Grants Update

Week of March 17, 2023

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 2023 Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides financial investment, technical assistance, and other resources to advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions in rural and remote areas that can be replicated and scaled. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of higher education, nonprofit entities, for-profit entities, tribal nations, state and local governments, and consortias

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $300 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 14, 2023 (Concept Paper), June 28, 2023 (Full Application)

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Treatment for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness, Serious Emotional Disturbance, or Co-Occurring Disorders Experiencing Homelessness

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides comprehensive, coordinated, and evidenced-based services for individuals, youth, and families with a serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), or co-occurring disorder (COD) who are experiencing homelessness, including encampments, or at imminent risk of homelessness, such as people exiting jail or prison without a place to live. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and territories, including the District of Columbia; political subdivisions of states; Indian tribes; tribal organizations; health facilities; and programs operated by, or in accordance with, a contract or award with the Indian Health Service or other public or private nonprofit entities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 5, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose Through Collaborative Actions in Localities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that will use data to drive actions that reduce overdose morbidity and mortality in communities quickly, while addressing health disparities, with a primary focus on opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance use involving opioids and/or stimulants. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? County governments, city or townships, special district governments, tribes or tribal-serving organizations, local governments or their bona fide agents, territorial governments or their bona fide agents, and institutions of higher education.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 15, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide funding for the restoration and protection of aquatic ecosystems. 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? $30 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 1, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programming. The program furthers the funding agency's mission to ensure public safety and provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime, as well as the agency's mission to provide leadership, resources, and solutions for creating safe, just, and engaged communities.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native tribal governments, corporations, special district governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, states, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $72 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 18, 2023 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Community Policing Development: Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies in Seeking Accreditation

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement community policing strategies by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 8, 2023 (Grants.gov), May 15, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or strengthen a multidisciplinary approach to better respond to human trafficking. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $22 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 1, 2023 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support targeted efforts to address youth violence through implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts in a school-based setting (K–12th grade only).  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City, township, and county governments; for-profit organizations, other than small businesses; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal governments; 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; public, state, private, and tribal institutions of higher education; special districts governments; and state governments.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $22 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 3, 2023 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 BJA's STOP School Violence Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve K-12 school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence and ensure a positive school climate. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, and non-profits. Private K-12 schools, including private charter schools, should apply as nonprofit organizations. Public charter schools should apply as independent school districts.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $79 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 8, 2023 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to encourage state, local, and tribal governments, and courts, to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims, by requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system. Click here  for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, Indian tribal governments, state and local courts including juvenile courts, local governments, state, triable or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions that partner with a state, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government, and victim service providers that partner with a state, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 20, 2023 (Grants.gov) April 27, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Smart Policing Initiative (SPI)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program advances the state of policing practice, accountability, and science by providing funding, training, and technical assistance to jurisdictions to develop new approaches to pressing law enforcement challenges, documenting the resulting successes and lessons learned, and widely disseminating them to the policing community to encourage the adoption of innovative and effective policing strategies nationwide. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies; federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions; and tribal consortia, including tribal consortia operated as nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 1, 2023 (Grants.gov) May 8, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Labor

FY 2023-2025 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP): Stand Down Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will help eligible entities to partner with federal, state, tribal, and local entities and businesses, along with veteran, community, social, and faith-based organizations, to organize and hold Stand Down (SD) events for veterans experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. This program is intended to support SD events that will enhance employment and training opportunities and/or promote the self-sufficiency of veterans experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofits; small businesses; other for-profit organizations; federally recognized Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities; Indian housing authorities; state, county, city, township, or special district governments; and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program strategically deploys electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, hydrogen fueling infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure located on public roads or in other publicly accessible locations and strategically deploy charging and alternative fueling infrastructure located along designated alternative fuel corridors. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States; political subdivisions of states; metropolitan planning organizations; local governments; special purpose districts or public authorities with a transportation function, including a port authority; Indian Tribes; U.S. territories; and an authority, agency, or instrumentality of, or an entity owned by, one or more entities previously mentioned

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $700 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 30, 2023 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 America the Beautiful Challenge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to connect and restore lands, waters, and wildlife. Funding will support eligible entities to conceive and develop large-scale, locally led projects spanning public and private lands, and ideally multiple landownership boundaries and jurisdictions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, municipal governments, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, state government agencies, Indian Tribes, and U.S. territories

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $116 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 20, 2023 

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Grants Update

Week of March 10, 2023

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 2023 Energizing Rural Communities Prize

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program incentivizes the development of clean energy projects in rural or remote areas of the country by offering a cash prize pool to kickstart development of clean energy projects. Funding will be provided under two categories. 1: Partner Track, to facilitate new or existing partnerships that enable development of clean energy projects in rural or remote communities and 2: Finance Track, to connect communities to capital for current or future clean energy projects by developing innovative and functional business models. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Private for-profit and nonprofit entities; nonfederal government entities, such as states, counties, tribes, and municipalities; and academic institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 24, 2023   

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Technical Assistance for Local Governments

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program enables organic waste energy and/or resource recovery at the municipal level by leveraging technical expertise and relevant data to address specific and unique issues each municipality encounters with its waste streams. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, tribal governments, airport authorities, and municipal utilities authorities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than provide monetary awards this program provides technical assistance

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 14, 2023   

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will train individuals, such as school personnel and emergency services personnel, including fire department and law enforcement personnel, veterans, and armed services members and their families to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders and how to safely de-escalate crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of states including local governments, tribal organizations, and private nonprofit entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 1, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose Through Collaborative Actions in Localities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that will use data to drive actions that reduce overdose morbidity and mortality in communities quickly, while addressing health disparities, with a primary focus on opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance use involving opioids and/or stimulants. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? County governments, city or townships, special district governments, tribes or tribal-serving organizations, local governments or their bona fide agents, territorial governments or their bona fide agents, and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 8, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural areas, with a particular focus on addressing substance use disorders (SUD), co-occurring disorders (COD), and substance use and mental disorders. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Rural emergency medical services (EMS)

agencies operated by fire-based and non-fire-based local or

tribal governments and nonprofit EMS agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 1, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides support to law enforcement on how to effectively partner with mental health, substance use disorder, and community service to improve appropriate and effective responses to individuals in crisis who have behavioral health conditions, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, or physical disabilities, and to achieve safe outcomes for all individuals in the community. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and state governments, and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education with on-campus police departments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 25, 2023 (Grants.gov), May 2, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agencies to engage in community policing activities Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $224.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 4, 2023 (Grants.gov) May 11, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Community Policing Development: Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to support the implementation of crisis intervention teams, including embedding behavioral or mental health professionals with law enforcement agencies, training for law enforcement officers and embedded behavioral or mental health professionals in crisis intervention response, or a combination of these. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $11.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 1, 2023 (Grants.gov) May 8, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Community Policing Development Microgrants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement community policing strategies by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. Click here  for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 1, 2023 (Grants.gov) May 8, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to bring justice and reconciliation for the hundreds of unsolved cold case murder victims associated with civil rights violations through the identification, investigation, prosecution, and resolution of these cases. This program also seeks to bring justice and support to families and stakeholders impacted by these murders. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.27 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 17, 2023 (Grants.gov), May 24, 2023 (JustGrants)  

