independence, tax revenue, economic development and diversification, and local jobs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Tribal nations; state, territorial, and local governments; nonprofits; labor unions; for-profit entities; rural electric cooperatives; farming associations and cooperatives; incorporated and unincorporated consortia; and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 27, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Partnership for National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of the program is to support national organizations in building the capacity of state MCH programs, urban MCH programs, Healthy Start programs, and MIECHV programs to achieve the long-term goal to improve national MCH health outcomes and reduce associated disparities by better serving specific populations and awardees.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments including the District of Columbia, Native American tribal governments and organizations, domestic territories, and the freely associated states

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3,122,500

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 3, 2025

Deparmtment of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Health Center Controlled Network Cooperative Agreements

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs), which are networks of participating health centers (PHCs), to work collaboratively to leverage health information technology (IT) and data to enhance delivery of affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary care, with a specific focus on data management and analytics, interoperability of systems and digital health tools, and Uniform Data System Modernization (UDS+) implementation (the electronic submission of de-identified health center patient data). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Applicants: HCCNs and current H80 recipients that have been funded for 2 consecutive preceding years applying on behalf of an HCCN. Organizations: higher education institutions; local and state governments; nonprofit, and for-profit and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $48 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 2, 2024 (Grants.gov); January 10, 2025 (EHBs) 

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Family Self-Sufficiency Program – Renewal & New Applicants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program enables HUD-assisted families to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies. FSS provides grants to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to support the salaries and training needs of FSS Program Coordinators who assist participating families receiving housing assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), RAD-affected Project-Based Voucher (PBV), and Public Housing (PH) programs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public housing authorities (PHAs) that are currently administering an FSS program or PHAs that were not funded through an FSS program solicitation in FY 2021, FY 2022, or FY 2023

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 1, 2024

Department of Justice

FY 2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Community Awareness Project

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will enhance the general public's awareness of the rights and services for victims of all types of crimes by offering funding to aid communities in conducting public awareness initiatives during or close to National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), which is scheduled for April 6, 2025, through April 12, 2025. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public agencies, governmental agencies, nonprofits, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, tribal organizations, community coalitions committed to advocating for the rights and services of crime victims, organizations without 501(c)(3) status that serve crime victims, and victims of Crime Act (VOCA)-funded organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 8, 2024

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2025 Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions’ ability to anticipate and respond to disasters. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, Native American tribal governments, and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 10, 2025 

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Grants Update

Week of October 4, 2024

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Appalachian Regional Commission

FY 2024 READY Grants to Grow

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist organizations in their efforts to operate more effectively while adapting to the demands in their communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local development districts, Indian tribes or a consortium of Indian tribes, state and local governments, special purpose units of a state or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, a consortium of political subdivisions, higher education institutions or a consortium of institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofit organizations or associations, including labor unions. 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 1, 2024 (Letter of Intent); February

14, 2025 (Full application)

Corporation for Nationl and Community Service

FY 2025 AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support community efforts to alleviate poverty and poverty-related problems across the country and assist projects that advance racial equity and invest in underserved communities, particularly those impacted by the long-term recovery from the pandemic. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, Native American tribes and tribal organizations, and state and local government agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will place individual VISTA members with sponsoring organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 6, 2024 (Cycle 1), March 27, 2025 (Cycle 2)

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Solid Waste Management (SWM) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance and training to help reduce or eliminate the pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Private nonprofit organizations, public bodies, federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups, and academic institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 31, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Clean School Bus Rebates Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will subsidize the replacement of existing school buses with cleaner buses that result in better air quality on the bus, in bus loading areas, and throughout the communities in which they operate. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public school districts, local and state governmental entities; public charter school districts; tribal entities including, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribally controlled schools; nonprofit school transportation associations; and for-profit and nonprofit contractors, which generally include school bus dealers, original equipment manufacturers, school bus service providers, and electrification as a service providers

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $965 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 9, 2025

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2025 Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help small and mid-sized institutions to improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, accredited public or nonprofit institutions of higher education, state and local governmental agencies, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $550,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 9, 2025 

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Grants Update

Week of September 27, 2024

Join the National Special Districts Coalition for a two-part engaging webinar series designed to elevate your grant acquisition strategy to new heights. Click the images below to register!

