Grants Update

Week of October 10th, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Energy

FY 2025 Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to catalyze the recommissioning, retrofitting, and strategically repurposing of coal-fired generation assets to offer the fastest and most cost-effective path to restoring energy stability while supporting the nation’s industrial and security priorities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible entities vary by project topic area but generally include domestic U.S. entities that own or operate coal-fired generation assets

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $525 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? November 13, 2025

U.S. National Science Foundation

FY 2027 Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the education of science and engineering technicians for the high-technology fields that drive the nation's economy at the undergraduate and secondary-school levels. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible entities are two- and four-year institutions of higher education, nonprofit and non-academic organizations, for-profit organizations, local and state governments, and American Indian or Alaskan Native tribes, bands, nations, pueblos, villages, or communities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 02, 2026

The grant experts of the NSDA Grants Program are committed to helping special districts understand the federal funding landscape and adjust to the changing priorities. As always, our team is here to help you! If you have any questions about specific grants – whether on the pre-award or post-award side – we encourage you to connect with us during NSDA Office Hours or submit a project through the NSDA Project Idea Portal for advice on potential funding opportunities. Special districts may also access additional grant resources on the NSDA Website. If you have any questions, please contact nsdagrants@tfgnet.com.

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Grants Update

Week of October 3rd, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2026 Solid Waste Management (SWM) Grant Program

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? December 31, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program: New (Year 1) (Updated)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the efforts of community coalitions who work to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have not previously received a DFC grant. Community coalitions must be a 501(c)(3) organization, or the coalition can partner with a fiscal agent on behalf of the coalition. Fiscal agents may include state and territorial governments; county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations, public and Indian housing authorities; and for-profit organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $31.25 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? April 14, 2026

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

FY 2025 Healthy American Forests Initiative (HAFI)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support watershed restoration and vegetation management projects on National Forest System lands to achieve a healthy forest ecosystem. Projects should increase forest management activities and reduce wildfire risk to ultimately promote healthy forests, increase timber productivity, and protect American prosperity. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN IS IT DUE? January 13, 2026

Grant News

Energy Department Announces $625 Million Investment to Reinvigorate and Expand America’s Coal Industry

EPA Partners with Rural Communities to Strengthen Outdoor Recreation Economy, Make America Beautiful Again

FEMA Awards Nearly $3.5 Billion to Help States Manage Emergency Preparedness

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Grants Update

Week of September 26th, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Transportation

FY 2024-25 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program – National

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve American passenger rail assets by funding projects that enhance safety, such as grade crossing projects on a passenger rail route; reduce the State of Good Repair backlog; improve performance; or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service, including privately operated intercity passenger rail service. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States or groups of states; an Interstate Compact; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more states; a political subdivision of a state; Amtrak (acting on its own behalf or under a cooperative agreement with one or more states; a Federally recognized Indian tribe; or any combination of the entities described above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5,070,784,989

WHEN IS IT DUE? January 7, 2026

Grant News

HHS Expands MAHA to Head Start Adding $61.9 Million to Nutrition Services for Children and Families

Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $5 Billion to get America Building Safer, More Reliable Railroads

USDA Invests in 58 Community Projects to Reduce Wildfire Risk

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Grants Update

Week of September 19th, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides federal support to publicly funded law enforcement and correctional agencies for the purchase or lease of Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) and the development of comprehensive BWC programs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Government entities such as states, cities, counties, special districts, Native American governments, or other units of local governments; independent school districts and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; and publicly funding law enforcement agencies or correctional institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $22,820,940

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 27, 2025 (Grants.gov); November 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support local implementation of juvenile indigent defense practices and services that strengthen and improve the representation of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments; other units of local government such as towns, boroughs, parishes, and villages; public and private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.6 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 23, 2025 (Grants.gov); October 30, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the development, implementation and improvement of emergency planning activities for state, Tribal, county, and local juvenile justice residential facilities. Funding will help ensure that facilities are prepared to prioritize the safety and well-being of youth and staff, keep families informed, continue operations, and reduce risk to the facility during and after an emergency. Click here for more information