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (SAFE)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to establish or expand sexual assault examination programs, including sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) and sexual assault forensic examiner (SAFE) programs that focus on 1) increasing the number and availability of SANEs/SAFEs, 2) expanding access to sexual assault forensic examinations, and 3) improving the quality of post-sexual assault care using a hospital-based or community based approach. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments/organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and special district governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 20, 2023 (Grants.gov) April 27, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for communities to develop coordinated and comprehensive community-based approaches to assist children and their families who are exposed to violence build resilience and prevent future juvenile violence and delinquency. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, independent school districts, Native American tribes and tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, special district governments, and states

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 24, 2023 (Grants.gov), June 7, 2023 (JustGrants) 

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports state, territory, tribal, and local actions to reduce greenhouse gases and associated criteria and toxic air pollution through deployment of new technologies, operational efficiencies, and solutions that will transition America equitably to a low-carbon economy that benefits all Americans. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, air pollution control agencies, municipalities, tribes, and groups of one or more of these entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $250 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 28, 2023 (Notice of Intent), May 31, 2023 (Full Application) 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 National Coastal Resilience Fund  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will make investments in planning, design, and restoration of natural and nature-based solutions to help protect coastal communities from the impacts of storms, floods, and other natural hazards and to improve habitats for fish and wildlife. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit 501(c) organizations, state and territorial government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal governments and organizations, educational institutions, or commercial (for-profit) organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $140 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 12,2023 (pre-proposal), June 28, 2023 (full application)

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Grants Update

Week of March 3, 2023

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 2023 Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilot Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide funding for projects designed to further the development of transformational technologies that capture carbon emissions from existing coal or natural gas electric generation facilities and existing industrial facilities not purposed for electric generation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Technology developers, industry, utilities, universities, national laboratories, engineering and construction firms, state and local governments, tribal, environmental groups, and community based organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $820 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 5, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program develops a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services. Award recipients will leverage their partnerships to implement mental health-related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that school-aged youth have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of states including local governments, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or grant with the Indian Health Service, or other domestic public or private nonprofit entities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $38.1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Transforming Lives Through Supported Employment Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program supports state and community efforts to refine, implement, and sustain evidence-based supported employment programs and mutually compatible and supportive evidence-based practices for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD).  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, Health facilities or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service, public and private nonprofit entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 1, 2023 

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies with implementing the National Preparedness System (NPS) and to support the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State administrative agencies and state emergency management agencies in all 56 U.S. states and territories, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $355.1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 18, 2023   

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2023 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support increased portwide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies. Funding will support port authorities; facility operators; and state, local, and territory agencies for activities associated with implementing area maritime security plans (AMSP), facility security plans (FSPs), vessel security plans (VSPs), and other portwide risk management efforts. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Applicants are entities subject to an area maritime security plan, including port authorities, facility operators, and state and local government agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $100 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 18, 2023

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2023 Transit Security Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program protects the critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase transportation infrastructure resilience. In assessing the national risk profile for FY 2023, the funding agency has identified enhancing cybersecurity and enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places as areas of highest concern. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Governmental agencies with eligible rail, intracity bus, and ferry systems. Eligible transit agencies are determined based on daily unlinked passenger trips and transit systems that serve historically eligible Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $93 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 18, 2023 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to close and repurpose youth detention and correctional facilities, reinvest cost savings to expand community-based alternatives to youth incarceration, and assess and respond to the economic impact of closures on facility staff and surrounding communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 19, 2023 (Grants.gov) April 26, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is for the design and management of a new Environmental Justice (EJ) competitive pass-through program where the funding agency will competitively select multiple pass-through entities to provide grant funds via subawards to community-based nonprofit organizations and other eligible subrecipient groups representing underserved and disadvantaged communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Community-based nonprofit organization (CBO), partnerships of CBOs, partnerships between a CBO and a federally recognized tribal government, and partnerships between a CBO and an institution of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $550 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 31, 2023   

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Grants Update

Week of February 24, 2023

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

 

Consumer Product Safety Commission

FY 2023 Pool Safely Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to prevent the drowning and drain entrapments of children in pools and spas by providing eligible applicants with assistance for prevention education and enforcement of pool safety requirements.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, and Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 30, 2023   

 

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Produce Prescription (PPR) Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to foster understanding on the improvement of the nutrition and health status of participating households through prescribing fresh fruits and vegetables. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education that are local, county, tribal, territory, or state government agencies must provide documentation in support of eligibility as governmental agencies. Veterans Health Administration and various components of its health care system, such as hospitals or clinics, are eligible government agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 16, 2023   

 

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2022 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards by assisting fire prevention programs and supporting firefighter health and safety research and development. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Fire departments (all levels and regions), units of local government, and non-profit organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $36 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 31, 2023

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to close and repurpose youth detention and correctional facilities, reinvest cost savings to expand community-based alternatives to youth incarceration, and assess and respond to the economic impact of closures on facility staff and surrounding communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 11, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 25, 2023 (JustGrants)

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for shelter and transitional housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence and their companion animals. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, Indian tribes, or organizations that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, and any organization that works directly with pets, service animals, emotional support animals, or horses and collaborates with any organization listed above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 10, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 17, 2023 (JustGrants)

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Equitable Sharing Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide law enforcement agencies that assist in an investigation that results in a federal forfeiture with the opportunity to request a share of the federally forfeited proceeds based on their contributions to the law enforcement effort leading to the forfeiture. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies that directly participate in an investigation or prosecution resulting in a federal forfeiture with a federal agency

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program improves the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? All local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE?  April 14, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 21, 2023 (JustGrants)

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) National Level Resources, Training and Technical Assistance

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program will improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 14, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 21, 2023 (JustGrants)

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program increases law enforcement and public safety by providing funds for scenario-based training that prepares officers and other first responders to safely and effectively handle active-shooter and other violent threats. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? All public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $12 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 14, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 21, 2023 (JustGrants)

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to communities to support girls age 17 and younger who are risk of involvement and/or are involved in the juvenile justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal governments, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and states

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 10, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 24, 2023 (JustGrants)

 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 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 transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing as a result of a situation of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, 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? State governments, city or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments and organizations, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 17, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 20, 2023 (JustGrants)  

 

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2023 Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen the institutional base of the humanities by enabling infrastructure development and capacity building. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 17, 2023

 

