Grants Update

Week of September 22, 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 2024 Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Applicants identified under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 are corporations, states, territories, subdivisions and agencies of states and territories, municipalities, people's utility districts, and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend associations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $90 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 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. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments as well as nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $40 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 7, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 Housing Opportunities for Person with AIDS (HOPWA) Competitive Grant Housing Interventions (HINT) to End the HIV Epidemic

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will provide communities an opportunity to create and implement new projects that align with initiatives aimed at ending the HIV epidemic and elevate housing as an effective structural intervention in ending the epidemic. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, faith based organizations and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program funds studies to improve knowledge of housing-related health and safety hazards and to improve or develop new hazard assessment and control methods, with a focus on lead and other key residential health and safety hazards. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, public housing authorities, domestic academic and not-for-profit institutions, Federally recognized Native American tribes, and for-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 30, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (OAHMP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enable low-income elderly persons to remain in their homes through low-cost, low barrier, high impact home modifications to reduce older adults’ risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve their functional abilities in their home. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities that have at least 3 years of experience in providing services to elderly adults

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 16, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides Federal assistance to enhance water storage opportunities for future generations in support of the Department of Interior’s priorities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and local governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American Tribal governments (Federally recognized) and organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, Individuals, for-profit organizations and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 30, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to focus on repairing or replacing broken or nonoperational EV chargers to improve the reliability of existing EV charging infrastructure. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments and State departments of transportation (DOTs)

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Up to $100 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 13, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2024 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: 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 sponsor-owned airport traffic control towers (ATCTs). Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 billion

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 16, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Thriving Communities Program – Technical Assistance, Planning, and Capacity-Building Support

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance, planning, and capacity-building support to community coalitions in order to advance a pipeline of transportation and community revitalization activities that will increase mobility; reduce pollution from transportation sources; expand affordable transportation and housing options; improve health outcomes; facilitate efficient land use; preserve or expand jobs; and enhance connections to health care, education, and food security to benefit disadvantaged populations and communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), transit agencies, regional planning organizations, and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program will provide at least 45 to 60 recipients with comprehensive planning, technical assistance, and capacity building support.

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) Region 6

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides an opportunity to conduct projects that promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, tribal, territory (Insular Areas), local government agencies, and interstate or intertribal entities within EPA’s Region 6

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.26 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 3, 2023

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New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Disaster Relief Supplemental Grant Funds for the Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training (CF TAT) Disaster Repair Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support eligible entities in providing technical assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs. Provided technical assistance and/or training will assist communities, Indian tribes, and nonprofit corporations to identify and plan for community facility repairs because of damages resulting from presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022, that exist in their area. Once those needs have been identified, the applicant can assist in identifying public and private resources to finance those identified community facility needs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public bodies, private nonprofit corporations, and federally recognized tribes located on federal and state reservations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 24, 2024

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG): On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of On-Farm Trials is to stimulate the evaluation and adoption of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and tribal governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 30, 2024

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to increase drinking water system resilience to natural hazards in an underserved community and community that is a disadvantaged community or a community with a population of less than 10,000 individuals. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal government public water systems

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $19 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 6, 2023

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 State and Regional Primary Care Association (PCA) Cooperative Agreements

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support training and technical assistance (T/TA) to existing and potential Health Center Program award recipients and look-alikes (LALs), referred to as health centers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, and state governments, small businesses, independent school districts, domestic public or private, non-profit, or for-profit entities. Community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply for PCA funding. New organizations and organizations currently receiving funding as PCAs under Section 330(l) may submit applications.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $68.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 31, 2023 (Grants.gov), November 30, 2023 – HRSA Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) for supplemental information

Department the Interior

FY 2024 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, municipalities, or political subdivisions of a state, or of any foreign governments, international organizations, private entities, officers, employees, agents, departments, and instrumentalities of the federal government, and other entities subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or of any foreign country

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 2, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023-2024 Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) Region 5

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, tribal, territory (Insular Areas), local government agencies, and interstate or intertribal entities within EPA’s Region 5.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.82 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 3, 2023

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Week of September 1, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP)

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 1, 2024

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Marine Debris Interception Technologies under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of proven marine debris interception technologies to benefit marine and coastal NOAA trust resources, coastal communities, and/or local economies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and tribal governments whose activities affect research or regulation of marine debris, as well as institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, and commercial (forprofit) organizations with expertise in a field related to marine debris. Projects must be performed in either a coastal state or great lakes area.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2023 (Letter of Intent), March 15, 2024 (Full Applications)

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Marine Debris Removal

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support impactful, large marine debris removal projects that will improve the resilience of the coastal and marine environment and implement strategies to prevent the reaccumulation of marine debris. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, and commercial (forprofit) organizations with expertise in a field related to marine debris. Projects must be performed in either a coastal state or great lakes area.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $24 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 27, 2023 (Letter of Intent), February 23, 2024 (Full Applications)

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Weather Program Office Research Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of these programs is to support new weather, water, and earth system observing and forecasting applications, including improved analysis techniques, better statistical or dynamic forecast models and techniques, and communication of that information to better inform the public. Two grant competitions are being funded via this solicitation: 1. Climate Testbed (CTB) and 2. Fire Weather. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and tribal governments, US-based institutions of higher education, cooperative institutes, commercial organizations, and non-profit organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 11, 2023

Department Agriculture

FY 2023 Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will improve the ability of utilities to protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats. ACT 1 cash prizes will be available to eligible utilities to incentivize meaningful, impactful investments in cybersecurity technologies and support training to increase the knowledge, skills, and abilities of utility staff. ACT 1 has 3 Phases, and the current competition is for Phase 1. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments; special districts, Native American tribal organizations, higher education institutions, school districts, public housing authorities, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses. While applicants can be from outside the Chesapeake watershed, only projects that take place in the watershed will be considered.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 2, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2024 National Park Service (NPS) Chesapeake Gateway Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides technical assistance through staff expertise to aid the managers and partners of Chesapeake places and other partners in conserving, restoring, interpreting, and providing access to cultural, natural, and recreational resources within the watershed. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Rural electric cooperatives; utilities owned by a political subdivision of a state, such as a municipally owned electric utility; utilities owned by any agency, authority, corporation, or instrumentality of one or more political subdivisions of a state; and investor-owned electric utilities that sell less than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8.96 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 29, 2023