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, special district, tribal, county, city, or township governments; institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; independent school districts; for-profit organizations, including small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400,000

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 27, 2025 (Grants.gov); November 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Multistate Mentoring Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support mentoring organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth who are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, city or township governments, county governments, tribal governments, special district governments, nonprofit organizations and educational organizations including independent school districts, public and private institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25.18 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 21, 2025 (Grants.gov); October 27, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to reduce sexual assault and violent crime, hold violent offenders accountable, and deliver support and justice for victims resulting from significant backlogs of unsubmitted and partially tested sexual assault kits (SAKs). Funding will provide resources and support to criminal justice agencies in their efforts to improve their jurisdictional response to sexually motivated crimes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants vary by category and include state, county, city or township, special district, and Native American tribal governments; units of local government; and law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $38,459,239

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 27, 2025 (Grants.gov); November 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants - Competitive

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides competitive funding to states and units of local government to help improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services. Projects must result in a demonstrated improvement over current operations in forensic science or medical examiner/coroner services provided in the state or local jurisdiction. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Units of local government and state, county, city or township, special district, and Native American tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4,313,113

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 27, 2025 (Grants.gov); November 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this funding is to increase the rate of violent cold case crime prosecutions in cases where suspect DNA has already been identified. This funding supports investigative and prosecutorial activities, as well as crime and forensic analyses, that could lead to the successful prosecution of violent cold cases. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, special district governments, city or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments (federally and non-federally recognized), state and local prosecuting agencies, units of local government, and law enforcement agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 27, 2025 (Grants.gov); November 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Reducing Recidivism for Female Juvenile Delinquents

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will support the development, enhancement, or expansion of intervention programs for female juvenile delinquents. Funding will be used to develop and implement direct service programs for female juvenile delinquents to reduce reoffending or enhance or expand existing programs to meet their specific needs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments; federally recognized Native American Tribal governments; independent school districts; public, state, and private institutions of higher education; other units of local governmentand nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.76 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 27, 2025 (Grants.gov); November 3, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence (Updated)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program develops support services for children exposed to violence in their homes, schools, and communities; and to develop, enhance, and implement violent crime reduction strategies that focus on violent juvenile offenders. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments; federally and non-federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and organizations; independent school districts; public, state, and private institutions of higher education; and nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7.46 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 21, 2025 (Grants.gov); October 27, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to ensure the availability of fair and impartial justice to individuals that may have been unjustly convicted by providing funding to assist in defraying the costs associated with postconviction case review, evidence location, and DNA testing in violent felony cases where the results of such testing might show actual innocence. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, cities, counties, special district governments, units of local governments, and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8,832,940

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 10, 2025 (Grants.gov); October 17, 2025 (JustGrants)

Grant News

CMS Launches Landmark $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program

Energy Department Launches Speed to Power Initiative, Accelerating Large-Scale Grid Infrastructure Projects

Interior Department Announces More Than $54 Million for Waterfowl Habitat, Increased Public Access on National Wildlife Refuges

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Grants Update

Week of September 12th, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2026 Farm to School Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is designed to improve access to local foods in Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operations and connect students to the sources of their food through education, taste tests, school gardens, field trips, and local sourcing for CNP meals. CNPs are programs that offer food and nutrition assistance for children. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State agencies, Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), CNP operators, local agencies, agricultural producers and groups of agricultural producers, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $18 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? December 5, 2025

Department of Housing and Human Services

FY 2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (Update)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to target efforts within Continuum of Care (CoC) geographic areas to address and reduce the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness by adding new units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) through new construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation (capital costs) through one-time awards under this program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, special district, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities (PHAs)/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); and faith-based organization

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $75 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 12, 2025