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Grants Update

Week of February 17, 2023

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 2023 Farmers Market Promotion Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Agricultural businesses and cooperatives, producer networks and associations, community-supported agriculture networks and associations, food councils, local governments, nonprofit corporations, public benefit corporations, economic development corporations, regional farmers’ market authorities, and tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 2, 2023   

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Local Food Promotion Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this project is to fund projects that develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer to consumer marketing to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Agricultural businesses and cooperatives, producer networks and associations, community-supported agriculture (CSA) networks and associations, food councils, local governments, nonprofit corporations, public benefit corporations, economic development corporations, regional farmers’ markets authorities, and tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $61.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 2, 2023   

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and

develop local or regional food systems. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are partnerships between at least one eligible entity and at least one eligible partner. Eligible entities are producers, farmers, ranchers, producer networks, majority-controlled producer based business ventures, food councils, community supported agriculture networks, local governments, nonprofit corporations, public benefit corporations, economic development corporations, regional farmers market authorities, and tribal governments. Eligible partner are state agencies, regional authorities, philanthropic corporations, private corporations, institutions of higher education, and commercial, federal, or farm credit lending institutions. 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $56.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 2, 2023   

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 National Fish Passage Program (NFPP) Base Funding 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides direct technical and financial assistance to partners to remove instream barriers and restore aquatic organism passage and aquatic connectivity for the benefit of Federal trust resources. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public and Indian housing authorities, nonprofits with or without 501 (c)(3) status, small businesses, for-profit organizations, and individuals 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 31, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Enhancing Youth Defense

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support state and local youth defense delivery systems that improve youth defense delivery by implementing tailored strategies to meet existing gaps and needs.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, special district governments, and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 3, 2023      

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Grants to Engage Men and Boys as

Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against

Women and Girls

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program develops and/or implements strategies that engage and mobilize men and boys at individual, group, relational, and societal levels to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county

governments, Native American Tribal governments and

organizations, and nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 24, 2023 (Grant.gov), March 28, 2023

(JustGrants)       

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, nonprofits, and Native American tribal governments.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 24, 2023   

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enable applicants to improve the reporting, transportation, processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains, including migrants. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City, township, and county governments, state governments, accredited, publicly funded Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) forensic laboratories, medical examiner offices, accredited, publicly funded toxicology laboratories, accredited, publicly funded crime laboratories, publicly funded university forensic anthropology laboratories, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 11, 2023 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to assist in defraying the costs associated with postconviction case review, evidence location, and DNA testing in violent felony cases (as defined by state law) where the results of such testing might show actual innocence.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and states

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 4, 2023 (grants.gov); April 11, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will increase the number of violent crime cold case prosecutions and decrease the number of

awaiting/pending prosecution(s) of unresolved violent

crime cold cases. Funding will support the prosecution of

violent crime cold cases where a DNA profile from a known or

unknown suspect has been identified and/or support

investigative activities. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or townships, counties, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, special district governments, state and local prosecuting agencies, and law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 4, 2023 (Grants.gov) April 11, 2023 (JustGrants)

Institute of Museums and Library Services

FY 2023 Beyond Our Walls: Workshops at Libraries

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to establish a new role for public libraries as hubs for making neighborhood games and interactive stories. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Libraries that are either units of state or local government or private non-profit organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 3, 2023   

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Grants Update

Week of February 10, 2023

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 2023 OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative: Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Loan Guarantees

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist private lenders in providing affordable financing to qualified borrowers to improve access to clean, reliable water and waste disposal systems for households and businesses in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Lenders with the legal authority, financial strength, and sufficient experience to operate successful lending programs, Federal or state-chartered banks, Savings and loans, Farm Credit banks with direct lending authority, Credit unions, and nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $123 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that will increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by providing incentives at the points of purchase. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Institutions of higher education that are local, county, tribal, territorial, or state government agencies must provide documentation in support of eligibility as government agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $36.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 4, 3023

Department of Justice

FY 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to fire departments and firefighter interest organizations to assist in increasing the number of firefighters to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate fire protection from fire and fire-related hazards, and to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments.

Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Volunteer fire departments, combination fire departments, career fire departments, and national, state, local, and tribal organizations that represent the interests of volunteer firefighters 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $360 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 17, 2023

Department Justice

FY 2023 Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Disability in Rural Communities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to achieve the goals of, and improve the effectiveness of, services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through well-designed research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topical areas as specified by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies, public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $875,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 5, 2023 (letter of intent); March 31, 2023 (full proposal)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the purchase or lease of body-worn cameras (BWCs) to establish or expand comprehensive body-worn camera programs with a specific and demonstrated plan to implement this technology to maximize the benefits of BWCs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies that perform law enforcement functions, prosecutors’ offices, and state or regional consortia that support such agencies, including state administrating agencies (SAAs).

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $24 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 4, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 11, 2023 (JustGrants)     

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Grants Update

Week of February 3, 2023

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 2023 Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports project designed to improve access to local foods in areas where access to fresh, healthy food is limited or unavailable through urban and/or innovative agricultural practices by funding Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. Projects must be designed to support multiple farmers or gardeners and target historically underserved areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, units of local government, Tribal Governments, and schools serving grades K-12

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 27, 2023  

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office FOA in Support of Hydrogen Shot

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will support the research development and demonstration of affordable hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as aligned with the vision outlined in DOE’s draft national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap targeting four topics of interest critical to enabling the use of clean hydrogen across sectors, particularly in medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) vehicles and other heavy-duty transportation applications.

Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and for-profit entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $47 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 24, 2023 (Concept Paper), April 28, 2023 (Full Applications)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program develops, implements, or expands comprehensive programs in response to the overdose crisis and the impacts of use and misuse of opioids, stimulants, or other substances. The program will provide the necessary resources that allow communities to respond to this substance use and misuse to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in the criminal justice system. Click herefor more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $120.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 21, 2023 (Grants.gov), March 28, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department Justice

FY 2023 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Responses 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This supports cross-system programs that improve or enhance public safety and public health responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) who come in contact with law enforcement.  Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and mental health agencies 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 24, 2023 (Grants.gov), May 1, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to eligible applicants to enhance or implement clinical services and other evidence based activities or services to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and address the treatment and recovery needs of people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are currently involved in the criminal justice

system or were formerly involved.  Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, Native American tribal governments, community-based nonprofit organizations, and states.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 21, 2023 (Grants.gov), March 28, 2023 (JustGrants) 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Improving Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to establish, expand, or improve treatment and recovery support services for people with substance use disorders during their incarceration and upon reentry into the community. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, special district governments, state governments and nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 28, 2023 (grants.gov); April 4, 2023 (justgrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports cross-system collaboration programs to reduce criminal justice (CJ) system involvement and improve

outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or

co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs)

who have come into contact with the CJ system or are leaving a

custodial setting. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? County, city, and township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, special district governments, and state and territorial governments. 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $17 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 21, 2023 (grants.gov) March 28, 2023 (JustGrants) 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks applications for reentry services and programs focused on strengthening education and employment outcomes for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration. This program provides funding under two categories (1) Improving Correctional Education, and/or (2) Improving Employment Services and Connections. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $23.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 28, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 4, 2023 (Just Grants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Second Chance Act Smart Supervision Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides grants and technical assistance to help agencies build their capacity to help adults successfully complete their supervision and, in the process, desist from crime and lead productive, pro-social lives. Supervision generally refers to probation and parole, though terminology varies by state. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, a consortia of supervision agencies, special district governments, and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.25 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 21, 2023 (Grants.gov), March 28, 2023 (JustGrants) 