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Week of August 25, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Americorps

FY 2024 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence informed interventions /practices to strengthen communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, State Service Commissions, US territories, Native American/Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, school districts, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 4, 2024

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Forest Landowner Support

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides financial assistance grants for projects that support underserved and small-acreage forest landowner

participation in emerging private markets for climate

mitigation and forest resilience. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and Federally recognized Native

American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, small businesses, independent school districts, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS, and nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)3 status with the IRS

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $150 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 21, 2024

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Competitive Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports collaborative, science-based restoration projects that focus on priority forest landscapes in the eastern region state, private, and Tribal Forestry and encourages the use of innovative cross-boundary approaches to support landscape restoration. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State forestry agencies or equivalent state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, Indian tribes, universities, and Tribal organizations located in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wisconsin

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 5, 2023 (Draft Application), November 30, 2023 (Application)

Department of Agriculture

FY 2024 Southern Region and International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes that not only focuses on priority landscapes but may include issues identified in states' forest action plans. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and territorial forestry agencies or equivalent state agencies, units of local government, tribes, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, and universities. Projects must take place in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and/or Virginia, or the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and/or the U.S. Virgin Islands

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 4, 2023 (Pre-proposal), December 7, 2023 (Draft to State Forester Sponsor), December 15, 2023 (Proposal)

Department Agriculture

FY 2024 Western Forestry Leadership Coalition: Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Competitive Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support collaborative, science-based restoration projects that focus on priority landscapes in the western United States, and to encourage the use of innovative cross-boundary approaches to support landscape restoration. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State forestry agencies or appropriate state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native corporations and universities located in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming, or the U.S. territories

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 17, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Materials, Operation, and Recycling of Photovoltaics (MORE PV)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support research and development (R&D) to reduce material usage, improve installation quality and resilience of photovoltaic (PV) systems, and address handling of PV systems at the end of life. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 6, 2023 (Letter of Intent); September 13, 2023 (Concept Papers); November 28, 2023 (Full Application)

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2024 Digital Humanities Advancement Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 11, 2024; June 13, 2024

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Week of August 18, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support transformational habitat restoration projects that restore marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes ecosystems, using approaches that enhance community and ecosystem resilience to climate hazards. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and tribal governments, U.S. territories, institutions of higher education, non-profits, and commercial (for profit) organizations. Applicants must propose work in coastal, marine, or estuarine areas that benefit species or fisheries outlined within the program priorities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $240 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 17, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA): Small Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to protect, restore, enhance and/or establish wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public, private and state controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 12, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will assist communities in planning and assessing promising and evidence-based prevention and intervention services to facilitate the development of a community-based continuum of care for youth at risk of becoming or already involved in the juvenile justice system. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special district governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $16.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 28, 2023, (Grants.gov); October 10, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this new program is to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities to improve transportation efficiency and safety. The program funds projects that are focused on using technology interventions to solve real-world challenges and build data and technology capacity and expertise in the public sector.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, political subdivisions of a state, public transit agencies or authorities, public toll authorities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), or a group of two or more eligible entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Program- EPA Region 4

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will provide targeted brownfields assessments (TBAs) to communities, free of charge, conducted by environmental consultants. TBAs are not grants, but rather assessments conducted by environmental consultants under contract funded by EPA Region 4 at no cost to the community. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, tribal governments, councils of governments, public and nonprofit entities, such as municipalities, community development corporations, and private landowners if their redevelopment plans include a commitment to provide a clear and substantial public benefit.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Institute of Museum and Library Services

FY 2024 Inspire! Grants for Small Museums

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2023

Institute of Museum and Library Services

FY 2024 Museums for America

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $21.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2023

Institute of Museum and Library Services

FY 2024 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 National Leadership Grants for Museums

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local and tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 15, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of August 11, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program: MTW Flexibility for Smaller Public Housing Agencies

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to allow public housing agencies (PHAs) to design and test innovative, locally designed housing and self-sufficiency strategies for low-income families. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local government public housing agencies

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program provides MTW Expansion designation to 14 PHAs

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 8, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023-2024 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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $95 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 24, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 WaterSMART Grants Cooperative Watershed Management Program - Phase I

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide provides funding to implement Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? New or existing watershed groups located in the Western United States including states, Indian Tribes, local and special districts (e.g., irrigation, water districts, water conservation districts), local governmental entities, interstate organizations, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 24, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2023-2024 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.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $95 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 24, 2024

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 WaterSMART Grants: Drought Response Program Drought Resiliency Project Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support a proactive approach to drought by providing assistance to water managers to develop and update comprehensive drought plans and implement projects that will build longterm resiliency to drought. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 31, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023-2024 WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Water Strategy Grants and Project Design Grants eligible applicants are divided into two categories. Category A applicants are states, Tribes, irrigation districts, and water districts; State, regional, or local authorities, the members of which include one or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; and other organizations with water or power delivery authority. Category B applicants are nonprofit conservation organizations that are acting in partnership with, and with the agreement of, an entity described in Category A. Drought Contingency Planning eligible applicants are a state, Tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $35 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Proposals received before October 17, 2023 will be considered for FY 2023 funding. Proposals received after October 17, 2023 and before April 2, 2024 will be considered for FY 2024 funding.