Department of Interior

FY 2025 American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP): Battlefield Restoration Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the restoration of day-of-battle conditions of eligible Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields. Program funding will support scoping and implementation activities for restoration projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments; county, city, and township governments; public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? January 8, 2026

Grant News

New Secretary’s Order Strengthens Outdoor Access and Recreation

Secretary Rollins Announces Reinvigorated Farm to School Grants Supporting American Farmers and Children

US Department of Labor announces $8M funding availability to support revitalization of domestic shipbuilding industry

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Grants Update

Week of August 29th, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP): Battlefield Interpretation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program supports projects that deploy technology to modernize and enhance battlefield interpretation and education at Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield sites. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? November 25, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities and Deaf people and to enhance direct services to such individuals. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States; units of local government; tribal governments or organizations; victim service providers; and 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities or deaf people

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $12 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 23, 2025 (Grants.gov); September 25, 2025 (JustGrants)

National Science Foundation

FY 2025 NSF STEM K-12

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program aims to support fundamental, applied, and translational research that advances STEM teaching and learning across the human lifespan in both formal (PreK-12) and informal settings. Proposals submitted to the STEM K-12 program may focus on learning or instruction in any field(s) of STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) and may involve a variety of contexts in which teaching and learning take place, including formal education (pre-K to 12) and informal learning environments. The program also supports projects that identify and address salient issues involved in translating research into educational practice for any STEM field, as well as projects that leverage insights from educational practice to drive fundamental research. Additionally, the program seeks proposals that explore how AI and other emerging technologies can be effectively leveraged to study and enhance STEM teaching and learning. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), non-profit non-academic organizations, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, and Tribal Nations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? Rolling

Grant News

U.S. Department of Labor announces up to $250K in Brookwood-Sago grants available to promote mine safety, health education, training

SAMHSA Announces $19M in Supplemental Funding to Strengthen Housing Capacity for Homeless People with Serious Mental Illness

VA awards $818 million in grants to combat Veteran homelessness

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Grants Update

Week of August 22nd, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025-2029 Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide temporary residential care to unaccompanied alien children by supporting group home, shelter, and transitional foster care (TFC) providers that specialize in high-quality care of children. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, educational institutions, Native American tribal governments, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and faith-based and community organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.5 billion

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 14, 2025; April 1, 2026; September 1, 2028

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2026 National Digital Newspaper Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. Awardees will select newspapers—published in states or jurisdictions between 1690 and 1963—and over a period of two years and convert approximately 100,000 pages into digital files. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE?Nonprofit organizations recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), accredited public or private institutions of higher education, state or local governments and their agencies, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? January 15, 2026

Grant News

Energy Department Announces Actions to Secure American Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chain

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $46 Million Available for Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grants

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Up to $1 Million in Prizes for Transformational Technologies with ARPA-I Ideas Challenge

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Grants Update

Week of August 15th, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program Phase 3– Invasive Wild Caught Catfish (MPPEP3)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide grants to help eligible meat and poultry processors expand their capacity. The funding is available specifically for the processing of wild-caught invasive catfish. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, tribes and tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, small businesses and other for-profit organizations, and producer-owned cooperatives and corporations, certified benefit corporations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 6, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2025-2026 Innovative Finance and Asset Concession (IFAC) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector partner could assume a greater role in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation, including by assisting eligible entities in entering into Asset Concessions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public entities that own, control, or maintain Existing Assets, and have the legal authority to enter a contract to transfer ownership, maintenance, operations, revenues, or other benefits and responsibilities for those Assets

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $45.98 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 1, 2025

Grant News

U.S. Department of Labor announces availability of $30M in grants to train American workers for jobs in high demand, emerging industries

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $175 Million to Build and Improve Ferry Boat Service

Secretary Rollins announces $6 million to create new and better markets for the processing of invasive, wild-caught catfish