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Smart Prosecution: Innovative Prosecution Solutions (IPS)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides state, local, and tribal prosecutors with support to reduce crime and increase public safety and trust in the criminal justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local prosecutorial agencies, federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform prosecution functions, and tribal consortia consisting of two or more federally recognized Indian tribes, including tribal consortia operated as nonprofit organizations, acting as a fiscal agent for one or more prosecutor agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 28, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program provides veteran treatment courts and criminal justice professionals with the resources needed to reduce the misuse of opioids, stimulants, and other substances by veterans involved in the criminal justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, city or township governments, county governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, special district governments, and state agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25.1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 28, 2023 (Grants.gov), April 4, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Buses and Bus Facilities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The Buses and Bus Facilities Program makes federal resources available for capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, and lease buses and related equipment or to rehabilitate, purchase, construct or lease bus-related facilities including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emissions vehicles or facilities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, states or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service, and Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $372.34 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 13, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Low or No Emission Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The Low or No Emission Grant Program provides funding for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities such as recharging, refueling, and maintenance facilities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Designated recipients, states, local governmental authorities, and Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.22 billion

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 13, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of January 13, 2023

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 2023 Climate Program Office, Climate and Societal interactions Division, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support NOAA activities within the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Through BIL, NOAA aims to improve capabilities to better inform decisions to protect life and property, and mitigate flooding and wildfire impacts to the U.S. population and economy. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, and international organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 29, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Adult Reentry Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is for recipients to use funds for services or practices that have a demonstrated evidence base and that are appropriate for the population(s) of focus. An evidence-based practice refers to approaches in prevention, treatment, or recovery that are validated by documented research evidence. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and Territories, including the District of Columbia, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations, health facilities, or programs operated by or in accordance with a contract or award with the Indian Health Service, or other public or private non-profit entities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 6, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program expands substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support services in existing drug courts. The program supports a continuum of care, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services, for individuals with SUD involved with the courts. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, political subdivisions of states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations health facilities, institutions of higher education, and community or faith-based organizations. 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $32.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 6, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Preservation Technology and Training (PTT) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is to support the creation of better tools, materials, and approaches to conserving buildings, landscapes, sites, and collections. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Federal and nonfederal laboratories, accredited museums, universities, nonprofit organizations, system units and offices and Cooperative Park Study Units of the System, state historic preservation offices, Tribal preservation offices, and Native Hawaiian organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $200,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program (EJG2G)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support community-based nonprofit organizations in their efforts to collaborate and partner with other stakeholders to develop solutions that will significantly address environmental and/or public health issues in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms and risks. Click herefor more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Partnerships between states/commonwealths and community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs), partnerships between instrumentalities of a state and CBOs, partnerships between tribal governments and CBOs, partnerships between local governments and CBOs, U.S. territories, and freely associated states Tribal governments in remote areas

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $70 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 10, 2023

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

FY 2023 Sustain Our Great Lakes 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that will benefit fish, wildlife, habitat, and water quality in the Great Lakes basin. Awards will be issued to improve and enhance stream, riparian, and coastal habitats to benefit species, as well as water quality in the Great Lakes and their tributaries. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, academic

institutions, Native American tribes, non-profits, state

governments, and tribal organizations/institutions.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 14, 2023 (pre-proposal); April 25, 2023 (full proposal)

Department of Transportation

FY 2022 Airport Improvement Program

Supplemental Discretionary Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Supplemental Discretionary Grants program provides supplemental discretionary funding to eligible airport applicants for capital projects. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Airport sponsors normally eligible for AIP discretionary grants as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47115, which includes a public agency, private entity, state agency, Indian Tribe or Pueblo owning a public-use NPIAS airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island Airport, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $268 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of January 6, 2023

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 2023 Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen American energy independence by increasing the private sector supply of renewable energy and decreasing the demand for energy through energy-efficiency improvements. Projects must serve agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Click here for more information. 

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2023

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $324 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 10, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 American Battlefield Protection Program Preservation Planning Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the planning, interpreting, and preserving of historic battlefields and sites associated with armed conflicts. As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the funding agency encourages projects that promote and expand preservation as well as enhance the understanding of the origins of the United States. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and local governments, special districts, academic institutions, schools, nonprofit organizations, Native American tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations 

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 15, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Endangered Species Recovery

Implementation

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the implementation of priority recovery actions for federally endangered and threatened species using Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery plans. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, federally recognized and non-federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations including small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $14 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA): Standard Grants 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is supports projects that involve the long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Unrestricted

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 24, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 WaterSMART: Water Recycling and Desalination Planning  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support water recycling desalination planning and pre-construction activities. Specifically, awards will support the development of new water recycling and desalination feasibility studies, planning and preliminary design activities for water recycling or desalination construction projects, and environmental compliance activities for water recycling or desalination construction projects. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, irrigation districts, water districts, state, regional, and local authorities located in the western United States or U.S. territories as identified in the Reclamation Act of June, 1902, as amended, or Hawaii

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program (COSSAP): Training and Technical Assistance 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide training and technical assistance to plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by the opioid epidemic. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Port Infrastructure Development Program  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support infrastructure development for the improvement of port facilities and intermodal infrastructure-related projects. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state, governments, Port authorities, commissions or their subdivisions, Tribal governments, public agencies, special-purpose districts with a transportation function, and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $662.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 28, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides 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. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public and private entities seeking to finance, design, construct, own or operate an eligible project, including local governments, transit agencies, and special districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

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Grants Update

Week of December 16, 2022

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 Transportation

FY 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports surface transportation projects that will improve safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation. 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.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2023 

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports 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. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, private nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes.

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 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? SPublic bodies, community-based nonprofit corporations, and Native American tribal governments.