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (TOD Pilot Program)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve public transportation for U.S. communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed-guideway or core capacity transit capital investment. This program intends to support comprehensive planning that will improve economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? A State or States, U.S. Territory, or local governmental authority, and Federal Transit Administration grant recipients

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $13.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2022/2023 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to incentivize and accelerate the upgrading or retirement of the nation's legacy diesel engine fleet. Funding will support the retrofit or replacement of existing diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment with EPA- and California Air Resources Board (CARB)-certified engine configurations and verified retrofit and idle reduction technologies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, academic institutions, consortia, Native American tribes, nonprofit organizations, schools/school districts, and tribal organizations/institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $115 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? December 1, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of August 4, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Units of local governments representing communities located in an area with a risk of wildfires, Indian Tribes, non-profit organizations including homeowner associations that assist such communities, state forestry agencies (including U.S. territories and interests), and Alaska Native Corporations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Up to $250,000,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 31, 2023

Department of

Agriculture

FY 2023 NOAA Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants Under the BIL and IRA

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this grant is to provide federal financial and technical assistance to fish passage through the removal of dams and other in-stream barriers for native migratory or searun fish. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and Native American and Alaska Native tribal governments, institutions of higher education, non-profits, and commercial (for profit) organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $175 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 16, 2023

Department of

Energy

FY 2023 NETL Energy Storage and Validation Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports innovative long duration energy storage system (ESS) demonstration projects that advance a technology towards commercialization and validate its cost and performance in the field to the energy stakeholder community. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic entities including state governments, local governments, tribal governments, institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, and nonprofits, and federally funded research and development centers and national laboratories

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 15, 2023 (Concept Papers); December 4, 2023 (Full Applications)

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $85 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? TBD

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to encourage research on emerging technologies and applications including energy, transportation, robotics, and biomedical devices and systems. Funding will support innovative research in modeling, optimization, learning, adaptation, and control of networked multiagent systems; higher-level decision-making and dynamic resource allocation; and risk management in the presence of uncertainty, subsystem failures, and stochastic disturbances. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit, and non-academic organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

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Grants Update

Week of July 28, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Community Facilities Program Disaster Repair Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to repair essential community facilities damaged by presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022. Projects must be located in rural areas, except for utility-type services such as telecommunications or hydroelectric that serve both rural and non-rural areas; financially feasible; for public use; necessary for orderly community development; and consistent with the state strategic plan. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, nonprofit corporations or associations that have significant ties with the local rural community, unless they are nonprofit utilities, and federally recognized Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of

Agriculture

FY 2023 Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of

Agriculture

FY 2023 Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help small, financially distressed rural communities pay for predevelopment feasibility studies, design, and technical assistance for proposed water and waste disposal projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, non-profit organizations, and federally recognized

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Cooperative Agreement

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that increase the purchase of fluid milk among low-income consumers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by providing incentives at the point of purchase. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Governmental agencies, including state, local, territorial, and tribal government agencies, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, and nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher learning

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 5, 2023

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the construction, maintenance, improvement, and expansion of telephone service and broadband in rural areas. Projects are intended to help maintain a seamless nationwide telecommunications network that also provides access to broadband for education, health care, public safety, and jobs for all Americans regardless of where they live. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, federally recognized tribes, nonprofit organizations, including cooperatives and limited dividend or mutual associations, and for-profit businesses that function as a corporation or limited liability company (LLC)

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Water and Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants

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. Funding will help eligible low-income communities plan and develop applications for the funding agency's Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local government entities, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Commerce

NOAA Ocean and Coastal Mapping and Request for Partnership Proposals

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This notice invites non-Federal entities to partner with the ocean and coastal mapping programs of NOAA's National Ocean Service on jointly-funded projects of mutual interest. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Non-Federal entities including state and local governments, tribal entities, universities, researchers and academia, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and philanthropic partners

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2023

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Energy Future Grants (EFG) Creating a Community-Led Energy Future

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to support local, state, and tribal government-led partnership efforts that will advance clean energy program innovation. EFG seeks to enhance energy affordability and access for communities, ensuring the broad benefits of a clean energy economy—including health, economic development and jobs and emissions reductions—flow to disadvantaged communities. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $37 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 30, 2023

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides financing to support economic development, housing, public facilities, infrastructure, and other physical development projects, including improvements to increase resilience against natural disasters. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement recipients, small businesses, incubators, or microenterprises; and non-entitlement communities that are assisted in the submission of applications by states that administer the CDBG program

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Surplus Property and Military Base Conversions for Airport Purposes

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to transfer surplus real and personal property to eligible airport sponsors for public airport purposes. Property transferred through this program may include military bases that are closed under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC), and non-aeronautical use property that generates revenue for airport operations, maintenance, and development. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible airport sponsors, including states, political subdivisions of states, and tax-supported organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program provides transfers of surplus real and personal property by the federal government for public airport

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of Veterans Affairs

FY 2023 Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to establish, expand, and improve veterans' cemeteries that are owned and operated by states, territories, and tribal governments in areas where the Department of Veterans Affairs' national cemeteries cannot fully satisfy veterans' burial needs. Cemeteries must be operated solely for the interment of service members who die on active duty, veterans, and their spouses and eligible children. Cemeteries must have a 20-year life span, at minimum, and should consider a 50- year life span; however, this program develops in 10-year increments. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, territories, and tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 1, 2024

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Grants Update

Week of July 21, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Rural Energy for America (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enable applicants to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses applying to the funding agency's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, tribal, or local governments, land-grant colleges and universities and other institutions of higher education, electric cooperatives, public power entities, investor-owned utilities, councils, as defined under the resource conservation and development program, nonprofit entities, for-profit entities, sole proprietor businesses, and other business entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $21.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 15, 2023

Department of

Energy

FY 2023 Underserved and Indigenous Community Microgrids

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will support multi-year research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of tools and technologies to enhance the reliability and resilience of the nation’s energy infrastructure. The research will focus on development and deployment/demonstration of advanced microgrid-enabling technologies, including renewable generation and storage systems, multi-nodal small-scale high-voltage direct current, advanced demand-side management strategies, and microgrid control systems. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, domestic institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, non-profit entities, and tribal nations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $14.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 15, 2023

Department of

Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023-2024 Authority to Accept Proposals for Research Partnerships

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to allow HUD to accept unsolicited research proposals that address current research priorities and allow greater flexibility in addressing evidence gaps concerning strategic policy questions and to better utilize external expertise in evaluating effectiveness of programs affecting residents of urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas, as well as local innovations in the delivery of these programs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, tribally-designated housing entities, colleges or universities located in the United States