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of

Energy

FY 2025 Clean Energy to Communities Program: Peer-Learning Cohorts

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides an opportunity for local, regional, and tribal governments to participate in peer-learning cohorts regarding clean energy. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional planning organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will provide technical assistance

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 31, 2024

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2024 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will strengthen the cybersecurity practices and resilience of state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? All 56 states and territories, including any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $279.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 3, 2024

Department of the Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Fair Housing Initiative Program: Fair Housing Organizations Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will carry out education, outreach and enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices and to inform individuals of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Continued Development Component (CDC) are Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs), Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), and other private nonprofit organizations seeking to build their capacity to conduct fair housing enforcement activities. Eligible applicants for the Establishing New Organizations Component (ENOC) are QFHOs that are sponsoring the creation of a new organization to conduct fair housing enforcement activities in areas of the country which are currently unserved or underserved

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 19, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Fair Housing Initiatives Program Education and Outreach Initiative 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will carry out education, outreach and enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices and to inform individuals of their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), other agencies of State or local governments, public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions, or other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8.35 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 19, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Fair Housing Initiatives Program Education and Outreach Initiative - Test Coordinator Training 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support fair housing test coordinator training courses in general/basic fair housing testing and advanced/complex fair housing testing. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions, and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of state or local governments; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP)

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 19, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will support comprehensive projects that make safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income seniors. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments; nonprofit organizations; faith-based organizations; and public housing authorities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 19, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support communication, planning, coordination, mapping, assessments, and data collection of landslide hazards. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, Tribal, territorial, and local governments. State geologic surveys or other state offices organized under a university system are also eligible

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 15, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to l improve public health by investing in water infrastructure improvements to address lead exposure in drinking water in disadvantaged communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Applicants are community water systems, water systems located in an area governed by an Indian Tribe, non-transient non-community water systems, qualified nonprofit organizations servicing a public water system, municipalities, and state, interstate, or intermunicipal agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $35 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 30, 2024 

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Grants Update

Week of September 20, 2024

Join the National Special Districts Coalition for a two-part engaging webinar series designed to elevate your grant acquisition strategy to new heights. Click the images below to register!

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of

Energy

FY 2024 SuperTruck Charge Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will enable the design, development, and demonstration of innovative electric vehicle charging infrastructure near key ports, distribution hubs, and major corridors to support medium- and heavy duty (MHD) electric vehicles and enhance grid resiliency and reliability. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic local governments, state

governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, for-profit entities, and Indian Tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $72 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 8, 2024 (Concept Paper), November 20, 2024 (Full Application)

Department of

Energy

FY 2024 Industrial Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Decarbonization (ISEED) Workforce Development Collaborative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will support workforce development programs that strengthen the ability of the workforce to decarbonize the U.S. industrial sector, while prioritizing American workers and preparing them for good-paying, middle-class jobs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Existing organizations with established

experience, networks, and/or industry reach that can be leveraged to provide training and education including but not limited to manufacturing education and training organizations; trade, industry, and labor associations and groups; organizations working to expand job and training access to diverse populations; professional societies/associations; community development organizations; and Tribal Universities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 1, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to invite sponsors of small surface water and groundwater storage projects to

request cost-shared funding for the planning, design, and/or construction of those projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American Tribal governments and organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, Individuals, for-profit organizations and small businesses. Joint powers authorities organized pursuant to state law are also eligible.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $43.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Period 1: December 12, 2024. Period 2: July 15, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2023-2026 Bridge Investment Program Bridge Project Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to replace, rehabilitate, preserve or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States or groups of states; metropolitan planning

organizations serving urbanized areas (Bureau of the Census

designated) with a population over 200,000; local governments or groups of local governments; political subdivisions of states; special purpose districts or public authorities with transportation functions; federal land management agencies; tribal governments or consortium of tribal governments; and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities as described above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.62 billion

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 19, 2024 (FY 2023/2024), November 1,

2024 (FY 2025), and November 1, 2025 (FY 2026)

Department of Transportation

FY 2023-2026 Bridge Investment Program Planning Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to replace, rehabilitate, preserve or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States or groups of states; metropolitan planning

organizations serving urbanized areas (Bureau of the Census

designated) with a population over 200,000; local governments or groups of local governments; political subdivisions of states; special purpose districts or public authorities with transportation functions; federal land management agencies; tribal governments or consortium of tribal governments; and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities as described above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 19, 2024 (FY 2023/2024), October 1, 2024 (FY 2025) October 1, 2025 (FY 2026)