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop and commercially demonstrate Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs in the United States. This program will support projects that contribute to the development and demonstration of four (4) domestic Regional DAC Hubs to accelerate the commercialization of CO2 removal via integrated capture from the atmosphere, processing, transport, and secure geologic storage and/or conversion. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic institutions of higher education, for-profits, nonprofits, state and local governmental entities, and Tribal Nations. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 24, 2023 (Letter of Intent); March 13, 2023 (Full Application) 

Department of Energy

FY 2022/2023 Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program allows recipients to research and develop high-impact, cost-effective technologies and building retrofit practices that will reduce carbon emissions, improve flexibility and resilience, and lower energy costs.  Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Unrestricted

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 5, 2023 

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (RCORP-NAS) 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program reduces the incidence and impact of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in rural communities by improving systems of care, family supports, and social determinants of health. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? All domestic public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations. Tribes and tribal organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 8, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2022 Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide effective, results-oriented technical assistance to public water systems. The Agency’s priorities include maximizing funds to provide significant benefit to drinking water systems in communities of need; tackling the climate crisis; and advancing environmental justice and equity. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, nonprofit private

universities and colleges, and public institutions of higher education. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 26, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Justice for Families Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program aims to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. Click here for more information. 

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

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 13, 2023 (Grants.gov); February 16, 2023 (JustGrants) 

Department of Justice

FY 2022 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to make payments to states and units of local government that incur certain types of costs due to the incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens during the reporting period of July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and State governments

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 30, 2023 (Grants.gov); February 6, 2023 (JustGrants) 

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Grants Update

Week of December 9, 2022

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 2023 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program enables and improves distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. 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, and groups of eligible entities working together.    

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 30, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Address Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-Based, and Distributed Wind   

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will enable the innovations needed to advance U.S. wind systems, reduce the cost of electricity, and accelerate the deployment of wind power, maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition as the nation works to curb the climate crisis, empower workers, and advance environmental justice. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, nonprofits, for-profits, and institutions of higher education who are domestic entities. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 10, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 DOE Partnership Intermediary (PI) Pilot   

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will support the Department of Energy to increase its outreach to small businesses, universities, and other non-traditional partners in pursuit of clean energy, national security, energy security, and climate goals through partnership intermediaries (PIs). Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and local governments, nonprofits owned in whole or in part by, chartered by, funded in whole or in part by, or operated in whole or in part by or on behalf of a state or local government, that assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, or otherwise cooperates with small business firms, institutions of higher education.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 3, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Refuge Enhancement/Non-Infrastructure Program  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enable local communities to play a more active role in increasing outdoor recreation

opportunities on refuge lands and waters, and to enhance

wildlife habitat. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, county governments, local governments, special districts, independent school districts, public, state, and private institutions of higher education, public housing

authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal

governments, and nonprofits. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 10, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2022 Historic Preservation Fund - Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the rehabilitation of historic properties to foster economic development of rural communities. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal

governments, and nonprofits. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 7, 2023

National Endowment of the Arts

FY 2024 Grants for Arts Projects 1 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports 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? State and local governments, special district governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, independent school districts, and nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 9, 2023 

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Grants Update

Week of December 2, 2022

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 Transportation

FY 2023 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports surface transportation projects that will improve: safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation. 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.    

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2022/2023 BIL– Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP): Grid Innovation Program (Section 40103(b))

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to provides financial assistance to one or multiple states, Tribes, local governments, and public utility commissions to collaborate with electric sector owners and operators to deploy projects that use innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to enhance grid resilience and reliability. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, a combination of 2 or more states, Indian tribes, local governments, and public utility commissions.

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 13, 2023 (Concept Papers) ;May 19, 2023 (Full Application)  

Department of Energy

FY 2022/2023 BIL– Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP): Grid Resilience (Section 40101(c))  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports activities that reduce the likelihood and consequence of impacts to the electric grid due to extreme weather, wildfire, and natural disaster. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Electric grid operators, electricity generators, electricity storage operator, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, and fuel suppliers. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 16, 2022 (Concept Paper); April 6, 2023 (Full Application)  

Department of Energy

FY 2022/2023 BIL– Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP): Smart Grid Grants (Section 40107)  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to deploy and catalyze technology solutions that increase the flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the electric power system, with particular focus on enhancing the system’s capabilities. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, local governments, tribal nations, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and for-profit entities.

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 16, 2022 (Concept Papers); March 17, 2023 (Full Application) 

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2022 Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance (WPIA) 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? States and local governments, Indian tribes, school districts, community non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, and special purpose districts such as public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports.   

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 20, 2022 

Department Agriculture

FY 2023 Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects that address the needs of owners and operators of small to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small processors, veteran farmers and ranchers, and/or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Federal, state, local or tribal agencies, institutions of higher education, foundations maintained by institutions of higher education, cooperative extension services for U.S. states or territories, and nongovernmental organizations and/or community-based organizations representing owners and operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 16, 2023

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Rural Business Development Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides technical assistance and training for small and emerging businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 new employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Rural public entities including towns, communities, state agencies, authorities, nonprofit corporations, institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribes, and rural cooperatives.   

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 28, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Partnership Intermediary Pilot

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will develop partnership intermediaries to support the Department of Energy in increasing its outreach to small businesses, universities, and other non-traditional partners in pursuit of clean energy, national security, energy security, and climate goals. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and local governments, nonprofits owned in whole or in part by, chartered by, funded in whole or in part by, or operated in whole or in part by or on behalf of a state or local government, that assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, or otherwise cooperates with small business firms, institutions of higher education. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 3, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP) Capacity Contracts   

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that accelerate the deployment of high-voltage transmission facilities that will best serve the national interest by cost-effectively increasing resiliency and reliability, reducing energy bills for households and businesses by increasing access to lower-cost electricity, increasing inter-regional transmission capacity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting economic growth and energy justice. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligibility is unrestricted. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 1, 2023 (Part 1). Accepted Part 1 applicants will have 45 days from invitation to apply for Part 2. 

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services -Replication

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program enhances the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of nutrition services and programs within the aging services network. Funding will support projects that support the Older Americans Act Title III-C Senior Nutrition Program goals of reducing hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition; promoting socialization; and promoting health and well-being by delaying the onset of adverse health conditions. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic public and private nonprofit entities, including state and local governments; Indian tribal governments and organizations; faith-based organizations; community-based organizations; hospitals and institutions of higher education. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 25, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: National Fish Passage Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to provide direct technical and financial assistance to partners to remove instream barriers and restore aquatic organism passage and aquatic connectivity for the benefit of Federal trust resources. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, Federal agencies, private land owners, Tribes, local municipalities, special district governments, non-governmental organizations, special district governments, independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public and Indian housing authorities, nonprofits with or without 501 (c)(3) status, small businesses, for-profit organizations, and individuals 

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling- final due date is December 31, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Guidelines For Brownfields Training, Research, And Technical Assistance Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to authorize funding to eligible entities to provide training, research, and technical assistance to facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation. Grants awarded under this solicitation will help communities, organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and individuals tackle the challenge of cleaning up and revitalizing brownfield properties. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state 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 and limited partnerships in which all partners are nonprofits, and qualified community development entities.