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 30, 2025

Department of Commerce

FY 2024 National Leadership Grants (Part A): Libraries (NLG-L)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support projects that address current and future needs of the museum and library fields that have the potential to advance practices so that museums and libraries can improve services for the American public. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Applicants are libraries that are either units of state, local, or tribal government or private nonprofit organizations that have nonprofit status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $11.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 20, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of July 14, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal organizations, state organizations representing multistate or national proposals

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 15, 2023

Department of

the Interior

FY 2023 Inflation Reduction Act Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Competition

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to assist communities in coastal and Great Lakes states and territories with forming partnerships that train workers and place them into jobs that enhance climate resilience. The program is designed to meet the emerging and existing skills needs of employers, while helping workers enter good jobs, so that together they may enhance climate resilience. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial governments, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations located in the District of Columbia, or in coastal states or territories

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 30, 2023 (Letter of Intent) February 13, 2024 (Full Proposal)

Department of

Health and Human Services

FY 2024 NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mini-Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will develop ocean and coastal acidification education tools and programs in underserved and/or Indigenous communities or Tribes. The program will support education programs that are responsive to the goals of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Education Implementation Plan and the 2021-2040 NOAA Education Strategic Plan. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and Indian tribal governments, federal agencies, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? February 23, 2024

Department of Commerce

FY 2023-2024 Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators – Phase One

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop business accelerators that provide specific programming and opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs aligned with identified marine-based climate resilience theme areas. The program will foster public-private partnerships to develop and support sustainable business models around ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observation technologies, products, and services that address climate resilience needs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and territorial governments, US-based for-profit organizations (corporations, partnerships, joint ventures), academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and instrumentalities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 11, 2023

Department of

the Interior

FY 2023 Historic Preservation Fund African American Civil Rights History Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The program funds the documentation, interpterion, and preservation of site and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights from the transatlantic slave trade froward. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special district governments, (including Certified Local Governments), nonprofit organizations, private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, educational institutions, and federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $24 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2023

Department of

the Interior

FY 2023 Historic Preservation Fund: African American Civil Rights Preservation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to preserve and protect sites associated with the struggle for equality from the transatlantic slave trade forward. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $24 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 10, 2023

Department of

Transportation

FY 2023 Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide federal financial assistance to projects of national significance for construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of transportation facilities within, adjacent to, or providing access to Federal or Tribal lands. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, counties, or units of local government. However, these entities may apply for funding under the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program (NSFLTP) only if sponsored by an eligible Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) or federally recognized tribe

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $88.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 6, 2023

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2024 Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions: New and Currently Funded Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide access to, and editorial context for, the historical documents and records that tell the American story. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, and federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups, nonprofit organizations or institutions, colleges, universities, and other academic institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 15, 2023 (Draft Application) November 2, 2023 (Full Application)

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Grants Update

Week of July 7, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Phase 1)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term comprehensive economic development and job creation, in places with a high prime-age employment gap (PAEG). For the purposes of this program, prime-age is defined as ages 25 to 54. Ultimately, the program's goal is to ensure that all communities have a path to economic prosperity. The funding agency will support communities through flexible, bottom-up strategy and implementation awards that tackle the unique challenges these communities face. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, the District of Columbia, territories, tribal governments, political subdivisions of a state or other entity including special-purpose entities engaged in economic development activities, public entities and nonprofit organizations acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision of a state or other entity, economic development districts, and coalitions of any of the above entities that serve or are contained within a single geographic area. Some institutions of higher education will be eligible if they fall within one of the above categories.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million - $12 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 5, 2023

Department of

the Interior

FY 2023 WaterSMART Applied Science Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to invite eligible non-Federal entities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on applied science projects (Project) to improve access to and use of hydrologic data, develop and improve water management tools, improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, improve water management, and support nature-based solutions. 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 the Western United States, as well as nonprofit research organizations partnering with eligible water delivery authorities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million - $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 17, 2023

Department of

Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Local Formula Solicitation

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to further the funding agency's mission of assisting state, local, and tribal efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence. Awards may be used to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Special district governments, county governments, city or township governments, or Native American tribal governments that are included in the FY 2023 JAG allocation list.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $102,778,619

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 24, 2023 (grants.gov) August 31, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of

Transportation

FY2023 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods-Reconnecting Communities Pilot

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to advance community centered transportation connection projects, with a priority for projects that benefit disadvantaged communities, that that improve access to daily needs such as jobs, education, healthcare, food, nature, and recreation, and foster equitable development and restoration; and to provide technical assistance to further these goals. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, units of local government, Tribal governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)s, and non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $198 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 28, 2023

Department of

Transportation

FY 2023 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to advance community centered transportation connection projects, with a priority for projects that benefit disadvantaged communities, that improve access to daily needs such as jobs, education, healthcare, food, nature, and recreation, and foster equitable development and restoration; and to provide technical assistance to further these goals. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States and territories, units of local government, political subdivisions of States, Tribal governments, special purpose districts or public authorities with a transportation function, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)s, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.15 billion

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 28, 2023

Department of

Transportation

FY 2023 San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve water quality and restore wetlands in the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. Funding is intended to support a broad array of project types that will protect and restore wetlands and waters. In addition to long-standing funding priorities such as wetlands restoration, improving stormwater quality, and remediating contaminated shorelines, the program also seeks projects that address climate change impacts and environmental justice concerns, as well as those that advance landscape-scale watershed restoration. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State agencies, local government agencies, districts, and councils, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, state coastal zone management agencies, federally and non-federally recognized tribes, public and private universities and colleges, and public or private nongovernmental, nonprofit institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $30 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 30, 2023

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Week of June 23, 2023

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Department of Commerce

FY 2023 NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to catalyze equitable adaptation through regional scale collaboration and implementation of adaptation actions that will reduce future damage from weather and climate impacts. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Coastal states, territories, or tribes; counties, cities, or other political subdivisions of a coastal state or territory, including special purpose units of government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, the District of Columbia, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations or associations, including those acting in cooperation with a state, tribal, local or territorial government, regional councils of government and regional planning councils

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $575 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 21, 2023 (Letter of Intent), February 13, 2024 (Full Application)