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Grants Update

Week of August 8th, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Rural Housing Preservation Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support low- and very low-income homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. This program is part of the funding agency’s Housing Preservation Grant program. This program also assists rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating their units if they agree to make such units available to low- and very low-income persons. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, and faith-based and community organizations are eligible. Projects must occur in rural areas and towns with 20,000 or fewer people.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13.1 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 4, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2025 Port Security Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies. Funding will support activities associated with implementing Area Maritime Security Plans (AMSP), Facility Security Plans (FSPs), Vessel Security Plans (VSPs), and other port-wide risk management efforts. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $90 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2025 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen the cybersecurity practices and resilience of state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? The Governor-designated SLCGP State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to submit SLCGP applications to DHS. Eligible subrecipients include local governments.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $91.75 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2025 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funds to public transit agencies to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Passenger rail, intra-city bus, and ferry systems listed by the funding agency

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $83.7 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025

Department of Transportation

FY 2025 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (Updated)

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $54.2 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 8, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2025 Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support infrastructure projects that increase the resilience of midsize and large drinking water systems to natural hazards, extreme weather events, and that reduce cybersecurity threats. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public water systems that serve a population of 10,000 people or more

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 6, 2025

Grant News

EPA Announces Availability of $9 Million to Protect Drinking Water from Natural Hazards and Cybersecurity Threats

FEMA Announces $40 Million in Funding to States and Tribal Nations to Help Notify the Public During Emergencies

Interior Department Announces $102.9 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects

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Grants Update

Week of August 1st, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Expanding Strategies for Community Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programming

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to reduce falls and/or falls risk among older adults 60 years as well as adults with disabilities, with the majority focus on older adults in greatest economic need and/or greatest social need, through the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs (EBFPPs) with a person-centered approach. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, Native American tribal organizations and federally recognized governments, public/Indian housing authorities, local governments and special districts, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, independent school districts, and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program assists state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies with implementing the National Preparedness System (NPS) and supporting the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are state administrative agencies (SAAs) and state emergency management agencies (EMAs) in all 56 U.S. states and territories. Local governments may apply as a sub-applicant through their state specific process.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $319.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 11, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enhance the capabilities of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits, in preventing, protecting against, and responding to terrorist attacks. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are the State Administrative Agencies (SAA). SAAs distribute HSGP funds through subawards to other states, local, or tribal organizations. Eligible subrecipients include county-level or equivalent governments and federally recognized tribal governments in states bordering Canada or Mexico, or those with international water borders.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $454.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 11, 2025

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2025 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the sustainment and readiness of the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System and its local jurisdictions. This program provides funding to ensure adequate management, training, exercise, vehicle and equipment procurement, and storage and maintenance for the 28 national US&R task forces staffed and equipped to assist state and local governments, tribes, and territories to conduct around-the-clock search-and-rescue operations following presidentially declared major disasters or emergencies under the Stafford Act, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, aircraft accidents, hazardous materials spills, and catastrophic structure collapses. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? US&R task force-sponsoring agencies designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40,274,708

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 11, 2025

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Increasing Availability of Medical Forensic Examinations for Victims of Sexual Assault

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to establish or expand Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SANE/SAFE) programs to provide trauma-informed medical forensic examinations and victim services in a variety of settings. Award recipients will offer direct victim services in the form of trauma-informed medical forensic examinations and post-assault victim services. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, units of local government, special district governments, Native American tribal governments, public, state-controlled, or private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 29, 2025 (Grants.gov); September 8, 2025 (JustGrants)

Grant News

HHS Announces $100M in Pilot Funding Opportunity to Eliminate Hepatitis C

FEMA Announces Billions in Federal Funds to Empower States to Prepare for Disasters

IMLS Announces 158 Native American Library Services Basic Grants Awards

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Grants Update

Week of July 25, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to fund subgrant programs that support the rehabilitation of historic properties to foster economic development in rural communities. These subgrant programs will select, fund, and manage preservation projects for historic properties to include architectural/engineering services and physical preservation. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, special district, and federally-recognized Native American tribal governments; public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations. Units of local government must be Certified Local Governments or located within a Certified Local Government.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 21, 2025