Department of Transportation

FY 2023-2026 Bridge Investment Program Large Bridge Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program component is to provide funding for bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and protection projects with total eligible costs greater than $100 million. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States or groups of states; metropolitan planning

organizations serving urbanized areas (Bureau of the Census

designated) with a population over 200,000; local governments or groups of local governments; political subdivisions of states; special purpose districts or public authorities with transportation functions; federal land management agencies; tribal governments or consortium of tribal governments; and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities as described above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.62 billion

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling (November 27, 2023; August 1, 2024;

August 1, 2025)

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to reduce greenhouse gases by funding projects that decrease wasted food from households; expand markets for and sales of compost; and inform the public about new or existing residential food waste composting programs.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Coalitions lead by a U.S. State, including the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any agency or instrumentality thereof; a unit of local government; an Indian Tribe; a Native Hawaiian organization; the Department of Hawaiian Homelands; the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; a nonprofit organization; or a public-private partnership

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $39 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 20, 2024 

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2025 Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist local waste management authorities by supporting improvements to local post consumer materials management, including municipal

recycling programs, and assisting local waste management

authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Counties, cities, towns, parishes, and similar units of governments that have executive and legislative functions to be political subdivisions of states

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $58 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024 (Optional Notice of Intent), December 20, 2024 (Full Application)

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2025 Brownfields Assessment Grants (Assessment Coalition Grants)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible lead applicants are state and county governments, federally recognized Indian tribes other than in Alaska, Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Alaska Native Village Corporations, Metlakatla Indian Community, regional planning commissions, and councils of governments. Additionally, land clearance authorities, redevelopment

agencies, and community-based nonprofit organizations are eligible as non-lead applicants

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $35 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 14, 2024 

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Grants Update

Week of September 13, 2024

Join the National Special Districts Coalition for a two-part engaging webinar series designed to elevate your grant acquisition strategy to new heights. Click the images below to register!

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of

Commerce

FY 2024 Build to Scale Program  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to increase the capacity of entrepreneurs in regions throughout the United States to demonstrate, deploy, and deliver new technologies by starting and growing new companies and creating and sustaining new, good jobs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, Indian tribes, cities or political subdivisions of a state, and entities whose application is supported by a state or political subdivision

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 28, 2024

Department of

Energy

FY 2024 Energy Storage Pilot Demonstrations  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will fund technology demonstrations for energy storage solutions at the pilot-scale. The program will focus on non-lithium technologies, long-duration (10+ hour discharge) systems, and stationary storage applications. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic state, territory or the District of Columbia energy offices; Indian Tribes; tribal organizations; institutions of higher education; electric utilities (including electric cooperatives, Tribal utilities, municipally owned electric utilities, and investor-owned utilities; and private energy storage companies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $100 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 16, 2024 (Concept Paper), February 13, 2025 (Full Application)

Department of Energy

FY 2024 National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Solar Community Assistance for Local Equity 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will provide targeted technical and analytical assistance to help communities and organizations adopt and apply insights developed through the Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN), which is a collaborative research program that supports multistakeholder teams to research, develop, and share solutions to real-world challenges associated with distributed-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy adoption. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, electric utilities, regulatory authorities, and community-based organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than monetary awards, this program provides no-cost targeted technical and analytical assistance to help communities overcome barriers to solar adoption and to find their path to solar in a just and equitable way. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2024 State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the establishment of state-based healthcare extension cooperatives to conduct an initiative based on patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) evidence to improve care for medically underserved people. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, local governments, academic institutions, Native American Tribes, school and school districts, Tribal Organizations/Institutions, and nonprofit and private sector organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 12, 2024 (Optional LOI), December 12, 2024 (Full Application) 

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Credit Assistance Under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to accelerate investment in the nation's water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost, supplemental credit assistance under customized terms to creditworthy water infrastructure projects of national and regional significance. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments; state infrastructure financing authorities; corporations; partnerships; joint ventures; and trusts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6.5 billion

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

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Grants Update

Week of September 6, 2024

Join the National Special Districts Coalition for a two-part engaging webinar series designed to elevate your grant acquisition strategy to new heights. Click the images below to register!