Department of

Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 HOPE IV Main Street Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide support to small communities to assist in the renovation of historic or traditional central business districts or Main Street areas by replacing unused, obsolete, commercial space in publicly or privately owned buildings with affordable housing units. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments and special districts

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 12, 2023

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Week of June 16, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will provide funding to support the recycling of consumer electronics batteries and battery-containing devices to help build a robust domestic critical material supply chain for EV batteries in the United States. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, tribal nations, individuals, domestic entities, institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, non-profit entities, Department of Energy (DOE) Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $125 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 17, 2023 (Concept Papers), November 29, 2023 (Full Application)

Department of

Commerce

FY 2023 Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI): State and Community Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support and promote the development and expansion of dementia-capable home- and community-based service (HCBS) systems in states and communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic community based public and/or private home- and community-based service (HCBS) providers, including domestic public or private nonprofit entities, including state and local governments; Native American/Alaskan Native tribal governments and organizations; faith-based organizations; community-based organizations; hospitals; and institutions of higher education. Governmental entities within states and territories designated as state agencies for dementia capability are also eligible

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $26.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 7, 2023

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program (CIGP): Citizenship Instruction and Naturalization Application Services (CINAS)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program expands the availability of high-quality citizenship preparation services for lawful permanent residents (LPRs) across the nation, and to provide opportunities for immigrants to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to assimilate into the fabric of American society. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, housing authorities, and nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $16.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 28, 2023

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program (CIGP): Community and Regional Integration Network Grant (CARING)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to expand the availability of high-quality citizenship preparation services for immigrants across the nation - providing opportunities for immigrants to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to integrate into the fabric of American society. Click here for more information.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 28, 2023

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2023 Shelter and Services Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program makes available federal funds to eligible recipients and subrecipients for costs associated with providing shelter and other eligible services to noncitizen migrants who have been encountered and released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Recipients of SSP may also seek grant funds for renovations or costs associated with modifications to existing facilities in support of individuals who have recently been released from the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribal governments and organizations, Indian and public housing authorities, and nonprofits who are listed in the solicitation.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $363.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 12, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 National Fire Plan-Wildland Urban Interface Community Fire Assistance

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy and assist communities at risk from catastrophic wildland fires. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, special district governments, individuals, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $25 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 1, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will augment organizational capacity in communities that may not have resources available to evaluate and develop projects that qualify for federal funding and financing programs. Funding will support the hiring of staff or the procurement of expert firms to provide financial, technical, and legal assistance; assistance with development phase activities; and information regarding innovative financing best practices and case studies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments representing an area with less than 150,000 residents, tribal governments, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3.4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Roll

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2023 Dialogues on the Experience of War

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the study and discussion of important humanities sources about war and military service, in the belief that these sources can help U.S. military veterans and others think more deeply about the issues that they raise. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and accredited institutions of higher education.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 7, 2023

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Week of June 9, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Build to Scale Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports organizations that may be operating initiatives to unlock investment capital across a region or sector, operating programs to accelerate company growth, empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs, or otherwise enabling technology commercialization. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 28, 2023

Department of

Commerce

FY 2024 Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support activities to establish a multistakeholder partnerships to develop cybersecurity career pathways that address local workforce needs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, forprofit organizations incorporated in the United States, foreign public entities, and foreign organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 7, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office Multi-Topic FOA

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to fund high-impact, applied research, development, and pilot-scale technology validation and demonstration projects to advance the transformational technologies and innovations necessary to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the industrial sector. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligible prime applicants are institutions of higher education, for-profit entities, and non-profit entities. State, local, and tribal government entities are eligible to participate as a subrecipient. Domestic incorporated consortia, Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDCs) and NonDOE/NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient or subrecipient. Federal agencies and instrumentalities are eligible to participate as a subrecipient.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $155.7 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? April 17, 2023 (Concept Paper), June 23, 2023 (Full Applications)

Federal Communications Commission

FY 2023 Field-Initiated Approach to Addressing Racial Bias and Inequity in Child Welfare

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to fund projects for a 5-year period that bring forward innovative, community-supported approaches to addressing racial bias and inequity in child welfare systems. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, for profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 31, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023-2025 Residential Treatment Center Services for Unaccompanied Children

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide temporary shelter care and other services to unaccompanied children by supporting eligible residential treatment center (RTC) care providers that specialize in the high quality care of children who have psychiatric or psychological issues that cannot be addressed in an outpatient setting and will require heightened behavioral and/or mental health support. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Residential treatment center (RTC) care providers, including: state and local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, private, public, and state-controlled institutions of higher education, Federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status, and for-profit organizations, including small businesses and Faith based and community organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 31, 2023 (FY 2023); June 3, 2024 (FY 2024); June 3, 2025 (FY 2025)

Library of Congress

FY 2023 Basinwide & Basin States Salinity Control Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to limit further degradation of water quality in the Colorado River that provides water to Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. The objective of the Salinity Control Program has been to minimize salt loading in the Colorado River system by seeking cost-effective regional solutions to the problem. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, U.S. territories and possessions, individual/family, for-profit organizations, and private nonprofit institutions/organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 27, 2023

Library of Congress

FY 2023 Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funds to support emergency planning for state, local, and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities. Funds may be used to restore essential services and operations. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and tribal governments, special district governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, nonprofits, institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500,000

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

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Grants Update

Week of June 2, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $99.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 26, 2023 (Concept Papers), August 11, 2023 (Full Application)

Department of

Homeland Security

FY 2023 Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support demonstration projects that examine communications barriers and identify solutions that enhance existing emergency communications infrastructure to improve the delivery of rural medical care and address National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) implementation gaps. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, U.S. territories, and Federally recognized tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 28, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and retain a local, skilled workforce by prioritizing unemployed and under-employed residents to obtain the skills and credentials needed for pathways into full-time employment in various aspects of hazardous and solid waste management and within the larger environmental field. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, redevelopment agencies, land clearance authorities, Native American tribes, Alaskan Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, Metlakatla Indian Community, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $12 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 2, 2023