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 14, 2023 

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Technical Assistance To Brownfields Communities  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will help communities tackle the challenge of assessing, cleaning up and preparing brownfield sites for redevelopment, especially underserved/rural/small and distressed communities. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, land clearance authorities, regional councils, redevelopment agencies, states, Indian tribes, non-profit organizations including educational institutions, limited liability corporations, limited liability partnerships, and qualified community development entities.

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 14, 2023

Department of Labor

FY 2023 YouthBuild Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. In addition to construction skills training, YouthBuild applicants may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Private non-profit or public agencies including rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or similar program.    

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 7, 2023 

National Archives Records Administration

FY 2024 Archives Collaboratives   

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will fund archival collaborations to share best practices, tools, and techniques; assess institutional strengths and opportunities; create replicable and sustainable digital platforms for historical collections; virtually unify records from multiple repositories; and promote management structures for long-term sustainability and growth.Click here for more information. 

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

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 3, 2023

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2024 Major Collaborative Archival Initiatives   

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections. Projects must be collaborations among multiple institutions that either digitize and publish online historical records as a virtual collection around a common theme, organization, or important historical figure(s), or that create and test new tools and methods for the archival field to enhance public access, especially for born-digital records. 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.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 3, 2023 

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2024 Publishing Historical Record in Collaborative Digital Editions   

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides access to, and editorial context for, the historical documents and records that tell the American story. Funding will support projects to publish online editions of historical records, which may focus on broad historical movements in U.S. history, such as law, including its social and cultural history; politics; social reform; business; military; the arts; and other aspects of the national experience, including any aspect of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American history. 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.    

WHEN'S IT DUE? Round 1: May 3, 2023 ;Round 2: November 2, 2023  

National Endowment for the Arts

FY 2024 Challenge America  

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program offers support primarily to small organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies (LEAs)/school districts, and other organizations that can help advance the goals of the funding agency including nonprofit organizations, states or local governments, and tribes.

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 27, 2023 (pre-submittal in grants.gov); May 16, 2023 (submittal through NEA portal) 

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Grants Update

Week of November 18, 2022

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 Housing and Urban Development

FY 2022 Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (Select Areas)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide housing interventions in lower-income households that are conducted jointly through the coordination of HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH)-funded Healthy Homes Production (HHP) program and programs funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 5, 2023

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

FY 2023 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is 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? Local and state governments, school districts, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, consortia, and tribal governments.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstrations

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to accelerate commercialization for energy storage technologies by demonstrating the technologies at scale for long durations and partnering with community and industry stakeholders so they can best adopt and benefit from these technologies. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, tribal governments, institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, and nonprofits.

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 15, 2022 (Letter of Intent), March 3, 2023 (Full Application)

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 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?  Political subdivisions of states and territories, such as counties, towns, parishes, and similar units of government that have executive and legislative functions to be political subdivisions of states. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 16, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and public-private partnerships. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 16, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Water Conservation Field Services Program (Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for projects that result in water management planning for water managers to plan, prioritize, and design projects that conserve and use water more efficiently, and to mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, local authorities, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority located in the Reclamation’s Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2023

Federal Communications Commission

FY 2023 Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to facilitate the promotion of the Affordable Connective Program (ACP) and increase awareness of and participation in the ACP among eligible households.

Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, institutions of higher education, tribal governments, public housing agencies, social service providers, workforce development training organizations, community-based organizations, and nonprofit organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 9, 2023

Bloomberg Philanthropies

2022 Public Art Challenge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to create temporary public art projects that address important civic issues. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Mayors of US cities with populations over 30,000.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 15, 2023 (Phase I)

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? Led in partnership with the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI), BICI will help cities implement ambitious cycling projects, setting a new precedent for what’s possible in cities. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Cities with more than 100,000 residents

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling from November 10, 2022 to February 3, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of November 11, 2022

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

AmeriCorps

  FY 2023 AmeriCorps Seniors: American Seniors Workforce Development Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects focused on supporting older adults as they seek to secure employment in professional, skilled labor, or para-professional careers. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 1, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

  FY 2023 Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports organizations to reduce falls and/or fall risks among older adults and adults with disabilities in their community through the implementation of evidence-based fall prevention programs, particularly focusing on those older adults in underserved areas and populations. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, faith based organizations, community organizations, and Native American tribal governments.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 11, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

  FY 2023 Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help communities develop capacity for, expand, deliver, and sustain evidence-based chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) and support programs that address the prevention and management of chronic conditions among older adults and adults with disabilities. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, faith based organizations, community organizations, and Native American tribal governments.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 11, 2023

Department of Interior

  FY 2023 Youth Engagement, Education and Employment 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program employs 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 natural and cultural resource conservation, development, and scientific research. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 10, 2023

Department of Transportation

  FY 2023 FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program funds small town and municipal airports in the implementation of 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? Local and state governments, special districts, and airport sponsors that are approved in the funding agency’s contract tower program or contract tower cost-share program.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 6, 2022

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2023 Landmarks of American History and Culture

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support a series of one-week residential, virtual, and combined format workshops across the nation that enhance and strengthen how K-12 educators, higher education faculty, and humanities professionals incorporate place-based teaching and learning in the humanities. Projects will situate the study of topics and themes in the humanities within sites, areas, or regions of historic and cultural significance in order to expand participants' knowledge of and approaches to teaching about diverse histories, cultures, traditions, languages, and perspectives in the United States and its jurisdictions.

Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 1, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of November 4, 2022

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 2023 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the development of systemic Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences in school districts by increasing the capacity of state networks and their leadership, network weavers, their partners, and the larger environmental education community. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, K-through-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, and Native American tribal governments.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 20, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development

  FY 2022 HOPE VI Main Street Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide grants to small communities to assist in the renovation of a historic or traditional central business district, or “Main Street” area, by replacing unused, obsolete, commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units.

Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments and special districts.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of October 28, 2022

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 2023 Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program (DVHT-SO)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to fund organizations that will build, expand, and sustain organizational and local capacity to deliver services to domestic victims of severe forms of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended through victim outreach, identification, case management, direct services, assistance, and referrals. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 22, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program: Overdose Response

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support immediate responses to the overdose crisis in rural areas through improving access to, capacity for, and sustainability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD). Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and territorial governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and domestic public or private nonprofit or for-profit entities, including community-based organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 19, 2023

Department of Interior

FY 2023 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to facilitate the collection of light detection and ranging (lidar) and derived elevation data by supporting applicants that may fund an acquisition project through the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC), or that may request funds to apply toward a lidar data acquisition project where the requesting partner uses its own contracting vehicle. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, federal agencies, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and private sector utilities.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 18, 2022

National Endowment for the Arts

FY 2023-2024 NEA Big Read 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports organizations across the country in hosting dynamic community-wide reading programs that broaden people's understanding of the world, their neighbors, and themselves through the power of a shared reading experience. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, tax-exempt public libraries, and nonprofit organizations. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 18, 2023

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2023 Climate Smart Humanities Organizations

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports comprehensive assessment and strategic planning efforts by humanities organizations to mitigate physical and operational environmental impacts and adapt to a changing climate. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public or nonprofit accredited institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 17, 2023

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2023 Cultural and Community Resilience

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports community-based efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic by safeguarding cultural resources and fostering cultural resilience through the identification, documentation, and/or collection of cultural heritage and community experience. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and nonprofit accredited institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations.  