Department of the Interior

FY 2025 & 2026 Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program) (Reissued)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for small surface water and groundwater storage projects to enhance water storage opportunities for future generations. This program supports stakeholder efforts to stretch scarce water supplies and avoid conflicts over water in the 17 western states, Alaska, and Hawaii. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, and special district governments; Native American Tribal governments and organizations; 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; and joint powers authorities located in the 17 western United States, as identified in the Reclamation Act of 1902

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $43.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? April 17, 2026

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence 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. Under this program this includes pets, service animals, emotional support animals and horses. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, 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 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025 (Grants.gov), August 20, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Services for Victims of Crime

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the development, expansion and strengthening of victim service programs for all victims of crime throughout the United States and its territories. The goal of the program is to increase the quality and quantity of victim services. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, and special district governments; Native American Tribal governments; independent school districts; public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education; public and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits other than institutions of higher education; and other units of local government

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15.9 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025 (Grants.gov), August 20, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Services for Victims of Technology-Facilitated Abuse

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports services to victims of technology-facilitated abuse (TFA). TFA includes, but is not limited to, crimes commonly referred to as image-based sexual abuse, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, sextortion, synthetic intimate images (“deepfakes”), online stalking, harassment, and abuse. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city or township, and special district governments; federally recognized and non-federally recognized Native American Tribal governments; independent school districts; private, public, and state-controlled institutions of higher education; public and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; and other units of local government

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025 (Grants.gov), August 20, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Technology to Support Services for Victims of Crime

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, and strengthen victim service programs for all victims of crime throughout the United States and its territories. Applicants may apply under Category 1: Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime, or Category 2: Building State Technology Capacity to Serve Victims of Crime. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible Category 1 applicants are states, counties, cities or townships, and special district governments; Native American Tribal governments; educational organizations; public housing organizations; nonprofit organizations; and other units of local government. Eligible Category 2 applicants are Formula Assistance and Compensation state administering agencies (SAAs).

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 15, 2025 (Grants.gov), August 20, 2025 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (Reissued)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The primary purpose of this program is to provide direct training and technical assistance to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and foster partnerships and collaboration among organizations to address these crimes, including among organizations that have not traditionally worked together. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? National, tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations with the capacity to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) on a national level to current and potential recipients and subrecipients in the United States and U.S. territories

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $29.575 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 9, 2025 (Grants.gov), September 11, 2025 (JustGrants)

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2026 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents of solid and hazardous waste-impacted communities with the skills needed to obtain full-time employment in the environmental field. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, land clearance authorities or other quasi-governmental entities that operate under local governments, government entities created by state legislatures, regional councils, redevelopment agencies, states, federally recognized Indian tribes other than in Alaska, Alaskan Native Regional and Native Village Corporations and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10-14 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 26, 2025

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

FY 2026 Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that develop and implement promising electronic technologies that improve the timeliness and quality of fisheries data; expand access and availability of data; increase knowledge of fisheries for management, industry, and science purposes; improve regional data management systems and data interoperability; and empower fishermen and other citizens to become more actively involved in the data collection process. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 24, 2025

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

FY 2025 Pacific Seabird Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to implement actions and fill information gaps in support of focal seabird species. Support will be provided for actions targeting species in the funding agency's Business Plan for Pacific Seabirds. The overarching vision of the business plan is to address the impacts of terrestrial and marine threats on focal seabird species toward reducing extinction risk and sustaining resilient populations.

