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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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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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Week of October 11, 2024

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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US Department of Labor approves up to $10M in initial funding to support disaster recovery jobs, training for North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Grants Update

Week of October 4, 2024

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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Biden-Harris Administration Releases Draft Guidance for States to Access up to $1.5 Billion from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Address Legacy Pollution

Grants Update

Week of September 27, 2024

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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

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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Interior Department Announces $254 Million for Local Parks, Largest Investment Ever in Program’s History

Grants Update

Week of September 20, 2024

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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

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

organizations serving urbanized areas (Bureau of the Census

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

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

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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

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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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Week of August 30, 2024

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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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New Grant Opportunities

Department of Commerce

FY 2024 Heat Tabletop Exercise Design Challenge

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Service Area Competition (Third Solicitation)

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 21st Century Museum Professionals Program

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Inspire! Grants for Small Museums

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museums Empowered

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museums for America (MFA)

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2025 National Leadership Grants for Museums

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New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance (HFTA) Program

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Competitive Grant Program

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Intermediary Relending Program

Department of Housing and Urban Development

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

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Youth Engagement, Education and Employment

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New Grant Opportunities

Department of Commerce

FY 2025 Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER)

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Smart Manufacturing and Recycling Tactics for States (SMART) (Part B): State and Local Battery Collection, Recycling, and Reprocessing Program

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Vehicle Technologies Office Batteries Funding

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Weatherization Program Assistance (WAP) Enhancement & Innovation

National Endowment of the Arts

FY 2025 Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program

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New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Community Facilities Program Disaster Repair Grants

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support: Landowner Cost Share Payment Programs for Climate Mitigation and/or Forest Resilience Practices

Department of Commerce

FY 2024 Good Jobs Challenge

Department of Energy

FY 2024 Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

FY 2025 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Small Grants Program

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Service Area Competition (Second Solicitation).

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