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 12, 2023

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2024 Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to restore and conserve the habitat necessary to support coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fish species along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, federal agencies, Native American tribes, conservation groups, private landowners, corporations/businesses, foundations, and nonfederal entities.

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 20, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of October 14, 2022

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 2023 Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Program: Peer-Learning Pilot Cohorts

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for local, regional, and tribal governments to participate in pilot peer-learning cohorts regarding clean energy. Click here for more information. 

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

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 1, 2022

Department of Labor

FY 2023 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program (IVTP), and the Homeless Female Veterans’ and Veterans’ with Children Program (HFVVWC) - HVRP

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program proposes strategies to achieve economic opportunity, address historical inequities, and provide equitable access and outcomes to marginalized groups. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, Native American tribal governments, academic institutions, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, small businesses, and for profit and nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 9, 2023

Department of Agriculture

FY 2022 National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the replacement, removal, repair, and improvement of culverts or weirs that would meaningfully improve or restore fish passage for anadromous fish. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments and Native American tribes

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 6, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2022/ 2023 Rail Vehicle Replacement Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support capital projects that replace rail rolling stock. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 5, 2023

Department of Veterans Affairs

FY 2023 Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide legal services to eligible veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based organizations. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 30, 2022

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Grants Update

Week of October 7, 2022

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 2023 Advanced Biofuel Payment Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels by paying advanced biofuel producers for finished advanced biofuel products. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Any entity that produces and sells advanced biofuel.

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 31, 2022

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Fertilizer Product Expansion Program (FPEP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to increase or otherwise expand the manufacturing and processing of fertilizer, nutrient alternatives, and other nutrient management products and technologies and their availability in the United States. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and and state governments, Native American tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations, corporations, certified benefit corporations, and producer-owned cooperatives and corporations. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 14, 2022 and December 29, 2022

Department of Agriculture

   FY 2023 Solid Waste Management Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program reduces or eliminates pollution of water resources by providing funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites. Projects must be in rural areas and towns with a population of 10,000 or less. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 31, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services

  FY 2023 Children's Safety Network 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to increase the capacity of Title V agencies to adopt and implement evidence-based child and adolescent safety programs, practices, and policies, with a specific focus on injury and violence prevention-related Title V performance and outcome measures, such as injury hospitalizations, bullying, safe sleep, and suicide, as well as leading causes of injury-related deaths among children and adolescents (e.g., motor vehicle crashes, firearms, and poisonings).  Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, special districts, Native American tribal governments, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, independent school districts, and small businesses.

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 4, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

  FY 2023-2025 Residential (Long Term Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Children

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to unaccompanied children (UC) in ORR custody by supporting long-term foster care (LTFC) providers for the provision of foster care services to UC, including sibling groups, pregnant/parenting teens, or UC who are especially vulnerable or with other needs.  Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligibility for this program is unrestricted.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 29, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2022 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Program 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program helps communities transform neighborhoods by redeveloping severely distressed public and/or U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-assisted housing and catalyzing critical improvements in neighborhoods. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, public housing authorities, and Indian housing authorities. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 11, 2023

Department of Transportation

  FY 2022 Thriving Communities Program - Capacity Builders

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to establish a national technical assistance program that will drive innovation, advance equity outcomes, and build a national pipeline of community-driven infrastructure projects. Applicants will provide technical assistance, planning and capacity building support to disadvantaged communities. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, philanthropic entities, other technical providers with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide technical assistance, planning, and capacity building.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 22, 2022

Department of Transportation

  FY 2022 Thriving Communities Program - Community Letters of Interest

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will provide technical assistance, planning, and capacity building support to communities to help them compete for federal aid and deliver quality infrastructure projects that enable their communities and neighborhoods to thrive. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and other political subdivisions of state or local government.

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 6, 2022

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Grants Update

Week of September 30, 2022

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 

Interior

FY 2023 Partners for Fish and Wildlife

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the restoration and conservation of fish and wildlife habitats for the benefit of federal trust resources by providing direct technical and financial assistance to private landowners. Projects must be implemented on private lands, with certain exceptions. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local and tribal governments, special district governments, Native American tribal organizations, school districts, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2023

Department of Interior

FY 2023 Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program: National Ground-Water Monitoring Network 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports data providers for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network by helping 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? Eligible applicants are state or local water resource agencies that collect groundwater data, including state governments, city or township governments, and county governments.

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 26, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Terminal Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports by upgrading, modernizing, and rebuilding airport terminals and airport-owned airport traffic control towers.  Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and private entities.

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 24, 2022

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Grants Update

Week of September 23, 2022

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. 

Please Note: Grants.gov is currently offline for maintenance. the site will return online on September 29, 2022.

New Grant Opportunities

Department of 

Energy

FY 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Storage Validation and Testing Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise Phases III, III.5, and IV

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will accelerate the development of new or expanded commercial-scale geologic carbon storage projects and associated carbon dioxide transport infrastructure, through a focus on detailed site characterization, permitting, and construction stages of project development. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 28, 2022

Department of Interior

FY 2023 Coastal Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides technical and financial assistance through cooperative agreements to coastal communities, conservation partners, and landowners to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitats on public and private lands. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and for-profit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 30, 2023

Department of Interior

FY 2022 Save America’s Treasures (SAT) Grants: Collection Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide preservation and/or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. Projects should involve collections including artifacts, museum collections, documents, sculptures, and other works of art. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 20, 2022

Department of Interior

FY 2022 Save America’s Treasures (SAT) Grants: Preservation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide preservation and/or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. Preservation projects must be designated individually as a National Historic Landmark, or a contributing structure to a National Historic Landmark District, at the time of application submission. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 20, 2022

Department of Interior

FY 2023-2024 Water Conservation Field Services Program: Financial Assistance

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for the planning, prioritizing, demonstrating technology/projects, and design of projects that conserve and use water more efficiently; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the Western U.S. Click here for more information. Click here to view the NOFA.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, Indian tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, and other organizations with water or power delivery authority located within the Lower Colorado Basin including southern California, Nevada, and Arizona, or the State of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 18, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2022 Enhance Aquifer Recharge Performance and Potential Risk in Different Regional and Hydrogeologic Settings

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to conduct research related to Enhanced Aquifer Recharge (EAR) as part of the National Water Reuse Action Plan. Research under this initiative is important to increasing the understanding of current aquifer storage and recovery practices and may include studies on the effect of subsurface geology and hydrology on EAR effectiveness for enhancing water quality, the methods and technologies for monitoring and maintenance of EAR systems, and computational modeling and scientific visualization. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, hospitals located in the U.S. and its territories or possessions, and public and private nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 9, 2022

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2023 Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support humanistic research that explores the relationship between technology and society. The funding agency is particularly interested in projects that examine current social and cultural issues that are significantly shaped by technology.  

Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 2, 2023

Department of Transporation

FY 2022 Advanced Transportation Technologies and Innovative Mobility Deployment (ATTIMD) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program improves safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment by supporting deployment, installation, and operation of advanced transportation technologies. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, other political subdivisions of a state or local government, such as publicly owned toll or port authorities, multijurisdictional groups or consortia of research institutions or academic institutions

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 18, 2022

Department of Transportation

FY 2022 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports public sector agencies to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in order to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, public transit agencies or authorities,

Public toll authorities, and Metropolitan planning organizations.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 18, 2022

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Grants Update

Week of September 16, 2022

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 2022 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Forest Restoration (Great Lakes Watershed)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that implement strategic, priority actions to restore, protect, and maintain the Great Lakes ecosystem. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and limited to projects located entirely within the Great Lakes watershed, which includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 14, 2022

Department of Energy

FY 2023 American-Made SolarAPP+ Prize

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program encourages the adoption of SolarAPP+ by local governments with authority over residential rooftop solar photovoltaic permitting. SolarAPP+ is an automated permitting software tool, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL), that provides instant permit approval on code-compliant residential rooftop solar systems. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments that qualify as authorities having jurisdiction, including counties, cities, and incorporated towns and villages. Applicants must have authority over residential rooftop solar photovoltaic permitting.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 4, 2022

Department of Interior

FY 2023 Recovery Challenge Fund

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program enhances and increases partnerships with agencies and organizations implementing high-priority recovery actions, in particular for genetically sound breeding, rearing, and reintroduction programs, as well as to develop or update recovery plans Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligibility for this program is unrestricted. Applicants are expected to have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the biology of the involved listed species and its ecosystem, including preferably having worked with the species in the past. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2022

Department of Interior

FY 2023 Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports 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? Local, state, other public institution/organization, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal governments, and Native American organizations located within 17 Western States that have submitted a Feasibility Study to Reclamation for review by October 31, 2022. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 9, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Brownfields Assessment 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? 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 partners are nonprofits, and qualified community development entities.

WHEN'S IT DUE: November 22, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 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 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.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 22, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Brownfields Multipurpose Grants 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provide funding for the direct costs associated with the inventory, site prioritization, site reuse planning, community involvement, assessment, cleanup planning, and cleanup.  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, and limited partnerships in which all partners are nonprofits, and qualified community development entities.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 22, 2022

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Week of September 9, 2022

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 2022 Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to fund high-impact, applied research and development, and prototype or pilot scale technology validation and demonstration projects in order to expedite the adoption of transformational industrial technology necessary to increase energy efficiency across industry and in high greenhouse gas-emitting industrial subsectors. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, for-profit and nonprofit organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 12, 2022 (concept papers), December 20, 2022 (full application)

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2022 Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to promote resilience, trauma-informed approaches, and equity in communities that have recently faced civil unrest, community violence, and/or collective trauma within the past 24 months. This program also intends to assist high-risk youth and families through the implementation of evidence-based violence prevention and community youth engagement programs. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, political subdivisions of the state, nonprofit organizations, or Native American tribal governments that have faced civil unrest, community violence, and/or collective trauma within the last 24 months.

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 17, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2022 Healthy Homes Production (HHP) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports a comprehensive approach to addressing multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. The program expands the funding agency's efforts to address a variety of high-priority environmental health and safety hazards.  Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 18, 2022

Department of Interior

FY 2022 Historic Preservation Program (HPF): Semiquincentennial Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports 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 (250th anniversary). Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, institutions of higher institutions, Native American tribal governments, nonprofit organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 6, 2022

Department of Agriculture

FY 2022 Community Wildfire Defense Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program assists at-risk local communities and Indian tribes with planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. The two primary project types that will be supported through this program are the development and revising of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) and the implementation of projects described in a CWPP that is less than ten years old. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local government entities, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations, state forestry agencies, and Alaska Native corporations.    .

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 7, 2022

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Week of September 2, 2022

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. 
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Department of Transportation

FY 2022 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to invest in a wide range of projects within the U.S to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and reliability; mitigate congestion at both intercity passenger and freight rail chokepoints to support more efficient travel and goods movement; enhance multi-modal connections; and lead to new or substantially improved Intercity Passenger Rail Transportation corridors. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? states, local governments, Amtrak or other rail carriers that provide intercity rail passenger transportation, Class II or class III railroads, an association representing one or more railroads, rail carriers or rail equipment manufacturers in partnership with a state or local government, the Transportation Research Board, university transportation centers engaged in rail-related research, and non-profit labor organizations representing a class or craft of employees of rail carriers or carrier contractors

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 1, 2023

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that promote rural economic development and job creation. Awards will be provided in the form of grants or loans to successful applicants, who will pass the funding through to business and community borrowers, or ultimate recipients, in the form of loans. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, corporations, people's utility districts, and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend associations

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 30, 2023

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Intermediary Relending Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program alleviates poverty and increases economic activity and employment in rural communities, especially disadvantaged and remote communities. This program will provide direct loans to intermediaries that will establish revolving loan programs for the purpose of providing loans to ultimate recipients to promote community development, establish new businesses, establish and support microlending programs, and create or retain employment opportunities in rural areas. Click here for more information. 

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public agencies, Indian tribes, cooperative entities and private nonprofit corporations

WHEN'S IT DUE?  June 30, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2022 Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness And Resiliency in Education) 

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services. Award recipients will build a collaborative partnership that includes the state education agency (SEA), a local education agency (LEA), the state mental health agency (SMHA), a tribal education agency (TEA), community-based providers of behavioral health care services, school personnel, community organizations, families, and school-aged youth. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments, local education agencies, heath facilities, nonprofit entities

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 13, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2022 Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports comprehensive projects that make safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income, elderly homeowners. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special districts, nonprofit organizations, and public housing authorities

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 13, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2022 HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enable homeless veterans and their families to access affordable housing with an array of supportive services by providing HUD-VASH vouchers to public housing agencies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, public housing agencies currently administering a housing choice voucher program

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 16, 2022

Department of Interior

FY 2023 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial support for neotropical migratory bird (NMB) conservation projects throughout the Western hemisphere and to foster international cooperation for initiatives that will perpetuate healthy bird populations. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments; private sectors;

corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, and other private entities;

officers, employees, agents, departments, and instrumentalities of the federal; International organizations; other entities subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or of any foreign country. 

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 3, 2022

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