Federal Communications Commission

FY 2023 Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program (Round 2)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to bridge the digital divide by facilitating the promotion of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and increasing awareness of, and participation in, the ACP among eligible households. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, and subdivisions thereof, tribal governments, public housing agencies, tribal designated housing agencies, social service providers, education institutions, workforce development training organizations, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, community anchor institutions, public service organizations, or consortia of any of the previously mentioned entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 30, 2023

Library of Congress

FY 2023 Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to develop digitally enabled learning initiatives for secondary education based on creative arts-driven instructions, especially focused on music in history, civics, and democracy. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public or private organizations, either nonprofit or for-profit, including local and state governments, school districts, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, library systems, and museums

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 30, 2023

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Grants Update

Week of May 26, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Army Corps of Engineers

FY 2023 Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enable local investment in infrastructure projects that enhance community resilience to flooding, promote economic prosperity, and improve environmental quality. Through the CWIFP, USACE will accelerate non-federal investments in water resources infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost loans to creditworthy borrowers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, state or local governments, tribal governments, and state infrastructure financing authorities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7.5 billion available for loans

WHEN'S IT DUE? TBD

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program promotes coordination of National Resource Conservation Service conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand the collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, agricultural or silvicultural producer associations, Indian tribes, farmer cooperatives, water districts, municipal water or wastewater treatment entities, institutions of higher education, conservation districts, and other qualified organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $500 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 18, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will address discrete barriers to a future where everyone can ride and drive electric. Specifically, this program will advance the goal of building a national network of EV chargers for all Americans by supporting EV charging reliability, resiliency, equity, and workforce development. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governmental entities, domestic institutions of higher education, forprofit entities, nonprofit entities, and Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $51 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 16, 2023 (Concept Papers), July 28, 2023 (Full Application)

Department of Labor

FY 2023/2024 Critical Sector Job Quality Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to expand job quality in the care, climate resiliency, and hospitality sectors. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State or local governments, state registered apprenticeship agencies, labor unions and organizations, labor management partnerships, worker centers and organizations, workforce intermediaries, state and local workforce development boards, Native American tribal governments, education/training providers, industry-based intermediaries and industry associations, and national of community-based nonprofits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 17, 2023 (first round), July 1, 2024 (second round)

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Passenger Ferry Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will improve existing passenger ferry services, establish new ferry services, and repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities and equipment. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Designated recipients of Section 5307 funds, states or regional authorities, and direct recipients of the Federal Transit Administration’s Urbanized Area Formula Grants that operate a public ferry system in an urbanized area.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? 50.1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 17, 2023

Department of Transportation

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

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Library of Congress

FY 2023 Of the People: Widening the Path: Connecting Communities Digital Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program enables libraries, archives, and museums to use Library of Congress digital materials to create projects that center one or more of the following groups: Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and/or other communities of color in the United States. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, libraries, archives or museums, non-profits, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 7, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2024 National Historical Publications and Records Commissions: Archival Projects

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

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 15, 2023 (Optional Draft Deadline), November 2, 2023 (Final Deadline)

National Archives and Records Administration

FY 2024 Public Engagement with Historical Records

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that promote access to America’s historical records to encourage understanding of U.S. democracy, history, and culture. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $600,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 2, 2023

National Science Foundation

FY 2023 Energy, Power, Control, and Networks

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligibility is unrestricted

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

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Week of May 19, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects Revolving Fund Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to allow qualified nonprofit organizations to create revolving loan funds that can provide financing to extend and improve water and wastewater disposal systems in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribes, and non-profits.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 12, 2023

Department of

Energy

FY 2023 Organic Market Development Grants (OMDG)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the development of new and expanded organic markets by providing additional resources for businesses transitioning to organic or initiating new organic production and processing capacity. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, consortia, Native American tribes, nonprofit organizations, private sector, and tribal organizations/institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $75 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 11, 2023

Department of Commerce

FY 2023 Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program (Phase 1)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen U.S. economic and national security through place-based investments in regions with the assets, resources, capacity, and potential to become globally competitive, within approximately ten years, in the technologies and industries of the future - and for those industries, companies, and the good jobs they create to start, grow, and remain in the United States. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, and Tribal governments, institutions of higher education, industry groups or firms in relevant technology, innovation, or manufacturing sectors, economic development organizations or similar entities, and labor organizations or workforce training organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 15, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Fixed Award Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve energy in rural or remote areas and advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions that benefit rural and remote communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governmental entities, Indian Nations, non- and for-profit entities, institutions of higher education, and consortia

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 13, 2023 (Pre-Applications), October 12, 2023 (Full Applications; invite only)

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Charter School Program (CSP): Grants for Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will provide grants to eligible entities to demonstrate innovative methods of helping charter schools to address the cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities by enhancing the availability of loans and bond financing. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State or local governments, private nonprofits, and a consortium of these entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 26, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to develop innovative models for integrating community-based maternal support services (COMSS) into perinatal systems of care. COMSS are social and supportive services that address social determinants of health (SDOH) such as health literacy; pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting education; cultural and linguistic diversity; exposure to trauma, housing; food; and transportation.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, independent school districts, public and state institutions of higher education, Native American Tribal governments, public housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 18, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Leading Edge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-assisted multifamily housing by amplifying recent technological advancements in utility efficiency and energy generation, bringing a new focus on preparing for climate hazards by reducing residents' and properties' exposure to hazards, and protecting life, livability, and property when disaster strikes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Eligibility for this program is unrestricted

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $400 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 31, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Federal Lands to Parks Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program helps to increase close-to-home recreation opportunities while reducing the federal government’s inventory of real property by allowing states, counties, and communities to acquire federal land and buildings no longer needed by the federal government at no cost on condition they are protected for public parks and recreation.Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than monetary awards this program provides surplus federal land

WHEN'S IT DUE? Varies by regional DOI office

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2024 Public Humanities Project

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.73 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 9, 2023, January 11, 2024

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2024 Our Town

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support activities that integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts that strengthen communities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and federally recognized tribal communities or tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 3, 2023

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Week of May 12, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG)

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Native American tribes, and non-profits.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Department of