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WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are non-profit 501(c) organizations, Federal government agencies, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, educational institutions and international organizations. Eligibility is limited to projects from the following four broad geographies within the Pacific: California Current; Hawaiian Archipelago; Humboldt Current; and locations in the central tropical Pacific supporting the priority species of this program.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 20, 2025

Grant News

EPA Announces Availability of Up to $14 Million in Funding for Brownfields Job Training Program Grants

NEH Announces Funding Opportunity for Museums and Historic Sites on the History of American Excellence

VA awards more than $2M in grants to memorialize Veterans

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Grants Update

Week of July 18, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Family, Opportunity, Resilience, Grit, Engagement – Fatherhood (FORGE Fatherhood)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support responsible fatherhood by promoting healthy marriage, responsible parenting practices, and economic stability activities. Projects will provide a broad array of services to adult fathers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations; faith-based organizations; and community organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $55 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 29, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive – Adults (HEART)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support activities promoting healthy marriages or relationships to ultimately strengthen families. Projects will provide a broad array of healthy marriage and relationship promotion activities and services designed to integrate skills-based healthy marriage education, along with additional services to address relationship skills and job and career advancement opportunities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status); for-profit organizations, including small businesses; faith-based organizations; and community organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $33 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 29, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Hepatitis C Elimination Initiative Pilot

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to leverage existing health care institutions' capacity to prevent, test for, treat, and cure hepatitis C (HCV) in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or severe mental illness (SMI), particularly in communities severely affected by homelessness, to gain insights on effective ways to identify patients, complete treatment, and reduce reinfection. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, academic institutions, Native American Tribes, nonprofits, state government, tribal organizations and institutions and consortia

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $100 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 1, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support healthy marriage and relationship education activities including parenting and job and career advancement activities. Grants under this program will be targeted exclusively at projects designed to provide healthy marriage and relationship education skills, parenting (for young fathers and mothers, as applicable), financial management, job and career advancement, and other activities, for youth that are high-school aged (grades 9-12) or in late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 14 to 24), including parenting and/or pregnant youth. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal/territorial governments, public/Indian housing authorities, for profit and nonprofit organizations, and faith based and community organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $22 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 29, 2025

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2025 Public Humanities Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life through in-person exhibitions and historic site interpretations. Projects must focus on one of the following areas: American Military History and Valor, The American Dream and Economic Freedom, American Exceptionalism in World Affairs, or the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations recognized under section 501(c)(3), accredited institutions of higher education (public or nonprofit), state and local governments and their agencies, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 10, 2025

Grant News

President Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Nearly $500 Million in Funding to Revitalize American Infrastructure

ACL Awards $5.3 Million To Enhance State NWD Systems

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Week of July 11, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

Corporation for National and Community Service

FY 2026 AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Program

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit, secular, and faith-based organizations; local, state, and federal government entities; Native American and Alaskan tribes; national or state parks, forests, and other public lands; and public schools and universities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program places a full-time team to serve with sponsoring organizations

WHEN IS IT DUE? Rolling. Applicants invited to apply will be sent an application to complete by September 19, 2025, or November 21, 2025

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Rural Community Development Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for qualified intermediary organizations that will provide financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Qualified private organizations, nonprofit organizations (including faith-based and community organizations), and public (including Tribal) intermediary organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 7, 2025 (electronic applications), August 12, 2025 (paper applications)

Department of Agriculture

FY 2025 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Process and Technology Improvement Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support efforts to develop and implement projects that use technology to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP application and eligibility determination systems. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State agencies that administer SNAP, state and local governments, agencies providing health or welfare services, public health or educational entities, Indian tribal organizations, and private nonprofit entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 6, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Basic Center Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides temporary, emergency shelter and counseling services to youth under the age of 18 who have run away or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability and are not already receiving services from the child welfare or the juvenile justice systems. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $23.3 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 23, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Elder Justice Innovation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to address gaps in knowledge and practices related to elder justice and adult maltreatment prevention. The program focuses on developing, testing, and disseminating innovative approaches to prevent and intervene in cases of adult maltreatment, which includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, financial exploitation, neglect, and self-neglect of older adults and adults with disabilities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Any domestic entity