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of

Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Environmental Health Specialists Network: Practice-Based Research to Improve Food Safety  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve retail food safety by identifying evidence-based strategies for reducing risk factors in retail food establishments and supporting improved foodborne outbreak investigations. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Entities that can demonstrate governmental authority and responsibility to regulate and oversee retail food service establishments in their jurisdictions, including local governments; academic institutions; Federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations; private sector organizations; schools and school districts; state governments; public/Indian housing authorities; and tribal organizations and institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 2, 2024

Department of

Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Evaluate STEADI-based Fall Prevention in Assisted Living Facilities 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program funds investigator-initiated research proposals to conduct a well-designed study within two or more assisted living facilities serving a diverse patient population to adapt, implement, and evaluate STEADI-based older adult (age 65+) fall prevention. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; private, public, and state controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments or organizations; public and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits; for profit organizations; small businesses; faith-based or community-based organizations; and regional organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 2, 2024

Department of the Health and Human Services

FY 2025-2027 National Library of Medicine Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities and Promote Health Equity

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that will provide accurate, useful, usable, and understandable health information to populations that experience health disparities and their health care providers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Special district, state, federal and local governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public and Indian housing authorities, and independent school districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 13, 2024; May 25, 2025; May 25, 2026

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that promote the long-term conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats, by sparking partnership-based conservation; supporting hundreds of public-private collaborations; energizing local, on-the-ground conservation efforts; achieving habitat protection and other critical bird conservation activities in 36 countries; and building conservation capacity in local organizations.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public, private and state institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofits; small businesses; and foreign entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 31, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024/2025 WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, any state, regional, or local authority whose members include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the Western United States, as well as nonprofit conservation organizations working in partnership with the entities listed above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 22, 2024 (Application Period 1), November 13, 2024 (Application Period 2)

Department of Justice

FY 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings to states to support a range of program areas. Through this solicitation, the funding agency seeks to award funding to eligible units of local government. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Special district governments, city or township governments, county governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $84.9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 16, 2024 (Grants.gov) October 22, 2024 (JustGrants)

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2025 Brownfields Cleanup Grants 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide funding for eligible entities to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, land clearance authorities or another quasigovernmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general purpose unit of local government, government entities created by a state legislature, regional councils or groups of general purpose units of local government, redevelopment agencies, states, Indian Tribes other than those located in Alaska, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian Community, nonprofit organizations, limited liability corporations in which all members are nonprofits, and qualified community development entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $100 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 14, 2024 

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2025 Brownfield Community-wide Assessment Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments; land clearance authorities; government entities created by a state legislature; regional councils or groups of general-purpose units of local government; redevelopment agencies; states; Indian Tribes; Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian Community; nonprofit organizations; limited liability corporations; and qualified community development entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $46 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 14, 2024 

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2025 Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to capitalize an RLF program. RLF programs provide loans and subgrants to eligible entities to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites contaminated with hazardous substances and/or petroleum. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, land clearance authorities or another quasi-governmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general purpose unit of local government, government entities created by a state legislature, regional councils or groups of general purpose units of local government, redevelopment agencies, states, Indian Tribes other than those located in Alaska, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, and Metlakatla Indian Community, nonprofit organizations, limited liability corporations in which all members are nonprofits, and qualified community development entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 14, 2024 

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2025 Digital Humanities Advancement Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports innovative, experimental projects that contribute to the critical infrastructure that underpins scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 9, 2025; May 22, 2025

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Register Here - Follow the Money: Where Grant Funding Went, Where It's Going, and How to Bring It Home - October 3, 2024

"SHOW ME THE MONEY" join the National Special Districts Coalition for a two-part engaging webinar series designed to elevate your grant acquisition strategy to new heights.

We'll begin with a comprehensive Review of Federal Grant Funding, shedding light on the latest developments and how they impact districts seeking competitive grant funding. This segment will equip you with the knowledge to navigate the federal funding landscape effectively, predict potential federal funding changes in the upcoming election year, and provide an overview of the new and expanded grant services offered to NSDC member associations and individual special districts.