Energy

FY 2023 BIL Section 41006(a)(2): U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to fund the first large-scale investment for the development of a pilot tidal and/or current Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) site in the U.S., with the aim to position tidal and/or current energy generation as a key clean energy contributor ready for netzero emissions power sector while creating good jobs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governmental entities, institutions of higher education, For-profit entities, Non-profit entities, and Indian Tribes.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $45 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? Topic Area 1: June 5, 2023 (Concept Paper) July 25, 2023; (Full Application) Topic Area 2: July 13, 2023 (Concept Paper); October 19, 2023 (Full Application)

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Outcomes Building Capacity to Reduce the Burden of Methanol and Other Flavored Commercial Tobacco Products in Communities that Experience Health Disparities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports recipients working to address health disparities among populations who use menthol and other flavored tobacco products. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Unrestricted

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 6, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP): Battlefield Interpretation Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports the identification, research, evaluation, interpretation, and protection of historic battlefields and associated sites on a national, state, and local level. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 9, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2024 Airport Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) and Infrastructure Pilot Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve airport air quality and facilitate the use of zero-emissions technologies at airports. This program allows public-use airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) that are eligible to receive funding through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), to purchase zero-emissions airport vehicles and the infrastructure required to operate them. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local governments, academic institutions, nonprofits, private sector, state governments, and tribal organizations/institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? November 1, 2023 (pre-application)

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Development and Deployment of Innovative Asphalt Pavement Technologies

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to stimulate, facilitate, and expedite the deployment and rapid adoption of new and innovative technology relating to the design, production, testing, control, construction, and investigation of asphalt pavements. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Unrestricted

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 28, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Credit Assistance Under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program

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

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local, state, tribal, and federal government entities, partnerships and joint ventures, corporations and trusts, and clean water and drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) programs.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Training Workshop Support Activities for the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Programs

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will provide funding to plan, prepare, and provide technical support for four annual three-day National State Revolving Fund (SRF) Infrastructure Financing and Training Workshops. The workshops will target SRF program officials and other interested stakeholders and provide a forum for training in the programmatic, financial, and technical aspects of the two SRF programs, the Clean Water SRF and the Drinking Water SRF. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and state governments, Indian Tribes,

intertribal consortia, territories and possessions of the U.S.

(including the District of Columbia), public and private

institutions

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 23, 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. Projects will result in climate action and adaptation planning documents or similar detailed assessments including prioritized, measurable actions and their expected outcomes. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? September 14, 2023

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2024 Media Projects

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support collaboration between media producers and scholars to develop content grounded in humanities scholarship and prepare documentary films, radio, and podcasts that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $7 million per deadline

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 9, 2023 and January 10, 2024

National Endowment for the Humanities

FY 2024 Public Humanities Project

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through in-person, hybrid, or virtual programming. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2.7 million per deadline

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 9, 2023 and January 11, 2024

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Grants Update

Week of May 5, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Local Meat Capacity Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to build resilience in the meat and poultry supply chain by increasing processing capacity and promoting more competition in the sector. This program is targeted to support meat and poultry processors with smaller-scale projects, with a goal to increase processing availability and variety for local livestock producers.Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, tribes and tribal entities, for-profit entities and nonprofit entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $75 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 19, 2023

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Data and Technical Assistance (DATA) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support the development of state SNAP E&T data collection systems and processes, as well as to enhance states' abilities to critically review and analyze program services and outcomes for continuous program improvement. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Any of the 53 state agencies that administer SNAP, as well as local agencies that administer SNAP

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 27, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Building Capacity for Chronic Disease Education and Awareness

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to strengthen the science base for prevention, education, and public health awareness for chronic diseases that do not currently have dedicated resources that would lead to meaningful patient outcomes. Funding will support projects that will focus on education, outreach, and public awareness activities for chronic diseases for which there is a clear disparity in public and professional awareness and that are not currently funded through a CDC appropriations line under the FY 2023 Appropriations Act. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments academic institutions, Native American tribes, non profits and private sector

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5.2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 3, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARS)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to implement community engagement methods to achieve health equity via the identification and implementation of structural systems and environmental strategies promoting personal health. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments and territories; political subdivisions of a state, such as counties, cities, and towns, and federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations, public housing authorities, nonprofits organizations, and for profit organizations.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 27, 2023

Department of Homeland Security

FY 2023 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to strengthen and enhance the effectiveness of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by fostering strong federal, state, tribal, territorial, regional, and local partnerships to identify flood risks, reduce flood losses, and promote community resilience. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, other than institutions of higher education, institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, special district governments, and territories including the District of Columbia.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $95 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 19, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2023 Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building (LHRCB) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of the program is to assist states, tribes, and local governments in the development of the infrastructure necessary to undertake comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible, privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, special district governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 27, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovation Department of Justice

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support new and innovative strategies for preventing and reducing crime, improving community safety, and strengthening criminal justice system outcomes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, special districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and for-profits other than small businesses.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10 million

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

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program reimburses states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes, for up to 50 percent of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, Federally recognized Indian tribes, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Unspecified

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 26, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2023 Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Demonstration Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program assists entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of projects that are eligible for funding under the funding agency's Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, multi-state or multi-jurisdictional groups, municipalities, counties, special purpose districts or public authority with a transportation function including a port authority, tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations, Regional Transportation Commission, or a political subdivision of a state or local government, or combination of two or more of the foregoing.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $24 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 30, 2023

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Week of April 28, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 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. The program will allow cooperative housing complexes and rental property owners in rural areas to repair and rehabilitate their units if they agree to make such units available to very low- and low-income persons. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, nonprofit corporations, including faith-based and community organizations, federally recognized Indian tribes and consortia of eligible entities

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $18.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 5, 2023

Department of Agriculture

FY 2023 Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public bodies, private nonprofit corporations, and federally recognized tribes located on federal and state reservations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.26 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 20, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region (WCR) Education and Outreach Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to aims to support projects that will educate, engage, and inspire the community to play a role in the conservation of marine resources on the West Coast. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organization, and Indian tribal governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $600,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 6, 2023