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 30, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 First Responders: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Support Services Act Grant (FR-CARA)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to train first responders and communities in administering and distributing opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs). Award recipients are expected to provide overdose prevention training and education, engage with their communities and partners, and implement activities aligned with evidence-based, trauma-informed care practices. Additionally, award recipients must establish processes for post-overdose support and referrals to support services. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal organizations, and local governmental entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 22, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Maternity Group Home (MGH)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide street-based outreach; safe, stable, and appropriate shelter; and comprehensive services for a period of 18 months, or 21 months under extenuating circumstances, to pregnant or parenting youth ages 16 through 21 who have run away from home, been forced to leave home, have no safe alternate living arrangement, are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk of being homeless. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public and private nonprofit entities with or without a 501(c)(3) status, state and local governments, independent school districts, private and public or state controlled institutions of higher education, public and Indian housing authorities, and Native American tribal governments and organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8.14 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 23, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2025 Targeted Capacity Expansion: Special Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to implement targeted strategies to provide treatment and related services for substance use disorder (SUD) and/or co-occurring disorder (COD) to communities with a higher prevalence of SUD/COD. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, academic institutions, Native American Tribes, public or private nonprofits, state government, and tribal organizations and institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7,125,000

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 15, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2025 Transitional Living Program (TLP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide street-based outreach; safe, stable, and appropriate shelter; and comprehensive services to youth ages 16 through 21 who have run away from home, been forced to leave home, have no safe alternate living arrangement, or are at risk of being homeless. Shelter provided through these programs lasts for 18 months, or 21 months under extenuating circumstances. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public and nonprofit private entities; state, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations; and faith-based and community organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $23.4 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 23, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2025 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental or owner-occupied housing populations. Healthy Homes Supplemental funding is also available to enhance the lead-based paint hazard control activities by comprehensively identifying and addressing other housing hazards that affect occupant health in homes being treated under this grant. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $364.5 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? August 14, 2025

Grant News

Secretary Chavez-DeRemer announces $5M in WANTO grants to expand apprenticeship opportunities, good-paying jobs for women

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Adds 848 Miles and14 New Sponsors to U.S. Marine Highway Program

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Removes Financing Policy Roadblock to Get America Building Again

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Grants Update

Week of June 20, 2025

New Grant Opportunities

National Endowment for the Arts

FY 2025 Celebrating America250: Arts Projects Honoring the National Garden of American Heroes

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects in any discipline that celebrate the contributions to American history of one or more of the individuals who will be featured in the National Garden of American Heroes. The funding agency is accepting proposals for works of art in a range of formats: plays, operas, literary arts, concerts, visual arts, museum exhibitions, etc. that honor these individuals. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500,000

WHEN IS IT DUE? July 14, 2025

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2025 Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to preserve and improve access to primary source materials that document the history of America’s founding era and of American government in federal, state, and local contexts. Supported activities include conservation treatment and rehousing, digitization and description, transcription and translation, and updating existing digital resources to ensure long-term public availability. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Nonprofit organizations, accredited institutions of higher education, state and local governments and their agencies, and federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $14 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? September 4, 2025; January 15, 2026

Grant News

EPA Announces Funding for States to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities

NEH Announces New Grant Program to Enhance Access to Original Documents of America’s Founding and Government

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Grants Update

Week of March 7, 2025

Temporary Shift in Weekly Grants Updates

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

As a result, NSDA’s reporting will temporarily shift to focus on sharing relevant updates as they become publicly available, including information on paused programs and modifications to existing opportunities. When new federal grant programs do open for competition, we will report as normal.

The grant experts of the NSDA Grants Program continue to closely monitor this evolving situation and are committed to helping special districts understand the federal funding landscape and adjust to the changing priorities. As always, our team is here to help you! If you have any questions about specific grants – whether on the pre-award or post-award side – we encourage you to connect with us during NSDA Office Hours or submit a project through the NSDA Project Idea Portal for advice on potential funding opportunities. Special districts may also access additional grant resources on the NSDA Website. If you have any questions, please contact nsdagrants@tfgnet.com.

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