Moving forward, we'll offer expert predictions for 2025 opportunities, highlighting emerging sectors and themes expected to attract significant funding. Finally, we will explore Hot Grants by type of district, providing a targeted analysis of where grant money is likely to flow across various regions and sectors.

Regardless of your district's focus, this webinar series will provide you with actionable insights and strategies to identify lucrative grant opportunities and enhance your success in the competitive grant arena.



Grants Update

Week of August 30, 2024

Join the National Special Districts Coalition for a two-part engaging webinar series designed to elevate your grant acquisition strategy to new heights. Click the images below to register!

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of

Agriculture

FY 2025 Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that promote rural economic development and job creation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Corporations; states and territories; subdivisions and agencies of states and territories; municipalities; people's utility districts and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend associations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024* Multiple deadlines

Department of

Health and Human Services

FY 2024 Inflation Reduction Act: Threatened and Endangered Species Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program conserve and recover over 330 federally listed and over 2,700 Bureau sensitive animal and plant species and their habitat on public lands in collaboration with other BLM programs and partners. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, special district governments, school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, public/Indian housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $800,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program (PCRP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program works with partners to increase the quantity, diversity, and effectiveness of native forbs and grasses for restoration of wildlife habitats and rehabilitation after wildfires. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status, and private institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $800,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations (NOC) Forest Woodlands Resource Management

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program maintain and improve the resilience of forest and woodland ecosystems to wildfire, insects, disease, and drought through density management using timber sales, Stewardship agreements, and other agreements. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state controlled and private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations, and nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $800,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center Invasive and Noxious Plant Management Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program works to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor weed populations on public lands. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, special district, Native American and tribal governments as well as independent school districts, institutions of higher education, and Native American tribal and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $800,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Recreation and Visitor Services Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities that benefit the public and local communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities/ Indian housing authorities; nonprofits; and public, state, and private institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $800,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center (NOC) Wildlife Resource Management

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program responsibly administers program activities to support maintaining functioning wildlife habitats, developing, and implementing restoration projects, and the inventory and monitoring of priority habitats and species to track trends and use on public lands.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; private, public, or state controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; public and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $800,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2024

Department of Transportation

FY 2024 Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program (LCTMP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will reimburse the incrementally higher costs of using or provide an incentive amount to eligible recipients for the use, in projects, of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE?  Local governments, public agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, special purpose districts with a transportation function, and Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $800 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 25, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Recreation Economy for Rural Communities 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide planning assistance to bring together local residents and other stakeholders to help communities that are seeking to grow their outdoor recreation and tourism economy, invest in their Main Streets, and conserve forests and other natural lands. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, tribal, interstate, and intrastate government agencies and instrumentalities; 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; public or nonprofit institutions of higher education; and hospitals operated by state, tribal, or local governments or that meet the definition of nonprofit

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $250,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency

Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Grants (EPA Region 4)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve community resilience and sustainability through sustainable materials management (SMM). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations and institutions representing any U.S. community, as well as local colleges, public universities, or extension agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 16, 2024

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Grants Update

Week of August 26, 2024



This is your weekly grant opportunities update from TFG. If you have any questions or would like more information about any of these grants, please contact your TFG client manager.

New Grant Opportunities

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Department of Commerce

FY 2024 Heat Tabletop Exercise Design Challenge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program invites local governments in close collaboration with community members and leaders, to develop Heat Tabletop Exercise Situation Manuals complete with realistic extreme heat scenarios to exercise heat action plans. In particular, the situation manuals should fuel tabletop exercises that build equitable resilience to extreme heat, linking shorter-term preparedness and response with longer-term planning and risk mitigation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, tribal, local, and territorial governments and community-based organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $200,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2025

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Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Service Area Competition (Third Solicitation)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program ensures continuity of care in the communities and populations currently served by the Health Center Program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Special district governments, city or township governments, state governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments and organizations, urban Indian organizations, nonprofit organizations, and independent school districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $244.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 15, 2024 (Grants.gov), November 14, 2024 (EHBs)

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Department of Transportation

FY 2025 FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program makes annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower (ATCT) projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public agencies, private entities, state agencies, Indian Tribe, or Pueblo owning a public-use National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 18, 2024