Department of Energy

FY 2023 Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides prizes for community solar projects and programs that employ or develop best practices to increase equitable access to the meaningful benefits of community solar for subscribers and their communities. Eligible applicants are individual entities or project teams. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Individual entities or project teams

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $200,000

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 14, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Street Outreach Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of the program is to provide prevention and intervention services to street youth and young adults who have run away, and are experiencing homelessness, and have been subjected to, or are at-risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and severe forms of trafficking in persons. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.58 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 20, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2024 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Standard Grants Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to support 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? State and local governments, special district governments, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, nonprofits, and small businesses

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $50 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 7, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Desalination and Water Purification Research Program (DWPR): Pitch to Pilot

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program addresses the need to reduce the costs, energy requirements, and environmental impacts of treating impaired and unusable water. Funding will support the design, construction, installation, and testing of pilot-scale processes at already known locations using a real water source. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments; county governments, city or township governments; special district governments; Native American tribal governments; institutions of higher education; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; and small businesses.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $2 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 20, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Family Treatment Court Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to establish new family treatment courts or enhance existing family treatment courts. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State governments, city or township governments, county governments, state and local courts, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $11 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 6, 2023 (Grants.gov), June 20, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Reimagining Justice: Testing a New Model of Community Safety

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is for development, implementation, and testing of new or innovative approaches to achieving community safety that are alternatives to a traditional enforcement model for communities experiencing a precipitous increase in less serious and lower-level crimes. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofits with or without a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations; private institutions of higher education; and other (Local non-law enforcement government agencies)

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5 million

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

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Youth Violence Prevention Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to develop and enhance strategies to prevent youth violence, including youth gang or group involvement and youth gang or group violence. The program aims to use funding to implement violence prevention strategies targeted toward middle and high school age youth who have multiple risk factors for violence.

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WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, Native American tribal governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 12, 2023 (Grants.gov), June 26, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Transportation

FY 2022-2023 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for projects that address the climate crisis by improving the resilience of the surface transportation system, including highways, public transportation, ports, and intercity passenger rail. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $848 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 18, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2022-2023 Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program coordinates and provides funding to test, evaluate, and deploy projects that reduce port-related emissions from idling trucks, including through the advancement of port electrification and improvements in efficiency, focusing on port operations, including heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and other related projects. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Entities that have authority over, operate, or utilize port facilities and/or intermodal port transfer facilities; have authority over areas within or adjacent to ports and intermodal port transfer facilities; or will test and/or evaluate technologies that reduce truck emissions at port facilities and/or intermodal port transfer facilities.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $160 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 26, 2023

Department of Transportation

FY 2022-2023 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $848 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 18, 2023

U.S. Small Business Administration

FY 2023 Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding for eligible organizations to deliver training and technical assistance to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity, and management improvement.

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WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Private, non-profit microenterprise development organizations (MDOs); microenterprise development programs run by state, local, and tribal governments; or Indian tribes

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 18, 2023

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Week of March 31, 2023

New Grant Opportunities

Department of Defense

FY 2023 Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, in order to enhance military value, installation resilience, and military family quality of life. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, local governments, and nonprofit member-owned utility services owning infrastructure outside of, but supporting, a military installation.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $100 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? June 23, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Minority AIDS Initiative: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to increase engagement in care for racial and ethnic medically underserved individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and/or co-occurring SUDs and mental health conditions (COD) who are at risk for or living with HIV. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Health facilities with Indian Health service, and non-profits

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $20.9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 22, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services

FY 2023 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program: Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high-risk rural communities by establishing and expanding sustainable behavioral health care services for children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years who live in rural communities. Click here for more information.

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

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 12, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Rural Health Care Coordination Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will promote rural health care services outreach by improving and expanding delivery of health care services through the application of care coordination strategies in rural areas. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic public or private nonprofit or for-profit entities, including faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $3 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 15, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support Grant

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides funding to implement evidence-based programs to support individuals in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery to live independently and participate in the workforce. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Domestic or private non-profit entities that provide treatment or recovery services for individuals with substance use disorders and partners with one or more local or state stakeholders

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 30, 2023

Department of the Interior

FY 2023 Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports sustainable energy strategies that mitigate climate change, reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fuels, develop and utilize domestic energy sources, and improve the performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency in the territories. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local government entities, utilities, semi-autonomous agencies, and educational institutions located in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $15.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 15, 2023

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Community Courts Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to support efforts by state, local, and tribal governments to establish and enhance community courts in their jurisdictions. For the purposes of this program, community courts are defined as neighborhood-focused court programs that combine the power of the community and the justice system to address community safety, public health, and other social issues occurring within a jurisdiction. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments.

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 24, 2023 (Grants.gov), May 31, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to promote public safety by combating opioid abuse among youth by implementing programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic and other substance use disorders. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City, township, and county governments, public, private, and state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments and organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $9.56 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 25, 2023 (Grants.gov), June 8, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. Services may be provided to girls and young women up to and including age 25. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City, township, and county governments; public, private, and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and organizations; 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $4.5 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 16, 2023 (Grants.gov), May 23, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program seeks to support the training of future mandated reporters and child protection professionals in the field, including law enforcement officers, social workers, mental and medical health professionals, and prosecutors. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? City or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations, Native American Tribal governments and organization, nonprofits, private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, and state governments

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.8 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 17, 2023 (Grants.gov), May 31, 2023 (JustGrants)

Department of Justice

FY 2023 Supporting Effective Interventions for Youth with Problematic or Illegal Sexual Behaviors

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program provides awards to prevent sex offending by adolescent sex offenders and problematic sexual behavior in children by developing intervention and supervision services for adolescent sex offenders and children with sexual behavior problems, and to provide treatment services for their victims and families/caregivers. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, special districts, city or township governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, counties, Native American tribal organizations, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, among others

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.8 million

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

Environmental Protection Agency

FY 2023 Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve public health protection against smoke from wildfires by enhancing preparedness in community buildings. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States (including the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions); federally recognized Tribes, public pre-schools, local educational agencies and public and private non-profit organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $10.6 million

WHEN'S IT DUE? May 9, 2023

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