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Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 21st Century Museum Professionals Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop and enhance the diverse workforce of museum professionals. It supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce, employing strategies to train and recruit future museum professionals and supporting evaluation efforts to help identify and share effective practices. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations that have a tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Inspire! Grants for Small Museums

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, or private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museums Empowered

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, or private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.29 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museums for America (MFA)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, or private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $21.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to build the capacity of African American museums and support growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations with a primary focus on African American life, art, history, and/or culture

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities, and broadly advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 National Leadership Grants for Museums

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museums services for the American public. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State or local governments, tribal governments, and private nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Grants Update

Week of August 23, 2024

Join the National Special Districts Coalition for a two-part engaging webinar series designed to elevate your grant acquisition strategy to new heights. Click the images below to register!

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from The National Special Districts Coalition. Special districts are either eligible to apply directly, or able to partner with a qualifying entity to apply for any of the grants listed. 

New Grant Opportunities

Department of

Commerce

FY 2024 Heat Tabletop Exercise Design Challenge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program invites local governments in close collaboration with community members and leaders, to develop Heat Tabletop Exercise Situation Manuals complete with realistic extreme heat scenarios to exercise heat action plans. In particular, the situation manuals should fuel tabletop exercises that build equitable resilience to extreme heat, linking shorter-term preparedness and response with longer-term planning and risk mitigation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, tribal, local, and territorial governments and community-based organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $200,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2025

Department of

Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Service Area Competition (Third Solicitation)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program ensures continuity of care in the communities and populations currently served by the Health Center Program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Special district governments, city or township governments, state governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments and organizations, urban Indian organizations, nonprofit organizations, and independent school districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $244.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 15, 2024 (Grants.gov), November 14, 2024 (EHBs)

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program makes annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower (ATCT) projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public agencies, private entities, state agencies, Indian Tribe, or Pueblo owning a public-use National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 18, 2024

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 21st Century Museum Professionals Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop and enhance the diverse workforce of museum professionals. It supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce, employing strategies to train and recruit future museum professionals and supporting evaluation efforts to help identify and share effective practices. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations that have a tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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FY 2025 Inspire! Grants for Small Museums

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, or private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museums Empowered

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, or private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.29 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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FY 2025 Museums for America (MFA)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, or private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $21.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to build the capacity of African American museums and support growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations with a primary focus on African American life, art, history, and/or culture

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities, and broadly advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 National Leadership Grants for Museums

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museums services for the American public. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State or local governments, tribal governments, and private nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Grants Update

Week of August 16, 2024

This is your weekly grant opportunities update from TFG. If you have any questions or would like more information about any of these grants, please contact your TFG client manager.

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Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance (HFTA) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance the pace and scale of the U.S. Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy by facilitating and increasing the removal of hazardous fuels from National Forest System (NFS) lands and/or the removal of hazardous fuels that benefit NFS lands as well as supporting the utilization of such wood resources to make contributions to the economy. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? For-profit entities, non-profit entities, state governments, local governments, tribal entities, and education institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 5, 2024

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Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Competitive Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports collaborative, science-based restoration projects that focus on priority landscapes in the western United States and encourages the use of innovative cross-boundary approaches to support landscape restoration. Projects must focus on on-the-ground outcomes on nonfederal rural forest land, which is also considered nonindustrial private forest land or state forest land. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State forestry agencies, local governments,

Indian Tribes, non-profit organizations, universities, and

Alaska Native corporations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2024

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Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Intermediary Relending Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to alleviate poverty and increase economic activity and employment in rural communities, especially disadvantaged and remote communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Intermediaries which include private nonprofit corporations, public agencies, Indian tribes, and cooperative entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling quarterly through July 15, 2025

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2024 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program empowers communities that are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable housing and seeking to increase housing production and lower housing costs for families over the long term. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, county governments, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and multijurisdictional entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 15, 2024

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Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Youth Engagement, Education and Employment

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to employ the next generation of conservationists in paid projects and internships of the Public Lands Corps (PLC) Program. The PLC Program provides work and education opportunities for youth participants ages 16 to 30, and up to the age of 35 for veterans, in the areas of national and cultural resource conservation, development, and scientific research. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State or local governments, special districts, institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations. Applicants must be members of the funding agency's Youth Corps.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $28 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling through September 1, 2024

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